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Similar question.We have some Hereford sired heifers to sell fat.What age can you take them to. Is it 30 months? Will they still got into the scheme if 32 months as they need a bit more time.?

We could do with a bit more i am sure but when i buy the yearling ewe next autumn to replace its around a lamb and a half to purchase. We would pay aprox av 120 so when the cull is 80 i am not that upset. She has depreciated by 40 pound in 5/6 years. Albeit not all the yearlings would live till...

Sold our annual consignment of aged ewes out of the flock last week in Hereford. £7 up on last year not the biggest but probably circa give or take a couple of kilos 65 kg half to fair meat av £84 was happy with that.

up over £50 a head were the thoughts in Raglan market off a couple of people who attended last two weeks

Have two draining off pens . Put a cable over top to let them out alternatively on a pulley system attached to exit gate with weights on exit gate end so it shuts itself when you release. Time second pen is filled it you can loose first out as they have drained. Just bought a second hand mobile...

Why that is the drop affected all of UK of which Northern Ireland is part of where's out unions on this?

Which paper did you see this in? If it's in N Ireland it should apply to the rest of Uk?

Cull ewe trade looked well down yesterday on AHDB Market. Any views on trade today would be most appreciated. Have 70 older unshorn ewes to go.

buy a charollais they weigh like lead and no fluffy coat. Legally i could cram 52 on but put 48 on at most 12 in a section

You will carry less cargo weight in a 14 ft than a 12 ft legally.our towing vehicle allows us to put 52 forty five kilo lambs in 12 footer but only 47 in 14 ft.If you want more room tho latter box will give you that but if you put full box load on you will not be legal

Sheep shorn, wool bagged and stored up hay loft, empty bags back to depot , informed them we are keeping it and wait another 12 months!!

If he pays thats what counts as well-- a bird i the hand

As there is no demand was just going to stack it up this year , may use it as litter base in sheds it does breakdown as always put belly wool and dag wool from 2.5k store sheep in the mixen . As its of little value at the moment why oversupply the market.??

Technical question . Always deliver 12/1400 kgs a year . How much would i need to send this year to activate last years payment IE a minimum weight