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Five tips to prepare cattle sheds for winter housing
Kieran Mailey
As grazing nears an end, make sure sheds are ready to house cattle for the winter.
27 July 2024 Management
Five maintenance jobs for cattle housing in late summer
While there will be plenty of field work to complete in summer, there are a few jobs that may need sorting in the yard around cattle housing. Outlined are a few examples.
17 October 2023 Management
Time for lice control in housed cattle
Where cattle have been housed, there are growing reports of lice causing irritation to growing animals.
Five tips for managing cattle at housing time
Ground conditions have deteriorated and many farmers have started housing cattle. Outlined are five things to consider when housing cattle.
23 September 2023 Management
Five tips to get sheds ready for housing
Farmers will be hoping to get at least another month at grass, but if weather takes a turn for the worse, having sheds ready for housing is time well spent.
2 September 2023 Management
Treating cattle for lice after housing
Lice is a common parasite that will irritate cattle if left untreated during the winter housing period.
8 November 2022 Management
Five steps to winter-proofing the farm
Making sure machinery used for feeding cattle is in working order is just one way to winter-proof the farm. Outlined are some more tips.
22 October 2022 Management
Planning permission for farm buildings
Martin Merrick outlines some of the requirements surrounding planning permission and farm structures.
22 June 2022 Farm buildings
Five tips for managing the stock bull over winter
A stock bull is a major investment for any suckler herd, so here are our top tips to managing these animals over winter.
11 December 2021 Management
Five tips to winter-proof the farmyard
The weather is getting colder and more winter-like, so farmers should be taking steps to make sure the farm yard is able to function when freezing conditions come along.
4 December 2021 Management