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News
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from the Livestock Programme
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New this
month...
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All of the North West
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Animal Health and
Welfare Planning:
Project delivering welfare benefits on Cumbrian
farm...
WHEN the animal
health and welfare planning was first launched Nigel Teasdale expressed
his interest in taking part straight away. Read More
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Plans
and Grants Update:
MORE news from the RDPE Northwest Livestock Programme
MORE than 1000 livestock farmers are using the one-to-one
technical planning available through vets and advisers in the North
West. Read More
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Cumbria
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Farmer Groups and
Monitor Farms:
December
Update:
AN update on the group work and monitor farms in
Cumbria (Ravenstonedale / Broughton in Furness / Croglin and both the beef /
sheep and dairy monitor farms) Read More
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Lancashire and Gt Manchester
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Demo Event Report:
Alternative
energy - could you power your own farm?
ALTERNATIVE and renewable energy systems, such as wind
turbines, energy crops and anaerobic digesters, have got many farmers
thinking – could I produce my own on-farm power?
Read More from this Myerscough College
event
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Demo Event Report:
Cow mobility event sends out right signals
AN event on Cow
Mobility, organised by Myerscough College in conjunction with the
Clover Club, demonstrated the diagnosis of lameness to dairy farmers. Read More
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Monitor Farms: Beef
/ Sheep
Lower Highfield Blog - latest news
HI, the first meeting
for the business group that will be working with Malcolm and Judith Sanderson
of Lower Highfield Farm looked at utilising the forage produced on the farm
to maintain performance and reduce input costs.
Read farm facilitator James Hadwin's Blog
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Cheshire and Merseyside
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Demo Event Report:
The
benefits of EID as a management tool
INVESTMENT in
equipment to meet the new rules for the electronic identification (EID) of
sheep is more than paying for itself at Reaseheath College, Nantwich,
according to the college's sheep unit manager. Read More
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Monitor
Farms:
Introducing
the Cheshire monitor farms
BOTH of the Cheshire Monitor Farms are having official launch
open days in January 2010. For further information on these events please
contact Tim Goldsbrough at Reaseheath College on 07788 721 943. Read More
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Events
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Cumbria
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Safe handling facilities for
livestock
Dec 11th - Slosh Farm,
Appleby
THIS demonstration
event will look at the different types of handling facilities available for
cattle and sheep. View Details
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Rearing more lambs - the key
to profitability
Jan 19th - Lane
Farm, Crooklands
ON behalf of
Defra, this ADAS run meeting is to help managers and stock-keepers
review welfare issues and be brought up-to-date on the latest ideas and
developments. View Details
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EID
event at Penrith Auction
Jan 26th -
Penrith & District Farmers Market
MEET manufacturers of
EID tags/software/readers and handling equipment, plus other advisers
with expert knowledge.
View Details
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Other
Cumbria Events
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Lancashire and Gt
Manchester
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Sheep EID
demonstration event
Dec 16th - Lancaster Auction
Mart, Lancaster
THIS FREE demonstration event will
explain the legislation and demonstrate how EID can be used as a flock
management tool. View Details
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Controlling
mastitis - environmental causes, diagnosis and treatment
Dec 17th - Lodge Farm, Bilsborrow, Preston
USING a ‘hands on’ practical
approach to mastitis control, this first event of two planned on the subject
offers tips to help you reduce the cost of mastitis on your farm. View Details
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Rearing
more lambs - the key to profitability
Jan 26th
- Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn
ON behalf of
Defra, this ADAS run meeting is to help managers and stock-keepers
review welfare issues and be brought up-to-date on the latest ideas and
developments. View
Details
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Other
Lancashire and Gt Manchester Events
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Cheshire and
Merseyside
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Dairy Monitor Farm
launch day
January
(Date TBA) - Clive Hall Farm, Winsford
THIS farm’s launch open day will
take place in January 2010. Please contact Tim Goldsbrough at Reaseheath
College (07788 721 943) to find out more about how you can benefit from being
involved with this monitor farm.
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Beef and Sheep
Monitor Farm launch day
January (Date TBA) - Langford Farm, Northwich
THIS farm’s launch open day will take place in January 2010. Please contact
Tim Goldsbrough at Reaseheath College (07788 721 943) to find out more about
how you can benefit from being involved with this monitor farm.
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