fodder beet

  1. BFL4437

    Digestate

    Possibly have chance of putting some digestate on some much poorer land we have. Heard from lots of people that's it's rocket fuel and then some horror stories. My main question is what will/might it do to poorer land? The land is mostly permanent pastures with 20ac of meadows that have been...
    • BFL4437
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  2. T

    In lamb ewes on turnips

    Hi - looking at options for wintering sheep next year...managed all grass wintering this year....which was great! However....like all, i'm cursed to want more sheep 😅 and we really couldn't have run many more that we did this winter on grass alone imo. Keen to grow some turnips for the last...
    • Troward
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  3. Bald Rick

    Maize 2023

    Started drilling today and seems about right as it’s not been overly warm
    • Bald Rick
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  4. Aspiring Peasants

    Costs to winter ewes

    I'm talking about the time from tupping to lambing. Upland mostly PP no arable. The system is start lambing 1st April and house most of them from 1st Feb when they are scanned. Beltexes lambed inside, the rest turned out just before they're due to start. Feed is haylage, cake and blocks. I...
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  5. H

    Multiple strange antibiotics failures

    Hello, We need your help! Yesterday I got a call from our dairy cooperative. Antibiotic residues had been found in the tank. I couldn't believe I had made a mistake. But tested the suspected cow and the rest of the milk again in the evening. Both turned out positive. That meant there were more...
    • Heyms5
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    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  6. Headless chicken

    What to sow?

    Thinking of sowing a brassica crop for our r1’s to start on prior to hopefully grazing fodder beet this autumn. Question is what brassica to go for? And then what do we do with the field once grazed? Intention would be to drill it with beet spring 24. Keen for the brassica to plug our summer/...
    • Headless chicken
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    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  7. E

    Should i be eating grass fed beef

    Genuine questions from a naïve fruit farmer looking to be better informed!! I not a big meat eater, but when i do eat beef would grass fed be a better choice. It seems quite expensive in comparison. For flavour and for nutrition reasons? What is the definition of grass fed.? Outdoors year...
    • einstein
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    • Replies: 52
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  8. andybk

    European ag reform , does this sound familiar ?

    The barns and milking sheds of Takis Kazanas’s farm are dwarfed by the majestic mountains that overlook the Thessalian Plain. Cattle have been raised on this green expanse of land in northern Greece for millennia, but now regulators in Brussels are discussing rules that will lead to farms like...
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    • Replies: 89
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  9. C

    Cross my holsteins or sell and buy

    Many of my holsteins are fussy grazers, don't hit good residuals. So think I need to change the cow type, for a grazing system. Autumn block. So do I start crossing my holsteins, or sell and buy? If I cross, what with? TIA
    • crashbox
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  10. Smokey16

    sh!t lambing

    Hi just wondering if anyone else has had or is having a sh!t lambing this year
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  11. pappuller

    Hitting the grass 23

    3 tidy days forecast and plenty of staff about, why wouldn't you ?
    • pappuller
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  12. D

    What do you sell Derek Hughes?

    I used to think Derrick used TFF for blatent advertising. But over the years I've become really interested in his business, such a range. I do admit to been a minor competetor. So far I've read about a wide range of fodder & bedding, fodder beet, grass & fodder seeds, salt for stock & road...
    • Devil's advocate
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  13. Greythundercloudys

    Shared access road, house owner wants to buy my half. Price?.

    As above. Guy with fancy House that me and him have shared access, me to fields him to house. That's on title deeds so what is it worth ? I can get to fields another way. Doesn't want me using the road . Is it worth a grand ? Long road.
    • Greythundercloudys
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  14. JCfarmer

    Spring drilling 2023

    How are people getting on now we are paying for a dry Jan/Feb? Spring barley drilled 2 weeks ago, not through yet. Drilled this first as on heavy ground which we managed to muck in Feb but no ploughing and it went in well. Some spring beans drilled 10 days ago and had another go this afternoon...
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  15. C

    Mixed Farming & the Norfolk 4-Crop Rotation System

    What are your thoughts on implementing a more mixed farming approach? Would this create too many barriers to market? Other than the benefits to the soil and diversification, are there any direct benefits to the farmer? Anyone have any alternative ideas? :unsure: All thoughts appreciated!
    • cmtwngo
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  16. F

    Goats

    Hi Folks has anyone Fed chopped, washed fodder beet to goats
  17. C

    Feeding fodder beet

    We have grown fodder beet for the first time here lifted and fed out on grass and stubbles. The ewes have done very well and was planning on putting quite a bit more in this time around. however following the snow and rain we have had in the last week the areas I have put it out on Recently...
    • Chris123
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  18. J

    Feed blocks

    What would be the best feed block/bucket to supplement in lamb ewes on fodder beet.
    • johnflimston
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  19. News

    Selecting the right fodder beet variety to maximise returns.

    Yield and consistency are still key but consider your farm system requirements first says Adam Simper of Agrii If grown correctly, with the right establishment and input strategy, fodder beet will outyield many other forage crops and provide a consistent and reliable high-energy feed source...
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  20. A

    Feeding brewers grains to sheep

    Hi I am wondering would brewers grain be good to feed in lamb sheep as I have been offered some by a local factory.
    • agri457
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