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  1. phil the cat

    Arable and Horticulture webinar follow up

    Not sure if this is the right place to ask but are there any updates on the species rich grassland? Above mentions the new year but not seen anything as yet? Will it become available on SFI or just on higher tier as a 10 year option? Thanks
  2. phil the cat

    Kynetec / National Farm Research Unit

    My thoughts exactly
  3. phil the cat

    Tine drills and clart

    😂 true, I suppose if it’s deep enough not to be troubled by the pre-em
  4. phil the cat

    Tine drills and clart

    Does the tine drill produce a level enough seed bed? We currently do spring tine without packer and then follow with either varderstad rapid or combi depending how wet. Both do some levelling of the spring tine cultivation
  5. phil the cat

    Tine drills and clart

    Also does your pig tail have a packer on?
  6. phil the cat

    Tine drills and clart

    What sort of land are you on?
  7. phil the cat

    Anyone use Farm Matters software?

    Just swapped ours onto a new computer. Neil on hand on a Sunday to help. Great service and all switched across easily 👍
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    cover after maize

    We do a maize-ww followed by forage rape for cattle/sheep then back into maize. Generally around 200kg/ha for the wheat drilled as close behind the forager as possible. Just a spring tine to take out wheelings and in with the vaderstad. Works well as we have digestate from the plant as first...
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    Situation Vacant General Farm Worker required, Bolsover, Derbyshire

    General Farm Worker required for 1250 acre mixed family farming business near Bolsover on the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border. The farm grows combinable crops, forage maize and fodder crops and rears to finishing offspring from our 100 cow beef suckler herd. The farm is focused on improving...
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    Best company to refurbish clippers

    Found someone local so will let you know how I go on
  11. phil the cat

    Best company to refurbish clippers

    Thanks but yes, been right through swapped blades etc
  12. phil the cat

    Best company to refurbish clippers

    Cheers gents!
  13. phil the cat

    Best company to refurbish clippers

    Hello! Just looking for some advice on the best company to have cattle clippers refurbished at? I’ve had a quick search and a few companies came up but I’d prefer a recommendation. They’re just not cutting properly any more but were a decent set when new. Seem to lose power like wiring loose...
  14. phil the cat

    GS4 legume and herb mixes v's a PRG grazing ley

    Yeah in mid tier GS4. Drilled last may
  15. phil the cat

    GS4...any good as feed ?

    As above though it had 9t/ acre bio solids pre drilling
  16. phil the cat

    GS4...any good as feed ?

    we averaged 9 bales/acre 1st cut, 4.7 2nd cut. Rounds through a mchale fusion
  17. phil the cat

    GS4...any good as feed ?

    Must admit, I’m a little disappointed with the results to how good it looks. Did we get it too dry? Thought the protein would be higher? We’ve just done 2nd cut which has more clover in it so interested to see how that compares
  18. phil the cat

    GS4...any good as feed ?

    Will get some analysed this week so I’ll post the results
  19. phil the cat

    GS4...any good as feed ?

    Some pictures of ours I took Friday. Roughly 5 weeks since first cut. It was drilled late may 2020 and grazed by sheep over winter
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