Inevitable Losses The old adage says that where you have livestock, you will inevitably have deadstock. Unfortunately, this is especially true at lam...
Colostrum and lamb survival With lambing season now getting underway, it is important to acknowledge the key role that colostrum plays in getting new...
Calving Season: Be Aware of Risks As the 2024 spring calving season gets underway, farmers are being urged to take all necessary precautions when dea...
Scanning Ewes: Best Practice for Sheep Farmers? Scanning pregnant ewes in the weeks prior to lambing is now regarded as good practice by sheep ...
Avoiding falls The current cold snap looks set to continue until the weekend. In inclement conditions such as these, farmers should be extremely caut...
Cow Health As we face into a new calving season, farmers will be anxious to ensure that cows are in the best possible health. It is hard to ...
2024 Lambing Season on the Horizon Now that Christmas is behind us, sheep farmers will inevitably look towards the 2024 lambing season. Whether our e...
Store lambs Farmers keeping store lambs over the winter will soon have to consider their wintering and finishing options. A warm, wet autumn has mean...
A wet and warm autumn The autumn just past was unseasonably mild and very wet. We have witnessed record rainfall in some parts of the country, which ...
The End of the Harvest Season? Today is the last day of October. Traditionally, this time of year represented the end of the harvest season ...
Weanling trade recovery? Now that we are firmly in the depths of autumn, many suckler farmers will turn their attention to the sale of weanling...
The ram effect: an archaic tradition When it comes to tupping season, the so-called “ram effect” is one of the oldest and most succe...
