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FAWC opinion offers some positives on sheep lameness
The NFU is warning against introducing more laws and inspections to tackle lameness in sheep but says that some positives have been offered by the…
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FUW member wins wool board election
THE Farmers’ Union of Wales’ official candidate, Bedwyr Jones of Gwastadanas Farm, Nant Gwynant, near Beddgelert, has won the British Wool Marketing…
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Vet offers advice on sheep ectoparasite control
Novartis Animal Health vet Thomas Tiley was at the National Sheep Association Winter Fair 2011 at Bakewell Agricultural Centre on 27th January to…
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New data shows good energy levels in winter grass
Winter grass emerging from a blanket of snow and frost does so with a surprisingly high ME content and the phenomenon can help sheep farmers delay…
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Wool price announcement expected
The British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) will attend the first NSA Winter Fair in Bakewell (Derbyshire) announcing positive news on prices to wool…
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Shearing record set in New Zealand
Shearing brothers Doug and Rowland Smith have stamped a mark on shearing history by hammering an 11-year-old record by 80 sheep in a Hawke’s Bay…
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Subsidised diagnostic service for barren ewes
With sheep scanning well underway in many parts of the country, farmers running a flock with a barren rate greater than 2% can now ask for a…
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Shearer's plea: Rain, rain, go away...
The pre-Christmas wet providing relief for some North Island farmers couldn’t have come at a worse time for King Country shearer Stacey Te Huia as he…
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Shearing raises $12,000 for mine disaster families
A speedshear and charity auction featuring many of the World’s fastest shearers in Reefton last night (Saturday) raised more than $12,000 for the…
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Combating sheep scab high on agenda
NFU Cymru’s Livestock Board is encouraging Welsh sheep farmers to take adequate steps to treat and protect their flocks from one of the most…
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