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    Flora plant butter advert

    Just seen the above advert. What do dairy farmers make of it?? !
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
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    Grass/clover seed

    Any issue's to look out for with drilling grass/clover seed this year from seed bought in summer 2023?
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    Sale of raw milk banned in Scotland

    Have been asked by a friend why the sale of raw milk is banned in Scotland, Anyone have any idea why and when it was introduced??
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
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    John Deere 6230 premium PTO problems

    6230 premium round baling the PTO keeps cutting out. Error codes 186-02 and 2408-19 keep coming up. ( says electrical fault ) I have located the PTO speed sensor but where is the PTO solenoid located? Thanks
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    Dairy cow dispersal sales just keep on coming

    Yet another large dairy herd listed for sale today, Local auctioneers books now booked up with whole herd sales to the point they cant handle many more this summer, What is driving so many herds both large and small to be dispersed currently?
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
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    Residential Log Cabins

    Can anyone recommend any company's who construct/ make the above? Also any tips on what to look out for ref build quality/ insulation specs etc?
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    Grain prices between 1990 to 1995

    What were the ex farm prices for barley and wheat in the years 1990 and 1995?
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    Lamb colostrum

    Which is a good one to buy/ use on the odd lamb needing some artificial colostrum? ( ie triplets/ the odd ewe without any when she lambs etc )
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    Grain yields 2022

    Thought it would be a good idea now that harvest 2022 is well underway to have a thread with grain yields/ variety of Barley/ Wheat etc all in one place. So how are your crops yielding for 2022?
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    Dairy farmers quitting the industry in high numbers.

    Where will the Milk come from going forwards? In my own very local area 3 dairy farms have gone or are about to sell the herd in the last 12 months, all three have been driven out by the low returns for the amount of work and/or the investment needed to carry on milking not being worthwhile...
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    Lely mower parts/scrap mower

    Looking for the cylinder that sits on the outside disc on the bed for a Lely mower ( 240/280 models etc ) Or failing that a scrap mower for parts if there is one sitting in a hedge etc somewhere. Also any suggestions of breakers for Lely mowers, Thanks
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    Lely Mowers : Parts or breaking

    Looking for parts for the bed of a Lely mower, In particular the cylinder that sits on the outside disc, Anyone know of breakers/ scrap mower's lying in the hedge etc? Thanks.
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    Swaledale Ewes @ What Breed of Ram?

    As above what breed of ram would be best put with Full Mouth Swaledale ewes that will produce a decent 44/46 liveweight R grade lamb?? Ideally an easy lambing breed with get up and go as well. Also what lambing % would be average for the above on a lowland farm? Or is the above a total non...
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
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    On farm Machinery dispersal sales summer 2020

    Well the first actual physical on farm machinery dispersal sale in the SW under lockdown takes place on the 14th July. Have any other sales anywhere in the UK been announced yet?
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    Sale of dairy cows via livestock markets banned

    I assume you guys/ gals have heard by now that ALL sales of dairy cows via markets have been banned.. Also all sales of beef breeding stock and sheep breeding stock sales via the markets have been banned as well.
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    Livestock Markets may be closed from next week

    Talk today at Sedgemoor livestock market was that ALL prime and store livestock markets will be stopped from operating from some point next week! Apparently Wales are intending to shut their livestock markets from Monday. Apparently it was touch and go yesterday if todays market would be...
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    Grass snakes

    Not seen any in years. But cutting a 2nd cut high clover ley today I counted about 24/25 of them in about 90 minutes of mowing! all in different parts of the field/ along the road beside the field. Anyone else seeing a lot more snakes than normal? And why so many this year?
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    Crown rust in Winter oats

    Have a field of winter oats, in a field that has been long term maize. Been clean as a whistle so other than a herbicide has had no other treatments as the aim is to grow it as cheaply as possible. Been checking it weekly and last week it was clean but today its quite clear that its now...
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    Do you want to earn £65,000 a year for doing nothing??

    A nice little job advert in this weeks FG.......... AHDB are creating a new post for a : Head of Technical Communications. For a wage of £65,000 a year you basically have to work with the current leadership team for communications to develop Internal communications at the AHDB to inform AHDB...
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    Another livestock market to close

    Been announced today that the historic 800 year old cattle market at Newton Abbot will be closing down. Reason is the landowners = the local council are selling the land so a hotel/ parking can be built on it.
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