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Who is planning on attending the Pig & Poultry Fair at the NEC in May? I am a journalist/PR Consultant and am keen to talk to producers & farmers about current issues and your trials & tribulations, plus any good news you want to share. If you would be happy to grab a coffee and have a chinwag...

Anyone know if these are available yet in the UK? I heard rumours someone had imported embryos in 2022? Vowed i would never touch sheep but having seen them delivering superb results in Albury Wodonga when visiting if i can get my hands on some here ill swap some of my cattle for sheep. They...

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...

I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...

I have been watching lots of trash American car shows and came across the term "ghost mechanic". This is effectively the backup crew that do all the real work off camera while the divas stay clean. It got me thinking.... My wife runs a small pig farm and our daughters and myself chip in as...

Claas 5200 big square baler, are they any good?

So I have a equine livery yard and been looking at ways to make the straw go further we currently just stack large square bale straw into a shed and they just open them up and use from the stack now we used to be on small conventional bales and they seemed to go a little further than big stuff...

Anyone seeing more joint ill than normal? I always get a hand full but treating about a dozen at the moment. Lamb outside and these are approx 10 to 15 days old. Weather been crap like everywhere so prob the cause. Treating with a big hit of Trimox LA and metacam.

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...

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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...

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...

Grants available in 2024 Written by The Team Credit: David S In this post, we’ll give you a summary of the grants to look out for this year. The information published in this post is correct at the time of publication but please note that blog posts do go out of date. For the definitive...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Pig Association (NPA) has voiced concerns with proposed food labelling changes, stating that they could have “significant implications” for the pork supply chain. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay today (Tuesday, March 12) launched...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Plans to ensure British farmers’ products get the “recognition they deserve” through improved food labelling have been launched today (Tuesday, March 12). Environment Secretary Steve Barclay launched a consultation on the plans, which aim to...

In the last two nights there has been four attacks around the village. Ewes and even fornight old lambs have been shot and left in the fields. A couple at each farm, but the same each time with some being shot in the head and some being the body. Spoke to the police about it today and there is...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Innovation never stands still and with focus moving towards environmentally conscious management, the drill and planter section of the machinery industry is no exception. CPM takes a look at some of the newest products and updates...

10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland A fire in a Co. Tyrone farm resulted in the death of a number of pigs, despite the best efforts of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) in putting out the blaze. The fire happened in a farmyard shed on a pig farm on the Gorey Road in...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The standard pig price (SPP) has dropped back after two consecutive weeks of “very welcome weekly price increases”, the National Pig Association (NPA) said. The EU-spec SPP dropped back by 0.27p to 211.33p/kg during the week ended March 2. The...