THE FARMER SUE TICKLE COLUMN

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1 A Yorkshire family business for Yorkshire farmers! "January fill the ditch; snow or rain we don't care which. February fill the dyke; be it black or be it white." A good old saying (black referring to rain and white to snow) which is quite relevant so far in 2014! Hopefully the spring will be a little warmer than last year, but for those of you lambing, don t be caught out with twin lamb problems. Use our top selling product Sheep Natural Energy buckets, full of energy, minerals and natural vitamin E. On offer this month buy 10 and get 1 free! GREEN S CLASSIFIED Our classified paper is a great way to advertise products and services directly to local farmers & smallholders. We have several thousand customer details on our system and each month we send out the Newsletter and Classified paper to over 700 of these. Adverts are also published on our Website, Facebook and Twitter pages. You can advertise in our classified for as little as 10 a month, plus we offer a discount on 3 monthly adverts. So if you re looking for a relief milker or lambing assistant or if you have hay and straw for sale why not try advertising it with us. For more information call Anna on or anna@greensfarmsupplies.co.uk THE FARMER SUE TICKLE COLUMN (Please note- If you find the cardboard cut-out of Sue in this newsletter, bring her in to us and claim your 50 voucher!) Well done to Paul Proudley who found Sue in his last month s newsletter. 50 to Paul! Question: When should I treat my ewes with Heptavac P+ and what does it cover? Answer: Heptavac-P plus is used for the active immunisation of sheep as an aid in the control of lamb dysentery, pulpy kidney, tetanus, braxy, blackleg, black disease, clostridial metritis and pasteurella. Ewes should be vaccinated against these clostridial and pasteurella infections not only to protect her, but more importantly, the lamb(s) as they receive natural passive immunity from the ewe s colostrum. Without this vaccination lambs are left exposed to these infections and with no active immunity against them, they can become ill and die. If ewes are in the Heptavac system they will only require 1 booster injection, so if you lamb in April you need to be giving your booster mid-february. If ewes have never been vaccinated previously they must receive 2 injections, 4-6 weeks apart and 4-6 weeks before lambing. Please ask a member of Green s staff for our best advice. (Please note Giving 4ml Heptavac P+ in one dose instead of 2ml twice is a complete waste of time and money! More importantly it will not offer long term protection to either ewe or lamb)

2 \ COCCIDIOSIS It is best to prevent against coccidiosis rather than just treat animals that show signs of the disease. Even if you spot the signs of coccidiosis early, usually the damage is already done and once the disease is on your farm you will always have an issue. The damage the disease causes to the gut lining limits nutrient intake and lamb and calves that have suffered with the disease will never do as well as unaffected animals. If you have a history of coccidiosis on your farm we would recommend you use Vecoxan. Vecoxan is for the treatment and prevention of coccidial infections in lambs and to aid in the control of coccidiosis in calves. Remember to treat all animals in the same group. Available NOW in 5lt, 2.5lt & 1lt packs! COSY CALF JACKETS With the use of calf jackets you can make significant savings on feed, medication and bedding costs, by better conversion of energy to growth rather than warmth and reduce the risk of pneumonia and scours from chills and draughts. Optimum protection at low temperatures. Breathable and water repellent High quality for long life Easy to use Machine washable at 30 degrees C Available in two sizes One chest closer, two adjustable leg straps LAMB ADOPTERS & HEADSTOCKS 4 ewe wooden lamb adopter- Constructed from top quality hardwood exterior plywood All fittings are made from galvanised steel Strong and sturdy design with all round access Easy to assemble All parts fit inside the centre box for ease of storage Easy inspection of multiple ewes and lambs FARMCAM Interference free camera system for your farm Safe and efficient farm management! 2 ewe adopters and headstocks are also available to order! Wireless Camera Monitoring System all in one box. The farmcam-solution offers you everything you need for an overview of up to 4 areas. Complete package for easy monitoring of sheds at lambing/calving, or for general farm supervision. Call us for more details.

3 LAMBING SUPPLIES- Free Castration Rings available! Don t forget we have a full range of lambing supplies filling our shelves at the moment including lamb colostrum, twin lamb drench, colostrum feeders and bottles, iodine and lube, markers sprays, prolapse harnesses and much, much more. Plus we have many special offers available, a few of which include- FREE CASTRATION RINGS WITH DOWNLAND LAMB COLOSTRUM 100 FREE with 10 doses 200 FREE with 20 doses 500 FREE with 40 doses AND BUY 2 x Twin Lamb Drench & get a lamb boost FREE! PLUS OUR SHINE RANGE OF LAMB MILK IS NOW MADE WITH EWES MILK! For our full range of lambing products please ask for our lambing list.the easy way to prepare for lambing! RATS AND BAITING Rats and mice seek warm dry conditions when the weather deteriorates outside. Lambing sheds and cattle pens provide the ideal conditions with the added bonus of an easy meal. Now most of your livestock are housed you may notice more pest activity within your sheds. To keep on top of the rat and mouse population on your farm you need to start baiting now. Remember to keep bait topped up and not to move baiting stations too often- rats are very clever animals and will be wary of new objects. It might take a while for rats to start taking bait, especially if there is a lot of animal feed around, but remember just because you re not seeing dead rats laid about doesn t mean your bait is not working. Rats will need to feed over a few days to get sufficient levels of poison in their system to kill them, usually they will feel ill and go to their nest and die. Stronger poisons are available for indoor use only but this must be used with extreme care as it can easily kill your dog or cat even if they eat the host animal. We have a full range of poisons available including whole wheat, wax blocks and pasta bait. Plus baiting stations and traps! Remember we can also supply Aluminium Phosphideplease ask for more details. Please note all credit card payments are now subject to a 2% charge so why not PAY BY BACS! Sort Code & Account no

4 WE ARE NOW ALLIGATOR STOCKISTS NEW DOWNLAND SHEEP TAGS The NEW Downland Clik Tag by Quick Tag- This one piece loop tag is durable and easy to apply. Visual slaughter tags ONLY 12p Single EID Slaughter tags ONLY 64p EID plus visual secondary ONLY 79p **FREE TAGGER FOR ORDERS OVER 200 TAGS OR 9.99** PLEASE NOTE!! All cheques or payments should be made payable to Green s Farm Supplies Ltd or you can abbreviate it to GFS Ltd if you wish. Why not pay by BACS and save money on bank charges and post? Many customers pay this easy way now. Just look for our bank details in this newsletter. Also, if you do send us a cheque, please use the tear off slip at the base of the invoice and send back in the self-addressed envelope provided. Our terms are strictly 20 days following month of invoice. Thank you for your co-operation. KEEP IN TOUCH Thirsk Northallerton Jonathan Hagan (Rep) Malton (Kate) Ruswarp (Richard) PLEASE NOTE: Our Malton branch is now only open on a Friday between 11am and 1pm info@greensfarmsupplies.co.uk Web And finally. A valentine gift... A young man wanted to purchase a gift for his girlfriend for Valentine's Day. After careful consideration he decided a good gift would be a pair of gloves. Accompanied by his sister, he went to the store and bought the gloves. His sister purchased a pair of knickers at the same time. The clerk carefully wrapped both items but in the process got them mixed up. The sister was handed the gloves and the young man got the knickers! The young man mailed his Valentine's Day gift with the following note: "Hi darling. I chose this special gift because I noticed you are in the habit of not wearing any when we go out in the evenings. If it had not been for my sister, I would have chosen the ones with buttons, but she prefers short ones that are much easier to remove. "These are a lovely shade, the lady I bought them from showed me the pair she had been wearing for the past three weeks. I had her try yours on for me and they looked quite lovely. I wish I was there to put them on you for the first time; no doubt, other hands will come into contact with them before I have a chance to see you again. I hope you'll wear them Friday night for me. Love, Cuddle Bear! P.s. The sales lady says the latest style is to wear them folded down with just a little fur showing.

5 ADVERTISE WITH GREEN S CLASSIFIED CALL FEB 2014 Over 700 copies are sent out direct to local farms. Adverts also feature on our Website & Facebook page. ALL PRICES +VAT Mobile: Thirsk, North Yorkshire KUHN GA 3201 GM SINGLE ROTOR FARM FORCE 6 METER PRESS, VERY RAKE, YEAR 2003, WORKSHOP CHECKED CLEAN TIDY MACHINE FOR IT S AGE, AND READY FOR WORK LEADING TINES, HYD FOLDING VADERSTAD 6.20M CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS, NO WELDING ON FRAME TIGHT AND RIGHT ON THE PINS KUHN VKM 280 TOPPER, YEAR 2011, BEEN MY OWN MACHINE FROM NEW, 1000RPM PTO FT BALE TRAILER, ALL STEEL WAGON CONVERSION, 10 STUD AXELS, STRAP BOX LED HARDI SPRAYER, 12M 1000 LITRE, JUST HOWARD HD 120 ROTOR SPIKE, WITH OUT OF MOT, INDUCTION TRANSPORT TRAILER, STILL HAS PAINT HOPPER POA ON ROTOR FT IFOR WILLIAMS TRAILER, GOOD LIGHTS AND BRAKES, SPARE WHEEL, RAMPS, SECURITY LOCK.. POA MARSHALL 105 ROTOR SPREADER, YEAR 200O, READY FOR WORK, WILL HOLD APPROX 10 CUBIC METERS 2350 KVERNELAND VD 85 4 FURROW PLOUGH DOWDESWELL DP7 E 6F PLOUGH, 14" CHOICE OF 2, LOTS OF NEW WEARING METAL, FURROWS VERY GOOD WEARING METAL, HYD SMALL WELD ON TOP OF FRAME. POA FRONT FURROW YEAR 1996 POA TRIFFIT 8 TON GRAIN TRAILER, SUPER SINGLE WHEELS, HYD BACK DOOR, LIGHTS & BRAKES 3250 PRICES: ½ PAGE- 80/MONTH OR 200/3 MONTHS, ¼ PAGE- 40/MONTH OR 100/3 MONTHS, 1 /8 PAGE- 20/MONTH OR 50/3 MONTHS, 1 /16 PAGE- 10/MONTH

6 BW & DJ GLAVES & SONS LTD EEC Approved 2085 High quality family butchers. Brompton, Scarborough SMALL HOLDERS AND FARMERS Cattle, lambs and pigs slaughtered for own use. Packed, labelled and boxed to your requirements. Licensed to slaughter, cattle 30 to 72 months. Call or James on Phil Thompson Hedge Cutting Contractor Also ditch cleaning with 5 tonne digger. Call Phil GOOD QUALITY ROUND BALE HAYLAGE FOR SALE Can deliver Contact Wayne Also available Conventional bales of haylage Round & square bales of straw ALL OTHER CONTRACT WORK UNDERTAKEN Peacocks of Thirsk Haylage High quality at affordable prices Range to suit racehorses through to veteran ponies Straw Hay Silage All sizes of bales, small and large quantities Guaranteed quality, Realistic prices, Delivered Locally & Nationwide. Small conventional bales of Hay & Straw Cleaned Fodder Beet bargain price for quick clearance IF YOU ARE WANTING TO ADVERTISE IN THE MARCH EDITION OF OUR CLASSIFIED PAPER THE DEADLINE IS 26 TH FEBRUARY.

7 LIMOUSIN BULLS FOR SALE Swale Limousins Ready to use, BVD accredited, Johnes free, 4yr TB testing, quality bulls Contact John Swales ABATTOIR, EGTON, WHITBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE YO21 1TZ Pigs supplied for hog roasts Private triple species slaughterers Animals butchered to your requirements Casualty cattle also accepted FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JOHN & LYNNE LYTH Tel (home) Mob DH MULTISERVICES COMPACT TRACTOR HIRE Available With Grass Topper & Finishing Topper (Ideal for Cutting Paddocks/ Large Gardens) Front End Loader Stone Burier Power Harrow / Drill Combination (Ideal for Seeding Large Areas) Chain Arrows / Harrows Roller Also Available To Hire: Quad Bike with Mounted Sprayer Etc IDEAL FOR USE IN PADDOCKS, SMALL HOLDINGS & LARGE GARDENS Telephone Or office@dhmultiservices.co.uk WANTED 2 man clipping trailer Call LOOKING FOR NEW HOMES Poppy 5 YEAR OLD SPRINGER SPANIEL BITCH Make brilliant working pet, lovely temperament. Hard working. Good pedigree. 150 Bramble 10 YEAR OLD LABRADOR DOG Looking for retirement home but still plenty of life left for a few working days a week. FREE to good home Both micro-chipped & wormed to date. Currently live in outdoor kennels. NEW BABY/LACK OF TIME FORCES VERY RELUCTANT SALE. CALL ADVERTS ARE NON REFUNDABLE & SUBJECT TO VAT. PLEASE QUOTE GREEN S WHEN CONTACTING ADVERTISERS

8 About Rural Watch Rural Watch is a crime prevention initiative which includes Borderwatch, Daleswatch, Country Watch, and other local schemes combining forces to protect our rural communities. Its success relies on the invaluable support of volunteers from rural and farming neighbourhoods. As a member you can both share with and receive information from other members in addition to receiving information from Neighbouring Police forces. The scheme has forcewide backing throughout the districts covered by North Yorkshire/Durham and Cleveland Police. For more information on how to be part of the scheme ring Sue, Cross Border Rural Watch Co-ordintor on SOME WINTER FEEDING EQUIPMENT OFFERS FROM GREEN S CALL OR PRICES SUBJUECT TO VAT Feed Barrier (timber skirt) 195 each Feed Barrier (no skirt) 120 each 2 in 1 Free standing Feeder 15 Now 350 each Beef Troughs 125 each 2 for 120 each Standard Sheep Ring Feeders 82 each Sheep Hay Manger on wheels 2500mm 195 each Standard Sheep Troughs 2 strap 23 each IF YOU ARE WANTING TO ADVERTISE IN THE MARCH EDITION OF OUR CLASSIFIED PAPER THE DEADLINE IS 26 TH FEBRUARY.