Livestock
Mid Argyll Business Group Meeting (Ardrishaig) – event summary
Background Brexit, replacement for LFASS, public budget cuts, lack of opportunities for new entrants, uncertain markets, impending agricultural policy and support payment reform means there is nearly an unrivalled level…
Read More >Where To Put Stock Bulls Post Mating?
Having a short mating period means finding somewhere to keep bulls when mating ends. Keeping them together in a group runs a very high risk of them damaging themselves unless they are given a large enough area so they can easily escape.
Read More >Safety In Large Cattle Pens
Standing in the middle of the pen it felt a long way to reach safety!
Read More >Simple Things Make The Difference
Sometimes it is the simplest of ideas which can be the most effective.
Read More >BVD/Mucosal Disease Outbreaks
Since the start of Scottish eradication programme and as a result of the widespread use of BVD vaccines it is rare to see ‘outbreaks’ of mucosal disease these days.
Read More >Care When Stacking Bales
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?
Read More >Coping With The Spring Drought
Many parts of the country have had an extremely dry spring, Basil Lowman looks at some of the consequences of this.
Read More >Cheap By-Product Feeds No Longer Exist
The feed market for livestock, and in particular for beef, has changed dramatically in the last few years.
Read More >Better Checking Of Stock
Much time and fuel is spent checking stock in spring and summer and with good reason.
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