Black Mountains Farm Services

08/08/2024

Funded Gwaredu Scab testing is returning in September...

17/07/2024

Thanks to everyone that attended our grazing management meeting last night!

Lots of concepts to consider, with a realisation that rotational grazing takes many forms but offers universal benefits for any farm.

Great work: Black Mountains Farm Services team, Humphrey, Gareth & Blade Farming!

05/07/2024

Rotational-grazing, paddock-grazing, mob-grazing - What does it all mean and why might we do it? Come and find out!
All welcome! 👇

16/02/2024

*URGENT*
Locum veterinary cover required (Farm & Equine)
Please call: 01874 618415 or 07814 128332
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11/02/2024

Be sure to have your say.

https://www.gov.wales/sustainable-farming-scheme-consultation?fbclid=IwAR1WCCxdqoNMbRleBlMgNJ0wD2vtabvwibGioPtkU-ZUqZW7St_L_6etj8Q

We want your views on the long-term programme to support the agricultural industry.

10/01/2024

This a pre-emptive post following recent suggestions that Heptavac (and other similar MSD sheep vaccines) are going to be in short supply (again) this year.

If this does come to pass; please find the information sheet previously circulated by the NSA/MSD.

02/01/2024

Happy New Year from the new team.

During the office hours of 9am to 4pm please contact 01874 618415 to speak to Emma or Kerry to assist with any enquiries. Matt and Ian look forward to seeing you out on the road!

19/11/2023

Accepting New Clients!
Friendly, Independent Large Animal Vets
Based in Talgarth, also covering: Hay, Golden Valley, Painscastle, Brecon, and surrounding areas.

Call: 01874 618415 or 07814 128332 and speak to Matt

30/10/2022

Use the mild, wet conditions to your advantage this autumn:

Soil temperatures are still high enough to allow for good grass growth despite shortening daylight hours. Building a grass reserve into winter is critical for allowing early turnout onto what will still be a high quality feed.
Grass measurement and total area calculations are the cherry on the cake! The items below are all the equipment you need to get started.

Please contact us for further help and advice

18/08/2022

Thank you to everyone who visited us at Brecon and Llanigon shows over the past couple of weekends! 👍

23/06/2022

The office this morning 😀

20/05/2022

This bull passed the test 👀. Can you be sure that your bull is at peak fertility? Maybe you want to assess a new bull or carry out pre-sale/purchase testing? Call Matt for more details.

01/04/2022

BMFS promoting bull fertility in the month of April. Studies have found that 20-25% of UK bulls are infertile or sub-fertile with inevitable consequences for reproductive efficiency.

Promotional rates for bull fertility testing are being rolled out for the month of April. Call: Matt for further information! 👀

15/02/2022

After a shaky start, this heifer and calf are now thriving - great to see!

17/12/2021

The same sheep after recovering from its sedation...🙂

17/12/2021

Earlier today:- after noticing a ewe had started to turn blue, struggling to breathe, we decided to perform an emergency tracheotomy (making a hole in the windpipe). A cut-down 5ml syringe barrel ended up serving as an indwelling breathing tube!

17/12/2021

My lambing table seems to have come together quite well! 10 points for anyone who can identify the origin of the material used for the sling... (clue: it was a curtain from a lorry trailer)
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24/09/2021

...Or DairyPRO 🐄

24/09/2021

Feel free to call and discuss our StockPRO package

16/09/2021

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Now is a good time to begin planning grazing management for next year!

19/07/2021

On my travels this weekend (near Ledbury) I spotted a really good little grazing set-up. A block split with permanent fencing into equal sized paddocks. Various stages of regrowth can be seen with cows & calves grazing at optimal sward height and surplus being baled off as high quality silage. Let us know if you're interested in implementing this type of system on your farm!

02/07/2021

As later born spring lambs are weaned, now is a good time to explore the potential of paddock grazing systems for finishing lambs on grass.

Low risk pasture - ideally spring grazed by cattle or new leys post silage harvest - offer the best options for maximising performance 💪.

If you would like to know more, give us a call!

23/06/2021

Before weaning lambs it is a good idea to carry out parasite surveillance using faecal worm egg counts. It is quick and easy to randomly pool 6-10 fresh samples and examine them with the equipment pictured below 👀.

Weighing lambs at this stage can either add to existing performance data or provide a one-off basis on which to estimate growth rate. In order to slow down anthelminitic (drench) resistance, targeted selective treatment (TST) of individual lambs can be utilised.

If you have any questions about worm control in lambs, please feel free to give us a call!

27/05/2021

A more formal introduction...

17/02/2021

Here's a great illustration of how Agriwebb has enabled this farming business to visualise and start implementing their pasture management plan, having taken advantage of our introductory offer.

Why not give us a call if you are interested?!

09/02/2021

Look out for our new sign at Talgarth Livestock Market👀

03/02/2021

For anyone trying to access the B.M.F.S website, only to be met with a password request, this has now been removed.

More content should be appearing here over the coming weeks!

Watch this space...

03/02/2021

Fantastic to start delivering phase one of our introductory offer out on farm yesterday!




Give us a call to find out how we can help you!