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A farm open day in Gloucestershire on 29 May will offer arable farmers a low cost entry to finishing beef cattle with free on-call advisory support and minimum guaranteed payment terms at the outset. One of the open day organisers is Buitelaar Group, the “bed and breakfast” beef finishing...

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...

Someone said today that the best smell is freshly rolled cereals in the spring. My entry would be freshly spread rotten muck in the autumn or possibly freshly mown grass. Any other thoughts?

I am looking for work around County Durham or North Yorkshire I have plenty of experience with tractor work and corn carting as well as a large number of years in the lambing shed last year being in sole charge of 2500 and teaching a vet student as well as helping with other sheep duties I have...

Looking to start using pruex product to “clean” water. On a borehole that is good but this will in theory populate it with good bacteria. I know there’s been other threads with positive results but are there now some long term users with pleasing results or even people that have stopped using it...

We do over 100 pet/cade lambs every year. Far too many I know but just the way it is, lifting hoggs twins and triplets. This year seems bad for bloat in 3 week old lambs, tried all sorts, liquid paraffin, yogurt and bicarbonate soda but nothing clears them. On a milkmade machine with cool milk...

Just been looking through My calving book looking at some stats. Started 20th March with 400 calved to date out of 450. Assisted 57 Suckled 13 5 sets of twins 10 losses at birth or within 1st few hours Been chased once 2 c sections 3 calf beds ( vet required for 1 only) 3 dead cows( 1 heart...

The Opportunity: Are you passionate about livestock and dedicated to overseeing the daily care, health and wellbeing of livestock on a thriving family farm operation? Joining a friendly and loyal team at our client’s farm in Angus, the Stockperson enjoys a varied and influential role where you...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The chief executive of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) has said there are some “positive outlooks ahead” for the pig, poultry and egg sectors. David Grint said it has certainly been a “challenging couple of years” for everyone in...

A farm open day in Shropshire next month will offer arable farmers a low cost entry to finishing beef cattle with free on-call advisory support and minimum guaranteed payment terms at the outset. One of the organisers is Buitelaar Group, the “bed and breakfast” beef finishing operator, where...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is warning that farmers are caught in a perfect storm, squeezed between margin pressures, high feed input costs, and limited supplies of both forage and bedding materials. According to the organisation, the effects of...

Heaps of manure in pens cows laid in /on it. sh!t everywhere. Is this normal practice??

As a farmers son, almost 40 I do feel stigmatised by my farming friends and family for actually wanting to go home in the evening and weekends to my family. Quite a few of the farmers I know work constantly (12-16) hours a day 7 days a week and do nothing else. Of course they talk they have...

Hello, I require someone to help about 3 hours one day per week. Cleaning out and re bedding duck houses. Also general clean up of yard etc. Wanted someone one physically capable of manual work Keen to get a job well done and tidy. Reliable and Trustworthy. Can commit to a few hours. I live In...

***DAIRY FARM ASSISTANT REQUIRED - SHORT TERM COVER. IMMEDIATE START - LAWRENNY*** Dairy Farm Assistant required - short term to cover illness (4 weeks minimum, but could be longer). Herd of 170, all year round calving (currently 129 milking), plus followers and a small group of beef calves...

We have a good amount of straw bedding fym, and my aim is to try make it into compost; buying a purpose built compost turner is out; but I think I might be able to make something?? I remember reading a profi where a farmer bought one brand of spreader due to even spread; and I’d like to discuss...

We applied in December for a Track . CSF Officer visited recently. Received his report and we've been refused. Can't believe it Whole area completely waterlogged. My Landrover stuck for the first time , Can't buy feed in bulk as Lorry cannot get to the Livestock.. Supposed to be starting...

After a shitty day, sassy has decided to cheer me up Beuatiful heifer by kings-ransom dynasty ! up and drank 4 litres of colostrum from the bottle within 30 minutes of arrival Potential 16th generation straight excellent Fingers crossed i can get sassy up to ex this time to complete 15 gens...

We are currently building new cubicle housing for 100 cows and are at a crossroads with regards to scraping out. My dad wants to install a lely/jos slurry collector I would prefer to install Storth rope scrapers My brother would prefer to scrape the building out with the machine. Any thoughts?

Just thinking aloud here.. Getting on for spring barley,maybe better off with something else. Thinking a couple of ton of grain maize off the 10a might be better. Would be all fed in house to beef. Can sow it with the combi, Have small conventional combine header to cut it(if it will do it)...