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With the 1st of the vaccines about to become avilble .

Got a beef and sheep inspection by WhatsApp comming up soon. Has anyone else had one of these? How long does it take? Or do you have to email stuff to them afterwards? The lady said she wanted to see videos of the animals but I’m not sure how good my signal is outdoors.

Tb test due week after next, will it still happen due to lock down?

Currently looking at putting up a new cattle shed, after some ideas and what you would recommend. Looking for it to hold around 100/150 head. Also cost wise how much money would I save if I was to make all internal gates, feed barriers myself rather than buying off the likes of a local merchant...

Ready steady ...... go !! 😂. Seriously tho what you reckon ? Did the sac not once say 600 or their abouts ? Must be out dated by now ?

I have a coral to build for wild cattle. Think limo but worse. From your livestock experience what height would be the minimum requirement and spacing between rails. To be built out of timber.

I am sure this does happen with cattle and sheep.That is the re-export of stock from EU countrys. It disgusts me as a industry we allow this to happen.Why can the livestock not go on a hook dead .£15 a head is properly average price that a Holstein bull calf is sold for, kindest thing is to...

Doubled tagged a few gimmer lambs to keep as replacements using shearwell tags. Some seem to have bad infections where the tags have gone. Tags have been put in in the right place. Is it something I've done wrong? Sprayed them with cyclo spray will this make them go down or should I cut tags out...

I read in the Farmers Guardian that the NBA are suggesting the age at which cattle can be sold as prime beef be lowered to 27 months to allegedly reduce the carbon footprint of beef production. Firstly I completely disagree with their calculations as slower grown grass fed beef actuallytakes...

Looking to buy a sheep tag reader for sheep. Not doing anything fancy. Just to basically read and record tags of sheep in each field and to get a record saved of ewes sold off the farm. A system that is self contained with a big screen and ease of set up in relation to mobs and fields would...

Is it me or are pups hellish pricey just now! Lost our collie a few weeks ago so we are looking for a friend for the cocker spaniel. However some are 2k+ !!

Think this comes under Agricultural Matters rather than livestock. New neighbour acquired part of field we contract farm. Vendor fenced boundary, purchaser proceeds in erecting two gates in boundary then blocks us from accessing field from north leaving us a only southern entrance not an issue. Now he...

Hey Everyone, very new to the forum and quite new to farming tbh. My name is David Roche im from bolton originally but now living in israel (long story) and im involved with a startup called Co-Exist. This is a pdf from us giving a quick outline of what we are doing, hopefully some of you give...

I am looking to replace a silent herdsman heat detection system and would like to know what people think of the various systems that are available at the moment. I like the silent herdsman system apart from having reliability issues with the collars. So far I have looked at Genus breeder tag...

Did any one see the post about aberfeild ewes broken mouthed 2016 born? Kicked up quite a storm much to the pleasure of some mule breeders. Going through my own ewes today I found alot of 2015 born ewes broken and finding a correct mouthed 2012 born ewe a rarity.

A Kent Wildlife Trust initiative. One male, three female European Bison Going to be fenced in but meeting one of these would hurry up your dog walk. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-53349929

things ive found recently and over the years, this is in fields that are grazed by cattle with a footpath on otherside of hedge along the road that runs through my village, and with learnt over the years to check around border everytime we graze or cut it, right here we go, beer,lager bottles...

What are Cheviot mules like?

Afternoon Just had a key member of staff call to say he had been requested for jury service this august for 2 weeks. I haven’t seen the letter yet but thought I’d ask here for some collective wisdom. I’m assuming we can write a letter for him to say he can’t be away from his job at a peak time...