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  1. daveydiesel1

    Planting a beech hegde using off cuts?

    Wanting to plant a beech hedge this winter hopefully, was talking to a local farmer that planted a bit of forestunder the grant scheme and he suggested going to existing beech hedge trees and cutting small branches and planting them. He said they did that to finish athe last bit and the plants...
  2. teslacoils

    Crane Flys

    Must be the right mix of temp and humidity as I've craneflys absolutely everywhere. Anyone else got them?
  3. G

    Bps/sfi

    All this talk of no one taking up sfi how many can actually say they banked 100% of there bps and will be able to manage on zero sub going forward
    • Gedd
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    • Replies: 672
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  4. Yale

    Google cars going up private farm tracks.

    Whilst browsing today I noticed google have added a street view image set of a local private farm track right to the yard. It has gone around 200 metres from the public highway. This cannot be right surely?
  5. teslacoils

    Wakeful Sleep - How Common?

    Mrs teslacoils has, for the last month or so, kept waking up at random points through the night. And finds it difficult to get back to sleep and subsequently is feeling very tired. Is this common for others? I occasionally wake up, but tend to drift back off and it doesn't spoil my sense of "a...
    • teslacoils
    • Thread
    • calving caravan cows dairy drift drilling family harvest health jersey lambing magnesium mart milk performance pig ploughing slug stress thistles weather yields
    • Replies: 67
    • Forum: Manflu Corner
  6. bobk

    SFI the verdict .....

    Seen the latest proposals and I think it's better to be in than out , also learnt today mid tier will be incorporated in to SFI So what are you doing , think I'll have a pop .
    • bobk
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    • agronomy ahl2 antibiotic application autonomous barley beef beet biodiversity blackgrass boots break crops calf calving caravan carbon cattle cereals cover crops cows cultivation dairy defra diesel direct drill direct drilling docks drilling drought elms environmental establishment family farmyard feed wheat fertiliser fertilizer finance financial first cut flail flock forage fungicide gas gps grass grass leys grassland grazing handling harvest haulage hedge herbal herbicide hoof igl2 insecticide insecticides insurance jcb knight lambs learning legumes lig1 lig2 maintenance maize malting management mapping market milk natural capital nitrogen num2 nutrients oats organic organic matter osr parts pension pesticide pig plough rpa rye ryegrass sam2 satellite seed seeding sequestration sfi sheep silage slurry soil test soil testing soil tests storage storm stress stubble sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive teat technology thistle tillage trading training vra weather wheat wild oats woodland yielding yields
    • Replies: 452
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  7. F

    Situation Vacant Livestock Worker and HGV Driver

    We are looking for someone young and enthusiastic to join our team in East Sussex. We are a large sheep and beef business with a livestock transport business. Plenty of variety of work and training can be given to the right candidate. Caravan accommodation initially but may be able to find better.
    • Frank-the-Wool
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    • beef candidate caravan sheep training transport variety
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Jobs Board
  8. bobk

    Farming sucks .

    Feel better now . worst year in my 40 years doing this job , drip drip rather than one deluge
    • bobk
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    • Replies: 382
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  9. S

    This Farming Life. New series.

    Started last night on BBC Scotland. All seem like decent folk. Wonder if we will see a dry day on Uist...🤔
    • Stuart J
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    • accident application barley bedding beef beef cattle boots brother calf calves calving caravan cattle chainsaw chickens claas continental cows dairy death drone ear tag electricity ewes family flail flock gate gates genetic glamping grass grazing handling harvest haulage health herbal hilux holstein insurance lambing lambs levy malting market mart mower nitrogen performance pickup ppe quad ryegrass self propelled sheep silage store sale stubble transport tup tupping tups valtra varieties waterproof weather wormer
    • Replies: 366
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  10. Sid

    How "Deprived" is your area?

    How far behinf the average does your locality sit? Some farmers sit quite nicely with well to do neighbours Where as some if us in North Devon sit below national average. https://data.cdrc.ac.uk/dataset/index-multiple-deprivation-imd
    • Sid
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    • caravan cattle children drilling family fendt flea grain store parts rust stress
    • Replies: 79
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  11. B

    Boundary Ditch Dispute With Neighbours, Now Alot More Serious Part 2

    Im sorry if people are getting a little fed up with me keep putting out these posts, but i just dont know who to talk, turn to, in the farming family to get advice, so please bear with me, plus my " problems", and possible causes of action could very well help other readers of this post, i have...
    • bluebell
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    • candidate caravan cattle combo death development drainage establishment family fire gas grass health health and safety hedge landowners liability maintenance milk paddock pension trading training wheat woodland
    • Replies: 106
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  12. LukeMcCullagh

    Shearing Trailer

    Hi All, So I have decided for next season I am going to convert a 5x3 trailer I have into a single stand race trailer. I have put together a rough starting design I will need to get some more measurements from the trailer. The main board is going to be 18mm Hardwood Ply, with most of the...
  13. B

    Another Part Of The UKs History Gone? The "Wonky Pub"

    Im talking about the "crooked pub" in the "black country", (west midlands), seemed to me more than just an "accident", road blocked off, then when burned, knocked down? Ive put this on agricultural matters, because farms, with there "rich" history, often going back many hundreds of years are...
    • bluebell
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    • accident builders caravan cattle death defender environmental family fertility fire gas hse liability market pollution rapid spitfire storage technology tower trading woodland
    • Replies: 145
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  14. missjones

    Looking For Work Admin/Secretary vacancies & advice

    🐄 📚 🐑 Looking for work/advice please 🐖 📚 🐔 I have worked on commercial farms as a lambing assistant, grainstore manager on a 10,000 tonne crop storage facility, had my own sheep and pigs for meat boxes and have assisted in milking. I am also qualified in Level 2 certificate principles in...
    • missjones
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    • beef caravan dairy lambing milking poultry sheep storage training
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Jobs Board
  15. T

    Sorting out a grey area.

    Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum and from what i've seen there are some really interesting topics to look at. I wonder if anyone can help out with this question that i've been stuck on for a while. For the last 22 years or so i have been on very good terms with a farmer in Yorkshire and his...
    • trees
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    • buffer caravan cereals defra environmental family fertility grass harvest health hedge market orchard paddock pig piglet piglets
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Pig and Poultry
  16. T

    28 day rule and mad idea....?

    As I understand it, you can live (e.g. camp, caravan, etc) on your own land no more than 28 days of the year. What, if you were to - 1. Take a field, split it into 13 individual plots 2. Sell each plot to a different person (or... company(?)) 3. Enter an agreement with each (of the 13) new...
  17. Wings on my sleeve

    kia sportage opinions

    What's the good, bad worth a punt or stay away.
  18. Landrover

    Vw golf bluemotion 1.6 diesel

    Anyone run one of these ? How economical are they to run, we need a second car and one of these fits the bill ! Real world views appreciated
    • Landrover
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    • amarok brother caravan diesel finance fuel honda parts pickup repair software toyota warranty
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Machinery
  19. L

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Seeking Our Dream Land in Ceredigion! Rent-to-Buy Opportunity 🏞️🏠

    Hello, dear friends! My wife and I have a heartfelt desire to find our own piece of heaven in the stunning region of Ceredigion, Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨ We envision a place where we can build our future, make cherished memories, and bask in the tranquility of nature. Here's where we need your valuable...
    • LandlessCal
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    • banking brother caravan carbon cattle environmental family fertiliser finance financial fuel gate grass health insurance learning market pension pig ploughing premium savings trading tup weather worms yields
    • Replies: 124
    • Forum: Tenant Farming, Subsidies, BPS & Legal Issues
  20. DrDunc

    Lapwing success

    https://www.sruc.ac.uk/all-news/early-success-in-campaign-to-save-lapwings/ RSPB, farmers, and the college working together...... ...... Very successfully
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