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    Hedgerow Defenders , Facebook

    This cropped up on Facebook may be of interest to some on TFF
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    More Roundup bad PR

    I'm not savy enough to supply a link , but big piece on the Daily Mail website regarding Roundup and cancer
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    Tyre pressure gauge

    Is there a similar tool that fits the valve on a wheel that you can set to a predetermined pressure to deflate a tyre ,
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    Asia , Pacific trade pact

    Is it good for UK ag or not ,
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    Australian beef coming this way doesn't matter

    Lord hannan of Kingsclere spoke in the house of Lords ( on the second reading of the Australian trade deal ) about the benefits of this deal and the removal of tariffs , at one point saying, people ask what are we ( Britain) getting in return for all this Australian beef , we're getting the...
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    Confidence in Uk Ag the next 5yrs

    So , how confident are your ( or not ) for you farming business to succeed, expand or retire / get out in the next 5yrs and why
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    Some useful farming facts , please

    My wife and I have been invited to a dinner party at some friends house in our village , it will most certainly be made up of 6 or 8 professional couples, I'm expecting one couple to be there who are not particularly sympathetic towards farming and usually give me a grilling as I'm a farmer, I...
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    Auto yoke cattle crush

    Looking at a new crush , Yoke automatically closes on income beast with its forward movement , but does the narrow gap between the yokes ( you adjust yoke gap for the size of the beast ) actually stop the beast wanting to put its head through in the first place and you end up pushing said...
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    CO 2 , have i missed something

    Earlier in the yr there was mass hysteria in the press / media about the shortages of CO 2 when a fertiliser factory closed in this country and what disaster it would be for the food processing industry , I believe that the only other UK fertiliser factory has closed now but the silence is...
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    Sterimatic needle sanitizer

    Stopped production
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    Activists shut down rabbit farm

    Google, Grantham Journal and the title of this thread, very worrying state of affairs if you are unfortunate enough to be a target of these intimidating thugs , may be someone can put up a link
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    Am i obliged

    We run a closed herd of cows and very aware of disease control and biosecurity, one field entrance is onto a busy main rd , another neighbour has cattle that get out onto this rd every now and again but more than often than I'd like , my gates are padlocked and fenced all stock proof...
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    Filling IBC Tanks

    What do people rig up to fill an IBC tank to the brim , using something like a float and ball cock arrangement, not alot of room to fit in and would , i guess have to sit over top inlet externally, , filling from a hose pipe , thanks
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    A Blast From The Past

    Found an old Farmers Weekly (2001 )and there was a interview with Marie Skinner from Norfolk , older forum members will remember her as she was always in the farming press ,with her bid to gain a top post in the NFU and her columns in various ag mags , is she still farming or probably retired
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    Super Nature Reserve

    what's the story here , Natural England at the forefront of food production 🤣
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    You Tube , Harry's Farm

    Just watched his latest offering and quite honestly why hasn't this chap got to being the mouthpiece for uk farmers , couldn't agree more with his sentiments, the NFWho need to take a leaf out of his book and start rattling some cages
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    Buffing up a bonnet

    Got a old tractor , what's the best product and method to bring a bit of colour back to its appearance
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    Save the countryside

    Just heard headline on News 24 , "beavers to be released to save the countryside" , well that's a relief , at least we can all sleep well now ,,, assuming they mean beaver animals before anyone gets to excited
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    I thought they were banned

    Neonicotinoids , apparently not if you reading Saturdays Times paper , is this correct or just banned in agriculture and if it's wrong will it be addressed by our representatives
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    Big Thanks to TFF

    Just wanted to say a Big thanks to everyone who runs , contribute's to TFF , with the loss of a normal social life , restrictions at market, ag shows etc for the last 16months because of C19 , I'm sure I'm not the only one to have missed the 1to 1 social side of farming and found solice in...
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