Livestock News

Taking time to control thistles in established grassland now will prevent them spreading seed this summer and causing bigger infestations to deal with next spring, according to Dr Nicola Perry of Corteva Agrisciences.

“Markets are integral to farm businesses because they set the price for livestock, helping farmers to achieve fair prices,” says Clive Roads, auctioneer at McCartneys.

Farmers are warned to look out for the annual emergence of head lies (Hydrotaea irritans) from around mid-July, as these are a major source of annoyance for pastured cattle.

The Royal Cornwall show in mid May experienced extremes of weather across the three days, but that didn’t put off its loyal Cornish following.

Hertfordshire breeders David and Lesley Sapsed were visibly delighted when their two-year-old bull Heathbrow Important was tapped out as interbreed beef champion at this year’s Suffolk Show.

Specifically adapted to dispense feed over a feed barrier or into a trough, the new V conveyor has been simplified to reduce the number of moving parts to help extend belt longevity, therefore reducing ownership costs.

Grassland farmers may need to tackle dock infestations in silage fields in the next few weeks, as the early spring led to first cuts being taken before these tough perennial weeds could be treated.

90% of in-bye offers potential: estimated 1m + acres Livestock producers farming land infested with Soft Rush are able to control and achieve up to 75% extra grazing with an

The Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme has today (20 June) reopened for applications from groups wishing to carry out badger vaccination in the Edge Area of England, with £300,000 of funding set aside for the scheme this year.

CLAAS introduced the world’s first four-rotor swather, the LINER 3000, twenty years ago. The design concept was to eliminate the swathing bottleneck, and allow the capacity of the forage harvesting convoy to be fully utilised. Today’s four-rotor LINER 4000 and 3600 models remain a byword for productivity, forage quality, user convenience and reliability.

Come along to the inaugural TBAS conference to learn more about what can be done to reduce the risk and impact of TB on your farm.