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  1. spin cycle

    heating cade pen?

    long story...my usual🙄....anyhoo got some tender cades ...want to give little vitta heat ....worried infra red wot fire risk? other options?
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  2. B

    Why Are Young People Not Learning Trades/Skills?

    Nearly everyone ive asked to do a "job" is at or over retirement age, busy as hell? Examples, metal worker/welder, blacksmith, motorcycle dent, classic bike painter, thatcher, motorcycle seat recoverer, maker, etc etc etc? Just named a few, i bet others can name many other skills/ trades, that...
    • bluebell
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    • Replies: 283
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  3. J.T.Agri

    Looking For Work All work considered (Shropshire/Cheshire) Further if needed

    Hi All. My name is Jordan Taylor, 29, Based near Market Drayton. I am self-employed with a wide range of experience looking for some good contacts for work throughout the year. I have my PA1, Loader, counterbalance forklift, MIG Welding and drone certificates with plans to gain First Aid and...
    • J.T.Agri
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Jobs Board
  4. JP1

    Outpourings from Ben Goldsmith recently

    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...
    • JP1
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    • Replies: 202
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  5. Agriland RSS

    9 pig producers elected to NPA Pig Industry Group

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland After a tie for eighth place, nine producers have been elected to the National Pig Association’s (NPA) Pig Industry Group (PIG). The group, which will steer the NPA over the next three years, also has four allied industry representatives. The...
  6. neilo

    Hedgehog numbers on the rise

    I’ve just watched a Sky news item on an apparent increase in hedgehog numbers in the UK, after years of decline. There was no mention of the badger culls for some reason.🤔
  7. Little Karoo

    RE: WHERE CAN I BUY FODDER BEET ?

    Hello All. Bought some more Pigs from a very fit 83 year old today. Smashing guy. Sure he thought we were clueless ! ( We are !) Anyway he said we should be feeding them Fodder Beet. Anyone know where we could buy some. Located South East Many thanks
    • Little Karoo
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    • barley beet cattle dairy fodder fodder beet minerals oats organic piglets potatoes rolled barley supplement variety
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  8. Agriland RSS

    AHDB: GB pig prices continue to fall week-on-week

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland GB pig prices are continuing to fall week-on-week, but the decline is steady according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The EU-spec standard pig price (SPP) for the week ending December 16 sat at 214.65p/kg, down by...
  9. Agriland RSS

    Cornwall farmer receives suspended sentence for animal welfare offences

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A farmer from North Cornwall has been given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted to a string of animal welfare offences. Kevin Hutchings of Pattacott Farm Camping and Glamping site, Maxworthy, Launceston, was also ordered to pay more than...
  10. Agriland RSS

    German international pig club meeting to be held next month

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The German edition of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) international pig club will take place at the end of next month. The webinar will focus on pig production in Germany, including staffing, marketing, public...
  11. Bossfarmer

    Farm Subsidies......expand or GET OUT???

    Given the fact that subsidy goes straight to the bottom line(net profit) how does everyone plan to replace this? im not asking can you "survive" without it, simply how will you replace it? or will you just accept that you will make less money? given the fact the general populations minimum wage...
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    • Replies: 271
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  12. Agriland RSS

    NPA receives second allied industry nomination for PIG elections

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A second allied industry nomination has been submitted ahead of the new year National Pig Association (NPA) Pig Industry Group (PIG) elections. Gemma Thwaites of the Garth Pig Practice is currently the veterinary representative on PIG and is a...
  13. Agriland RSS

    EU-spec standard pig price falls for sixth consecutive week

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The EU-spec standard pig price has fallen for the sixth consecutive week during the week ended November 18, but the rate of decline has slowed – it was down by 0.09p to stand at 217.15p/kg. In contrast, National Pig Association (NPA) said the SPP...
  14. C

    What pig breed is very large and is also very aggressive?

    I was just curious.
  15. J

    Milk Calves

    How much is everyone feeding their milk calves? Looking at doing a trial with our milk calves feeding between 2-4 litres each feed to see what diff makes on Daily weight gains. Interested to see what everyone else is feeding?
    • Jimmy90
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  16. M

    Vet charges

    most folk have had the vet perform a Caesarian on ewes from time to time without eye watering charges.The other day I took my six year old collie to be checked by the vet as she appeared to be in some discomfort as she approached her time.On checking her the vet advised a Caesarian was the...
    • Mcclelland
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    • Replies: 163
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  17. D

    Outdoor pigs

    Hi all what electric fence set ups are people using for outdoor pigs?
  18. Lexella

    Pig Problem

    My wife has a 3 yr old potbelly pig. Near 200lbs. His hooves and tusk need to be cut badly. I have called every vet, in every county around us. Most won't deal with it. The ones that will, will not come to my home to do it. He would need to be sedated. He would NOT do well if I could somehow get...
    • Lexella
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    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: Pig and Poultry
  19. Agriland RSS

    Staffordshire Police appeals for info after 9 pigs stolen from farm

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Staffordshire Police has appealed for information regarding the theft of nine pigs from a farm in Lichfield in two separate incidents. In the first incident, which occurred on October 3, the force said three pigs were stolen from the farm on...
  20. M

    Space piglets

    Would 20m2 (forest) be enough to hold 9 week old pigs in for a few weeks? Just to get used to everything.
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