TODAY 3-4PM - Farm vets are encouraged to sign-up for an urgent update on the latest advice about BTV-3. Please sign up via: bit.ly/3AJzxlq #BTV3 If you can't attend the live event you will be able to access the recording. #bluetongue APHA AHDB

“You’re close sweetie,” Gov. Walz told a baby cow struggling to find a bottle during a stop by Maple Bottom Farm in Dawson, Pennsylvania. “I don’t want to make you work so hard. There you go, there you go, I was making you work too hard.”

One for Mike Scott ...

Hey Mike Coffey #phenotypeisking https://t.co/1ZZ2FBBs, I'm at Seattle Tacoma Intl. Airport and ...is that you...?! We also need to have a word about that cow's genetics....🤔

🗣️ UK dairy farmers, join us online to discuss the impact of housing on your cattle's health & productivity 🐄🏠. Share your insights on the challenges housing brings to your herd! 📅 17th & 18th Sept 2024 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/XwVyAZweDP #DairyFarming #CattleCare

I've a real problem with anaerobic digestion being presented as 'environmentally damaging', even by comparison. Casual references like this damage perfectly sound technologies. "Tesco vows to ‘revolutionise’ food waste battle with new animal feed facility" thegrocer.co.uk/tesco/tesco-vo…

Anyone out there know how the Groceries Code Adjudicator works? I understood they could only tackle immediate supplier/retailer relationships, but this change in legislation suggests they can go back to farm/buyer level. Does this set a precedent for other farm producers? From this week's The Grocer

Venturing back on to Twitter...

My favourite ever Maggie Smith scene, from California Suite. When I first saw it on TV aged 14, I decided eating eggs benedict must be the pinnacle of sophistication. youtu.be/D7v2QJ_7nX8

We really want farmers to let us know how BTV3 is affecting them - please do share this survey link widely- especially important if you know anyone suffering - we need facts to ensure appropriate support...

Just met a (brilliant) female friend who showed me a professional document and asked me my opinion on it, before she submitted it. I noticed there was a typo in “mansplaining”. Wasn’t quite sure what to do.

Landrover Defender 90 TDI. 1997. Stolen last night from the farm. Distinctive colour and branding. Much loved. We would like it back please. Please share. Stocks Farm

The Forth Rail Bridge putting on an extraordinary - and rarely seen - display this morning. A thrilling rush of sea, sunlight and steel. Pure wow. 🚂🌁 The Forth Bridges #ForthBridges #VisitScotland

I'm going where the sun keeps shinin' Through the pourin' rain Going where the weather suits my clothes Bankin' off of the northeast winds Sailin' on a summer breeze And skippin' over the ocean like a stone...