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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...

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?

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...

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...

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...

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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...

Welcome to Ruminant Health & Welfare Welcome to the latest newsletter It has been a very busy time since our last update with much planning going on in the background looking ahead to re-starting work on the beef welfare strategy as well as plans to report on the GB calf welfare strategy. We...

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...

Whilst sorting cattle passports for market I've just noticed that I have put the breed of an animal (it is about 14-15m old) down as AAx when its clearly a Hereford cross out of an angus cow. Can it be amended or is it for the bin? Only other option is to put it into the herd I suppose.

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With huge apologies to all farmers for the massively naive nature of this post, my wife and I are exploring buying (and farming) a livestock farm. I have the financial resources but no experience and I don't know any farmers. Any suggestions of where to go to get experience or any good courses...

Well We have a handy size suckler herd in Ireland Herd health is pretty good For the last couple of years we have had a health problem with the calves from about 4-5 months of age- An ear drops,it’s like they have a headache, it’s not from tagging or dehorning , the calf usually looks fine...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Based outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, is Grove Dairy Holsteins, a 750-cow dairy farm with an on-site milk processing and packaging business owned and ran by the Mitchell family. The herd is managed by John Mitchell and is milked by way of 14 Lely...

Fyi if anyone thinking of purchasing pgx 1100 crush, im not impressed. Cons Strait head bale bars. Chin gaurd useless, cattle knock there heads on upper mechanism. Slop in crush assembly. Full length side gates, especially on working side. Had to modify and remove panel so could inject cattle...

Anyone else getting a bit concerned about lack of grass growth?