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I need a new nozzle for my sprayer induction hopper - any comments on the best type? There seem to be several different designs.

We are converting a farm building to a small house (about 1000 sq ft) for a family member. Do we go for Ethernet cable (what type?) or use Wi-Fi? There is a solid brick internal wall between 2 of the rooms. Trying to ‘future proof’

As above, really - do I drill the rivets out, or grind the heads off and punch them? Or is there another way I haven't thought of?

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. I have drilled spring barley after ploughed-in sugar beet - wondering if anyone has any views about the fertiliser requirement, particularly N. It is Laureate, aiming for malting.

Started spring barley yesterday, Laureate. Yielding pretty well and nice looking sample, but the straw is a dusty pink - is this drought stress or a varietal characteristic?

I have a New Holland TX34 that does about 80 hours a year - I have usually changed the oil every year, the filters every other year, because oil is cheap - but it isn't now. 20l of oil is just short of £50 Should I carry on changing annually, or is it a waste of money with modern oils?

I have a unit of neonic dressed seed left from 2018 - will it be ok to use, or will the germination have dropped too much? Bit late to do a tray test, should have thought earlier!

Yesterday's post brought an envelope from British Sugar, labelled 'Spill Kit' - on opening there is a polythene bag and a cable tie. Nothing else, no information. I am assuming it is for seed spills, but the bag has holes in it (presumably anti-suffocation) which are slightly larger than beet...

Before we start, I accept that these are two of the most contentious topics on this forum. However. I understand that even small farms are now required to have a health and safety policy (including farm risk assessment) to comply with the new standards. I am reluctantly going to carry on as a...

I am in need of a small hoover to clean out cabs etc - perhaps 15l capacity or so. The one that has just died had a heavy felt filter over the bucket, that just needed banging against a post to clean - I don’t want one with disposable bags or expensive filters. Any suggestions please? (The old...

As above really - I have quite a few acres of beet where the cotyledons have disappeared, leaving a tiny plant trying to grow back. It has been suggested that it might be skylark grazing - the areas seem too defined for frost damage, and no evidence of shrivelled leaves. Has anyone any...

I seem to have hit a perfect storm of paperwork this April - end of financial year (valuation and accounts), BPS application (I know, we will miss it when it is gone) and the dreaded farm assurance inspection - all when the weather is improving and we want to go outside to play! Just a general...

I have a diesel powered generator (6kw Stephill with a Yanmar engine) that lives in the garage as a standby. Every year I run it for an hour to make sure it is ok - it hasn't been used in anger for 15 years. I am pretty sure it still has pre-bio fuel in it, as it starts perfectly - is there any...

Is there any real alternative to hard paper copies for long term document storage? This came up yesterday - I needed a document relating to a planning decision from 1985. After an hour or so it came to light in a folder entitled 'useful bits to be kept' in a filing cabinet in the cellar - thanks...

The aircon on the TX34 works fine, but after a few hours starts to drip water into the cab. I have blown out the drain hoses but am now out of further ideas!

The roof lining foam in my New Holland combine cab is disintegrating and falling down - I have tried screwing it into place, but feel it is time to do a proper job. What material should I be looking for? Who is a good supplier?

Apologies for starting a new thread, but the two ongoing ones are full of people foaming at the mouth at the iniquity of farm assurance - not helpful in my view, as I feel that it is a necessary evil Audit happened this morning - I am a middle aged technophobe with a cheap smart phone and an...

I have a Nordsten CLE lift-o-matic drill with no manual! I would like to know how to change it to high gear - do I need some more gear wheels, or do I move a drive chain somewhere? Many thanks n advance

My tm has a grease nipple on the top swivel on one side, but not the other - there is just a domed cap, with no sign of anything missing. Any ideas why? Both sides have grease points on the lower swivels

The temp warning light and buzzer came on last night - temperature gauge is working, and is saying normal. I have unplugged the sensor and the buzzer/light continued. The engine feels to be at normal temp and isn't losing coolant. Could it be a bad connection on the warning circuit? Is there a...