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Just got back from the vet. They had no idea what it was. I did a bunch of research and am positive this is what it is. They said to soak and put furazone one on it plus antibiotics and banamine. But that doesn’t fix the huge growth hanging. It’s on both front feet. Im worried about them...

Just got back from the vet and they had no idea what this was! I have been googling like crazy and came to the conclusion it’s interdigital fibroma. How do I treat this? I was going to soak it with epsom salt, and put furazone on it, along with banamine for pain and some antibiotics but that...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that its sheep post-mortem evening will focus on worm control. The sheep post-mortem event will take place from 6:00p.m-9:00p.m on Tuesday (April 30) at Sedgemoor Auction Centre...

Hello! Thanks for letting me be a part of this community! I am able to buy a Fransgard mower from a neigbour that just quit. This is a Fransgard K-240 mower that has only been used for a season. He says he will sell it to me for half the price of a new one (new one in Norway is £7300 and he’s...

I get asked all sorts of questions about dogs and Google usually comes up with an answer. So here's a new one on me! (Definitely asking for a 'friend'!). Allegedly, it is legal (or a legal defence) if your dog, on it's own initiative, chases stray livestock off your own property. The courts...

Have a permanent electric fence that I've just upgraded from plastic wire to HT steel wire. One of the corners is done with a plastic corner insulator similar to the following photo. When finished I stupidly wound the plastic wire up under tension through the corner insulator and it seems to...

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Hiyah, can anyone advise on an issue that has occurred these last few months please? We had 4 indian runner drakes and 5 hens and they were free ranging around the back yard since last spring, then one of us would pop out to lock them in for the night. But a few months ago 2 hens were snatched -...

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Morning all We're a finance broker based in Boston Spa near Wetherby looking to add a new Account Manager to the team. Although our background is in prestige car finance, one of the directors grew up on a sheep farm in Lancashire & the business has been focussing on Agri Finance including...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across the country after being delayed due to the difficult spring weather conditions encountered this year. College of Agriculture, Food and...

Hi just been pricing fert after a wet miserable lambing ... normally buy 25.5.5.... 20.8.11 was mentioned in conversation, never used it and it'd obviosly higher in p an k ....on a mixed livestock farm that makes round baled hay and silage and puts muck on thru winter would a 20,8,11 be a good...

Hi I’m after some advice on the best way to pearl dip BFL sheep? People suggested using a knapsack sprayer but surely this does not penetrate the full fleece as an actual dipper would? Advice needed for a first time shower of the blue faced Leicester breed. Thank you in advance.

Had a few ewes now found flat out but with head tucked right round almost under itself. Eyes looking round the way it's twisted round. Last ewe died after couple days despite treatment. Just found another the same. What could this be?

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The UK Agri-Tech Centre has published reports on “potential actions” farmers can take to reduce emissions and the innovation pipeline that will help the livestock sector reach net zero. CEO of Agri-Tech Centre, Phil Bicknell gave evidence to the House...

Ban non-stun slaughter Please sign and share the petition, I have finally got this through parliament, using new laws and ruling, so it's not like those in the past In modern society, we believe more consideration needs to be given to animal welfare and how livestock is treated and culled. We...

Just thought I would share a picture of wild meadow flowers cheers me up. We used to spread bagged nitrogen on the farm until 20 years ago and had no wild flowers in meadows I remember my dad saying how when he was young the meadows were full of flowers. Now I know what he meant . Over 20...

Interesting To know what inventions people have turned their plastic drums into. we just have a sledge for moving a fresh calve but I bet theres more creative things to do with them

Having calved the first 20 cows to a new bull 3 have been the wrong way round. I cannot remember the last time we had one the wrong way round let alone 3. 2 have had to be out via ceaser as they were too large to jack out and I’ve just calved another the wrong way round tonight but the calf was...

Our response to the Rock Review: one year on Written by The Team Credit: The Lockinge Estate The tenanted farming sector is a vital part of the rural economy. In 2022, the Rock Review, an independent report of tenant farming in England, was published. It included a number of...