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…
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,…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bird flu: Vigilance is vital with our flock of turkeys
by Ruth Kimber. The turkeys are growing well and have enjoyed the pastures – however, we are really worried about…