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Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Calves will be arriving on farms in the coming weeks, meaning it is now time to ensure that you are ready for their arrival. Spring is the busiest time of year on the majority of dairy farms, with the arrival of calves and a return to milk production...

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Hi all, I'm looking to expand my flock of sheep this coming spring and I'd like for you knowledgeable folks to guide me in this important process of choosing a specific breed that is worth buying 100 of. My top trait is: Docility or friendliness. I cannot tolerate sheep that are...

What are they worth please? I've got my vet coming to tb test a cow and bull tomorrow so could get her to tb test them too? They're longhorn bull calves that my contractor was meant to have but he hasn't had time to pick them up hence why theyre still here and could do with them gone, but don't...

Advice please. Have some spring born Hereford / Sim cross calves to wean. They are all housed running with their mothers and currently getting creep feed through a calf gate to another shed and haylage is on offer. What’s the best way to wean them? Just shut them off? We don’t have any of...

For another animal rights hatchet job after they infiltrated a South Wales dairy farm and filmed what is certainly some very poor practice by foreign dairy staff that are/were not properly managed. The shite will undoubtedly hit the fan about this over the next few days. Some farms are getting...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development (AHDB) has said prevention is better than the cure when it comes to calf pneumonia. The board will host webinar Calf Pneumonia: Antimicrobials and NSAIDs on Tuesday, November 21, from 7:00p.m until...

As above our current team will finish at the end of this season. It’s a mixed bunch of retained calves and they’ve done us well. We bought in 2 Hereford’s last year which have been decent but not many calves born to them. historically we’ve carried on serving even with bulls in as semen is...

As we are not RT, it appears as if I will have to jump through the hoops to get our VAN from the Vet... I have spoken with the Vets, and they are happy for a visit to see an animal, that will suffice for them to tick the boxes, and as I have few if any fat animals ready to go, I am happy to...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Getting calf health right on farm is a key pillar to having a successful calving season, with it having a major impact on workload during this period. The spring-calving period is the busiest period on the majority of dairy farms, with a large number...

What would trade be like for proper beef bred suckler cows be either with calf at foot or in calf heifer . Angus’s spring Calvers. I might need 10

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Calving is underway on autumn-calving or winter milk herds and as a consequence, there will be issues with calf health and scour. Scour is the biggest killer of young calves on farms, so preventative measures and treatment protocols are important to...

Living in the anomaly that is East Sussex which is a TB1 area surrounded by TB4, selling store cattle is becoming a loss making situation, much worse this year than before. We have never had a Reactor and are some 35 miles from the area where TB is an ongoing issue, however because of the idiocy...

Has anyone got experience with abomasal bloat in dairy beef calves on milk around 5 weeks old. Using the milk bar feeders running peach teats feeding 2.5l of powdered milk twice daily Managing to treat them ok just wondered whether they are drinking their milk too fast… Anyone experienced this?

Hi , how much should a milker get paid ? 240 cows and takes 3.5/4 hours . This includes milking , bedding cubicles , scrapping, washing , gathering cows aswell and pushing up silage at the end of the night ! This is in Northern Ireland . On average mills about 3 times a week . Sunday morning...

Having worked in different parts of the country I aware of different terms used within farming. Some of which still make me smile.... Leading bales - is obvious, but I still see a bale wearing a show collar (like showing cattle) in my head! Reene - Open furrow left when finishing ploughing a...

Hi. I am hoping someone can help me with some really important information which is dearly needed to help heal a loved one, sadly very ill due to certain events enforced the past few years. I need to know is there any difference in agricultual BC colostrum powder supplements and the ones...

This gives guide as to the relative demand for various breeds. Just look at the average for Texel tup shearlings and Blue faced Leicesters. And Lleyns!!! https://borderunion.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Results-Summary-for-Shearlings-2023_v2.pdf

Anyone rearing wagyu cattle for them on the forum ?

Hi all can you please share you calves vaccination policy please. Thanks