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  1. SheepTerrier

    Badger faced texels

    I'm wondering if anyone is using Badger faced texels on their commercial flocks and If so how have they found them for lambing, growing/ finish and do the lambs come black fleeced? I quite like the look of them and the ones I have handled seem really solid, but I'm struggling to find any...
  2. C

    Liz is toast

    Things seem to be warming up, how many days do you give her? I'll go with 118, she deserves to win something. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/01/voters-abandon-tories-as-faith-in-economic-competence-dives?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
    • Charlie Gill
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    • analysis antibiotics application beef buffer candidate children combi continental dressing drought electricity elms establishment financial fire gas gps grass harvesting health hedge insurance land rover market operator parasite peat pig ppe pto rainfall repairs robotic storage stress tower training yielding
    • Replies: 590
    • Forum: Politics, Covid19 and Brexit
  3. B

    Pig Production In The UK Close To End Does Any One Care?

    At last it was mentioned on last nights countryfile TV programme, plenty of pig meat products available, but will any of it soon be produced from UK sourced pigs?
  4. K

    Tupping ewe lambs

    I know this has proberly been done before but were thinking of tupping our ewe lambs for the first time there a mix of north of england mules and texel crosses. What waight would you tup? And what tup would you use ?
    • Keithy1394
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    • accident beef continental crystalix drift environmental ewes forage grass lambing lambs maintenance sheep transport tup tupping tups weaning
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  5. JP1

    Another nail in the coffin

    Letter from my vets today to say they will no longer undertake cattle work I'd already had to go elsewhere for TB work as my usual vets could not afford to do the annual vet licensing nor work at Gov rates One cull cow buyer in this region Local abattoir built with EU grants discontinued...
    • JP1
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    • baling beef beef cattle boots bovine calf calves calving cattle continental cows dairy defra disease drainage elms environmental fertiliser fertility fertilizer finance financial fire flock fmc gate gps grass grazing handling harvest health health and safety hedge hse insurance lambing maintenance maize market mart milk paddock parasite pig pneumonia potatoes poultry premium sfi sheep stress stubble telehandler training vaccinate worms
    • Replies: 219
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  6. D

    Zac Goldsmith out

    Zac has lost the environment job. Good thing or bad thing? And who will replace him?
    • Donkey5
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    • beef beet bovine break crop broccoli carbon cattle co2 continental cover crops defra environmental gate groundswell health insecticide irrigation market nutrients orchards organic osr plough potatoes rpa sfi thistles vaccinate
    • Replies: 103
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  7. ringi

    College flock pits Mules against terminal crosses

    https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/sheep/college-flock-pits-mules-against-terminal-crosses Even a mix of none proformance recorded lowland ewes did better than the mules. Given the high biosecurity risks with mules, are mules still sensible? (I don't know how they counted the cost of keeping...
    • ringi
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    • continental ewes flock friesian grass lambing market mart performance sheep tup tupping tups
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  8. D

    Dutch Spotted

    Seeing plenty Dutch Spotted rams in catalogues and online at the moment..anybody tried one commercially ?..Would they fatten off grass?..anybody tried cross bred ewes ?
    • De ja
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    • cattle continental dairy ewes grass grazing market milk pig premium sheep store sale tup tups worm resistance
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  9. Barleymow

    The Queen

    News flash concerns for her health
    • Barleymow
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    • abbey agronomist boots cattle continental cows death defender diesel down to earth drone environmental establishment flooding gate grass grenadier handling harvest health hedge land rover maintenance minerals operator organic organic farming parts plough registration repair sheep silage stress tower training transport wheat
    • Replies: 924
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  10. V

    What to do with wild bullock

    I have an Angus bullock here about 15 month old that has went crackers . Fine out in the field will be about first to quad bike looking for a bite of feed but in a confined place a nutter. We had him in with a batch to get ready for going into a store sale but he managed to clear two high...
    • valtraman
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    • accident beef calf calves cattle clamp continental cows dairy death ear tag friesian gate grazing harvest hedge insurance limousin magnum market mart milk milking oats osr peat plough pneumonia quad sheep silage slug slugs store sale teats training valtra variety
    • Replies: 142
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  11. Agriland RSS

    Marshall and Masseys sell well at Cheffins northern auction

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Earlier this month Cheffins hosted a sale of over 900 lots of classic and vintage tractors, at which a 1948 Field Marshall took the honour of realising the highest price. As usual, the Northern sale was held at the Great Yorkshire Showground where it...
  12. teslacoils

    UK Agricultural Coops - Why Dont They Seem To Gain Critical Mass?

    Further to the discussion about the scale of UK supermarkets, I thought Id canvas some thoughts on why UK farmer coops dont seem to get past the (protective helmet worn) quaint scale. Look, I know there have been many coops. Yes, I know there still are many successful small UK coops. But is...
    • teslacoils
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    • beef buying group cereals continental cows dairy environmental financial market milk potatoes variety
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  13. T

    Rotational grazing - sheep

    Hi all, First time posting. Have always 'lightly' rotated sheep round the farm. We have small fields that lend themselves to it. This is the first year I've made more of a conscious effort. I'm generally moving stock every three days(ish) and using stocking rates that work with this. This has...
    • Troward
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    • agronomist application beef calves cattle continental cows diesel drought ewes fertiliser financial flock forage gate grass grassland grazing harvest health lambing management paddock parasite performance platform residual roots ryegrass sheep silage soil testing supplement training weaning wormer wormers worms
    • Replies: 91
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  14. Chae1

    Gas price rant.

    Morning rant. Fed up hearing about gas prices this morning. Has anyone mentioned gas is used to manufacture fertiliser which is important in food production?🤷‍♂️ I've not heard anything yet. Also the gas companies have to charge more, because the price they're buying gas in at has increased...
    • Chae1
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    • accident baling carbon cattle co2 continental death defender diesel electricity environmental fertiliser finance gas grass harvest hedge legumes lpg market milk nitrogen osr performance resilient storage storm supplement trading training turbine wheat
    • Replies: 143
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  15. S

    Whats the solution to the energy crisis?

    Small businesses cant handle the energy price rise even in the medium term. Households are getting energy Bill's higher than their mortgage . What's the answer?
    • Stuart J
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    • alliance analysis carbon cattle cereals co2 continental death diesel drift electricity environment agency fertiliser fertilizer fire gas hail harrow harvest harvesting health health and safety hydrogen immune interest rate lpg malting market milking parts plough potatoes renewable energy storage sulphur trading transport turbine wheat xerion yielding
    • Replies: 276
    • Forum: Politics, Covid19 and Brexit
  16. Anymulewilldo

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...
    • Anymulewilldo
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  17. CPM RSS

    A crusade for control

    Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF With many growers now winning the war on blackgrass, there seems to be a new grassweed enemy emerging from the battlelines. CPM seeks advice on the strategies to control ryegrass. Based on what we’ve seen in Australia and in parts of continental...
  18. D

    Climate Emergency - The Next Decade

    Never mind net zero by 2050 : that’s a long term policy that will maybe only hold us where we are today in terms of warming, that’s even if we can achieve it globally which seems highly unlikely. What concerns me more is the next decade. What measures are being put in place to ensure security...
    • DrWazzock
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    • analysis baling barley beef brewing carbon carrots cattle co2 continental cows csfb cultivating dairy death defra diesel drainage drought electricity elms environmental establishment fertiliser fire flooding forage gas grass grassland grazing harvest harvesting hedge holstein hydrogen inventory irrigation learning maintenance maize market methane miscanthus nitrogen organic parts plough pollution potato potatoes rainfall rye sandy satellite seed seedbeds sequester sfi sheep silage soil carbon storage storm stubble thistles tower training transport turbine varieties water infiltration wheat yields
    • Replies: 310
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  19. J

    OSR drilling

    Is anyone drilling osr or are you waiting for some moisture?
    • Jorow52
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    • Replies: 484
    • Forum: Cropping
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