The cost of vet treatment has hit the headlines recently, with the BBC saying there is to be an enquiry into veterinary medicine costs.
What they haven't mentioned is what lies underneath the tip of the iceberg: the wholesale change in veterinary practice ownership, and the size of the various...
Looking at taking out life insurance on my dad, hel be 60 in may non smoker/drinker,no health issues. Looking at 500k and looked on moneysupermarket, around £150-200 per month on a 15 year deal but goes upto near £1000 if critical illness is included. We insure with farmers union and have done...
I have quite a few youngsters help me at various times of year. Vet students, 15 year old work experience kids, ag college students, the odd NEET from the county council.
Most are ok, some are very good, some are muppets. However the thread that runs between nearly all the youngsters that are...
Dear Farming Forum Group Members,
I sincerely invite you to participate in a questionnaire survey that explores the Development of a smart framework for managing safety practices among workers in high-risk industries such as Agriculture. The target participants are individuals who have work...
Mental tiredness firstly, and that affects physical ......how to deal with it?
little darkend room all on your own shut off from everything , ?
How do you do it....
Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland
Meat and dairy products were a “hit” with consumers in January, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Red meat and dairy has seen an increase in demand in January 2023, compared to the demand for dairy-free or meat-free...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland recently announced that the prefix code on Northern Ireland livestock identification tags (ear tags) is set to change from ‘UK’ to ‘XI’ this year.
In response to...
Next phase of TB eradication strategy
Written by Defra Press Office
The Government has published a consultation on the next phase of its TB eradication strategy, which has been covered in the Guardian, iNews and on BBC R4 Farming Today.
Bovine tuberculosis is one of the most difficult and...
Dear Farming Forum Group Members,
Invitation to participate in questionnaire survey for a PhD study titled: Development of a Smart Framework for Managing Safety Practices among Workers in High-Risk Industries
I sincerely invite you to participate in a questionnaire survey that explores the...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13197267/americans-mental-health-eat-meat-veganism.html
Meat is essential for warding off depression and anxiety, a top nutrition expert has revealed, sending a blow to veganism.
Dr Georgia Ede, a Harvard-trained nutritional and metabolic...
Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland
A new government proposal has been welcomed by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for “fairer” food labelling that is set out to provide a greater transparency around the origin and methods of food production.
Department for Environment Food and...
Hi all, Please can you take 5 minutes to fill out my dissertation survey on vertical farming. Thanks.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-rKZc65vv0mnaFhQugcXP38IAJ-4WGZJva_7xW0FrX1UNUtHSjI0NUsxSDZKMDBYRVhTMUlQQThMTy4u
Up early, long drive yesterday so half-way I swung in to a midlands services treat myself to a takeaway coffee.
As I picked up my major chain standard-size latte, I raised an eyebrow as the smiling attendant greeted me with "Anything else? Okay, that'll be just £4.40, please".
Surprised, I...
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Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland
The winner of this year’s National Milk Records (NMR) Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Gold Cup at Dairy-Tech, Bisterne Farms will host the open day on Wednesday, May 22.
Bisterne Farms will be showcasing how their, low-input...
Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland
A US man has pleaded guilty to two felony wildlife crimes as part of an almost decade-long effort to create “giant sheep hybrids” which he planned to sell to captive hunting facilities.
Arthur “Jack” Schubarth of Vaughn, Montana, is the owner and...
So I’m needing to get a rough value of all my stock for the bank. Only things I’m struggling with as I’ve never sold or bought at that age is the price of my cows and heifers with calves at foot?
they are all blue x dairy cows and heifers with good shapey 2 month old lim calves on them. What...
https://newsroom.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/news/substantial-fines-for-farmers-who-knowingly-kept-cattle-with-bovine-tb-reactors-on-farm
Read the article. It brings the dairy industry into disrepute and in my opinion they should have substantial jail time as well as confiscation of assets on top of...
Too many deer in East Anglia justifies re-introduction of lynx and wolves ..........
BBC report on floods on Somerset Levels that may make farming impossible amplified by Goldsmith to become as iconic as the Camargue in France :
Wolves thriving across Western Europe, time to bring them...
like the title says is axial hard on winter barley? wondering if it slows it down or causes phyto like dff
once i sprayed puma on a section and it killed the barley completely roundup styles lol
Coverage of fairer labelling consultation launch
Written by defrablogs
There has been widespread coverage today (12 March), following the launch of a Government consultation looking at ways to make food labelling clearer and fairer. The announcement has been covered across a number of...
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