Farmers urged to intensify hay bailing as fire season begins

SCOPS urges farmers to use faecal egg counts and monitor lamb performance following recent rainfall

Following recent showers across some parts of the UK including South East and North West England, the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) are urging sheep farmers to be extra vigilant in monitoring parasite burdens and lamb performance. Nerys Wright, Technical Adviser for SCOPS, warns that the combination of recent rainfall and earlier dry conditions could create a perfect storm for increased worm challenges on pasture. “Rainfall c…

Farmers urged to intensify hay bailing as fire season begins

The beginning of the fire season has seen the government imploring farmers to intensify hay-bailing to boost livestock supplementary feed reserves while also creating a buffer zone to prevent veld fire incidents. The fire season is now upon us with the government rallying all stakeholders, including farmers and rural community leaders, to be on high […] The post Farmers urged to intensify hay bailing as fire season begins appeared first on Zw Ne…