by Edna | May 15, 2025 | News
What a spell of dry weather! It is a long time since I have written that in a spring newsletter. Grass growth will hopefully follow once the frosty weather leaves us behind. The Cull trade continues to be particularly strong, as many of the spring calves are hitting... by Edna | Mar 3, 2025 | News
It certainly felt like spring was in the air at the weekend, despite the cold nights some beautifully sunny days certainly helps to lift everyone’s spirits! The recent movement of the Blue Tongue Zone has certainly focused our minds with regard to thinking about... by Edna | Feb 10, 2025 | News
You may have read that we are now in the ‘vector low period’ for Blue Tongue Virus (BTV). This is a big relief as we have escaped the disease for this season, although the restriction zone did reach Wiltshire, having crossed the channel into England in August last... by Edna | Jan 3, 2025 | News
Happy New Year to everyone, I hope this year offers you all prosperity and happiness. Hopefully some political sense will be seen this year?! I neglected to introduce Carey Davis at the end of the last year. Carey will be familiar to many of you as she farms on the... by Edna | Dec 17, 2024 | News
We should be coming to the end of the high-risk fluke period. Lower temperatures mean that development of the external stages of liver fluke will be reduced as its’ intermediate snail host requires temperatures above 10oC. We should try to avoid using Triclabendazole...