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  1. Lallemand Animal Nut.

    Reduce reliance on purchased feeds

    With input costs skyrocketing, looking at alternative home-grown protein sources, such as combinable crops and grass mixes, could help bolster ruminant rations while reducing the reliance on purchased feeds. Csaba Adamik, regional business manager for Lallemand Animal Nutrition in Scotland...
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  2. D

    Anybody considering suspending production for a year?

    With input price inflation high, is anybody considering suspending production for a year?
    • DrWazzock
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  3. Kevtherev

    Legumes

    Evening all I thought it may be a good idea of a dedicated legume thread for the livestock men. Clovers being the most popular inclusion in a grazing mix. Place to share ideas and info on alternative legumes used in grazing systems. Establishment methods/grazing management etc
    • Kevtherev
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  4. P

    Changing to no till on 300 acres

    We are looking to move down the regen route, mob grazing and no till, we have around 300 acres of arable (decent ground thats been pretty much spring barley and winter wheat for years) that we are looking to direct drill after a cover crop next year, there is another part of the farm that when I...
    • petemelv
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    • Forum: Regen Ag Introductions
  5. Norfolk Hill Farmer

    Yield form a spring sown grass ley

    Due to some last minute complications with the arable crop rotation, I am considering growing a short term ley on 14 acres. I know it is extremely variable, but what kind of baled silage yield could I expect from it if I drilled it now and cut it in say early July ? Looking at the Barrenborg...
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  6. Alias

    Summer brassica break crop

    We have half a field, about 5 acres, which stock don’t eat well. We ploughed and reseeded the other side a few years back and they always eat this first, but drains are too near surface to plough this half. We’ve overseeded meadows and this has worked well, but not much success with pastures...
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  7. CPM RSS

    Pulse Progress – More from beans

    Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF Beans are often treated as the poor relation when it comes to the care lavished upon them. CPM explores how the Bean Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) is providing insights into how a more scientific approach to the crop could reap rewards. We’re...
  8. B

    Will Very High Input Costs, Cause A Drop In Production?

    Well the story of the dairy farmer, in the AG press the other day has for him? my view is that alot of farmers will not buy fertilizer at the currant prices and many might take the view, such as in the beef industry, just cash in the cows, why bother to make sliage, hay etc etc etc, with all...
    • bluebell
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    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  9. CPM RSS

    Navigating the maize

    Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF Maize is an appealing alternative break crop, especially with the expanding anaerobic digestion market, but just driving for yield can mean missing important management and agronomy. CPM explores how to manage it for the best returns. Getting...
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  10. Breckland Boy

    Beet '22

    Made a start drilling today. Direct into an ex 2 year ley. Reasonably confident that it won't blow.
    • Breckland Boy
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    • Forum: Root Crops and Vegetables
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