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Eat Welsh Lamb & Welsh Beef

Welsh farmers are famous all over the world for producing distinctive, world-class tasting lamb and beef.

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Porc Blasus

In Wales, we do things differently. Our pigs are reared in small herds. And our farmers have visionary yet traditional values.

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Red Meat Hub

The Red Meat Hub provides free resources for teaching young people about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating. Visit our dedicated health and education sections and take a Food Field Trip with plenty of worksheets, recipes, videos and interactive quizzes.

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Optimising Mature Weight for Farm Efficiency and Profitability

A research project on Optimising Mature Weight for Farm Efficiency and Profitability was undertaken by AbacusBio Ltd., for the three GB levy boards (HCC, QMS and AHDB). Published in 2019, the research highlighted the importance of performance recording, and that ‘bigger is not always better’ when it comes to the mature weight of breeding females.

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Optimising Mature Weight for Farm Efficiency and Profitability