Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Red clover has the potential to fix up to 250kg of nitrogen (N)/ha from the air on an annual basis. This figure is based on swards containing up to 5t of clover dry matter (DM)/ha.
The N fixed from the atmosphere is translocated throughout the growing...
Hi,
I want to cut docks, thistles, nettles in horse pastures. I want to cut them high so I leave the grass long and uncut.
any advice on equipment that can do this. So far, a Rhino 9 looks good as it cuts at 300 mm.
I’m just looking for some other options or ideas.
thank you
charlie
Hi looking to buy 30 acre hill farm in north west Ireland. Never farmed in my life but have new wellies lol.
Not looking to make a living at this more a hobby to cover my expenses and the outlay of the land etc.
what should I start with on the hill farm with zero experience?
I know everyone...
Chatting with my agronomist this morning and he was telling me how some FBT agreements, down in more arable areas, had clauses in them requiring the land to be soil tested at the beginning and end of the term with a full spectrum analysis, with a charge to put right any degradation.
I've heard...
Trying to export some kit.
Not done it before.
What do I need?
EORI number. What’s that?
Phytosanitary certificate. What does that entail?
Anything else?
VAT?
This morning we have had our 6 month Health and safety consultant visit.
We got on to Loler inspections. We have the two loaders independently inspected annually and accept that I'm in a grey area when I inspect the man cage and loaders for their 6 month competent person inspection.
I also...
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As I finish off hedging for customers I found myself getting really depressed looking at all this cs and sfi sh!t. Once fields I mowed and baled in some fallow weeds. Fields I fert spread the arable on either fallow stubble or bird seed. The whole lot looks unloved.
Then onto hedges. Got most...
Anyone that's started down the road of using some land for BNG unit creation?
The initial selling price of the units looks attractive but I'm trying to get some idea on what the ongoing costs and management restrictions are?
Putting in a mixture of Other Neutral Grassland and Lowland Meadow...
Having a clear out in the workshop, came across this unopened 25L drum. Picture of the only identification on it. So what is it 🤷♂️ :rolleyes::X3::scratchhead::LOL:......
Just wondering, one block of farm with main buildings and sheep yard .
Normally bale the 15 acres ( 12+3 )and also a 4 acre field of the bit marked 16.
We get nice short cut sweet green hay but not so much of it , so you wise sheep men and women … to buy in fodder and rotate the sheep or to make...
If I put kale in at the start of April and grazed it off in June or July would it grow back again ok to graze in the winter ? I’m sure there was a thread on here somewhere about it but can’t find anything
Just an observation last night as driving home.
Lot of horse paddocks on rough ground. At the moment lot I went past are just muddy bogs. Some right against the river. (if was cattle then would be hell to pay...)
Nothing against horses, but surely would be better covering the pony paddocks in...
Two weeks ago I asked for volunteers to help organise a farmers protest. To make the risk-reward of farming worthwhile.
JUST ONE FARMER STEPPED FORWARD!
In the face of this level of apathy I give up on trying to get (English) farmers to do anything.
Indeed, the vast majority of comments on...
Folks, why we aren’t we getting organised and using the massive support that the European farmers (and Canadian truckers) are getting by not protesting in at least some form here I’m Britain?
Before we all believe the NFU’s mantra about ‘lack of public support’, just pop onto YouTube and read...
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