After such a terrible wet autumn it is finally showing a drier spell on the forecast.....no rain showing for at least ten days for the first time since july,
have we finally seen the back of the wind and rain?
Lets hope so!🤞
Starting to see the usual problems after a wet year of liver fluke...
As every farmer knows, the Winter season brings with it chilly temperatures and harsh conditions. To coincide with the changing weather, here are 5 tips to get you and your cattle winter ready for the season ahead.
5 Tips for Winter Housing
1. Housing Health Check
Most cattle are housed...
368: AHDB Beef & Lamb: Liver Fluke Control
Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
In this podcast episode, Dr Bethan John Animal Health & Welfare Scientist at AHDB, speaks to Dr Philip Skuce from Moredun Research Institute in Scotland to talk about Liver fluke and why autumn...
We breed a few Shearling Rams for sale and recently we've been looking for a new stock ram.On our visits to the English Premier sale and the Builth main NSA I was staggered to see the amount of Texel lambs and Yearlings being offered with these huge ugly heads.Having bred Texels for nigh on 25...
This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...
A situation had arisen and got me thinking. If your flock is resistant to certain categories off wormers and u have to use the other categories instead. Will there become a time where no wormers will work on your flock ?
Abstract
A two-year (2015 and 2016) grazing study was established to compare ewe and lamb performance when grazed on a perennial ryegrass only sward compared to more diverse sward types. In that study four sward types were investigated: a perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) only sward receiving...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering sheep farmers the chance to travel to Isle of Islay, Scotland to learn about trial work currently being carried out into fluke detection and targeted treatments.
These...
Written by William Kellett from Agriland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has seized a quantity of illegal veterinary medicines during a search of packages at a depot in Belfast, Co. Antrim.
In a statement DAERA said:
“The following veterinary medicines...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
A livestock mart based in Northern Ireland has moved to tighten its policy on selling cattle that have been treated for parasites in advance of sales.
Crossmaglen Livestock Sales in Co. Armagh took to social media recently to highlight a recurring issue...
Hello, I'm a student at Queen's University Belfast, and as part of my project, I intend to conduct a survey of farmer management in Northern Ireland in relation to liver fluke control. Please, if you're from NI, could you assist me in collecting data for my research project? It will only take 5...
Hello, I'm a student at Queen's University Belfast, and as part of my project, I intend to conduct a survey of farmer management in Northern Ireland in relation to liver fluke control. Please, if you're from NI, could you assist me in collecting data for my research project? It will only take 5...
I'm aware easy calving bulls have shorter gestation. Does the same hold true for easy lambing rams?
My ewes are due from today (150 days since rams went in). But a large proportion of the easy care sired lambs have been born in the last 4 days.
Any thoughts?
'Twas always thus - that 10-14 days in the run up to the start of lambing heralds the onslaught of TLD, prolapses, blown guts, abortions and the 1001 other things that can go wrong with sheep :banghead:
Many moons ago, when I was young and keen, an old bloke once told me, "A farm or a piece...
Soil health benefits of herbal ley mixtures
The use of herbal leys within an integrated farming system can enable farmers to reduce input expenditure and improve soil health. Herbal leys have become more popular in recent years, although farmers have actually been planting grasses and pasture...
New herbal ley mixture for improved soil health
A new herbal mixture is being launched to the market to meet the growing need to improve soil health on farms.
The herbal mixture has been formulated by seed and grain specialist, Cope Seeds, which, in addition to Hybrid and Perennial Ryegrass...
Soil health benefits of herbal ley mixtures
The use of herbal leys within an integrated farming system can enable farmers to reduce input expenditure and improve soil health. Herbal leys have become more popular in recent years, although farmers have actually been planting grasses and pasture...
New herbal ley mixture for improved soil health
A new herbal mixture is being launched to the market to meet the growing need to improve soil health on farms.
The herbal mixture has been formulated by seed and grain specialist, Cope Seeds, which, in addition to Hybrid and Perennial Ryegrass...
Soil health benefits of herbal ley mixtures
The use of herbal leys within an integrated farming system can enable farmers to reduce input expenditure and improve soil health. Herbal leys have become more popular in recent years, although farmers have actually been planting grasses and pasture...
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