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    alternatives to shakearator legs

    If the ground is that heavy, is a dry summer not your best bet? No disturbance either. 🤔
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    should i chit my potatoes?

    Chitting won't make any difference now, especially in a polytunnel. Can't see why there would be any yield loss unless you break off the chit. Phosphorus will help increase tuber numbers, although just planting them closer together will have the same effect.
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    Where to buy a farm abroad with opportunities to actually farm

    From a farming prospective. India, China, Brazil, Argentina all appear to be supporting and pushing their agricultural sectors for either food security or extra export. Is Brazil not looking to expand it's arable area by 20 000 000ac in next few years? Main question is, where would you be...
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    Fertilizing winter cereal

    Cheer up. It's only 13 weeks to longest day, then nights start drawing in again and back to wooly hats and socks. 👍
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    Labour available

    Location?
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    New toy day

    Old one at the back of picture still looks pretty good.
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    Urgent Advice Needed On Growing Telfairia occidentalis, Fluted Pumpkin Leaf Family In The UK

    Adeola hasn't Been on this site since September 2021.
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    Arable record keeping

    TFF should buy greenlight! @Clive @Chris F
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    Potato Prices.

    Your right. There will be another years knock on yet.
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    Potato Prices.

    Demand does drop a bit, utilisation rates increase. Also, growers feel price will go sky high and hold off selling. This creates the shortage short term so prices keep rising, round and round it goes until growers are happy with price/need cash flow/want them away before spring work starts...
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    Thinning thick rape

    Just do one more tramline as a trial, then you will know. Better than years of wondering 'what if......'
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    Thinning thick rape

    Is there time yet to do the rest?
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    Glyphosate ban on European milling oats

    Quaker pushed ccc free oats twenty plus years ago with a slight premium. Two difficult harvests brought that to an end. Lots of very flat fields with the knock on of low quality. I think they just tolerate it now until they can find a replacement/better standing varieties.
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    Taking on a grain merchant (the AIC cartel)

    I had exactly the same 25 years ago with a load of broccoli. Never dealing with companies again on principle is all very good, but since they are all at it, no matter your product, you soon run out of people to sell to. 🤷
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    Drainage, Methods, tips, tricks etc

    @Farm X
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    Tim Farron doing battle in H o C

    I think that is actually his strong point. He has a voice in commons and can say what he really feels as his party are very unlikely to be in power. Tories and Labour are either controlled by their whips or will just say anything in the hope of getting a vote.
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    Potato Prices.

    Was there much to learn from the trip? (Be worried about) 🤔
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    Drainage, Methods, tips, tricks etc

    I really like the idea of them, just not plucked up the courage to order one yet. You obviously pull yours with a crawler. Would a 250hp wheeled tractor be sufficient? (No terribly steep hills or bogs to get through). How doea it cope with large stones?
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    New toy day

    And that is just the first of many pictures we expect to see from you this year! 👍
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    Ploysulphate through a KV geospread

    I use R and +4 to get 28m.
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