Hi this wet weather. I watched Glen rabenburg, on you tube he is selling a product to floculate heavy soil .I have resurched what it could be and I am quite convinced it is calcium chloride which could be sold in other chemical mixed in uk.
We have some paving slabs outside our back door,some becoming dangerously slippery because of a thin coating of green algae acting like grease.
Apart from pressure washing the slab’s clean, is there any way of cleaning them, with any type of “ acid”.
Once cleaned what’s the best way of...
Does many of you use cattle boluses on yoyr cows? Looking about doing it to help boost fertility. Red a few bit on the net there and some suggest using boluses containing beta carotene but cant find many products for sale that have it on a quick google search, find it odd that alk trace dont...
About ten days ago I woke in the night with a very sharp pain in my brain/head. Ever since then I’ve had this feeling if dull pressure in my head which is worse when I lie down and it also wakes me in the night. I’ve had on going neck pain annd stiffness before and during all of this. I’d...
So probably been asked a few times now but. If I wanted to keep ram in with ewes until end of February ( due to lamb beginning of march ) would feeding lamb creep be an OK substitute for ewe nuts. As I'm aware that you can't feed ram ewe nuts, obviously isn't going to give the same nutritional...
Hello everyone, my 300 cows are currently licking their way through 30 kgs of Cheshire salt blocks a day. That seems a lot to me. And expensive. Do they really need it or are they just doing it out of boredom. When they are out grazing they never touch the salt blocks
Just comparing cattle feeds & prices & have been asked if I require ammonia chloride in it ? I’m not sure what does it do & benefits ? I’m feeding beef suckled calves
Under request from @Bokey I have decided to dedicate a thread to the trials and tribulations on the farm, I shall endeavour to splice the good with the bad. A bit about us, 600 acres all told, 450 cropable, 8 years into organic, mainly arable with a few wooly critters, an impatient old man and...
Starting to get a little worried now. Spring seed might be short... Weather doesnt look great on the forcast - given how sh!t harvest was, could we be in for just as bad an autumn?
Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine
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It might be desirable to imagine a world where fungicides aren’t necessary, but the fact is they’re a fundamental pillar supporting effective crop production. CPM explores the value of independent oilseed rape fungicide trials.
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Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland
Farmers keen to ensure that their cows will get the best out of the silage they have harvested in recent months should think about getting their silage analysed.
Silage analysis will be important coming into the winter as farmers will be soon begin to close...
Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine
A Group 2 winter wheat has bucked recent trends of low specific weights for milling quality to perform beyond expected for one Northamptonshire grower.
Emma Bletsoe says she’s ‘delighted’ with her first crop of Mayflower and as a result, plans to...
What shall I feed for 3 weeks before calving?
Holsteins, big yield variation (7000 to 12000 litres), we are slowly moving towards a lower yield grazing system. Herd av. 8500.
Normal diet is 50% maize, 50% hay, 3kg Translac rolls. Semi-decab diet.
No maize pit open at the moment due to...
We've listened to our members and launched some much requested collective deals.
Don't forget you can register as a Farmdeals member for free: Farmdeals.ag
08 28 00 (23SO3 + 2Zn) Starter Fertiliser Timac Agro Physiostart - ends 13 August
Microgranular placement fertiliser for improved crop...
Photo ID needed to buy AN this autumn
The Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulations 2023 introduced new substances to the lists of regulated explosives precursors and poisons. Offences relating to the acquisition, importation, supply, possession and use of the following...
We've had an impressive couple of months with our collectives. We've had a lot of our members take advantage and get great prices on Urea, Gylphosate and more.
We're running a number of collective deals ending over the next few weeks, I've listed below the deals of particular interest to arable...
Really interesting book on processed food, it's effect on our diets and increasing corporate control of the human food supply chain.
Listen to Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken on Audible. https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0BL1M9XCL?source_code=ASSOR150021921000R
Wallace and James Hendrie are always looking for ways to improve efficiency and maximise output. As part of AHDB’s strategic dairy farm programme, the team identified fertility as a significant challenge and have been exploring a range of options to improve the performance of the herd.
Based in...
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