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£25K will double, then snowball. Next year will always be better if we bought this or 'invested' that. Farming is a disease. Make sure they pick something they like the look of cos if you going to spend your last fiver on it then it better be worth having. Having the better half interested in...

Ive had a cow sucking a calf go down with TB before. The deartment did not take the calf as a requirement. There is a risk but they deam it low.... sorry not definitive.

Not that I'm aware of. Id like to do the same thing. For the same reason that I don't want to tackle the work myself is the same reason no sane contractor would touch it. They would only give a tail light guarantee - tying into an old tank more hassle, problems and issues than a new one.

Bluetongue status will drive ability to move anything. You should be able to import ok though. For cattle exports to ROI - bluetongue status and BVD status are hurdles. Check with your local department office.

Some cracking farming ground around Aberdeen. I always look forward to flying back in after 2 or 3 weeks away to see whats been going on in the fields. Nice (ish) problem to have - an over supply of straw based FYM. We cant get straw easily so most of our cattle sheds have slurry tanks below...

I know this wont suit everyone. My old man let FYM sit and rot all summer till late August. Then spread it on what ever fields required it - usually by rotation. I keep it for Potash hungry silage ground. Spread in late August the bottom of the heap is well rotted the top still has fresh straw...

Ive used these guys - excellent service. They can ship to me in N Ireland (not in the EU). So don't see why they wont be able to post to you (at a cost im sure). https://gibsonsonline.ie/product/raddle-powder-450g

Did the vet check out his rumen function? If hes not eating then something clearly wrong. Did he eat many nuts? Is there any dung? If there is blockage / impaction you could try flushing him with a jar of coffee in a bucket of luke warm water - maybe a bag of stomach microbes too from the vet -...

They like time......

Hence the supermarket 'prime Wagyu burger' market. Mince it, process it and try and get a premium for it.

Hard to fatten a Wagyu. Its marbling they all talk about. A pure wagyu will take 3 or 4 years to marble. Most of the dairy x wagyu will be on the hook at 24 months. I killed blonde x wagyu at 18 months, 24 months and a 5 year old cow. No real difference in the eating that we could tell. Beef was...

They are very easy calving in pedigree heifers. Tick that box. They obviously have their benefits to the dairy industry too, short gestation & easy calving ie getting cows back to milk asap. The calf has a value to the 'beef' market. Granted its like no finished sucker born beef animal and the...

Every time I have a beast that is not thriving or is generally loose of the dung - I have a dung sample checked by the vet. Always rumen fluke - been the story for about 4 years - I have never drenced for any fluke before that. Initially sampled after a conversation with a wise chap after i was...

Ballygowan Texas – Entered for the British Blonde Society Sale at Dungannon Farmers Mart on Friday 22nd March - Online bidding via LSL - sale from noon. Head over to 'Livestock for sale' for more pictures & information or PM me for more details.

Ballygowan Texas – Entered for the British Blonde Society Sale at Dungannon Farmers Mart on Friday 22nd March - Online bidding via LSL - sale from noon. Texas is an 18-month-old son of Baltra Iceman and from a very milky home bread dam out of a Landais sired cow. Texas hit the ground running as...