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Match your farming system to suit your land. Don't carry too much debt, people or stock.

Thanks all, will post what we end up doing and any lessons gleaned

I have a mate who grows fodder beet organically, uses the salt for weed control apparently, hence the question!

Growing fodder beet, going to put salt on at 400kg/ha (50% sodium). Question is, when do I put it on?

To their credit, there are some influential people in Andersons who walk the walk, as well as talk the talk (i.e. they have stakes in farming operations). Consultants are like any other profession, some great, medium and not so great. Those with positive or negative feedback, it might be good...

Try a spot of wiff waff old boy, much less strenuous on one's constitution

I whack a dozen a day getting the cows in... That'll be a couple thousand by the end of the grazing season!

Bought a telehandler, viewed it, genuine chap, still have the machine c. 4 years later and still pleased with it.

Yes but not regular work/a whole week's work. As self employed you have to factor that in.

Best farmers to learn from are the ones doing the job well 👍

If you live in London it's probably been passed a dozen times already...

Don't tease us, share your secrets!

2019, but no means the worst, but yes, dry here on our sandy soils.

Work out who is getting mastitis, when. If first 60 days, points to dry period infection. Sounds like you may have benefitted from more recording and tubes at dry off. Orbenin Extra for any cow with SCC over 150 in the last three recordings pre-dry off, here. We record monthly, though. Are...

Grazed Westwolds maize covers in Feb/March. Worked well. Tried a spring reseed in a dry year, went stalkyand cows ripped it out the ground, total failure.