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    Brown signs

    We have a farm shop and cafe wondering how to go about getting some brown tourist signs some people say they are free any help would be appreciated
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    Brown tourists signs

    We have a farm shop and cafe was just wondering how to go about getting some brown tourist signs as we are off to he beaten track I’ve heard that some other businesses have had them for free but I haven’t got any idea where to start looking any help or advice would be appreciated
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    Fox @calving

    Just been out to check calving cows (outside) to find a cow bleeding from her back end first thought was calf will be dead brought her into the calving box to help her,only to find that a fox had bitten her and chewed one of the calf’s front feet and made a right mess of it calf is alive thank...
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    Towing cattle trailer problems

    Does anyone know why my land rover defender 90 snakes and wobbles all over the road when towing ifor williams cattle trailer with 4 bullocks in I can’t travel any faster than 30mph
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    Towing vehicles

    Just wondering if I should swap my defender 90 for a better towing truck the 90 is wobbly when towing cattle trailer was thinking maybe buy a defender 110 utility or go for a pickup maybe Toyota or Mitsubishi any advice
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    Outdoor beef yards

    Has anyone got any experience of outdoor yards I’m putting up a new shed 180x55 and was wondering if we should feed cattle up a feed fence or create a big yard for them to come out onto and feed in rings and bed the whole yard as well as the shed (it’s for suckers and their calves)
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    Bull with August bag

    We have a bull with August bag has anyone else ever seen it we are drawing it out it’s just like smelly cream coming out of his teat
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    Family holiday during term time

    Has anyone taken kids out of school for holiday we work all summer harvesting can’t realistically get away in school holidays we are calving in the spring so unless we go last week in June we cannot get away does it pass as exceptional reason
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    How much would you pay for a bull

    I’ve been looking at a very good young limousin bull 18 months old he is super in every way but I’m thinking he’s very expensive at £5000 he’s to go into sucker herd is it to much to pay
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    Suckler cows

    I run a herd of Hereford x British fri cows and Serv with lim bull I don’t think the calves are quite good enough I have kept some of the best calves as replacements but finding them to wild to handle I was thinking maybe lim x British fri cows with lim bull has anyone tried this cross or any...
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    Strip grazing stubble turnips

    Need some advice first time growing stubble turnips I’m strip grazing cows and calves running back onto grass fields eaten all the grass now do I need to feed anything else other then the turnips they’ve got got grazing minerals in licks
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    cutting and baling volunteer cereals

    With a massive fodder shortage I was thinking about cutting the barley and wheat volunteers looking for some advice
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    Straw bedding machine

    I’m looking for a bedding down machine can anyone recommend one the sheds are 55 foot wide so needs to be capable of throwing it that far
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    Suckler cows

    I have Hereford cross British fri cows and want to get some shape into the calves what sort of bull should I be buying
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    What’s the best Suckler cow

    I have Hereford cross fri cows I want to put some shape into them what bull should I use ??
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    Suckler cow won't have calf

    Today we brought cows and calves up for calves to be dehorned about 25 all about 2 weeks old when done we let calves back to mums but for some odd reason one cow is just running round mooing and won't have anything to do with her calf anyone experienced this before
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    Moocall

    Has anyone got a Moocall if so how do you rate it
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    How much fertiliser

    At what rate do people put straight nitrogen on for a good crop of first cut silage it has had fym
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    Castrating bull calves with rings

    Does anyone have problems with ringing bull calves how old can we do them
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    Digestate

    Anyone know if it's worth having does it grow grass
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