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Checklists

The Monthly Checklists offer you timely advice on various farm management issues

Click below to select a Checklist.
For more details on a certain topic, give us a call on 01458 851 555.

May '12 Checklist

The May Checklist includes information on:
Nitrates in grass: why worry?
Single Payment Scheme
Farming & Forestry Improvement Scheme
Be aware of the risk of liver fluke
Wilting grass silage
Grazing management in wet weather
Silage additives
Feed price update

April '12 Checklist The April Checklist includes information on:
Preparing maize ground in dry conditions
Grass staggers
Fly control
Soil temperatures & moisture levels
Fee price update
 
March '12 Checklist The March Checklist includes information on:
Cow handling
Drought in South East England
Benefits of reseeding
Water at grazing
Bridge Farm grass growth and soil temperature
Grant schemes
Feed price update
 
February '12 Checklist The February Checklist includes information on:
Early Spring Grazing
New Virus Worries for Dairy Farmers - Schmallenberg Virus
Slit Aeration
Livestock Manure Nitrogen Efficiency
Pneumonia Weather
Preparing for Spring Crops
Feed price update
 
January '12 Checklist The January Checklist includes information on:
NVZ's
Business planning
New Year resolutions
Electricity use on farm
Capital allowance
Feed price update
 
December '11 Checklist

The December Checklist incudes information on:
Cow management in cold weather
Plan now to prevent lameness this winter
Grant scheme - Farm & Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS)
Soil Protection Review
Feed price update
 

November '11 Checklist The November Checklist includes information on:
Ensuring correct ventilation for your cows this winter
Understanding pneumonia & how to prevent it
Achieving high conception rates this winter
Autumn soil aeration
Feed price update
 
October '11 Checklist The October Checklist includes information on:
Maize harvest
Managing freshly calved cows in late autumn
Ban on Asulox
Grazed autumn grass
Managing mastitis . . . preparing for winter housing
Feed price update
 
September '11 Checklist

The September Checklist includes information on:
Pain relief in farm animals
Youngstock rationing
Maize eyespot
Soil nutrient data
Grass values
Feed price update

August '11 Checklist The August Checklist includes information on:
Maintaining grass quality this summer
Employee retirement
BSE testing
Are you using antibiotics correctly?
Feed price update
 
July '11 Checklist The July Checklist includes information on:
Winter forage
Botulism in cattle
Body condition score for autumn calvers
Cattle movement passport changes
Forward buying winter feed
 
June '11 Checklist The June Checklist includes information on:
Weed control in maize
Heat stress in dairy cows
Water supply in summer
Environmental scheme payment changes in England
Drought management advice
 

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