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You couldn’t make it up 😡 The Chair of Red Tractor has sold out all members. Whilst she is happy to take farmers hard earned money whilst tying them in ever tighter knots she is happy to vote against food imports having to meet the standards of the organisation she presided over in the UK...

I’m an arable farmer from Lincolnshire with a growing interest in livestock. Mainly to spread the risk from solely growing arable annual plants, to grow perennials and build soils. Ive done a fair bit of reading largely around regen ag methods and have come up with a production system in my head...

I Have 100 angus / hereford cattle around 7-9 m old average weight around 260-280 kg and bringing them In this week , Usually feed good silage and 18% rearer nut but with fees going silly prices had anyone any suggestions such as maybe brewers grains and bread mixes with hay ? thanks

Written by John Swire Vets are urging farmers to monitor for the very early signs of BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease) in dairy calves amid concerns that delays could cost farmers up to £772 per animal1. Research demonstrates that BRD affects 46% of calves before they reach nine weeks of age2...

Written by William Kellett According to analysis by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), new data on abattoir throughput from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) sheds light on current market trends and prices for cattle, sheep and pigs. Market prices ae...

24 Home bred, Organic Sussex store cattle for sale. Age 14-19 months Never fed concentrates 22 steers, 2 heifers. TB tested clear 1st September Weight range as on 1st September.....10@350 to 400Kg, 7@[400 to 450Kg, 6@450 to 470kg and 1@515kg Hopefully sold as one lot, but will split...

Written by Iain Hoey Veterinary Dr Elizabeth Berry has warned farmers of the risk farmers take by allowing their suckler cows, calves and ewes to graze on Autumn grass, which may have deceptively low nutritional value even when plentiful. She explained that sparse grazing and poor quality...

About time the best breed had its own thread After all, they have the best hairstyles ...........

Written by Iain Hoey Grazed foraging can increase intake and digestion by as much as 10 percent when supplementing pastures with a nutrient-rich block, accoording to Dr Alison Bond, nutritionist for Rumenco. In multiple trials, Rumenco’s free access supplement blocks show an increase in forage...

Prime lambs, Longtown. 27th August 2020 The following summary, of the sale of 3400 prime lambs, gives a rough idea of rankings of their various sires. Of the dedicated terminal sires, it is clear that Beltex, Texel and Suffolk crosses are way ahead of the rest. Although to be fair, the rest...

Ok Year one with Easycares. I lambed 85 and have got 160 lambing percentage up to weaning with very little hassle and no feeding. Impressed with the breed and like no clipping, no backing and how well they utilise the poorest permanent pasture on the farm. I lambed them to Easycare tups...

Getting a fat heifer killed for sharing between three families and wondered roughly how much freezer space we will need? Beast is 650kg and will be an R grade. Have 2, 300 litre chest freezers, be enough? TIA, John

Why did this happen, we used to have 14 Suffolk when l left the school, not had one for at least 15 years, l suppose they are soft and do get shitty arsed no matter how often there dosed, but a good mule ewe with Suffolk lmb are nice to see and no bother with the weight either, they still sell...

We normally shop in Aldi or Lidl, however due to time constraints, the only place open late this week was Tesco. amongst the purchases was a pack of British lamb chops. We’ve just had them for tea, what started out as smallish chops, ended up about 2.5” square, and reduced to around 10mm thick...

A cross I would like to try for a low input lowland system. Would I have a problem sourcing ewe lambs ?

Where’s best for the above?

Anyone on here running them? Her/AA x sucklers from spring block-calving type herds? Thinking about putting a few sucklers on, thought this cross might be a good bet for the type of system I would have in place. Probably calve May, winter cows outside with calf at foot, bales and some deferred...

Written by John Swire Cattle handling equipment safety and efficiency is essential for beef and dairy producers looking to optimise herd performance. “Whether it be mitigating injury of livestock and handlers, improving health programme protocols and daily liveweight gains or reducing...

Is there any particular make of sheep trailer with decks that is better to load than others. I have a old Graham Edwards one that is anything but easy to load the top deck?!.

Written by Agriland Team Farmers are being encouraged to consider how clover swards could save them money as the Covid-19 pandemic puts many farm businesses under extreme pressure. Ruth Ruddell, an advisor from the Sustainable Land Management branch at the College of Agriculture, Food and...