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So whilst I've been disappointed with my cows yields this year there have been one or two star performers who are still milking well The main one I'm worried about is dear old zandra from woodmarsh, she's only a first calver but is due again in March. Problem is she's still doing nearly 40...

We do full prep currently with two people in the parlour, hoping one of these systems could reduce a labour unit completely. How are peoples experiences with either system? Many known problems? Cost of each and replacing liners? Did you see noticeable difference from your previous method of post...

Minus 7-minus 10 in the mornings at the minute parlour freezing up, quite an exposed parlour, anyone any wise tips for protecting against frost? I thought about putting a silage pit sheet over the units, the milk meters freeze it’s a bit of a nightmare! This cold weather is here for a while too 🥶

Anyone else seeing their bactoscan results all over the place at the moment, one day its 19 the next 195 then down to 14 just can't figure it out , and at a producer meeting many others all the same.

I should imagine that most dairy farmers have, at some time, had a downer cow. There can be several causes and level of damage but the end result is usually a cow housed on straw or sometimes outside, who can't get up. I would also imagine that in many cases we know what the outcome is going to...

I’ve thought about this for a while but there seems to be a growing interest amongst some of us to try and lower our costs and finish cattle off forage alone. Obviously there are many who don’t feel this way and thats grand but i think it would be of interest to have a discussion on how folk...

Called our vet and what starts as what looks like a blister on the teat then ends up a total scab and she won’t milk out, vet says it’s a form of herpes. We cream and spray with rapiderma spray as soon as we see it but we get nowhere with our treatments! The picture is the end product. Got a cow...

Are cattle now a numbers game with forklifts at 90k, tractors at 130k, contractor rates and repair costs now through the roof it strikes me that running a small herd or fattning number will struggle to pay for this let alone provide a profit, arent producers going to have to think bigger in...

Today with all the Genomic information you would think there would be a far better choice of bulls in AI company brochures , bulls to correct the problems these companies have created over the years like short teats, straight legs and fertility. But when you study the...

Hi, has anyone noticed issues with mastitis when they introduce a new milker to the farm? I’ve got a relief milker who started 3 months ago who does two mornings a week and ever since we’ve had a big rise in mastitis cases, usually occurring 1-3 days after the relief milkers been. I’ve watched...

Hi everyone me, my partner and sister rear calves from 2weeks old till they are 5/6month old we have reared 300 calves so far this year for him he told me half way through rearing the last bunch he has to drop the price what he pays us to 45pence aday per calve. He supplies the milk powder blend...

Hello I was wondering if any one could shed any light on these recent holes I have found in a field next to my house ?

Watched an interesting programme this morning where the farmer was running Stabiliser cattle. I understand that they are a four way cross of Red Angus x Gelbvieh x Hereford x Simmental. So as a simple long retired suckler producer I ask what is wrong with a simple South Devon x Angus? Hybrid...

We breed a few Shearling Rams for sale and recently we've been looking for a new stock ram.On our visits to the English Premier sale and the Builth main NSA I was staggered to see the amount of Texel lambs and Yearlings being offered with these huge ugly heads.Having bred Texels for nigh on 25...

Looking at moving away from using genus wipes, have tried a teat scrubber but found it bloody hard work (rotary parlour). Has anyone had any problems with using treated cloths and washing them between milkings?

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Ewes and lambs have tested very low in iodine (as expected) and trying to work out the best way to supplement them. Tups go out in 5 weeks. All sheep have just received a Flexidine injection. Given the blood test results were so low (35 ug/l test result, should be over 150 ug/l) I'm thinking...

Need to order either buckets and teats, or bottles and teats to put in/on my claim hutches and I can't make my mind up which will be quicker/easier? Bottles are ideal for colostrum but harder to keep clean and do take that bit longer to fill but, they're nice as the milk stays clean and there's...