cultivating

if no till becomes a sfi option will we be able to claim twice a year ? for instance if doing over winter cover crop then a spring crop just a thought

Whats everyone elses position. The wheats looking really hungry now and its so wet wondering whether just go and make a mess or be patient?! Must be loosing yield surely.

Well I have succumbed and spent day crawling around under the drill swapping it over to wet weather kit. I moved all my land to become spring barley after harvest as combines made a bit of mess and needed to reset. Hoping the twin tune kit will get a bit of air in the soil without peeling up...

I’m really hoping someone can help me out. I’m looking to purchase a property with land after an elderly couple passed away. The property comes with woodland and also grazing land but the boundaries to the grazing land aren’t fenced off and have not been for years and years.neighbouring farms...

Hi im harry and I am a second year student studying at the royal agricultural university. I'm looking to undertake a 15 week placement. I have previous experience on arable farms, cultivating corn carting, flailing and so on, I also have experience lambing please do get in touch for my cv or...

https://www.ft.com/content/9b819b0c-663a-46f0-86a8-5e570913317a we havnt had a good ploughing vrs DD dust up for awhile :sneaky:it all seems dominated by the politics of rt nfu et al :rolleyes:

Following on from a thread about mole ploughing, how many of you plough with draft control turned off? I’ve always ploughed with it off, not wanting to jack the plough out a bit through a tough patch just for a bit of extra grip, having a tractor properly ballasted and on top of the job.

I wonder if anyone can help with some history? This 1505 came from a dealer in Wales , he had lost the log book and knew very little of the tractor. He thought it might have been new to Strutt and Parker Farms , who I think don't exist as an entity any more to ask? I believe it only had another...

Is it too late to plough in winter beans (Vespa)? When will they be ready to combine if i do?

What do people do with there sheep if housing is not an option ? Lots of fields I’ve seen with sheep in are looking really messed up it must be a nightmare in this weather . If winters keep on getting wetter will people give up keeping them ?

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland Mark Chatterton, the Head of Agriculture at one of the largest accountancy firms in the UK, Duncan and Toplis, has described the recent flooding in parts of Nottinghamsire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire as “heartbreaking” for the farmers affected...

So i wonder what announcements / new standards we might get re SFI today ? any guesses ?

It’s a bit random, but I’m doing a local history on the British and World Ploughing Championships held in Shillingford, Oxfordshire and wonder if someone has any knowledge or point me in the right direction. The field used in these contests - 1956, 1993 & 1999 now known as Plough Field has been...

Broadly speaking, how much do people think lambs will eat per day from a hopper when they are on stubble turnips? when we have them inside I budget on 2kg a day. Would it be nearer 1kg on turnips? Lambs about quite framey, 40 kg approx Thanks

I was thinking about starting a contracting buisness have all the machinery to do so how would I go about advertising

Hello Community, I hope this message finds you all well. I am reaching out to this knowledgeable community seeking valuable insights and strategies regarding the importation of Calabash (bottle gourd) to Israel. I am interested in sourcing Calabash from countries that share positive...

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...

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...

Inspired in some way by the gatecrash of the Fendt gearbox thread, just thought I'd see what folks did. 20 years ago we managed with two 6290's and a 3075, and up to three hire tractors at peak times and contractor help for beet drilling and harvesting, hedge cutting, square baling, destoning...