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Where will the Milk come from going forwards? In my own very local area 3 dairy farms have gone or are about to sell the herd in the last 12 months, all three have been driven out by the low returns for the amount of work and/or the investment needed to carry on milking not being worthwhile...

Melton Mowbray prices were poor for natives. Why? Natives do live cheaper and will even outwinter rather than spending on shed room and feed. They eat grass and grass products rather than expensive (now very expensive) grain rations. How do we get this across to the commercial suckler man? WB

Blog: Adjusting N rates and alternative fertiliser management options Tuesday, 8 March 2022 Fertiliser prices are still sky-high with no sign of coming down, and farmers are considering how much nitrogen to apply. As well as adjusting the nitrogen rate used, AHDB’s crop nutrient management...

'Twas always thus - that 10-14 days in the run up to the start of lambing heralds the onslaught of TLD, prolapses, blown guts, abortions and the 1001 other things that can go wrong with sheep :banghead: Many moons ago, when I was young and keen, an old bloke once told me, "A farm or a piece...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Here’s an interesting conundrum - what does sustainability really look like for Irish farmers into the future? Yes, I know that we are living in fast-changing times. But the aforementioned question keeps recurring. I’m tired of being told that farmers...

Reading a thread about high fert prices and some farmers are asking for the government to step in and subsidies the price. Then another thread suggesting the government should help subsidies fuel prices. Farmers must get more government hand outs then a black single mother in a council flat with...

Just had the annual belittling Spanish inquisition (which I passed with no compliance failures!) I sell store cattle and fatten lambs that go deadweight When English cattle are currently 15p/kg more than the "premium" Scottish brand, and lambs are less than they were 12 months ago, what's the...

Just had a price for Nitram. £955/ton for artic load and CF 24-8-8 plus sulphur at £905/ton, again artic loads. If you haven’t yet secured your Spring fertiliser needs, don’t leave too long. Delivery dates now stretch two to three weeks hence and there may not be any to order again soon. Yara...

We've just had our routine tb test today and we've got a reactor according to the young fresh out of school vet. We're doubtful as this cow shot he head up and bent the needle on the thingymajig but hey ho she's got a green tag of disapproval and We're under restrictions. Gutted to say the...

I thought if I started this thread someone would think of something..........

Written by Michael Geary from Agriland Old season lamb (OSL) or hogget prices in Great Britain (GB), both liveweight and deadweight, are back on what was recorded this time last year. The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) said that for the week ending February 23, the GB...

Looking at dropping oats from the rotation, as they are the only reason we are farm assured. All wheat and barley goes to local farms or our cattle Plan is 2 wheats, a barley, followed by a cover crop then spring barley

Hi everyone Many of you will recall @Frank-the-Wool 's thread regarding impending new livestock transport regulations. Originally dressed up for the general public as a "ban on live exports" in fact had much wider proposals and implications...

What is it about straw buyers that thinks they don'y need to pay or can run their business on my cashflow ? happens over and over, diferent buyers same sob stories, without doubt the worst payers in British farming next time a livestock farmer wonders why so much straw is chopped this is the...

I always sell a fair bit of lamb through the spring/summer/autumn direct to individuals, pubs, restaurants and it does very well for me. But a couple years ago I decided to run a small pedigree Devon suckler herd with the ideal to sell beef boxes direct. Partly selfish reasons as I always...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has written to Asda regarding the supermarket’s decision to step away from its pledge to source 100% fresh British beef just weeks after implementing the pledge. The letter comes after farmers from across Wales...

Which system does everyone believe is the most trustworthy system?

I’m intrigued. My local halal butcher offers mutton legs @£3.99/kg. Offer to buy half a sheep and that drops to £3.49/kg. He told me his supplier is a farm on the Pennines, sheep raised on the hills on an ordinary diet, just slaughtered differently with the obvious ritual differences, and that...

Currently have 400 indoor lambing mules and texel/mules. I bought 15 sucked hoggets and 25 ewe lambs to try over the next year. Ewe lambs purchased for £105 weighing roughly 45kg in September and sucked hoggets for £150 at around 60-65kg. Tupped half with Charollais and other half to beltex...

With the cut in funding from AHDB and the pending creation of a new competing scheme, surely RT's days are numbered? What will that mean for those of us who are signed up for assurance if RT goes under? Will we still be able to market our produce or will the alternative schemes take us on if...