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A UK Government spokesperson said: “We are not introducing an EU-wide youth mobility scheme (YMS) – free movement within the EU was ended and there are no plans to introduce it. So all those things one enjoyed in either a gap year or as holiday experience have been dropped by HMG. SS

Your faithful dog has a second secret job!

Our elderly MF 19 muck spreader died in style yesterday. I’m sure there are many on here who will understand the situation; Muck pile full and needs to be emptied. Neighbouring Farmer is booked to come across the field boundarys in his loader and arrives at the agreed time. Spreader is loaded...

I like to see outdoor artwork. This picture reminded me of what can be done with a common piece of redundant agricultural infrastructure. The grain store. This is from an Australian ‘Farm Gate Art Trail’ in WA. @Farmer Roy SS

Does any one grow them in East Anglia? Saw plenty in France but not so in the UK. What are they like to harvest and where does the end product go to. Plenty eaten in Ipswich by Eastern Europeans. SS

My TB175 has stopped working and only runs in short bursts. Clean fuel & filters and flow right up to the injection pump. It has been suggested on yacht & assorted plant forums that the problem is the Stop Solenoid. My friend tells me that something requires disconnecting inside the pump before...

My TB175 has stopped working and only runs in short bursts. Clean fuel & filters and flow right up to the injection pump. It has been suggested on yacht & assorted plant forums that the problem is the Stop Solenoid. My friend tells me that something requires disconnecting inside the pump before...

Just wondering if y’all listen to ‘audio-books’? Be they from your Audible account or like me off youtube or BBC Sounds. There are so many to listen to and I regularly rinse my ‘phone battery if there’s no charge point🤪 Repetitive jobs are perfect in that one can listen and get on with the...

I visited a piece of my past life this weekend after eleven years away. Rumours in the community tell of the main Tenant Farmer is locked in a battle for the farm and his livelihood. This is no small matter and the fellow has been accoladed in the recent past with several prestigious ‘Tenant’...

My Taarup off-set flail mower has just been given a new pair of rear tyres on the trailing wheels. I noticed that one of the bearing dust caps is missing. This is a screw in type. Any advice as to where to source such a small item. Yes I could jam a spray can lid over and tape it up with gaffer...

On the back of a pack of Sainsbury’s best sausages in the bargain basket I treated myself and got my camping BBQ out of the shed this evening. There’s something about food cooked outside! SS

Todays BBC news is a fanfare from an assortment of water companies who regularly discharge raw sewage into our rivers that they will invest money into stopping or reducing this pollution. The BBC sound clip told of price incerases to water users, which is pretty much everyone in England, and the...

Anyone fancy an interesting couple of hours? https://wakelyns.co.uk/aow/ SS

I know that there is a grass seed supplier on this forum. I have used Barenbrug and have had seed-mix made up but have forgotten by whom as a decade has passed. I need a bag of mix to sprinkle with my faithful Aero spreader on a load of topsoil that I have been excavating recently and after I...

I have a set of five iron roof trusses from a dismantled pig shed. These measure 6650w x 1800h and the pitch is about 35 degrees. Five cleats per side for the purlins. There are two ends and three middles. As an example, if you used 150mm x 90mm x 3.0m purlins you would have a shed 12m in...

I have five iron roof trusses taken from a covered pig yard for sale as a job lot. Fabricated specifically as two ends and three middles. 6650w x 1800h creating an approximate pitch of 35 degrees Five cleats for timber purlins each side. If 150mm x 90mm x 3000mm purlins were used then the...

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www.chilternsaonb.org/jobs/invitation-to-tender-for-a-whole-farm-plan Someone may have some good ideas or thoughts. ss