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  1. EJS

    AB10 Unharvested Cereal Headlands

    I drilled yesterday- it's light chalky ground. Just spray off and top then drilled with tine drill. 170kg/ha grows weedy but not bothered - nothing that can't be controlled in future. Bg doesn't like it as no fertiliser and not heavy. Haven't noticed rats but have a good population of buzzards...
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    Whitewash at RT.

    https://www.nfuonline.com/media/odpfptnh/red-tractor-independent-governance-review.pdf
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    Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance

    When you read nfu summary the report is highlighted - click on word report and it downloads full report
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    Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance

    I've read the actual report and think it has some pretty critical language
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    AHL2 - Winter Bird Food

    Hurrels 2yr mix has lots more in it than boston and is simikar price for 20ac £54ish? Ac - cheapest would be mix your own - 70% is spring cereal should be able to buy off neighbour from heap? 20ac need 400kg I think? £150 max I'd think then buy 20kg of kale mustard fodder raddish chicory millet...
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    AB10 Unharvested Cereal Headlands

    I have 4ha of unharvested cereal in CS that's been in same place for 4yrs - spray off in march and redrill directly in. Haven't had problems with any difficult weeds - loads of thistles that I don't worry about. I let my sheep out on it in feb to encourage any seeds to be eaten or stamped down...
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    Sowing ww in February ?

    Had over 500mm in oct/nov hence failed wheat never got a chance - week earlier would have been ok
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    Sowing ww in February ?

    Redrilled 20ha ww last weekend- had 36mm rain so far since - seriously hope it stops now - really don't want a repeat of October ☹️
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    AHL2 - Winter Bird Food

    Is it winter bird food on improved grassland? That £515 ha I think so more like 200 but need seedheads over winter?
  10. EJS

    Digital grain passports

    IT Skills - lack of WIFI at grainstores. Casual labour all needing specific apps on phone - older generation being excluded due to lack of IT skills in an industry with an older workforce (this will change but not yet? Cost to Hauliers - probably time and inconvenience when IT doesn't work but...
  11. EJS

    Moving from CS agreement to SFI .

    I hope you are right but think they already count us as in elms and as aim is 70% farmers - they are going to up other rates to induce others into new schemes knowing HLS farmers are trapped anyway ☹️ I do hooe I'm wrong- having meeting with NE advisor soon regarding this.
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    AHL2 - Winter Bird Food

    Is it an all arable field already? Am wondering how current grassy corners that have been coded as PG01 within arable fields can be changed so whole field options can work - assume a RLE1
  13. EJS

    AHL2 - Winter Bird Food

    I don't think so - think IPM4 is whole parcel and don't think AHL3 qualify
  14. EJS

    SFI this winters cropping or next?

    Yes that's my understanding. I have an agreement that started in dec 23 but I am not establishing until autumn 24 - I did a few ha as a trial last autumn but my wheat has failed due to laying wet so hoping next autumn will be an improvement
  15. EJS

    AHL2 - Winter Bird Food

    I was told by RPA helpline that you can have multiple agreements as long as there is no double funding. I have started one agreement and aim to start another next year when CS finishes. Certainly has let me do a second one in principle already
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    RPA Inspection of Equipment Bought Under Original FETF Grant

    My neighbour had this very recently- inspecting invoices for claim for 170m of stock fencing 6yrs ago. RPA had already had copies of invoices with claim but wanted to inspect fence and see that invoices had been kept as per instructions to keep invoices for 7yrs. She was fined for having an...
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    Bluetongue near Canterbury

    Unfortunately I couldn't attend and am currently half a mile from zone but know many in it who will be lambing by February which sounds a nightmare if still so restricted - surely once tested animals should be able to move within zone
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    Bluetongue near Canterbury

    Was told yesterday that some sheep outside zone had been found positive - haven't seen anything official so hoping this is just worried gossip. Am less than 1km from zone - really feel for everyone inside at moment- must be very stressful.
  19. EJS

    Digital Combinable Crop passports

    https://ahdb.org.uk/digital-passport-industry-communications
  20. EJS

    sfi you can now apply

    I'd agree try it but pretty sure you can't. Not even sure now how you can change pp to arable if ploughed up. Can you just change land cover? Will this change land use classification? Could try changing pp to tg01 on cover and see if it works - unlikely I guess
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