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  1. 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?
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  2. C

    UK dairy farmers’ approach to treating neonatal calf scour 🐮

    Calling all UK Dairy Farmers and Calf Rearers As part of my BSc (Hons) BioVeterinary Science degree at Harper Adams University, I am carrying out research to investigate UK dairy farmers’ approach to treating neonatal calf scour. If you are a UK dairy farmer or calf rearer, I would be very...
  3. Agriland RSS

    Preventing abomasal bloat in young calves

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Occasionally, abomasal bloat will be an issue on farms – with clostridium bacteria or lactic acid usually to blame for producing the gas. The issue is generally caused by poor hygiene, dirty bedding and inaccurate feeding. With the calving season now...
  4. 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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    • Replies: 303
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  5. Defra Farming

    Spotlight on updates and additions to livestock and grassland offer

    Spotlight on updates and additions to livestock and grassland offer Written by The Team Credit: Peter O'Connor Over the past few weeks, we've summarised the updates to our environmental land management offer by farm type. These posts follow last month's Agricultural Transition Plan...
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  6. B

    Crew cab pickups to be taxed as cars from July

    Just seen on twitter that HMRC are to re classify crew cabs as cars for employees. As a Ltd Co. reckon it's back to pickups and wee vans. However the cost of them will maybe have stifled demand as it is. Best get the wax oil out and look after my current Hilux...
    • beltbreaker
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    • Replies: 454
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  7. G

    sheep's lambs not in uterus

    An Older experienced ewe very heavy with lamb went down but is still eating and drinking. The lambs do not seem to be in the uterus. Reaching inside the uterus I could feel a lamb's hoofs but it seems to be outside the uterus on the other side. The uterus seems entirely empty but seems to have...
  8. L

    Brexit Survey

    Survey for beef farmers I’m doing my dissertation and i need people to respond to my survey. It’s is basically asking your opinion on beef trade after Brexit. https://bit.ly/3vRD6n9
  9. B

    Outwintering in the floods

    How's everyone getting on keeping sheep and cattle outside. Pretty biblical round here. Thinking will have to house the multiples for a month to give us half a chance of getting through to spring.
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    • Replies: 52
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  10. L

    Tb are we(the English) winning the war?

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incidence-of-tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain/quarterly-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain-statistics-notice-september-2023 Not sure when these figures became available. But given the good news for English farmers I’m surprised how little news this...
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  11. Agriland RSS

    What do your calves need for rumen development?

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Three key things are needed to aid rumen development in calves during the rearing period: water, concentrates and a source of fibre. Calves should have access to all three from an early age so that development of the rumen can begin. This changes the...
  12. muleman

    Tightening margins

    We are forever being told to price things and shop around to try and run our business more cost effectively but these salesmen don't seem to like it when people try something different and they might lose a sale. They will have to get back to their bosses and sharpen their pencil, but then I...
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    • Replies: 76
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  13. graham mc

    no farmers no food

    whos actually involved in this and does anyone know who set it up?
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    • Replies: 410
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  14. jackrussell101

    Defra now looking at capping SFI

    https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/agricultural-transition/defra-minister-hints-at-elm-cap-to-maintain-food-production?utm_source=hometopstories
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    • Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
  15. D

    Cattle bought pd+ but not incalf.

    I bought 2 pedigree cows with calves at foot, pd incalf. When I got them home one was riding a week later so I did wonder but thought we will see. Anyway 9months later that cow is now bagging up to calve to my bull the other cow hasn't calved yet either, both were pd+ by my vet but must be to my...
    • dannewhouse
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  16. martian

    Worms and lead shot

    Does anyone know whether having copious amounts of lead shot lying around is harmful to worms? I've eaten plenty of shot embedded in game and vermin in my time, but my guts are rather less abrasive than a worm's. Just pondering this as I wandered over our pastures this pm, in places the...
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    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  17. J

    Going rates for farm staff?

    THIS IS NOT A JOB ADVERT, ADVICE NEEDED! My brother is set to retire this year so I'm starting to look at taking someone on full-time (50hrs a week). Ideally whom is experienced and competent, for a general mixture of dairy farm work; Alone milking, tractor driving, calf rearing etc. No...
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    • Replies: 80
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  18. C

    Cattle tag and passport mix up

    We have been checking through tags on store cattle and found that we have a passport for a beast that isnt on farm and we have a beast on the farm that we dont have a passport for, both the beast and the passport are born just a few calves apart and from the same farm, i can only presume that...
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    Dairy advice: Complete an early milk recording

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland The importance of milk recording is not lost on many dairy farms, but there are still a large number of farms where it is not regularly completed. Although farms that are not completing a milk recording will have a reason for not doing so, the amount...
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    Holstein UK announces judges for 2024 ABAB Calf Show, but no venue

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Holstein UK has announced the judges for the 2024 All Breeds All Britain (ABAB) Calf Show but stated that it does not have a confirmed venue for the event yet. Steve McLoughlin will take to the centre of the ring to judge the National Holstein...
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