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  1. Wolds Beef

    Winter cereals and oilseeds in Europe.

    We know this country has taken a hit in winter production but what about European countries? Can our friends and contributors from Europe enlighten us? Will it affect markets as we go forward? Also vegetables and fruit, how have they faired? WB
  2. W

    Orchard Sprayer

    Anyone have any 1000L or similar sized orchard sprayers for sale? Thanks
  3. D

    Hay

    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...
  4. N

    Lleyn sheep ?

    What’s people’s thoughts on these sheep, what could be a better breed to have on grassy rough ground ?
  5. P

    What do you think of your cross climate tyres “in snow”?

    I wanting to find out if cross climate tyres do give more grip and better braking in snow and icy conditions. Have been using winter tyres but thinking they are over kill for the amount of times we get snow on the Cotswolds. Don’t get me wrong winter tyres really do work but loose their gripping...
  6. CPM RSS

    BP2023: Further blight complications

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...
  7. CPM RSS

    BP2023: Further blight complications

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...
  8. CPM RSS

    Counting the cost of compaction

    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...
  9. Harrysfergie

    New pick up

    Evening all not sure if right place to post but here goes! I'm due a new company truck, we get a choice between Hilux and Ranger, there's a few different variants to choose from but all Ranger or Hilux available to us on the list will cost about the same out of my wages each month. I was set on...
  10. daveydiesel1

    China going to wet drought area

    Seen a tiktok today that china is planning to build a water diversion to bring fresh water to a drought stricken area to turn it into 17 million acres of good farmland, surely this will totally destroy milk,beef etc price if they do this
  11. Agriland RSS

    Yara signs agreement to store CO2 under the Norwegian seabed

    Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Yara has today (Monday, November 20) announced that it has signed a binding agreement to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from its Dutch ammonia plant and store it under the Norwegian seabed. The fertiliser company said that its aims to reduce its annual...
  12. Agriland RSS

    Origin Enterprises revenue drops by 25% due to fertiliser pricing

    Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Origin Enterprises Plc., the international agronomy services group which has headquarters in Dublin, has issued its first quarter trading update for the three months ended October 31, 2023 (Q1 FY24). The group also hosted its annual general meeting...
  13. DrDunc

    Vredestein tyres

    Vredestein Traction Tyres? Opinions? They're only a couple of hundred quid more than BKT Agrimax for a set of 4 (520/85r42 & 480/70r30) Tractor will predominantly be on cultivation and baler work, with some road haulage. Are the vredestein never wear, but never grip?
  14. F

    Is this machine 2.5k hours or 12.5k hours?

    Don’t believe the 6*20 series hour meter goes past 9999 hours. https://www.farmmachinerylocator.co.uk/listing/for-sale/228564169/2004-john-deere-6120se-40-hp-to-99-hp-tractors
  15. K

    Sell or fatten.

    Few lambs left here, 37/38 to 44kg but needing a bit more flesh. Have been getting a pound of meal a day.. not really enough to flesh up with all that rain.they are not loosing weight but not going too far either. Grass is scarce here. Option 1) sell as stores, less work, on paper less money...
  16. Wood field

    Sheep , cows and small farms

    We used to be all cattle on our farm , only 50 Angus cross, wintered from nov to May they just couldn’t pay so we went all sheep. Just reading various threads on sucklers etc and I can’t see how we could make them work, however we do have a 100 x 50’ shed plus a 90x30’ lean too, mrs L has a few...
  17. Shann_mann

    Perfect Suckler cow??

    Over the next few weeks we are expanding are suckler herd and reducing the sheep numbers. We make are suckler cows out of the beef calves born off are dairy cows. At the minute we run alot of Lims and Charollais. With the plan to bull therm with a Bazidaise, Charollais or Blond. I’m after a cow...
  18. Goffer

    National strike in any other industry

    With controversy over flooding , ea debacle, red tractor debacle , British sugar, Nfu debacle most other workers would call a national strike . How long before there's a march on London and holding government protest about the complete mismanagement of matters
  19. V

    Suckler breeding cow trade?

    What would trade be like for proper beef bred suckler cows be either with calf at foot or in calf heifer . Angus’s spring Calvers. I might need 10
  20. A

    Agritechnica 23

    Anybody going? I’ve probably left it too late to go now, usually get invited by a manufacturer but I can’t be buying from the right dealers now!! Anyone booked an apartment and needing a couple of extra people to fill it?
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