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:) Lameness in dairy cattle and its potential impact on culling questionnaire - CHANCE TO WIN £80 WORTH OF DAIRY SEMEN FROM KINGSTREETSIRES

Hi, I'm a third year animal science student at Bishop Burton College carrying out my dissertation project on dairy cattle lameness, in my study I am dissecting culled cattle hooves and analysing the prevalence of hoof lesions. Alongside this I am surveying dairy farmers to gauge the severity of lameness...

Posted to Questionnaires and surveys (Forum) by RachaelH21 on Mon, Apr 22 2013
Any farmers in the (snowy/wet) north of England?

Hi everyone, I know you are all busy but I'm hoping a few of you will be able to spend 10 mins to complete my survey for my undergrad dissertation at Northumbri Uni. I'm investigating the determining factors in a farmers' decision to adopt (or not adopt) organic methods, but this doesn't...

Posted to Questionnaires and surveys (Forum) by LeanneD on Wed, Feb 13 2013
Plumpton College moves into Movember charity

‘Movember’ came to Plumpton College in a wave of hairy facial growth! Staff and students have cultivated carefully-crafted moustaches since the beginning of November, helping to raise awareness of men’s health and specifically, prostate and testicular cancers. A variety of hairy styles have been lovingly...

Posted to College & Uni photos (Gallery) by bn7sussex on Mon, Dec 3 2012
Plumpton College help Children in Need charity

[:)] Plumpton College went wild for Children in Need. [I] Staff and students participated in a wide range of charitable activities to contribute to the fundraising efforts, with a fancy dress day, sales of home made cakes and student charity collections. Students helped to bake delicious cakes then organised...

Posted to College & Uni photos (Gallery) by bn7sussex on Mon, Dec 3 2012
Saving Fuel

Hi Does anyone think there is a place for tractors having natural gas engines? Thinking about it, what about other farm equipment or road transport too? All this new shale gas seemingly out there in abundance. Will eall engines be natural gas powered?

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Researcher on Tue, Jun 26 2012
Alternative Fuels In Ag Equipment

Hi Do we have any agri fleet managers, or purchasing professionals in the forums?? I am looking for some quality leadership opinion on alternatively fuelled mobile agricultural equipment including tractors, various harvesters & foragers, rough terrain forklifts, wheeled loaders to name but a few...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Researcher on Tue, Jun 26 2012
#1 Silver lining, even after world dairy slump?

Following cuts to prices by dairy giants in the UK, announced at the end of last month, large processors from around the world have followed suit; US-based Land o’ Lakes announced cuts today and Danish giant also announced $85 million in cost cuts. Prices for the industry in several global regions are...

Posted to The Agri Blog (Weblog) by fordtractor7740 on Wed, May 16 2012
Plumpton College. Moustaches for Movember charity

Staff and students at Plumpton College have been cultivating some hirsute and fanciful facial decorations for the Movember charity event. The College campus has seen many facial hairy growths during November, while helping to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and...

Posted to College & Uni photos (Gallery) by bn7sussex on Wed, Nov 30 2011
Farmers' opinions on Agroforestry

Dear Sir/Madam, My name in Tim Roads and I am studying on the Masters of Land Economy course at the University of Aberdeen. As part of the course I have to complete a dissertation and to do that I have decided to look at the factors affecting the uptake agroforestry in the UK. For this study I have defined...

Posted to Questionnaires and surveys (Forum) by TimRoads on Tue, Jun 21 2011
A cheesy disappointment

Driving through this part of Victoria I’ve seen a lot of cattle country, with fields alternating largely between Angus and Holstein herds (or beef and dairy cows, for the non-farmers amongst you). Like a lot of the state I’ve seen already, the rolling hills around here are more than a little...

Posted to nufsaid (Weblog) by anonymous on Tue, Dec 14 2010

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