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  1. Brisel

    AD feedstock - oats?

    A potential anaerobic digester just up the road from me had its Planning Committee meeting yesterday. They had already approached me to grow crops for them & take digestate back. I would prefer a break crop if possible. The farm has a significant blackgrass burden. Mostly brashy soils prone to...
  2. daveydiesel1

    Prices coming down?

    Friend told me yesterday that a new daf lorry is down 11k and that hes noticed second hand diggers are back in price. Any1 else heard or noticed this?
  3. Wood field

    Tarmac farming

    Can it pay ? We are farming four blocks one is two minutes walk but two are 15 minutes by car Chap on the phone to me was saying his tractor finance was over £600 a month ( plus vehicle finance, plus farm rent etc etc ) They cover ground up to an hour away yet he said to me , 500 odd sheep...
  4. T

    Beef ration

    Evening all Cattle have been inside and on ad-lib for 5 weeks and just don’t seem to blooming. they are full hair and are not blooming They are on barley/wheat soya beans minerals and molasses as well as a ring feeder is silage and 1 straw. Anything I am missing to push them Any ideas
  5. Regenerator1

    SFI issues and complaints

    This thread is for folks who have real problems with SFI to explain those problems with others.. That way the SFI threads which support SFI can be kept that way.. Please post constructively and dont make it personal please as we all have a view point or personal experience.. thank you😊
  6. snipe

    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?
  7. Ih885xl

    Suckler shed design

    Hi there I would like to build a new building to house my suckler cows. I have planning permission for a 60 x 40 ft shed. At current we have 14 sucklers however are struggling for housing space so cannot expand and cannot calve inside leading to calves being sold younger. I would also like to...
  8. N

    Red clover fermentation time?

    Baled my 50/50 red clover and grass mix around 5 weeks ago now and was wondering how long clover needs to ferment properly or if it’s ready now? Ready to use it as soon as it’s finished fermenting
  9. jerseycowsman

    Acidosis bloat

    Just a quick heads up really as I never knew it was something a cow could get! We introduced the whole crop too quick it seems and have had 2 cases of acidosis bloat, it’s severe and quick, the first died as It took me by surprise the speed of it, but the 2nd is now ok after I gave her 1.5...
  10. Derrick Hughes

    Grass Seed

    Arman Italian Ryegrass £2.21 kg AstonCrusader Hybrid £2.46 kg Milvus Red Clover £6.75 kg
  11. bobk

    SFI the verdict .....

    Seen the latest proposals and I think it's better to be in than out , also learnt today mid tier will be incorporated in to SFI So what are you doing , think I'll have a pop .
  12. F

    Cover crop between maize.

    As the title. We normally drill Italian. We have 30 acres that won't need grass cut before Maized is drilled. Will also aim to Simba and drill rather than plough prefer not to leave it bear. Could use Italian but that does tend to leave quite a tight surface. What are peoples suggestions.
  13. james ds

    Silage trailer hire

    I hired a 16 ft redrock silage trailer out to a farmer a few months ago , he still hasn’t returned it , what should I charge him for the hire of it. Anyone got any idea of the going rate for such a trailer .
  14. Agriland RSS

    Ulster Grassland Society hosts Down farm walk

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Ulster Grassland Society recently hosted a successful visit to the Kilkeel farm of James, and Brenda Henderson. The business is managed by the couple and a number of family members. Their farm extends to 150ac; 135ac are in grass, the remainder is...
  15. C

    Red clover into year old ley

    Basically, I bought and planted a ley last year that was meant to contain white and red clover as part of the mix, however once it had germinated and grown it was obvious that the red clover hadn’t grown at all, with the only explanation being it was never in the bag in the first place. Company...
  16. bobk

    Can I get decent round baler for 5 grand ?

    Don't do many normally but this year could have done loads , must bale straw where my old welgar fails badly
  17. B

    Baling Lucerne

    Got 15 acres of Lucerne to bale. Been told best to round bale and wrap it. Would suit me better to do it in 4 string square bales and wrap it. Just wanted to know if anyone square bales Lucerne had problems wrapping it due to the spiky stalk ends? How many layers of wrap needed to seal a bale...
  18. J

    How many kg of concentrates?

    What's the most the high yielding people on here have fed to their cows? I've gone up to 13kg before but was wondering how much more I could push it? Will be for cows doing 50-60 if not more litres They'll be having 3-4kg rolled wheat, 4kg soya hulls and 1.5kg of hipro soya through the parlour...
  19. Shann_mann

    Claas Jaguar 860 issues!!

    Evening all, just finished another slow and painful day of chopping mix of light 3rd cut, wet 3rd cut seeds and overgrown 2nd cut. My issue is, I’ve got a 1995 Claas jaguar 860 self propelled. I brought it secondhand spring 2022. Last year it mauled through 3 cuts. Since it was put away...
  20. Agriland RSS

    ‘Relentless pressure’ from processors is unacceptable – UFU

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said the “relentless pressure” put on farmers from processors over the last number of weeks is unacceptable. The union said farmers across Northern Ireland are losing confidence in the future of farming as high...
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