Meeting with sheep specialist Lesley Stubbings looking at the profitability of lambing homebred gimmer lambs and the optimum age profile of ewes. Full details to be confirmed and will appear here nearer the time Where: Lower Highfield Farm,...

Soil management and grassland rejuvenation in conjunction with Dairy Co. This meeting is aimed at dairy farmers and is being held in conjunction with DairyCo. The event will include demonstrations of an overseeder, slot seeder and aerator. Speakers:...

See past the red tape of Electronic ID and hear how to put the technology to practical use in your beef herd or sheep flock. EID regulations in sheep have been with us since 2009, yet farmers were making good use of the technology to performance record...

The topic of Saut will be the main theme for this meeting which is a disease of young lambs caused by ingestion of bog apshodel.  This is a follow up event to the one held at Forest Hall near Selside in late May. Speakers: local vets, Natural...

This Business Club is being hosted by the farmer who buys Ken Pears' store cattle and will focus on what he is looking for as a buyer of store cattle. Speaker:  Speakers from BOCM Pauls will also discuss planning feeding for the winter particularly...

Dairy Group meeting: “Practical Dry Cow Feeding” In association with Dugdale Nutrition What are the latest advancements in dry cow feeding? How do you manage smaller groups? How do you give your cows the best start to their lactation? Dan...

Sheep scab is a perennial issue in the area – but is that the whole picture? Farm vet Gemma Thorpe will cover scab control and skin conditions in sheep When: Tuesday 28th August, 7.30pm Where: Clitheroe Auction, Clitheroe Supper will be...

These events (a choice of three different on-farm venues across Cumbria) are in response to concerns raised by farmers about the implications of penalties resulting from inaccuracies in recording sheep tag numbers.   When and...