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The Farmdeals team are delighted to announce our latest supplier to join the platform. Neogen. Neogen are a leader in biosecurity, animal safety, genomics, animal welfare and general hygiene. Rigorously testing products and constantly investing in new tech to ever improve their range, Neogen...

I’m helping out a local contractor over the summer, driving his gear. What would the going rate per hour be now the minimum wage has gone up.

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Every day, the Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) helps care for lost and stray animals. The GSPCA is often called out to help larger animals get back into a field after breaking out. Most animals that escape is the cause...

Thinking of putting a 200L drum on the corn cart tractor's front linkage for fire fighting! Got a double hydraulic connector so use that as the pump drive. Half inch hose with a bit of pressure will do. Any ideas for the pump? Thanks

We’ve always grown s barley for wholecrop, but last year‘s efforts were horrendous. Sodding wet spring (after dusty Feb/March), followed on by many weeks of no rain. Barley got sown late, established then gasped for water. None of it managed to get over 12 inches high. This year’s heading the...

I hope this isn't a stupid question, but if you feed cow colostrum to lambs or goat kids, is there a risk that they could get TB if it came from an affected cow / herd? I can't find a clear answer on the internet, although it does seem like Johne's can be spread that way.

Just seen the above advert. What do dairy farmers make of it?? !

Is baling forage rape an option. We have a field of it with a footpath going through, which might cause a problem. Sown late autumn 23. Has anyone experience with, how might do i need to wilt it? Tedding it? Plain mower or conditioner? Planning on doing it end of may start of july then back...

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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Former chief executive of Arla Foods, Ash Amirahmadi, has today (Monday, April 15) received the RABDF Princess Royal Award. Amirahmadi was formally presented with the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Princess Royal Award in a...

Dear Dairy Farmers, We want to hear your views and experiences about heat stress in your cattle. Irrespective of if you think its an issue or not on your farm, if you have 4 cows or 4000 cows, we want to hear from you. The first 250 respondents, which I can confirm has not been reached at the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Welsh Beef producers can take centre stage and showcase the sector’s sustainability credentials during Great British Beef Week, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said. Great British Beef Week will take place from April 23-30, 2024...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Vietnam has reported its first human infection with a low pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) A(H9N2) virus, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is a different sub-type of avian influenza than the highly pathogenic...

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Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Foyle Food Group’s ‘Farms of Excellence’ in Co. Tyrone, hosted a farm walk on Wednesday, April 10, with a US cattle rancher, renowned for his work in breeding feed-efficient cattle, in attendance. The guest speaker was Jim Jensen who is the owner of...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Breeding season is fast approaching, and although the use of artificial insemination (AI) grows year-on-year, stock bulls still have a place on many farms. There is an increased risk with having a bull on the farm, but there are also a number of...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland) has set out its priorities for the UK general election this year in a manifesto issued to all political parties. The NFU Scotland Manifesto 2024 sets out specific requirements that Scottish...

What kind of pump do people use for dirty water. I want to pump out yard water which has silage in too, not loads but enough to get in the filter of a petrol 2 inch pump. I'm hoping to fit a length pipe and pump it out to drain away, so high pressure could be handy. It also could be used to...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Cows on the vast majority of farms have spent much longer in the shed than was expected by most, which has led to increased cases of lameness. With the breeding season approaching on farms, a cow with a lameness issue will often struggle to go in...