deadweight

So just wondering what liveweights people look for in there finaihed cattle before considering killing them?? Do you tweak it per breed or use same weight across the board 😄

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland National Farmers Union (NFU) livestock board chair Richard Findlay has today ( Tuesday, July 26) voiced his “concern” over recent price trends in the UK beef market. Findlay has commented on the prices that farmers have received for their produce recently...

Where can I buy Lamb that isn't tough? No matter what source, 3 local farm shops, Ocado, M&S, Sainsburys and even once tried Farmison, always seems to be the same. In fact Morrisons used to have some nice lamb certainly before lockdown, not any more, Co-op sold some described as 'Welsh Hill...

So had my farm assurance inspection 3 weeks ago, I failed due to not having my health plan up to date 🙄 waiting on the vet now…..anyway at the end of the inspection the inspector said I wouldn’t get the failure report on paper this time (he normally prints it out on site) as they are trying to...

We do livestock transport to a number of markets and abattoirs around the south and east and occasionally to the Scottish Borders, Longtown and Carlisle. Most markets and abattoirs charge nominal amount for washing or are on a token system and some are still free. For a lorry and drag the...

Just had our first bunch sheared, it was hot unpleasant, dirty and not only hard work but another expense that a small farm can ill afford. So to all of you running shedders .. where do I start , I quite literally know nothing about them Can I breed my chev welsh cross ewes to become shedders...

As above, with the Bank of England now looking like they've got the bit between their teeth with wanting to control inflation, will any of your spending or investment decisions get postponed due to bank rate increasing?

Afternoon all, Today we've published a handbook containing all the detailed information about the sustainable farming incentive offer for this year. The handbook is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfi-handbook-for-the-sfi-2023-offer An overview blogpost is here...

We are arable farmers traditionally, but have taken on a lot of grass recently. We have a small herd of pedigree herfords that we love, although will take forever and a fortune to build them up to get all of our grass eaten off. Keen on not calving and maybe buying young and fattening. I see...

With my new vets as part of a package I have monthly body condition scoring + mobility scoring done by a vet tech. I had the first visit last week and am just trying to work out what to do with the data. Mobility scoring is easy, anything 3 pick up asap in one big session, score 2 is easy again...

Main front page headline in the Telegraph today. See all News Rishi Sunak will ask stores to cap basic food prices No 10 in discussions with supermarkets over French-style approach to cost of living crisis ByEdward Malnick, SUNDAY POLITICAL EDITOR andWill Hazell27 May 2023 • 9:16pm...

So many out there to choose from. Must be a ride-on. Already have a walk behind brush cutter. 18 acres. Some fields on an incline 20 degrees. Horses on the wet fields make dips and ruts and then ground dries lumpy and rock hard. Fields have scrubby edges, brambles, nettles etc. Q1 4...

From Sep I'll have a 3,000hd capacity slatted lamb finishing shed avail to a B&B customer. Includes automated feed system and skilled labour on site. I envisage lambs being sheared into the shed, and weighed weekly while on feed. Location will have its own CPH so movements are no issue...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Great Britain’s deadweight pig prices continue to gain momentum, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The deadweight pig prices continued to ascend through April, AHDB said, and the EU-spec standard pig price...

Its time for farmers to now accept their future and prepare, Just watched another video on youtube about the impact the goverments sub removal is having on small farms, given the fact bps goes straight to the net profit and requires no turnover to get im just curious as to how people will...

anyone any more news on the rumor i heard last week that scott beef were closed after losing 2 contracts to supply Aldi and M&S, huge hole in the market if true

Earlier this week on S4C farming a farmer was very happy with his cattle prices Not that long ago on country file a farmer was making hardly any profit on his cattle So who is correct?? Also a local auctioneer can’t see these high prices continuing I am no longer farming but still like to...

Just had some ungelded swaledale rams dropped off at the farm this week, they're at 30-35kg currently. What rough price per head would they be worth? Thanks

Given I’m a farmer in England currently feeling like a Turkey 2 weeks before Christmas I took a look at online jobs, nothing in particular just jobs available and after afew pages a job for people with a background in agricultural came up , sooo I took a look , Sai global - red tractor ( good...