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I was planning on fibreglass coating the walls on my new parlour, following advice on here. However, having just seen Tom Pemberton’s recent video with the fibreglass flaking off after only a matter of months, I’m starting to wonder if I’ve made the right decision! I don’t believe he used the...

Evening all, Looking tentatively into the option of installing a rotary-screen separator to deal with sand-laden slurry. 150 cows, housed 5 months max. Having been successful in Round 1 of the slurry infrastructure grant, I have since been invited to modify my application to include items...

Anybody have experience of CE Projects Ltd based in Market Drayton? Looking at several items of slurry handling equipment and the firm isn’t local to me. Thanks in advance

I have reseeds to graze shortly that have had a really strong take of white clover. Don’t have a lot of clover in other swards so slightly worried about bloat. Aiming to feed 8-10kg DM/hd/d of grazed grass, supplemented by silage, wholecrop and cake at milking. Cows will only have access to it...

I’ve been using Delaval Blockade for over 10years with excellent results but just priced some up and at £725 for 200litres (with a further price rise expected) I’ve about fallen off my chair in shock! I understand that Iodine has gone up a lot but surely not to that extent? What other barrier...

Looking at a new Case IH Maxxum 125 for general trailer/loader tractor duties, any thoughts/experiences with these tractors would be much appreciated Not had a Case IH on this farm for about ten years, but things have moved on considerably since then. Seen a number of 2yr old examples...

I’ve got to the point where I could do with taking some part-time help on for tasks such as winter feeding/bedding/scraping out/cattle handling/general yard and tractor work. Was thinking it might appeal to either someone looking to supplement an income or someone semi-retired, although I...

Looking at a telehandler mounted straw spreader to specifically spread straw rather than chop it. Obvious choice is Spread-a-bale but was wondering if anyone has had any experience of the Altec machines as sold by www.strawspreader.co.uk Like the way that the machine will pivot through 180...

Grass earmarked for 2nd cut is disappearing back into the ground at an alarming rate with current temps. Been cut nearly 7 weeks now and before the current heat was only looking capable of around 2 bales/ac. Dilemma is do I cut now to salvage what little there is before it burns off completely...

Been a while since I’ve taken any summer grazing for heifers, but been offered a couple of fields that would do for in calf heifers. Decent-ish lowland meadow land, we’ll fenced. I’m not sure yet whether it’s had any fert so was wondering what it would be worth in a normal year in terms of...

Concrete slats 2.98m x 1.0m x 180mm thick Looking at buying these to use as hard standing around water troughs etc, wondering how much they are likely to weigh so that I know how many I can (legally) get on a wagon weight-wise Thanks

Recommendations for concrete grooving firms covering Yorkshire/North East region please. Been messed about by a certain established company so having to look at other options, as work needs doing ASAP on some particularly slippy concrete Thanks in advance

I’m looking at options for retro-fitting an on-board weighing system onto my telehandler as I don’t run a diet feeder and want to be more precise with feeding. This would be for weighing forages and moist feed, rather than small amounts of conc etc. Does anyone have experience of these systems...

I’ve got a considerable length of hedges to plant as part of a stewardship scheme, for various logistical reasons I’ve not been able to make a start yet. I appreciate that late autumn/early winter is advocated as the best time to plant hedges, but will it be an issue carrying out the work in...

I will be digging another slurry lagoon this year and will have a quantity (2000t+) of quarried limestone available surplus to requirements. Should be good stuff to crush for hardcore What sort of money is this worth ex farm before going through a crusher?

Wanted - tidy used JCB TM310 or 320. Preferably sub-5,000hrs, condition more important than age. Cash waiting for right machine. Located Yorkshire

Currently farm in partnership with my father as joint tenants on a successive 1986 AHA tenancy. Father is looking at coming out of the partnership and so for tax purposes I am looking at moving to Limited company status. Before I sit down and discuss this with my landlord, what are the likely...

I need to treat my milkers with Eprizero pour on as soon as possible, however i have an outdoor collecting yard and its forecast rain pretty much every day for the next few weeks. Dont want to be pouring money down the drain, so does anybody have any idea about how rainfast these products are...

My wholecrop pit is open at both ends and has approx 2% slope on it. Due to building delays i may be forced to feed from the opposite end as usual i.e. working downhill rather than against the slope, so obviously when it rains heavily rainwater will run back against the silage face rather than...

I usually apply all our slurry using our own splash plate tanker. However, due to second cut aftermaths greening up very fast, coupled with lack of rain in forecast, I’m considering getting a contractor in with a tanker equipped with trailing shoe. My only concern is biosecurity risks. I run a...