Reasons why Farmers want Moles controlled

[heart of wales 19]

Talking to a sheep farmer today who wanted me to control his mole population because his Lambs caught Orf from the amount soil in the field,anyone know any other reasons

[Rolfe 2]

Talking to a sheep farmer today who wanted me to control his mole population because his Lambs caught Orf from the amount soil in the field,anyone know any other reasons

Soil from mole hills picked up in the silage making process can lead to fermentation of the stored product that MAY lead to listeria in sheep which in turn MAY cause them to abort lambs.

 

Rolfe.

[Guest friedrice]

Talking to a sheep farmer today who wanted me to control his mole population because his Lambs caught Orf from the amount soil in the field,anyone know any other reasons

listeria yes. orf . my local huntsman had orf, but he told me its from the dead stock he handles ?

[bagforthebadgers 0]

Moles are a nuisense and a farmer will be grateful of your effort to get rid of them.

1. they make the fields look untidy

2. they spoil crops

3. they can ruin silage

etc. etc.

 

Talking to a sheep farmer today who wanted me to control his mole population because his Lambs caught Orf from the amount soil in the field,anyone know any other reasons

[snareman 3]

Talking to a sheep farmer today who wanted me to control his mole population because his Lambs caught Orf from the amount soil in the field,anyone know any other reasons

listeria yes. orf . my local huntsman had orf, but he told me its from the dead stock he handles ?

orf is contageous slaughterman pick it up from sheep , hares are also infected with red sores around the mouth area , i,ve seen this a few times over the years .

[Guest friedrice]

Talking to a sheep farmer today who wanted me to control his mole population because his Lambs caught Orf from the amount soil in the field,anyone know any other reasons

listeria yes. orf . my local huntsman had orf, but he told me its from the dead stock he handles ?

orf is contageous slaughterman pick it up from sheep , hares are also infected with red sores around the mouth area , i,ve seen this a few times over the years .

the huntsman had blisters on his hands and lips could it have been orf or was he winding me up.

he also told me moles can cause listeria in cattle from the hay and silage they eat with mole hill dirt in the food.

[DEL 5]

orf is very common wi sheep,as for soil in silage to much soil can kill a cow which you dont want especialy if your a dairy farmer.

heres a pic of a rabbit i caught in a snare which had orf

[heart of wales 19]

The soil that the mole brings up is the best and most fertile thus reducing the quality of the soil under the meadow,mole hills grow weeds a lot quicker than most.

[leegreen 2,198]

Mole hills grow weeds mainly because they make a perfect seed base and get a good deal of light aswell.

[Guest friedrice]

The soil that the mole brings up is the best and most fertile thus reducing the quality of the soil under the meadow,mole hills grow weeds a lot quicker than most.

you could be right there bud but but orf from it ??

[Ricky-N.p.p 0]

molehills can also damage harvesting machinary and contracters will often cut the crop higher if the moles havnt been controlled

[heart of wales 19]

The soil that the mole brings up is the best and most fertile thus reducing the quality of the soil under the meadow,mole hills grow weeds a lot quicker than most.

you could be right there bud but but orf from it ??

When our lambs had Orf about five years ago,they were on land with a shortage of grass standing on a lot of soil feeding from creep feeders,when he said about it I thought aha we always immunise now and move the creep feeders on whenever or before the ground gets muddy around them.

 

A racehorse trainer has me doing moles because of the fear of one of his horses breaking a leg stumbling on a mole run.

[ianrob 2]

Talking to a sheep farmer today who wanted me to control his mole population because his Lambs caught Orf from the amount soil in the field,anyone know any other reasons

Given free rein on a meadow in spring, a heavy infestation will bury half the available grazing. This is the time that they do most damage.

[moley 115]

Talking to a sheep farmer today who wanted me to control his mole population because his Lambs caught Orf from the amount soil in the field,anyone know any other reasons

Given free rein on a meadow in spring, a heavy infestation will bury half the available grazing. This is the time that they do most damage.

i had a local contractor wanting to pay me to trap moles on all of his customers field as it cost him a fortune in replacing blades , the blades lasted about 7 times longer on clean fields ,and he had it worked out it would be cheaper to get me in

[RatSnatcher 0]

good thread this..... pointless post but I want to keep track:drink: