fertility

here a strange trend and maybe others have seen it or not looked but might show up in records ok back ground info hoggets here mated at 43 kg used to be 40kg but found alot between 40-43 dry so not worth mating them lighter ones and scanned drys run as drys until mated as 2...

Just rang my vet to get a couple of tubes of antibiotic cream to put up a sucker cows udder with early signs of mastitis , something I’ve done on occasion many time for year's, to be told that as of yesterday the government no longer allows antibiotics to be given to farmers to treat livestock...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Ballynahinch, Co. Down-based commercial suckler farmer Barry Fitzsimons is set to show how a switch to Beef Shorthorn genetics has helped him improve his business at a Northern Ireland Beef Shorthorn Club Open Day on Saturday, September 9. For Barry...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Ulster Grassland Society recently hosted a successful visit to the Kilkeel farm of James, and Brenda Henderson. The business is managed by the couple and a number of family members. Their farm extends to 150ac; 135ac are in grass, the remainder is...

It may not be the same in other parts of England but on the Cotswolds I see a huge hectarage of herbal leys coming on stream,presumably because of new stewardship schemes etc. As not farming any more I am wondering how these leys are going to be utilised, or are can you still make a small profit...

Have been crossing a jersey cross herd to british friesian for last number of years been quiet happy with the cows however ive also used norwegian red where i have 75% and almost pure ive only small number but the excel in every area compared to british friesian except calf and cull value which...

We are thinking about changing to bolusing our sucklers rather than using Lifeline and GP mineral buckets. Primarily because in the last 12 months we’ve spent over £1200 on the aforementioned buckets for 40 sucklers, which seems excessive to me? The calving pattern is v drawn out so to get the...