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Teagle bins old Tomahawk design for new 8200 bale processor

Farmers Weekly

The simplest 8200s use a combination of bed chains and crossbeater to break up silage and straw before ejecting it through a swivelling chute to bed cattle or distribute feed. Farmers Weekly Teagle’s popular mounted 7100 and trailed 8100 Tomahawk bale processors are to be superseded by a new-look two-model range.

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The Sustainable Meat Challenge

Sustainable Food Trust

The following is an extract from Marianne Landzettel’s new book, The Sustainable Meat Challenge: How to graze cattle, slaughter humanely and stay profitable. He has a herd of about 60 beef cattle, most were born on one of his pastures. The farmer members still pay a small annual fee, based on the number of cattle they keep.

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How to make your own Livestock or Animal Feeds

Farmbrite

Animal Feed Recipes for Chicken, Cattle, Sheep, Goat, and Pig Feed Raising livestock can be a rewarding experience, whether you're doing it for fun, food, or as a full-time agricultural business. Fats These provide extra energy, especially for pigs and cattle. Fiber-rich ingredients include hay, straw, and silage.

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Preparing for Winter: A Guide for Cattle Ranchers

Farmbrite

Cattle ranching is a demanding profession, it's essential to be prepared for the challenges that a harsh winter can bring. This blog will guide cattle ranchers on how to prepare for winter and ensure the well-being of their livestock. Proper insulation is essential to maintain a comfortable and warm environment for your cattle.

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Preparing for the Predicted Harsh Winter of 2023: A Guide for Cattle Ranchers

Farmbrite

Cattle ranching is a demanding profession, and as we head into the winter season of 2023, it's essential to be prepared for the challenges that a harsh winter can bring. This blog will guide cattle ranchers on how to prepare for the impending winter and ensure the well-being of their livestock.

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How immense is farming’s problem with plastic?

Sustainable Food Trust

Farmers once used straw or other organic matter instead of plastic mulch. Oates reckons that the hay he makes, is tied with baler twine and that the microplastics in it could quite possibly be going through his cattle – “It’s madness to me,” he says. Oates has proposed a new trial for the Innovative Farmers programme focused on sisal.

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Out of money and out of options: Upland farmers in England (part 1)

Sustainable Food Trust

Relatively few regions in the UK are well suited for arable farming, and most upland areas are ideal only for raising cattle and sheep. These farmers would love to outwinter cattle on the permanent pastures, but weather conditions are such that they usually have to be housed for a few months. Michael Walton: cutting costs but how?

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