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Shine milk powder
Well today nearly fell over , as shine local to us has hit £69.25 for 20 kg . its good stuff but not nearly £20 more than lamblac .- Judd
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- downland lambing lamblac lambs market milk milk powder replacer
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ELMS trying to cash starve farms into closure!!!!!!
Having read whats on offer for grassland farmers in the new english sub system the governments intentions are now clear in black & white, they want to shut down the UK livestock sector, There is nowhere to go now for these farms margins are already incredibly tight, taking away their bps which...- Bossfarmer
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- agronomist agronomists antibiotics application beef bovine buffer carbon cattle clamp cows dairy defra diesel direct drill disease downland drought elms environmental establishment ewes fertiliser finance financial fodder forage grass grass leys grassland grazing handling harvest health hedge insecticide insecticides lambs learning legumes maize management market milk milking miscanthus nettles nutrients organic osr paddock parts performance pesticide pesticides platform plough pollution potatoes red tractor rpa ryegrass seed sequestration sfi sheep silage software sprayer supplement sustainability sustainable farming thistle thistles trading transport tup yields
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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SOIL-CENTRED WORCESTERSHIRE SUSTAINABILITY DRIVE
SOIL-CENTRED WORCESTERSHIRE SUSTAINABILITY DRIVE Home-made compost, massively reduced tillage and determined cover cropping have been central to the single-minded drive to improve the arable sustainability of the Green Horizons Network farm at Salford Lodge, Pitchill just outside Evesham over...- Chris F
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Blitz disinfectant
https://www.downland.co.uk/the-disinfectant-of-choice-for-lambing/ Has anyone used it? Apparently it is “safe to re-stock immediately or to spray around ewes and lambs.” ? It is also “Beneficial to slurry systems” ? And you can “Add 1ml per litre to bottled milk, to kill bacteria and aid...- Newguy
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- application calving cows downland ewes lambing lambs liming milk organic organic matter sheep slurry
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Sheep aerosols, flexmark.
Has anyone used this make, hate richey, marksman is pretty good. Just wondering.- Greythundercloudys
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- downland ewes flock lambing lambs market nozzles premium rapid sheep
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Share farming sheep
I have been approached by a local farming family regarding ‘sharefarming’ their fairly large flock. I’m not entirely sure they have a plan in mind but they are around 60 and looking to wind down a bit. What arrangements can sharefarming sheep work under? I can think of renting the ewes...- kfpben
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- cover crops downland ewes financial flock grass grazing handling lambing lambs management performance sheep transport tup vaccination weaning
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Getting rid of ragwort
A neighbour of mine is after renting a farm 15 miles away but it is full of ragwort he wants me to graze it with sheep to try and kill it off when is the ideal time to start grazing and how long should they be left on it?- Cmoran
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- adjuvant cattle cereals cows downland ewes flock grass grazing lambs maize paddock plough quad seed sheep slurry weaning
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Dog food
What dog food are folks using? Have used Wuffitmix for ages but they have now stopped production.- Tamjacks
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Blocks v lick? Price.
Normally get 1200 litres of lick from dennis but away up in price lv heard, not phoned the rep yet, just put it in ball feeders when l start giving them a bale of silage in afew weeks time, but was thinking maybe blocks would just be as cheap, think lick is 90 odd p a litre. I think they do...- Greythundercloudys
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- analysis beans beef calf calves colostrum cows crystalyx cydectin downland ewes fire fluke forage haulage lambing lamblac lambs lick lifeline loader maxx milk milk powder milking needle nitrogen optilix organic peas performance provimi rumenco seed sheep silage soya supalyx supplement urea volac waterproof wormers
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Spring Beans on Chalk Downland
Morning all, Spring beans on chalk downland, how do people generally get on with them? Not enough moisture in the spring in general now? Wanting to bring a legume break reliably back into the rotation. thanks -
Molases
Anyone else have molases frothing up ( enough to blow a 20ltr drum) We’ve had it twice now , the latest time the supplier insisted it must be our ibc, they sent one of there own but this is this mornings mess- Wood field
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- analysis carbon cattle co2 cows dairy downland ewes gas maize minerals rumenco scour sheep urea vitamins
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Feeding in lamb sheep
Yes I know this topic has been discussed probably every year but thought I would try the collective knowledge of the forum to help me out. Looking into the near future as I will start feeding sheep mid January and prices circling £400/tonne for feeding makes you wonder how the ones that...- Dachie
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- beans beet cattle disease downland ewes fodder fodder beet grass lambing lambs lick maize milk oats parts peas premium rumenco ryegrass savings sheep sheep lick silage soya supplement tower tupping wheat
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Beef cattle, numbers game or myth?
Are cattle now a numbers game with forklifts at 90k, tractors at 130k, contractor rates and repair costs now through the roof it strikes me that running a small herd or fattning number will struggle to pay for this let alone provide a profit, arent producers going to have to think bigger in...- Bossfarmer
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Molasses Ball lick feeder spares balls?
I have just had to buy a pack of Adapt a Ball to repair one of my feeders and have another one to do.... But teh black plastic tubes are fine, it is just the plastic balls that have gone. Has anyone found a source of balls please? I looked at little footballs a few years ago, but they were too...- steveR
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- cattle chainsaw cows defra downland haulage lambing lick loader loader tractor repair rumenco sheep slurry telehandler
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Tubs v Liquid for feeding ewes.
Must be time for an updated discussion on feeding in lamb ewes through the winter and lambing. Firstly hard feed is not being considered here due to system change. Not needing the time, disturbance and cost of fuel and wear and tear in ATVs and Snackers. When you add it all in to the...- Kingcustard
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Pre Tupping Energy
With the state of grass (or rather what grass) here and with me feeding haylage like its going out of fashion Im thinking the ewes will need a boost pre tupping in a months time. Has any one priced up energy blocks yet? What would be the preferred option...- Jerry
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- beet blowfly downland ewes feed blocks fertility fire grass grassland grazing insurance lick nutrition oats optilix pig premium quad rumen rumenco sheep tup tupping tups urea
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Aluminium spray
was at downland agents yesterday , see they had aluminium spray on the shelf , any advantages over oxy sprays (have a few rams with sore heads from flies )- andybk
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- antibiotic antibiotics application downland
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Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts
This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...- Anymulewilldo
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When did you last see arable farmers ripping out hedges and trees
Just read an article in The Economist which said …”~ Ben Raskin, head of horticulture at the Soil Association, a charity, says that when arable farms rip out trees and hedges to maximise profits, they take away natural sources of protection against soil erosion.~” British farmers face up to the...- curlietailz
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- brome carbon dairy diesel downland drought electricity forage gas gate health health and safety hedge horticulture maize market nutrients organic plough roots roundup self propelled tillage transport water infiltration wheat yields
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Dressing tups for sale
What’s everyone’s techniques/timescales/tips on preparing tups for sale? All I have done is card and trim and wash legs and faces, what else is worth doing? Does washing the fleece a few weeks beforehand make a difference? Worth it? If you want to decry the practice…..start your own thread 😊- Macsky
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- avatar cabbage candidate disease downland dressing drought ewes flock forage grass health insurance lambing market mart mastitis performance pneumonia premium rumen sheep sprayer sulphur tup tups
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