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Considering DD on our mixed farm in Devon. Current system is all plough based but we experimented last year with an Aitchison Grass Farmer to drill some crops of forage rape into burned off pasture which was relatively successful. Historically cropping has been WW - WB - Maize. I am in process...

Looking to buy my first shepherds whistle as I am fed up getting a sore throat from shouting at a dog all day! Will hopefully train my new pup with it, if I can get the hang of it. What type does everyone use on here and what would be best for a beginner? Triangular shaped ones or half round...

Looking to have a go direct drilling some swedes for sheep grazing into a forage rye + ryegrass cover that has been grazed with sheep. Drill will be an Aitchison which our contractor uses. As we are a mixed farm with plenty of cattle I would like to dung the fields rather than just using...

Looking for a new tractor and loader and has come down to these two. Both would be 50k with front suspension. NH with electrocommand transmission and the Valtra with a hitech 5 gearbox. Is for a mixed farm so needs to be good out in the field but still nimble enough around the yard. Anyone...

Hi all Just finished lambing our Dorset ewes and has got me thinking of lots of different ideas to improve the overall profitability of the flock. Flock is currently housed a week before lambing which starts on the 7th October and fed very little hard feed before they lamb. They are then...

Looking to purchase some new feed barriers for cattle and have always had diagonal ones in the past which work well. Am looking to save a few pounds so am considering a horizontal rail instead. Would make them so that I can adjust the height depending on the type of cattle in the shed which...

Growing some forage rape to finish lambs here and there are a few patches in the field which have purple and yellow leaves. The growth has been severely stunted compared to the majority of the crop which is looking really good, also I have noticed that the roots on these purple plants are all...

Anyone got much experience with highlanders? Interested as from what Innovis say they seem to fit the bill but is this really the case on farms in the UK? Spoke to a kiwi about them and he reckons that most farmers hate them in New Zealand, so why have they been a success here? Also how would...

Do many people finish spring born steers at 18 months of age? Looks like a good idea on paper but is the reality of it that some are finished on time with others taking up to 24 months? Looking for ways to make best use of housing so that the steers are not around to be housed for there second...