Farming Awards and other Select Livestock news!
It’s been an exciting few weeks here at our Shropshire HQ, from farming awards to Facebook! The Select Livestock team is delighted to have been shortlisted for 'Farming Business of the Year' at the Shropshire Star's upcoming Excellence in Business Awards. This...
read moreHelping UK farmers earn an additional income
Are you a farmer with a redundant outbuilding? A former dairy shed or barn? Maybe it’s been sitting empty for a while or you just have some old equipment in there gathering dust? What if you’ve got some arable land where crops aren’t generating the returns you’d...
read moreThe benefits of smart ear tags for calves
Just before Christmas we had the excellent Shropshire Farm Vets from just outside Shrewsbury visit our Select Livestock Farm in Pulverbatch to trial some smart ear tags for calves called Fever Tags. Early detection The purpose of Fever Tags is to flag up evidence of...
read more2016 British Cattle Conference update
Select Livestock been at the superb British Cattle Conference in Telford, Shropshire. We were presented with ten papers from leading industry experts, including farmers, a PhD student, Heads of Genetics and vets. Two main themes struck me as the important take-outs...
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