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No. 4 Grass Seed – new for this year

Posted on July 28th, 2014 · Posted in News

This spring, we introduced our No. 4 mixture to our range of grass seeds. It is a 3 to 4 year ley and compares well in terms of yield with.. read more

Finishing ‘em off!

Posted on July 16th, 2014 · Posted in News

With an ever tightening beef price, finishers need to get cattle away at the correct specification at high feed conversion efficiency. Many farmers have been getting good results feeding Jamesons.. read more

Crops

Propcorn barley

Posted on July 14th, 2014 · Posted in News

Propcorn provides a simple and cost effective method of storing grain. The benefits of propcorn treatment are numerous in terms of cereal preservation and improved animal performance. Propionic acid stops.. read more

Just add water

Posted on June 5th, 2014 · Posted in News

Calf rearing is an important job as the young calf is the future of the herd. Well reared, healthy calves will produce high yielding, healthy adult dairy cattle and fast.. read more

Congratulations to our customers

Posted on May 28th, 2014 · Posted in News

Congratulations to Jameson customers Andrew & Sally Hargrave for champion pen of lambs at Wharfedale Farmers Spring Primestock Show & Sale. Andrew & Sally won the Keith & Audrey Hardcastle.. read more

Opening a can of worms

Posted on May 12th, 2014 · Posted in News

Nematodirus parasites live in the intestine of sheep and infection can lead to profuse watery yellow-green scouring and ill thrift. The concern is that the performance of young lambs that.. read more

Keeping up to speed 2

Posted on May 9th, 2014 · Posted in News

This month we look at work from Warwick University which is funded by EBLEX. The work is producing some interesting and useful results, which are increasing our knowledge about the.. read more

Patching up after another wet winter

Posted on May 2nd, 2014 · Posted in News

Compared to some areas of the country we have got off lightly this winter in terms of rainfall and flooding. However, we have still had a lot of rainfall, luckily.. read more

Magnesium Disorders in Ruminants

Posted on April 30th, 2014 · Posted in News

Grass staggers occurs when there are low levels of blood magnesium. Staggers results from an inadequate absorption of magnesium from the digestive system. There is very little magnesium reserves in.. read more

Intensive lamb creep

Posted on April 16th, 2014 · Posted in News

Greater efficiency and lamb weight gains occur if lambs are creep fed than if only the ewes are concentrate fed. For rapid weight gains, creep diets need to be palatable,.. read more