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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

Received an email today from NFU welcoming SFI cap and was a result of their lobbying. Can you believe it. !!

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...

Written by Louise Hickey from Agriland Beef exports from Argentina have reached a record level, with official data showing the highest amount of foreign sales in the last 57 years. Data from the Livestock Analysis Coordination shows that sales reached 82,548 equivalent tonnes of beef for the...

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/bird-flu-now-detected-in-cow-s-milk-as-as-virus-edges-closer-to-humans/ss-BB1kzmxj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=f292c7965eae4678bb43570c57f8708a&ei=32

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...

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 ...?

Got a poorly cow (one of my favourite and best cows) and the vet thinks it’s possibly MCF. Prognosis doesn’t sound good if it is. Anyone ever had a case? Sounds like its very uncommon, TIA H-C

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...

Job Opportunity: Regen Stock Person and Land Stewardship Assistant Ampney Brook Farm, Cirencester We are looking for an energetic and dynamic team player with a passion for regenerative farming, soil health and biodiversity to assist with day-to-day farm jobs. This is hands-on role across our...

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...

Got some 255/65R18 on a truck but they are just goodyear wrangler road tyre which are rubbish off road. Thinking about putting some all terrain type on. Any suggestions?

The imperfect storm continues. Little carry over from damp harvest 2023. Autumn cereal drilling spoilt by rain. Autumn crops that were drilled have struggled. Spring cereal seed barely worth planting. SFI or fallow are an option many have embraced, very wholeheartedly. I've no history of...

Going off the back of the recent news from Defra and reading the current thread about it it would be interesting to see exactly how much land people where actually considering taking out of production. Thers a lot complaining about not being able to enter more than 25% into the 6 options that...

starting a new thread so i can have a 'rant' sfi.....Fekked Up Beyond All Recognition what happens now?,,,,are we? 1/supposed to put 25% of land into conservation then take that money and subsidise food ergo putting it mr tesco's pocket? 2/ have 'bird cover entitlements' been created so...

Sorry for moaning but I'm fed up of the rain.. We have had one or two days where it's been nice. Land dries up then rain again and it's saturated.

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The four UK farming unions, together with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), have welcomed Red Tractor’s decision to drop its Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) module. On Friday (March 22), Red Tractor announced that it was...

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