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3 week old Angus and Hereford calves, out of crossbred cows, well reared and will be a decent size for age. How much should we ask? Always do price across the board for bulls and heifers; last year was 120 bulls, 90 heifers. Same buyer for three years, he collects within a couple of days of when...

Piece in today's Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/17c78956-926a-4336-82b8-b7d03280abab?shareToken=b7c5cad963ae805bbdbe135f542df425 In case link doesn't work: FWIW, my thoughts are that farms DO need to cut water pollution. If the water industry finally sort their act out then...

Won't be starting until mid April ourselves but I saw a video today which reminded me: stay safe, everyone comes across one like this at some point. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe5JYujw/

After failing to plant some of my winter wheat land, I’m still looking for 4 tons of spring wheat seed. I realise that it’s pretty late now to be trying to source some but is there anyone out there who’s got some for sale? My farm’s on the Hereford/Glos. border.

Please may I ask about pure Jersey breed versus Jersey Crossbreeds, (with Holstein Friesian etc) overall performance? Any major differences? Thankyou.

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...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland The Borderway UK Dairy Expo returned on Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 with the interbreed champion going to MAG Pandor exhibited by Laird Family and Ferme Blondin. This annual expo was held at Borderway Mart, Carlisle and has become a key...

So we’ve put in for a grant under the FETF scheme and now the RPA are wanting to know how we intend to fund it before they decide if there going to pay there bit or not! Now bear in mind this is for something where not only hasnt the grant been approved yet but the supplier has been told that...

We don’t use a huge amount of straw. Maybe 40 tons a season. For large calf pens. (7) calving pad and colostrum group. Would the savings in straw usage given the ever rising price warrant the dust and cost of some Sort of straw chopper/shredder? all but one pen would be easy access.

Apart from not grazing calving has gone well. very little mastitis none at all in the heifers. However we have around 8% with a blind quarters. I was unable to test seal the quarters in question before Christmas. Suggesting the problem had occurred earlier In their lives. thoughts on what...

Even after 7 or 8yrs, I still consider myself as a newcomer to sheep rearing. As my own lambing comes near an end and my mind starts to function somewhat nearer to usual, I'm wondering what others consider an acceptable or even inevitable level of lamb mortality at time of lambing itself and...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland The calving season continues on most dairy farms, but it is important to start preparing for the breeding season. Depending on when you planned for mating to begin, you will be between four to six weeks away from breeding. Something that needs to be...

Had been meaning to use this technique for a few years now but was never getting around to it. Made point of it this year as I’m struggling for space due to parks being too wet to put the mothers out just yet. Bought so clips from the internet and fitted them on Friday, was going well, haven’t...

I've got a calf with scour for the first time in ages. She was born not even 48 hours ago, yesterday morning she was down, very dehydrated, lethargic etc I phoned my vet and asked what she would recommend, basically lots of fluid and a jab of diatrim for ecoli I tubed get yesterday morning...

Has anyone mixed the dose for coccidiosis in with the milk when feeding bucket reared calves or will I just go to the trouble of dosing them and be lazy!! It for prevention as had some trouble last year

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...

Any one else noticed the Crows seem to be building nests lower this year ? Old tales were its a sign of a bad summer

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...

https://newsroom.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/news/substantial-fines-for-farmers-who-knowingly-kept-cattle-with-bovine-tb-reactors-on-farm Read the article. It brings the dairy industry into disrepute and in my opinion they should have substantial jail time as well as confiscation of assets on top of...