Does Your Farm Have a Problem with Mice?

No one likes mice, unless they are the cute kind you find in pet shops that you can take home to care for. But they can be far more problematic for some than for others. If you are a farmer, you may already know this. Once the harvesting begins around June, mice can be a real issue through the summer months and into October. If you don’t have steps in place to combat this, your hard-earned work could be jeopardised.

Of course, mice aren’t merely present during the summer months. They are in the area all year round – something you probably already know as a farmer. But when you are harvesting your crops, storing grain, and getting soft fruit ready for sale, you may notice specific problems cropping up.

Mice love a source of food, and they are not going to give it up without a fight. Not only do they nibble away at soft fruit, they can infest grain stores and contaminate food supplies grown on the farm. This means you must have a plan of action in place to fight back, and to ensure the crops you have grown are not wasted through mouse damage.

Practice prevention wherever you can

Preventing the persistent mice from getting into your farm and contaminating and eating everything they can find is not easy, but it is your first line of defence. It is easier to prevent them from taking control than it is to resolve the problem once it has developed.

If you are new to farming, or you want professional advice on how to deal with mice and other rodents, ask a professional member of our team to assist you. Highlighting possible dangers, limiting access to certain parts of the farm, and dealing with traps and poisons can all be crucial parts of coping with mice. Professional advice means you know how to prevent an infestation before it gets a chance to take hold. You will also benefit from speaking with someone who knows specifically about mice on farms and how to combat them. Clearly, this is a very different prospect to coping with mice in a house.

Since risk assessments are just as much a part of farming as they are in any other industry, rodent activity and how to prevent it should be included in this. Do you need advice to help you combat the mice on your farm?