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  1. A

    Do Sheep Drink Water?

    OK, probably qualifies for dumb post of the day…. We share a water supply with a neighbour - our small farm was part of a much larger farm, when it was sold we bought the farmhouse and some land and neighbour bought the other land. Water supply is a borehole near to the farmhouse which pumps...
    • Alchad
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    • cattle ewes forage grass grazing lambing lambs milk sheep sodium
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  2. B

    Strange problem with my Case 895 (engine D268 spitting oil)

    Hello I have a problem with my own tractor Case 895 (engine D268) The tractor was not using in all winter, now I start it and when he get 40 degrees Celsius it started spitting oil from the bleeding the crankcase. Bleeding the crankcase at the top near the oil filler cap. The 10W40 oil was...
  3. Bald Rick

    Do you live and work in an AGRICULTURAL county?

    I thought I did on the Sainted Isle but that seems to no longer be the case … Recently, we tendered and won a block of 70ac on the outskirts of a village and accessed by a lane with houses off. I said to son after we’d walked the land that if we won, there would be trouble…… and yesterday we...
    • Bald Rick
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    • Replies: 124
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  4. K

    Bolus comparisons

    Hi, Can anyone point me to a good information source which compares the various types of mineral trace bolus on the market from a precision release and longevity perspective? Thanks Kieran
    • Kieran F
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    • bolus calves calving cows forage market minerals selenium sheep testing
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  5. D

    Summer Kale

    Trying to cheer myself up with thoughts of cows grazing a forage crop in the sunshine. Which varieties are recommended? What is expected DM yield per hectare? Want to graze from first few weeks of July so was thinking to put in late April/early May. Thinking full cultivation to put in as I...
    • DairyNerd
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    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  6. davidroberts30

    Grain maize questions

    Just thinking aloud here.. Getting on for spring barley,maybe better off with something else. Thinking a couple of ton of grain maize off the 10a might be better. Would be all fed in house to beef. Can sow it with the combi, Have small conventional combine header to cut it(if it will do it)...
    • davidroberts30
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    • Replies: 75
    • Forum: Cropping
  7. Agriland RSS

    Dorset spring farm walk to discuss management of youngstock

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A spring farm walk in Dorset, run by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), will cover the management of youngstock during the meeting. The farm walk will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Hampreston Manor Farm, New...
  8. steveR

    Fert applications

    With a supreme bout of optimism, I walked a couple of my grass fields today as I thought, foolishly as it turned out, that maybe I could travel with the baby compact tractor and the even smaller single rotor disc spreader. 100kg at a time. It really would be great to spin a bit of fert on to get...
    • steveR
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    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  9. Milkcow365

    Angus cross Holstein friesian bull beef.

    Thinking of fattening some bulls from dairy cows What’s achievable with Angus bull calves from good sized Holstein cows? If done intensively how fast can they be away? And at what cost ? Would be able to grow all the bedding needed and the dung from this would be beneficial to the wider business.
    • Milkcow365
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    • barley bedding beef calves calving cattle cows dairy digital forage holstein market milk milking premium silage wheat
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  10. Surgery

    How much isn’t getting planted

    Another soaking yesterday and not looking like any planting in the next two weeks with 170 acres unplanted which might not get done , how much is left to do , I recon most people around here are 1/2 to 3/4 planted at best.
    • Surgery
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    • Replies: 115
    • Forum: Cropping
  11. onthehoof

    Collings Bros gone

    Long established Cambridgeshire firm, no more apparently
    • onthehoof
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    • Replies: 129
    • Forum: Machinery
  12. Matt77

    Spring bean's....

    How late have people gone, and still got a successful crop, obviously so many variables but interested in experiences had....direct drilled into terminated cover crop too.
    • Matt77
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    • Replies: 101
    • Forum: Cropping
  13. Mad Farmer

    NFU claiming credit for 25% SFI cap

    Received an email today from NFU welcoming SFI cap and was a result of their lobbying. Can you believe it. !!
    • Mad Farmer
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    • ahdb ahl1 application barley beans bedding beef beet break crops brome cattle cereals compaction coulters cover crop cover crops dairy defra development diesel direct drill direct drilling disease drainage drilling drought electricity elms environmental establishment family fertiliser fertility finance financial first cut flail forage fuel fungicide glyphosate grass grass weed grassland grassweeds harvest health herbal herbal ley insecticide ipm2 ipm3 ipm4 landowner landowners legumes levy maintenance maize management market markets methane milk mounted mower num3 oilseed oilseed rape omnia osr parasites peas pesticide position red tractor repair roots sam2 sam3 security seed seeding sfi sheep silage soil health solar soyl stress sustainability sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive telehandler tillage transport urea variable rate weather wheat winter wheat yields
    • Replies: 180
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  14. Derrick Hughes

    SAM 3 Seed Mixes

    Sam 3 SFI Other mixes available 07415121700 SAM3 50 % Aston Crusader Hybrid Ryegrass 10% Meribel Italian Ryegrass 10% Lofa Festulolium 7% Timothy 3% Cocksfoot 3% Crimson , 4% Balansa, 4% Red Clover 8.15% Vetch 0.30 Chicory 0.40 Plantain 0.05 Yarrow 0.05 Burnet 0.05 Sheeps...
  15. topground

    What should the replacement for SFI look like?

    SFI unravelling as the policy makers realise food might be in short supply and as of yesterday (25th March) not taking land out of food production is suddenly important to the government. Is it important to the population as a whole to have home grown food production subsidised? What should SFI...
    • topground
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    • Replies: 156
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  16. J

    50:50 maize palm kernel

    Any issues with feeding this in the parlour? Just going to place my first load and don't want a disaster. Palm kernel is screened Feed rep has warned about possibly not being that appealing to cows (bitter) but doesn't think it should be too bad. Plus I know people on here that feed it almost...
    • Jdunn55
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    • beet buffer cows forage fuel grass grazing harvest maize milk milk yield milking minerals premium silage soya tmr wheat yields
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  17. Agriland RSS

    The importance of energy demand in cows being met

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Ensuring that cows are getting adequate amounts of dry matter (DM) and energy is now a challenge on many farms. Supplies of high quality silage on the majority of farms are now running low, and access to grass has also been limited. The challenging...
  18. Yale

    New limits to SFI.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming
    • Yale
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    • Replies: 834
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  19. Farm Classifieds

    Krone AX310 Forage Wagon

    Krone AX310 Forage Wagon Advert added by: Jack White @jackwhite89 Machinery Details Category: Foragers Wagons Price: £46500 Condition: Excellent Description Low Loads approx 750 Selling due to change in feed policy Open to sensible offers price plus vat...
  20. C

    Kramer vs JCB

    Has anyone regretted making the change ? Kramer looks a decent tool at significantly less money than the JCB?
    • Chris W
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    • boom cows dairy diesel finance forage jcb market merlo residual silage telehandler warranty
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: Machinery
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