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Harvested Crops

Pests in Grain Ensure grain moisture is kept below 14% and pests in store won’t be an issue. Remember that pest problems arise because they are already present in the…

Farrowing Systems: Weekly Or Batch?

Commercial pig herds in the UK practice either weekly or batch farrowing. Of those batch farrowing, the main systems are two week, three week or five week farrowing.

Cause And Prevention Of Mites In Feedstuffs

Grain/feed mites can occasionally cause issues in grain they are not often easy to spot until they are in large numbers and where populations are high grain/feed appears to have a “moving” layer.

Measuring Grass – Is It Worth It?

Is measuring grass necessary for running a beef and sheep farm? No, but if you want to make the most of your resources it certainly helps.

German Outbreak Provides A Timely Reminder On The Threat From African Swine Fever

African Swine Fever (ASF) has continued to spread and has now been detected closer to home in Germany. While this is extremely concerning to pig keepers and the industry as a whole it also serves as a timely reminder that the sector needs to remain vigilant.

Bolusing Versus Drenching For Ewes

Boluses or drenches both have their merits for supplementing ewes with trace elements at key times of the production cycle (pre-tupping and pre-lambing), but is one better than the other? Both are labour intensive but ensure that every animal has received its dose, as opposed to relying on ewes getting their correct allocation from buckets, feed blocks or free access minerals.