Out they go! Calving started and need some shed space so put 30 yearling heifers out. Wetter than I'd like and am ignoring wet weekend forecast in hope it will improve
Join forward-thinking, progressive, and open-minded farmers taking a forage first approach to increase productivity and reduce input costs. Join by Sunday 4th February to make the most of this offer https://t.co/33rmNvleBa
What is the difference between resistance & tolerance to gut worms? Watch our webinar on trials at Trefrank Farm. Breeding rams with genetic tolerance to worms to improve growth rates, reduce forage costs, carbon & wormer use.
https://t.co/jlVqsSXDMc
@MoredunComms@adhayward18
We have an open at Trefnant Hall, Welshpool, SY21 8AS tomorrow the 17th at 2pm. Jim Gibbs from NZ will be talking about the use of fodder beet for out wintering cattle and sheep and we will also be showing the Buitelaar B & B cattle system. Get in touch if interested
I'm hosting an On farm event talking about how grazing management has changed over the last 5 years and how it might change in the next 5 year and what the impact is on carbon, soil health and Profitable. Can I become net zero or better, followed by roasted Exmoor Premium Mutton
Phil, a fourth generation farmer based in Oxfordshire @doyleysfarm, has spent the past year dipping his toe in with Wildfarmed.
You can watch the full film on Phil's farming journey with Wildfarmed now - https://t.co/oNN8ANnXLk
Does more dense stocking lead to soil damage? Not in smart cell-grazing systems. Our researchers tracked cow "moovements" in traditional and cell stocked fields and found no difference in soil structure and function 🐮🐄
Full story 👇
https://t.co/t1iXblBTvo
Massive congratulations and good luck to @NeilDav87 for being shortlisted for beef farmer of the year! Your drive and attention to detail has made working with you the last few years so rewarding, very well deserved!🎉🍀
@howemill@GrasscheckGB Hey Nicky, happy to help if I can, colleagues and I have managed the Welsh Pasture Project for @FarmingConnect and I am also currently reviewing findings from a 4 year project comparing Cell Grazing with Set Stocking in conjunction with @Rothamsted
🚜 Great meeting with @GrazingJames & @davidpcross, our monitor farmer who has added a dairy beef enterprise to their arable and sheep operations. We saw cattle grazing GS4, efficient fencing, and a well-designed water system 💧
Find out more here 🔗https://t.co/tccBu9JSzI
Funding for farmland wildlife a thread🧵
On Monday @LizzieHarrop went to Downing Street to speak at the Mobilising Nature Finance event and raised concerns about how this funding model is developing and the potential negative impacts for wildlife and family farms ⬇️
🧵FERTILITY! - A 🧵on why we breed for it above all other traits - what it actually is and where the industry has gone wrong in the past. As a starter for 10 -
Do you know why one animal grows more than another and if you select for that growth - what you are selecting for? ⬇️
Looking forward to joining @FarmCO2Toolkit#FarmNetZero in Cornwall for on-farm launch of the new field lab looking into how milk yield is impacted by grazing dairy cows on #herballeys
📅 11th May, 12:00 - 14:00, Wadebridge
Book your tickets 👇
https://t.co/axda5UQ8FH
Do you have a passion for regenerative farming & livestock genetics?
Rotmell Farming is looking to hire a progressive-thinking Assistant Land & Livestock Manager to join their award-winning team.
Full job description ⬇️
https://t.co/XidWpLTl48
Email CV: [email protected]
Are you currently #outwintering your livestock or interested in doing so?
Join us for a farm walk focused on diverse forage for livestock wintering - all based around the findings from the field lab
📅 27th April, Devon, 10am - 3pm
Book your tickets
https://t.co/sVqRof9whC
Third meeting with @PrecisionGraze Precision Grazier discussion group members. All farmers are now measuring pasture allowing real data to be used in the meetings 👌🏼
Second half of the meeting - working out target paddock sizes and designing a grazing rotation
What happens if instead of a #monoculture you plant 16 varieties of fodder crops for overwintering instead?
This group of farmers and researchers put it to the test.
Find out more and see the results up front by signing up to this farm walk in Devon
👉https://t.co/U3xo7iwoCq
James Daniel advises his livestock farmer clients to make the best use of grassland management, leading to some customers saving £20,000-£40,000 in concentrate feed every year
https://t.co/O2OlM5q4sO