milking

Anyone had any success treating angle berries/warts on cattle? Have read all the previous threads on here. Castration rings aren’t an option due to where they are! They seem to be in a row under the belly. Sim X and British Blue X heifers 14-17 months old. All out wintered. Anyone had any...

Morning all, I am 54 had a fck full and over the next few years will be selling all cattle. Will be finished milking by winter and fatten all cattle off in following 12 24 mths due to being down with tb . What do I need to consider in relation to taxation etc if and when we sell up ? No...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland An initiative called Plough On aimed at tackling rural isolation and loneliness in Northern Ireland has been developed after Tyrone-based Rural Support group’s research found that both issues are growing problems, especially in the farming community...

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?

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...

Heavy ground is ploughing up badly. Looks alot of work getting into a seedbed. I reckon I could get a better seedbed with cultivator/disc then power harrowing twice. Min-till maize a good idea. Usually would have Subsoiler but I image will only smear it

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?

Interesting to hear your thoughts! We have some sappy first cut, will be tedding behind mower.

worst I've seen here for years, reckon the rain made autumn sprays short lived and broadway star seems to have done very little this spring Rye grass and not blackgrass thankfully, but 2024 is certainly not a year where its easy to take a lot of pride in a farm Is it just me or are others...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The owners of an upland farm in Co. Antrim have purchased additional land and invested significantly in diversification and automation to help secure the future of the family’s third generation of farmer. Timmy and Karen Rea, who farm 260ac of land...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has launched a new creative campaign for the Royal Highland Show – ‘The Royal Highland Ohh!’. The campaign aims to highlight the “unexpected elements” of the Royal Highland Show, which...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland It is important to keep a constant supply of high-quality grass in front of a dairy herd, according to advice by College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) dairying development advisor, Dr. Jane Sayers. “The key is to focus on maximising...

Our milking parlour reception pit currenty gets emptied with the slurry tanker. We have a under ground store which we put it in over the summer. A pump would be so much easier. 2.5m deep tank PTO pump at ground level (self priming) and a 4m lift 30m accross the yard. The issue is the tank...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has revealed that domestic cats died from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) (bird flu) in Texas. The research, which was released by the Centres for...

RABDF Down to Earth, the regenerative livestock farming event, will be hosted at a housed cow unit for the second year in a row; cows milked 3x per day, I understand it to be "high input, high output". Not knocking confinement systems, but can this system really be regenerative? I believe that...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A farm manager in Wiltshire has said each dog attack has been more “catastrophic” than the one before, bringing financial burdens and implications. However, Neil Ridgeway of Stowell Farms said the biggest issue is the distress of “seeing animals...

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...

Morning All we are looking to put in a substantial planning application for a new milking parlour, collecting yard and handling facilities. What makes the application strong? Its a large building that for cow flow juts out of our site which will make it quite noticeable. I've read through the...

Hi Everybody just introducing myself on here. My names James I’m 32 and live just north of Norwich in Norfolk. I have no farming experience or background at all but willing to learn. I left school early and went straight in to contract flooring with my old man before setting up my own business...