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    Thristlex

    Would have liked them done sooner but with the season that’s in it getting the right conditions along with the contractor trying to get barley and silage read up it’s the first chance he got so just went for it as I think it was causing eye infections in the lambs I’d put on it only 20 and five...
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    Thristlex

    Been really mild here and even though it’s to get colder at the weekend I was hoping there be enough heat in the ground to keep them growing so the thistle x to work it was under sown with barely wholecroped of it but then an unbelievable amount of thistles came up along with the grass
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    Thristlex

    Lol sorry contractor done it for me today when I was at work forgot to ask him beforehand Was just curious so thought I’d ask on here as I don’t have the empty containers
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    Thristlex

    Cheers wasn’t sure,sheep will kill them selves easily enough without me helping them aswell 🤣
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    Thristlex

    Hi I sprayed 10acres with Thristlex today how long would you have to keep sheep of it for? There’s plenty of grass on it so looking to get back on asap cheers
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    Stubble Turnips

    Is there a variety of rape/ hybrids more winter hardy than the other?
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    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    Try coffee and a multivitamin injection
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    Which investment is better currently

    Hi will6910 think it’s the tags in there ears that done the harm cattle from the Republic of Ireland sold in Northern Ireland are heavily discounted in the mart’s
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    What ram for hoggs

    Plan to put 150 to beltex rams in November will be on grass right through till lambing will c what sort of winter it is management wise what would be the best body condition score for ewe lambs to be aiming for
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    What ram for hoggs

    What’s people’s management of ewe lambs after tupping them do you push them on quite hard to grow them out then take the foot of the gas on the run up to lambing r what have people found works best?
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    Red clover sowing

    Cheers I’ll maybe put soil sample up here at the time see where to go from there thanks ?
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    Red clover sowing

    What sort of fertiliser would you put in seedbed to get it going no nitrogen at all?
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    Red clover sowing

    Couple of cuts then store lambs for the rest of the year it had 2 ton of lime/acre before putting in the wheat first week of November but will soil test before sowing to make sure everything up to scratch
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    Red clover sowing

    Would more tetrapoild are diploid’s variety’s work best with red clover?
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    Red clover sowing

    Great was thinking of putting it in with a medium term ley after I cut the field for wholecrop wheat thinking of burning of and dd with gutler seeder
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    Red clover sowing

    Will look DLF up can you remember how many kgs of red clover was in the mix was going to split a 10 acre field into 7 paddocks and rotate sheep every three days would you put white clover into it as well r do you think that might be over doing it ? Bloat
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    Red clover sowing

    do you sow red clover straight are in a pr grass mix quite fancy putting it in a grass mix for fattening lambs
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    Stubble turnips

    Would this mix be better than proto plus for finishing lambs in the autumn Are if all going well which would feed more lambs on same area thanks?
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    Stubble turnips

    Hi Neil at what kg of each irg/westerwolds and rape mixed
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    sugar beet /fodder beet

    How dose that compare to buying meal round £188 a ton and feeding 4kg ahead would the beet be better for stores
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