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A farm open day in Shropshire next month will offer arable farmers a low cost entry to finishing beef cattle with free on-call advisory support and minimum guaranteed payment terms at the outset. One of the organisers is Buitelaar Group, the “bed and breakfast” beef finishing operator, where...

66k members. Safe to assume that many hundreds will be lesbian/gay. We know, for sure, that Muslims are members. Important posts made about keeping abattoirs going. Yet there is a constant dribble of homophobic and racist posts. Often presented as humour, or thinly disguised as political...

some pretty generous grants about, all seemingly based on reducing out put. we know from sheep and cattle prices, numbers are short, if they were not, prices wouldn't be where they are. the world is getting more dangerous by the day. And yet, politicians here, from all parties, think we can...

is there a special spanner to remove /fit the starter nuts its a perkins tier one diesel engine nightmare to get spanner or socket on them especially one near block machine needed to feed cattle

Hi, I was wondering if any has any experience of keeping Freisian/Angus crosses? I was offered some heifers and was wondering how they are generally, do you tend to get a lot of dairy cow problems or do they tend to have the hardiness of the Aberdeen Angus e.g. ability to be outside in most...

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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Farmers For Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infection among cattle and wildlife reaches “an all time high”. The group wants a meeting with Brian Dooher to discuss...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Pedigree Cattle Trust is calling for an independent review of the measures taken to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in Northern Ireland. The request was made at a meeting of farmers, hosted by the organisation in Co. Armagh. Leading Trust...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland 50% of Northern Irish dairy farms inspected were found to be non-compliant with environment regulations aimed at preventing river pollution. The 339 dairy farms were inspected by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)...

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one... Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock. You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader, You have an old shed, potential...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A Nuffield Farming report has called attention to prioritising body condition as part of the selection process to build beef herds and sheep flocks “fit for the future”. Highlands-based beef and sheep farmer Vic Ballantyne has published her...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Culling badgers will not deliver the full eradication of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) according to a leading UK cattle vet. Dick Sibley, a veterinarian with 47 years experience, told a meeting hosted by the Northern Ireland’s Pedigree Cattle Trust in...

So drove 40mins to MVF yesterday , "do you have any ovivac / heptavac ?" yes loads in the fridge, but we cant let you have it because there isnt a qualified person to book it out ! WTF ! to say i was annoyed is an understatement with lambs needing a follow up dose shortly , The last time i went...

A series of practical advice webinars for show organisers and vets have been organised to help key stakeholders prepare for the risk that notifiable and new and emerging diseases pose to livestock. Maintaining effective biosecurity to protect them has never been more critical, so Department for...

Hi all, this year I've decided no more fert.....for now. Got fed up with fert and spray market profiteering and making sure even if we got a huge lift in price for any produce we were only allowed to make the same money as they'd take it all back the next season. Didn't help not having the space...

I could have A right moan on about how hard things are here currently but that won’t change anything and there are plenty of farmers of what ever guise having just or much worse time of it. so my question is this. We are constantly told we need to build resilience into our businesses.to you...

Only 6 weeks in to his new post as CEO of AHDB , Graham Wilkinson finds time for a key trip (read jolly) to meet USDA in America Back at the ranch , Red Tractor today laud an initial review commissioned by AHDB from the Birnie Consultancy on key beef and lamb assurance differentiators . a 77...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Following an accident in which a lorry carrying 40 cows overturned on the A5 in Gobowen, Shropshire in which seven of the cows died, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent a letter to Selattyn and Gobowen Parish Council chair...

Hi im . Looking for land and buildings or livestock farm to let for the long term .around 150 to 250 acres .I'm in West wales but happy to relocate or stay in the area.we have our own cattle and some machinery but enough to start straight away.pleaee help anyone as our tenancy is coming to a...

Have got upto 300 acres of cover crop that can be grazed 15th august-31st October, looking to get sheep on tack shepherded by myself. Please message if you are interested or know of anyone interested. Oxfordshire/South Warwickshire border. Also what do people think it is worth? Cheers