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  1. B

    Rubbish Everywhere Yet Again?

    Well down here in my part of essex, its "bin" day, rather its put out your rubbish in black plastic sacks? Coming along my stretch of road from house to farm, about 3/4 mile, the road is strewn with rubbish from the black domestic rubbish bags people have put out, either late last night, i would...
  2. TFF

    Resilient rotations

    Download PDF Achieving sustainability requires a multi-faceted approach from farm businesses. CPM explores how growers can build resilience into their rotations over the coming years. By Charlotte Cunningham Delivering longer terms sustainability objectives demands more forward planning than...
  3. CPM RSS

    Spring patience

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Patience is the key to succeeding with both direct drilling and spring barley in Scotland, as CPM finds out when meeting David Fuller-Shapcott. By Mike Abram Conventional logic says direct drilling in Scotland is challenging. Doing it...
  4. B

    How Busy Have Your Roads Got?

    If you have just moved in well you only know from now? but anyone like me whos lived in the same place (village). For over 50 odd years, well my local roads, thats the one that gos through the village and the farm entrance leads onto, the traffic must have doubled in the last 10 years alone? now...
  5. M

    Development land on AHA agreement

    Evening all, My landlord has approached us wanting vacant possession on a block of arable land that is in our AHA agreement with 2 successions left on it. The land block has recently received planning permission for industrial development and they have developers wanting to sign up but need...
  6. Bobthebuilder

    scott beef closed

    anyone any more news on the rumor i heard last week that scott beef were closed after losing 2 contracts to supply Aldi and M&S, huge hole in the market if true
  7. martian

    Groundswell 28/29th June 2023

    Tickets have gone on sale for this year's Groundswell. We have, even more so than usual, got a fantastic line-up of speakers who'll give you great ideas, advice and stimulation. Nicole Masters and Joel Williams will both be giving talks from first principles for those thinking of moving to a...
  8. D

    BoE governor Andrew Bailey… would have been fired long ago

    From Money Week. UK inflation rate 10.1% UK base rate 4.25% US inflation rate 5% US fed rate 5%
  9. Clive

    NFU mutual financial results / remuneration

    Someone send me this and asked if i would post on TFF, they work for the NFU so asked to remain anon………. so ……… ( to be clear - this is the insurance co not the NFU but as we know there are VERY strong links and multi million £’s payment made in NFU accounts between these entities )...
  10. Cab-over Pete

    Alcohol

    Aye up, It’s becoming increasingly apparent that alcohol doesn’t agree with me anymore. I’ve never been a big drinker. A big night out for me in my twenties would have been 4/5 pints. I never drink spirits, shorts, shots of any sort, just don’t like them. I enjoy a drop of wine now and...
  11. TFF

    New UK Program promises barley breeding progression 2023-04-10

    New UK Program promises barley breeding progression Promising new material is emerging from a barley breeding programme set up in the UK just five years ago. With a completely new UK programme delivering three newly Recommended spring barley varieties and a novel Nationally-Listed naked barley...
  12. Sailorsam

    Europe Farmer Uproar; Cheap Ukraine Grain

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanian-farmers-block-borders-protest-over-ukrainian-grain-imports-2023-04-07/ Thousands of farmers protested across Romania on Friday over the impact of Ukrainian grain imports on prices, blocking traffic and border checkpoints with tractors and trucks and...
  13. Agriimark

    what interests/hobbies do you have outside of farming

    To most of us on here we only see what people get up to day to day. some possibly never get the chance of a break to attend an interest/hobby or take part. what do you do? personally i grew up racing motocross. stopped around 5 years ago due to my body not bouncing like it used to and...
  14. steveR

    Swollen belly in 18hr old Lamb

    Had a ewe lamb outside over night, 3 out, one DoA. One of Herself's X-bred ewes. 3 Big lambs. The ewe was not over keen on the one lamb at 8am, so we brought her under the shed, then into an isolation pen as it had been a bit grim overnight. The lamb I was worried about has sucked this...
  15. CPM RSS

    Production matters

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF On highly fertile soils, a Yorkshire farmer is firmly committed to producing high yields ahead of chasing stewardship funds. CPM finds out how he’s achieving a balance between pushing productivity and environmental considerations. By...
  16. CPM RSS

    Disease control: Back to basics

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A relatively warm and dry February saw field work resume in earnest. With yellow rust already at uncomfortable levels in some regions and the T0 timing on the horizon, CPM gathers thoughts on disease control at a roundtable event hosted by...
  17. Sid

    Caught a water pipe....should I fess up?

    Have a bit of a scratch around in the garden this morning and caught what i think is a water pipe. Don't think anyone saw it was me. Do the collective think I should own up, or just throw a shovel full of dirt over it and say nothing? Video of the leak below https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMY5nBV2B/
  18. Agriland RSS

    Brewery to support UK farmers in growing regenerative barley

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland A multi-national brewery group has unveiled new plans to expand regenerative barley usage across its brands in the UK, Finland and France. Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC), part of the Carlsberg Group, is to work with UK farmers to support...
  19. Agriland RSS

    Study: Converting agricultural food waste to protein could solve food crisis

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Researchers from King’s College London have found that converting agricultural food waste could serve as a solution for the global food crisis. They found that the conversion could provide three times the amount of protein the average person needs to feed...
  20. capfits

    Moroccan Salad Shortage...

    Well maybe the tomatoes and cucumbers that you need for it. Plenty of onions I hope and mint and oil. 😋 Interesting to note the 2 supermarkets with supply issues are the 2 most geared/indebted. Not prepared to pay or supply credit insurance issues? Have heard there has been issues with...
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