Rural Life
With Christmas upon us and harsh conditions having already hit, it's vital to take steps to prioritise farm safety, health and wellbeing.
Dairy Technical
The arrival of the recent cold snap has certainly signalled that winter is coming and with that it is important that farmers are prepared.
Buildings
The mild weather this back end looks set to leave us and to come in its place is cold weather, which looks set to bring severe frosts.
With the National Ploughing Championships behind us now and the dark evenings firmly setting in, thoughts should now turn to preparing for the winter ahead.
As the winter housing period kicks off on farms and cows begin to settle into their housing, there are some tasks which ensure your yard is winter ready.
Speaking to dairy farmers over the last week or two, many have gotten the power washer out and have given the cubicle shed a good cleaning.
With Status Yellow snow-ice and wind warnings currently in effect, it's fair to say this week is dominated by wintry conditions on farms.
