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If I put kale in at the start of April and grazed it off in June or July would it grow back again ok to graze in the winter ? I’m sure there was a thread on here somewhere about it but can’t find anything

Have a few batches of calves 3/4 months old coughing as bad as I have ever seen . Jagged the lot with Alamycin 2 days ago and have been doing anything that looks the slightest bit sick with Draxxin but haven’t seen much improvement. Always get a bit of bother at this time of year but this seems...

Can anyone recommend a pump for powdered milk ? Needs to pump through 200ft of 3/4 inch hose . Currently using a jex 150 water pump but they don’t last that long .

Anyone having bother with flies on cattle this summer ? They seem to be driving some of mine mad . Far worse as usual . And a few with runny eyes which I wonder if it is to do with the flies too

What is other people’s approximate diesel usage per animal on farm over the whole year ? I’ve been thinking about mine and it will be around £25 a head this last year . And I thought I was fairly efficient 😱

I’ve got a new to me digger and it’s all going well except a couple of times when leaning to one side on a slope it has started coughing and spluttering as if it’s being starved of fuel . Over half a tank in it when dipped . Any suggestions where to look ?

Could do with a trailer to shift muck from farm to hard standing . Second hand grain trailers look quite expensive so I have been looking at old bulk tippers online . The alloy body is a plus point . It looks like you can get mot failures for about 6k . Is this a stupid idea ? Anyone else using...

Looking at a 2nd hand digger . Haven’t ever financed anything 2nd hand before what kind of rate should I expect ?

I’ve a new shed up that’s dug into a bank , we are going to be backfilling it but I’m worried about water seeping into shed . My thoughts were a drain round the perimeter and dpm up the whole outside . Any suggestions?

Anyone bought a pallet lately ? Can you still get it for under £4 a bag ?

Anyone know where / if I could get one of these ? Local kverneland dealer says I need to buy whole new cable and it’s £500 odd . Surely the plugs can be changed ?

What concrete slump would people go for when laying a 10% slope ? Would 80 be too runny ? Remember got a 50 once it was horrible stuff

Anyone any recommendations on a sturdy hand fork ? Local supplier sells faithfull . Got 2 last month and the heads and handles are loose already . I find the all steel tube ones quite flimsy too . I’m not that aggressive with them surely someone makes a good one ?

I’ve just been made aware of this our vet has never mentioned it . I believe it’s basically Draxxin and metacam combined. Anyone using it ?

Farm assurance are telling me I require a manure management plan this year . Have got through fine without one previously . Is this something I can do myself ? Any examples would be great .

Having an absolute nightmare defrosting pipes and troughs at the moment . Currently using a blow torch but have seen the M18 heatgun and wondered if it would be any good ?

Is anyone using these ? Any good for clipping dirty cattle ? Using sheep clippers the now but would like something more portable .

Hi , have a good friend who is starting a solar panel installation company . I said I would ask on here what the general consensus was !

How old do cattle need to be to winter on kale ? Would 7-8 months be ok ? Dairy beef calves .

Just flicking through classic tractor magazine and came across this . How can 20 odd year old 15000 hour tractors be with this much 😱😱how much were they new ?