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Just curious if anyone has a method of feeding cow rolls on the hill? I’ve been thinking about buying a snacker for a few years but not sure if they work with rolls? And covering rough ground? I’ve always just fed from bags but it can be a bit hazardous! Thanks

AHDB are releasing the results of the latest Sheep breed Survey next monday This is the fifth such survey since 1971 and acc/the blurb 'Amongst other things it tells us about the distribution of breeds in the UK sheep industry and indicates the way in which current breeding policies in the...

The RBST and the Sustainabile Food Trust have been banging on about this issue for a bit. But it seems both the latest food report and George Eustice are missing the point re the important role of small abattoirs to farmers who sell direct or to local butchers. The big companies don’t want the...

Written by Tom Allen-Stevens from CPM Magazine Download PDF Newhouse Farm has already accomplished significant progress with its carbon savings and sequestration. CPM visits to find there’s a refreshing air of excitement for what lies ahead. I look at ELMs and I see opportunities. By Tom...

What sort of lambing % would you expect off the above put to a terminal sire had no experience with wool shedders thinking of giving some a go

Trying to avoid pink eye problems, would Spotinor help with reducing headflies flies on sheep? I cant find any information on dosing/quantities for headfly in sheep, only lice and ticks. How much and where to put it please? Between ears (hair) /top of neck (wool) etc? ( I dont want it...

Thinking about Neilo's post on another thread where he was describing his experience with Exlanas. Why do some people swear by some breeds and others swear at them. Is it different farms, systems, etc enough to explain it? For example I read a lot of positives about Lleyns and bought 50 from...

We currently feed rumenco high energy blocks on the hills, but we find a lot uneaten and that the sheep are in bad condition this year, what is everyone else feeding and has anyone else had a similar issue?

I'm hoping someone can offer me some help, my fpd has been sailing close to the cut off for a while now but the last few collections it's been very low about 504 usually. This has only happened since3the cows have been grazing more grass (been turned into the silage fields) said fields are a...

Does anyone have any old photos of these spreaders, or any literature/parts books for them? Thanks

Every year I have to dose my lambs for cocci so I was wondering if the brinnicombe buckets would be worth a try instead. Has anyone used them rather than relying on vecoxan? Only 35 lambs but more hassle getting them in to drench. Lambs are 10 days - 4 weeks old and just spotted one of the older...

Sent a muck sample off to test for fluke and they there's no sign of liver fluke ,but there are rumen fluke eggs. Vet says this is not common and we've not had it before. Treatment apparently is Zanil. Just wondering if anyone else has experience of it and what they did

I'm after some opinions on what I've put together in my head after some thought on a herbal ley mix to hit the gs4 specification, I havent seen a mix that I'm 100% happy with and suits my needs, far too many seem insistent on adding crap like oxeye daisies into the mix. In my head I've come up...

Just bought a new one. Is it just me or is a rubber tube hard to push down the lambs throat. I got on well with the more plastic type ones.

Hello, I have just listened to a podcast featuring a regenerative livestock farming couple, and they were discussing the changes from BPS to the ELM scheme. What are everyone's thoughts on the ELM scheme? Will it make farming fairer? Will it change things for new entrants? Does anyone have any...

Anyone used this?

Sick of "work socks" wearing through in no time, and sweaty feet. Spend all of my time in Steelie dealer boots or wellies. I'm assuming the more wool, the better?

Just a quick question. What numbers do you look to limit your outdoor lambing groups at?

I have been pricing up some protein molasses for lick feeding to a group of 20, 5/6month old AAX heifers I purchased, along with a few other hanger ons from our Coos. There is only very limited trough space in the shed, so hard feed is not an option, and 80kg protein tubs while convenient, are...

Getting set up for the next lambing season. Looking at what is best on the market to rear lambs on automatic machine. Looking at feeding 20 ish lambs on machine. ( so not huge numbers) Just want to know what machine works best? There seems to b the sheperdess, ewe2 but probably there is...