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18:59 do you have to worm children these days, never did with mine :-)
'Dog owners! Your dogs poo can and does blind children, adults no, children yes'
Only when they have not been wormed.
jiddy123 a man who can be trusted, and here was me having been told I'd been filtered, for pointing out the truth.
Truth is my post is no more relevant than someone constantly taking the urine out of someone with an obvious health problems.
Correction.....just jumped up!
A few more of those buys at 14:43:22 would be welcome! SP is still creeping up.
As relevant as ever rfarfa!!!
Rfarfa, good about the DNA testing. I approve of that! It's not really the treatment which is easier in adults. It's the fact that kids getting their hands dirty from playing on the ground are more likely to stick their dirty fingers in their mouths, thus ingesting embryonated eggs, whereas adults are much less likely to. The larvae which hatch in the gut and migrate, not just to the eyes, but heart, lungs, liver, brain etc cause the damage. I would love to see that DNA tesing routinely done in the UK. I believe it can be done in order to prosecute in certain cases though. GL with your investment!
TarthDrader 14:00
My information uplifted from major dog poo problems in Spain, perhaps should have said easily more treatable in adult. That said perhaps we should adopt what many towns/ villages are doing in Spain. Dogs have to have a DNA test, so that owners can be prosecuted.
Toxocara can blind adults. Children are more at risk because they play more on the ground and their habits are not as, shall we say, clean as adults. But the dog poo problem is always there, getting better I have to say, but what p****s me off mostly is how owners insist on picking it up in poo bags and hanging them in bushes, trees, or just throwing them on the ground. Insane!
MM 10:10
Informative insight into farming today.
Just to add to your dog poo comment.
Dog owners! Your dogs poo can and does blind children, adults no, children yes
As are you my good friend. We will catch up for a few coldies one day. But in the mean time =7aT8iO6Pwz0. Cheers to all the long term holders.
Topofoz. Still the best song around and reminds me of my wonderful friends and times in OZ. Thanks mate you’re a true gent
For old times sake from down under https://youtu.be/giCmURBT1dg Cheers
Problem here is a lot of people selling into any rise. As we get nearer spud , with more news we will get our reward , just a little more patience required .
Looks like its girding its loins ready for another push.
Good the hear your voice again MM. ON a MTB too. keep pedalling.. Hopefully, the light is at the end of the tunnel or in yor case the runway!!
Misread part of your post Mickey as thought it said Beef prices have been dripping ;-))
p.s. the cow had a ruptured womb!
Nice one Mickey. Saw practice as a vet student in Hereford many many years ago, had a great time. Lovely area. Loved lambing! Also managed to "catch" Brucellosis from an aborting cow caesarean, having been soaked with amniotic fluid bursting from the caesarean wound! Had a rough time with that! Admire all you farmers very much. All the very best to you.
My main reason for voting for brexit. Animal welfare!
I still speak to a few of the LTHers regularly and am still in touch with DW. Really looking forward to spud and the opportunity and reward that it’s going to bring 88E for the future. Apart from being busy on the farm and hating the weather I’ve started writing for a couple of my local papers, trying to paste Agriculture in a new light.......
The Countryside Counts
It was always going to be a wet winter as we have had three very dry years, for the first time in 45 years my three ponds were bone dry. The fields are now so saturated that the gateways are impassable, the fields are so wet that machinery cannot travel on them. Since September 21st 2019 we have had 21" of rain resulting in only 10% of the winter crops being planted across the country, this will lead to a substantial shortage of barley, wheat and straw.
Lambing season is nearly here, the ewes have been scanned and marked for singles, doubles, triplets and separated into corresponding groups. The rams have been taken home to recover and rebuild their condition before mating season starts again. Soon the grass fields will be full of skipping lambs, wonderful noises, a smell of freshness in the air, happiness of a new life and the first signs of spring as flowers and hedges begin to bloom. Last year's crop of lambs have almost all been sold making way for the newborn lambs with a few kept back for private supply to local restaurants. It has been a good year for lamb with prices up £10 per head overall but the £88 per head average is still not a lot of money for the hours and care we have to put in. On the downside, beef prices have been dropping for the last year to the point of being £300 per head down compared to last year. It is always hard to make a decent profit but by being a mixed farmer one loss is normally offset by the other - it's the love and enjoyment that we do it for, it's in our blood and a way of life 24/7.
As an industry in the past farmers have been very quiet and secretive keeping themselves to themselves which has lead to a lot of hate and misunderstanding about agriculture, the countryside, the meat and veg that we supply and put on your tables and our care and love for the animals that we breed and rear. We are the new generation of farmers who are the carers of the countryside that want to explain how things happen and share our experiences, why things happen when they do. This will hopefully go some way towards explaining that we (UK) have the highest standards of animal welfare and food production in the world and heal the rift that has developed between the general public and agriculture.
As always, please enjoy the countryside, the walks, the beautiful views, the smell of clean fresh air and animals also please respect the countryside code of staying on footpaths, keeping all dogs on leads and taking your dog poo home as it is highly poisonous to livestock
G,day Mickey as you can see still a lot of regulars but some that are not posting as much but likely still holding and watching. The next few months could be very interesting to say the least. To you and all the other long term holders let.s hope this is the start of something BIG. All the best to all holders . especially the long termers. This has been an interesting ride that isn,t over just yet. Cheers
Just completed my rare poster collection after the appearance of a lesser spotted MickeyMasters!
Hi Fishfingers. I’m fine thanks mate and still very much all here just been very very busy on the farm. Am actually sat in a coffee shop in Gloucester at the moment, having a few days away mountain biking for my sons birthday... When you haven’t posted for a while there’s all these new names and it gets harder and harder to post not knowing what to say or what grief you’re going to get. “ Less said less mended”. Hope you’re well
09:27 Mickey is fine, farming difficult at moment due to floods, heavy fields and of course lambing, last picture I saw he looked very much the gentleman farmer :-)