calves

Having to keep a few too many ewes and lambs about at present, but plenty of fodder still and enough shelter, at present. On Haylage or good Hay with ad-lib molasses and ewe nuts. Not ideal, as Dr Green is aim ASAP, but how many grams for a 60kg ewe and 2-3 lambs? 2-300g/lamb/day?

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Biosecurity involves taking steps to prevent the introduction and spread of infectious disease. This is a responsibility for every exhibitor at shows. This ensures that the exhibitors neither bring disease on to the premises or bring disease back to...

I know this has been coverd so many times but I can't really find an up to date opinion, Currently running dunlop purafoot field things, both me and the wife had them 18 months mine have split down the front and wife's have split on the bottom. We have tried so many different flavours but...

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/scotland-new-calving-interval-of-410-days-added-to-ssbss.407024/ Current Scottish calving index figures

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) gave a lukewarm welcome yesterday (Tuesday, March 26) to the long-awaited release of new conditionality measures as part of the Agricultural Reform Route Map. Executive director of the IAAS...

So we rear alot of calves and sell at 4/5 months. Historically been sourced from market. With the obvious trial and tribulations with market calves, I think we do a v good job. However I feel I've come to the end of the line on that route. What we achieve is probably the best that can be done...

Our farm is diversifying and we have some breeding groups of rare breeds of poultry. About 12 groups in total, each has 2 cockerels, so 24 roos in total, roughly. We are about half a kilometre from the nearest houses. You can very faintly hear them. Any one had experience of noise complaints /...

Will the price of the barley now around £150\t vs £330 for 16% nuts. Is barley beef back, and the best way to feed it. Thinking of buying some Aa x calves from a local dairy herd and then putting barley in to them ...?

I seemed to have killed my 2000 450 honda, looking at 2nd hand diesel mule or 2ndhand 420 honda, just need it for getting cow's and moving fencing around, would travel between our 2 farms once a week( 2 miles away), which I going to be the best longer term or more dairy farme proof

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed the news that farmers will begin to receive Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) payments this week. Farmers will start to receive the payments on Thursday, March 28. NFUS vice...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A new calving interval of 410 days measured on an individual animal basis has been added to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS). The Scottish government said the new calving interval will help cut emissions intensity and make beef...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland There could be a “mental health toll” on people if they have to cull heavily pregnant hinds, a Scottish organisation which represents professional deer managers has warned. According to the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) ordering someone...

SFI unravelling as the policy makers realise food might be in short supply and as of yesterday (25th March) not taking land out of food production is suddenly important to the government. Is it important to the population as a whole to have home grown food production subsidised? What should SFI...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming

Numnuts castration is now licensed to use in Scotland, looking forward to using it here this year. Numnuts.co.uk I know it won't suit some folk but for us ringing at a month old as well as nemo drench, tag, troy jag whilst in the tailing chute works really well

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Johne’s disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is no cure. It is caused by the bacterium mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Cattle usually become infected as...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves are now at higher risk of scour. A number a factors could now be causing issues with scour in sheds, and the current focus should be on...

Anyone else panicking, hasn't rained all morning! 😱😱😱 Also wtf is that yellow thing in the sky?

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The most recent maps produced for the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) programmes show significant progress in reducing the incidence of the infection. The maps were compiled by the Centre for Veterinary...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The latest sales figures are confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality, sexed dairy semen in Northern Ireland. According to AI Services’ Ivan Minford, this reflects the needs of milk producers with year-round calving herds to maintain a...