- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Those of us of a certain age might well remember an old MLC handbook (folk moaned about levies being wasted then too
) titled ‘Feeding the Ewe’. First published in 1988, it was a great text, used by many students and flockmasters wanting to formulate rations.
Our sheep discussion group had an on-farm meeting the other afternoon, with the excellent Kate Phillips in attendance as visiting consultant/speaker. I was pleased to discover that she, Leslie Stubbings and Dr Gill Povey have colluded to update that book, which has just been released under the same title by AHDB as part of the Better Returns Program.
There are regularly threads on here asking about feeding sheep, working out rations, etc, so I thought it worthwhile posting this. I would advise that it’s well worth a read, even if it only refreshes the minds of those that already think they know everything. It’s available free, your levies have paid for it.
) titled ‘Feeding the Ewe’. First published in 1988, it was a great text, used by many students and flockmasters wanting to formulate rations.Our sheep discussion group had an on-farm meeting the other afternoon, with the excellent Kate Phillips in attendance as visiting consultant/speaker. I was pleased to discover that she, Leslie Stubbings and Dr Gill Povey have colluded to update that book, which has just been released under the same title by AHDB as part of the Better Returns Program.
There are regularly threads on here asking about feeding sheep, working out rations, etc, so I thought it worthwhile posting this. I would advise that it’s well worth a read, even if it only refreshes the minds of those that already think they know everything. It’s available free, your levies have paid for it.
