dual purpose

Thought I would ask this here for a bit more clarification. Herself has bought a few calves this week for the first time in ages, one to suckle on a cow who had a dead calf, and a few more for luck :-) Popped to Shrewsbury and then bought them from Drayton... What set me pondering was the low...

I noted with intrest the recent statement by the chairman of the Limousin society re abuse of its staff on social media. I know there have been some strange goings on but didn’t realise it had got that bad. Being a board member and trustee of a few organisations it seems the folk with off centre...

A new take on the "what stock trailer" thread... :) Thinking that I might trade on the tidy but getting oldish 10ft IW stock trailer for a new one, to take me through to the end of my farming career. Old 'un is still good nick, but getting rattly!! However, what sets this question apart, is...

Just taken ewes off land they have been on since december and its like a mud bath was thinking of overseeding as i want early silage i know the yield will be low. would the new grass if it takes effect preservation of silage as my experience of new reseeds and silage is poor.I have no doubt...

I know eid has been talked about in previous posts but I’m ‘weighing up’ which brand to go with. I would like to, going forward, record my sheep flock and make better breeding decisions. I’ve tried to find direct comparisons or differences but not had much luck. All the commercial sheep...

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Brother just been on phone to his mate in NZ. Sounds like cinders is in the process of destroying there whole ag industry. Lamb price could be up here for a while.....

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The plan is a mobile chicken hutch with moveable electric netting - the chickens will follow the cattle round and hopefully get lots of their food from the insects in the cow pats etc. Therefore I don’t want 330 eggs-per-year birds, that will need lots of supplementary feeding. I want good...

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Looking to put up a new shed, the initial requirements are to in winter up to 40 head of spring calving cows, and to house 100+ Cheviot ewes in lamb with twins, with the possibility of extending in the future, site space isn’t too restrictive, are you better trying to design a big dual purpose...

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Does anyone know of anybody breeding functional, maternal (or dual purpose) rams in Northern Ireland? Would prefer someone making their breeding decisions based on data rather than looks. We moved away from buying in replacements a few years ago to keeping our own. Happy with the results but...

Got 30acres it that was destined for turnips April drilled to fatten lambs August onwards. Thinking more about going for grass as it might have a cut before lambs go into it. What's the best thing to plant?

Costing up a slight change in policy and feel confident some figures from the collective will be more accurate than books! Please can you put some figures on my ? below. Value pure Jersey bull calf, JxF, JxBB Jersey cull cow? x cull cow? Jersey output, autumn block, 1t cake? Some idea of milk...

So I presently run a Amarok doing 15,000 miles a year. It’s leased and going in June this year. It ticks all the boxes for me as it’ll travel across fields, tow a trailer, carry stuff in the pickup bed, takes the kids to and from school and is also happy travelling to the coast on holiday. I’ve...

Anybody built a small arena in a corner of a field? Isn’t commercial, just for family use Did you apply for planning? is there a change of use etc procedure to follow? any rough ideas of cost of surface etc?

Who makes a trailer that’s dual use as a dumper and grain trailer? Thinking along the lines of a square body (not traditional dumper style), hydraulic tailgate that won’t open unless the body is tipped slightly, 650 tyres, air and oil brakes, rollover sheet. It hold 14 + tonnes of wheat but...

Hi all, we currently run an ayr calving suckler herd which are limmy x Friesian (from the old dairy herd here) put to a Simmental bull which produce some cracking calves. His offspring have then been put to a Saler bull as a separate herd, but the calves have been disappointing in comparison to...

Hi All, Im a complete newbie, aside from “growing up” on an arable farm. Im currently living in Brittany, France. On a former cattle farm, (neighbour took up the business and has about 80 Charolais cattle) I am looking at moving towards more of a ‘crofting’ style of living, and have decided...