Discussions - Farmtalking

	Electronic tagging is necessary to avoid disease?
	To quote the MEP Struan Stevenson, 'It is a great tragedy that the European Commission claims electronic tagging is necessary to avoid a wipe out of Europe’s flocks by foot and mouth disease or other diseases.' - [link]... more » By Jane Barribal - Nov 2 - 2 new of 2 messages

Are you Samhainophilic or Samhainophobic?

Samhainophobia is an intense and persistent fear of Halloween. The word "Samhain" has Gaelic roots and means "summer's end" - Samhain being our Celtic pagan ancestors' festival held at the end of the harvest season - principally a harvest festival but also having aspects of a festival of the dead and departed i.e. the harvest of the... more »

By Michael Meredith - Oct 31 - 1 new of 1 message

	A Call to Collectors of Bizarre Farming Memorabilia!
	Farming memorabilia certainly don't come more bizarre than this! [LOL] As part of a decluttering project I am selling off a mounted [appropriate term in the circumstances, since i is in the erect state!] boar's penis in a jar. I collected and dissected this porcine organ 34 years ago, partly as a... more » By Michael Meredith - Oct 30 - 1 new of 1 message

	Civil servants leak RPA loss of farmers' bank details
	Civil servants leak RPA loss of farmers' bank details - [link] By Jane Barribal - Oct 29 - 1 new of 1 message

	Swine Flu hits Turkeys and Pigs in North America
	There has also been another outbreak of swine flu in pigs across the water, plus 1 in turkeys, plus human deaths now exceed 5,000.... [link] By Michael Meredith - Oct 24 - 1 new of 1 message

	Bluetongue vaccination
	Bluetongue vaccination 09/10/2009 - [link] Farmers are being encouraged to make the most of Scottish Government- funded bluetongue vaccine stocks before their expiration date on November 6. Chief Veterinary Officer for Scotland Simon Hall said that the... more » By Jane Barribal - Oct 9 - 1 new of 1 message

Ireland Voted YES!!

And Tony Blair gets EU luxury if he is voted president (including expenses MPs would die for and a salary as big as Obama's) By Ian Drury on 03rd October 2009 Tony Blair will enjoy a salary the size of Barack Obama's and a range of lavish perks if he becomes the first President of Europe. The former prime minister can expect to live in the lap of luxury with 20... more »

By cpl4...@aol.com - Oct 4 - 1 new of 1 message

	RSPCA Responds To People’s Hunger For Free-Range Eggs!
	30 September 2009 RSPCA Responds To People’s Hunger For Free-Range Eggs! The RSPCA has announced today that it will be increasing the maximum permitted outside range stocking density for free-range hens under the Freedom Food assurance scheme. This decision will help meet the rising demand for British free-range eggs.... more » By Jane Barribal - Sep 30 - 1 new of 1 message

	{Farmtalking} Poultry Productivity & Health - intensive and free-range fl...
	Many thanks for that article, very interesting. I'd never given it much thought but I suppose better egg production from caged birds is logical because they expend less energy and are less likely to pick up disease and parasites. However, I shall continue to buy free-range eggs from ther local... more » By williammsn...@aol.com - Sep 25 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Poultry Productivity & Health - intensive and free-range flocks compared
	Interesting new data comparing production and health figures for intensive and free-range poultry, such as... Body weight at 18 weeks (kg) Bodyweight at 72 weeks (kg) Age at 50% production (wks) Age at peak production (wks) Peak production (%) Hen-day eggs to 72 weeks Hen-housed eggs to 72 weeks... more » By Michael Meredith - Sep 25 - 1 new of 1 message