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  • Ultimate-Guide-to-Deep-Clean-Your-Livestock-Sheds Chestnut Mill
    May 9, 2024

    Ultimate Guide to Deep Clean Your Livestock Sheds

    Livestock housing plays a crucial role in the health and well-being of your animals. One of the key aspects of maintaining a healthy environment for your livestock is through deep cleaning. By regularly deep cleaning your livestock sheds, you can...

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  • The-Farming-Year-May Chestnut Mill
    May 2, 2024

    The Farming Year - May

    May is the month in which the attention turns to the silage fields.  Livestock are removed from these fields and fertiliser spread so that 6 weeks of growth can take place before being cut for silage. Lambs have their tails...

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  • The-Farming-Year-April Chestnut Mill
    April 10, 2024

    The Farming Year - April

    April continues in the same way March finished.  Lambs and Calve are still arriving.  Calving will continue well into May, however April will usually see the end of the lambing towards the end of the month.  Usually the month that...

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  • The-Farming-Year-March Chestnut Mill
    March 5, 2024

    The Farming Year - March

    March, especially for livestock farmers really gets busy.  Its not just the cows now after they started calving at the end of February.  The beginning of MArch is the start of the lambing season.  This can be very time intensive...

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  • The-Farming-Year-February Chestnut Mill
    February 8, 2024

    The Farming Year - February

    Possibly the slam before the storm.  February is quieter than most months, but it does mark the start of the annual livestock cycle as calving begins around the end of the month.   Whilst still not as busy as some months....

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  • The-Farming-Year-January Chestnut Mill
    January 22, 2024

    The Farming Year - January

    January on the farm is surprisingly busy.  It is the perfect time to start spreading slurry on fields to boost silage or hay production that will be harvested later in the year.  A ground frost is perfect for this as...

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  • The-Farming-Year-December Chestnut Mill
    December 1, 2023

    The Farming Year - December

    The final month of the year, December for most is filled with celebration and Christmas cheer.  Farmers however also have lots of jobs to do whilst battling increasing falling temperatures. Arable farmers are still ploughing fields, with reduced daylight causing...

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  • The-Farming-Year-November Chestnut Mill
    November 1, 2023

    The Farming Year - November

    Autumn makes way for winter.  On Livestock farms, farmers have to start actively feeding their livestock more as grazing becomes less and less available.  Grass stops growing and the quality drops.  Any livestock that is going to be housed will...

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