Provita will be at next week’s Clogher Show, taking place on Wednesday July 31st. “We will be located adjacent to the sheep rings,” confirmed Provita’s Tommy Armstrong. “And we look forward to making contact with farmers throughout the day.”
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Maximising the Quality of Second Cut Silage Crops
Provita’s Tommy Armstrong has confirmed to Farming Life that a significant number of second cut silage crops will be ready for harvesting over the coming days.
“Given that the current warm, dry conditions are likely to continue well into next week, a twelve hour wilt is more than sufficient,” he stressed. If cut forage is left in the field for 24 hours, then the likelihood of it losing too much moisture and then heating at feed out is particularly strong.”
Total Attention to Detail is the Real Secret Behind Good Silage Making
This week saw the 2013 UGS Grassland Farmer of the Year Albert O’Neill, from Artigarvan in North Co Tyrone, sowing fertiliser on silage ground. However, preparation for this year’s silage season got underway prior to Christmas when all the relevant fields were soil tested. “We produce about 2,000 tonnes of grass silage each year and … Read more
Roger Blowey Lameness Video Questionnaire
Provita has commissioned leading veterinarian Roger Blowey to develop an exclusive video ‘Latest Developments in Reducing Lameness’. By viewing this video and submitting the questionnaire SQP’s can gain 10 AMTRA CPD points (Ref:A2158), if graded 80% or above. Please view the Roger Blowey Lameness video first to obtain the answers. To gain access to the … Read more
Excellent turnout for Blowey lameness meetings
Leading veterinarian Roger Blowey spoke at Provita/Pfizer Animal Health-hosted farmers’ meetings in Coleraine and Portadown. This was followed on with meetings in Clonmel and Cork. Courtesy of his presentations, Roger highlighted the growing challenge of hoof related problems on dairy farms and the ways by which farmers can get on top of this issue. Read … Read more
Focus on ‘Protect’ at Connon Farm Merchants
February 8th, Provita’s Tommy Armstrong will be in attendance at Connon Farm Merchants to discuss with customers the absolute necessity of giving newborn calves the best possible start and, in this context, the valuable role that can be played by Provita ‘Protect’ One direct impact of last year’s poor grazing season and the subsequent fall-off … Read more
Give your stock the mineral and vitamin boost they need now
With analysis results confirming that trace mineral and vitamin levels in 2012 silages are at record low levels, Provita is advising farmers to take the required corrective action with pre lambing sheep, pre calving cows and young stock now. ProVitaMin is a new range of chelated minerals, vitamins and trace elements in an ultra-concentrated liquid … Read more
Protect your calves
Provita will be profiling Protect at Fintona. It is the first and only probiotic licensed for the prevention of calf scours in the UK. Tommy Armstrong again: One way of ensuring that all newborn calves get the required immunity booster they need is to administer Provita Protect. “Recent, independent research has confirmed just how exposed … Read more
Farmer successfully controlling lameness
Steven Robinson milks 125 Holstein Friesian cows at Longber Farm, near Lancaster. Until recently, he had been foot bathing the cows using a mix of Copper Sulphate and Formalin. However, ten months ago, after consulting with his local farm merchant, Steven decided to change to Provita Hoofsure Endurance. Since then he has been walking the … Read more
Unique Sales Vacancy
In line with significant expansion, Provita are recruiting for a Sales Account Managers to join their dynamic team. Sales Account Manager GB South, deadline 31st January 2013 This position will be based in south GB working from home. The role will involve calling with agricultural merchants, veterinarians, wholesalers and farmers. The successful candidate will be required … Read more