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Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland A man has been arrested in connection with an incident where a number of dead animals were left outside a shop in Broughton, Chester, UK. The police from Hampsire and Isle of Wight were called on the morning of Friday March 15, after around 50 dead...

Having a major over haul in the grain store this year.... New roof going on and I've bought fan for all 8 pedestals...... Can anyone point me in the right direction for a control panel or way of economically? Is the barn owl system any good?

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland A pair of barn owls has surprised and shocked conservationists in Co. Down with the arrival of an extremely late winter brood of four chicks. Ulster Wildlife said that the chicks were discovered in a nest at Ballycruttle Farm in November. The chicks...

I heard mention on the today programme this morning about rewilding. As soon as I hear that phrase I switch off and no longer listen. To use modern phraseology, the word rewilding "triggers" me. I wonder how many other farmers feel the same?

For 30yrs+ we've perservered using pile dry pedestals in our bulk grain store. It's a 70wide 90 long bulk store split down the middle, with the dryer front centre, and a door to either side of the dryer. This makes it a bit of a chew pushing the heap up, but we manage. There are no overhead...

Hello, i have a question about mice, in my field there are so many mice and They are eating wheat, how can i get rid of them? are there any drugs or something to kill them or make them go away from the field?? Sorry if my English is not good

what does a healthy population of Red Kites number? What does it indicate? Going back 20 years when we moved here it was a unique occasion to see one circling overhead maybe once every 6 months. Now, they are always present. Today I stood in the field and watched, as no fewer than 12 circled...

Still the same as grandfather had it, or constantly changing and evolving? To quote Adam Savage (Mythbusters) " a workshop is a living organism constantly evolving". Any pictures ?

Reared birds can never be as important as native wild birds and the shooting community really should hang its head in utter shame; https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-64316504.amp 😡 SS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64169485 So the money is being allocated to CS schemes, but no mention of SFI... Is it going to die a quiet death? The reaction of the NT to "their" support funding drying up was telling!

For some reason I decided as I could fix stuff well I could easily build my own house. No regrets, but it's bloody hard work fabricating everything in house, doing calcs, drawings etc. Flint off the farm. I will post slowly as it progresses,but the biggest project I want to undertake. Have...

We usually have lots of wild birds. In fact, when it comes to geese and swans we can have rather too many especially when they are grazing our crops. This time of year we usually have a flock of 5 -800 Canadas and Greylags grazing stubbles. This year we have about 10 only. The ducks seem...

With the Vale of York now a prime target for vast solar farms,3000 acres to name one .What is everyone’s opinion on good food producing land been covered with them.The public want green energy,housing and land flooding .

Been reading about this a bit over the last few weeks where by experts are saying misuse is going to lead to super rats. It’s got me thinking because we’ve been bringing straw in today from field stacks to put into sheds that have now been emptied of grain. For as long as I can remember we...

A group of 35 cereal growers have provided more than 4,200 hectares of farmland to help boost nature, with a new report showing their hard work is paying off. Farmers growing oats for Jordans Cereals manage 28% of their land for wildlife, which is collectively an area the size of over 6,000...

Before man, there were self-sustaining ecosystems. Sometimes species became extinct, but usually because they had reached the end of the genetic road. Wild populations would naturally ebb and flow, though undoubtably many of those population troughs would be unacceptably precarious in the eyes...

We didn't have any in our Owl Box last year but looking more hopeful this year.

Report of swallows being seen locally, if true it is quite early. Nobody else spotted them yet?

We have a flock of rooks and also a flock of starlings around and they seem intent on shi!!ing on our cars about 3/4 times a week. Would a vertical strobe light or moving laser keep them away? For some reason it is a new thing, not sure why. I'm not sure I want to build a garage or cover the...

So much talk about re-wilding in the news. I've never liked the concept as its seems to be a dream in someone's head about what nature does when left to itself. But the wild - as in lets say 1,000 or 10,000 years ago, just does not exist any more in my opinion. There are 70 million people in...