beef

Got a demo unit here just now. Any current users on here and what's your thoughts on the system? Pros/cons of collars against eartags or bolus. Never had any system before.

Bit hazy about how it was left at the end of the series, but I remember wondering how it was going to add up buying the farm as well as starting the dairy and building the processing unit. But wow, that's a slick bit of work :(...

I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will provide chefs and those working in the foodservice with the story of British beef and its journey from field to fork. The event will take place from 10:00a.m to 4:00p.m on Tuesday...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland This week, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) celebrated Northern Ireland’s top silage makers of last year (2023). UFU and sponsor, United Feeds, hosted its annual silage makers’ competition awards ceremony at the Dunsilly Hotel, Co. Antrim. Robert...

Written by Charles O'Donnell from Agriland A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel company, claiming damages as a result of climate change caused by the company’s activities. In the first case of its kind...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland recently announced that the prefix code on Northern Ireland livestock identification tags (ear tags) is set to change from ‘UK’ to ‘XI’ this year. In response to...

Interesting development:-...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is to host a series of information meetings for farmers on the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme (BCR). The scheme, which was introduced on January 1, 2024, aims to improve the efficiency and...

Hi All. My name is Jordan Taylor, 29, Based near Market Drayton. I am self-employed with a wide range of experience looking for some good contacts for work throughout the year. I have my PA1, Loader, counterbalance forklift, MIG Welding and drone certificates with plans to gain First Aid and...

Thinking double row of 10ft slats or longer back to back , 90 ft long shed , gables cladded with both sides open feeding down each side to house beef in calf heifers & bulling heifers .

So I’m needing to get a rough value of all my stock for the bank. Only things I’m struggling with as I’ve never sold or bought at that age is the price of my cows and heifers with calves at foot? they are all blue x dairy cows and heifers with good shapey 2 month old lim calves on them. What...

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...

Too many deer in East Anglia justifies re-introduction of lynx and wolves .......... BBC report on floods on Somerset Levels that may make farming impossible amplified by Goldsmith to become as iconic as the Camargue in France : Wolves thriving across Western Europe, time to bring them...

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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...

Currently have,a honda 420 its getting tired replace with same or suzuki 500 ?

Got one of these locally being rebranded from BP to Essar Never heard of them quick google , its owned by Rosneft - Russian . Why hasn't everything Russian been closed down , we are funding that barsteward putins war , what's the matter with the powers that be. Ohh yes principles, what's right...

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...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Maize is fast growing in popularity with increasing numbers of arable farmers believing it capable of delivering significant production, economic and even environmental benefits. CPM evaluates its potential. By Rob Jones With the...