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    Drill for SFI options

    Looking to put a comprehensive SFI agreement together over 400 acres of mixed grass and arable. Mainly heavy ground. With possible grant to come this year on direct drills I’m looking at purchasing my own drill. looking at Aitcheson or sim tech. What are your experiences or views on the options...
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    Grazing value of Mustard

    Anyone grazed Mustard before with sheep, just wondering how palatable it is and it’s feed value for either ewes or store lambs.
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    Moisture content for round hay

    Have access to a Wile 27 moisture probe, what moisture content is considered safe for barn storage of round bales hay . ????
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    Anyone use Farm Matters software?

    Another shout out for Farm Matters. I’m not the most tech savvy person and Neil is always at the end of the phone willing and able to help. Being able to speak to someone and have backup is invaluable in my opinion.
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    Maxxamon treated grain

    By way of an update, I’ve used it for the last two years and since we grow our own spring barley it really suits our system. Costs about £40 per tonne to include product and processing and lifts protein from 10/11% to 14/15%. Most importantly it stabilises the grain and enables you to store it...
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    Fendt Mowers

    Any views on Fendt mowers. been offered a Fendt 320 straight TPL mower. done little work. Am I right in thinking they are based on a Fella. ?? Only got to do my own haymaking/mowing.
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    Sheep dipping ideas

    The reason for doing it was as follows. 1. gone back to dipping in recent years to combat itch and scratch. 2. Wanting to reduce cost of fly control after shearing 3. Was using contractor but at 75p to £1 per life adding up to a big bill over a big number. 4. Wanted flexibility to dip at...
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    Sheep dipping ideas

    Only used it in autumn after we finished it . From memory 6/7 ewes or 10/12 lambs. If dipping ewes will take iro 2500 l if dipping lambs only would probably want 1500/2000L
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    Sheep dipping ideas

    Not finalised a lid and had small concerns over breakdown ( highly unlikely but not impossible) so have used a crook and with good access around outside it works fine.
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    Sheep dipping ideas

    Only used it for first time last autumn so time will tell ! ? Had an issue at first when there was excess play in the cage and they stood shy of stepping into it but once we had sorted that they ran on ok
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    Sheep dipping ideas

    @Huwie I built one last year , been a great success.
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    Easy to use Fert Spinner

    Wanting a fert spinner ( second hand ) for grassland farm with small area of arable something easy to calibrate / set up . Any recommendations please
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    Set a side grass, what to do ?

    Did think of mowing and baling, but bad ragwort and what to do with bales ??
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    Set a side grass, what to do ?

    Real heavy ground. Not the sort you’d want to plough in a hurry.
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    Set a side grass, what to do ?

    Friend has taken on 15 acres of cr-p grassland, not cropped last year. This year it is just a mess of weeds with a lot of docks and big lot of ragwort. Wants to clear ground, possibly put in a fodder crop for a break and then reseed but what to do with what’s there ???????
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