sheep

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...

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...

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

anyone know if I can find out the holding number of livestock markets - trying to report movements to BCMS but have not got market holding number.

i know its a bit close to the 15th but do you have to do anything this year with regards to a claim. we claimed last year all ok does that mean we don't do anything no application/claim nothing ... now and it will still be paid. and do you get bps money as well as sfi if you apply and get...

I have a small sheep trailer with a 13pin plug on it, I bought a 13 pin to 7 pin adapter for my landy, yet I am often flashed because one on the indicators on the the trailer doesn't always flash, yet fiddling with the plug they all work, there seems to be to much leverage on the plug and...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland The export of live sheep by sea from Australia will end on in 2028, the Australian government has announced. A AUD$107 million federal transition support package for the Australian sheep industry will support the phase out of live sheep exports by sea...

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...

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...

Anyone got an ingenious solution to stop water going bad when the weather's hot? A few days of heat and its all gone green, its from a spring which seems to go off faster than mains water.

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...

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?

‘Unable to meet the community’s expectations’: Australia to ban live sheep exports in 2028 Written by Tory Shepherd from the Guardian Government promises $107m package for industry to transition, after years of campaigning against trade Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or...

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

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/the-era-of-cheap-food-is-over-says-waitrose-chief/ar-BB1m1RgF?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=5d621007c54744bd82a9d519360dd520&ei=28 James Bailey, the executive director of Waitrose, says he is determined the supermarket should lead the way in...

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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Nerys Wright has joined the National Sheep Association (NSA) as the regional manager of its eastern region. Wright takes on the role from previous NSA eastern region manager Josh Brock, who stepped down from the role at the end of last month...