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    Sam 2 cover crops

    Hi not sure if this is allowed but thought I would try , any arable farmers out their putting their land into Sam 2/3 and would be interesred in having numbers between 500 and 2000 sheep grazing over winter please drop me a message thanks in advance good references available If its growing I can...
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    Sam 2

    Hi not sure if this is allowed but thought I would try , any arable farmers out their putting their land into Sam 2/3 and would be interesred in having numbers between 500 and 2000 sheep grazing over winter please drop me a message thanks in advance good references available
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    spreading fodder beet with duao spreader

    recently bought a shelbourne dual spreader dairy 2000 , anyone on here ever tried spreading fodder beet for sheep on the fields with one ? thanks
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    feeding carrots

    anyone on here feeding carrots to fattening lambs ? If so how have you got in in the past ? good and bad opinions please thanks
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    Grazing agreement/ Cover crops 2024

    With many of you maybe not even had this years crop in yet I know Im a little keen but Im looking for fallow fields or grazing agreement for cover crops with arable farmers In cheshire or north shropshire or even further Ideally , anyone interested In having a chat please drop me a message thank you
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    SpS solar water pumps for rotational grazing

    Does anyone have or has anyone come across Sps solar water pumps ? how do you get on with them if so ? Im looking for a system that can enable me to get water to more paddocks as I have no power on this outlying block of land https://solarpumpsolutions.co.uk/
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    Solar water pumps for grazing

    has anyone ever come across or have SPS solar pumps in their farm if so how do you get on with them how far will they pump water and does anyone use any other makes ? looking for a system to get water to more blocks of land without having to invest in bore hole / have no eletric on the block of...
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    Penderyn/ pro hill type ewes

    slowly changing system and going towards a more outdoor lambing flock , currently have lleyn x texel types and keeping them inside for 2-3 month in winter , aiming to keep a little less and keep penderyn or pro hill types , where would be the best place to find the best type yearlings as Im...
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    Fastrac 4160

    Local dealer has a used fastac 4160 in stock with only 2000 hrs thinking of builying it and chipping it any thing to look out for in them and whats good and bad ? thanks
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    Guttlet for drilling forage rape / turnips into sprayed off pasture

    Has anyone on here ever used a guttler drill for drilling turnips / rape into sprayed off pasture ? I had thought of going over thr field once without drilling to create a tilth then over again with the drill going to get a better soil to seed contact ? all opinions and suggestions welcome , thanks
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    Herbal lay

    Not sure If we have been unlucky or its just how the seasons are going but after weeks of showers now we have hardly had a decent down pour here yet , we are on sand then go up to peat / shale rock very fast wondering do herbal lays still grow well In places with only 6 inches of soil or are...
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    How many cattle to graze per ac

    how many grazing yearling cattle on average do people stock to the acer 1.5 ish to the ac or are my living in cuckoo land ? Im talking decent grass swards with red clover , thanks in advance
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    Game changer beef ( blade farming )

    Is their anyone on here rearing and growing beef for them in this scheme ? what kind of return is it ? I recently contacted them to find a little more about it It sounded great but as well all know these things are all to good to be true , I asked the bloke whats kind of margin should it leave...
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    Fodder beet as Im running out of turnips

    Currently going throught turnips like mad and getting worried Im bot going to have enough to finish all the lambs , thinking of buying in fodder beet off a neighbour and spreading it on the fields with a rear discharge , should they do as well on fodder beet as turnips and around how many kgs a...
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    Computerised Calf feeder

    Over the past year been rearing around 250 calves In 3 batches with milk bars , Just wondering how do people get on with computerised calf feeders and what machines are the most reliable , with their being a gov grant thought it might be something worth looking into thanks in advance
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    grazing oil seed rape

    Been asked by the local arable farmer for me to graze one field of rape like an experiment as its over 3 ft tall and looking almost to well , has a anyone on her ever done this and got any advise , as I am the grazier I really want it to work as he grows a ruck of it ! are my best mob grazing...
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    Grazing Oil seed rape

    Been asked by the local arable farmer for me to graze one field of rape like an experiment as its over 3 ft tall and looking almost to well , has a anyone on her ever done this and got any advise , as I am the grazier I really want it to work as he grows around 600 ac of it in total ! are my...
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    Grazing cover crops

    Anyone on here ever graze cover crops such as a mix of oats, mustard , phacelia , radish , and coupel of other sduff all mixed ? would it be any good for growing or fattening lambs or waste of time all together ? thanks
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    Cattle weigh platform

    Looking for a weigh scales / platform to go in a movable crush on wheels , what ones are everyone going for ? and anyone got any bad and good experiences with different makes , thanks
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    sheep grazing wanted / cover crop aggrements

    Young farmer Looking for arable / dairy farmers In cheshire / shropshire or further to come to an agreement with grazing cover crops and winter cropping to save on spray and to benefit both parties and hopefully benefiting the crops and the sheep ! , Do their many farmees take sheep for winter...
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