Farming

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Insights into challenges of drought

By Alice Miller BVSC DBR MRCVS Friars Moor Livestock Health We share our farmers’ concerns as we continue to experience extraordinary…

Heat stress in farm animals and what to do

by Alice Miller BVSC DBR MRCVS Friars Moor Livestock Health In my last column I spoke about seasonal conditions we encounter…

Jubilee fun down the years

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Farmers often feature in village events for several reasons – they have land, kit, are…

Have you seen the world through a cow’s eyes?

As well as working as a full-time farm vet, I am also a member on the board of directors…

All the cattle are on the pastures

All the first cut silage is safely in – it was a tormenting time with the catchy weather, rain…

Lambs are growing at a speedy rate

The Zwartbles are back at the field and enjoying an abundance of grass. This is clearly providing rich milk…

Why you should sing to cows…

“Walking along a peaceful country lane, flanked either side by fields of grazing cows, lazing in the May sunshine,…

What to look for as we approach the end of calving

As we approach the end of the spring calving season, we have started to see a rise in the…

Farmer’s Diary – Kimbers Farm Shop

Many more of the animals are now out to pasture, and the grass is really beginning to grow well….

Happiness is a curly tail

Farmer’s Diary by Ruth Kimber. We are in the middle of our end-of-year stock takes, which is not too bad…