Recent content by Sam myers

Or anything similar that isnt an eye sore!

Is anybody able to help? Based in North Yorkshire and struggling to find anywhere that sells mustard seed! Currently got some small patches of un farmable land and wanting to put some mustard in for a bit of cover instead of it sitting there and looking ugly! Cheers

What price are you paying per acre for that, if any at all? If you don’t mind me asking

Yeah understand they are slowly doing away with it but with a few years left I might at well receive it as he cannot as he doesn’t farm it he is just a land owner

Evening everybody, got the chance of taking on a bit of grassland but need to come to an agreement on price per acre. 10 acre of old grass lays currently full of rubbish. The agreement is I will do the hedge cutting, any upkeep, buy and apply all fertiliser and I will receive any BPS. More than...

Afternoon all! I run my own hay making equipment and also help other farmers bale theirs into round bales, we have a lely/welger rp445 and are always asked to turn the density down when we are baling their hay to prevent it warming. it makes no difference to me how they want their hay baling...

i agree. if done right the first time ill never have to touch it again fingers crossed

What is the purpose of fibre? ive heard about it but unsure of the benefits

i live within 5 minutes of a cemex quarry! i assume the cement will get mixed there as they are the local cement firm everybody uses

Currently have a Building used as a straw shed But looking to convert it into a livestock building! currently has tin sides and stone floor so looking at concrete panels and concreting the floor. what depth would you recommend is ideal for the floor of a livestock building? ive been told 6 inch...

looking at re drilling some old grasses to make hay/haylage, what type of grass lay should i drill? what seed would you recommend and how much will the seed cost me for 10 acres worth? thanks in advance

apologies, horse

What quality of hay/haylage would make the feed more valuable? obviously supply and demand changes costs every year but what percentages of moisture, feed value, dry matter, proteins will make it more or less valuable?

What quality of hay/haylage would make the feed more valuable? obviously supply and demand changes costs every year but what percentages of moisture, feed value, dry matter, proteins will make it more or less valuable?

Thank you I really appreciate that! We own our land and machinery! So costs that end will be minimal with the expected wear and tear! We run a carrier over our land twice to establish a seed bed then drill after that with a farm force drag/amazone combination! Then we spray herbicides and...