Mine won’t be as well fleshed as that. Probably £80-£110 thenI sent some probably over fat really bad lambers which lost lambs or had bad bags texel suffolks and mules 10 days ago, Texels did £120-140, suffolks did £100-120 and mules did £90
Mine won’t be as well fleshed as that. Probably £80-£110 thenI sent some probably over fat really bad lambers which lost lambs or had bad bags texel suffolks and mules 10 days ago, Texels did £120-140, suffolks did £100-120 and mules did £90
Don't seem to be an issue here so much due to the way we graze and farm the Land as I said all land and systems effect trace elements/mineral availability differently[QUOTE="sheepwise,
That will work well for cobalt deficiency but what about selenium?
Yes it does! Remind us where it is you are again...Does geography not play a big part in this?
Before everyone gets their handbags out!
Just wait until he goes for this years! £130-£165 stand on...You do well not to see depreciation in those things
Too much mag in the soil locks it up and acidic soil locks it up , they blame the mag on years of mag lime bu that’s ball cocks hell of lot of land is very high in mag naturally, no matter still need calcium lime to bring it down but it’s an expensive hobby .Some folk talk about mineral heaps locking it all up but I don’t know
We are on bolusing cattle and sheep now plus minerals the rest of the time
We are advised of agronomist to put calcium lime on here and we do use it.Too much mag in the soil locks it up and acidic soil locks it up , they blame the mag on years of mag lime bu that’s ball cocks hell of lot of land is very high in mag naturally, no matter still need calcium lime to bring it down but it’s an expensive hobby .
I don’t think it will matter mag is high most places the ph is more important but the boffins will want calcium lime usedWe are advised of agronomist to put calcium lime on here and we do use it.
Mag seems to do a better job of land though by far. Personally I think Calcium lime is shyte. Quarry next door
Yes that’s about right. Next lot I’ve priced for is mag lime against what the boys have said. Mag is a lot softer the limestone dust from the quarry next door takes time to workI don’t think it will matter mag is high most places the ph is more important but the boffins will want calcium lime used
I got calcium from Thompson’s , it rough stuff spilt in gate ways takes years to break down , but I kind of like that constant dribble of good ness .Yes that’s about right. Next lot I’ve priced for is mag lime against what the boys have said. Mag is a lot softer the limestone dust from the quarry next door takes time to work
Do you deal with Stephen?? He’s a character! They used to shift a lot of screenings up here but not so much nowI got calcium from Thompson’s , it rough stuff spilt in hate ways takes years to break down , but I kind of like that constant dribble of good ness .
No I go through a local spreading contractor , he’s done my lime for years and is a friend so can’t really go past him , he’s one of the few left with land drive that suits farm like mine , these boys with dragg spreaders just for girls landDo you deal with Stephen?? He’s a character! They used to shift a lot of screenings up here but not so much now
Ontop?No I go through a local spreading contractor , he’s done my lime for years and is a friend so can’t really go past him , he’s one of the few left with land drive that suits farm like mine , these boys with dragg spreaders just for girls land
No fiat 110 90 with land drive spreader, perfect machine for here .Ontop?
hammer it with muck before ploughing? what sort of yield difference do you find between spring and winter barley? we struggled to pass for malting last year with sbI quite like winter barley. Spreads drilling, harvest workload. Have plenty fertility from grass/muck so not huge fert costs. Don't have hassle of malting.
It's a science and there is much damage being done to soil structure now with modern heavy machines. That's why the Clifton Park System Circa 1900? is such a good read. The guy who wrote it was a coffee planter from Scotland who noticed the poor crops after several years of his trees. The natives had panned the ground around the trees when picking the crop year on year. He came back to Scotland and experimented on his large estate with remarkable findings re crops rotation deep rooting especially/trace elements. Apol S for off topic but if you ain't growing the crop and getting best nutrients naturally you ain't getting the financial benefit for your livestock.I think ph is just the start , I’ve a friend been studying soil all his life he says lots no one knows about soil still , he always likes to see my anylasis and sometimes has a chuckle at what sales men recommend.
The latest recommendations are 10 -15 kgs / acre for lime Not tonnes/ acres , the reason being heavy rates can damage your soil biology, low rates help the soil biology and THEY balance your soil.I think ph is just the start , I’ve a friend been studying soil all his life he says lots no one knows about soil still , he always likes to see my anylasis and sometimes has a chuckle at what sales men recommend.
That won’t have enough neutralising valueThe latest recommendations are 10 -15 kgs / acre for lime Not tonnes/ acres , the reason being heavy rates can damage your soil biology, low rates help the soil biology and THEY balance your soil.
No your stimulating the soil biology, they do the neutralising.That won’t have enough neutralising value