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    Do mice drown in linseed?

    If its dry enough you would drown yourself in a trailer of the stuff . So yep the mice found out the hard way ... :scratchhead: ;)
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    Spring cereal seed

    The very last field of s barley drilled last year june bank holiday weekend did just under 2 ton acre shite kph 55 and ended up home fed . Was combined and baled just before storm babet with the wind and rain on the windscreen cutting the last run and baler up the combines arse ... At the...
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    Farmers and Universal Credit

    What about the social benefits of keeping farmers farming ?? The money gets spent in the community anyway and local business benefits . So what if a few low profit farmers get a few quid from the social . Some amount of begrudgery on this thread and of course growing flowers instead of crops is...
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    Islam

    Dont worry about it but not having your papers in order when approaching the Pearly gates could see you housed in an ayslum seekers camp while you petition St Peter requesting entry .... Your Angel advocate will be trying to make a strong case based on your " good " life . Protesters will of...
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    Islam

    Dan the future is unwritten .....my money is on a deathbed return to the good sheperds fold ... or maybe you relish the thought of going to law with the Devil and the Court in Hell !! (y)
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    Islam

    Lighten up Dan ..i guess you can now admit that us Christians are safe to offend Anyway youre a bit obsessive about religion ...for a man who claims to have none !!! Wouldnt be surprised if you ended up a street preacher with a end is nigh repent sign ... ;) ;);)
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    Islam

    Bad form old chap ...you shouldnt loathe anyone very un Christian ... As regards Islam maybe you would be better to take your concerns to a mosque to get a better range of opinions from actual muslims . Id say one with a radical reputation would be best ... ;) ;);)
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    Your current weather.

    Doc its raining heavy again as i type this and sometimes I think its maybe as well i got very little crop in given how shitty the weather has been but then i dread the prospect of a late spring drilling .. A real dammed if you do and dammed if you dont season ... But you know i reckon your shed...
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    Combinables Price Tracker

    Hopefully a lot more next September ..... ;) ;) ;)
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    Ripped off by HRN Tractors / Agritrac Exports Ltd (Stuart Barclay) - Aberdeenshire

    Mark wetherheads name goes before him .. A true gentleman of the old school whose word was his bond . He might charge enough the first day but after that you could be sure you were getting what you paid for . Workshop were always helpful and calls were always returned . Agco made a bad mistake...
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    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    Will you chance a spring crop ?? Or leave it fallow and wait for Autumn . Maybe some of this new fangled sfi ... Hard to pay a rent without a harvest though .. Dammed if you do and Dammed if you dont !
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    Exporting Machinery to the EU.

    Where are you sending her ?? If its over here then in by NI then usually driven over the border via back roads . Keeps it is simple and out of of the way of clipboards ...
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    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    A lot of wisdom in there Man makes plans God laughs ..... Our small bit drilled during a brief respite looks fair but pulling the plug was the right move considering what came after . Regarding the cows ....well there housed since Oct and it doesent look like the will see grass this side of...
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    Combinables Price Tracker

    Imported "ella " spring barley seed sitting in merchants shed 900 euro ton !! Native oats seed 750 ...no price yet for bean or sp wheat . Guess who going to be holding the shitty end of the stick !! Mind you no queue at the gate to collect seed . If it keeps wet it might need a hefty discount...
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    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    Those were the days eh !! No need for gyms then with all that lifting of 50 kg bags of seed and fert .. No wonder our bones are creaking ... I think resistance to mbc devoloped and sportak delta was the "new " approach The start of the threadmill maybe when farmers followed recs blindly and...
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    Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme AND Protests

    And thats the problem the farmers of the united kingdom are anything but united The contrast with the farmers on the continent couldnt be more stark . The French would have minette burnt at the stake , and moseley would be in hiding in fear of his life ... Wanted for treasom posters would be up...
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    Your current weather.

    Coming down like welding rods ... Probably be over with ye in the morning . Its a right pita every tank in the place is full of slurry . Really starting to annoy me now.
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    feck me...they've won

    A win is a win no matter what you the small print says ... The French and other European farmers have sounded the alarm loud and clear . It started with the Dutch and spread from there . Farmers wont be scapegoated to relieve others of their share . Funny enough the Green party who you say are...
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    feck me...they've won

    You betcha ....we rolled out the tractors last week to show solidarity with the brothers in Europe but really we cant complain too much . The current minister for ag is one of the better ones and within reason will get things sorted even though his hands are tied with brussels origin rules ...
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    French protests

    God no ....its simply not English ... The French dont "eat cake " and the last elites that tried to make them came to a bad end ... Mind you a few slurry tanks around RT headquartes to give Jim a brown shower and a few more over at The NFU to tighten the shite in bradshaw and co mightnt be a...
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