Ruminant Health & Welfare has worked with stakeholders from across the ruminant sector to create a flowchart to help farmers in the recently lifted Temporary Control Zones (TCZ) navigate what this means for their farm and animal movements during the vector low season for midges.
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I’m next door to a rewetting project that’s a combined effort or “non effort” between the Forestry Commission, Natural England and the Wolds Chalk Stream project or something like that.
And I’m fairly angry about it as fetid stinking water is sometimes pouring across their plantations onto the...
Welcome to Ruminant Health & Welfare
Welcome to the first RH&W newsletter of 2024
Our important work continues with our focus now on developing a beef welfare strategy with the working group as well as progressing the welfare goals identified in the dairy and sheep strategies through 2024.
As...
Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a research programme aimed at preventing crop loss from Fusarium Basal Rot (FBR), an infection caused by a soil-borne fungus.
‘FUSED – Integrated fusarium early diagnostic and...
Just thought I'd share with you all the privilege I've had with dear old red tractor.
So as most of you know I've been due a spot inspection.
I try and keep my personal life off of here but for the purpose of this I'll share a bit, my partner of nearly 6 years was blue-lighted to hospital on...
We got a lamb which birthed normally on its own, the ewe cleaned it off, it stood up and had milk, same thing next day, yet looked wobbly, now it can’t stand up, it pushes with its back legs, yet the front legs won’t support it, it’s alert, calls for its bottle, yet it can’t stand, has anyone...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Mole Valley Farmers has launched a Soil-to-Silage service with the aim of helping livestock farmers get the most nutritional value from their grassland.
The Soil-to-Silage is available to Mole Valley Farmers members, shareholders and customers...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The National Pig Association (NPA) has today (Monday, February 19) published its General Election manifesto, which calls for supply chain fairness and preventative measures against African swine fever (ASF).
The association’s three main...
‼️CALLING ALL UK DAIRY FARMERS‼️
I am a fourth year student at Harper Adams University studying BSc Agriculture.
For my final year project I am investigating the management strategies implemented within UK dairy calf rearing systems to reduce the prevalence of Johne’s disease.
I would greatly...
No sh1t Sherlock, but at least people are noticing the truth at long last.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/diet/nutrition/full-fat-milk-dairy-better-for-us-all-along/
On the many hundreds of acres the NT owns near to me that has been left derelict for "nature" they are in the process of putting in new fences.
If they had maintained the hedges and cleaned out the ditches properly, much of this would be unnecessary.
Now I would have expected an organisation...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Welsh chief veterinary officer (CVO) Dr Richard Irvine has announced the lifting of the Welsh avian influenza (bird flu) bird gathering ban.
The ban on gatherings applied to Gailliforme birds such as pheasants, chickens and turkeys.
However, the...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed a case of avian influenza (bird flu) in commercial poultry in Yorkshire.
The case was confirmed on Wednesday (February 14) at a premises near Hutton xxxxxxxxx, East...
Currently using halacour or some variation of it. It’s a pig of a disease and I hate it. Calf shed gets cleaned as well as possible but no concrete. Is there any other solution or just keep on at it with halacour?
Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland
An association for vets in Northern Ireland has said that a proposed reduction in the compensation rate for cattle removed under the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) programme would be “unfair”.
Last month, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Anyone used this:
https://www.moleonline.com/net-tex-calci-ewe-drench-500ml-1270537?_$ja=tsid:~cid:19635440391~agid:~tid:~crid:~nw:x~rnd:11589858249001596477~dvc:c~adp:&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5rGuBhCnARIsAN11vgQ_xX0VlXJ--FuVE7SYPqQKvSN1CpVIzda_fcD0CMjnHh9FoBg80VwaArAcEALw_wcB
Ive run out...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
More than 10,000 farmers have now applied for the latest round of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).
As of today (Wednesday, February 14), one in eight farmers have submitted an...
Spotlight on updates and additions to livestock and grassland offer
Written by The Team
Credit: Peter O'Connor
Over the past few weeks, we've summarised the updates to our environmental land management offer by farm type.
These posts follow last month's Agricultural Transition Plan...
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