Beef and Lamb Standards

Our beef and lamb farm members are committed to maintaining rigorous standards, so you can be confident your food is traceable, safe and farmed with care.

“Standards vary hugely throughout the world and what’s commonplace in other countries is illegal here. So just by looking for the Red Tractor logo you can see that it has been produced to British standards and is British food.”

Richard
Red Tractor beef and lamb farm member

Our beef and lamb standards include:

The animals must receive a full healthy diet. The feed they receive must be suitable, clean, traceable and palatable.

Anyone working on a
Red Tractor certified
farm must be trained and demonstrably competent
to carry out their role.

All cattle have a UK passport and receive two tags within 20 days of their birth. Sheep must be identified and records kept to maintain traceability.

The health and welfare of the cattle and sheep must be proactively managed. Every farm must have a Livestock Health Plan and complete an annual health and performance review by a vet.

Read our Beef and Lamb Standards in detail

Interested in learning more about our farms to pack story?

You can learn more about Red Tractor’s role by watching our “How Do They?” series of films that explores the journeys that farm produce takes before it reaches the consumer.

How do they turn Red Tractor Woolkeepers® wool into Hypnos Mattresses?

Award-winning British mattress manufacturer, Hypnos have been making luxury beds for over 100 years. As sleep experts, they know that wool is one of the best natural ingredients you can use in a mattress to ensure a comfortable night’s sleep.

But how do they ensure the wool they use in their mattresses is responsibly sourced?

Follow the journey from a Red Tractor assured sheep farm in Hertfordshire through the grading process and on to the Hypnos workshops, where luxurious mattresses are hand-crafted using traditional time-honoured skills. What’s more, learn how the whole process is managed via the Woolkeepers® platform in a way that meets Red Tractor’s world class standards.