Technical Visits - Farm Seasons

The content of technical visits is often dependent on the time of year. Here is a basic guide as the types of activities carried out each month on cattle, sheep, dairy, and deer farms.

Farm Seasons

CATTLE   SHEEP JAN Making hay & silage Making hay & silage, Drenching, Shearing FEB Shifting Stock Shearing, Breeding MAR Early Selling of Stock Breeding APR Selling Stock Shearing MAY Selling Stock, Feeding Hay Shearing JUN Selling Stock, Feeding Hay Shifting Stock JUL Selling Stock, Feeding Hay Shifting Stock AUG Buying Stock Feeding Hay, Lambing SEP Buying Stock Feeding Hay, Lambing OCT Shifting Stock Docking Tails NOV Shifting Stock Shearing, Weaning, Selling Stock DEC Shifting Stock, Making Hay Shearing, Selling Stock   DAIRY   DEER JAN Milking   Fawning FEB Milking   Drenching Young Stock MAR Milking   Drenching 6 weekly APR Feeding Hay and Silage   Drenching, Breeding MAY Feeding Hay and Silage   Drenching, Breeding JUN Feeding Hay and Silage   Drenching JUL Calving Milking   Supplementary Feeding AUG Calving Milking   Supplementary Feeding SEP Feeding Calves, Milking   Supplementary Feeding OCT Breeding, Milking   Velveting Stags NOV Making silage, Milking   Velveting Stags DEC Making Hay, Milking   Selling Stags Fawning