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Just had a request to allow access for a bat survey. They have permission on neighbouring property and have asked if they can access our fields/woodland in case the bats they are tracking go onto our land. Am I potentially going to give some quango a stick to beat me with if they track the bats...

As above we employ an 18 year old apprentice that wrote his car off a couple of weeks ago due to careless driving and is now looking at getting a new car but doesn't want to use it for running around the yards with (which is fair enough) so he wants putting on the farm van insurance... what...

Good morning all , we are a group of 3 metal detectorists (myself and my dad and my work colleague) who have a few farm permissions within the Worcestershire area and are looking for any more that you may have available , we are all 3 registered with the NCMD insurance liability company so have...

How much per hour for self employed tractor driver just labour driving tractor?

Ipswich Conservative MP and former Health Minister crosses the floor to Labour

How many dd guys have gone cultivating? Out next door neighbours practices a full range of cultivating and has 95% crop cover after a hard winter we dd a majority of ours and a currently re drilling 50% .cultivating a fair bit as the top is solid from rain. Any one else feal like abandoning...

I read our water meter and it indicates we've used nearly 5 times more water than expected. Our water bill will be HUGE. Does Wessex Water give a business a water leak allowance? How much allowance have people received? if any! The pipework involved covers 5 troughs and 3 stand pipes. I don't...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland Co-op is the first UK retailer to announce it is moving to 100% British strawberries across its entire own brand range. From April 23, the leading convenience retailer will exclusively offer only British strawberries for the summer season across its...

Hi all don't know if this is the right place to post but after some advice ?. Between Land that I own 50 acres and some rental off a Local Authority 25 acres the Local Autority has insisted of having a policy of £5.5 million Public Liabilty indemnity cover for their land , there are no...

some pretty generous grants about, all seemingly based on reducing out put. we know from sheep and cattle prices, numbers are short, if they were not, prices wouldn't be where they are. the world is getting more dangerous by the day. And yet, politicians here, from all parties, think we can...

Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag The insurance industry, long shackled by rigid policies and outdated practices, is ripe for disruption -- and ag can reap the benefits. The post AI-Driven Climate Insurance: A Provocative Solution to Earth’s Uncertain Future appeared first on Global Ag...

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one... Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock. You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader, You have an old shed, potential...

So drove 40mins to MVF yesterday , "do you have any ovivac / heptavac ?" yes loads in the fridge, but we cant let you have it because there isnt a qualified person to book it out ! WTF ! to say i was annoyed is an understatement with lambs needing a follow up dose shortly , The last time i went...

I could have A right moan on about how hard things are here currently but that won’t change anything and there are plenty of farmers of what ever guise having just or much worse time of it. so my question is this. We are constantly told we need to build resilience into our businesses.to you...

Only 6 weeks in to his new post as CEO of AHDB , Graham Wilkinson finds time for a key trip (read jolly) to meet USDA in America Back at the ranch , Red Tractor today laud an initial review commissioned by AHDB from the Birnie Consultancy on key beef and lamb assurance differentiators . a 77...

Has any one got any views on hm trailers?

What sort of angle would be needed for cutting rsj’s for sheds looking at buying a new bandsaw around the three hundred mill meter mark was wondering if that would be larger enough for most ag sheds. Looking at the alligator 280 double miter saw but was Wondering if that would be big enough as...

I’m helping out a local contractor over the summer, driving his gear. What would the going rate per hour be now the minimum wage has gone up.

Hello, I am looking for a field near to Winslow in Buckinghamshire where my 10yr old son and I can go metal detecting now and then. We have insurance, follows all the rules & regulations and are of course very respectful to property and animals. Thank you in advance! Camilla & Oliver

Hi all, The front windscreen is broken and needs replacing but there seems to be a selection. We have measure the opening as attached. I have spoken to supplier and its been narrow down to two that are 5mm difference in size, which one though? Also has anyone done this before? Whats the...