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Kverneland TS for direct drilling
Looking at a KV TS for a specific project drilling mainly into unmoved ground. I see they can be fitted with a narrow tungsten point. Are they worth the extra spent?- Northdowns Martin
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Warning of unforeseen SFI consequences
Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Unforeseen consequences of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) are a concern for independent agronomists after they were briefed on the recent updates at their annual conference last week. An interactive poll before the SFI update session revealed...- CPM RSS
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sfi....dodge thread
so sfi is here and it seems there are several threads where posters are asking about the possibilities of combining options/crops to leverage more money 'whats stopping me?' 'ahl2....wild bird food'....after winter wheat 'sam3 and num3'....claim both in same first year any others?......good...- spin cycle
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Clarkson again
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Outland tracks
Good afternoon ,ewrybody! I would like to ask forum member experience about Outland tracks Stryder on challenger MT700 series tractors. My Challenger 765B still on original comoplast tracks, but they are prety worn out and driving on public roads is main concern to me. I would like to believe... -
Defra SFI Webinar - 26th Jan - Watch on Demand
On Friday 26 January, we're holding a webinar for farmers where we'll be going through the actions and payments available through our Environmental Land Management schemes in 2024. The Farming and Countryside Director Janet Hughes, the policy lead working on the Sustainable Farming Incentive...- Defra Farming
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- ahl2 application defra direct drilling drilling drought environmental grass grassland harvest hrw1 insecticide ipm2 ipm4 maintenance management num3 online registration rpa sam3 seed sfi sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive vra wheat winter wheat
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Steve Barkley at OFC
So i wonder what announcements / new standards we might get re SFI today ? any guesses ?- Clive
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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SAM2 followed by SAM3
Is this feasible if we have a 1st March agreement start date. SAM 2 multi species winter cover of grass, legumes and herbs. Leave cover in place to provide the SAM3 from 1st March. Drill with wheat beginning of Oct. Also either use the the grazing/silage, or in my case, probably sell the...- Grass And Grain
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Drill build
Thinking about a time drill to give more flexibility in chopped straw. Has anyone any experience of the Metcalf disc offering and price -
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Maximising Output Per Acre is The Way to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Well isn’t it? If you can grow 4t per acre of wheat then isn’t the carbon footprint per ton less by virtue of the fact you’ve spread the fixed part of the carbon cost in growing the crop over more tons. This fact begs the question of what to do with marginal land. It would suggest it should be...- DrWazzock
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Front cultivator
Got both an erth direct drill and a kverneland qualidisc which we use for sowing grass/brassicas in the area. Looking at a front implement that will help both machines rather than just a weight block. Was thinking along the lines of a front guttleror set of wavy discs or some kind of harrow... -
Sfi and hill farms
Anyone got a clue ? I’ve looked at LG2 that I presume will cover our mowing ground ( I can max that as 41 acres or 16.5 hectares) that I presume is 16.5 x £151 = £2491.50 We only have 174 acres in total and to take edges or strips out of production etc is not viable Keeping stock off areas...- Wood field
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sfi- the return of the barley baron?
With potential £229/Ha on the table for s barley under sfi, are we about to see the return of the barley baron. Been looking at sfi, i guess like many farmers, weigh up all the options, ipm1, sam1,2,3, num 1,2,3 …..hrw…..ahl… so on and so on , a bit of this and a bit of that, and it all starts...- Fish
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Sam3 adding herbal to existing grass
Has anyone done this and what was the best way to establish herbs into an existing ley- willy
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Dalbo rolls with knife roller attachment?
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Greener Farm Commitment
See FW article on cost implications of GFC. ‘Shocking’ cost of Red Tractor’s green module revealed Save © Red Tractor Red Tractor has spent a “shocking” £295,000 to date on the development of its controversial green module, Farmers Weekly can reveal. Red Tractor confirmed the figure was...- willyorkshire
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Spring cropping: Spring saviours?
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options. By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones The Met Office first started naming...- CPM RSS
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Pre harvest roundup banned
Has this been banned by eu?- glasshouse
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Madness, or just common sense?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67540190 On the face of it, madness. However, given more thought, maybe not. Presumably a ban would just have created a new black market, funded criminality, extra burden for customs, etc. So why not keep it under control and use the revenue for the...- yoki
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Tine drills.
Weaving sabre tine, KrM Sola Drill SM-P there the ones I’m aware of That will go in direct but also on previously stirred ground. What other options are out there that are similar in layout etc? thanks- Drillman
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