beef

  1. Agriland RSS

    ‘World-class’ UK beef, dairy and lamb produce features at Gulfood

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland “World-class” UK beef, dairy and lamb produce is being showcased at Gulfood, a food and drink trade show in Dubai. This is according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) senior halal manager, Dr Awal Fuseini, who said the...
  2. U

    Beginner question on permaculture and regulations

    Dear Farmers, I have had my eye on farming for a few years now, due to family ties (my dad's a trained agronomist but made his money elsewhere and my mum comes from an active farming family but wasn't involved in the day to day affairs of the farm, a fairly largescale operation in south of...
  3. L

    Welsh dairy farming.

    Listened to the kite podcast today. I’m not sure how you guys do it. The resilience required is out of my league. what are individual plans going forward?Other than hoping a change of leader in Cardiff bay will help.
  4. Agriland RSS

    HCC scholarship provides £4k to study red meat production

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) scholarship will provide £4,000 in funding to students to study an aspect of red meat production or processing anywhere in the world. The scholarship, which is open to anyone above the age of 18...
  5. L

    Calf with a long tongue

    We had a calf born last Saturday with a very long tongue. It was out about 10 inches or so. We gave him anti inflammatory three days the vet looked at him a couple of times he’s had the usual protocol steroid injection Selinium and vitamin e. The tongue has gone down a fair bit still looks too...
  6. Agriland RSS

    Cumbrian dairy farm and farmhouse comes to the market for £4.9m

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A fully-equipped Cumbrian dairy farm with a five-bedroom farmhouse has been brought to the market by GSC Grays for £4.9 million. Low Abbey Farm, located in Eden Valley near Penrith, has Grade 3 arable land, permanent grassland and woodland...
  7. daveydiesel1

    How to, go from all year calving to jan-feb calving

    Considering going to spring claving instead of all year. Any idea how many years this would take to achieve? How do people get them all incalf by a certain date?
  8. Agriland RSS

    Scottish beef producers call for urgent clarity on SSBSS reform

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Scottish beef producers are calling for urgent clarity from the Scottish government on its proposed reform of the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS). The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) said its members had hoped to hear...
  9. Agriland RSS

    Farmer fined over £5k after woman is ‘trampled’ by cows

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A farmer has been ordered to pay costs totalling over £5,000 after a woman was “trampled” by more than a dozen cows on a public right of way in north Yorkshire. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that livestock were being...
  10. O

    Would I be better off starting a pig or poultry unit?

    Good morning, I'm doing a business plan project with Farming Connect looking at ways of adding value and income to my current beef and sheep farm, and I was wondering which one would be the better option. What kind of financial difference would there be between a 32,000 hen shed and an 800 pig...
  11. Nowthenblue

    Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months

    It's still about the cows though, isn't it ?? :oops: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68166298
  12. Headless chicken

    How to treat crypto?

    Currently using halacour or some variation of it. It’s a pig of a disease and I hate it. Calf shed gets cleaned as well as possible but no concrete. Is there any other solution or just keep on at it with halacour?
  13. Agriland RSS

    AgriSearch to hold webinar on red clover establishment

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A webinar with advice on how to successfully establish red clover silage swards will take place later this month. It has been organised by AgriSearch as part of the ZeroNsile project and will take place on Wednesday, February 28 at 8:00p.m. Dr. David...
  14. Grass And Grain

    AHDB study into imported grain standards

    The https://www.bfu.org.uk/ pushed for AHDB to do this piece of work. Project has now gone out to tender. Not sure what I think to the wording. Anyway, here it is.... https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/393981ef-6d21-4595-b149-0ce70cb1528e
  15. Agriland RSS

    Closure of small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales looms

    Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland The only small abattoir in Yorkshire Dales, McIntyre meats, is set to close on March 27. The closure of the family-run business, which is located in Prime Minster Rishi Sunak’s own constituency of Wensleydale, may negatively impact the local rural...
  16. Jsmith2211

    Moseley Says Sack The Board

    https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/sack-the-board-if-you-sack-me-says-red-tractor-boss Can't say I disagree with him on that, fire the lot of them... Get some people in that care about the farmers they are supposed to be working for, not the supermarkets which they have decided to work for instead.
  17. Humble Village Farmer

    BFU signs up 25 new members in a week.

    Thanks to all who have joined.
  18. Scrambler

    Is SFI panicking farming suppliers?

    From some conversations I’ve had recently, I’m getting the feeling there’s some panick in businesses that rely on farming customers that large scale SFI options could become very popular. For instance, suggesting that it wouldn’t be moral, or that you wouldn’t be a real “farmer” if you take...
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