compaction

hi all son charged with looking after local league football pitch ,they pay a fortune to have this done few times a year thought about getting one as other places have shown an interest in using it , anything to look for with a vertidrain or other types , hollow or solid tines ? are gearboxes...

recently bought a jd 962i sprayer 36mt, pulled by a 6250r. thinking of running 520 wheels all year round. What are people thoughts? thinking 520/85 r50 on the tractor. tractor is used for leading in. this the reason I am wanting to go to a tire size that can do both.

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...

Would it be feasible to grow a crop of Spring peas, unsprayed, with the aim of incorporating as a green manure after 12 weeks? The reason I ask is that there is a Welsh enviro scheme open at the moment, where one of the options is to grow a protein crop with no weed control. It would need to be...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland In and amongst the growing debate over reducing the depth of cultivation, there is an emerging argument for taking the middle road in the form of strip-till with most leading manufacturers bringing their ideas to the market. Strip-till is based on the...

Hi, Having a couple of seasons under my belt as the main decision maker with two polar opposite years, I’m looking at what min-till cultivations would be best. We took on this arable farm which was direct drilled with a 750A year after year, heavy clay ground which was tight as hell. We are...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF LAMMA 2024 is shaping up to be a good one, with a host of big-name manufacturers returning to the show. CPM takes a look at what’s in store. By Melanie Jenkins LAMMA is once again set to kick-start the 2024 machinery show season. The...

Given the fact that subsidy goes straight to the bottom line(net profit) how does everyone plan to replace this? im not asking can you "survive" without it, simply how will you replace it? or will you just accept that you will make less money? given the fact the general populations minimum wage...

I'm looking to canvas suggestions for a cheap gravel cart type set up for putting stone in drainage trenches. I'm looking to put in some short lengths of drainage pipe by myself to drain some wet holes into the ditches. The lengths of the pipes is unlikely to reach beyond 20m or so, so I'm...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A wet autumn has hampered planting and left some farmers using min and zero tillage establishment systems concerned about soil compaction. Waterlogging caused by soil compaction has been attributed to plateauing crop yields by the Potash Development...

Just seeing a number of farms offer maize whole crop and crimped maize in bales. Is this a good opportunity to supply a baled product to areas where the crops don't grow so well - i see bales a good option for moving the product and keeping them ensiled.

Curious about the weaving tine drill … Are they very popular? .. Seem to be a very simple drill tk operate.. Any downsides?

come on @Defra Farming , if we as farmers did this , there would be hell to pay

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The importance of crop establishment cannot be stressed enough. It is the most critical period within all tillage life-cycles, as it is the time when the yield potential is set. All challenges crops face during the season serves to reduce the final...

@Clive talks to Brian Magee from CNH about the new CR11 Combine from New Holland. Press Release Information from New Holland New Holland previews the CR11, the next-generation flagship combine • The CR11 combine is a brand-new product that takes the legacy of the flagship CR line, which...

Hi, I'm a student, and not directly related to farming. You see a lot these days about plant based diets and the like, in common media, so I just wanted to do some fact checking with you guys. Anyone grown animals and crops on the same fields (perhaps in rotation)? Does it produce better...

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Wet ground conditions continue to hamper maize harvest across much of the country, leaving many growers with crops still standing in the field. Feed preservation specialists, Kelvin Cave Ltd, have therefore reminded growers of one option which could...

Hi guys never planted winter barley this late before will it be ok or am I wasting my time should I just put oats in instead

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Goodyear is once again moving forward in the agricultural tyre world with the introduction of what is something of a departure for the brand, a range of wheel centres to fit its Low Sidewall (LSW) tyres. As tractors get bigger, there is a growing...

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