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  1. puppet

    Scotland one of the poorest places on Earth for nature

    Scotland one of the poorest places on Earth for nature A statement from chief exec of Scotland,: The Big Picture who is attending the debate on reintroducing lynx in Scottish Parliament today. Has he been out of Scotland? Of course lynx, like all the raptors, are apex species which hoover up...
  2. H

    Ask yourself.. As a farmer do you qualify for a foodbank? Discuss?

    I have a few neighbours who would qualify for foodbanks as farmers because every year they earn nothing after growing thousands of pounds of food.. Is this the future in the UK?
  3. Wobblebox

    What size solar panel?

    I’ve got a fuel store running a 12v transfer pump (Piusi bi pump) on a tractor battery. I was thinking of hooking up a solar panel to the battery to trickle charge and keep it topped up. Max workload on pump would be at harvest where it may work for an hour everyday, after that it would be...
  4. onthehoof

    Saving Our Wild Isles

    Maybe worth a watch, apparently 'banned' from BBC1/2 as it's political!
  5. paul&mandy

    Catching things from sheep

    2/3 way though lambing 1320 ewes. Lambed 400 shearlings inside 2 weeks before main flock. Mucked out the shed and then housed the trips and quads. Been a challenge to say the least. Limed all pens between ewes then loads of fresh bedding. Used provita etc Once a lazy Suffolk gets in a pen it...
  6. Agri Spec Solicitor

    Tips for removing a rotted off post.

    Help please. Caravan site, so don’t want big mess. 4 inch Square posts rotted just above ground level and then the person with no name drives something into it. Usually we find posts rot just above ground but underground part will be sound. The new post needs to go in the original hole. dig it...
  7. 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...
  8. S

    Tarmac Contractors - North East

    Good day The 400m farm track is in a poor state. Despite years of concreting potholes I am going to have to get it it re tarmaced. I want a good job doing, hopefully one that will see me out. Can anyone, from past experience, recommend a reputable tarmac contractor? Many Thanks
  9. Macsky

    Trans shootings in America

    Latest shooting in Tennessee was carried out by a trans person, clue I caught in the news was that they “shot THEIR way through a door”, no other mention of it. Searched it on Twitter and found out it’s becoming increasingly common over there (Colorado springs, Denver, Aberdeen), these people...
  10. Norfolk Hill Farmer

    Ground array solar panels for caravan park

    My son is considering having a small caravan park on a small piece of land. Mains electric is looking to be prohibitively expensive to get across to it. Could a central solar panel, or multiple solar panels ( one for each caravan perhaps) be feasible. Any experience , costing etc ,or thoughts...
  11. shepherdess

    Wind power

    Hi all Had a quick browse on here but not much on my question. So wind power instead of the solar? I know nothing at all about it all, so where to start… Seems allot cheaper to buy than solar panels. Our roofs on some barns maybe not ideal for panels so the turbine along with look imo seems...
  12. Agriland RSS

    Man wanted for illegal waste activities on Cotswolds farm

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A warrant is out for the arrest of a waste offender who participated in illegal waste activities on a Cotswolds farm where he lived in his caravan. 46-year-old David Lee, also known as David Ham, was tried in his absence at Oxford magistrates’...
  13. Still Farming

    Tractors Oxford

    https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23403870.video-stolen-tractors-helped-catch-oxford-gangs-middleman/
  14. J

    Grain bin roof leak

    One of our Simplex bins appears to be letting rain in through the roof. I've had a look and there's nothing obvious on the outside, but from the inside it looks like the joints where the roof segments join have rusted I think. It seems to radiate out from the central hatch. Has anyone got any...
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