lambing

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Well-known EasyCare sheep breeder, Campbell Tweed, has expressed a strong degree of confidence in the future of lamb prices. He bases this assertion on the fact that sheep meat is widely accepted as a source of dietary protein around the world. “It...

After the winter and wet spring we have all had, we received a call today from an rpa inspector saying they wanted to do a whole herd inspection on Tuesday. This after all the cattle have just gone out for the summer in various locations, this could have been carried out at the tb test during...

I've recently been visiting several local farms volunteering my labour for free on evenings and weekends and so far, every response has been a no. Am I missing something? I would have thought farmers would be happy to have an extra pair of hands to help out when needed, especially for free...

I was dagging ewes yesterday and it became very clear that one group were the worst offenders. I bought 40 shearlings direct off another farm last July. After quarantine they have been run with the rest of the ewes since the run up to tupping. Not been treated any different to my other ewes...

So the age old question of what is the best waterproof bib and brace? Not a fan of flexothanes but what’s everyone using?

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...

How do people judge if it’s weather this thing and hard start to life for them affecting them or underlying issues ? Been white dosed and got cocci dose about 2 weeks ago going by vet advice and the nemo risk forecast

So usually I feed cake to the ewes, lambs learn to come and eat, then I put a pen round the trough to stop the ewes, and just feed the lambs. Sell the lambs fat in the autumn. This year I'm thinking to not feed the lambs until after weaning, to cut down on cost and work involved. Is this OK to...

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...

Someone said today that the best smell is freshly rolled cereals in the spring. My entry would be freshly spread rotten muck in the autumn or possibly freshly mown grass. Any other thoughts?

What’s the best grass seed mix for fattening lambs on and getting early bite in the spring for lambing cheers daz

Long report on today Scheduled 1830, 2130 + SAT 1030 and 1230

Welcome to Ruminant Health & Welfare While it’s been a busy time on farm for many with spring lambing and calving taking place, the RH&W group working across the four nations continue in our collective efforts to share insights, explore research and progress welfare strategies. I was pleased...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland By Chris McCullough An ambitious young couple milking 350 sheep in Greece have future plans not only to expand the flock, but to improve their genetics by precision breeding. Situated at the foot of Mount Olympus, close to the town of Elassona, is...

I am looking for work around County Durham or North Yorkshire I have plenty of experience with tractor work and corn carting as well as a large number of years in the lambing shed last year being in sole charge of 2500 and teaching a vet student as well as helping with other sheep duties I have...

What’s all this moaning I’ve been hearing on lambing conditions down south this year? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/26/cold-weather-april-all-in-your-head-met-office/#:~:text=The%20UK%20mean%20temperature%20for,as%20a%20cold%20month%20meteorologically”.

Just wondered on the state of peoples farms, personally I strongly dislike a messy farm with junk and rubbish getting in the way but not everyone feels as strongly as me it seems unfortunately. Its improving but not its not as good as I would like. How about your farm?

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland 10 Bluefaced Leicester ewes were stolen from a location in the Green, Denbigh, the North Wales Police rural crime team has said. The Bluefaced Leicester ewes were stolen overnight on May 4 or in the early morning of May 5, 2024. Farmers are...

Has anyone had their second payment yet? Agreement started 1/11/23 and no sign as yet. Went to a meeting last year with Sandi Kapila one of the head honchos at RPA and he made a big point about understanding the importance of regular/reliable payment windows, looked back through our agreement...

Group of ewes been out 5-6 weeks , good lambs growing well , no issue till now , just got 2 singles in (from 35) with mastitis , same in another group , that damn thunderstorm and cold wet grey day after , anyone else with issue ?