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The case for paying ranchers to raise trees instead of cattle | Patrick Brown and Michael Eisen Written by Patrick Brown and Michael Eisen from the Guardian Reducing cattle populations and restoring native ecoystems is our best chance to tackle global heating. Here’s one way to do it There is...

Can a livestock farmer clarify this one please ? can a (live) animal be imported to a UK Red Tractor assured farm that is then later slaughtered in the uk become red tractor assured ? if so how long must it be on the uk farm before slaughter ? think there maybe some mis information this on X...

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Does bedding with straw rather than slats lower or raise the emissions calculations when the production, haulage and disposal of the extra organic material created is taken into account

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A spring farm walk in Dorset, run by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), will cover the management of youngstock during the meeting. The farm walk will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Hampreston Manor Farm, New...

Pedigree Galloway bull looking for sale. Proven Pedigree Black Galloway bull. Good nature and has been halter trained. Kept at pasture all year round. Sire - Breed Champ at Great Yorkshire Show, Reserve at Royal Highland Show. Dam - Supreme interbreed Junior Champ at RHS, Breed Champ at GYS...

Written by Louise Hickey from Agriland A new study shows that cattle with higher heat tolerance have sustainable breeding benefits and offer the potential for improved breeding programmes. The joint study published on March 27, which includes researchers from University College Dublin (UCD)...

Neighbours have asked me to help them out. They’ve a couple of paddocks they cut for hay but got let down last year and it never got cut. So now it’s about 6-12” deep of last years crop and needs something doing with it. 1 flail it to about 4” and hope new growth comes through and the...

Confused about the time, upset about the weather, lack of chocolate in the house so all out of sorts here but... Would it be possible to run a TB isolation unit through a polytunnel which is located on a different part of the farm? Stupid times call for stupid measures and all that!

Thinking of fattening some bulls from dairy cows What’s achievable with Angus bull calves from good sized Holstein cows? If done intensively how fast can they be away? And at what cost ? Would be able to grow all the bedding needed and the dung from this would be beneficial to the wider business.

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Entries are now open for competitions running across the three days of the Royal Bath & West Show. The show will take place at The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, from Thursday, May 30 – Saturday, June 1, 2024. Competitions executive Naomi...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a reminder to countryside walkers to exercise caution around cattle this Easter. The British workplace regulator said both farmers and walkers must work together to keep everyone safe, particularly...

As per title is there any way to do this easily and without making a mess. Will be spreading a good bit of urea this year as opposed to blends, urea has more nitrogen in it so I think this situation will arise. Would like to be prepared

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Indonesia has temporarily suspended the export of live cattle from a facility in the northern territory of Australia. The suspension follows the confirmed mortalities on-board the Brahman Express, a livestock ship that left the port city of Darwin to travel...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The 2024/25 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP) has today (Friday, March 29) opened for applications. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) minister Andrew Muir announced the opening of the programme, which...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland A survey facilitated by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), has indicated a sense of optimism among Australian beef producers over the next 12 months. The inaugural beef producers intentions survey (BPIS) is scheduled three times a year, and covers different...

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland A new study led by the University of Cambridge and Penn State University has shown that vaccination not only reduces the severity of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in infected cattle but also reduces transmission. This was the first study to show that...

I was planning on going to have 15 ewes and lambs for sale this time. Great plans hey...;) But will there be any buyers in a fortnight as the weather looks shite for another week or 3 still? Any prices about yet ....?

Another soaking yesterday and not looking like any planting in the next two weeks with 170 acres unplanted which might not get done , how much is left to do , I recon most people around here are 1/2 to 3/4 planted at best.