swine

when the nut is seized solid. Bearing has gone.

https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/09/farming-investment-fund-new-slurry-infrastructure-grants-coming-in-autumn-2022/ New information has come out today on the 'Slurry Grant Scheme' this Autumn 2022 in England. Headline are Slurry stores to have 6 months worth of storage Stores to...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland The spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) into a new area of Europe has sparked fresh calls from NFU Scotland for proper border checks on imported pigmeat to be brought into place. The confirmed case of ASF in late May on a domestic pig farm in the...

The removal of Zinc Oxide as a treatment to control post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD), is encouraging producers, vets and nutritionists to look more closely at how dietary ingredients, can influence enteric health and piglet performance. Addressing a recent webinar, to discuss nutritional options...

Hi just a small time sheep man here who buys a few tups and gimmers at auction after reading posts on the forum especially the beef and lamb price tracker well in name maybe not practice which buy the way I find very entertaining, I just thought it would be good to hear how some of you men who...

Lallemand Animal Nutrition launches Yela Prosecure to the animal nutrition market. This specifically designed hydrolysed yeast is higly digestible and contains functional nutrients that support animal performance, digestive care and feed palatability while contributing to the feed protein...

Lockdowns don't work , or their vaccines .

Pig and poultry farmers are being encouraged to think about the animal environment in the same way they would consider the internal health of an animal, with the formation of external positive biofilms offering the potential to improve health, welfare and productivity. “Managing the internal...

Jumping ship because he doesn’t want to be involved with the PPI of agriculture or just had enough of politics and wants to go back to farming?

Written by Bernie Commins from Agriland British vets have warned that delaying import checks on animals and animal products entering the UK could have serious implications for animal health and British agriculture, including opening up a threat of the incursion of diseases such as African Swine...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland Commenting on reports that the Prime Minister has indicated that post-Brexit checks on food imports from the EU to Great Britain are to be delayed for a fourth time, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has reiterated a stark warning over disease...

Hi all. I wondered if anyone was familiar with Countax mowers. I have a C-series and whenever I disengage the grass sweeper the lower belt comes off. I've had the mower for about 8 years (although it's older than that) and this problem is only a recent thing. The belt is in good condition...

Saw on the news today that there’s a shortage of sunflower oil and the rest of the veg oils are in short supply too .

Swine Fever risk. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/03/swine-fever-risk-if-uk-waives-checks-on-imports-from-eu-say-vets

Swine Flu risk. Mods, please move to politics if you think. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/03/swine-fever-risk-if-uk-waives-checks-on-imports-from-eu-say-vets

With access to zinc oxide products set to decline, pig farmers must start scoping out new ways to manage post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) to avoid poor pig performance and a potential uptake in antibiotic use. Hannah Elliott, Lallemand monogastric technical manager, explains that controlling PWD...

Already happening in other countries in the Workd. Egypt can’t fulfill its requested wheat contracts. Without energy food production will have to decline. But I’m not sure less food will be a problem for us in the U.K.

Just when I thought things were turning a corner the feed price increase has put the economics of carrying on in pigs into even more dubious territory. It wouldn't be so terminal if we had a heap of money in the bank from profitable production over the last year and more but that piggy bank has...

The new rules on red and white diesel use come in soon, on the 1st of April. Obviously farming has still has a concession to use red. But to what extent will some machines/operations that take place on a farm require white from now on? Quite a lot of things that happen on a farm are not purely...

I thought if I started this thread someone would think of something..........