The Spring Farm Machinery Show Fintona will be taking place in 2013 on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th January at the Ecclesville Centre in Fintona. Provita will be attending the event and invite you to come along to visit us on Stand Number H429. Click here for more information.
Provita is obviously keen to promote the benefits of Hoofsure Endurance.However, there are large numbers of milk producers who are more than ready to endorse its effectiveness, courtesy of the experience gained by using the product on their own farms. “We traditionally footbath the milking herd Monday through to Friday, after morning and evening milkings. … Read more
Provita has confirmed that it will be introducing a number of new products at next week’s Winter Fair. ProVitaMin is a new range of chelated minerals, vitamins and trace elements in an ultra-concentrated liquid drench form. The cattle drench format contains all the essential chelated minerals, vitamins and trace element that cows need at calving … Read more
Provita, Pfizer and Moore Concrete have organised three free talks by Roger Blowey on the latest knowledge in reducing lameness in dairy cattle. Lameness is estimated to cost £9,900 per 100 dairy cows, (Defra 2007) and is one of the biggest problems within the industry. These meetings represent a tremendous opportunity for milk producers to … Read more
Livestock 2012 4th and 5th September, NEC, Birmingham, UK Organised by RABDF, Livestock 2012 is the leading event for the livestock sector in the UK. It attracts more than 16,000 visitors a year and presents a unique opportunity for farmers, herdsmen, consultants, processors and retailers from all over the world to see the best dairy … Read more
Denver McCall, from Madden in Co Armagh, runs a 400 strong flock of Spring lambing Suffolk cross Mule ewes. “We use a selection of Texel tips to produce a high quality finished lamb,” Denver confirmed to Farming Life. Denver believes that total attention to detail is the key to successful sheep production. To this end, … Read more
One thing we are not blessed with in Northern Ireland is predictable weather. We have just ‘endured’ one of the coolest and wettest spring seasons on record. However, we could all be complaining about a drought before the end of June, such are the vagaries of our climate. Grass silage is the most important forage … Read more
On Thursday 22nd March Sam Chesney – 2011 UK Beef Farmer of the Year and the 2012 Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) Grassland Farmer of the Year – will be hosting a focus farm visit to Kircubbin, Co Down, Northern Ireland. You are invited. The event will commence at 1.00pm on the Cool Brae Farm near Kircubbin in Co Down. … Read more
Provita and Pfizer Animal Health have joined forces to organise two farmers’ meetings, the key speaker at each which will be leading veterinarian and cattle lameness expert Roger Blowey. The venues are: The Dunsilly Hotel Antrim, on Wednesday February 22nd and the Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh on Thursday February 23rd. Each event commences at 7.45pm. Both farmers’ meetings … Read more
The name McAllister is synonymous with the highest standards of pedigree sheep and cattle breeding. It’s a reputation that has been founded on the back of a tremendous commitment to sourcing the best genetics while, at the same time, applying the highest management standards. Where young stock are concerned, this commitment kicks in within seconds … Read more