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Sprayed leystar back end of last year. Wanted to get to it this spring but it was awful dry with us early then into summer. Should have got to it by now but one of those things time has slipped us by. Herefordshire/wales borders

Hi, (sorry for hijaking post) just looking at a field we are trying to re introduce clover back into after spraying out a lot of weed in a re seed. Although we have had a nice mild September so far, and there is a nice bit of moisture about. Would it be ill advised to try DD some in now, best...

What's the average age of farmers, in its 60s or close to I believe? I think you are right, although prices are 'better'; taken with a pinch of salt as inputs seem to be on the up and up all the time, making a living from sheep farming is still hard graft to state the obvious.

I've said it before on here and il say it again. Be fearful when people are greedy and greedy when people are fearful. Id love to say the confidence in the store lambs and breaders was well founded but christ its a big cheque to sign for not many sheep.

300 quadrants of hay baled here so far this week. Hauled in straight away and stacked in a lattice 3 high as to allow air to circulate through the stack. Bang metal rods into a few to keep a eye on things. Re stacked in due course up tight. If left for any amount of time even in this weather...

May as well ask for next week's winning lottery numbers 😂 I would say it will be incredibly hard to see store lambs leaving much margin at all this year. With the changing picture of countries coming out of covid eventually with the vaccines taking effect, foreign travel and restraunts re...

Thank you, yes we have just retired our old box that had that ramp design, great box and served us well. Father and I knick named it triggers box it had been serviced and parts replaced numerous times, we never wanted to change it as we simply didn't like the newer ifors in comparison. We are...

I notice the back fold down ramp hinges from slightly more inside the box than perhaps a IW. Does this affect how many lambs you can put on the rear section at all?

We are fairly dependant on contractors here. When they turn up with the newest raft of kit to spread muck or plough and drill etc you realise you'd never make it stack up financially if you had to invest in all the kit and all the associated costs and time that go with it. The thing is, make...

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What sort of quantities of barley/oats are you planting along with the grass? I did have a quick search for it as you suggest but the search tool on here isn't fantastic it throws up all manner of subjects...

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Would you adding the westerwold in on top of the grass ley then? 15/16kg a acre ish combined? It's interesting, a friend of the family runs a groundscare company, they provide groundscare for a few league football and cricket teams and he can can't belive how low a seed rate is applied to...

Yes perhaps a stale seedbed will give us the opportunity to hit weeds again. Some years the grass comes away tidy enough although we are never really left with a clean ley that will last the duration without having too much of a weed burden.

Last years re seed I sprayed out with leystar, the remaining grass sward is lovely and thick now although obviously no clovers etc. Likewise with this year's re seeds it's just too dry to think about it atm.

I should add, all fields are analysed and appropriate action is taken to rectify anything lacking so I think the ground should be in good heart. Thanks

Evening all, Another dry spring, following on into summer we are finding it difficult to establish a good re seed in the spring following on from turnip ground grazed by fattening hoggs. The grass isn't getting away and in turn the weed burden is becoming a problem. It's a medium/long term ley...

As a wise man one said; Be fearful when people are greedy and greedy when people are fearful. I think you could be spot on.