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  1. B

    Rotaspike vs rotovator ?

    Hi all got the chance to buy a good clean Grimme rotaspike bed tiller for potatoes but never had 1 before just wondering what sort of job would they do vs a rotavator ( L shape feet) bed tiller any info would be appreciated thanks.
  2. W

    Orchard Sprayer

    Anyone have any 1000L or similar sized orchard sprayers for sale? Thanks
  3. nelly55

    Starlink

    With BT copper cable totally useless I went mad and ordered a Starlink ,now the nightmare of understanding all this techie stuff.Anyone fitted a starlink themselves it all looked so simple ,disc and router what could ho wrong.Now on the Fb site They keep saying about about other Flippin things...
  4. D

    How to stop the give away veg.

    Its a high price year for veg there is a shortage. Yet supermarkets are giving it away. It is not grower funded this is loss leading by supermarkets & must be costing a lot. As farmers we should clear all the shelves & feed it to our animals. Just spending a tenner would likely cost the...
  5. G

    Winter 1981

    Ch 5 now
  6. willyorkshire

    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...
  7. CPM RSS

    Sprayer Survey: The value of tech

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Investing in a new sprayer can raise numerous questions around opting for various technological and safety options, but how are machines likely to evolve over the next few years? CPM takes a look at the key features and why they’re...
  8. CPM RSS

    AHDB Recommended List: Ring the changes

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s that time of year again – Christmas is fast approaching and therefore AHDB releases the latest iteration of its Recommended List for cereals and oilseeds. CPM reviews the changes including a BYDV-tolerant six-row hybrid winter barley...
  9. Feldspar

    Top tips on searching for, interviewing and hiring new people

    We are likely to be soon looking to hire a new full-time person to join our arable farming business due to retirement of existing people. Given how long our guys have stayed with us we haven't had to go through the process of finding someone new for decades. Long, long before my time. I was...
  10. Agriland RSS

    AHDB: New Recommended Lists of cereals varieties

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published the online edition of its Recommended Lists (RL) of cereal and oilseed rape varieties for 2024/2025. They feature shorter lists for most major crops. Specifically included...
  11. B

    Natural rock salt

    Have been leaving out rock salt for the cows. They’re going through it quicker than I expected is there a deficiency or is it just the novelty value .
  12. CPM RSS

    Streamlined Recommended List

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine AHDB has today (27 November) launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2024/25. With fewer new varieties added than in recent years, the latest edition has shorter lists for most major crops. However, highlights...
  13. Jsmith2211

    Sprayer

    Looking at getting a small sprayer to go behind an MF135, looking at the 400l hardi 6M ones (around the 4 grand mark). They do a 12M 800l one for 6800, but thinking that may be a bit big for some of the small fields I might end up doing. Will be getting a bigger sprayer in a few years when I...
  14. Clive

    Red Tractor review ? How ?

    https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/compliance/independence-of-red-tractor-review-under-threat So both AHDB and NFU have promised independent reviews into Red Tractor to dampen the flames caused by the farmer outrage over Greener Farm commitment plans It's easy to promise such things but HOW do you...
  15. daveydiesel1

    China going to wet drought area

    Seen a tiktok today that china is planning to build a water diversion to bring fresh water to a drought stricken area to turn it into 17 million acres of good farmland, surely this will totally destroy milk,beef etc price if they do this
  16. nivilla1982

    Productivity

    https://x.com/julianHjessop/status/1726644311721132135?s=20
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    10 tonne of seed wheat to feed my chickens

    After about 10 tonne of spring wheat to feed to my chickens . It’s has to be spring wheat as that’s all the fussy things will eat. As close to Worcestershire as possible . Thanks
  18. Jsmith2211

    NROSO

    Hello all, Apologies if this is a stupid question... but just wandering if there is any need to join NROSO and what the benefits of joining are? I've only recently got around to doing PA1 and 2, we've had a contractor do the spraying for the last 20 odd years. Looking at potentially doing a...
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    Land Rover Reliability - Oh Dear!

  20. Kevtherev

    1983

    Big farm weekly 1983
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