fodder beet

  1. F

    Finishing swaledale wether lambs.

    Is anyone managing to finish swaledale wether lambs and leaving any money? If so how are you doing it
    • FarmerK
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    • beet ewes fodder fodder beet forage gas genetic grass holstein lambs mart roots sheep vigour
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  2. Jsmith2211

    2019 all over again?

    Starting to get a little worried now. Spring seed might be short... Weather doesnt look great on the forcast - given how sh!t harvest was, could we be in for just as bad an autumn?
    • Jsmith2211
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    • agronomist agronomy ahdb analysis aphids application avatar avian baling barley bateman beans beef beef cattle beet blackgrass boom boots break crop break crops brother bydv cabbage calcium carrots cattle cereals children chloride claydon combi compaction coulters cover crop cover crops cows cultivation cultivations cultivator dairy death derwent diesel direct drill direct drilling disc disease down to earth drainage dressing drilling drills drought establishment ewes family fertility financial fire flail flock flooding fodder fodder beet foliar forage forecast fungicide fungicides gas gate gleam glyphosate grass grass leys grass weed grassland grassweeds grazing harrow harvest harvesting hedge herbal herbicide horsch insecticide insurance ipm ipm4 lambs learning loader magnesium maize malting management manganese market milk minerals mzuri nitrogen nozzles oats oilseed oilseed rape orchard organic organic matter osr paddock parasite parts pgr pickup plough ploughing polaris potash potatoes pre-em quad rain gauge rainfall rapid red tractor repair reseed residual roots round bales roundup rye ryegrass sandy savings seed seedbeds seeding sfi sheep silage slug slug pellets slugs soya soybeans sprayer spraying spring beans storm stress stubble sulphur sustainable farming thistles tillage treated seed triticale vaderstad variety water logging weather weather station weaving wheat winter wheat worms yields
    • Replies: 1,204
    • Forum: Cropping
  3. Stephensonlouis

    AHL2 - Winter Bird Food

    Has anyone ever autumn established SFI AHL2 after a crop off winter wheat, grown fast seeding crops such as mustard and then gone into a spring barley late March early April? Probably a good reason why it isn’t being done!
    • Stephensonlouis
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    • ab8 agrii agronomist agronomists agronomy ahdb ahl1 ahl2 ahl3 analysis application avatar barley beans beef beet biodiversity blackgrass boots break crop break crops buffer buying group bydv carbon carrots cattle cereals children clamp claydon cleavers co2 combi combo corteva cover crop cover crops cultivate cultivation cultivator dairy death defra desiccation development diesel direct drill direct drilling disc disease docks drilling drills drought environment agency environmental establishment ewes family farmdeals fat hen fertiliser fertilizer finance financial fire flail fodder fodder beet forage forecast fuel fungicide gate gleam glyphosate grain store grass grass leys grass weed grassland grassweeds grazing groundsel harvest harvesting health hedge herbal herbicide hoof insecticide insecticides insurance integrated pest management ipm ipm1 ipm2 ipm3 ipm4 knight kuhn lamma landowners learning legumes levy loader loader bucket maize management market mayweed milk miscanthus mower natural capital nfu mutual nitrogen num1 num2 num3 nutrients nutrition oats ofc oilseed oilseed rape organic organic matter osr parts peas peaty performance pesticide pesticides pests pig platform plough ploughing pollinator pollution poppy potato potatoes pulses rapid red tractor renewal reseed residual roots roundup rpa rural payments agency rye ryegrass sam1 sam2 sam3 sandy satellite savings second wheat seed seedbeds seeding seedling sequencing sfi sheep silage slug slugs slurry software soil health soil test sprayer spraying spring beans storage stores stress stubble su sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive t3 teat thistle thistles triticale urea varieties variety water logging weather weaving weed control wheat wild oats winter wheat worms yielding yields
    • Replies: 1,477
    • Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
  4. T

    Standen beet harvester

    Looking for a single row rapide or cyclone ( I think that’s what they were called…)
  5. W

    Irish nitrogen limit reduced by the EU

    Putting it in this forum due to the wider implications. Lots of livestock coming up for sale in Ireland it seems. 239million euro loss to the economy per year or they need an extra 69 million acres to spread existing livestock numbers over to reduce the nitrogen usage...
    • warksfarmer
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    • alliance application barley beans beet carbon cattle cereals cows dairy family fertiliser fertility finance financial fodder fodder beet grass grassland grazing harvest legumes malting milk nitrogen organic pollution poultry sfi sheep slurry technology wheat yielding
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  6. 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
  7. D

    Short of Silage, anything worth drilling in barley stubbles now?

    I'm short of silage for the winter rather than grazing. for Suckler cows so my current plan is to mix silage and straw but for 75 cows I'm not quite going to have 2 bales silage per day + straw (they would normally eat 3 per day) ideally want to drill winter wheat into the stubbles. maybe into...
    • dannewhouse
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    • barley beans bedding beef beet brewers grains calves carrots cattle cereals cows drilling fodder fodder beet forage grass grazing harvest harvesting haulage jcb maize minerals mixer wagon nutrients oats rapeseed reseed rye ryegrass seed silage varieties weather wheat winter wheat
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  8. S

    What to feed beef cattle during forage shortage

    Currently feeding maize, barley soya and straw and urea to beef cattle. But the maize is going fast and im looking at options to bridge the gap til next maize harvest. Usual options of Hay more straw etc. but is there another cost effective route? I appreciate different parts of the country...
    • Sheepykid
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    • analysis barley beef beef cattle beet brewers grains buffer calves cattle dairy drought family fodder fodder beet forage grass grazing harvest haulage maize market nutrients parts performance rolled barley rumen silage soya soybeans stubble urea weather wheat winter wheat
    • Replies: 58
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  9. Derrick Hughes

    Stubble Turnips

    5 days and up Amazing what a bit of rain does The stones arnt as bad as they look
    • Derrick Hughes
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    • agronomist agronomists agronomy azoxystrobin baling barley beet blackgrass broccoli brother buying group bydv cabbage cattle cereals chickens clamp clopyralid compaction corteva cover crop cows csfb cultivate dairy death direct drill direct drilling disc disease docks dow drainage dressing drilling drone drought establishment ewes fat hen fertiliser fertility first cut fodder fodder beet foliar forage forecast fungicide fungicides gate glyphosate grass grazing harrow harvest health hedge herbal herbicide insecticide insecticides lambda lambs limagrain maize management market mcpa milk minerals mounted needle nitrogen nutrients nutrition oats organic osr pests phoma plough ploughing potatoes pre-em prothioconazole quad rainfall reseed residual roots roundup ryegrass seed seedling sheep silage slug slug pellets slugs slurry soil health soil test sprayer spraying stress stubble su sulphur swine tmr tup turnout varieties variety water logging weather wheat wild oats wormers worms yielding yields
    • Replies: 609
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  10. Janet Hughes Defra

    Sustainable farming incentive - handbook for 2023 has been published

    Afternoon all, Today we've published a handbook containing all the detailed information about the sustainable farming incentive offer for this year. The handbook is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfi-handbook-for-the-sfi-2023-offer An overview blogpost is here...
    • Janet Hughes Defra
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    • Replies: 3,112
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  11. APJ

    Harvest 2023

    Let’s start a harvest 23 thread! So how far do we all think we are from starting? Winter barley rapidly ripening here early start is on the cards. First week of july maybe, rape just starting to lose its greenness also!
    • APJ
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    • 750a adblue agrii agronomist agronomy ahdb ammonium analysis anglian animal feed application atlantis autosteer avatar axial backload baling baling grass baling hay banking barley beans beet blackgrass boom break crop break crops brewing brome brother bydv carbon carrots cattle cereals chainsaw chickens chickweed children claas clamp claydon cleavers cnh co2 combi coulters cover crop cover crops cows cranesbill csfb cultivate cultivating cultivations dairy death deere defra diesel diquat direct drill direct drilling disc disease distilling dressing drift drilling drills drought dual purpose dual wheels electricity establishment ewes family fat hen fendt fertiliser fertiliser spreader fertility fertilizer financial fire first cut flail flock flooding fodder fodder beet foliar forage forecast front tyres fuel fungicide fungicides fusarium futures gas gate gleam glyphosate gps grain dryer grain store graindex grass grass leys grass weed grassland grassweeds grazing handling harrow harvest harvesting hatra haulage health hedge hybrid rye injury insecticides insitor insurance jd 6215 kerosene kingsbarn kws lambing lambs laureate learning lexion lloyds loader maintenance maize malting management mapping market massey mchale milking miscanthus moddus mower needle nettles new holland nitrogen nozzle nutrients oats oilseed operator opico organic organic matter osr parasites parts peas pedestals performance pesticides pgr pickup pig plough ploughing pod shatter podstick potash potato potatoes poultry pre-em premium pto quad quadtrac rain gauge rainfall rapeseed rapid rejections repair repairs resilient roots round bales roundup rpa rust rye ryegrass sandy satellite seaweed second wheat seed seedbeds seeding sencrop separator septoria sfi shabras sheep silage slug slug pellets slugs soya soybeans sprayer spraying spring bean spring beans storage storm stress stubble su sulphate t0 t1 t2 t3 taurus thistles trading training transport trinity triticale turnout urea vaccinate varieties variety warranty weather weaving weed control weighbridge wheat wild oats winter wheat woodland worms wosr yellow rust yielding yields
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    • Forum: Cropping
  12. Agriland RSS

    First report: Farmdroid robot at work in Kilkenny

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Robotics in industry and agriculture has been talked about for decades but their actual appearance outside of doing repetitive tasks on the factory floor has been slow in materialising. This is a situation which is now changing rapidly within...
  13. T

    Wintering ewe lambs on Rape / Kale

    Would ewe lambs winter ok on Rape / Kale? They will not be inlamb. Looking something to grow them on and winter grazing is hard to get around here. how many per acre would it graze roughly and for how long?
    • TheRock
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    • beet cattle cows fertiliser fodder fodder beet forage grass grazing lambs minerals nitrogen nutrition rye seed sheep silage spitfire stubble varieties variety vitamins weather
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  14. Laminated

    Sugar beet price 2024

    What do you think the price will be for next year. Following at 48% increase for this harvest how big a drop are we expecting.
    • Laminated
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    • accident analysis application barley bayer beans beef beet blight break crop break crops buffer carbon carrots cereals clamp clopyralid cover crops cows dairy death defra direct drilling disc disease drainage dressing drift drilling drills drought electricity elms environmental establishment family fat hen fertiliser finance financial flooding fodder fodder beet forage forecast fuel fungicide fungicides futures gas gate grain store grass grass leys handling harvest harvesting haulage herbal hoof insecticide insurance ipm kws levy loader maintenance maize malting management market milk mounted nroso osr parts peas performance pesticide pests plough potato potatoes premium red tractor residual rust rye savings security seed seed treatment seedbeds sfi sheep soya spraying stock feed storage storm stress stubble su sulphur sustainability thistle tower trading transport treated seed triticale turnout varieties variety vicon weather weed control wheat winter wheat yielding yields
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    • Forum: Root Crops and Vegetables
  15. S

    How was Broadway Star performed on Brome this year?

    Had really poor control this year. Not sure why after a couple of good control years. What's everyone else' feeling?
    • SilliamWhale
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    • atlantis barley beet broadway star brome dff drilling fodder fodder beet liberator malting pacifica pdm plough ploughing pre-em residuals roundup rye ryegrass second wheat seed slug storage weather wheat
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Cropping
  16. teslacoils

    New Varieties Of Wheat And Barley - What's Looking Decent?

    I think my faithful gleam has had its day. What's looking the standout wheats and barleys on your farms - what's covered the ground well and avoiding the diseases?
    • teslacoils
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    • agronomist agrovista barley beans beet blackgrass brown rust bydv direct drill disease fodder fodder beet fungicide gleam grass insitor maize moddus oats osr rapid rust second wheat seed septoria silage stress t1 training varieties variety vigour weighbridge wheat yellow rust yields
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Cropping
  17. L

    Grass staggers in beef herd

    Please can anyone share their experience of grass staggers with me? I have just lost my 6th animal (cattle) in the last few weeks. The youngest was only 6 months old and the oldest around 10 years. Some with a calf at foot, others not. My vet has indicated grass staggers yet both a blood test...
    • Lingshillfarm
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    • beet bolus calcium calf calves calving cattle cows dairy death ewes financial flock fodder fodder beet grass grassland grazing insurance lambing lick magnesium milk minerals nutrition paddock potash roots sheep sodium stress supplement turnout urea weather
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  18. F

    Risks of Relying on Contractors as Farms Disappear

    We are very reliant on contractors for all of our silage and until recently there has been a choice of operators with round balers with choppers on. Now we are down to just one with a combined baler/wrapper with a chopper, which we find is by far the best for feeding sheep. Yesterday not long...
    • Frank-the-Wool
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    • baling bateman beef beet calf cattle clamp dairy drought ewes finance fodder fodder beet forage forecast fungicides gas grass handling harvest harvesting inventory lambing lambs market mower operator paddock parts pig rainfall round bales roundup seed self propelled sheep silage slurry sprayer spraying stress swine t0 t1 tedder transport variety weather wheat
    • Replies: 141
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  19. jerseycowsman

    Drought 2023!

    None of the apps are showing any rain for the next fortnight, I’m already worried!
    • jerseycowsman
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    • abortion accident analysis baling barley beef beef cattle beet boom buffer calf calves calving carbon cattle cereals chickweed clamp combi compaction cover crop cover crops cows cultivations cultivator dairy death defra desiccation diesel direct drill direct drilling disease docks drilling drills drone drought environmental establishment ewes family fertiliser fertiliser spreader fertility fertilizer financial first cut flock flooding fodder fodder beet forage forecast gate genetic glyphosate grass grass leys grassland grazing handling harvest haulage health herbal herbicide holstein irrigation jersey lambs learning legumes maize management milk milk yield milking minerals mzuri needle nitrogen npk nutrients organic organic matter paddock parts platform plough ploughing pollution quad rain gauge rainfall reseed residuals resilient roots round baler round bales rpa rumen rye ryegrass sandy seed seed treatment seeding seedling sheep silage slug slug pellets slurry soil health soil testing sprayer spraying storage storm stress stubble telehandler thistle thistles tillage tmr triticale turnout umbilical urea varieties variety weather weather station weed control wheat worms yielding yields
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  20. Great In Grass

    Fodder Beet - be quick, be very quick!

    Hi Two damaged boxes of Enermax Fodder Beet are available. https://www.dlf.co.uk/species-mixtures/enermax-prod1250?M=eCom_Catalog&PID= Both boxes contain their full contents of 50K seed. £120.00 for the two boxes delivered. Will be shipped directly from DLF. Mainland UK only Please message...
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