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  1. D

    Hay

    This is a slightly bizarre and definitely pointless thread but putting hay out yesterday for our dry cows and thinking what a fantastic feed it is; no plastic, no effluent, easy as pie to handle and transport, rumen friendly, cows love it. Got me wondering; does anyone know of anyone still...
    • DairyNerd
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    • analysis baling barley beef beet boom brother calves cattle clamp continental cows dairy diet feeder drought ear tag environmental ewes family fertiliser fertility first cut flail fodder fodder beet forage forecast genetic gold grass grazing handling harrow harvest irrigation keenan legumes maintenance maize market mchale milk milking mounted mower needle nitrogen nutrients nutrition paddock platform plough rainfall red tractor round baler round bales rumen ryegrass seed sheep silage slurry storage stress tedder telehandler tmr training transport variety weather wheat yielding
    • Replies: 129
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  2. 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...
    • Brisel
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    • 750a ahl2 application avatar barley beet blackgrass break crop clamp claydon cover crop cover crops cultivation direct drill drilling drills establishment fertiliser first cut forage fungicide grass harvest herbicide hybrid rye insecticide kuhn maize market methane num3 oats osr potash quad reseed rye ryegrass savings seed sfi sheep silage storage third wheat triticale weather wheat winter wheat
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Cropping
  3. 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?
    • daveydiesel1
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    • 6175r adblue autonomous banking barley beef boom brother buying group calf carbon cattle children claas clamp combi cows dairy death deere defender deutz diesel digital disc drainage establishment family fastrac feeder wagon fendt fertiliser finance financial first cut flock forage fuel gas gate gold gps grass grazing handling harvest immune insurance interest rate inventory jcb krone lambs lamma land rover liability lloyds loader loader tractor maintenance market mart massey maxxum mccormick merlo milk new holland overdraft parts pension pickup pig plough pollution powershift premium puma rabi range rover registration repair repairs residual residuals sandy security seed separator sfi silage slurry software storage storm t7 technology telehandler toyota trading training transport tup warranty weather wheat
    • Replies: 860
    • Forum: Machinery
  4. 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...
    • Wood field
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    • accident barley beef brother calving carbon cattle chickens cows cydectin dairy defender diesel digital docks dow environmental ewes family fertiliser finance financial first cut flock fluke fodder forage forecast fuel gate grass grassland grazing handling harvest haulage health health and safety hedge honda insurance lambing lambs lifeline maintenance maize market operator parasite pickup pto quad repairs security sfi sheep silage sprayer storage stress stubble telehandler transport utv weather wheat woodland worming worms zetor
    • Replies: 306
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  5. 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
    • twizz
    • Thread
    • barley beans cattle combo first cut fluke forage grass maize minerals rumen silage soya wheat worming
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  6. 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😊
    • Regenerator1
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    • ahl3 ahl4 application beans beef biodiversity break crop cereals dairy defra elms first cut flea forecast gate grass grass leys grassland grazing hedge herbal ipm2 ipm4 legumes lig1 maize mapping osr rpa ryegrass sandy seed sfi sheep silage stubble weather wheat winter wheat woodland yields
    • Replies: 77
    • Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
  7. 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?
    • snipe
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    • accident agrii agronomist agronomists agronomy ahdb ahl1 ahl2 ammonium analysis aphids application atlantis avatar axial baling barley beans beet belkar belmont blackgrass boots break crop break crops brome brother buying group bydv caravelle carbon carrots cattle cctv cereals claas claydon combi combo compaction corteva coulter coulters cover crop cover crops cows cranesbill cultivating cultivation cultivations cultivator death defra dff diarrhoea diesel direct drill direct drilling disc disease downland drainage dressing drilling drills drone drought dual wheels early drilling earthworms environmental establishment eyespot family feed wheat fendt fertiliser fertiliser spreader finance financial fire first cut flea flooding fodder fodder beet forage forecast fuel fungicide fungicides futures gas gate gates gleam glyphosate grain store grass grass leys grass weed grassland grassweed grazing groundswell handling harrow harvest harvesting health healthy soils hedge herbal herbicide hilux holstein honda hoof insecticide insecticides insitor ipm2 irrigation kawasaki kuhn kws lambs landowners laureate learning lely levy liberator liming loader loader tractor maize malting management manganese market milk minerals mounted nettles nitrogen num3 nutrients nutrition oats online organic organic matter osr overdraft paddock parts peas pension pgr pig plough ploughing polaris potash potato potatoes poultry pre-em premium prilled quad rain gauge rainfall rapeseed rapid red tractor repair repairs reseed residual residuals resilient roots roundup rpa rtk rye ryegrass sandy savings sdhi second wheat security seed seed treatment seedbeds sfi sheep silage slug slugs slurry soiler solar sprayer spraying spring bean spring beans storm stress stubble sulphate sulphur syngenta t0 t1 t2 t3 theft third wheat tillage triticale typhoon urea vaderstad variable rate varieties variety vibrance vicon vigour water infiltration water logging water management weather weaving weed control wheat winter wheat worms wosr yamaha yara yielding yields zypar
    • Replies: 1,554
    • Forum: Cropping
  8. 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...
    • Ih885xl
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    • calf calves calving clamp cows diet feeder first cut gate gates grain dryer grass handling loader loader bucket loader tractor round bales silage slurry storage stress weather wormer worms
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: Buildings & Infrastructure
  9. 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
    • NorthumbrianFarmer
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    • cattle clamp ewes fat hen first cut grass grazing gusto herbal lambing lambs ryegrass seed seedling sheep silage slurry tupping tups weather
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  10. 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...
  11. Derrick Hughes

    Grass Seed

    Arman Italian Ryegrass £2.21 kg AstonCrusader Hybrid £2.46 kg Milvus Red Clover £6.75 kg
  12. 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 .
    • bobk
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    • agronomy ahl2 antibiotic application autonomous barley beef beet biodiversity blackgrass boots break crops calf calving caravan carbon cattle cereals cover crops cows cultivation dairy defra diesel direct drill direct drilling docks drilling drought elms environmental establishment family farmyard feed wheat fertiliser fertilizer finance financial first cut flail flock forage fungicide gas gps grass grass leys grassland grazing handling harvest haulage hedge herbal herbicide hoof igl2 insecticide insecticides insurance jcb knight lambs learning legumes lig1 lig2 maintenance maize malting management mapping market milk natural capital nitrogen num2 nutrients oats organic organic matter osr parts pension pesticide pig plough rpa rye ryegrass sam2 satellite seed seeding sequestration sfi sheep silage slurry soil test soil testing soil tests storage storm stress stubble sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive teat technology thistle tillage trading training vra weather wheat wild oats woodland yielding yields
    • Replies: 452
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  13. 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.
    • frederick
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    • barley blackgrass cover crop cows cultivating drilling fertiliser first cut fodder forage grass harvest hybrid rye maize oats plough rye ryegrass seed silage stubble wheat
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  14. 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 .
    • james ds
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    • dairy diesel disease finance first cut gold harvest redrock silage storage valtra weather
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Machinery
  15. 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...
    • Agriland RSS
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    • beef buffer calf calves carbon cereals dairy deadweight drought ewes family fertility first cut flock grass grassland grazing lambing lambs minerals nutrition potassium rye sandy sequestration sheep silage soil sampling
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
  16. 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...
    • Chev54
    • Thread
    • diesel establishment ewes first cut grass grazing harrow mower residual seed sheep silage vicon
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  17. 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
    • bobk
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    • axial baling barley brother cattle claas comprima cows dairy deere drilling ewes first cut fodder forage gates grass grazing harvest hedge krone kubota kuhn lambing market mchale milk milking mounted mower new holland paddock parts performance pickup pto repairs rollant round baler round bales rust silage storage tedder variety vicon weather wheat zetor
    • Replies: 257
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
    • Jdunn55
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    • baling barley beef beet brother calf clamp cows dairy diesel drought financial first cut fodder fodder beet forage forage wagon fuel grass herbal learning maintenance maize milk mixer wagon reseed seed silage soya stress telehandler tmr varieties variety weather wheat winter wheat yielding yields
    • Replies: 80
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  20. 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...
    • Shann_mann
    • Thread
    • claas first cut grass ploughing self propelled
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Machinery
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