feed block

Interesting To know what inventions people have turned their plastic drums into. we just have a sledge for moving a fresh calve but I bet theres more creative things to do with them

Thinking of trying to free up some time for fencing in jan/Feb this year and looking at puting out feed blocks rather than a daily feed of sugar beet pulp pellets. How does the consumption of the blocks compare? Obviously you can’t really regulate how much they consume…..so how much do they...

We have a Hardi mega sprayer 21m boom. The boom slowly starts to lose hydraulic pressure as you are driving, a quick push of the spool and the boom straightens again. We have had all the rams off and they are all holding pressure ok, we have checked the feed block that supplies the distribution...

What would be the best feed block/bucket to supplement in lamb ewes on fodder beet.

Just for a bit of fun and some general discussion what is everyone’s thoughts on there own ideal suckler cow? Maternal and paternal breeds? Size/weight? what would you/do you put her to?

Could create feed block supply problems.

had a calf born last night, in the wettest , coldest and windiest part of the shed ffs! done all the ususal, tubed , coloustumn , jacket plent of straw etc. and got here warmed up and away it would have been handy to have a box or something to pop her in, under a heat lamp like the lamb...

currently on 19% ewe rolls. want to up the feed of the poorer sheep/ones carrying twins. sheep in good nick are just going to carry on as they are. they have access to decent hay aswell do i change to this or the bottom one. CRUDE OIL & FAT 3.6% CRUDE PROTEIN 19.8% CRUDE FIBRE...

Morning all Today we'll be publishing some information about how the sustainable farming incentive will work when we start rolling it out from next year in England. I'll post the links here as soon as they're online, and will be here on this thread over the next few days to answer your...

This whole COP26 thing has got me thinking about how to go greener and one of the things is reducing plastic use on the farm. We got a trailer to blow bulk feed in last year which has massively reduced the amount of plastic feed bags we have but there's still all the silage wrap, feed...

Seven years into my CFA and we finally have some decent infrastructure. For this winter I will get by with the machinery I have but looking forward to next winter I'm still struggling to work out the best way to physically feed silages to the cows. This is the layout we nearly have now...

Probably not, but is there any correlation between rates ewes go to the ram and scanning levels? Only ask as ewes went to rams on Thursday pm and 20% already marked. Going to be a busy start to lambing!!

Written by John Swire from Farm Business Ensuring adequate levels of energy and protein important to foetal development in early days post-tupping says Dr Alison Bond, nutritionist for Rumenco As flocks come through a critical period of body condition gain from weaning to tupping, sheep...

Iv found myself a additional small block for winter grazing. It’s about 10 miles away. I currently have teaser ram with my ewes and once he’s done there he will join ewe lambs. Only have 1 teaser ram so habe to just be two batches. I’m wondering what would be best to take to graze. If I take...

Our lambs seem quite bad with lameness this year, and I think it's got worse since they were weaned. Any tips on dealing with it. Going to try and get all lame ones into one lot. Guessing there is about 100 ish of them and I would think it's CODD that's the main problem. Have been footbathing...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business As tupping time approaches, sheep farmers can optimise their flock performance using body condition scoring (BCS), says Emily Hall, technical specialist for Net-Tex. “Body condition scoring is an easy to implement and valuable tool to evaluate what...

A new approach to dairy nutrition based on extensive research will help dairy farmers improve health and performance at all stages of a dairy cow’s life. Leading feed block manufacturers and innovators Crystalyx have used their 40 years’ experience in UK ruminant agriculture to develop the...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business Livestock producers looking to make the most of grazed forage can increase intake and digestion by 10 percent when supplementing pastures with a nutrient-rich forage supplement, says Dr Alison Bond, nutritionist for Rumenco. “Supplying a balanced...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business A new approach to dairy nutrition based on extensive research will help dairy farmers improve health and performance at all stages of a dairy cow’s life. Leading feed block manufacturers and innovators Crystalyx have used their 40 years’ experience in...

So I have always tried to feed dry beef cows in winter well being careful to meet all of their dm requirements, best minerals, correct protein etc. then i visit friends who basically give them silage and minerals and free access straw. Their cows look grand and I feel stupid. Am I a victim of...