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starting a new thread so i can have a 'rant' sfi.....Fekked Up Beyond All Recognition what happens now?,,,,are we? 1/supposed to put 25% of land into conservation then take that money and subsidise food ergo putting it mr tesco's pocket? 2/ have 'bird cover entitlements' been created so...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming

Anyone know of anyone breaking a 1.9 auto dmax? I need the sump cover off the bottom of the gearbox as mines had an accident with a wagon leaf spring!! Tried a couple think Thornton's was one but they only sell the whole box not just the cover off the bottom

Is there one? All we want to do is divert a public footpath round instead of it going the middle of our farmyard. Everybody thinks it’s a good idea for health and safety and to provide a pleasanter walk. The problem is the council want £3125 plus a bit and we can’t really afford it esiecially as...

4 days off due date. For the last week to 10days we've had at least 1 ewe a day abort. 1 premature looking and 1 dark colour with buttons or a small fetus. Had 3 sets today. A triplet with 2 small weedy live lambs 3rd 1 black dead fetus. Another twins not bad size and another just now bit...

Hi All, I am picking up some shearing jobs of my own this year. So far only been small pet flocks but getting a fair few. Just wondering who everyone uses for insurance when shearing.

Even after 7 or 8yrs, I still consider myself as a newcomer to sheep rearing. As my own lambing comes near an end and my mind starts to function somewhat nearer to usual, I'm wondering what others consider an acceptable or even inevitable level of lamb mortality at time of lambing itself and...

Dear Farming Forum Group Members, I sincerely invite you to participate in a questionnaire survey that explores the Development of a smart framework for managing safety practices among workers in high-risk industries such as Agriculture. The target participants are individuals who have work...

The cost of vet treatment has hit the headlines recently, with the BBC saying there is to be an enquiry into veterinary medicine costs. What they haven't mentioned is what lies underneath the tip of the iceberg: the wholesale change in veterinary practice ownership, and the size of the various...

Ha call asking to speak to dad , he died at christmas 2017 ,. I told the caller he had died ,they said when is he likely to be alive again !!!

So I’m needing to get a rough value of all my stock for the bank. Only things I’m struggling with as I’ve never sold or bought at that age is the price of my cows and heifers with calves at foot? they are all blue x dairy cows and heifers with good shapey 2 month old lim calves on them. What...

https://newsroom.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/news/substantial-fines-for-farmers-who-knowingly-kept-cattle-with-bovine-tb-reactors-on-farm Read the article. It brings the dairy industry into disrepute and in my opinion they should have substantial jail time as well as confiscation of assets on top of...

Too many deer in East Anglia justifies re-introduction of lynx and wolves .......... BBC report on floods on Somerset Levels that may make farming impossible amplified by Goldsmith to become as iconic as the Camargue in France : Wolves thriving across Western Europe, time to bring them...

I’ve just purchased an international tractor and need to move it about 5 miles from where it is to my place. It’s got a v5 and obviously I’ll temp insure it for the journey, question is does it have to be taxed? It’s never going to be used on the road once it’s here. Thanks.

Nothing to see here folks, honest. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/big-net-zero-lie-britain-060100746.html

The ones on my 7490 have lost their bounce. Anyone know whether these things can be refilled with N gas, or are they now scrap? There are two big ones and a smaller one fitted to the 2004 Carraro front axle. Not the independent suspension type but the beam axle type. Original equipment...

Firstly, sorry I keep disappearing on here without replying, particularly to those who have sent messages, I do appreciate it, Im just not up to speaking to anyone at the moment, I will get back to you at some point but it may take a while, sorry Anyway, everyone around me is pushing for me to...

We have some paving slabs outside our back door,some becoming dangerously slippery because of a thin coating of green algae acting like grease. Apart from pressure washing the slab’s clean, is there any way of cleaning them, with any type of “ acid”. Once cleaned what’s the best way of...

Mulling things over … now I love farming ( mostly) and as some of you know, I’ve said it’s all I ever wanted to do . But times are changing and with the weather on top of poor ground plus my age and aches and pains, I’ve been wondering if it’s time to say enough Part of me feels guilty as if I...