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rain stopped weigh in3 comments

arcadianadvocate wrote 8 months ago: I am able to update the blog now as we were literally just about to go out to weigh the cattle from … more →

Tags: Country Life, food and farming, rural musings, Food, Life, Blogging, Cow, rain, Potatoes, heifer, vet

bluetongue serotype 1(BTV1) found in the North West2 comments

paula wrote 12 months ago: Culicoides sonorensis the bluetongue virus biting midge I’ve been hanging onto this story to see if … more →

Tags: DEFRA, Government, cattle, winter, farm, Disease, Virus, Insects, Vaccination

Export ban on cattle due to "bluetongue"

nunetherlands wrote 1 year ago: The agriculture ministry has banned the export of cattle following the discovery of a new strain of … more →

Tags: Dutch news, Netherlands, INTERNATIONAL, Agriculture, AGRICULTURE MINISTRY, Netherland farms, animals

bluetongue - midges dance a dance of destruction4 comments

paula wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday evening I watched as clouds of midges danced in the golden rays of the setting sun outside … more →

Tags: bTB, cattle, Sheep, farm, Disease, calving, Virus, Lambs, Bluetongue disease

blue and silent tongues

arcadianadvocate wrote 1 year ago: Recently, there have been huge developments in the fight against Bluetongue (BT) disease. I have rec … more →

Tags: Country Life, food and farming, rural musings, Politics, Farmer, animals, DEFRA, Calves, cows, Vaccination, Breeding

courage and ingenuity

arcadianadvocate wrote 1 year ago: Farming, as a career, has always required courage and ingenuity by those involved and I am not sure … more →

Tags: Country Life, food and farming, rural musings, Life, farming, Wheat, Weather, Sheep, wet, ewes, Food

importing disease again3 comments

arcadianadvocate wrote 1 year ago: The DEFRA site now reports that 18 cattle imported into County Durham have tested POSITIVE for BLUET … more →

Tags: Country Life, food and farming, rural musings, Politics, Farmer, Island, Import, Livestock, Disease, DEFRA, cattle

the bluetongue mess

arcadianadvocate wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, we vaccinated seven calves against Bluetongue (BT) disease. This is the eighth time since … more →

Tags: Country Life, food and farming, rural musings, Politics, Farmers, Sheep, Island, Livestock, Disease, Policy, Devolution

bluetongue in devon...14 comments

paula wrote 1 year ago: Culicoides sonorensis, bluetongue disease biting midge I’ve just heard that Bluetongue Disease has b … more →

Tags: A day in the life., cattle, Sheep, farm, Virus, Insects, Bluetongue disease, Vaccination, imported cattle

we are an island....

arcadianadvocate wrote 1 year ago: For heavens sake, we are an Island!  Why, why, why do we import animals AND THEREFORE NASTY DISEASES … more →

Tags: Country Life, food and farming, rural musings, Politics, Farmers, Meat, Island, Import, Livestock, Disease, animals

mucking out2 comments

paula wrote 1 year ago: We are behind. Due to bluetongue vaccination we decided to leave mucking out the cow palace until af … more →

Tags: A day in the life., cattle, farm, BobCat, Mucking Out, routine jobs

Bluetongue Virus - Vector Proof Housing1 comment

fieryjack wrote 1 year ago: Innovent are delighted to be involved with Genus Breeding at their site in North Wales to provide th … more →

Tags: midges, Mosquitoes, Business, Scotland, pest control, cattle, Agriculture, Virus

vaccination!4 comments

paula wrote 1 year ago: It was hot and windy and oh-so-bright. Friday, last week. The sea spangled and sparkled in ten milli … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Government, cattle, Sheep, Family, farm, Food, Vaccination, France

The Sunday Herald news article

fieryjack wrote 1 year ago:   Innovents recent work at The Carrick on Loch Lomond and the latest Bluetongue project made the Bus … more →

Tags: midges, Mosquitoes, Business, Scotland, pest control, Tourism, mosquitos, Loch Lomond, Innovent

important bluetongue disease update pdfs and links1 comment

paula wrote 1 year ago: Karin has very kindly sent me a link to a page from the Institute of Animal Health which has a selec … more →

Tags: cattle, Sheep, Disease, Virus

bluetongue information1 comment

paula wrote 1 year ago: A quick update on the bluetongue information. Unfortunately there has been a technical hitch with co … more →

Tags: spring, Government, cattle, Sheep, Disease, Virus, Bluetongue disease

Whale safe beer

Alexander wrote 1 year ago: Japnese whale slaughter occurs in Australia’s back yard every year on the basis of scientific slaugh … more →

Tags: Billy Blue research assignment, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Research, whaling, Australia, Japanese, whale, safe, Beer

life8 comments

paula wrote 1 year ago: wild crab apple blossom Don’t despair I’m still in the process of getting pdfs of the Bluetongue pre … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Sheep, April, Flowers, Birds

inspired by...the midge??10 comments

paula wrote 1 year ago: Enough, enough. Enough of the doom and gloom. I want to be cheerful and enjoy the newness happening … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Farming year, cattle, farm, April


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