Kate Ellen and Will Golding are both new graduate vets at LLM Derbyshire, who have already met many of you. They are 6 months into their new roles and would like to give everyone an update…
The cheesy phrase, ‘choose a job you love and […]
When speaking to farmers during new client or ‘Vet Declaration’ visits, one of the questions I always ask is; ‘where do your replacements come from?’
The answer to this question varies. Some people are breeding their own, others buy in (from one source or multiple), some won’t breed at all […]
Last spring, I found time during the busy lambing and calving periods to take part in an ‘expert panel’ as DEFRA began planning their cattle housing grants. While I was comfortably the least qualified member, being part of the panel gave a useful insight into the thought process behind these […]
In England, DEFRA have launched the Annual Health and Welfare Review as part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). This funding is paid directly to the farmer on the presentation of a report by the vet and testing results. You can apply online via the government website (link below!)
Although […]
It is well known the biggest cost to you as dairy farmers is your heifer rearing. It will take 2+ years before you start to see any returns from an animal, and within that time, as most of you will have experienced at some point, a lot can go wrong! […]
In January my husband and I began farming in our own right, taking on my parent’s multi-coloured suckler herd of British Blue cross and Limousin cross cows. As ‘New Entrant’ farmers with a modest piggy bank, and being tight Yorkshire folk, every penny invested had to be carefully planned.
We’ve […]
For many of you spring calving may have only just got underway or is due to start soon, but it is never too early to start thinking about next year and getting those cows back in calf. In terms of fertility the overall aim for suckler herds is for each […]
In Lancs the vets and techs have been busy putting together Parasite Control Plans (PCP’s) and planning for a summer of worm egg counts. Last year we had farms who successfully made it through the grazing season without the need to worm their animals whilst out at grass. This really […]
With the increase in the TB advisory service (TBAS) training across our practices, now is a great time to look at what TBAS can offer you and our top tips for TB control. Following some fantastic training by Sarah Tomlinson and the TBAS team, many of our vets are now […]
Lancashire clients will be receiving their updated growth and benchmarking reports in the new year and Molly highlights two cases where improvements have had a direct impact on calf growth rates – and bumped them up the rankings!
One of the advantageous parts of weighing your calves is being able […]
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