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  1. Panicnow

    Would a "Growing strike" work?

    With the DEFRA payments for not growing crops being a better risk-reward than growing crops. Should we seek to get EVERY ARABLE FARMER to declare they are going 100% into "Herbal Lays" etc. and 0% into combinable crops. (Maybe 0% feed crops, as I know many farmers are a bit workaholic) We could...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  2. Just because

    Fodder beet

    Fodder beet available near Kidderminster artic access £30pt ex farm
  3. V

    Couple sheep dying suddenly

    I have some sheep house for lambing later in month , been in 3 weeks now as was wet ground . Been doing grand getting sheep rolls good new grass haylage & access to high energy licks . This morning at feeding 2 holding back , one lying down not flat out other standing hanging both ears ...
    • valtraman
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    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  4. C

    Fodder beet growing advice...

    Having a go at fodder beet for first time in my "career"... South coast, dry sandy free-draining soils. Beet is for grazing store cattle over winter. Have bought a grazing variety. Any useful advice for a first-time grower? Thanks in advance 👍
    • crashbox
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    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  5. Bigsingle

    Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme AND Protests

    This is the number someone has come up with for the Welsh government for losses down to the new agriculture policy. Great news. Not.
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  6. F

    SAM2 Mulitspecies cover, who is doing it and what's your plan?

    I had previously been overlooking SAM2 mutlispecies cover. Is it really as simple as we drill autumn cereal crop as usual, give it a light sprinkle of some other species and claim it as Sam2? Seems to have the potentially to be the most reward for least cost/effort option of all SFI...
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    • Replies: 72
    • Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
  7. Little Karoo

    RE: WHERE CAN I BUY FODDER BEET ?

    Hello All. Bought some more Pigs from a very fit 83 year old today. Smashing guy. Sure he thought we were clueless ! ( We are !) Anyway he said we should be feeding them Fodder Beet. Anyone know where we could buy some. Located South East Many thanks
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    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  8. CPM RSS

    A fresh look at fodder beet

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Despite popularity among some growers, the true potential of fodder beet is yet to be realised, is the message from an advocate of the crop. Among the many benefits is it’s the highest yielding forage crop, says Pembrokeshire agronomist Lyndon Harris...
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  9. P

    What’s stopping me ………

    AHL2 new rate £853/ha DD option £75/ha Plant a mix of 6 seeds but with spring wheat in it. AHL2 rules state you can use fertiliser to make it grow and herbicides to control weeds. Direct drill in March. Apply 150kg N and a pre-em. Run the combine through it in August just taking the heads...
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
  10. Princess Pooper

    How much does cold weather affect your milk yields?

    As above. We usually drop 8-10%. Housed cows, down to -5 / -10 at night recently.
  11. muleman

    Frosty

    Are things a bit frosty and ready for a thaw? And how are things outside ,be a few pipes frozen!
    • muleman
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  12. Ysgythan

    Best tup in your breed

    What the best tup in your chosen breed? Your criteria. Don’t feel you have to even share your reasoning. For Texels I’ll say Muiresk Blondin. Had everything - length, shape, skin, character, size. And he bred true.
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    • Replies: 57
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  13. Wood field

    Dumb questions

    I am fairly open about my non farming past, I like to think as time goes on experience grows but, I still have what you lifelong farmers may regard as dumb questions.., here’s one to start We used to feed a lot of fodder beet , unfortunately transport costs killed it , however I recall some...
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  14. Agriland RSS

    ‘Setting up a farming business for the future’ – Ulster Grassland Society

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The theme set for this year’s Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) conference is ‘Setting up a farming business for the future’. The subject matter discussed at the upcoming event reflects the growing debate on how best to attract new generations of young...
  15. J

    Renting a cattle shed.

    Just wondering what the going rate is for renting a cattle shed. I'd be providing all the fodder and doing the work?
  16. supercow

    Silage replacer

    Losing 100 acres of silage ground to our landlord, flipping our cow grazing acres and a bit more grazing ground into silage ground, keeping them in 365 tho, what silage replacers could I use? I’m thinking fodder beet, crush it on farm and buy cleaned, 7kgs a day would save roughly 300 ton of...
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  17. W

    spreading fodder beet with duao spreader

    recently bought a shelbourne dual spreader dairy 2000 , anyone on here ever tried spreading fodder beet for sheep on the fields with one ? thanks
  18. Jasper

    Sheep in the wet

    What do people do with there sheep if housing is not an option ? Lots of fields I’ve seen with sheep in are looking really messed up it must be a nightmare in this weather . If winters keep on getting wetter will people give up keeping them ?
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  19. Agriland RSS

    Promising outlook for NI beef and lamb sectors

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The outlook for Northern Ireland’s beef and lamb sector this year is promising, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC). Reflecting on 2023, the commission’s interim chief executive officer (CEO), Colin Smith, acknowledged that it had...
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  20. Agriland RSS

    Agriland fodder survey: Are you running short?

    Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Round bales are now fetching up to €40 in some parts of the country as the pressure on fodder stocks grows for some farmers. Latest indications are that the average price is around €30 but sellers in certain counties have been asking for as much as €45...
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