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So drove 40mins to MVF yesterday , "do you have any ovivac / heptavac ?" yes loads in the fridge, but we cant let you have it because there isnt a qualified person to book it out ! WTF ! to say i was annoyed is an understatement with lambs needing a follow up dose shortly , The last time i went...

We havnt used any chem means of oestrus for maybe 10 years , we still lamb early (the elderly ewes and a few shearlings to bulk the numbers a bit ) by just putting rams in but think we need to synchronise a bit better for feed reasons and shed space for later lambing ewes and ability to sell...

Anyone imported / exported stock from the republic ? is anything moving at the moment ? , france is off limits , have a enquiry for a ram and maybe looking to buy one .Im used to the hoops and jumps from france

Never voted labour in my life , but i have a lot of time for Barry and deserves some credit from our side of the chain , he was quite good at drilling down on Batters and DEFRA on food committee , this short piece is worthy of a watch

neighbour had a badgerface lamb turn up one day about 18mth ago (wether) , couldnt find owner (no tags) , anyway let it run on with the flock ,turned into quite a useful companion animal for odds and sods as it was quiet and would follow out the gate , etc , finally found owner by chance (he...

Got a pen with some triplets in , ewes are pretty milky so are feeding lambs fairly well (good mothers unusual for charollais) , just a few need a top up before they get onto creep if others have got to ewe first , I usually put cades on a ewe 2 or similar , but want to avoid that if poss as i...

sort of wondering if this new scheme is designed to make food short and only way they will make supermarkets pay a bit more is create a shortage .

Just watched the Paris show live feed of sheep judging ,Rouge , Suffolk , Charollais interesting that the french suffolk doesnt seem to have those extreme heads the uk have and better back ends , Most sheep shown with just about month to 6 weeks post shearing (and no handlers) , suff starts...

Not much mention of farmers and investing in the supply chain ! Claire Hughes, Head of Quality and Innovation, Sainsbury’s Since its creation 150 years ago, Sainsbury’s has been a pioneer of innovation and a trailblazer for introducing new food in the UK. Starting with the ‘humble stick of...

Yet more supermarket sharp practice !. does no one hold them to account , got to be a trading standards issue i should think

quick question , what weight will a DB 990 lift with front arms ? i know it lifts a bit more than the 1394 and thats less than a tonne , been asked to lift a tonne bag of sand , but bit of a drive and dont want to get there and find it wont move it cheers

We need to differentiate what we do here compared to rest of world , note JBS (recent take over of ABP and larrys lot) is included so some of that meat will make its way here if not here already https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68272643

Defra officials buried analysis showing dire financial prospects for hill farmers Exclusive: FOI request reveals fears many would sell up if they saw assessment of post-Brexit farming payments scheme Government officials have buried an analysis of the financial prospects for some of the most...

friend asked today if it was ok to graze sheep on field beans , apparently they werent harvested last autumn and there is a crop there a foot or more high , will be with ewes pre lambing or hoggs , not done it myself , anyone else had to do it problems ?

Bought these today at auction anyone know what they fit thought they might fit my old ifor but not quite they are ally built 174cm long

Minette is on Peston tonight, might be worth a watch, just to wind me up before bed

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just doing a bit of fencing non HT sheep wire against a hedge ,previous owners had cattle and fenced barb with 5m stake centres , old stakes prob 10-15 years old ,but very sound on most of it , so i have put a new shield intermediary between each set ,as dont know how long old ones will last...

so new form for livestock movements has just come out , need to put in the new Van number at some point in future , our vet said we can use the animal health and welfare review number , except the boxes on the forms wont fit the review number , rang market there seems to be some confusion either...