Cow Fertility The cows are calved and out to grass in all parts of the country. Now you are probably thinking about your animals’ fertility and...
Reseeding Many farmers I know often say that reseeding grassland is only something for big dairy farmers; “I can’t afford that” is ...
Feeding animals is the single biggest cost on any livestock farm. But we can control what we feed animals. Grazed grass is by far cheaper than any oth...
A lot of farmers have been troubled by Coccidiosis, be it with lambs or Calves. Most simply ask a vet or a fellow farmer for advice on how ...
Last week we shared signs 11 signs that you're a dairy farmer. This week we have another ten. If you haven't experienced at lease eight of th...
As humans there are some things that we all experience in our lives. However there are others that you can only understand if you have lived and/or wo...
In the last blog I spoke about the Celts running their animals between two bonfires during Samhain to cleanse them and bring them good luck for the st...
In my Fiancée’s Grandmother’s house there is a picture of her grandfather and his horses competing, and winning in the ploughing ba...
Climate change is wreaking havoc on our farming communities the past few years, particularly this year. A wet winter and spring followed by this drou...
The weekly log of a dairy farmer’s life is pretty mundane and can have the intensity and the repetition of ‘groundhog day’. Basicall...