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  1. lucas

    Bucks land drainage.

    We've taken some land on and found some headwalls with "bucks land drainage" on. Not a firm that myself or father have heard of. Does anyone know the history of this firm or where they are/were based? I'm told if a drainage firm closes another local drainage firm will take on their historic...
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    Axial flow 9250

    Hi I'm looking at changing combine. And changing colour, to case axial flow 9250 which would be a big step. What are people experiences with these machines? How many acres are you putting through? What's the reliability been like? What did they replace? Would you have another? Do they still...
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    Northern Ireland trip

    Good afternoon, We are a group of 30 farmers visiting Northern Ireland in May. Does anyone have any suggestions or offers for interesting visits (agricultural or otherwise) the day before the Balmoral show. Thanks in advance, Lucas
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    Volunteer Ahiflower in OSR

    Hi, has anyone got any experience with controlling Ahiflower in rape? I've just taken a block of land that has previously had this novelty crop on some of it. Having eventually established a rape crop in one field, battling drought and flea beetle, the volunteer Ahiflower is now starting to...
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    Harvesting Equipment - Grain drying and handling : Opico - 575 Quiet

    Harvesting Equipment - Grain drying and handling : Opico - 575 Quiet Category: Harvesting Equipment - Grain drying and handling Manufacturer: Opico Price: £6500 Condition: Used Description: Opico Mobile Grain dryer. Gas burner. c/w Sky vac. With or without 12 tonne filling hopper. stored...
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    Self-propelled sprayers: Househam - AR3000

    Self-propelled sprayers: Househam - AR3000 Category: Self-propelled sprayers Manufacturer: Househam Price: £43000 Condition: Used Description: Househam AR3000. 24M Boom. Year 2007. Currently 6200 hrs. 4 Section Auto control. Ag-leader Insight control box. GPS mapping. Trimble autoguide 150...
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    Harvest help required

    We are looking for harvest help due to being let down at the last minute. To work with a small but happy team on a 1850 acre family farm in northamptonshire. Duties to include corn cart and some cultivation on modern John Deere tractors. Full driving licence necessary. Mobile home accommodation...
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    Row Crop Wheels

    Looking at row crop wheels for JD 6150r so we don't run so much crop down when fert spreading later on in the season, carrying 3 tonne spreader and 50k box so obviously going to take a bit of stick! Looking at 380 width. Any recommendations on make of rims? or make of tyre? I Have been speaking...
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    Slug pellets through a fert spreader ( bogballe m2w)

    slugs are stripping the leaves on the winter wheat and the only way we can try and spread the pellets 24 meters is through the fert spreader, a bogballe M2W The books say it can be but I don't seem to be able to get them much further than about 21 meters. Has anyone actually managed to do it, if...
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