Consultation on North Wyke Farm Platform

Travel Bursary Award - Report on ISAE annual conference

Gemma Charlton

Animal Science Research Centre, Harper Adams University College, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK and Agriculture Department, Reaseheath College, Cheshire, CW5 6DF, UK.

I was awarded £500 from BGS Travel-Bursary to attend the ISAE (International Society of Applied Ethology) annual conference, held in Cairns, Australia, 6-10 July 2009. 

Liver Fluke Threat High

Liver fluke disease remains a serious threat over large areas of the country, following wet and warm autumn and early winter weather, according to the NADIS parasite forecast. Deaths due to acute disease will be continuing into the winter, and ill thrift and poor production due to chronic disease in the winter/spring and later, it warns.

By measuring the bale diameter during net binding, once the bale moves to the wrapping table on the Lely Welger RPC 445 Tornado combined baler- wrapper it can be dealt with quicker than previous models, say Lely.

Also helping increase wrapping speed is the higher position of the pressing chamber, so the bale can roll on effortlessly to the wrapping table.  As the baler tailgate closes, the ring wrapper makes optimal use of the space between the tailgate, so it's busy wrapping even before the tailgate has closed.