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  1. gatepost

    Am I in a parallel universe?

    I know its been done to death, but as part of my recuperation, I have been getting up a bit later, so heard the CEO of Heathrow this am, 79,000000 passengers last year, talking about getting the third runway ''right'' as of great benefit to the country, so the Welsh are to plant trees, RT...
  2. D

    Rewetting - What it really means.

    I’m next door to a rewetting project that’s a combined effort or “non effort” between the Forestry Commission, Natural England and the Wolds Chalk Stream project or something like that. And I’m fairly angry about it as fetid stinking water is sometimes pouring across their plantations onto the...
  3. Ruminant Health & Welfare

    February 2024 Newsletter

    Welcome to Ruminant Health & Welfare Welcome to the first RH&W newsletter of 2024 Our important work continues with our focus now on developing a beef welfare strategy with the working group as well as progressing the welfare goals identified in the dairy and sheep strategies through 2024. As...
  4. Agriland RSS

    Over £125k between top-performing dairy farms and bottom 50%

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland There is over a £125,000 difference between the top-performing dairy farms and the bottom 50%, according to new data from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). AHDB revisited and updated data from 2017 and 2018 for beef and...
  5. Defra Farming

    Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024: guidance now available

    Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024: guidance now available Written by Laurren March Credit: David S You will soon be able to apply for a grant through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF). To help you prepare, we’ve published the FETF grant guidance on GOV.UK. In this...
  6. dgjeynes

    Which tub mixer

    Looking at upgrading from our current Keenan 140 to a twin tub and want to beable to feed all the milkers in one batch approx 170 cows. So think we’re looking around the 21 cube mark. Will have to be a second hand machine ideally that’s been refurbed. Any makes in particular to look at or to...
  7. Derrick Hughes

    Land Drainage

    Think this has been covered before ,but I have some land drainage to do and may struggle to get drainage stone on site ,are there any other options for backfill that will last other than stone , not done any test holes yet so unsure but it seems to be deep loamy topsoil over Clay for what I've...
  8. J

    Red tractor spot inspection

    Just thought I'd share with you all the privilege I've had with dear old red tractor. So as most of you know I've been due a spot inspection. I try and keep my personal life off of here but for the purpose of this I'll share a bit, my partner of nearly 6 years was blue-lighted to hospital on...
  9. Humble Village Farmer

    DEFRA cover up on upland prospects

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/20/defra-officials-buried-analysis-dire-financial-prospects-hill-farmers-brexit-faming-payments-scheme
  10. P

    Why is the Environment Agency so against cleaning, maintaining UK rivers??

    I ask the above as @Farmer dyke and @Gerbert, have explained in answer to my thread “River/dyke cleaning,Question for farmers in Holland/Netherlands, that the “Waterboards”, dictate how waterways must be “Cleaned”. So repeating my self, why is the UK Environment Agency so so opposed, hell bent...
  11. daveydiesel1

    Cattle boluses

    Does many of you use cattle boluses on yoyr cows? Looking about doing it to help boost fertility. Red a few bit on the net there and some suggest using boluses containing beta carotene but cant find many products for sale that have it on a quick google search, find it odd that alk trace dont...
  12. onesiedale

    cyber security on TFF

    Wow! just realised today that TFF now has a cyber security section. This ad came up for Lancaster University's Department of Innovations funded scheme to ensure that farmers were protected from cyber crime. Are farmers seeing it as that much of a threat to their operations. Or are they like me...
  13. D

    Best cattle crush for sucklers Upto finished

    What does Everyone recommend, I can't make my mind up. Is a squeeze crush the bees knees that they say. We currently have a self locking IAE. Dislikes, the doors are cranked so doesn't go narrow enough for a lot of smaller stuff. Sucklers amble in and don't lock it then back out, I do wonder...
  14. B

    Calves that stop drinking

    While working with two Angus calves tonight that had drunk well for a week but won’t now,no scour no temperature it dawned on me of a few bunches of Charolais calves that did the same maybe 30 years ago 🙄 the vet said to mix salt in the drink,worked a treat. Was that a fluke or is there...
  15. L

    Welsh dairy farming.

    Listened to the kite podcast today. I’m not sure how you guys do it. The resilience required is out of my league. what are individual plans going forward?Other than hoping a change of leader in Cardiff bay will help.
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