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Anyone know how to change the programme from 16 to 24? Can’t seem to change it. It’s a 1999 mchale

Went up to the polytunnel today and there were 8 little holes pecked across the ridge line, each by where the hoop is. Anyone else have problems with birds peackig holes??? Been up 18months now and never seen any birds on it. Put the repair tape on each hole to fix it.

just had some fields tested as nothing other than 20 10 10 been put on them in 20 years. The 4 grazing only fields came back as 5.5, but the 3 silage/hay fields came back at 4.5!!!! Does harvesting a field drop the ph more than just grazed it over time? We’re at 1000ft on heavy clay. Got 2 ton...

Got the sheet on our polytunnel yesterday. Relitavly sunny/warm day for time of year and no wind. I’m just curious how people get it drum tight over the gables? We’ve got it nice and tight, but it’s far tighter over the hoops than it is on the gables. Mainly due to the fact you can slide the...

Anyone know if there are any company’s that make a precast dipping tank. Looking for a rectangular one with exit ramp. Found plenty of plastic tanks, just wondering if anyone does concrete ones.

Our last batch of lambs to go to market went down with scab. Have injected with Ivomec classic and will do again in 7 days. Injection is to go under the skin. What happens if you get it into the meat/muscle instead? Does that mean the injection will not work?

What experiences do any of you guys have with terminal ram over highlanders or NZ texels? Got some really nice ewe lambs and yearlings that are 1/2 highlander x 1/2texel, and 1/2nz texel x 1/2 texel and wondering what would work best? Anyone tried a Suffolk over them? Lambing outdoors at 1000ft...

We have a bamford mid mounted finger mower on a 1950 Nuffield Universal 4 TVO run. The tractor is in a bad state and needs a lot of work. Still has the extendable wheel axle on it, (most were cut off as they took off gate posts!!!!) We have the log book however as owned since late 50's, but the...

Can anyone tell me how many days scab cover you get with dectomax. I was under the impression it was 7 days.

Does anyone know if you apply for an item on the capital grants that requires planning permission, i.e. Trackway, slurry store; do you need full planning to get the application passed or will they pass your application on the proviso you get planning permission before work takes place? Gonna...

Have always used si-ro-mark on our ewes but has just got to expensive. Tried some dales Ritchie, a bit cheaper but found it to be horrible stuff. Took forever to mix up, had to get an Electric drill and a paddle in the end. Next day went to use again and it had split needing mixing again. :mad...

bought a tube from browns to install some 32mm water pipe but having trouble keeping depth. We have heavy clay ground here with patches of rock. so we have been running the subsoiler leg at about 18inchs a few times to clear a path incase of rocky patches and it runs nice and deep and pulls into...

We had 2 itchy ewes out of a bunch of ewes just after Xmas. We had the vet out but said not scab as all scrapings came back ok. Thought it was a dermilagical problem. We separated them. The whole flock seemed ok with no itching from then on. We had a hard job keeping the ewes condition up this...

Need to put up a structure this summer to keep our machinery in the dry and to put some straw bales in. Can't justify a steel building cost wise, so now looking at a polytunnel. How do they stand up to high winds? We're at 1000ft and quite exposed. Looking at a 30ft x 40ft. We looked at the...

Currently converting a barn on our farm which is attatched to my parents house. I own the barn and in partnership with my dad. We will be looking to sort the electricity out soon and we're planning to connect onto my parents supply and install a meter. Is this possible or will we need a...

our new cattle shed is located half way up a mountain so no chance of mains electricity. Been looking at a 12v lighting system but from what I can work out the wiring size needed will be very expensive due to the length of run. Looking to run 10 20w led flood lights over 40 metres. Was therefore...

Just finished concreting out our new cattle shed. 45ft x 40ft and a 5inch thick slab. It was all mixed with a pan mixer at 4:1. Was given a tamp finish. Was thinking of giving it a coating of the sika concrete hardener. Has anyone else used this product and it it worth it?

highlander ewes wanted, or highlander x texel. Yearlings ideally. Located In Herefordshire but willing to travel.

Looking to put a primera ram across my highlander ewes/ ewe lambs. Does anyone have any pics of what they will look like, and how have people found them to sell?

doing some new stock fencing and switched from mild to high tensile netting for the first time. We usually use a homemade wooden clamp to go on the netting but find that it slips, no matter how hard you tighten it on the high tensile wire. So been looking at metal stained bars, what do people...