drainage

  1. Digester Man

    What plough for 200 acres

    Looking for a plough, 200 acres mainly arable and the odd bit of grass for reseeding. Tractors available Fendt 718 and TM190 both on 650 tyres Mixture of land types - 50/50 between flat reclaimed silty soils and steeper ground on medium to heavy clays with plenty of big stones. High rainfall...
  2. F

    SAM2 Mulitspecies cover, who is doing it and what's your plan?

    I had previously been overlooking SAM2 mutlispecies cover. Is it really as simple as we drill autumn cereal crop as usual, give it a light sprinkle of some other species and claim it as Sam2? Seems to have the potentially to be the most reward for least cost/effort option of all SFI...
  3. Bury the Trash

    Will No till put paid to the plough ? asks a piece in the FT.

    https://www.ft.com/content/9b819b0c-663a-46f0-86a8-5e570913317a we havnt had a good ploughing vrs DD dust up for awhile :sneaky:it all seems dominated by the politics of rt nfu et al :rolleyes:
  4. S

    Surface for sheep handling pens

    We are planning to build quite a large sheep handling system in the centre of a 250 acre block away from home. The sheep pens will be heavily used. What would people recommend as the most suitable stone/other material to use. The pens are being designed to hold around 1000 ewes so concrete...
  5. mikep

    Glyphosate, retreat of the antis pt1

    Brighton Council, that bastion of the Green movement and all things trendy thought it would be a good idea that they should ban the use of glyphosate on the city streets to help the environment. Roll on four years and having tried all the green alternatives the place is a jungle and they have...
  6. C

    Silage clamp health and safety

    We have a typical old school silage clamp setup which we want to improve. It’s earth bank at the back with occasional springs then free standing pre-cast panels dividing the clamps. The option we’re looking at is to put a sealed wall against the earth bank (drainage stone and drain to catch...
  7. B

    Hedge cutting rates

    Around five years on from this thread, what is the going rate for hedge cutting nowadays? I know it will depend on location, supply/demand, etc etc, but it would be interesting to hear what everyone thinks. And how much more a heavy duty hedge cutter (for some thicker/taller stuff) vs a...
  8. banjo

    Is the west agricultural industry being run by an academic led doomsday cult ?

    Personally I think the agricultural industry in the uk and other western countries is being run by an academic led doomsday cult. The brainwashed individuals in positions of power everywhere are being led by anti meat eating and climate change snake oil salesmen that have no business deciding...
  9. C

    Moling under road and subsoiling water pipe through field

    I have been quoted to mole under a small B road and run about 340m of 32mm mdpe through a field. The cost seems extortionate it has come at over £14k. Anyone else have any experience with what the costs are for this work or had any quotes for something similar This is in the Devon area.
  10. D

    My local railway station

    Not farming, but railways crop up on here quite often. The above film shows lots of history & the fields are in the back ground. I remember as a boy sleeping over at Grandma's house, counting the coal trains going to Manchester all night long. Its all ripped up now & a busy footpath, The...
  11. D

    The change from tax credits to universal credit.

    I’m hoping to find out a little of peoples experience of moving from claiming tax credits to claiming universal credit. We’ve been informed that later this year we will get notice and a deadline to move to universal credit. A quick search on the internet comes up with a couple of stories from...
  12. G

    French protests

    On bloomberg now
  13. Skimmer

    DEFRA latest Idea

    To pay farmers up to 1.5k/ha to raise the water table 10-4 inches below the surface on peat soils, vegetable cropping would still be allowed for a reduced payment.
  14. P

    Track pot hole repair machine

    Any suggestions for a stoned track repair machine to run behind a tractor? Haven’t got a 360 and don’t want to buy one. The track is heavily used and needs maintaining every 2 weeks during winter wet months. The forklift bucket is just not working well enough. I think we need something that can...
  15. Barleymow

    Fly tipped sugar beet 😂

  16. D

    SFI this winters cropping or next?

    I have used beans in my wheat to claim for cover crop over winter but haven't got the application off yet. Am I best forgetting this winter and just using 24/25 cropping for SFI as you have 12 months do do the aims/actions
  17. Robert

    Patching in Wheat with Claydon on the Frost??????

    Good or bad idea?! Land still pretty wet though walks ok on top, got a few failed ‘patches’ following Claydon or 750a in October. Use front tine to create a drainage slot and try and cover heavy seed rate with following harrow? Or best waiting till proper dry and use spring wheat? Any...
  18. swedish red

    Craig Bennett, what a waste genetic material.

    The above named was on the radio 4 today program this morning to discuss biological net gain in relation to new housing developments. At best this is smoke and mirrors, at worst it is deceiving and lying to the public. What was even worse though, was that he couldn't resist having a pop at...
  19. Bruce Almighty

    Tom Pemberton on You Tube

    I watch it regularly and think it’s great, but I thought he was being a bit soft saying he’s having a day off tomorrow. We all have days that are “steadier” now & again. But a day off ? Am I being harsh ? Perhaps it’s tiring knowing you have to perform in front of a camera regularly ? Or...
  20. S

    Concrete over concrete thickness

    We’ve got a few very old and rough/pitted shed and indoor silage clamp floors. Ideally want a power float finish for future uses. What thickness of c40 concrete should we use to pour over the existing slab? Can’t go the full 6inch as it would cock the levels up too much. Thanks
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