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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