cows

I sometimes struggle to get a cow to walk into the parlour first after a few rows in. No problems with cows following and filling up the row easily on their own but getting the first cow up and to the very front can sometimes be a struggle. Any suggestions what could be down? I do give the...

I am struggling to remember and every time I look at a forecast in any hope there is nothing on the horizon. This has to be unprecedented.

Only on a few cows out of a hundred, this is the worst one, doesn't quite look like it to me, closed herd, never had Ringworm, no wood anywhere.

Just been looking through My calving book looking at some stats. Started 20th March with 400 calved to date out of 450. Assisted 57 Suckled 13 5 sets of twins 10 losses at birth or within 1st few hours Been chased once 2 c sections 3 calf beds ( vet required for 1 only) 3 dead cows( 1 heart...

Avian Influenza in US cattle Written by Defra Press Office Two cows looking at the camera. There have been media reports this week about the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cattle in the US. We are monitoring the situation closely but at this time have no...

I get asked all sorts of questions about dogs and Google usually comes up with an answer. So here's a new one on me! (Definitely asking for a 'friend'!). Allegedly, it is legal (or a legal defence) if your dog, on it's own initiative, chases stray livestock off your own property. The courts...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Victor Willis as vice president of dairy market development (USA). Willis, who has over 25 years of retail and manufacturing experience in the dairy sector, will be the new...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Carla Lockhart MP is urging farmers to prioritise their health and stay safe around slurry following a ‘near miss’ incident with slurry gas in recent days. The incident occurred near Larne in Co. Antrim and involved two men, one aged in his 30s...

Hi , have a Limxbbx cow ,2nd calver. As a heifer last year had a belting calf and reared it well. This year calved itself fine but calf died several days later, wasn’t her fault, . Question is do I keep her to go round again or weigh it in? She carries a bit of flesh. If it was older I...

Today the Red Tractor Beef & Lamb Board motioned a vote of no confidence in the RT executive. This evening the TFA ran a Q and A webinar with Jim Moseley. Couple of questions came in. One asked what RT could do to help level the playing field with grain imports. Another referenced the 3 year...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across the country after being delayed due to the difficult spring weather conditions encountered this year. College of Agriculture, Food and...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The UK Agri-Tech Centre has published reports on “potential actions” farmers can take to reduce emissions and the innovation pipeline that will help the livestock sector reach net zero. CEO of Agri-Tech Centre, Phil Bicknell gave evidence to the House...

Ban non-stun slaughter Please sign and share the petition, I have finally got this through parliament, using new laws and ruling, so it's not like those in the past In modern society, we believe more consideration needs to be given to animal welfare and how livestock is treated and culled. We...

Went out to look at Cows and Calves this morning and was amazed to find a cow with a second calf that was untagged. Must have been born yesterday and previous one was born last Friday. I have heard of this but not so far apart. How do I explain to BCMS?

Selection of South Devon cows from 5yrs -10yrs with BB or AA calves at foot Older outfits £1450 Younger outfits £1850 Or sensible offers

Just thought I would share a picture of wild meadow flowers cheers me up. We used to spread bagged nitrogen on the farm until 20 years ago and had no wild flowers in meadows I remember my dad saying how when he was young the meadows were full of flowers. Now I know what he meant . Over 20...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland In light of difficult weather conditions, farmers are being urged to focus on achieving between 28-33% of dry matter (DM) when ensiling grass, as this is pivotal to good fermentation. Forage technical support at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, Lientjie...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Securing optimal levels of carbon reduction within a robotic milking enterprise was the focus of a recent farm walk. The event was hosted by William and Alan McConnell from Drumgaw in Co. Armagh, in association with the College of Agriculture, Food...

Having calved the first 20 cows to a new bull 3 have been the wrong way round. I cannot remember the last time we had one the wrong way round let alone 3. 2 have had to be out via ceaser as they were too large to jack out and I’ve just calved another the wrong way round tonight but the calf was...

Greetings. I've decided to reach out and see if I can gather some ideas about any aspects of keeping 1,500 sheep you care to discuss. I'm in the Northeast US. I've had 120 +/- ewes for the last 5 years and now looking to expand to 1,500 for a solar park grazing contract. Winters are wet and...