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I know there is a thread on the cropping section. but for a mainly grass / livestock / slurry farm how are folks tackling this. Can you do most yourself & get it signed off by a FACTS qualified bod Paper system / spread sheet/ computer prog ?

It’s quite noticeable now the extent to which SFI options including over winter cover crops, bird seed mix and pollinator mix require the wholesale obliteration of thousands of acres of ground cover at this time of year followed by redrilling / rotating to another option or spring crop. I can’t...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Farrier organisation, The Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF) has reapplied to the Farriers Registration Council (FRC) for approval of farriery examinations. The Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF For six decades, blue tractors have been built in Basildon at a plant that’s evolved and undergone significant change to match the modern requirements of farming. CPM was invited to New Holland’s 60th birthday tour. By Martin Rickatson...

Have many found the Yara N Tester to be effective and reliable in what result comes back. Interested to know what growth stages people have perhaps used the tool at etc and other comments about it.

Funding available for nutrient management solutions Written by Joss Wallace With good nutrient management, farmers and growers can increase their productivity and protect the environment too. Nutrient management involves using either organic or manufactured nutrients as efficiently as...

Hi folks, Got soil test results back today, this was one big block of 25odd acres, I divided it with one permanent fence up the middle, I drained and limed one side and left the other side untouched so far. Only grazing ground but the index levels are gone very bad for the bit I’ve actually put...

How do people judge if it’s weather this thing and hard start to life for them affecting them or underlying issues ? Been white dosed and got cocci dose about 2 weeks ago going by vet advice and the nemo risk forecast

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard manure collapsed. In a case brought by the Environment Agency, Dyer, aged 74, of Crawley Farm, Yarcombe near Honiton, received a community...

Put in 5 acres forage rape, plough, rolled, combi drill. Not a big job to roll it but is it worth it?

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The quality of a company’s product emerging from its factory will depend on several factors, and cost is not always the major item. What is most important, is the desire to make something that will work as it should, and for a long period of time...

Long report on today Scheduled 1830, 2130 + SAT 1030 and 1230

Just had a text from APHA congurming BSE found in Ayrshire Stand by for a bumpy ride

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) has issued a crop management update, covering cereals and potatoes. Crops specialist, Leigh McClean, said: “Frustratingly, spring weather has limited opportunities to get spray and...

Heavy ground is ploughing up badly. Looks alot of work getting into a seedbed. I reckon I could get a better seedbed with cultivator/disc then power harrowing twice. Min-till maize a good idea. Usually would have Subsoiler but I image will only smear it

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The 2024 spring planting and grass-cutting season is now well underway in the south Antrim area, according to one agricultural contractor. Darren Russell is part of the Russell Brothers team. The business works out of premises close to the village of...

I want to tidy up my silage fields , docks thistles ,, what do you recommend chem wise , docks will be the worst ..

Interesting to hear your thoughts! We have some sappy first cut, will be tedding behind mower.

1 block of land has a really good spot to film aeroplanes from. Never bothered me until these live streamers turned up. I guess the spotters just did it for there own use. Now almost every day there is someone there filming putting it on YouTube for over a thousand people to see live while I...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has put together its management tips for farmers as slurry tanks on many farms “remain full” following the prolonged wet spell. According to CAFRE, farmers in zones 1 and 2 of Northern...