beef cattle

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Welsh Beef producers can take centre stage and showcase the sector’s sustainability credentials during Great British Beef Week, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said. Great British Beef Week will take place from April 23-30, 2024...

As a farmers son, almost 40 I do feel stigmatised by my farming friends and family for actually wanting to go home in the evening and weekends to my family. Quite a few of the farmers I know work constantly (12-16) hours a day 7 days a week and do nothing else. Of course they talk they have...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland An online system allowing farmers in Northern Ireland to opt-in to the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme will open next Monday (April 15). The BCR scheme, which was introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) at...

Cows have to be out , no plan B. Strip grazed and back fenced daily. Ground sodden so cutting up. What would you do? Will it recover? How best to speed recovery if it ever stops raining?

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Entries are now open for competitions running across the three days of the Royal Bath & West Show. The show will take place at The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, from Thursday, May 30 – Saturday, June 1, 2024. Competitions executive Naomi...

Hi everyone, I am a 2nd year vet student looking for a commercial farming placement for 8-19th July. I've worked with dairy and beef cows, sheep and chickens before so would be looking for a farm that I could get some more experience from one of these sectors. I am based in London so would hope...

Job Opportunity: Regen Stock Person and Land Stewardship Assistant Ampney Brook Farm, Cirencester We are looking for an energetic and dynamic team player with a passion for regenerative farming, soil health and biodiversity to assist with day-to-day farm jobs. This is hands-on role across our...

Farming Podcast: improving animal health and welfare on your farm Written by Martin Jenkins In this episode of the Farming podcast, our lead for healthier animals, Martin Jenkins, talks to dairy farmer Karen Halton. They are joined by infectious disease expert and vet James Russell...

Nearly everyone ive asked to do a "job" is at or over retirement age, busy as hell? Examples, metal worker/welder, blacksmith, motorcycle dent, classic bike painter, thatcher, motorcycle seat recoverer, maker, etc etc etc? Just named a few, i bet others can name many other skills/ trades, that...

As a final year undergraduate at Harper Adams, I'm currently completing my Honors Research Project about the sustainability of dairy beef production in the UK. I would like to understand the factors that influence both the overall sustainability of this sector and its financial viability...

Grants available in 2024 Written by The Team Credit: David S In this post, we’ll give you a summary of the grants to look out for this year. The information published in this post is correct at the time of publication but please note that blog posts do go out of date. For the definitive...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF An on-farm trial investigating a two-pronged approach to NUE has now concluded. CPM catches up with the team in Darlington to assess the results and understand if it’s possible to reduce reliance on traditional nitrogen. By Janine...

Firstly, sorry I keep disappearing on here without replying, particularly to those who have sent messages, I do appreciate it, Im just not up to speaking to anyone at the moment, I will get back to you at some point but it may take a while, sorry Anyway, everyone around me is pushing for me to...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The livestock board of the Welsh National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) has said that a “major overhaul” of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) is needed to make it “workable for Welsh livestock farmers”. The union’s livestock board met recently to...

As the title suggest considering going down this route with the cattle. Mega simple system, no breeding stock, one stock class. 12 month old bought in 400kgish animals, groups of 40 grazed from March to November on good free draining ground. Fresh cell every day, grazing herbal lays, no corn...

Just wondering if anyone would be interested in a livestock collar that allowed for live tracking (so only real outside livestock) for about 50 quid once off cost, then 10 quid a year per animail. No charging required, but does need to see the Sun for a period of 8 hours every 10 days or so to...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland 2023 saw the number of dog attacks on livestock in Northern Ireland double compared to 2022 and 2021, according to NFU Mutual. The rural insurance company blamed complacency among some dog owners coupled with an inability to control their pets for the...

I've filled out the SFI actions and had an agreement but I'm struggling with the CS application . I'm 22 and not currently a member of young farmers, although I am with the NFU. Is there any free help (farm advisory) geared towards young farmers with an extremely limited support network that can...

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-68361766

Hi, anyone already have one of these fixed installation solar powered water pumps? How do you find its reliability? How long do the batteries last, does the inlet bung up with weeds? Pump parts need replacing? I'm spending about 1k on mains water during the grazing season for beef cattle, I see...