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Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland With breaks of sunshine in between cloud, day one of Balmoral Show yesterday (Wednesday, May 16) brought thousands of visitors to the Eikon Exhibition Centre location in Lisburn. Among the guests of honour at the event organised by the Royal Ulster...

Managing a small herd of longhorns here.Lovely quiet cows untill they have a calf, then it's as if a switch has been flicked and they suddenly become possessed by the devil. This of course then becomes exacerbated when you have calves that don't suck; big traffic cone tits to latch onto; tagging...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Welsh rural affairs secretary has today (Tuesday, May 14) confirmed that the proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) transition period will start in 2026. Huw Irranca-Davies also confirmed that the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be...

I returned two passports for alteration to BCMS on April 2nd and am still awaiting their return. They were both returned for incorrrect breed and both verified by the original breeder, just sold wrongly at market and not announced by the auctioneer. I have spoken with BCMS several times but...

Homozygous and Heterozygous polled pedigree bulls for sale. From ready to work, semen tested to yearlings. Hi health herd, tb accreditation scheme Forage diet, not been pushed. The Bulls that are ready to work have been blood screened for johnes, bvd, ibr + lepto. Tb1 area Herefordshire...

I have the opportunity of some fenced and watered grazing FOC by a country house hotel. They are adamant they must be photogenic breed that the guests can enjoy looking at as well as tasting good on the plate. They are especially keen on Highland cattle or Belted Galloways. Does anyone have...

After a new bull, going back to Charolais on Angus cows after a few years out, wondering what sort of Charolais would be best, as there a lot of different types these days, can you get the shapey ones that are still easy calving ? Or do the shapey ones still have the growth of the classic types.

For livestock farmers only, what do you use, the good the bad and the ugly? Why hasnt a design from a college or what come up with a water trough that is, tough, built like a tank, lasts for more than a few years, dosnt leak, drip, has the water pipe connection, sheilded in the design, ? Ive got...

Went out to look at Cows and Calves this morning and was amazed to find a cow with a second calf that was untagged. Must have been born yesterday and previous one was born last Friday. I have heard of this but not so far apart. How do I explain to BCMS?

Having calved the first 20 cows to a new bull 3 have been the wrong way round. I cannot remember the last time we had one the wrong way round let alone 3. 2 have had to be out via ceaser as they were too large to jack out and I’ve just calved another the wrong way round tonight but the calf was...

Pedigree limousin bulls for sale Good choice of bulls for sale, well grown and shaped up very well. Nice and quiet bulls which are well bred and by easily calved sires, around 16 months old. Ideal for turning out in the coming weeks. Sensibly priced please message or ring for any more info...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is aiming to inform the public of the “essential role” that livestock farming plays in looking after the environment. Ahead of World Earth Day on Monday, April 22, HCC said it wants to highlight the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for England has been launched today (Monday, April 8) to be a guide for the parties to a tenancy agreement to behave with “fairness and respect”. The Code of Practice was a key recommendation...

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/scotland-new-calving-interval-of-410-days-added-to-ssbss.407024/ Current Scottish calving index figures

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The four UK farming unions, together with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), have welcomed Red Tractor’s decision to drop its Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) module. On Friday (March 22), Red Tractor announced that it was...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Red Tractor Assurance has today (Friday, March 22) announced that it is dropping its Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) module following “feedback from its members”. The module has faced criticism from many farming unions, with the National Farmers’...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Ahead of International Women’s Day this Friday (March 8), Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said it is celebrating women who work in the red meat industry. HCC said International Women’s Day is a day to challenge stereotypes and...

A biggish fat lamb (50kg?) is worth £160. (the same as a ton of barley) A small fat beast (500kg) is worth £1600. (the same as 10 tons of barley). Has the value of finished stock compared to the price of grain ever been a high during the last 10,000 years?

Hi all whats the going rate for bed n breakfast. Im looking into getting 2 ped limousin heifers and wondered what it would cost per week for feed water and a bit of straw, im not wanting owt for nowt but not wanting to pay over the odds, the lad with the farm said "we'll sort summat out" But id...

Has anyone ever had a bull who throws 75% heifers before? This is his second crop of calves. Last year I had 12 bull calves and 29 heifers. So far this year, 2 bull calves and 16 heifers. In his first year I was happy enough to put it down to chance and maybe the fact he's a young bull so...