calves

Hi all, hoping for some advice please. We keep around 100 continental store cattle on the farm, bought in in autumn and over-wintered in barns, turned out in April and sold the following autumn. To try something different we’ve just bought some in-calf cows with calves at foot. One cow has twin...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The threat of bluetongue virus (BTV) was one of the key talking points around the cattle rings during Balmoral Show 2024 this week. According to British Blue Cattle Society secretary, Andy Ryder, Great Britain has lost its disease-free status, where...

Get the basics of what they are saying but how accurate are they come calving? I would also like to ask another question to those that would know , looking at either a Charolias bull with As it’s seems easy calving figures or an angus with as it seems harder calving figures , are the figures...

Hello all, I am 20 years old and farm currently have 100 breeding ewes along side our main flock of the. Familys of 500 ewes plus i relief milk everyday. I farm 60 acres of rougher lowland grazing 20 of which is good silage type ground i want to start milking myself whether that be with a...

Afternoon all. An export deal of some calves from a nearby dairy farmer fell through at the 11th hour so I bought them off him in the Autumn. Thought it might be fun to try my hand at showing. Not expecting to take the world by storm, just enter the local show in September. Any tips? Pic is of...

A farm open day in Gloucestershire on 29 May will offer arable farmers a low cost entry to finishing beef cattle with free on-call advisory support and minimum guaranteed payment terms at the outset. One of the open day organisers is Buitelaar Group, the “bed and breakfast” beef finishing...

Managing a small herd of longhorns here.Lovely quiet cows untill they have a calf, then it's as if a switch has been flicked and they suddenly become possessed by the devil. This of course then becomes exacerbated when you have calves that don't suck; big traffic cone tits to latch onto; tagging...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Agricultural shows will require more “financial aid” to safeguard the future of the shows, according to the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Carla Lockhart MP. Lockhart raised her...

Had a heifer calve 5 days ago and constantly just wants to kick the calf off when suckling. I’ve checked her mastitis and milked her out incase she was sore. I’ve given her some Endocam incase she’s in any pain. she loves the calf, she was straight up and licking and is constantly with it...

Is the Livestock sector, especially sheep and beef at a significant crossroads? The present long overdue higher prices for sheep may not mean that there will be an increase in production. Statistically there will be a significantly lower lamb crop this year, so it is likely that prices will...

So, things have changed a little, organic is the old school, flat cap wearing, tweed kinda feel. Regenerative is the new kid on the block, rather edgy, slick style but promising a down to earth feel. So in the marketing eyes of the British Retail Consortium who are they going to run with? Who...

Just had a text from APHA congurming BSE found in Ayrshire Stand by for a bumpy ride

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Dairy suckler farmers and practising vets should not rule out the possibility of Johne’s disease impacting on weanling cattle that are scouring and losing weight over a consistent period of time. This follows the confirmation by Agri-Food and...

Wanting to try some south Devons see how we get on with them, ideally outfits but would buy heifers to bull. Yorkshire but willing to travel a bit.

I returned two passports for alteration to BCMS on April 2nd and am still awaiting their return. They were both returned for incorrrect breed and both verified by the original breeder, just sold wrongly at market and not announced by the auctioneer. I have spoken with BCMS several times but...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Westminster spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Carla Lockhart MP has raised her concerns at the rising incidence of crime in rural communities. She raised concerns after figures released last year by the National Farmers’ Union...

I have the opportunity of some fenced and watered grazing FOC by a country house hotel. They are adamant they must be photogenic breed that the guests can enjoy looking at as well as tasting good on the plate. They are especially keen on Highland cattle or Belted Galloways. Does anyone have...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The agri-food business, ABP, is getting ready for the 2024 Balmoral Show with a new-look stand to showcase the partnerships on which the group’s 70-year long heritage has been built. In line with its commitment to supporting communities where it...

After a new bull, going back to Charolais on Angus cows after a few years out, wondering what sort of Charolais would be best, as there a lot of different types these days, can you get the shapey ones that are still easy calving ? Or do the shapey ones still have the growth of the classic types.