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Lost a third lamb suddenly with no signs yesterday, 11 weeks old and was fine the night before. This is the third one I've found in the last 3 weeks, got a post mortem done and got concluded that it was pasteurella pneumonia that caused the death, so guessing the other 2 had been the same. Lambs...

Don’t be fooled into thinking it is too early to begin a fly control plan in February/March! Flies have a short lifecycle (although weather dependent) and produce high numbers of eggs. By the time we begin to see the odd adult fly on the farm, we can be sure the environment has high numbers in...

I'd like to share our farm that my wife and I have recently purchased and our vision for it. We don't have experience in farming although I have worked for a co-op permaculture farm in Australia for a year (mainly bio-intensive market gardening) and as of the last 6 months getting my teeth into...

Hi all, I am a student at Harper Adams University carrying out an Honours Research Project on UK sheep farmers' opinions and practices of routine foot trimming. If you could spare some time to complete an online questionnaire or share the link with other groups you are in, it would be greatly...

Chance to WIN 10 soil tests Are you a #livestock #farmer? Whether you're #dairy #beef #sheep or mixed, Fill this survey to research #soiltesting perceptions. tiny.cc/SoilTesting Every entry also = 25p for the Farming Community Network Charity

Hello everyone! In the process of a university project at WU Vienna, my colleagues and I are working with a team that developed a technology to simplify monitoring through automation. With the help of an algorithm, the system can learn the normal state of an object and detect any deviations...

Hello all If you haven't seen a previous post, I am currently undertaking an honours research project on JVFA's. My data collection must end next week, and I am short of responses! If you are involved in agriculture, regardless of whether you are minor not in a JVFA or a contractor, your...

Morning, I am looking for as many people as possible to answer my short questionnaire for my university dissertation. I am looking at the level of interaction between farmers with sheep flocks and vets in the South West of England, and how these barriers can be removed and interaction can be...

Good Morning, I am still looking for quite a few responses from farmers in the South West of England. I am looking at the interaction between sheep farmers and vets, and what the primary reasons are for using a vet and how the level of communication has changed, suggested strategies to improve...

I'm posting on behalf of a team at the Cambridge University Business School, as we have potential a point-of-care diagnostic product that would significantly reduce duration and cost required for the diagnosis of bacterial infection in the gastrointestinal tract, such as Campylobacter, in...

I'm posting on behalf of a team at the Cambridge University Business School, as we have potential a point-of-care diagnostic product that would significantly reduce duration and cost required for the diagnosis of bacterial infection in the gastrointestinal tract, such as Campylobacter, in...

Hi all, I'm holding another farmer focus group as part of my PhD research into how environmental farming advice can be improved, and it's very important that I speak with as many farmers as possible as it's vital that your views are heard when influencing policy. The event is going to be on...

Hi all, My name is James and I'm a design engineering student in London. I'm just starting a project investigating wool and some of the amazing properties it has, and I have some questions about the UK sheep farming industry that I was hoping some of you might be able to help me with! I've...

If you have experience working with poultry or other livestock please give us a call on 01522 802896 to discuss further.

Good afternoon ladies and Gents, I hope some of you may be able to give a genuine opinion on an idea. Would the farming community find an independent un bias trading consultancy valuable. The consultancy would be made up of experts in currency, commodity straights, grain and livestock. The aim...

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Low rainfall has browned pastures across Europe this summer. Read how this farm dampened a dry spell. "Do you remember that I had a picture about our pastures being green, when everything around is brown? You can see it in the picture [above]. All are suffering because it is not raining since...

Hello All, I am looking for a number of participants to interview for my dissertation. I am a Business Management Student looking at how Brexit is impacting Livestock Managers within the Region of the North-West. In particularly looking into how a change to the CAP may affect farmers within...

I'm hoping you can help me, I'm doing a bit of research on the meat industry in South Wales and wondered if anyone new what the biggest abbattoir in South Wales was? Hoping to find out a bit more information of the production and consumption of meat in South Wales so any information would be...

20yr enthusiastic hard worker ,looking for full/part time job in south east England, getting in to the farming industry. I have some tractor experience,shearing ,sheep work . Email- [email protected]