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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