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I think we all know that if we want to make money I mean a sensible amount farming is no longer the way, farming is becoming a sideline paid for by the other enterprises. One day people may wake up and smell the coffee but untill then farmers(anything but) will have to rely on other things to...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Carla Lockhart MP is urging farmers to prioritise their health and stay safe around slurry following a ‘near miss’ incident with slurry gas in recent days. The incident occurred near Larne in Co. Antrim and involved two men, one aged in his 30s...

Hi folks new member here we farm on Dartmoor and have decided to start baling our own small bales However access is tight short of a helicopter dropping us in a baler we're looking for as small an old conventional baler as we can find. Or an inline if we can find/afford it What model should...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Two men were taken to hospital for treatment following an incident involving slurry gas on a farm in Co. Antrim in recent days. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and emergency services, including members of the Northern Ireland Fire and...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Securing optimal levels of carbon reduction within a robotic milking enterprise was the focus of a recent farm walk. The event was hosted by William and Alan McConnell from Drumgaw in Co. Armagh, in association with the College of Agriculture, Food...

I don't think Tim Parton posted much here but sometimes did. Others will know him. He seems to have had an awful accident and (I think) he was a farm manager so may not have as much to fall back on as others. It sounds absolutely horrendous, so sorry to hear of this, it could happen to any of...

Destroyed OSR as a reliable break crop in the U.K. while welcoming in imports grown using chemicals they banned here on the flimsiest of evidence for populist reasons. If that isn’t duplicitous then I don’t know what is. At the next election when I go into the polling station I’ll remember this.

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We are looking at installing milking robots and replacing our parlor. currently milking 220 with the view to expand. My question is what the capacities of each milking RMS. Doing some research in to how i can utilize box capacity and maximize time. what is Kg per day? considering Lely...

66k members. Safe to assume that many hundreds will be lesbian/gay. We know, for sure, that Muslims are members. Important posts made about keeping abattoirs going. Yet there is a constant dribble of homophobic and racist posts. Often presented as humour, or thinly disguised as political...

This seemed the most appropriate subforum to put it in. If not let me know of a more suitable and/or contact relevant parties to move it. Spruce was existing crop but whatever would be most cost effective within permitted ones. There is a piece of land which is available which is a bit under...

some pretty generous grants about, all seemingly based on reducing out put. we know from sheep and cattle prices, numbers are short, if they were not, prices wouldn't be where they are. the world is getting more dangerous by the day. And yet, politicians here, from all parties, think we can...

Herring bone System with 2inch clay pipes on chalky boulder clay all hand dug over 120 years ago, Photo taken last weekend

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Farmers For Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infection among cattle and wildlife reaches “an all time high”. The group wants a meeting with Brian Dooher to discuss...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland New Zealand police have confirmed that they shot a ram after a couple were found dead in a paddock. “On undertaking a risk assessment, the ram was shot and died at the scene,” the police force stated. The police today (Friday, April 19) released further...

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one... Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock. You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader, You have an old shed, potential...

Is it just me or is most of the adverts just scams. Browsing through 7 seaters and fairly new peugeot 5008 for 3-4 k, volvo xc90 for similar money. Do they think were stupid. How is this still alowed to go on

So drove 40mins to MVF yesterday , "do you have any ovivac / heptavac ?" yes loads in the fridge, but we cant let you have it because there isnt a qualified person to book it out ! WTF ! to say i was annoyed is an understatement with lambs needing a follow up dose shortly , The last time i went...

Anyone know or done any deals with Robert M Hawker, Farm machinery please? Staunton Court, Ledbury Road, Staunton, Gloucestershire GL19 3QS Want to make sure its not a scam. Thanks

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