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Following on from the disinformation thread, this shows how dangerous social media can become. Hopefully the vegan campaign will prove to be self defeating and the farm will gain custom...

There is a discussion on the livestock forum about the loss of BPS and rents which in theory should fall after BPS disappears and the small offering of SFI by my calculation in no way will compensate. I have a block of 23 ha of Downland that I rent, it is very steep in places and not possible...

I am coming to the end of sorting out the hydraulics on my own 590. I have found these boards and those elsewhere, along with videos, highly informative but jeepers it has been a long slog with many false leads and blind alleys. I have the official workshop manual, parts list and operator...

looking at a fendt tractor witch are all vario ,the massey rep says that a powershift gearbox is the right gear box if doing a majority of its work on the road he says vario is for feild work. dose the vario use more fuel on the road

Priced cydectin from two different suppliers . Both on the same to road. And one priced at £68. The other £118.00 How can there be a 50 quid difference on the same stuff , by two competitors just along the road from each other!?

Afternoon all, Today we've published a handbook containing all the detailed information about the sustainable farming incentive offer for this year. The handbook is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfi-handbook-for-the-sfi-2023-offer An overview blogpost is here...

So it’s clear from many other threads that SFI seemingly offers very little or nothing that’s attractive to livestock / grassland so what do you want ? Use this thread to outline your own livestock / grassland SFI standard that both delivers public goods and natural capital for tax payers...

Anyone having bother with flies on cattle this summer ? They seem to be driving some of mine mad . Far worse as usual . And a few with runny eyes which I wonder if it is to do with the flies too

Good day all, I am a new member here. I have lots of dry manure laying around, I would like to find out if there is something I can do with it, I don't know if it can still be used as fertilizer because 80% of it is already dry. Thank you all.

I am on panel chaired by David Exwood next week at the cereals event speaking with Janet Hughes I have been asked to talk about my experience of Sfi pilot and Sfi so far .............. frankly I don't have a lot to say on that as it's been pretty straight forward other than issues around how...

Copied from the BFU thread which is running about writing a letter to Rishi Sunak... I was thinking about imports undermining our standards and prices. It doesn't even need imports to meet our standards. What I mean is, they don't need to be imports. Take Ukrainian grain. Doesn't necessarily...

Its time for farmers to now accept their future and prepare, Just watched another video on youtube about the impact the goverments sub removal is having on small farms, given the fact bps goes straight to the net profit and requires no turnover to get im just curious as to how people will...

If anyone is looking to buy Clik/Clik Extra or similar, Hyperdug have a 10% discount on for the Coronation (valid until tomorrow May 7th), with free shipping over £50. Clik Extra comes in at £210 + VAT. I only looked as they'd emailed me a 10% voucher as I hadn't dealt with them for 12 months...

Download PDF Sequestering carbon and reduced CO2 emissions are broader societal benefits of min- and no-till practices already adopted by many arable farms for cost and soil structure reasons. CPM attends a ‘regenerative agriculture day’ in Sussex to learn how to turn these benefits into income...

Hi pricing up wormer for turning out cattle,usually use Cydectin injection behind the ear but it's risen £60 to £450ish,is there a alternative that does the same job for less? As always Tia.

What’s everyone’s routine? Just about finished the indoor lambers and to be honest it’s gone well, although I am knackered and feel almost down being in a shed day in day out for near on a month ( weather hasn’t helped ) We start outside today, I usually check around 6-30 then l dinner time ...

Has anyone used this? How did it go? Normally use Lamlac free flow but haven’t a recent price as sold all the pets at a few days old last year.

I've run a couple of these polls previously and now some of the detail has been released and it's all getting a bit closer, I thought it would be interesting to gauge opinion again and see if anything has changed. Same question as before: Based on your current understandings of the scheme...

Evening all, I manage an estate with variable grazing across a 1000 acres (some good, some average at altitude) in the South. Land is free draining, with water in every field. Grazing includes over winter covers on the arable land. Fencing is a working progress, with much of it now updated but...

What’s a fair price per head a day for summer grazing dairy heifers on Downland. Average grazing ground.The farmer will check them everyday and call the owner of the cattle if Theres a problem. Handling facilities on site aswell