| January |
|
Feeding livestock with winter rations
General farm maintenance
Scanning breeding ewes
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| February |
|
Feeding livestock with winter rations
General farm maintenance |
| March |
|
Feeding livestock with winter rations
Fencing maintenance
Spreading fertiliser
Sowing Spring Barley |
| April |
|
Completion of spring fertiliser spreading
Lambing time |
| May
|
|
Vaccinating lambs against ‘ORF’
(a common fungal disease of the skin) and clostridial
diseases (e.g. Tetanus). |
| June |
|
Making silage (used as livestock feed during
the winter)
‘Drenching’ the lambs to protect them against
parasitic worms
Shearing the sheep |
| July |
|
Crop spraying (desiccating the Oilseed
Rape)
Cutting thistles
Preparing for harvest |
| August |
|
Harvesting. Straw baling for winter bedding
Ploughing and ‘drilling’ (sowing) the next
crop of Oilseed Rape
Begin to sell lambs |
| September |
|
Complete the harvesting and straw bailing,
stacking the bales
Ploughing and drilling Winter Barley and Winter Wheat |
| October |
|
Completing the ploughing and drilling
Put rams with the ewes |
| November |
|
Feeding livestock with winter rations
General farm maintenance |
| December |
|
Feeding livestock with winter rations
General farm maintenance |
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