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  1. Bossfarmer

    Farm Subsidies......expand or GET OUT???

    Given the fact that subsidy goes straight to the bottom line(net profit) how does everyone plan to replace this? im not asking can you "survive" without it, simply how will you replace it? or will you just accept that you will make less money? given the fact the general populations minimum wage...
  2. Agriland RSS

    Outdoor tourism company, Pitchup, shows support to farmers

    Written by Kate McMahon from Agriland Outdoor accommodation provider, Pitchup, has shown its support to UK farmers by appointing a new charity partner – The Farming Community Network (FCN) . FCN is a voluntary organisation and charity with a goal of improving the health and wellbeing of...
  3. Feldspar

    Top tips on searching for, interviewing and hiring new people

    We are likely to be soon looking to hire a new full-time person to join our arable farming business due to retirement of existing people. Given how long our guys have stayed with us we haven't had to go through the process of finding someone new for decades. Long, long before my time. I was...
  4. Dman2

    Ubiquity point to point

    Just wondering if i can connect an existing Ubiquity M5 unit to a pair of Ubiquity 5ac gen 2 nanobeams. Have installed Starlink in farmhouse, and i`m sending it over to the cottage. The cottage already has 2 M5 units which send DVR signal back from caravan storage, can I do away with one of the M5s
  5. Bossfarmer

    New tractor quotes discussion!

    following on from the thread about JD getting too expensive and someone claiming mccormick were dearer cost of ownership per clock hr than fendt or deutz i thought it could be worth discussing some actual figures, ill go first NH 210 bought 2020 for 88k trade in 2015 NH 210 10k hrs, 24k
  6. F

    Latest Crime Wave In South East

    I am not sure whether everyone is suffering from ATV and other vehicle and machinery thefts but in Sussex, Kent and Surrey it is an absolute epidemic. What is worrying is that the thieves have become ever more sophisticated and cunning. We had a steel shipping container that has been targeted...
  7. P

    Veterinary student looking for dairy placement

    Hello, My name is Priya and I am a first year veterinary student looking for a 1-2 dairy placement as part of the EMS requirement in the UK. I am looking to do this placement sometime in June 2024 along with 2 of my classmates. We would all require accommodation. Please let me know if any...
  8. jimmyharr78

    Nightmare Neighbour Planning Problems

    Dear Forum Im hoping you can help with a situation that we find ourselves in. 2 years ago we bought a farm with an adjoining barn conversion. One of the sellers (2 different owners) wasn’t ready to move so we rented the barn conversion back to them for a 6 month period. This ended over 12...
  9. H

    What is so wrong with just farming...

    Honestly what is so wrong with just farming nowadays?? All you hear is we have to diversify, we need to be shopkeepers, or sell ice cream, or have tourists on site, or go into rewildling etc etc etc...... You dont see any other industry getting pummeled so much that they have to basically go...
  10. T

    Sheep- what do folk feed when the grass runs out?

    What do folk usually feed to keep ewes ticking over before starting concentrates closer to lambing? We usually just fed a small amount of ewe rolls from end December start of January on, but the feed bill would be scary these days. Tried beet but it’s expensive now.
  11. H

    Mis/fueling petrol in diesel

    After emptying out a fair few friends & relations vehicles after they have mis/fueled them I'm left with quite a few drums of petroly/diesel mix, just wondering if anyone's been able to find a use for it other than lighting fires . I did try some in the strimmer but I added oil as if it were...
  12. C

    Mole ploughing in a water main!

    does anyone know if this is allowed in scotland? im 800m from nearest water main for house connection so will need to either mole in a pipe or dig a trench the full way, i see online i could buy a moler for around £350, this could then be used for other jobs around the farm in future
  13. onthehoof

    A scam by any other name

  14. gatepost

    Ryanair 105000000 passengers

    So Ryanair has carried 105 000000 passengers in the last 6 months with a profit of a billion, no pollution then? it just shows how far apart folks life styles are to their green aims! but we must stop eating meat says Nat West, we must have a green module says RT. :banghead:
  15. Y

    2023 Pick up trucks - what's your fave and why?

    Am trying to make myself prefer the Izuzu D Max as its lighter and doesnt run the over 2040kg weight/ speed issue but it isn't stacking up to my 2019 L200 - sadly no longer available to the UK market. Anyone got a 2023 Ranger? Hilux? ETA are roller tops ever waterproof vs a full cab? Many thanks
  16. N

    New farmer

    Hi all, I have roughly 30 acres of grade 3 agricultural land , just looking for advice on what is a profitable option for it ? I would like it to be my main source of income , I have a barn on the site. It is at present grass Farming experience 0 / 10 😂
  17. steveR

    Sheepdog/s help needed!

    Long shot but thought it worth a shout anyway... We have had about 35 EC shearling running in the solar farm here since this time last year. No dog here, so I usually train the sheep to a bucket which 90% of the time works well.... It is tupping time, so time for them to come home, and this...
  18. Bald Rick

    Work Place Recycling Law, Wales

    From 06.04.2024 it will become law for all work places including agricultural premises to recycle various materials https://www.gov.wales/workplace-recycling Way to go, Drakey you absolute Cock. Think we would fill a container with Red Bull cans within the week tbh
  19. Henery

    Nocturnal visitors 🤬

    Loaded my 14 ft Ifor flat with Honda Pioneer 700, two quads, electric trials bike, 3 chainsaws, petrol hedge cutter, all Milwaukee stuff etc etc …..
  20. TelesnaAg

    2nd hand vehicles, does the world just build crap??

    Ive been toying with the idea to buy a 2nd hand car to cut down kms on the ranger as its expensive to replace. So ive looked into alot of vehicles and theres not much around thats not known for a list of main issues. Has to be something that can handle communist grade roads (poor). Honda by...
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