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So I've ended up with 55 Lambs on milk (all Texel x Mule from triplets) The lambs are doing well but I don't want to be buying Cornwall Farmers Rapid Lamb when we do our own cattle feed. So I'm after a recommendation from sheep farmers: I've got Wheat, Barley & Soya Hulls in the shed all the...

Reading the Bales Vs Pit thread thought I'd share this....... Last June I cut 10 acres of whole crop wheat with my fairly up together tidy New Holland Double Chop, did it all on my own one Saturday, filled trailers pulled them in and tipped then pushed it up, went back and cut a bit more. 2 x...

Friesian, Simmental, Limousin, BB, Charolais, Hereford, Devon. Dairy Cross or Single Suckled. Bulls or Steers. De-Horned or Not. The younger the better BUT not calves on milk. South West (Gloucs, Wilts, Somerset, Dorset, Devon or Cornwall) Min. Group Size 5 Max. 40 in one go.

So normally we grow Winter Wheat (which we have again) and Spring Barley and last year as an experiment a field of Spring Wheat. Now the SW was cleaner, probably out yielded the SB and provided more straw. Now logistics and planning mean I am planting 131 acres of Spring Wheat which given...

Just saw this on B&B Contractors facebook page, interesting: We are pleased to announce B&B Contractors have reached an agreement with Luke Furse Earthmoving to take on the forage harvesting division of their company, Luke Furse will still be working alongside B&B Contractors to ensure all...

I've got the opportunity to buy one of these locally, always liked them but I have never had much to do with them. It will mainly pull a pigtail cultivator, maybe some power harrowing, trailer work hauling grain/bales (around the farm only) and straw chopper in the winter. It seems great value...

There are a few I'd question and I know we've been here before BUT is anyone actually charging £39/hr for Tractor/Trailer/Driver? Some prices (Combining, Ploughing, Drilling etc) seem about right but he Tractor/Driver rates seem quite unrealistic, probably what they should be but I don't know...

We're doing a little bit of wholecrop with the double chop as per a previous post. It's going well if a little slow. The crop is yellow/gold in the field, slightly green in the trailer with the grain cheesy. Can this be fed straight to cattle, I've got 40 odd in the yard and it would be easy...

Last year we bought WB for £215/acre (farmer kept straw) and it yielded around 3.6t/acre This year there is some SB for sale, I'm thinking it's worth about £175-225 and I won't want to pay more, but I'm wondering why people will sell it at that and what's the going rate in other areas? Last...

We have just purchased a New Holland 339 to pick up a bit of Zero Grazing for cattle from time to time. I have seen it on YouTube, has anyone cut Wholecrop Wheat and clamped it with a Double Chop? What was your experience, did you use additive etc? Overall is it worth doing? Thanks PS...

I am after one of these, any of the above models, pretty much any condition as long as the engine, hydraulics are ok. As with these models Gearboxes can sometimes lose a gear but that is fine. I would put in the WANTED Machinery section but I'm not sure people read that as much. I've had a...

I am starting to panic, never been this late before. A series of minor niggly breakdowns leave me awaiting a part that won't be here until tomorrow and I have over 40 acres of Spring Barley left to drill. Please make me feel better and tell me if you haven't finished yet either. This is a...

I am currently looking at our system, we currently plough, Combi in our cereals. However for the next 5 years we are going to keep a simply 60 acre Winter 60 acre Spring growns cereals roation between Wheat, Barley and Oats. As we also won't be reseeding any silage leys or growing Maize going...

We are looking at 12 month hire (would consider longer if required by supplying dealer) of the following basic spec. machines. Useage: 700 hours. New/Used Tractor as long as it's reliable and dealer is able to stanby in timely manner should there be any breakdowns. 110-120hp 4WD 4cyl. 40k...

Today while ripping some plough ground our tractor driver called to say tractor just cut out completely at approx. 5mp and 1800rpm mid way across some plough ground. First thought fuel. Anyway after checking obvious I had to go out so local Claas dealer (who services tractor) came in, went...

I see there's one for sale at the moment. Anyone got much experience of using them? I am looking at drilling into stubbles in the Autumn (WB to follow WW) and possible into overwintered stubble that has been lightly cultivated the previous Autumn. From those with experience would it do this...

Now I am a big fan of the FH900 and have bought a couple at farm sales in the past for £260 & £550 and this one is tidy....... BUT £2950??? Crazy surely. http://www.ellismachinery.co.uk/for-sale/machinery/grassland/

Long story, I sold my Vicon Baler on ebay late in 2014. Last month the pictures appeared online and by chance a person local to me purchased it and paid for it £5k (I know but it the first time he's used ebay). He cannot get hold of the seller, but having latterly recognised my tractor in the...

20 well grown British & Holstein Friesian Bulls. BVD Tested, Vaccinated. bTB Free. Ready to move. Weighed on 3/3/2015 @ 166kgs avg per head. Current diet: Ad-lib Barley Straw and Cereal Blend (14%). Good looking animals more black than white. Transport can be arranged at cost. Offers £250+ per head

Long story. Divorce, property (Farmhouse & Land) to be sold and split jointly by end of February 2014. Did not happen by agreement of both parties. BUT NOW Wife is in house and will not leave or agree to sale other than through her solicitors, her estate agent etc. She is threatening to sell...