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Good evening all, I am running 300kg calves to 500kg stores then sell them. I would like to increase my stocking density to 1.5 to 2 per acre. I take a cut of haylage over 4 acres and graze the cattle over the rest etc. I have read an article about sprouting barley hydrophonicaly, which has...

Happy Christmas to all. I have started back to cattle after moving home from England. I have bought a greenfield site. So need planning permission to build a yard. However would a concrete cattle pad with feed rails etc and required 30m x 10m be counted as a permanent building or structure...

I have recently bought a small holding. I have grazed a few cattle on it too keep the grass down. However I feel I can do a bit better than a few hundred quid profit. I had thought to get 12 sows and harvest the piglets as weaners. (Putting the husbandry element of the piglets and the current...

Hi guys I have recently moved back home from England and have bought a house with ground. There are no agricultural buildings hence its a greenfield site. I am interested in finishing cows on a 90 day system. The site itself is fairly sheltered with high hedges. I have read about PDR's or lack...

Good afternoon all, In Northern Ireland what would be the growing rate to rent out a shed slatted shed. One that would hold 80 cows in cubicles with tank Just a budget rate I am looking. Thanks in advance

I bought a young heifer calf in the sale yard. It wont take a suck or drink mile its roughly 4 weeks old. I think it may have been sucking a cow as its roared for the past few days. I am tubing it to get the milk in till it calms down hopefully... any tips or tricks on how to get a calf to drink...

Are massey ferguson rims off a 6465 compatible with a 6160. I have a 6160 on r38 13.9s and r28 11.9 fronts I've been looking rims and tyres for this tractor. I have had the offer of a set of solid rims and tyres off a Massey 6475. Any advice would be much appreciated Thanks in advance

Are massey ferguson 6475 rims compatible with a 6160?

I will be buying a 39 acre piece of farmland. However I have been look g at the prospect of buying sfp entitlements. What I am stuck on is the mechanism on how these work. I would be really greatful If some one can point it out to me. 1. Purchase value of sfp per hectre with or without SDA. 2...

Hi folks I have a Massey 6160 with thin wheels. I want to put wider tyres on the back and front. The currently are r38 16.9 on the back and r28 13.9 Is it viable to put a bigger tyre on the rim or will I have to either. I wish to put the original size tyres back on it. 1. Buy a rim and tyre...

Hi there my 6160 is not taking gears or moving at all. I know nothing about mechanical workings of tractors. Some body had said something about a rubber donut shaped thing that goes I them. Thr tractor only had 3000 hours

Any thoughts on contract pig finishing on slats? Or calf rearing to 12 weeks. Is anyone doing it? What sort of profit can be expected if done right? Apologies if I'm a dose!!!

I have relocated to hertfordshire from NI for work. I wish to start farming again, my goal in hertdordshire is to buy bare land and establish a farmyard which will accomodate intensive contract systems such as pigs (bqp) or calf rearing. The contract option allows me to manage risk sensibly and...