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  1. Clive

    Red Tractor lies again

    “Field to store” …….. not possible
    • Clive
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    • Replies: 243
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  2. johnspeehs

    Home kill lamb weight.

    I got a lamb killed for the freezer and it was 19kgs what weight should I get back from the butcher packing it?
  3. J

    Using microsoft excel or similar to work out cattle margins.

    I'm a relative novice in such things but I do use excel spread sheets to keep various records and work out data. I have recently been trying to work out if it's possible to make a cattle sheet which takes into account deadweight, grade, age, breed, sex, etc to give info on the margins of these...
  4. Agriland RSS

    NFU livestock chair has concerns for GB sheep sector

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The livestock board chair at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Richard Finlay, has said he is concerned as Great Britain’s sheep sector continues to see falling lamb prices. “In recent days we’ve seen the old season lamb (OSL) deadweight price...
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  5. O

    witch livestock app / software programs do you run ?

    Hello everyone! We have been running on Agridata for years now but due to the firm not running anymore, we would like to move on to another software to register and record our beef and sheep herd! what simple software's are there on the market , nothing too fancy just to register our calves and...
    • Owainwills01
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    • Replies: 74
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  6. E

    selling wiltshire horn lambs in the livestock market

    i’ve got a flock of wiltshire horns and i sell directly to the public. Can anyone advise me, is it worth selling them in the livestock market? Will they be comparable to the more commercial breeds?Any help would be appreciated.
    • egbert123
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    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  7. EasyNewz

    The first of its kind App for farmers by farmers.

    Link to the App Store. No Ads. No Bias. Just the News We appreciate all feedback.
  8. Agriland RSS

    Pig price reached record high in last week of 2022

    Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland British standard pig price (SPP) reached a new record high of 201.24p/kg at the end of 2022, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said The European Union-spec SPP averaged 200.59p/kg in December 2022, which is 0.29p/kg more...
  9. FarmerDanny1989

    The ideal suckler cow

    Just for a bit of fun and some general discussion what is everyone’s thoughts on there own ideal suckler cow? Maternal and paternal breeds? Size/weight? what would you/do you put her to?
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  10. cb387

    You’re a ‘freeloader’ if you don’t join the NFU

    Well according to David Richardson anyway. Never mind their support of RT, once the NFU start pulling their finger out and working in farmers interests rather than big business then I might reconsider my lack of membership. Hopefully enough people are leaving to make NFU take note so they have...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  11. Agriland RSS

    Factory offering farmers free AI straws ‘to show benefit of better genetics’

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland In current times, all sectors of agriculture are working to find new ways of improving the efficiency of their operations in a bid to reduce emissions. One beef processor based in Northern Ireland is funding a project to demonstrate the benefits of...
  12. roscoe erf

    Who's getting the money

    And who has it to spend. turkey on the shelf Morrisons £127 for a fresh bird lamb £8 a kilo. great time to be a livestock farmer
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    • Replies: 103
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  13. choochter

    Home Kill

    How much meat will I get? Never done this before. Heifer BazX 696kg live. KO% 57% ? How many kgs meat should I expect, please
  14. M

    Full time farming to part time?

    I’ve been thinking that with a few changes in stock numbers and infrastructure, I could quite easily free up enough time to generate more income away from the livestock business. However, I’ve been full time since I left school and have very few qualifications that lend well to off farm income...
    • Magik22
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  15. TFF

    Improvements to flock productivity help sheep farm with carbon efficiency 2022-12-09

    Improvements to flock productivity has helped a sheep farm with improving carbon efficiency Exceeding targets for ewe efficiency and lamb growth rates is helping a Welsh sheep farm to become more carbon efficient. Hendre Ifan Goch, near Blackmill, Bridgend, produces lamb from a flock of 540...
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  16. M

    Farming strike

    I was wondering what you guys/girls would think about a farming strike. I'm a beef man myself and obviously I can't stop feeding stock but we can stop selling stock for say 2 weeks. Surely it would cause enough chaos to get powers above to take notice. Apparently to Therese coffey statement the...
    • Matt14
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  17. Agriland RSS

    Report: Pig production costs in 17 countries, including Ireland

    Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland An annual report that examines the cost of pig meat production in 17 countries, including Ireland, has been published this week by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) The Pig Cost of Production in Selected Countries report has been...
  18. Cowabunga

    Banging in the Nails.

    In case you missed it in yesterday’s news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63660488 It’s a slow death, one nail at a time, aided and abetted by our national leaders. Just like this… Banging in the Nails...
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    • Replies: 125
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  19. CornishTone

    UK Aus Trade Deal - Eustice comes clean!

    He’s finally had the balls to admit the truth… Sorry if this has already been put up.
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  20. spark_28

    Clipfitter - castration

    https://www.clubtags.co.uk/clipfitter-1229-p.asp Read an article about this yesterday on farming Scotland. Bit like a burdizzo and you can use it 3 months after the lambs are born. What's peoples opinions on this? Definitely something that will benefit hill farms and something I would use...
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    • Replies: 127
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
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