Livestock Events
May 2012
Demo Event: The pros and cons of different methods of making silage - Cockermouth
Begins on Monday 21 May 2012
This demo event is aimed at upland livestock farmers and will look at the pros and cons of different methods of making silage (eg round bale, pit silage and Ag Bag with speakers James Bretherton from AgScope and grass seed specialist, David Long of...
Read Full Event DetailsBollin Discussion Group - Silage making: Contract versus Own Equipment
Begins on Monday 21 May 2012
When: Monday 21st May 2012, 7.30pm to 9.30pm Where: The Whipping Stocks, Stocks Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 9EX Contact Lesley Innes at Reaseheath College Tel: 01270 625 131 ext...
Read Full Event DetailsCumbria Beef and Sheep Monitor Farm Meeting - Sheep Diseases - Caldbeck
Begins on Wednesday 23 May 2012
This Beef and Sheep Monitor Farm group meeting will look at the issue of sheep diseases including fluke with Rebecca Mearns of VLA and will also discuss the monitor farm's lambing performance. Where: Caldbeck Cricket Club When: Wed 23rd May 11am...
Read Full Event DetailsKirkby Stephen/Appleby Livestock group: Saut disease in young lambs caused by bog asphodel
Begins on Wednesday 30 May 2012
The topic of 'Saut' will be the main theme for this meeting which is a disease of young lambs caused by ingestion of bog asphodel. Speakers include vet Mark Stott, farmer Stephen Lord, Simon Thomas from Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Natural...
Read Full Event DetailsBeef/Sheep Monitor Farm Meeting - Suckler fertility - Lower Highfield, Lancaster
Begins on Wednesday 30 May 2012
The focus of the meeting will turn back to the sucklers as we are aware that we have not looked at these recently. We have Gavin Hill and James Hadwin (both of SAC) coming along to review where the sucklers are in terms of fertility now that...
Read Full Event DetailsJune 2012
Livestock Northwest Pig Discussion Group Meeting - Reaseheath College
Begins on Tuesday 12 June 2012
The Summer Effect and Gilt Management’ Speakers TBC When: 12th June 2012- 6.30pm refreshments & registration. 7pm - Finish: 9.30pm including buffet Where: John Platt Centre for Agriculture, Reaseheath College, Nantwich Contact Lesley Innes...
Read Full Event DetailsCumbria's Dairy Monitor Farm Business Group Meeting
Begins on Tuesday 19 June 2012
The Monitor Farm's soil and slurry management will be discussed, particularly the impact of the herd expansion on slurry storage. The meeting will include a tour of the slurry storage facilities at High Grounds Farm. When: Tuesday 19th...
Read Full Event DetailsBollin Discussion Group - The utilisation of manures with inorganic fertiliser
Begins on Monday 25 June 2012
When: Monday 25th June 2012, 7.30pm to 9.30pm Where: The Whipping Stocks, Stocks Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 9EX (Closed Group) Contact Lesley Innes at Reaseheath College Tel: 01270 625 131 ext...
Read Full Event DetailsSheep Demo Event: Selecting lambs for different markets - Cockermouth
Begins on Tuesday 26 June 2012
This event will focus on the issue of selecting lambs for different markets. Farmers will be able to visit the auction mart to talk to trade exhibitors from 5pm onwards with EBLEX providing live lamb selection workshops. From 7pm there will...
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