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What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed
What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?- snipe
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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- valtraman
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- Forum: Livestock & Forage
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Sowing rather than drilling?
Do we have a seed drill mindset? Some years ago Clive Bailye arranged a trial of 10 or so different direct drills on a level uniform 50 acre field. There was a spare plot which they seeded with a fertiliser spinner and then scratched over the surface. It performed far better than expected...- farmideas
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Farmer vs flood
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Going ultra shallow with Sky Agriculture
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Over the last couple of years we have seen tremendous interest being shown by manufacturers of conventional tillage implements in new machines that are designed to operate at shallow depths. The motivation behind this new enthusiasm is the desire to save...- Agriland RSS
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Crop establishment methods and slug damage?
Over the years have you noticed much difference in slug damage, between,min till,ploughing, and direct drilling . -
Weed control: Companion conservation
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Is it possible to successfully companion crop oilseed rape to help control cabbage stem flea beetle and claim SFI payments, while keeping weeds firmly under control? CPM investigates. By Janine Adamson Planting a companion crop...- CPM RSS
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Nuffield lessons
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF How can growers cut greenhouse gas emissions on farm? Agronomist Chris Taylor’s Nuffield scholarship looked at how regenerative farming could help. By Mike Abram Enough carbon footprints have been carried out on arable farms over the...- CPM RSS
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Defending maize
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Can maize shrug off its reputation of being a much-scrutinised crop that damages the environment and poses a flooding risk? CPM joined growers at Severn Trent’s Stoke Bardolph AD site to learn how to maximise yields in a sustainable way...- CPM RSS
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Companion crops in wheat
Anyone using a companion crop in wheat that is not killed by pre em but easily killed in spring or by frost? -
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Complexity of crop and cover crop rotation
Hi, I am currently working on a project aiming to aid in the selection of crops and cover crop mixes over a number of years that models both the expected yields as well as potential subsidies, effect on soil health and risk of disease etc. I'm interested to hear how others go about taking into...- maxw
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Simple deep rooting cover crop suggestions please.
As above we have some heavyish land to sort out, it’s had spuds on it and headlands are largely churned to mud so won’t be drilled this autumn with anything unless we get a prolonged spell of dry weather. what I’m thinking is probably in. Spring is to level the ruts out and plant some sort of...- Drillman
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- Forum: Regen Ag Crops & Agronomy
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Christ it's wet
Anyone else normally drilled up by now and not started. Ditches are down and water is getting away but it's sitting on top and drains have been jetted last year etc so they should be fine. It's like it's sat on top but there must be 6 inch of water to plough in more in places West Lancashire...- charlie94
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- Forum: Cropping
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Unusual sights for mid October...
Linseed based cover crop sown 10th Aug, before spring barley. Coming on to full flower, in 20+ degrees, 9th Oct. Combine at Christmas?!?!?!? -
Whats is your biggest challenge in running your farm right now?
HI Folks, I'm helping farms be more efficient with technology. What are your biggest painpoints right now in operating your farm? Just a sentence or two would be great. Thank you- dilahdan
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Slimers field drilled
My Slimers field got drilled today with RGT Goldfinch (upcoming BYDV and OBM resistant milling wheat) into an accidental clover and trefoil cover crop. Hopefully I’ll get the pre-em done on Sunday, then Clive Blacker can come and lay the Slug traps out. Lots of beetles roaming about which is...- B'o'B
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- Forum: The Slug Circle
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Store lambs on stubble turnips, which breed?
Hello, Arable manager looking to incorporate a minor amount of livestock into the rotation, mainly by grazing store lambs on stubble turnips over winter, to then put into a spring crop. Currently have good amount of stubble turnips which are ready to go & look exceptionally well due to the...- joehicken
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Tractor + driver going rate ?
not done this for a while but been asked to send a spare man and (240 hp 55kph) tractor potato carting what’s the going rate / hr (our fuel) ?- Clive
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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AB9 Anyone had BTO bird survey
As above, anyone else had an email from BTO asking to do a survey on the effectiveness of AB9 Winter Bird food- haggard143
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Winter rye cover crop
Thinking to plant some rye following wheat just as cover crop with potential for silage cut in spring ahead of spring barley. What seed rate to smother weeds? Got plenty of clean grain from heap!
