cows

The lambing jack, I think I've seen it all now...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A team of vets have been called “heroes” for helping to save 33 cattle from an overturned lorry in Gobowen, Shropshire. The incident saw a double-decker vehicle carrying 40 cattle flip over, prompting an urgent call to the veterinary teams at...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland The breeding season is fast approaching and getting cows grazing continues to be a significant challenge on dairy farms. On many farms, fodder supplies are now very much depleted. With breeding around the corner, it is vital that cows are being...

Hi After 2 12-15 month old Angus bulls ideally in Mid Wales/Shropshire border area. Easy calving, to run on dairy heifers and cows. Thanks

We’re looking to add a cantilever to cover over where the cows feed. How wide can we go, steel size will probably be 254 x 146 x 31. Will probably fit 9 x 3 timber purlins and f/c sheets. We want to stop the rain on the feed but not block out any sun or air flow. The existing eaves are about...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund. M&S aims to remove 11,000t of greenhouse emissions and to cut carbon by 8.4%. This includes a £1 million investment in...

Hello all, I am in my final year at Harper Adams University studying Agriculture with Mechanisation. I am writing my dissertation on the productivity and efficiency of robotic dairy. If any Robot dairy farmers could spare less than five minutes to complete my questionnaire thhis would greatly...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland M&S has announced a £1 million investment into a change to the diet of the pasture-grazed cows in its milk pool to reduce the amount of methane produced in a cow’s stomach and released into the atmosphere. This initiative will be implemented by...

Just wanted to know of any of your experiences of a Ford 5000 with a CAV rotary pump instead of a Simms inline pump. What was one with a CAV pump like at starting from cold? Many thanks.

Our cattle calve easily but the odd calving goes wrong and so we bought a Jourdain calving gate years ago. It is similar to the one in photos below. There is a strap bolted on to the wall. The yoke fixes on to the strap but the other end is not supported on the ground. The gate fixes on to the...

An article in Sunday Times about the development of Edinburgh Airport. I was interested to read passenger numbers pre covid had a peak of 14'000'000 and 2023 was the first year to beat that at 14'700'000. The really interesting bit was after developments passenger numbers are going to be...

Just goes to show what the war did for our timber as well as food / farm supplies We can learn and heed so much from (recent) history https://www.facebook.com/groups/462211149099296/permalink/803002318353509/

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As above what's the best way to break up any lumpy bits? Tine harrow or chain harrow? What would a tedder do....

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are hosting a series of six farm walks to illustrate and define ‘Efficient and Sustainable Milk Production’ for local dairy farmers. The first two farm walks took place on Wednesday, March 27...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland An Australian company has announced the launch of a new product, “Ashgrove Eco-Milk”, which is a climate-friendly milk. Ashgrove Cheese stated that this new eco-milk retains all the nutritional benefits and taste of Ashgrove full cream milk while...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland As the breeding season approaches on farms, it is important that you begin preparations and ensure that everything is ready for the planned start of mating. The challenging weather conditions currently facing farmers mean that cows are not in as good...

Anyone done it? Grazing as in rotational

Will it ever dry up? No, goodbye😩🤷🌧️🌧️