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All of us will be horrified with the recent headline “13 on farm deaths this year up to just the 5th March”!  While machinery still accounts for the majority of fatalities, 2 of the deaths this year were due to falling bales.  What can we do to avoid this and the terrible, everlasting pain it causes to the families?

Many parts of the country have had an extremely dry spring, Basil Lowman looks at some of the consequences of this.

The feed market for livestock, and in particular for beef, has changed dramatically in the last few years. 

Much time and fuel is spent checking stock in spring and summer and with good reason. 

Heather Stevenson gives a guide to dung sample collection.

At this time of year controlling parasites in young lambs and calves is important to maximise growth rates and avoid losses. 

When paddock grazing ewes and lambs could a leader/follower system help improve performance and make grass management easier?

Weather forecasters are tentatively predicting this summer will start off drier and end up wetter than normal.  Long range weather forecasts are notoriously difficult. 

Heather Stevenson gives some points to remember when turning youngstock out to grass.

Basil Lowman tells us why it is important to make sure that cow’s feet are in the correct condition for mating.