Search results

Be curious to see what the panel comes up with. Need to come up with a cattle system that fits this - Large block of extensive but half decent sea level grazing, decent shed, handling systems (2), 4 year TB testing area. To be run alongside sheep (about 1000 of the things). About 150 acres of...

Hello all, Not been on the site for quite a while, been sorting out life. Hope you all had a good Christmas and New Years. Im after some help, and thought someone on here might be able to point me in the right direction. I have a mob of 500 lambs in North Lincs near to Grimsby. I need to get...

Obviously not alone in this boat but some of our winter covers are unlikely to go in / come to much, luckily we should still have a bunch in some areas but the south east isn’t looking too rosey! So, I’m looking for someone who has a decent block of winter covers / or decent grass. Preferably...

Was having a discussion about the above. Would be curious to know what the largest flock / flocks of SIG / SIL recorded sheep in the UK are? In the sense of who, how many and what breed? Biggest isn’t always better but when it comes to recording sheep, the more you record, I think the more...

I am after a good number of shedding ewe lambs ....... Three stipulations - Born outside Good types / clean shedders High health status After 200-600 depending on quality. Having a nightmare finding anyone who actually seems to know their flocks health status with regard to icebergs...

I never thought I’d say this. But I’m looking for a huntaway. Could be a x bred but think I’d prefer a pure. I doubt I’m going to find a trained one but a young dog or bitch would probably be better than a puppy, a sapling I could take about straight off learning and already showing an interest...

Just curious really, what got me thinking was a previous employee of mine. People always say good staff in Ag are really hard to find. But rarely do people seem to request references from previous employers when they are looking to take someone on. Why is this? I sacked a lad about 2 years...

Mainly been using the Te Pari version. Has anyone tried any other models ?

Anyone near Whitehaven in the Lakes want a load of crushed stone ?

Ok so probably a stupid question..... I keep a flock of terminal ewes to breed rams from, Charmoise as it happens. I keep about 100-120 ewes lamb them outside, treat them hard and produce and sell shearling rams and some ram lambs off farm. Usually aim to sell about 20-25 rams a year...

Sort of been done to death this but here goes ...... If you keep wool shedders of whatever type ..... Do you use a terminal over some / all or breed pure ? If you use a terminal, what breed and why? Would you consider using a shedding terminal? If yes, what traits would be important / key...

Sorted it for you .....

I’m looking to buy a ton of the dog feed I use, which is skinners working 23. Any ideas who would do that ?

Just been told it’s going up in a couple of weeks - up by 40% which makes a 500ml bottle about £247 before the vat!

Been having general discussions today with a couple of people about the future of the sheep industry, some very interesting points raised to be fair. Someone pointed out that these days we have probably more young folk wanting to get into sheep farming / shepherding than at any other time (or...

Is anyone on here from the county ? Specifically southern / eastern end?

As some of you will know, from things I’ve written on previous threads, I am currently going through a bit of a difficult time with regards to ground. We currently farm around 800 exlana ewes and 120 Charmoise ewes. Both closed flocks, lambed outside, forage fed. We produce finished lambs which...

Who is the best person / firm to speak to about building a custom built canopy for the back of my Toyota Hilux?