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  1. The Ruminant

    Water in tyres

    Another question about my Ford 4000. It’s got a front end loader on which I use regularly. With a decent sized bale it can get a bit light on the back end. Someone has suggested putting water / anti-freeze mix in the rear tyres for ballast. Are there any downsides I need to think about? For...
  2. Woolless

    Calving beef heifers

    Exciting times here, as this is the first time that we've had any calves born on the place! So far our three bucket reared AA/Her x heifers have calved unassisted and all three are very keen on their calves. However, all of them have been fidgety/twitchy about letting the calves suckle and I've...
  3. C

    Feeding close up dry cows...

    Hi all, What do your dry cow diets look like, for final weeks before calving? Looking for tips, note I don't have a mixer wagon! For us, av. 9000 litre Holsteins, from 4 weeks to calving diet is supposed to be: - c. 15kg maize - Ad lib barley straw - 3kg Translac cake for DCAB Can I replace...
  4. Devon James

    Tinnitus

    Any coping mechanisms that you have found that helps? Getting annoying. Affecting my energy levels and sleep. Not sure why it's happened!
  5. bobk

    Ivermectin , covid cure

    Commonly used in Asia , sounds well dodgy https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)32506-6/fulltext
  6. Ukjay

    Mole Catchers

    Hi I've never needed to start thinking about doing something about moles before, but we are now experiencing some issues with moles making a mess that I think I need to resolve before it gets too bad. Could anyone with experience in dealing with them help me understand how are mole catchers...
  7. H

    River Lugg, Herefordshire

    https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/18920990.environment-agency-launch-probe-river-lugg-destruction/
  8. NADIS News Feed

    Liver Fluke in Sheep

    Provided by As a global animal health company, we work to advocate for our customers and innovate to improve the health of animals through products, expertise, and service. Find out more on the Elanco website What is liver fluke and why is it such a problem? LIVER FLUKE CAN CAUSE...
  9. N

    yard cleaner

    hi whats the best product to remove slim and moss off yards and patios ? thanks
  10. Chris F

    Vegan Smoothie drink developed to counter malnutrition

    Saw this on Twitter and has been endorsed by NHS. Developed as vegans don’t drink milk and therefore miss out on some key nutrients. made with Mango, Sugar, Palm Oil and Soya. And they say milk is not sustainable!
  11. Chris F

    New Crop Protection products

    As part of Farm Compare, it has a basic lookup for crop protection products to allow you to lookup products and find equivalents. We get this data from the HSE. What I didn't realise is how fast this data changes. over the past 17 months we have been monitoring the list, there have been 346...
  12. D

    Cramp

    Anyone got a cure for serious lower leg cramp at night, its driving me to distraction. Doc said drink drinks with Quinine, didn't work. friend said Magnesuim tablets, after 2 months they havn,t worked either. Any suggestions ?
  13. Eolas Álainn

    Rearing Own Pigs - Actually Cheaper?

    My partner used to raise own pigs for slaughter while growing up and we've been looking at the pros and cons of rearing of own pigs for slaughter vs buying own pork products at the shop. Here's what I found out! https://oinksandbots.com/pros-and-cons-of-rearing-own-pigs-actually-cheaper/ Full...
  14. D

    EU threatens to ban UK ag and food exports to them

    Worth catching up on tweets between Barnier and Frost In event of no deal EU has threatened to ban ag and food exports to them. Would have effect of making food exports to NI from the rest of the U.K. illegal. This looks to be part of what’s behind the move to change the treaty.
  15. Chae1

    Sprayer problem.

    Went to spray off some barley for a neighbour snapper glyphosate, chaperone wetter. Used that mix for him several times already without problems. Yesterday started, most of nozzles blocked. Went home took them off unblocked them all and went to start again. Same again, most blocked within...
  16. Bald Rick

    Jersey Thread - For all things Jersey

    About time the best breed had its own thread After all, they have the best hairstyles ...........
  17. L

    Chlorine removal

    Our milk buyer is requiring us to remove all chlorine or chlorate based chemicals by 31/12/20 I think others have had to do this previously. What have people found that works as effectively? Many thanks lazy.
  18. Flat 10

    Future Chocolate spot control

    So this year wasn't bad and didn't really show up loss of CTL. Going forward are there any EAMUs for existing products on the horizon or maybe possibly new products? AFAIK I know current approved triazoles and strobs have limited effects on Choc spot. My hunch (and a quick google) is that...
  19. Steevo

    Long Knapsack Lance

    Anybody found an extra long knapsack sprayer lance that's any good? I need to spray a roof and it seemed the easiest way to do so.
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