Emily Gascoigne

Specialist Sheep Vet in the South West, sheep farmer at home. #TeamSheep. Sustainable production #everylambcounts #smartsheepinnovate #BreedforCH4nge

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

@herdyshepherd1 @AHDB_BeefLamb The prices you mean are supersonic. Also- key factor is ram health- increasing appetite in South West flocks for health status to maximise longevity- and that's valued too

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

@herdyshepherd1 There is some analysis done by @AHDB_BeefLamb- uplift on using a recorded ram. From memory upto to £5 per lamb sold. Couple that with some high ewe to ram ratios for some breeds, the ram market has shifted upwards in the time I've been in practice. However, less relevant if....

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

Looking forward to seeing lots of you with @SynergyFarmVets next week. Come and see us on our stand #teamsheep @natsheep

[Farmers Guardian @FarmersGuardian]

In the past decade, the Stanbury farming system has seen a dramatic change in management style. This has evolved since 2001 when the family lost all livestock due to foot and mouth.

Read more about the family and what is on at @natsheep South West. ⬇️
https://t.co/NWpofsTdz5

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

Good sheep. Good chat. Good company. Key themes: Measure to Manage, Dorsets Deliver. Something for everyone: maternal or terminal. #herballay #gs4 #arable365 #sheep365 #teamsheep @natsheep @SynergyFarmVets

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

Tales of a maternity leave....

[Belle Vue Farm @BlackSheepPurbe]

Belted Galloway and Birdsong #conservationgrazing #beltedgalloway #teambeef #purbeck

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

"Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us."
- Pope Francis. (1936-2025)

#PopeFrancis @Pontifex

[Kent Wildlife Trust @KentWildlife]

We are refuting claims made by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer regarding the impact of conservation efforts on housing development in Ebbsfleet.

In an editorial for @Telegraph, Sir Keir suggested that plans for 15,000 new homes had been blocked due to the discovery of a colony of critically endangered distinguished jumping spiders. He cited the case as an example of unnecessary restrictions on development, stating:

“Take the project in Ebbsfleet to build more than 15,000 new homes... The plan was blocked by Natural England. Why? The discovery of a colony of ‘distinguished jumping spiders.’ The dream of home ownership for thousands of families, held back by arachnids. It’s nonsense. And we’ll stop it.”

However, this is an oversimplification of the situation, and it is disappointing to see this complex issue misrepresented. The vast majority of the 15,000 homes are going ahead. However, 1,300 homes were proposed for development on the Swanscombe Peninsula, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

The distinguished jumping spider is not found in the area where those homes were proposed but in other protected parts of the SSSI. These other areas are home to rare and endangered species, including distinguished jumping spider, man orchid, water vole, marsh harrier, nightingale, over a thousand of invertebrate species, and even seals.

All of the SSSI, including where the 1,300 were planned, are vital habitats that we simply cannot afford to lose.

We must move beyond the narrative of ‘nature versus growth.’ Sustainable development, which respects and integrates the natural environment, benefits both people and wildlife. Our priority must be to ensure that future communities are built in a way that protects our most precious ecosystems, creating places that are not only liveable but also resilient and rich in biodiversity.

We are committed to working with policymakers, developers, and conservationists to find solutions that balance housing needs with the protection of the UK’s natural heritage.

@Natures_Voice, @Buzz_dont_tweet, @sspcampaign, @CPREKent, @WildlifeTrusts

[James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1]

Keep hearing people say that no one eats lamb anymore

Apparently we ate 23,000 tonnes of it in December

[Bea Johanssen @bea_johanssen]

@Keir_Starmer "Wealthiest"?

Not taxing food producers into bankruptcy is not a "tax break".

[James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1]

The government is spinning that they are offering a record level of support for British farming

This is CATEGORICALLY UNTRUE

I’m not sure they understand this point…

Let me explain…

[James Rebanks @herdyshepherd1]

Asking farmers to diversify to subsidise food production, is

1) tone deaf, most of us did years ago

2) an admission that you’ve allowed a broken system to emerge

And

3) an admission that you haven’t the courage or vision to fix any of the real issues

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

@Peter_Henley @livbailey @JoePJRobertson @trishab116 Does this discussion not also need to include a discussion about sourcing and supporting British food production?

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

@LlamaLorna @MartinSLewis Doesn't national food supply affect us all?

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

@TomJones1875 @MartinSLewis Doesn't national food supply affect us all?

[Sheep Veterinary Soc @SheepVetsoc]

With the changing bluetongue situation, all farmers, vets and stakeholders are urged to join a critical industry BTV-3 FREE webinar.
Wed 4 Sept from 3-4pm to get the latest updates & advice from experts.
Register today up via: https://t.co/w4vdsVCgNF

#CPDwebinar #Bluetongue

[Emily Gascoigne @Em_the_SheepVet]

@DavidatWestons What a loss- such an ambassador. Thoughts to his family.

[Nerys Wright @neryswright]

🐑🪱 SCOPS Series 2 - Final Episode

Host @benjy_eagle is joined by Dave Bartley @moredun, David Cotterill of Kingston Maurward college and @Em_the_SheepVet discussing multiple anthelmintic resistance, why we shouldn’t panic and what our options are. https://t.co/guWONolDxf

[SFH Smallholder Club @SFHsmallholder]

Celebrity sighting - no it's not #kalebcooper it's our very own pig vet Peter Siviter on the cover of @PracticalPigs talking about Pregnancy Diagnosis in Pigs #teamsmallholder #teampig
https://t.co/tarUqxuKXr

[The Moredun Foundation @MoredunComms]

FREE Webinar from Moredun, @natsheep & SCOPS on 'The importance of understanding and controlling parasites in sheep'
Date: 19th June 24 from 7.30pm
LINK: https://t.co/iw2IXGRZ5F
Join @philip_skuce, Dave Bartley, Beth Wells & Lesley Stubbings

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

Dog walkers could have their pets seized by the police if they let them 'terrorise farm animals', under new proposals being supported by the government.

@richardgaisford reports.