Sunday 27 May 2012
Sheep
Sheep farmers and visitors to this month’s Devon County show will have the chance to gain a full and complete understanding of the work done on their behalf by the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB). Stephen Spencer BWMB’s Wool Marketing Manager will be present at the show judging both the fleece competition on the Thursday and the ...
Whether farming fifty acres or five hundred, no-one working the land can do without a tractor. So it’s little wonder that Colin Boocock, who runs beef cattle and sheep on 94 acres at Moorsholm near Saltburn, North Yorkshire, regards his new tractor as a very significant investment. "We’ve always run two tractors before but now we&rsq...
An industry led Sheep Scab Task and Finish group has been established to make recommendations to the Animal Health and Welfare Steering Group and Welsh Ministers on the eradication of sheep scab in Wales. Dafydd Jones, group member and sheep farmer said "I, along with many sheep farmers, am very encouraged to see that a "task and fin...
Brecon and Radnor NFU Cymru members have expressed concern that the Welsh Government have made commitments to move forward with a bespoke sheep electronic movement reporting service for Wales - without fully explaining the detail of how it is proposed the service will work for Welsh sheep farmers Of particular concern to farmers at their recent ...
The warm and sunny March weather was a godsend for the many UK sheep units lambing during the month, but producers must not become complacent if they are to gain full value from the new season lamb crop. "The weather has been great for the early spring lambers and generally it’s gone pretty well so far despite widespread worries about the...
Martin Smith has been appointed area business manager for Ufac-UK. After graduating from the University College of North Wales with a BSc in zoology, Martin pursued a career in the animal feed industry, first with feed compounders then with specialist probiotic, vitamin and supplement manufacturers in both the ruminant and monogastric sectors. ...
Three members of the British Wool Marketing Board continue their appointment with the Board for a further three-year period. They are: · Malcolm Corbett - English Northern Region · Ian Buchanan - Northern Ireland · Nigel Williams - English Central Welcoming the Board Members back to their current roles BWMB Chief Executive Officer Ia...
Novartis Animal Health has published a product usage chart aimed at SQPs and vets that gives guidance on the use of ectoparasites through the seasons. The chart covers the use of blowfly preventatives CLiKR and CLiKZiNR, and the blowfly strike treatment Crovect,R which also covers ticks, biting lice, headfly and fly maggots. There is advice o...
Hall Hill Farm, the north east visitor attraction of the year, located near Lanchester, is bringing ’lambing live’ to people’s homes and helping to tell the story of the Durham countryside worldwide, after installing a live video feed on its website with 24 hour live streaming of the lambing process. The ’Lamb Cam’ ...
Sheep producers who have experienced more than 2% of ewes aborting this lambing season are being urged to take advantage of the new subsidised blood testing service available from vets that detects exposure to enzootic abortion (EAE) and toxoplasmosis. FlockCheck 2012, a subsidised diagnostic service from MSD Animal Health, requires vets to tak...
The global population of farm animals increased 23 percent between 1980 and 2010, from 3.5 billion to 4.3 billion, according to research by Worldwatch. These figures continue a trend of rising farm animal populations, with harmful effects on the environment, public health, and global development. Both production and consumption of animal produc...
Representatives from the NFU have met with scientists at the leading UK research institute studying livestock diseases to hear of progress in understanding Schmallenberg virus (SBV). Among the delegation touring The Institute for Animal Health (IAH) at Pirbright, Surrey was NFU President Peter Kendall and NFU Vice President Adam Quinney. They me...
Children in the West country are being reminded about the potential dangers of farm animals and playing in the countryside ahead of the Easter school holidays. As part of its ’FarmSafe for Schools’ project, rural insurer Cornish Mutual has produced a new set of guidelines for youngsters to avoid the risk of death or physical injury...
The National Beef Association (NBA) believes the UK general public has largely dismissed claims published yesterday linking red meat to higher mortality levels. The report, resulting from a study in the USA, hit the UK media yesterday ’ but the NBA says that many of the over-the-top headlines caused a lot of people, some of them high prof...
Genuine concerns and unanswered questions surround an electronic Sheep Database NFU Cymru said today in response to the Deputy Minister for Agriculture’s statement that he has decided to introduce a bespoke electronic reporting movement system for Wales. NFU Cymru President, Ed Bailey last month wrote to the Deputy Minister, Alun Davies, ...
Deputy agriculture minister Alun Davies decision to invest in a Welsh EID electronic reporting system raises major concerns and should not have been taken without proper consultation with the Welsh sheep industry, the Farmers Union of Wales said today. In a statement issued yesterday, the deputy minister said Wales would introduce a bespoke¯ she...
The sheep section of The New Forest & Hampshire County Show (NFHCS) is a real success story with numbers of entries rising every year. As all the classes are so well supported, the Show has had to extend the sheep section once again and whilst doing this, access for the public has also been extended and improved. Success has required alteration...
The next Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships will be held near the small market town of Gorey in County Wexford , in May 2014. The venue was decided at a Golden Shears World Council meeting during the 15th World Championships which ended in Masterton , New Zealand , on Saturday(march 3). Gorey was the venue for the 199...
The weather bomb across the North Island has wrought havoc through most areas but in Masterton, apart from the noise on the tin roof, there’s little disruption to the last day of the Golden Shears and World shearing championships. Almost the only issue seemed to be the din on the tin of the War Memorial Stadium roof in the worst weather Ma...
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