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  1. Flintstone

    A strange Spring?

    Ok, putting the Winter/Spring rainfall aside for a minute, is anyone else finding this a strange Spring? The local Reading University soil and air temperatures (link below) have been well above seasonal average, but I’m finding everything to be so slow to get away this year. We are now into the...
    • Flintstone
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    • agronomist atlantis barley development drainage first cut forecast gate grass hail online osr plough rainfall roots ryegrass silage spraying storm urea variety weather wheat winter wheat
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Cropping
  2. Headless chicken

    What determines when grass runs to head?

    I should really know the in depth answer to this but don’t so looking to the experts. I know stress has a factor as well as time but with a slow spring do we get a later heading date?
    • Headless chicken
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    • cows drilling drought first cut genetics grass grazing maize management nitrogen seed sheep silage slurry stores stress varieties variety weather
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  3. N

    Dry cows mix

    Hi just wanting peoples advice. We usually fed our dry cows bale silage but nearly out this year. We have plenty average clamp first cut and maize silage and brewers grains. What mix would people recommend?
    • Nh5050
    • Thread
    • barley brewers grains clamp cows first cut grass hybrid rye maize minerals rye silage soya wheat
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  4. onthehoof

    Collings Bros gone

    Long established Cambridgeshire firm, no more apparently
    • onthehoof
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    • adblue beef calf calves calving claas cnh cows dairy death deere deutz development disc disc mower environmental family fendt finance first cut forage fuel grass interest rate jcb kuhn landini lely lexion magnum management market mart mccormick merlo milk milking mixer wagon mounted mower new holland nitrogen parts position pto quad quadtrac self propelled sfi sheep silage slurry software storage stores stress tedder turnout vicon warranty
    • Replies: 129
    • Forum: Machinery
  5. czechmate

    Re mapping

    I’ve never been a fan for tractors. Just have a tractor big enough, surely 🤷‍♂️ But, I bought a mower a couple of years after the tractor and it’s fine for second cut but at times with first cut I’m maxing at 8k. Not the end of the world but out of curiosity, when at the dealer I asked what they...
    • czechmate
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    • arizona boots carbon chainsaw claas cnh cultivator dairy deere derv deutz development diesel fendt first cut fuel fuel tanks harrow health kuhn learning mapping market massey mower new holland nitrogen performance pickup pto quad savings sheep software storage t6 t7 testing tupping valtra weather yamaha
    • Replies: 106
    • Forum: Machinery
  6. Mad Farmer

    NFU claiming credit for 25% SFI cap

    Received an email today from NFU welcoming SFI cap and was a result of their lobbying. Can you believe it. !!
    • Mad Farmer
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    • ahdb ahl1 application barley beans bedding beef beet break crops brome cattle cereals compaction coulters cover crop cover crops dairy defra development diesel direct drill direct drilling disease drainage drilling drought electricity elms environmental establishment family fertiliser fertility finance financial first cut flail forage fuel fungicide glyphosate grass grass weed grassland grassweeds harvest health herbal herbal ley insecticide ipm2 ipm3 ipm4 landowner landowners legumes levy maintenance maize management market markets methane milk mounted mower num3 oilseed oilseed rape omnia osr parasites peas pesticide position red tractor repair roots sam2 sam3 security seed seeding sfi sheep silage soil health solar soyl stress sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive telehandler tillage transport urea variable rate weather wheat winter wheat yields
    • Replies: 180
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  7. M

    Buckraking charges

    Hi. I have a JCB 414 and am wondering what way people charge for buckraking. Per hour or per acer? What is the going rate for man and machine? Thanks
    • Matt88
    • Thread
    • beet clamp deere diesel first cut fuel grass handling jcb maize operator repair self propelled silage
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Machinery
  8. Agriland RSS

    Grazing recommences on some farms this week

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Grazing remains impossible in some areas, while in other areas, although challenging, cows are now returning to grass. Many dairy farmers are asking themselves ‘when will silage be removed from the diet?’ and ‘when can cows be turned out grazing...
  9. Agriland RSS

    Is it time to prepare silage ground for the first cut?

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Although there are still many cows in the shed, and grazing has not fully taken off yet, it’s now time for silage preparation to begin. The harvesting of first cut silage will hopefully be taking place on most farms in early to mid-May if conditions...
    • Agriland RSS
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    • cows disinfectant fertiliser first cut fodder grass grazing harvest harvesting milking phosphorus potassium silage slurry sulphur teat urea
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
  10. J

    Anyone spread any fert?

    I'm getting a bit twitchy, not spread any yet, has anyone? I'm getting worried it's getting late but don't want it to tend up in a river! I'm thinking of going Wednesday as its looking dryish during the day and Thursday? What sort of rates for urea on silage ground and grazing g ground would...
    • Jdunn55
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    • application barley beef dairy dribble bar fertiliser first cut forage forage wagon forecast grass grazing mower organic osr residual sheep silage slurry sulphur urea
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  11. Tha Ulsterscot

    Dockstar ?

    Anyone know the current price for a 3 ltr. pack ?
    • Tha Ulsterscot
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    • adjuvant adjuvants ammonium boom chickweed corteva development docks doxstar fertiliser first cut fluroxypyr fodder foliar forage grass grassland herbicide maize market mounted nettles precision ag quad residual roundup savings spraying thistle thistles thistlex weather
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  12. daveydiesel1

    What would this blend cost roughly

    650 kg maize 250 kg megalac 100kg dairy minerals
    • daveydiesel1
    • Thread
    • calcium calf calving compaction cows dairy docks fertility first cut grass grazing maize market microbial milk minerals rumen sheep slurry sodium umbilical yields
    • Replies: 83
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  13. G

    Claas variant 360 baler

    Are these any good?
  14. D

    SFI from a dairy perspective

    Feel like i need to make a decision on what to do with this SFI. What are your plans? There are quite generous payments on offer. I have heard of several local farmers putting everything into SAM3, £360ish/Ha, buying some seed and throwing it around and thinking it's easy money. Even the...
    • DairyNerd
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    • ahdb analysis beef cattle cows dairy defra drought establishment first cut flooding forage fuel grass grass leys grazing herbal insurance lambs legumes management milk milking mower nitrogen paddock ryegrass sam3 seed sfi sheep silage slurry weather yields
    • Replies: 77
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  15. T

    Herbal lay silage

    Looking at doing some herbal lay for silage. to replace grass silage. How many cuts of silage would I expect to get and what tonnage would I get and is it good to fatten cattle
    • twizz
    • Thread
    • cattle ewes first cut fodder grass grass leys grazing herbal lambs management mower nitrogen organic ryegrass sheep silage slurry weather
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
  16. daveydiesel1

    Cattle boluses

    Does many of you use cattle boluses on yoyr cows? Looking about doing it to help boost fertility. Red a few bit on the net there and some suggest using boluses containing beta carotene but cant find many products for sale that have it on a quick google search, find it odd that alk trace dont...
    • daveydiesel1
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    • beef beet bolus brother calcium calf calves calving cattle chloride cows dairy fertility first cut fodder grass grazing holstein insurance milk minerals nutrition selenium sheep silage slurry soil tests tmr urea
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  17. Cowabunga

    Tanker puncture

    On the main road. Only a mile from home but six miles from destination, the old HiSpec 10,000 litre tanker’s Ukrainian tyre gave out. It was nearly dark on the Saturday night and had to park it and tractor up on the lay-by. The same lay-by that the Same conked out at a few months ago [it’s still...
    • Cowabunga
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    • alliance brother ceat cows diesel farmyard firestone first cut forecast gate grass hispec loader management milking mrl new holland parts pickup rear tyres redrock residual satellite sheep slurry tower tractor tyres weather
    • Replies: 58
    • Forum: Machinery
  18. P

    Grazing kale twice

    If I put kale in at the start of April and grazed it off in June or July would it grow back again ok to graze in the winter ? I’m sure there was a thread on here somewhere about it but can’t find anything
    • Party Pete
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    • aphids cattle cows docks ewes first cut forage fuel grazing lambs roots ryegrass sheep silage stubble tupping weather
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  19. B

    Outwintering in the floods

    How's everyone getting on keeping sheep and cattle outside. Pretty biblical round here. Thinking will have to house the multiples for a month to give us half a chance of getting through to spring.
    • beardface
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    • analysis baling barley beef break crop calf calves calving cattle cereals continental cover crop cover crops cows cultivation dairy drainage drought ewes first cut flooding forage gate grass grazing harvest hoof lambing lambs management mapping nutrients nutrition organic organic matter paddock plough quad reseed residual roots rye savings sheep silage stubble tupping tups urea weaning
    • Replies: 52
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  20. East Sussex Seeds

    SFI Seed Mixes

    SAM3 Overseed without grass 0.65 kg Altaswede Red Clover 0.70 kg Merula Red Clover 0.60 kg Merwi White Clover 0.20 kg Leo Birdsfoot Trefoil 0.60 kg Aurora Alsike Clover 0.35 kg Choice Chicory 0.10 kg Yarrow 0.30 kg Sheeps Parsley 0.35 kg Tonic Plantain 0.30 kg Sheeps Burnet Price £44 per acre...
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