Farmers Journal Scotland
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Over £10m spent at sheep breeding sales
Record breeding sales reported across Scotland as pushed sheep sales spending over £10m, a rise of £885,000 on the year.
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Farm Profit Programme: 10 reasons to outwinter cows this year
While yards are positively heaving with silage compared with this time last year, Declan Marren outlines why outwintering is still a viable option for farmers this year.
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New beef finishing shed in Athlone, designed to house 60 cattle for winter finishing
Pictures of the week - 19th of October
We visit Virginia Mens’s Shed in Co. Cavan to see how the support they get from Brady’s Topline helps keep the good work going and benefits the wider community. The ‘buddy bench’ made by the members of the Shed is a clever idea that might help lighten the load for kids who are feeling a little bit down.
Talking heifer rearing with vets Michael O Meara and Tom Julian
We discuss why some antibiotics are critically important. Keep an eye out for video number five in the series, where we will take a look at the purchasing, recording and storage of antibiotics.
Donal Lynch and Isabella Coen discuss dairy herd fertility
Brian and Kevin discuss monitoring test end damage and managing SCC
John Egerton has a strict culling policy on his suckler farm in Co Fermanagh
Agritech Focus: HerdEye
Young lad milking the cows on a hoverboard.
Farm Profit Programme: gearing up for breeding at Arnage
Declan Marren spoke with Andrew Biffen about the upcoming breeding season for sheep.
Farm Profit Programme: clear plan for the future at Auchriachan
As the nights draw in and the air gets cooler, the Duffus family at Auchriachan plans for winter and the long-term.
Greenvale Farm: 410 days of silage in the yard
The Mackays at Greenvale have enjoyed a bumper year for fodder, with enough silage in the yard for two winters.
Farm Profit Programme: plans for scanning and dealing with empty cows
As the breeding season comes to an end on most of the focus farms, attention turns to scanning results and getting empty cows out of the system. Declan Marren reports
