I’ve a number of last years ewe lambs running , the plan was to sell half as shearling breeding ewes as they are decent sorts.
But the price of hogs at the moment means they need to be £250 plus as shearlings……
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said that its biennial Scot Sheep 2024 event will feature an “extensive” trade stand area.
NSA Scotland said the event will be the “most important specialist event in the calendar for sheep producers in...
I've a gimmer which I think has acidosis. They were only on 1/3 lb of nuts per day plus silage, but I was feeding them in boxes and filling 2 ring feeders with silage from the bale by hand as they wernt eating the bales whole that well. What was happening a good few were leaving the nuts and...
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...
We are looking to expand our current enterprise, which we are farming around 280 ewes on rented/short term grazing lets. we have been trying top find more ground but its very hard to find and when you can find it, the ground is either too far away or too expensive and we seem to be hitting a...
Bit hazy about how it was left at the end of the series, but I remember wondering how it was going to add up buying the farm as well as starting the dairy and building the processing unit.
But wow, that's a slick bit of work :(...
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...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
This week, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) celebrated Northern Ireland’s top silage makers of last year (2023).
UFU and sponsor, United Feeds, hosted its annual silage makers’ competition awards ceremony at the Dunsilly Hotel, Co. Antrim.
Robert...
Thinking of using feed blocks to feed ewes with lambs on turn out usually feed concentrates for month after lambing but land is so wet has anyone done this will ewes still milk ok they will be on good grass.
We constantly see students posting questionairres on TFF asking for their opinions
I’m just wondering what subject or question , in the Environmental field would be “helpful” for farmers and agriculture ?
Students looking to do their final year/dissertation may be looking for some inspiration...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Red clover has the potential to fix up to 250kg of nitrogen (N)/ha from the air on an annual basis. This figure is based on swards containing up to 5t of clover dry matter (DM)/ha.
The N fixed from the atmosphere is translocated throughout the growing...
I have a few runs all on flat ground where i only have 16ft gap to strain hinge joint, 300m runs.
Thinking of using endless train and park tractor on angle so can get to draw bar or linkage.
Any other ideas for this style of work, i don't have two fence strainers to go top n bottom etc.
Ant...
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.
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...
So historically spring barley is direct drilled here into a cover crop established with a cultivator in the autumn and sprayed off late February.
Records show our best yields come from a crop planted late February early March with later planted crops suffering in both reduced yield and higher N...
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