I have just been into the local Mole Valley and, as is my want, bought 250 selenium and cobalt sheep boluses at 75% off. I have done this sort of thing many times in the past with things like blocks, boluses and minerals. I have always operated under the assumption that in a dried, powdered form...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Red meat is essential as part of a balanced and healthy diet, according to the chair of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), Catherine Smith.
Smith is emphasising the role that red meat plays in diets ahead of World Health Day tomorrow...
Even after 7 or 8yrs, I still consider myself as a newcomer to sheep rearing.
As my own lambing comes near an end and my mind starts to function somewhat nearer to usual, I'm wondering what others consider an acceptable or even inevitable level of lamb mortality at time of lambing itself and...
Mental tiredness firstly, and that affects physical ......how to deal with it?
little darkend room all on your own shut off from everything , ?
How do you do it....
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...
Bit of a background. Last yr we didnt dose pre lambing. We then went on to loose a load of ewes with lambs at foot and it was unknown. Fec come back good. Pms inconclusive then we bit the bullet and dosed all the ewes with cydectin triclomox off our own backs and it pretty much stopped deaths in...
Not much mention of farmers and investing in the supply chain !
Claire Hughes, Head of Quality and Innovation, Sainsbury’s
Since its creation 150 years ago, Sainsbury’s has been a pioneer of innovation and a trailblazer for introducing new food in the UK. Starting with the ‘humble stick of...
No sh1t Sherlock, but at least people are noticing the truth at long last.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/diet/nutrition/full-fat-milk-dairy-better-for-us-all-along/
I have a hack on my finger on and off this long time. I have tried all sorts of hand cream and putting plasters on it, but 2 days later its cracked again. Do any of you know if any of the cream you use on cows is worth a try? Thanks for any replies
Hi all.
Don't know if I'm posting in the right place but I've got a sick ewe. She's off her back legs and just knuckling when assisted to her feet.
Due to lamb around Christmas but not showing yet (I don't scan) so I don't think it's lambs pushing on anything.
She's still wanting to eat...
Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet
Written by Phoebe Weston from the Guardian
A new study doubles the number of species at risk of extinction to 2m, driven by the latest data on insects. Losing these tiny creatures would have huge implications for life...
Thinking of using molasses for sheep during tupping until lambing time.
What is the best type for sheep?
United Molasses seem to be the main place to sell it here.
thanks
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
As of July, primary pork (steaks, roasting joints and mince) is no longer the best performing red meat, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
However, the board said that pork is still performing well, as the...
At a recent Innovative Farmers event a farmer asked the question: which tree species should I choose to provide the best nutritional supplements for my dairy cows? Ideally, there would be a simple table of tree species with their nutritional benefits listed next to them, and this would answer...
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