August 29, 2025 • 8 mins
Morgan Greene of NS Vets talks animal health.
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Speaker 1 (00:08):
The Musters Animal Health segment brought to you by any
Fits adding value through practical advice and service, no gimmicks,
no patience, total fit care. Well, there's currently we've got
Morgan Groen from Northern South and Fit's gonna have to
know Morgan. How you getting on.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
I'm good, Thanks, Chris. How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Oh? Very good. Yeah, it's just trying to piece together
part this little gig here, which is my main concern.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
You're that you're in the hot seat for sure.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah, yeah, I just got to make sure I do
any some justice. What's hppening up had Well, that's I
did not say too much. I'll get myself into trouble here.
There's what's happening out there in the world.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Oh look, things pretty busy obviously, weather it's been amazing
so far. We might be looking for a wee bit
of a change the next few days, but you know,
up to this point, really it's just been fabulous. Gee.
You know, we were eighteen degrees here about midday yesterday
and it was just glorious. So now look pretty busy.
(01:11):
Calvin is getting well through. You know, most guys are
probably going to be sixty percent plus, you know, which
is which is good and generally without too much in
the way of issues. I know there seems to be
a lot of issues further north, especially on calf scours.
So that's one thing that we do have a bit
of a problem with is products supply. There's a whole
(01:33):
load of product outages at the moment for whatever reasons
we don't know, but there's yeah, there's issues there around
product supply. So you know, we've we've been lucky that
things have gone pretty smoothly so far down here. I
think in general the number of down cows has been less.
Obviously there's going to be individual exceptions there, but in
general it's been less. Cows have been in good condition.
(01:55):
Generally they've calve down well, you know, so that that
all makes a big start. So at the moment on
the cowside of things, yeah, still doing the odd calving,
but we're now into our metro checking metrocuring, so that
probably started, you know, a week ago or so, and
we'll really kick into that next week in the week
after a lot of disputting of calves. So you know,
(02:16):
it's cowsided. Things is pretty busy. On the sheep side,
I guess we'll look for most guys just about art Lemming.
It'll be any day now, I guess between the first
and fifth of September is very very commendate for us
here in Northern Scotland. So yeah, look it's all to
look forward to, have you.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Sayen any metabolock issues. As far as I know, the
grass did grow away through water. It probably got a
bit burned in a feat that during the winter with
some light for us in particular, but there's still plenty
fight in front, is that right?
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Oh? Look at here in northern Setland, I think things
have tightened up a wee bit. So while we have
had good weather, I think those frosts that we had
last week probably stop you stop things quite a bit.
So things are just a little bit tight from a
feed point of view as well at the moment. Yeah,
look it was good earlier on. But look, when cows
(03:11):
are on top of the ground rather than thinking into
the ground, it makes a huge difference. And you know,
for a lot of guys they'll do you know, compared
to ten years ago or so. You know, we're doing
a lot of woods a day milking in August. You know,
that just takes a way bit of pressure off staff.
So while it is a very very busy time, if
people are not milking all everything twice a day, it
(03:33):
makes it does make a bit of a difference. So, yeah,
the likes of the cow colors and things like that
are teching cow wearables have made a big difference for
you know, for how people are treating their cows post calving.
You're able to do a lot more individual animal selection
and treatment around when they go on too twice a day,
all of that sort of stuff, and even the longer
(03:55):
cows are on once a day. From the point of
view of staff, it certainly makes life a whole lot easier.
And you know, I guess we probably haven't had the
same staff pressures recently as you know, that's what we
have experienced sort of four or five years ago, especially
sort of you in a couple of years post COVID. Yeah,
people tend to be a lot more stable in their
staff in situation. They're for the more experienced, and it
(04:17):
just makes a huge difference. You know, we were in
a similar situation here at work. You know, we've got
a really good experience team on board and it just
makes life so much easier.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
It's amazing isn't it With you know, low unemployment over
those sort of post COVID years and people would trying
to name the price and thought they were valued a
lot higher. That turned around pretty quick when the pinch
came on the eighteen months ago, you know, two years ago,
with the cost of living crisis. Suddenly people wanted jobs
and they weren't scouting that they can earn an extra
(04:49):
twenty k year and they just were taking jobs, which
is good.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Yeah, look it is, and you know, it's how I
guess how the whole economy revolves around. But yeah, generally
in farming agriculture at the moment, things are pretty positive.
You know, I know, sheep farming isn't necessarily out of
the dog drums yet, but yeah, certainly there's a lot
more positive signs. And you know, just the general attitude
(05:14):
of farmers now compared to even three or four months ago,
is massively different. Dairy farmers have been reasonably chirpy for
twelve months, well maybe not twelve months, but ever since
the rain stopped last year, there've been even things have
been pretty good in that space. And you know, when
you're getting paid reasonably well for the products you're producing,
(05:38):
it makes life a whole lot easier. There's nothing worse
than working your guts out and not getting paid for
it at the end of the day.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Yeah, I've got a theory that a lot of people
can work and work and work and work and work
needlessly as long as you're something in it, or I
can earn not a lot of money as long as
you're not working all the time. But you can't have barth.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Yeah no, And that's probably a fair assessment things for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Yeah. Yeah, Hi, brilliant more and I think we'll rape
that at the But thank you very much for your
time coming on the Master Gain and all the beast
for the week and and the and the laming season,
the head and I guess so en I been mating.
So you guys don't really get a break, do you. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
No, From sort of early August really right through until
late November, it's it's pretty full on. And then of
course we have a pretty large amount of horse stud
work as well at MCCA Lodge, you know, so that
kicks into gears sort of early to mid October, and
that carries all the way through as well, So you
know that that keeps us busy. Hey, just before we
(06:38):
finish up, I'd like to put a shout out to
the Bold Wonders women's soccer team who have just won
the Thousands League for the first time ever, so you know,
congratulations to them. Also, yeah, it was, it was. It
was well deserved league victory. So yeah, first time.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Everyone needs more exposure. I didn't even know that they
had a woman's team, and that's ignorance on my part.
But let's get that out there and let people now
because it's a big enough area with plenty of talent,
that is no reason why it can't dominate that competition
for years.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Oh no, look absolutely, yes, sort of. The women's fame
was first formed in two thousand and two, but so
you're looking at twenty three years, Yeah, they haven't. They
haven't won the league so it's always gone to inver
Cargo teams. So first time that that happened, that the
poor women have won. So you know, it's a really
nice it's good for the club.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Yeah, and everybody get behind these king teams.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Come on, yeah, look absolutely, and look, women's sports is
certainly on the up. You know, look at the World
Cup at the moment and the fee for Women's World
Cup that was here a couple of years ago. You know,
there's a lot more interest in it, and yeah, it's
great to see. And I think the longer we can
keep girls and women playing sports, the better it is
for for everybody.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
You're right, all right, mate, Thanks very much.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Hey, have a good weekends. Cheers Chris.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Yeah,
The Musters Animal Health segment brought to you by any
Fits adding value through practical advice and service, no gimmicks,
no patience, total fit care. Well, there's currently we've got
Morgan Groen from Northern South and Fit's gonna have to
know Morgan. How you getting on.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
I'm good, Thanks, Chris. How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Oh? Very good. Yeah, it's just trying to piece together
part this little gig here, which is my main concern.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
You're that you're in the hot seat for sure.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah, yeah, I just got to make sure I do
any some justice. What's hppening up had Well, that's I
did not say too much. I'll get myself into trouble here.
There's what's happening out there in the world.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Oh look, things pretty busy obviously, weather it's been amazing
so far. We might be looking for a wee bit
of a change the next few days, but you know,
up to this point, really it's just been fabulous. Gee.
You know, we were eighteen degrees here about midday yesterday
and it was just glorious. So now look pretty busy.
(01:11):
Calvin is getting well through. You know, most guys are
probably going to be sixty percent plus, you know, which
is which is good and generally without too much in
the way of issues. I know there seems to be
a lot of issues further north, especially on calf scours.
So that's one thing that we do have a bit
of a problem with is products supply. There's a whole
(01:33):
load of product outages at the moment for whatever reasons
we don't know, but there's yeah, there's issues there around
product supply. So you know, we've we've been lucky that
things have gone pretty smoothly so far down here. I
think in general the number of down cows has been less.
Obviously there's going to be individual exceptions there, but in
general it's been less. Cows have been in good condition.
(01:55):
Generally they've calve down well, you know, so that that
all makes a big start. So at the moment on
the cowside of things, yeah, still doing the odd calving,
but we're now into our metro checking metrocuring, so that
probably started, you know, a week ago or so, and
we'll really kick into that next week in the week
after a lot of disputting of calves. So you know,
(02:16):
it's cowsided. Things is pretty busy. On the sheep side,
I guess we'll look for most guys just about art Lemming.
It'll be any day now, I guess between the first
and fifth of September is very very commendate for us
here in Northern Scotland. So yeah, look it's all to
look forward to, have you.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Sayen any metabolock issues. As far as I know, the
grass did grow away through water. It probably got a
bit burned in a feat that during the winter with
some light for us in particular, but there's still plenty
fight in front, is that right?
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Oh? Look at here in northern Setland, I think things
have tightened up a wee bit. So while we have
had good weather, I think those frosts that we had
last week probably stop you stop things quite a bit.
So things are just a little bit tight from a
feed point of view as well at the moment. Yeah,
look it was good earlier on. But look, when cows
(03:11):
are on top of the ground rather than thinking into
the ground, it makes a huge difference. And you know,
for a lot of guys they'll do you know, compared
to ten years ago or so. You know, we're doing
a lot of woods a day milking in August. You know,
that just takes a way bit of pressure off staff.
So while it is a very very busy time, if
people are not milking all everything twice a day, it
(03:33):
makes it does make a bit of a difference. So, yeah,
the likes of the cow colors and things like that
are teching cow wearables have made a big difference for
you know, for how people are treating their cows post calving.
You're able to do a lot more individual animal selection
and treatment around when they go on too twice a day,
all of that sort of stuff, and even the longer
(03:55):
cows are on once a day. From the point of
view of staff, it certainly makes life a whole lot easier.
And you know, I guess we probably haven't had the
same staff pressures recently as you know, that's what we
have experienced sort of four or five years ago, especially
sort of you in a couple of years post COVID. Yeah,
people tend to be a lot more stable in their
staff in situation. They're for the more experienced, and it
(04:17):
just makes a huge difference. You know, we were in
a similar situation here at work. You know, we've got
a really good experience team on board and it just
makes life so much easier.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
It's amazing isn't it With you know, low unemployment over
those sort of post COVID years and people would trying
to name the price and thought they were valued a
lot higher. That turned around pretty quick when the pinch
came on the eighteen months ago, you know, two years ago,
with the cost of living crisis. Suddenly people wanted jobs
and they weren't scouting that they can earn an extra
(04:49):
twenty k year and they just were taking jobs, which
is good.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Yeah, look it is, and you know, it's how I
guess how the whole economy revolves around. But yeah, generally
in farming agriculture at the moment, things are pretty positive.
You know, I know, sheep farming isn't necessarily out of
the dog drums yet, but yeah, certainly there's a lot
more positive signs. And you know, just the general attitude
(05:14):
of farmers now compared to even three or four months ago,
is massively different. Dairy farmers have been reasonably chirpy for
twelve months, well maybe not twelve months, but ever since
the rain stopped last year, there've been even things have
been pretty good in that space. And you know, when
you're getting paid reasonably well for the products you're producing,
(05:38):
it makes life a whole lot easier. There's nothing worse
than working your guts out and not getting paid for
it at the end of the day.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Yeah, I've got a theory that a lot of people
can work and work and work and work and work
needlessly as long as you're something in it, or I
can earn not a lot of money as long as
you're not working all the time. But you can't have barth.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Yeah no, And that's probably a fair assessment things for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Yeah. Yeah, Hi, brilliant more and I think we'll rape
that at the But thank you very much for your
time coming on the Master Gain and all the beast
for the week and and the and the laming season,
the head and I guess so en I been mating.
So you guys don't really get a break, do you. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
No, From sort of early August really right through until
late November, it's it's pretty full on. And then of
course we have a pretty large amount of horse stud
work as well at MCCA Lodge, you know, so that
kicks into gears sort of early to mid October, and
that carries all the way through as well, So you
know that that keeps us busy. Hey, just before we
(06:38):
finish up, I'd like to put a shout out to
the Bold Wonders women's soccer team who have just won
the Thousands League for the first time ever, so you know,
congratulations to them. Also, yeah, it was, it was. It
was well deserved league victory. So yeah, first time.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Everyone needs more exposure. I didn't even know that they
had a woman's team, and that's ignorance on my part.
But let's get that out there and let people now
because it's a big enough area with plenty of talent,
that is no reason why it can't dominate that competition
for years.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Oh no, look absolutely, yes, sort of. The women's fame
was first formed in two thousand and two, but so
you're looking at twenty three years, Yeah, they haven't. They
haven't won the league so it's always gone to inver
Cargo teams. So first time that that happened, that the
poor women have won. So you know, it's a really
nice it's good for the club.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Yeah, and everybody get behind these king teams.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Come on, yeah, look absolutely, and look, women's sports is
certainly on the up. You know, look at the World
Cup at the moment and the fee for Women's World
Cup that was here a couple of years ago. You know,
there's a lot more interest in it, and yeah, it's
great to see. And I think the longer we can
keep girls and women playing sports, the better it is
for for everybody.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
You're right, all right, mate, Thanks very much.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Hey, have a good weekends. Cheers Chris.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Yeah,
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