Welcome to In Conversation With… hosted this month by Senior Sheep and Beef Consultant Kirsten Williams. On today’s episode Kirsten is joined by Lorna Shaw (Ruminant Nutritionist, SAC Consulting) and Jonny Williams (Joint Business Director, Farm Stock). They discuss marketing the 2024 lamb crop, preparing for mating and nutrition of purchased stock. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government.

Episode Timestamps

00.41 - Introducing Lorna Shaw and Jonny Williams

02.35 - What’s happening with the sheep market and why

05.58 - Flexibility: farming what’s in front of you

08.32 - Nutrition: protein and energy requirements for growing lambs

11.20 - Prioritising grazing and assessing feed costs vs returns

12.30 - Variations in feeding grain quality and the importance of grain analysis

14.35 - Introducing lambs to supplementary feeding

16.10 - Keeping current European buyers supplied

20.58 - Marketing lambs of different spec

23.38 - Diet transitioning for purchased rams

27.10 - Urinary calculi in rams

28.38 - Processing grain for sheep

30.14 - Post tupping aftercare for rams

32.16 - Lambs coming off forage crops

34.26 - Jonny’s main message for marketing

36.15 - Lorna’s main message for managing nutrition

37.34 - Kirsten’s take home message

FAS Resources

Agribusiness News

Management and selection of rams for efficiency

Marketing lambs

Other Resources

farmstock.org.uk

Lamb markets | AHDB

QMS Scotland - market prices

QMS Scotland - monthly market updates

fas.scot - specialist advice

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