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Has anyone used this? 90% dry matter 14% protein, Supergrains really unreliable, got 2 loads in fairly quick succession and now shut down for 2 weeks. Alkaforage sounds expensive but looks to be cheaper on a dry matter basis,

I bought a couple of farmalin sprays for 2£ each cos it was out of date, I’m trying to use less antibiotic sprays, that farmalin is normally 24£ a bottle and all it looks like is formalin, iodine and water solution but doesn’t actually say the ingredients of it. Just wondering if anyone has any...

Losing 100 acres of silage ground to our landlord, flipping our cow grazing acres and a bit more grazing ground into silage ground, keeping them in 365 tho, what silage replacers could I use? I’m thinking fodder beet, crush it on farm and buy cleaned, 7kgs a day would save roughly 300 ton of...

We put half of 3rd cut in the pit yesterday, it came In fairly dry everything considered, the pit was pretty high I’d say like 7 sheer grabs deep. It’s slipped basically where the first cut face was, planned to put the rest of 3rd cut ontop, will it be ok?? We’ve had to do it in 2 goes because...

Any maize silage for sale? South of Scotland area

Minus 7-minus 10 in the mornings at the minute parlour freezing up, quite an exposed parlour, anyone any wise tips for protecting against frost? I thought about putting a silage pit sheet over the units, the milk meters freeze it’s a bit of a nightmare! This cold weather is here for a while too 🥶

As Iv said before Iv struggled to get hold of sidewalk tyres, found someone who deals them and the lad has eventually got enough to send a load. However I have to arrange haulage, spoke to Jenkins one who are local to use and he says he won’t touch shifting the tyres unless I have a permit cos...

Called our vet and what starts as what looks like a blister on the teat then ends up a total scab and she won’t milk out, vet says it’s a form of herpes. We cream and spray with rapiderma spray as soon as we see it but we get nowhere with our treatments! The picture is the end product. Got a cow...

Hi, struggling to find a bit that does lorry sidewall tyres, who supplies them north England south Scotland?

It’s frazzled my head what management tool to use. Every salesman saying there product is the best. Literally iv decided on cow manager tags, then the smaxtech bolus turned my head, now deciding the allflex collars. Heeds been bashed just wanting the best system! Any advice. The collars iv...

Hi, been a while folks I bet you’ve all missed me. We are putting a few more cows on, and since being out of the parlour I find it hard at times to keep fully on top of the cows health, got an ecoli at the weekend and when I’m getting different people to milk they will never pick it up first...

Hi, Building a calving shed this year, want to do the job right from the start. Anyone calving on sand would you recommend it? I seen a friends set up and it looked really good, wonder if anyone has any pros and cons, currently calve on straw and the price of it is unreal and I can’t keep them...

Hi, bought a couple of crap pumps in my times. Wasted a bit of money. What’s the best sub pump for silage effluent in your opinions, thanks

Hi, seen a grand wee tractor we need for our small holding a hours drive away in the tractor. Iv seen a tractor online and the dealership is demanding payment before delivery. Was just wondering what people’s thoughts were. It isn’t local

Last couple of years Iv tried to spread the work load to make the staff happier, in turn its lead to happier cows. So one of our houses has came available, 2 bedroom bungalow 500 metres from our farm. Lots of relief milking opportunities locally. Looking for someone to work every second weekend...

Currently going 300 metres across a silage field to get to the lagoon with an umbilical pipe. Has anyone laid pipe underground? How much did it cost per metre?

Has anyone ever considered these? Straw is a constant monthly cost can never really get away from it, surely these would get away that? Not sure how it would work, wash is daily? Or every second day? Bedding them anyway so it would be any more time? Haven’t thought hard about this just seen it now!!

Sorry another rubbish thread from me. Neighbour wants a couple 3/4 ton trailer loads of top soil we have in a heap (we will use it eventually). Wondering what the value of top soil is per ton?? Anyone know ?

We’ve Brought a great first cut in, that with second cut we won’t have room for first cut. I see some struggling for forage south of the border, we will have 200 acre or so that could be taken for silage. Obviously depending on second cut produces, I’m trying to plan what I’m going to do with...

Hi, have 3 cows/hiefers with scabs on teat, caused 1 cow to take mastitis I’m worried it’s going to spread. I don’t believe it’s chemical related ie any issues with the parlour wash. Dairyman thought it was black scab I think it’s digital. It has the smell of digital dermatitis. Anyone seen...