ear tag

Interested in what works well (or doesn't!), and approx cost? Our cows have EID ear tags for out of parlour feeders, so makes sense to have a gate that works with them. Ideally three way for grazing season: A) high yielders out to feed yard B) low yielders out to grass C) cows to pick out e.g...

Written by John Swire A new pilot project has been launched to look at the potential for DNA traceability system through the UK’s complex beef supply chain – with the first samples taken this week. AHDB has teamed up with industry to test a robust and scientifically verified traceability...

Difficult to get picture but it’s a small bird dark brown with very defined light brown stripes/lines across it’s body seemed to be happy pottering around in the ditch ahead of me

I have been using the SAC livestock recording program for cattle movements, passport applications etc. I get on ok with it but my laptop is on its last legs. I have an iPad and iPhone. I am grudging buying another laptop as this is all I need it for. I would like to use an app where I can just...

Looking for some ideas on how to make feeding work for both dry cows and bulling heifers. The plan is to use a loose housed shed to calve in before housing bulling heifers in the winter. We need to be able to serve heifers in the shed due to the locality of the handling system so the thought of...

Written by Rachel Martin New rules will require livestock breeders to retag animals moved from Britain to Northern Ireland since January 1. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) said the requirement will apply to all cattle, pigs, sheep and goats moved brought...

Being a sensible and efficient shepherd I used the only dry day for the foreseeable to heptavac my ewe lambs. Did the first 250. No issues. Changed bottles. 2 out of the next 10 started fitting and subsequently died as soon as they were off the Clamp. Changed bottles. Notified MSD and awaiting a...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/13/wildlife-rangers-in-uk-jobs-offer-no-bison-experience-required No previous experience needed. I can see this going well. FFS. Just reintroduce a random species, assume it will be AOK and throw in two rangers who don't have a clue? Sounds...

The Red Tractor logo or brand does not appear on products that UK cereal growers supply the ingredients for so unquestionably has no value to end consumers of bakery and other cereal products The processors of these products including the likes of Hovis and Warburtons have stated that they have...

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/environment/most-littered-brands-northamptonshire-country-road-revealed-after-farmers-year-collecting-rubbish-3088874?fbclid=IwAR1PClsI8I02LQuvXzVWMseVty6GXVtR2pOrHXJxWGwOy3UZK9A50HD6ROQ Fair play to this guy, I’m sure someone on here would know him...

This has been sent to me this week. At approximately 2am on Tuesday 5th January a West Mercia Police patrol was in a pursuit with a VW Passat which ended up in South Staffordshire, Lower Penn. The vehicle had 2 males on board and 4 sheep tied up believed to be stolen. The males were detained...

Morning all, This is more out of curiosity than anything. Can anyone give me some information on what a contract actually does? For example: What are the start up costs? How many years experience of working with sheep tends to be necessary before contracting? What responsibilities does a...

Sadly we had a reactor 2 3 months ago. That when killed tested negative. We have just started our second test today. The vet come by themselves and have yet again slowed the parlour down to a snail pace. Have just gone in for dinner and i don't think we'll be finished before milking if they...

Does anyone clean/disinfect lamb ear tags and rings before application? I had a few joint ill cases last year which Im sure are due to tailing and tagging. For info I lamb outside so most lambs don't come inside. When lambs are dry and mothered up I uplift once a day from lambing field to put...

Evening tff we have recently taken on a tenacy on a hill farm with 3 separate hills with regular aged ewes.so my question is how are others. Keeping track of the ewe lambs to go back to there own hills getting 2 years out of tups because we will gimmer . So in theory getting upto 6 years from a...

Thought I should help @Bald Rick up the points league and have Christmas fun The only white cow I’ve ever really liked. Came from a Dutch cow we imported so no clue on the bull but would be an out and out Holstein. A little too narrow if I was being really picky but doesn’t stop her having some...

Ive had my grant request acceptance for activity monitor and seg gate. Need to start thinking about ordering one. Which one should I go for?

Has anybody else received the following email, asking for how it should be run in the future Dear Red Tractor Member, As we move towards a new era in British farming, it feels like the right time to reflect on just how far we have come as an industry. Many of you have been producing great...

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Now Then Just received an order from Shearwell, it seems they have changed the size of the cattle ear tags. They supplied a new applicator with the tags. The question is what was wrong with their tags before. The old metal applicator released automatically when the tag was...