Farming podcast reaches the world
A PODCAST produced in Shaftesbury is reaching a global audience.
The ChewintheCud pod, primarily aimed at dairy farmers in the South-West, is thriving, less than...
The start of your new year to-do list for 2023
By Alice Miller
Friars Moor Livestock Health.
As we all return to our normal schedules after the Christmas madness, many of you may have started planning...
Busy – and cold – down on the farm!
By Ruth Kimber.
Life here is as busy as it gets, with the farm and all the winter routines, feeding, bedding and caring for the...
Baby it’s cold outside, but not for reindeer!
By Alice Miller BVSC DBR MRCVS
Friars Moor Livestock Health.
As we approach the end of the year, I have been reflecting on all the articles...
Quality exhibits at fatstock show
'EXCELLENT' stock was on show at the Fatstock Show in Frome.
Organisers said a dry day helped create a super atmosphere at another 'highly successful'...
‘Largest-ever’ outbreak of bird flu hits turkey farmers
SUPPLIES of free-range birds – including Christmas turkeys – have been hit 'very, very hard' by the bird flu epidemic that has hit the...
Gulls in numbers out in the fields
By Ruth Kimber.
Only a few weeks to Christmas, our seasonal turkey work is under way. We have been pleased with our New Blackmore Vale...
Ins and outs of the breeding period
By Alice Miller BVSC DBR MRCVS Friars Moor Livestock Health.
RECENTLY we have been busy helping our autumn block calving clients prepare for their upcoming...
It’s calving time down on the farm
By Ruth Kimber.
The Harvest Festival service was held this year on a neighbouring farm – this is the third year it’s been on a...
Defra orders all birds to be housed to stop spread of bird flu
ALL birds must be kept indoors from Monday (November 7) until further notice, as efforts to curb the spread of bird flu continue.
The UK's...
