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  1. Flintstone

    I’ve made a huge mistake… (new sprayer)

    A word of caution…. I sold my 2015 Amazone UX3200 sprayer a few weeks ago because it had done 70,000 acres and it was also tactically the right thing to do from a deprecation/tax point of view. i bought it new, and I can honestly say it never once let me down. Ever. I wanted a new Amazone...
  2. KW Alternative Feeds

    KW FeedCast - 23 January 2023

    Chris Davidson is back with us for the second Feedcast of 2023, as usual he is discussing the main raw material markets and any opportunities he sees arising. Soya remains the biggest mover this week with the price volatility remaining due to the dryness in Argentina and the questions that...
  3. unlacedgecko

    NZ Bans Slaughter of Bobby Calves.

    https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/01/24/fonterra-tells-suppliers-they-can-no-longer-kill-bobby-calves/ Interesting parallel with Arla.etc. Will this lead.to reduction of NZ dairy production? Export opportunity for UK dairy products? Discuss.
  4. Agriland RSS

    UK cold weather alert extended to Wednesday

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has once again extended its cold weather alert amid weekend weather predictions from the Met Office. The current level 3 cold weather alert, which was set to expire on Monday (January 23), will now remain in...
  5. nick...

    Cat pelton boots

    Anyone using them.look very comfortable and lighter than bucklers I’m currently loosing.been wearing buckler dealer type boots fir years and current pair are 4 years old and steel coming through the front of em. nick…
  6. Hfd Cattle

    Environment Bank

    A company in York is advertising for agricultural land to turn into Environment habitats . They trade as The Environment Bank . Has anyone had any dealings with this idea ?
  7. paul&mandy

    The public (mainly dog walkers)

    It's been so wet I've cut miles of footpath tracks this last week with the hedger around farms. The amount of litter and dog sh!t bags is unbelievable, it never used to be that bad. What on earth is happening to this country?
  8. casemx 270

    Boundaries for further operations

    We haven't got RTK ,we run mostly Fendt kit but with Trimble antennas.I think I know some of the answers to this but can I record a boundary say by mapping with a tractor then share with other machines? Now because it's not RTK I m guessing that there will be a certain amount of drift so won't...
  9. ajd132

    Nozzles for Leeb

    I inherited a trailed Horsch sprayer last year, its currently got 035 and 05 AI nozzles on it. it does have the 25cm spacing also but find when we have used that it is very liable to block the filter etc. it needs a new nozzles, my other sprayer I run a set of flat fans and a set of 035's...
  10. Still Farming

    RHI System Heat Meters .

    Reading Offem rules and regs. Looks like perfectly working rhi system heat meters got to be ither sent away to be re-calibrated or renewed after 10 years. Both options are at HUGE costs PLUS the installation, commissioning,certification and seals fitted charges AGAIN on top apparently! Anyone...
  11. AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds

    Argentina soyabean plantings still a critical watchpoint

    Since the start of November last year, there has been an element of support for nearby Chicago soyabean prices. Part of this support has been from the on-going drought in Argentina. The last four months of 2022 in Argentina were the driest in 35 years, about 44% below normal and 34% drier than...
  12. ZXR17

    Jeremy Vine today

    Have we got anyone to go on the Vine show today who can speak up for farming eloquently and factually , please .🤞
  13. bobk

    World coal consumption hits 8 billion tons

    Net zero my arse ......
  14. N

    Confidence in Uk Ag the next 5yrs

    So , how confident are your ( or not ) for you farming business to succeed, expand or retire / get out in the next 5yrs and why
  15. The Agrarian

    The King's Speech (not the film*)

    Well? How do we think he did? As a Charles sceptic, and in light of how most Royal ex-Queen TV appearances have gone in the last 30 years, I came out of it quite pleasantly surprised. The cynic might say that it was all written for him by downing street anyway. The main thing is, he kept his...
  16. I

    Is this normal?

    Hi All, I’m looking for some advice. I don’t mean to cause any offence in my questioning. I am not a Farmer and I don’t come from a farming family. I just don’t know what is normal here. My partner is several generations inline, dairy. It’s just him and his elderly Father working the farm...
  17. Danllan

    Hermes / Evri

    Hermes / Evri claim to be a people-friendly courier firm and they claim to have a helpful customer service team. That's all lies; they have created a system which makes it impossible to speak to or directly contact a human. The firm is incompetent and / or dishonest, and I can demonstrate this...
  18. nelly55

    Common market

    Just watched a film about the common market in 1962 and it’s progess.WOW what went wrong .Look at life on Chanel 82
  19. Andy26

    AgOpenGPS RTK Autosteer, How to Guide for £1000

    Introduction AgOpenGPS (AOG) is Open source GPS guidance software that can be used as a basic lightbar, right through to RTK Autosteer with section control. All systems need a Windows 10 tablet/laptop and GNSS/RTK receiver and antennae to be mounted in the vehicle, With the AOG software...
  20. Sid

    Snow

    Inch already this morning but definitely warmer Anyone else got some?
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