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Running a dairy farm

I run a dairy farm, and this year has been quite hard. The work is never easy, but this year we've had to stretch the dollars further and work even longer hours to break even. I know a lot of dairy farmers are in the same boat. But we're an innovative industry, so I thought it would be useful to start a blog where we could swap ideas on how to maximise yields and bring down production costs on farms. The more we can share these ideas with each other, the better the whole industry will manage to get through the current downturn.

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How Using a Mobile Sheep Dipping Service Can Benefit Your Farm

30 March 2023
 Categories: , Blog

Sheep dipping is a vital method to protect your flock from diseases such as sheep scab and infestation by parasites. The good news is that you can hire a mobile service to dip your sheep rather than do it yourself. Here are some of the benefits of using a mobile sheep dipping service. Expense Firstly, setting up the equipment and chemicals needed to dip your sheep can be expensive. The animals need to be fully submerged in the solution in order for it to work. Read More