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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland ForFarmers has said that the 2023 maize silage season has yielded good volume, but the performance of that silage is “disappointing”. The agricultural feed company said this conclusion was reached following “extensive analysis” by its forage...

With BT copper cable totally useless I went mad and ordered a Starlink ,now the nightmare of understanding all this techie stuff.Anyone fitted a starlink themselves it all looked so simple ,disc and router what could ho wrong.Now on the Fb site They keep saying about about other Flippin things...

We’re having some issues currently with cow performance being pretty poor and not consistent. Had a meeting with nutritionist and we’ve played around with some things and hopefully things will improve. Discussed with vets who also have a nutritionist and run the same program as far as I’m aware...

Hi, Whats everone thoughts on using a turnover crate on ewe's which are about 60 days in lamb? Got a few to attend to bad feet and am worried if i use the crate the may abort? Thinking of getting one for the future and my backs not getting any younger!! Thanks

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Mycotoxins are natural substances produced by moulds and fungi. They cannot be seen with the naked eye, and they cannot be tasted — but they are toxic. More than 500 different mycotoxins have been identified to date, and most animal feedstuffs are...

This is a slightly bizarre and definitely pointless thread but putting hay out yesterday for our dry cows and thinking what a fantastic feed it is; no plastic, no effluent, easy as pie to handle and transport, rumen friendly, cows love it. Got me wondering; does anyone know of anyone still...

I have a Leyland 154 scraper tractor and after being parked up all summer the steering was really stiff. Took some bits apart, lots of wd40 and can barely turn the left stub axle and wheel. Steering pretty free otherwise when jacked up. Lubrication is mostly slurry as on many livestock farms...

A potential anaerobic digester just up the road from me had its Planning Committee meeting yesterday. They had already approached me to grow crops for them & take digestate back. I would prefer a break crop if possible. The farm has a significant blackgrass burden. Mostly brashy soils prone to...

If you had a blank canvas and you wanted to put up a shed or possibly two for holding 200-240 beef head what designs would people think off. We are thinking locking yokes, 18ft scrap passage, concrete panels dividing scrape passage off straw yards. Interest in how you access the straw yards to...

Friend told me yesterday that a new daf lorry is down 11k and that hes noticed second hand diggers are back in price. Any1 else heard or noticed this?

Afternoon all, had a warning buzzer, lights etc come on, adblue deteriorated,drain adblue tank and put in new adblue. Have done that but warning buzzer and warning lights still on, performance is unaffected. Very difficult to drive with the incredibly loud buzzer going off! Is there anyway to...

I am a little fed up with telehandler reliability yes I run Merlo’s but have experienced other brands and none seem as reliable as a tractor.So my question is for loading quads and 80x70 haylage in the field onto trailers (a lot ) would a good loader tractor with the associated better comfort...

I have never really rigured out the best way to put out a fence with mine. 1. Drive round unreeling wire. Throw posts off whilst travelling. Put corner posts up. Put the reels on the end post. Then walk right round again putting the posts in and wire. Then tension. 2. Drive 50 metres throwing...

Hi. This time last week the cows were on an upward trajectory towards a 30kg average at 0 19 kg/ cake / litre fed in parlour. The ration outside was balanced 3 forages n prot pellet. 2 Kgs. Since Sunday the yld has fallen very quickly to 24kg. Exactly the same ration. Mixed and fed...

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Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine For a second year running, Limagrain’s winter wheat LG Beowulf and winter barley LG Caravelle, are the highest yielding varieties to join the AHDB Recommended List. LG Armada also takes lead position as the highest yielding oilseed rape variety on the...

https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/what-makes-a-good-employer-on-a-dairy-farm?fbclid=IwAR1dLRcEIxDmTkQ3Xx_zZN8yib3GIg8ah_e7SiYzI1CsM9gHv0DMIhjunFU_aem_AVwtamRm_OjMyDwnI5Ai7SjJ9ht2XxSKu77yRmpzpVGwSj3bxEmwM6cf6nnYP9rg1j4 A really great write up here about keeping staff happy. Cherry picking a part I...

I know Bailey do and I have a quote but cannot think of any other company to quote I want a 42 ft artic trailer with hydraulic clamps any ideas ?

Why are dealers so slow ? We are looking to change our JCB for an ex-demo one & have had local 2 JCB dealers come & look at our old one. (It's a 2019 542-70 so hardly a nail !) Fed up with waiting my brother put it on marketplace (& one of the 2 reps replied with "is this still available ?) A...