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None of them are what they could be ime. what are the differences, how can they be improved what is your experience /wish for them accepting that we are stuck with the actual use of them, that is.. So that if they so wished, to make their product better for the sheep (and the shepherd )...

Apply now for a calf housing grant Written by Gwyn Jones Credit: Katie Hunt I’m pleased to say that you can now take the first step to apply for the Calf Housing for Health and Welfare grant. In this post, I will explain how. I’ve been closely involved in the co-design of this grant, so I...

Started last night on BBC Scotland. All seem like decent folk. Wonder if we will see a dry day on Uist...🤔

Introducing Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure grants Written by The Team Katie Hunt We're pleased to share the next steps of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Through the first round of the Animal Health and Welfare Equipment and Technology grant, over £19 million will be...

I understand that there has been more stolen cattle found on the same farm as the 14 cattle stolen from Anglesey were found in April, are all the cattle on this farm stolen from someone

Any body still got any cows on the old cheque book style pass port? We’ve got 3 left, good old girls

laptop suddenly started blaring at me, hacked, ring Microsoft to unblock, couldn't shut down, or shut up. so rung number, very convincing. followed their instructions, telling me bank and pay pal accounts hacked. wanted me to check. No way l was going to reveal that info, so told him to ring...

Welcome to the latest issue of the RH&W newsletter. Spring finally feels like it has fully sprung upon us over the last month. The landscape has erupted into colour and crops are beginning to flourish with sun shining. As is often the case, with a change of season comes changes to...

Hi, I have APHA coming tomorrow for a 48hr inspection. They say they want to see "all stock and medicine and death records" ... can anyone tell me what to expect? Cheers! Joe

So it seems that Farmplan Cattle Manager is about to be integrated into Herdwatch software. That explains their reticence at any upgrading of the software. So can any users of Herdwatch tell me if it’s a good programme and easy to use with good reporting. Does it have a mobile app that can...

Recently purchased a bunch of cattle and one of them calved on Tuesday. On the passport the mother's date of birth is 24 March 2022. Possible?

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been convicted at Dungannon Magistrates Court on separate charges following cattle identification inspections carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Alan McFarland (61) of Ballagh...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Dorset Police’s rural crime team has reported what it is calling “yet another” suspected dog attack, which in this case resulted in a lamb being euthanised by a vet. Just last week the force reported livestock worrying concerns in north Dorset...

I have a bullock going to store sale this week but just realised it says female on passport , can I sell it then new owner sends passport off to be changed ?

https://www.shearwell.co.uk/turbo-tagger I have one of these at the moment but find it a frustrating tool. The tags jaws are not opened up enough to easily go on the sheep's ears. So,a lot of faffing about trying not to dislodge the tag before closing it up. I still have the older style...

Does anyone know a manufacturer that produces a light weight flexible RFID sheep/lamb ear tag in HDX? Something similar to the Allflex Bubblegum tag, which is FDX-B.

I have some off lying grass land that I let out over summer on a grass keep basis but use over winter for ram lambs and ewe lambs. It’s about 20 miles away. So don’t go everyday. Last winter I lost a ram lamb, could not find him anywhere. Spoke to the three neighbouring farmers at the time...

As title says, may sound a bit basic, but with hay bales being short this year, all right feeding on some yards down the outside of a diag feed barrier, but we also have yards with round "toomestone" feeders in, the cows like to pull, mess with the hay and waste it out on the floor, i went...

Thinking of getting a load of fodder beet in to keep the lambing ewes going. Ewes due 1st April, grass has pretty much buggered off. Never had owt to do with fodder beet, how long will it keep in a heap on hard standing? I'm assuming I'll have chop a few up to get ewes used to it? It's got to...

Having problems with calfs, they start off great but then after 2 or 3 weeks they just start getting smaller and die then, they get colostrum and plenty of it, its not scour or pneumonia, iv had the vet look at them when they were hear and had them dissect dead 1s and iv sent dead 1s to the lab...