Know How / Sheep

Whether you run a sheep flock that numbers in the dozens or the thousands, keeping your rams, ewes and lambs healthy and productive is the key to achieving maximum production.

Regardless of your sheep breed, location or system, these pages give you the important health, welfare, nutrition and genetic advice to help make your flock profitable and sustainable.

Key focus areas:

Breeding to suit your system
Grassland management and nutrition
Improving flock health
Finishing lambs to suit market requirements
Reducing your cost of production

Latest Know How

SHEEP

How a Romney flock is adapting to frequent droughts

Repeat periods of drought have highlighted the value of selecting resilient forage crops and breeding animals at Dineley Farming, near Shaftesbury, Dorset. Perin Dineley says the business, which is home…

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

How regen principles are building Powys farm’s resilience

Regenerative farming techniques including adaptive multipaddock grazing and integration of livestock and arable enterprises are helping bolster the resilience of a Powys beef and sheep farm. See also: How partial budgeting…

SHEEP

FW Awards: Meet the 2025 Sheep Farmer of the Year finalists

The systems and challenges may vary, but all the finalists in the Sheep Farmer of the Year category share the drive and enthusiasm to get the best flock performance. See…

SHEEP

How a flock health plan can help improve performance

Use of flock health plans and KPIs can be invaluable for any sheep farmer to monitor output, reduce costs and improve flock health. They are also a positive way to…

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