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So we decided to go drilling today as the forecast is dodgy next week …. and a hydraulic hose decided to give out🙄. All my usual options are shut for the bank holiday weekend. It got me searching for a repair kit online but I couldn’t find anything that looked ideal for our needs. Does anybody...

Had a big strong lamb earlier in the week, start lying out on one side and scrabbling with his legs, bleating in pain, had the shakes, at 2 or 3 days old. Gave him pen and strep and a whack of steroid which helped his pain. He'd sup from a bottle but couldn't stand and would not lie on his right...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned those planning to take a trip into the British countryside this Easter to stay safe around cattle. The British workplace regulator warned that going through fields where there are cattle can be...

Aye - up, We have a ewe (daughters hand reared pet, so don’t suggest culling!) which has had a little foot problem for months. She holds it up when standing, but isn’t lame at any time. It started months ago with a small hole in the soft, bottom pad of her foot. There was no infection or...

To most of us on here we only see what people get up to day to day. some possibly never get the chance of a break to attend an interest/hobby or take part. what do you do? personally i grew up racing motocross. stopped around 5 years ago due to my body not bouncing like it used to and...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Cumbria police and crime commissioner has called for dog owners to keep their dogs on leads in rural areas after 12 reports of sheep worrying were received by the constabulary since January. Peter McCall said it is a dog owner’s duty to...

Does anyone manage to get a quadbike into a stocktrailer with decks above?

Had a second Calfer get knocked into a feed trough upside down.. . took feed barrier out and it was up walking so put it in a pen by itself. Now it’s just sat down looks fine but won’t get up! eat and drinks loads but when I try the cow lifter on it it won’t attempt to use its front legs and...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Shepherds at property management company Blenheim Estate have launched the ‘Thank Ewe’ campaign aimed at educating dog owners about the risk they can pose to sheep during this lambing season. Farm manager at the estate, Charles Gerring, said dog...

German water canons prepped for the Dutch farmer protest in The Hague tomorrow, this looks really screwed up.

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has arrested a 34-year-old Fermanagh man in connection with animal cruelty. The man was arrested yesterday (Tuesday, March 7) in relation to a possible link with badger baiting and persecution of other...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Deputy president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), William Irvine, has said that farmers “cannot continue to tolerate” instances of livestock worrying in Northern Ireland. Irvine is urging all rural dog owners to be aware that “Northern Ireland’s...

Does anyone believe anything that the mainstream media report around covid to be true? I’ve been pretty sceptical of the whole thing from the start, ie it’s origins and real impact, the measures used to control its spread, and especially the experimental gene therapy injections. There do seem...

A scam that has been on and off over the years is doing the rounds again, this time in Eastern England. It may move to other areas. The offer to repair farm tracks with left over aggregate from road projects, with a low quote but a significantly higher invoice - followed up with intimidation...

Just been reading about this on page 22 of March 2023 issue of British Farmer and Grower." The NFU s Legal Assistance Scheme backed 17 members who brought a High Court class action against Nationwide Corporate Finance (NCF) and its sister company Bluerock Secured Finance,for...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched its annual survey on the impacts of sheep worrying by dogs in a bid to gain insight into its effects on the UK’s sheep industry. The association has gathered data from UK sheep farmers on the...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Nearly two thirds of UK dog owners that responded to NFU Mutual’s most recent livestock worrying survey admitted that their dogs chase animals. The same amount of respondents (64%) said they also let their dog roam off-lead in the countryside, and 40%...

I have just seen the trailer on the forthcoming series,due to commence airing on 10th February 2023. It looks brilliant with Kaleb ,Gerald & Charlie to name a few. I know that my non farming friends will be glued to their television screens ,and then on the phone to me. I am however very...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has said it is “horrified and appalled” after a young female badger was found caught in a snare by a member of the public in Co. Tyrone. The Northern Ireland animal welfare charity said...

Well another very tragic death, a young child, killed by the families "pet" dog, isnt it about time the Govt, urgently starts looking at dogs in the UK, from breeding, importing, health, "types", the rules and regs of owning them, etc etc etc, or well just keep sending tanks and equipment...