18 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 21st, 19!)I'


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FARMING SCENE I


Clitheroe 22324 (Editor ial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 223,11 (Classified) P o l l u t i o n


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FARMER’S son Ian spring has seen his First Smith, of Rimington, season scanning ewes and doesn’t need a crystal ball already his business is tak- to tell Ribble Valley farm- ing off in the Ribble Val- ers whether their sheep ley. He also scans cows, flocks or cow herds are horses, cats, dogs . . . and going to be fruitful this even once a human, seeing season . . . for Ian (22) is a perfect picture of a baby probably the only person sucking its thumb! in Lancashire to operate Born and brought up in an independent profes- Rimington, where his sional pregnancy scanning father Bill runs the 175- service!


It is a service which is — a dairy, rearing and gaining in popularity and sh e e p farm — Ian


acre Stubbs Wood Farm of reduced profit mom., srtiool and QEGS Batk-


F l o c k i n g f o r a n u n u s u a l s e r v i c e KAYE MOON REPORTS


a visual monitor television screen and electrical gad- getry attached to a scan­ ning probe, with prices ranging from 50p each for scanning small numbers of sheep down to 40p, or less for larger flocks, and cows from £2 for the first 10 and £1 for the rest of the herd. “Scanning has only been


The machine consists of


going in tins country for befs from 40 days to full tely be separated from the about eight years, but ternr


skin next to the udder. The probe emits ultra sound waves as Ian moves it along from the sheep’s abdomen towards the front and is translated on to the monitor, with the lamb’s bones showing up in white.The best time to scan for pregnancy is 30 to 35 days and for lamb num-


X ™ ^ ' j u r ^ t bulm? bel-orrukingTis already it’has proved to be time S * animaHs going to degree in a^iculture at mvduaWe - » «


p r o d u c e ” and "feeding it Nottingham University. about one third of British accordingly, can make the T h e re he became sheep are being scanned,


difference between a holi- interested in pregnancy day for farmer and family scanning and was later to in Majorca this year — or t r a 1 n w i t h R i c h a r d just a couple of days in Chanller, of Kent, the Margate!


Ian bought his scanning ning machine commer- machine last year, but this dally in Great Britain.


first man to use the scan-


said lan. The process involves


running the sheep through a race into a small crush, where Ian puts the three- inch probe, covered in a gel, on the sheep’s bare


time being from 40 to 80 -.....— , ............ - ----- s. Cows may be prices are higher.


involved, unlike in the past when a sheep would be tipped up t o b e scanned,” said ian. “The sheep do not seem to mind and I can scan about 100 in an hour, with the farmer sending them quietly through.” Benefits are enormous. Geld sheep can immedia-


“There is no stress


„ „ 'boin,, tom ,10 to 80 oorllor. . to l,mo t.lion toll J g


cant increased require­ ment for energy and pro­ tein in the last six to eight weeks of pregnancy, with their lambs doubling in size in the last four weeks.


feeding ewes carrying sin­ gles, which could get too fat and later prolapse. It also means more efficient use of feed and less susceptibility for the sheep to develop twin lamb dis­ ease, with better milk sup-


The system avoids over­


scanned after 35 to 40 days The rest of the flock can farms with limited sheep in a crush, shippon or par- be sorted into ewes carry- housing, the sheep with lour, hut in this case the ing singles and requiring triplets or twins can be probe is inserted into the little supplementary feed- given preference and geld rectum and the cow is ing, and twins and trip- hoggs can be sold and sub- scanned from above.


It also means that on , ,, . lots, which have signifi- sidy claimed. - n 1 ■\\ , v ’ s n i f '/V o-V/1 a a - ir ; ■S/- S M ’ / / - - - X i s a 7 3


FARMERS worried about polluting water sources may have one solution already at their fingertips, f said feed producers B. Dugdale and Son Ltd, of Clitheroe. In the wake of recent


of knowing w h eth e r suckler herds or dairy heifers are in calf are enormous, when new heat detections are difficult.


With cows, the benefits


prise with a sheep-shear­ ing business from Stubbs Wood Farm, travelled to New Zealand and Aust­ ralia last year to study on a New Zealand Wool Board course. A keen Burnley FC supporter, he captained his university’s football team and still enjoys a game.


Ian, who runs the enter­


going to be at Gisburn Auction Mart weekly for about five weeks to scan cull ewes to see if they are geld.


From March 31st, Ian is •• r-'X. ' i . ! a m " I / / Mm l e s t D r i v e s o lv e d ? II T h e 4 x 4 T i • o o p e r .


cases of farmers being prosecuted for allowing 1 e f f lu e n t to p o l lu te streams, Dugdale’s has found one of its farm feed products gaining greater popularity for absorbing the acidic silage liquid which can have such detri­ mental effects in the | environment. “Silage effluent is the big problem,” said director I Mr Roger Dugdale. “The I maximum fine now for pol­ lution is £20,000 and there was a case the other week of a local farmer being fined £1,800. “ Sweet ’n Dry was


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developed six years ago to improve the fermentation I of silage, but as part of that, if you can keep a lot I of the juice in there, it will I help with the fermenta­ tion, keep a lot of valuable food material in there and, of course, help prevent environmental problems.” He anticipates increased


sales of Sweet 'n Dry — sales which will help Dug­ dale’s stay ahead of com­ petitors now trying to develop similar products.


New farmers’ leader


NEW National Farm­ ers’ Union president is Mr David Naish. Mr Naish (51)


farms around 1,100 acres on two units at Budby, between Not­ tingham and Shef­ field, and at Neth- e r t h o r p e ,


Nottinghamshire. The farms are prin­


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cipally arable busi­ nesses, centring on potatoes, sugar beet, cereals, oilseed rape and peas.


A TASTE of the life and work of a Ribble Valley fanner was given to 15 children from Oakhill Nur­


sery, Vhulley. The educational trip, to Hills Farm at Dilworth,


included pony rides and a guided tour of the site, giving the youngsters a valuable insight into the workings of a farm. They were also shown the vari­ ous animals and how they were kept, as well as the machinery needed.


special unit at Oakhill College, has been running for 18 months and is currently at full capacity.


The nursery, which meets every weekday at a S h o w i n g f a r m e r s t h e w a y a h e a d t o n i g h t s


R IB B LE V A L L E Y live­ s to c k p ro d u c e rs a re invited to attend an open meeting tonight at Clith­


eroe Auction Mart. Speakers will be Mr Peter


Hewson on “Public Health and Welfare Controls on Marketing


■ . ..n—nr r ...ll. u lHi>ow *nw^B.


Finished Stock” and Mr 'Tony Blackburn on “Livestock Mar­ kets — the Way Ahead.”


meeting, Mr Hewson, Lanca­ shire’s Divisional Veterinary Officer for the Ministry of Ajrrmidtu^c^J''ishcries and


At the specially convened


Food, will explain the obliga­ tions and responsibilities of farmers faced with ever more d e m a n d i n g re g u la t io n s designed to meet public health and animal welfare require­ ments.


The question of quality


assessment at live markets once the sheep variable pre­ mium goes — predicted for the end of the year — will be dis­


cussed and representatives of the county’s auctioneers are


being invited. The meeting starts at 7-30 p.m.


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is complemented by a livestock enterprise comprising an early- lambing ewe flock and a fa t te n in g u n it accommodating 1,500 store lambs per year.


The arable business


ried, with two sons and a daughter, and his hobbies include shooting, rugby and vintage motor cars.


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