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    Holiday Let

    Remember you will have to charge VAT if it is part of the main farming business (assuming your business is VAT registered.
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    Groundswell 2021

    Two of us from Scotland going!
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    Early harvest in Scotland

    Colour not too bad. Need to dry slowly on drying floor to stop splitting. Not on A68. More south West of Edinburgh. Still 40 acres to cut if Storm Jonas or the pigeons don't get them. Neighbour has 180 still to cut.
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    Early harvest in Scotland

    Cutting Beans today. 40 acres cut over last 2 days. Not sure if we can claim the record for the earliest harvest this year or the latest from last year! MC off the meter but yielding circa 1.5 t per acre (dry)
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    Gatekeeper alternatives ?

    My accountant is recommending the Irish Company. It is called Farmflo. I moved my accounting package from Sage to Xero. I cannot put into words how good it is and how user friendly. Farmflo apparently integrates into Xero and updates Stock etc on an on-going basis..
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    Bargain for you!

    The book was written in the early eighties, but most of it is still relevant. It costs 1 p, but £2.80 postage. Sent from my Hudl HT7S3 using TFF mobile app
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    Bargain for you!

    My son bought it a week ago and it is very good, apart from recommending burning. It confirms the two Simons theory from scientific research and advises coating seed in chalk. Also confirms what Frederick is saying about early and additional N when converting to No Till. Sent from my Hudl HT7S3...
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    Stopped growing Spuds- Any regrets?

    Stopped renting land out two years ago. Fifteen years ago my rent was £300 per acre. 13 years later rent still the same but land price up nearly400 per cent. Meanwhile, the ploughing, destoning and wet harvest ruined soil structure and drainage in many of the fields. The machines are getting...
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    Cover crops

    If you move some soil to get help the crop going a much faster for cover crops, why not the same approach for establishing the commercial crop? (from a Horsch no tiller)
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    Found the flaw in No-Till

    Having read the Forum for a while now, I put all the advice into practice. Have a good rotation you said, so I now grow Winter Linseed, Beans, OSR, Ahiflower and all first wheats and had record wheat yields this year, but my neighbours said that last year was a good year for no-till. Use...
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    Distillers/brewers grain

    Remember this is a waste product and must have Pass 100 status to be spread.
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    Distillers/brewers grain

    Check it has not been treated with Lime as a stabiliser as it is then not suitable for feeding to animals apparently.
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    Distillers/brewers grain

    We use a lot of it. It is high in Phosphate and Sulphur and very high carbon content. Nitrogen is negligible. We spread it through the winter on growing crop. Warning - It smells very bad after about a week and can upset neighbours! We apply circa 17 tonne per hectare which is the maximum...
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    The Two Simon's Theory

    The theory has three parts to it 1- Identified the problem, which most of us all agree 2- Identify the cause 3- Identify the solution, which seems to be gaining a consensus ie apply lime to increase local ph (although this may increase potential take-all) , sow earlier in drier conditions, place...
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    The Two Simon's Theory

    Once again this paper is highlighting how higher ph helps alleviate the problem and how fert placement may help. However, I may be barking up the wrong tree! Symptoms of Pythium Damage in the Field Because of the ubiquitous presence of Pythium species in soil, virtually all plants are...
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    The Two Simon's Theory

    Sorry to hit you all with these science papers, but I do think they may have relevance to this thread. Impacts and Management of Soil Acidity under Direct Seed Systems - Effects on Soilborne Crop Pathogens Timothy C. Paulitz USDA-ARS, Root Disease and Biological Control Lab, Pullman, WA...
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    The Two Simon's Theory

    Not sure if this is relevant, but may add to the debate. BY R. JAMES COOK, 04/16/2013 Plant Health International Allelopathy—the inhibition of one organism by another through production of a toxic chemical—has been a common default explanation for the poor growth of crop plants when exposed to...
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    Glyphosate use with direct drilling

    First Post Thought this might be of interest. Should we worry, when politicians become involved! Rounding Up Glyphosate: Is it really safe? Date: June 18th Time: 1:30pm - 3pm Room: Committee Room 5 Chair: Countess of Mar Speakers: Professor Don Huber Professor Malcolm Hooper Peter Myers...
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    Mzuri Drill

    What price are you looking for the drill?
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