September 2023 Newsletter

We will be in attendance again at the SW Dairy Show at the Bath & West again this year on the 4th October. Please call by for a cuppa and cake; while we catch up for a chat! We are very pleased to welcome Caitee Midgley to our Vet Team. Caitee had spent time...

August 2023 Newsletter

I am sure the dry weather will return soon! Most certainly a topsy turvy year weather-wise. We continue to see tight supply chains with medicines; I wish I knew why! I have read that the EU are to blame but not sure if we can blame this on them! Forward planning...

July 2023 Newsletter

Some rain has now arrived, I am not convinced it is enough (yet!) or in time. It looks as though forage stocks could be tight again this year, let’s hope that means better prices at the farm gate. We held a well-attended sheep worm meeting last week. I feel we are...

June 2023 Newsletter

The seasons this year have certainly presented their challenges. The forecast doesn’t show much rain arriving anytime soon. When the rain does arrive, I would expect to see a rise in worm challenge in grazing youngstock. We have recently invested in an Ovacyte machine...

May 2023 Newsletter

It was great to see so many of you at the North Somerset Show, the stand was busy all day! Winner of our quiz was Ian Ford of Sutton Farm, Butcombe. After a wet and cold spring for many, turnout is now well underway, with many herds now getting out to grass. This...

April 2023 Newsletter

Turnout has certainly been delayed by the wet weather but it feels as though we might have turned a corner, and spring is nearly with us. The Cull trade continues to be particularly strong, as many of the spring calves are hitting the ground it is a good time to be...