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  1. daveydiesel1

    Best grassland spray

    What is the best for killing docks, chickweed, nettles and thristles at a reasonable price but wont stunt grass growth?
    • daveydiesel1
    • Thread
    • cereals chickweed clopyralid corteva docks fluroxypyr grass grassland grazing health herbicide nettles residual roundup seed spraying thistles triclopyr variety
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Cropping
  2. scrubbuster

    Reseeding Question

    As I have done for a few years now, I sprayed off a grass field and direct drilled in a forage brassica mix. What I normally do once it's grazed off is, leave it a few weeks and spray glyphosate. Once that's had enough time to work I disc it, sow straight away and roll. This year I am planning...
    • scrubbuster
    • Thread
    • agronomist amazone barley beans boots break crop brome cereals chickweed corteva cows direct drill direct drilling disc docks drilling drills establishment ewes family fat hen fertility fluroxypyr forage glyphosate grass grass leys grass weed grassland grazing harrow hedge herbicide lambs learning leystar maize market mcpa milk nozzles nutrients opico peas pests pig plough ploughing rainfall reseed residual residuals roots ryegrass sandy seed seeding seedling sheep silage slug slug pellets slugs soil resilience spraying stubble thistle thistles weather weed control wheat
    • Replies: 154
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  3. D

    Westerwolds ryegrass

    Put in a 6 month westerwold and vetch mix in September, mainly as entry to reseed and to get some quality bales early to buffer with over summer or late Autumn. Never grown westerwold ryegrass before, will cut once as soon as it drys up, will it yield well if grazed until the autumn or am I...
    • DairyNerd
    • Thread
    • barley buffer cattle cows docks drought ewes forage glyphosate grass grazing harrow lambs maize plough reseed rye ryegrass seed sheep spraying varieties variety
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  4. David Rose

    Sources of advice for regen ag

    Hi everyone! Sorry to post with a request for help. A Masters student of mine at Cranfield, Natalie Lee, is wanting to interview a range of different types of farm adviser about regenerative agriculture. Her question to me was what types of advisers are seen as useful sources of information...
    • David Rose
    • Thread
    • agronomist agronomists barley cattle compaction cover crops dairy defra docks drills drought grass grassland grazing handling health maize microbes nutrients organic plough rapid regenerative agriculture roots sheep soil health tillage weather wheat
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Regen Ag General Discussion
  5. Agriland RSS

    DAERA warns farmers to control noxious weeds

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a warning to farmers and landowners of the need to control noxious weeds. Under the Noxious Weeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, ragwort, creeping thistle...
  6. Humble Village Farmer

    The science behind the Sustainable Farming Incentive

    https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/08/the-science-behind-the-sustainable-farming-incentive/
    • Humble Village Farmer
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    • agronomist analysis application barley beans bolus carbon cattle cover crop cover crops cows cultivate defra docks drills elms environmental establishment fertilizer finance fire gate grass grassland grazing health hedge herbal insecticide insurance kverneland lambing learning legumes management mapping market methane minerals natural capital nettles nitrogen nutrients osr parts peas phosphorus pig platform plough ploughing pollution resilient roots rpa seed sequester sfi sheep slurry soil health soil sampling storage sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive thistles varieties wheat woodland yields
    • Replies: 107
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  7. le bon paysan

    18 tonnes of smuggled meat

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  8. Tarw Coch

    Spring Whole crop mix

    When should such a mix be drilled? Planning on trying some for the first time this year, spoke to the agronomist about it a couple of months back and thought the job was sorted. When he rolled up here about 3 weeks ago, turned out it wasn’t. Ordered and still hasn’t rolled up, spray to burn the...
    • Tarw Coch
    • Thread
    • agronomist analysis barley broadleaved weeds docks drilling drought foliar forage forecast fuel grass grazing maize manganese market moddus oats organic parts peas plough ploughing rainfall round bales roundup rye seed seeding slugs spraying storm t2 thistles triticale weather wheat
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: Cropping
  9. F

    Herbal Leys, Are They Worth The Cost?

    I am becoming very disenchanted with growing Herbal leys. Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I cannot get them to last. I have a feeling that growing them on heavy wet clay land is not suitable. They start off very well and we try not to overgraze and fence in blocks. We rest it during the...
    • Frank-the-Wool
    • Thread
    • agronomy anthelmintic barley beef carbon cattle children clamp cows dairy death defra docks drilling drought ewes fertiliser fertility fire fodder forage genetic glyphosate grass grassland grazing harvest health herbal insurance lambing lambs legumes maize management minerals mower nettles nitrogen paddock parts peaty performance plough rainfall reseed residual residuals roots rye ryegrass seed sfi sheep silage slurry soil testing stubble tedder thistle thistles urea varieties weed control wheat yields
    • Replies: 110
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
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