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Anyone else seeing ergot claims into store for wheat and barley? Not saying it’s not there but I sure can’t find as much in my heap as the seem to be able to find on the weigh bridge in every load.

Just wondering what people pay for a skilled driver? North Cambs based and need a bit of help on occasions and wonder what the going rate is. Don’t need a spray man but someone that you’d call a skilled tractor driver for drilling and planting.

Anyone with experience of planting hedges? Looking at ELMS and thinking about planting a few kilometres of hedges along roadside boundaries. Realistically how many meters can 2 people plant in a day?

Been asked by a friend if I would consider chasing bales for him. I would need to buy a chaser etc, he’s working on paying £2.50 per bale chased to a stack no more than 3 miles away. Price would be adjusted in 0.25 mile increments over 3 miles. Realistically, now many bales can a decent...

Has anyone here grown rye for grain? Have been offered a buyback contract for feed rye that caught my attention. What is the yield like?

Looking at putting in a cover crop before potatoes. What mixes are you using and why? Anything that could act as a fumigant against PCN would be a useful addition!

Beet price is out for next year, £19 and a few pence. Guess they want British farmers to drop it? Looking at alternative spring breaks, we have winter wheat, spring barley, rapeseed and potatoes. We have dropped beans already for next year as the don’t really pay. What options are there?

We've been with the NFU for a while now without a claim. Our renewal this year is significantly more than it's ever been for no change in cover. We are an arable farm, mixture of rented and owned land. What are people covering over and above the usual? What company are you using and your...

I've had one of my merchants talking to me about the merit of HEAR versus OO varieties. I'm being told that yield is near on no different to conventional and there are some good looking contracts available plus a £35 premium over OO fosfa bonuses. What's peoples thoughts?