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Over the years we have had birds nest in tractors, example one year a robin choose to nest in the roof lining of our ford cabbed scraper tractor, gaining access through the missing back glass ? wagtails are always about here and have nested under the back of little used tractors in the past...

Written by Administrator from Farming Monthly National Panoramic of a solar farm at dawn taken from the air Selecting the right location means solar farms can generate income, improve biodiversity, and boost farms’ green credentials explains Pieter D’haen, development manager at power firm...

Can anyone advise if self employed person can claim for laundry of work gear as a business expense, rather than the flat £60 tax relief., which I think only applied for employed farmers.

Historically we’ve always fed cake and straw and they’ve done very well and it suits our system as we’ve not got any fixed facilities for them so we can just use tubs and a ring feeder. with cake price climbing higher we need to consider the alternatives as see how others are doing it. We fed...

I’ve had a mare of a calving time this year from abortion to cryp calves that won’t suck and really have had enough of the f…ing things pretty well convinced myself that they’ve got to go . I love to look at a field of great looking cows and calves but I’m not getting any younger kids are not...

After my last quad got stolen I'm after a replacement. It was a can am 250 which was ideal for what I needed - road legal and fast for chasing sheep/cattle. Any recommendations or is everyone buying these big 1000cc jobs or utvs? I just need something that can zip about and save walking...

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I currently have a small dilemma. I have sold some off my store heifers and done not Brilliant. So Im going have to graze the remaining 9 heifers for the summer to get more weight on them. So il have 9 heifers and then ewes and lambs. I can’t see how il have grass for them all without some...

On behalf of Mr A Strickland TO BE SOLD BY ONLINE TIMED AUCTION RUNNING FROM: FRIDAY 6TH MAY - MONDAY 16TH MAY (7PM-7PM) LOCATION: HAWSBIT FARM, BRADFORD ON TONE, TAUNTON, TA4 1HR VIEWING DAY: FRIDAY 13TH MAY (10AM-4PM) COLLECTION DAY: FRIDAY 20TH MAY (9AM-4PM) TO VIEW LOTS & PLACE BIDS...

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland The Scottish government has today (Monday, May 9) opened a consultation on proposed amendments to the Tuberculosis (TB) (Scotland) Order 2007. The consultation will run for 12 weeks until its deadline on August 1, 2022, and is open for views on...

Thought I’d start a thread on what members are/have been putting in this season to fill the forage gap with rising feed costs. Brassicas Arable silage mixes Rye etc

Hi all, I am looking at keeping my male kids for meat any ideas for feeding rations ,should I castrate or not is there an outlet for meat cheers

Hello have a few Simmental bullocks around 530 kg 15-16 months old. Would I be able to get them in good weight off grass

Written by William Kellett from Agriland Entries for the Royal Bath & West livestock classes have been “flooding in” from producers around the country, including for the much-anticipated Zwartbles and Bleu du Maine National Shows. Heading up the Zwartbles sheep judging is breeder Martin...

From The Eagle comic, 1956. It all looks very pleasant not a drop of rain or bit of mud anywhere.

One of the biggest independent motor dealers in country has been sold

New here First Post Looking into clamping bread or cake for finishing cattle? Approx 30%dry matter Anyone done it? Any tips? TIA

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Rothamsted scientists have found a new way to switch on dormant plant genes, one which does not require the insertion of foreign DNA. This is the first such demonstration using a gene editing ‘deletion’ approach in any organism, with previous methods...

Hi just wondered what other farmers will be paying this year for round baling and wrapping. Thanks