barley

Beef finishing here, grass diet with barley and blend to balance. What is people’s opinions on adding herbs and legumes to 3-5 year cut and graze mixes. Could just go for NUM2, but obviously SAM3 is more money. We do 2 cuts first around 20th may which is clamped. 2nd is generally 7-8 weeks...

What are people's thoughts on how they will manage Blackgrass and or Rye Grass in options like Wild Bird Food or Legume fallows? I've been reading through the SFI handbook and have found some options that would be a good fit for us, but I'm nervous of planting something that becomes swamped by...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a strengthening for the future of UK wheat prices. By last Friday (February 23), the May 2024 contract was trading at around £167.00/t, which is £3.85/t higher than the previous...

As the title suggest considering going down this route with the cattle. Mega simple system, no breeding stock, one stock class. 12 month old bought in 400kgish animals, groups of 40 grazed from March to November on good free draining ground. Fresh cell every day, grazing herbal lays, no corn...

Something to watch! Looks like glyphosate is being banned as a desiccant for milling oats in Europe, not here at the moment but I suspect it might happen. Is there anything left in the arsenal to desiccate uneven crops? C B

wanting to start home mix ration what is requried as far as red tractor is concerned and what about cross compliance in case of inspection??? please help?

One for combinable crop growers.

Think this is willow herb? Best herbicide to kill it pre spring barley drilling please?

Anyone recommend a fattening ration to feed store lambs. I’ve got a lot of fresh brewers grains and wheat and barley. Would be good to use the brewers grains as it get it very cheap. Tia

There appears to be very little land on sale in the North East. I'm really struggling to find something. I'm not sure if I'm looking at the right places? Ideally I'd like from 6-15 acres. It would be for 6 horses. Any advice would be appreciated. Or if anyone is selling I'm a cash buyer 😀

Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum. For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations. The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...

Hello, i am a pasture manager / sheep worker from Saskatchewan, Canada. I care for approximately 3200 head of mixed ewes, that are brought to me from many different ranches, for about 6 months on 6240 ac of native prairie / mixed grasslands on what is know as "crown agriculture lands". During...

Looking for spring wheat or barley seed oats at a push ,any about south Cheshire 500kg-750kg

Hi there We have been advised we need to move from S4 to S6 disc's to spread urea now we have moved to 28m from 24. So do I need complete new disc's or just a set of vanes? (not a mechanic :()

Perception and perspective are very different things. Generally individuals and old farmers see food security as an existential threat eg if we had a major war (see WW2) and we struggle to have enough food in the UK. Retailers and governments see food security along the lines of “are the supply...

Well I have succumbed and spent day crawling around under the drill swapping it over to wet weather kit. I moved all my land to become spring barley after harvest as combines made a bit of mess and needed to reset. Hoping the twin tune kit will get a bit of air in the soil without peeling up...

Not wanting to depress folk but another one or two big rains and looking around a lot of spring stuff won’t be going in , Europe in pjaves can’t be much different , fert and chemicals not gone on on a lot of winter crops and gone backwards in places , what’s folks farms looking like and what’s...

Trying to export some kit. Not done it before. What do I need? EORI number. What’s that? Phytosanitary certificate. What does that entail? Anything else? VAT?

I have twin orphan lambs who just turned 6 weeks old. They are now on twice a day bottle feedings. They have had creep feed and alfalfa available all along but still showing zero interest. I tried putting some in their mouths as well as adding a little powdered milk to the feed. Is it still...

Does anyone know where I could get some ketosaid from .Everyone seems to out of stock . It’s about the only thing I’ve ever used that can bring a twin lamber back from the brink! If you use something else that works well for you please share .And not a 4/10 cartridge!