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Jill Hunter, our Beef & Sheep Nutritionist, talks all things colostrum—why it’s vital for calf health and how the right pre-calving nutrition can make all the difference.
With recent wet weather and wintry conditions currently with us and in the forecast, forage availability and ewe condition is at the forefront of minds. A slight drop in body condition mid-pregnancy is to be expected and doesn’t cause any harm, however a lot of ewes have had constant...
Fraser Moar of Harbro / J & W Tait reviewed the diet and advised the addition of Ruminant GreenGold.
Getting it right can be the difference between strong, powerful calves that you never have to touch again or weak calves, which continually present issues such as pneumonia throughout their lifetime.
Targeted feeding, improved forage, and slatted housing have reduced disease pressure, accelerated lamb finishing and boosted flock capacity by over 35% on a 370-acre upland unit.
Ensuring the correct nutrition for breeding ewes on the run up to lambing can be challenging when there can be high numbers of triplets and quads, however rather than being a burden, these extra lambs contribute to the overall profitability of Rodney Blackhall’s Banchory-based sheep farming enterprise.
Harbro Limited is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with J&W Tait, Orkney to acquire its feed and fertiliser sales operations, effective from 1st March 2026. This strategic acquisition strengthens Harbro’s position within the industry and provides access to a key location, enhancing the company’s ability...
To ensure we can keep you stocked up with feed this festive period, please make sure you place your December 2024 and early January 2025 orders as soon as possible.
Having used Maxammon since its launch in 2011 to treat his grain, Scott Murchie, a dairy farmer at Gullielands Farm, Annan, Dumfriesshire made a significant change back in 2016 and decided to harvest his cereals as wholecrop.
