minerals

Anyone take supplements for general health, I don't take any vitamins as I should get this from the omnivorous diet I follow :) Had tired and achy legs recently so stopped in at the health food store and he suggested magnesium so I'll see how that goes. I don't take statins so its not that just...

It was obvious it was always going to be ridiculous but we've reached the point now where it is being mocked. I'm sure we will evolve away from fossil fuels in due course, but net zero is dead. Good thing too because whether you are a climate change acolyte or not, as a policy it was absolutely...

Last week, AHDB’s senior knowledge exchange manager for dairy, Stephen West, spoke to Peak District farmer Robert Thornhill and Catchment Sensitive Farming’s Ben Rodgers about the challenges and benefits of growing herbal leys. There are some clear incentives for implementing herbal leys in...

I'm short of silage for the winter rather than grazing. for Suckler cows so my current plan is to mix silage and straw but for 75 cows I'm not quite going to have 2 bales silage per day + straw (they would normally eat 3 per day) ideally want to drill winter wheat into the stubbles. maybe into...

Was on a Superg farm walk this week talking about over seeding grass and clover https://www.super-g.eu/ It was interesting to see very little difference between the 3 plots on both farms. Control v slotseeding v rotor seeding. In terms of yields, protein or energy. There was a rise in the...

Read a couple of articles on this lately, with supposed all sorts of benefits from dwg to natural worming & even pain relief.... Just wondering if anyone here been doing it long enough to comment on it? We've plenty of willow growing in certain parts of farm, happily harvest some & chuck in to...

How do farmers add minerals to diet feeder? Any one have a mineral box on side of feeder instead taking bag up steps. Do they work?

After about 5mins of web surfing I’ve had my suspicions confirmed that calcium intake affects oral health in sheep, found an interesting study from 1974: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00288233.1974.10430561 Are there any other practicable/affordable ways to increase year round...

Lowland peatlands, which include the Fens and the Broads, are some of the most productive soils in the UK, however, there are considerable concerns over land subsidence and soil loss. When drained, peat soil shrinks and releases thousands of years of captured carbon into the atmosphere; when wet...

Not sure If we have been unlucky or its just how the seasons are going but after weeks of showers now we have hardly had a decent down pour here yet , we are on sand then go up to peat / shale rock very fast wondering do herbal lays still grow well In places with only 6 inches of soil or are...

Welcome to the latest issue of the RH&W newsletter. It has been a busy month for the farming sector across the UK with high temperatures and heat waves ensuring the silage and haylage season has been in full swing. However, it’s also important during high temperatures to consider the health and...

We planted some herbal leys 2 years ago....like a lot 👍 I was keener on plantain than chicory as I think it will survive shorter rotations with sheep better....plantain had been looking very healthy this March...then spotted a lot of holes appearing across the plantain leaves, looking similar...

5 days and up Amazing what a bit of rain does The stones arnt as bad as they look

What are people drenching their growing lambs with? This year I’ve been give a sizeable variation in prices. Between Natutal Stockcares grow a drop and Growvite. Any prices for liquithrive?

Would ewe lambs winter ok on Rape / Kale? They will not be inlamb. Looking something to grow them on and winter grazing is hard to get around here. how many per acre would it graze roughly and for how long?

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Anyone hazard a guess at what cattle look for here? It’s the old farm quarry and when ever cattle are there you can find them licking the wall in one particular place. They have free access to minerals and Himalayan salt.

Which is best for lambs, cobalt one shot injection, bolus or weekly drench?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sometimes to go forward, you must go back. A new study from Colorado State University's Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology found that regenerative practices—including integrating crop and livestock systems—were...

Please can anyone share their experience of grass staggers with me? I have just lost my 6th animal (cattle) in the last few weeks. The youngest was only 6 months old and the oldest around 10 years. Some with a calf at foot, others not. My vet has indicated grass staggers yet both a blood test...