Livestock Events
March 2012
Making more from your beef cattle - better breeding, handling and health
Begins on Thursday 01 March 2012
The UK beef industry is looking more positive at the moment, but there are always simple changes which can be made to help improve your overall margins. This free on-farm event focuses on three different strategies which could benefit you: Better...
Read Full Event DetailsCroglin Group: Estimated Breeding Values - Robin Hood Pub, Croglin
Begins on Thursday 01 March 2012Sam Boon from Signet will talk to the Croglin Group about Estimated Breed Values. Where: The Robin Hood Pub, Croglin CA4 9RZ When: Thursday March 1st 7-30pm Contact Kate Gascoyne for details on 01768...
Read Full Event DetailsHerdwick Development and Allerdale Livestock Groups: "Fluke" - Cockermouth
Begins on Monday 05 March 2012
This is a joint farmer group meeting focusing on the increasing problem of sheep fluke with speaker, Rebecca Mearns from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency at Merrythought, Penrith. Where: Hundith Hill Hotel, Lorton Vale, Cockermouth CA13...
Read Full Event DetailsFarm Efficiency Open Meeting - Cleator, Cumbria
Begins on Thursday 08 March 2012
An event aimed at improving the efficiency of local beef and sheep units. Where: Howside, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria, CA23 3AU When: Thursday 08 March 2012 11am to 2pm Richard and Alison Maxwell will open their gates at Howside Farm,...
Read Full Event DetailsNational Youngstock Association Farm Walk - Clifton, Penrith, Cumbria
Begins on Thursday 08 March 2012
RABDF is pleased to announce a series of National Youngstock Association farm walks focussing on youngstock rearing, with the support of Pfizer Animal Health, Volac & NWF. These will take place from February to May 2012 across the...
Read Full Event DetailsBPA Northwest Pig Group - Myerscough, Preston
Begins on Saturday 10 March 2012
Following on from the two successful meetings last year, the next Northwest Pig Group meeting held by the British Pig Association in conjunction with Myerscough College will look at sow nutrition and sausage making. When: Saturday 10th March...
Read Full Event DetailsFREE on-farm workshop on farm building manure and slurry storage - Halton, Lancashire
Begins on Tuesday 13 March 2012
This Catchment Sensitive Farming workshop will look at farm building infrastructure, including manure and slurry storage, clean and dirty water separation. Discussion and advice will focus on: Capacity and condition of farm slurry and manure...
Read Full Event DetailsFarm Efficiency Open Meeting - Levens, Cumbria
Begins on Tuesday 13 March 2012
An event aimed at improving the efficiency of local dairy units. Where: Lords Plain Farm, Levens, LA8 8EN (includes a visit to Heaves Farm, Levens.) When: Tue 13th March 11am to 2pm David Martin’s Lords Plain Farm and the Mason family’s...
Read Full Event DetailsCheshire Young Farmers Discussion group meeting
Begins on Monday 19 March 2012
The objectives of the meeting is to learn more about the nutrition, how a feed mill operates the inputs and processes of producing different livestock feeds so that feeds can be better understood and therefore utilised within farm...
Read Full Event DetailsMuck and Soil Northwest - Reaseheath College
Begins on Tuesday 20 March 2012
The annual Muck Northwest event, organised by Harvey Hughes, sponsored by GrowHow and supported by Livestock Northwest and RDPE Skills, will this year incorporate soil management topics as well. Held at Reaseheath College, Nantwich, the...
Read Full Event DetailsDairy industry and para-professionals mobility scoring workshop - Gisburn
Begins on Tuesday 27 March 2012
This one day workshop will look at the whys, whens and hows of mobility scoring using the DairyCo mobility score. Where: Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn BB7 4LJ When: Tuesday 27th March 2012 Aimed at professionals within the industry who are...
Read Full Event DetailsFarmer Group: Red Rose Dairy Discussion: How do you score on Lameness? - Ellel, Lancaster
Begins on Wednesday 28 March 2012
Lameness expert and renowned cattle vet Roger Blowey explores the importance of cow comfort in dairy cow lameness. This will be followed by demonstrations on hoof trimming, the DairyCo Healthy Feet programme and mobility scoring When: March 28th...
Read Full Event DetailsFarmer Groups: Clover Club - Cold, wobbly and dribbling - Bilsborrow, Preston
Begins on Wednesday 28 March 2012
No it’s not a Friday night in Preston. Bill May from LLM looks at the array of ideas on preventing milk fever in cattle. Clover Club would like to invite you to the next round of Clover Club talks for 2011/12. For those of you who have not...
Read Full Event DetailsAnaerobic digestion workshop - Newcastle University
Begins on Thursday 29 March 2012
DO YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY? Do you want to find out how much you could earn? Do you want to visit a working plant? Cockle Park Farm (NE61 3EA) welcomes farmers, rural businesses, food companies,...
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