Has the rule been relaxed for this year for stopping cutting on the last day of February? Just been told it may have been due to eu law running out last year?
As I finish off hedging for customers I found myself getting really depressed looking at all this cs and sfi sh!t. Once fields I mowed and baled in some fallow weeds. Fields I fert spread the arable on either fallow stubble or bird seed. The whole lot looks unloved.
Then onto hedges. Got most...
Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland
A challenged faced by all dairy cows after calving is negative energy balance (NEB), where energy demands are not being met by intakes.
Although turning cows out to spring grass is important in a grass-based grazing dairy system, it can create a...
After some opinions on these- good/ bad/ indifferent....
Do feed intakes increase from these because it's not so tightly packed/ rolled into a bale as in the case of rounds just placed in a cradle feeder (for sheep). In my head I like the idea that everything is shaken up and easy to get to...
Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland
Scottish Forestry has today (Wednesday, February 7) announced new restrictions on moving spruce timber with bark to the “island of Ireland” from some of the west of Scotland’s Pest Free Area (PFA).
The Scottish government agency said it had been...
The current offer for horticultural growers and farmers
Written by The Team
Credit: Michael Brown
The horticultural sector is a vital part of the UK economy. It contributed £4.3 billion in 2022. Ornamental growers make a significant contribution to promoting wellbeing and contribute £1.5...
Hi,
I was just wondering how people heat the buffer tank on there boiler?
Ours is set to be heated from 05.30 - 22.00 to 79 degrees
from the period of 22:00 - 05:30 the temperature of the buffer drops to about 40 degrees
so every morning it has to bring the temperature back up.
Would it use...
Need to do some calculations for EA inspection.
Bauer SX1000 pump, 900 rpm, 6in suction hose, 4in output hose, 600m hose pumping brown water.
Anyone know how many cubic meters/hour it will pump. Charts in our book are unreadable.
Hoping someone with a flow meter might have a realistic idea.
TIA
OG
ETA 200kw Biomass Wood Chip Boiler. Only ever used on 'Tier 1' since new producing over 25K per year in RHI alone. Accreditied for wood drying. Excellent condition and sale includes all parts inc buffer, flue, pumps and pipework for complete turnkey instalation.
Owned since new -...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Milk producers in Northern Ireland are being strongly urged to complete six-month cash flow forecasts on a regular basis.
This was one of the key take-home messages from a recent dairy farm finance meeting, hosted by the College of Agriculture, Food...
Environmental land management in 2024: details of actions and payments
Written by Jonathan Baker
Credit: Jay
Today we published an update to the Agricultural Transition Plan on GOV.UK. It includes our progress, priorities and plans for the coming years.
In it, you'll find our overall...
Lots of pics and videos of flooding around the country from storm Henk and plenty of flooding here too but why?
We only had 20mm which isn't usually enough to cause widespread flooding. Using Wundermap to look around at rainfall elsewhere it appears to have been similar, even in areas with...
This is gonna be controversial so hold onto your knickers
I'm after opinions..
Given arlas announcement today of up 2.58ppl shall I order some robots and buy some more pedigrees? what do we think realistically is going to happen to the milk price between April and September?
Reason I ask is...
Arable and Horticulture webinar follow up
Written by Becky Briggs
Credit: Bs0u10e0
We recently held a webinar for arable and horticulture farmers. Our aim was to go through the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for those farm types and answer your questions.
You can watch a...
What would you like from SFI for a late Xmas gift. I include CS because they will merge in time.
My wish is an annual payment for a commitment to keep good drystone walls maintained. I've a feeling in my water that I'm going to be lucky.
To be greedy (it is my thread) I'd like to see some...
Any suggestions on how to increase my butterfat level, they were at 4.2 but now have since dropped to 3.8. diet is still the same, grass silage and a 22% blend, litres have increased but just wondering if there is anything cost effective to raise the fat levels?
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