grazing

Where i live in Victoria, south west, they have alot of hump n hollow or as they call it "lands", for drainage mainly on dairy farms. 800 to 1000mm. Widths varying fron 10 to 18m, pics are of bewly formed ones, i sowed with power harrow. Ant...

We are very fortunate to have been offered a new FBT on a small farm. Because of the size of the holding our main income will come from the non farming aspects of the busines, so we can reduce the level of stock we currently run. The current stock fencing is in poor condition and will need to be...

Any suggestions, please? Nothing fancy, just robust enough to cope with topping paddocks on the grazing platform, pre- and post-grazing. Realistically, looking at 2nd hand... TIA

Wet weather and temporary adjustments to agri-environment agreements Written by The Team Credit: James Clark Between October 2023 and March 2024, England experienced the second wettest 6-month period on record. The rainfall was nearly 60% above the 10-year average. Heavy rainfall has a...

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...

As a company we are hugely supportive of the good work carried out in the agricultural sector and are actively working to see how we can further assist and work with the farming and agricultural community in the South East and East Anglia, we are happy to look at other areas outside of this on a...

If I buy land for recreation rather than for farming does that mean it would lose its value if wanting to sell it in future? Well I would certainly be maintaining it, just not for agriculture. Well maybe still agriculture if talking about permaculture, just not the intensive farming with...

Hi folks, Got soil test results back today, this was one big block of 25odd acres, I divided it with one permanent fence up the middle, I drained and limed one side and left the other side untouched so far. Only grazing ground but the index levels are gone very bad for the bit I’ve actually put...

I've tried searching around and haven't found anything in the TFF annals so here we go! We have about 25 acres of woodland on our patch. Some of it very mature and a small but expanding area of natural regenerative woodland and some acres of steep, gorse and bramble covered ground. After years...

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

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Eastfield private estate in the Scottish Borders sits on a 183ac site and has entered the market for offers over £2,750,000. The estate features a five-bedroom farmhouse, three-bedroom secondary house and three additional cottages. The estate...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Zoetis is warning all farmers to take regular faecal egg count tests to help prevent unnecessary losses, as data shows that the risk period changes yearly. The animal health company said results from the 25 monitoring farms in its parasite watch...

We have taken on some adjoining grazing land that has no water. A possibility is pumping from the brook approx 80 m across our existing field to the new field. There is a slight incline - not steep as this is a brook meadow we're going across. Would a 2" petrol water pump to an IBC work ? We...

Apologies if this has been covered before, but I am interested to know if anybody out there (in the UK that is, sorry not trying to alienate anybody else) is genuinely mob-grazing sheep on tall grass or other covers? It seems that many people are trying it to some degree, but I cannot find...

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...

How easy would it be to get farm assured on a lump of land? No buildings or anything just a block of land with its own holding number? I do not have a farm I live in a house in the village so I can not link the holding to my farm I’m thinking a movement book,medicine book herd health plan would...

Found it while whacking thistles this morning in the grazing fields

Hi, Pretty much brand new to farming so please don't rip me to shreds! I grow barley and oats for cattle consumption. Currently have 4 arable fields in either barley or oats. Is it feasible to rotate consistently between these two crops over these fields or should I be putting in another break...