forage

Just a thought Straw shortages for the livestock industry Less cereals for feed Less acreages for the spraying contractors Less agronomy and chemicals Les’s fertiliser sales And so on Hearing big acreages of SFI

Recently bought some tenanted land. On visiting it today, I found this ewe clamped over a lamb. She had no water. There was no-one on site. This looks completely unacceptable. Who better to ask than TFF.

Has anyone or does anyone know of anyone in England who makes and sells cattle troughs that fold up like these below Thanks in advance

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Mole Valley Farmers has formed a specialist red meat team with the aim of helping beef and sheep producers in a “challenging market”. The team is made up of three regional specialists who will work with shareholders, members and customers to help...

Chatting with my agronomist this morning and he was telling me how some FBT agreements, down in more arable areas, had clauses in them requiring the land to be soil tested at the beginning and end of the term with a full spectrum analysis, with a charge to put right any degradation. I've heard...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now is the time to place a focus on this. The quality of silage or forage can have a significant impact on the cost of production during the housed...

As the title suggest considering going down this route with the cattle. Mega simple system, no breeding stock, one stock class. 12 month old bought in 400kgish animals, groups of 40 grazed from March to November on good free draining ground. Fresh cell every day, grazing herbal lays, no corn...

Something to watch! Looks like glyphosate is being banned as a desiccant for milling oats in Europe, not here at the moment but I suspect it might happen. Is there anything left in the arsenal to desiccate uneven crops? C B

We have a number of livestock collective deals closing on the 3rd of March. 23/18 Milk Powder Collective Deal - 100% Dairy Protein - Made in UK 21/23 High Fat Milk Powder - 100% Dairy Protein - Made in UK 24/18 Milk Powder Collective Deal - 100% Dairy Protein / 60% Skim - Made in UK 20/17 Milk...

Hello, i am a pasture manager / sheep worker from Saskatchewan, Canada. I care for approximately 3200 head of mixed ewes, that are brought to me from many different ranches, for about 6 months on 6240 ac of native prairie / mixed grasslands on what is know as "crown agriculture lands". During...

.....on brown&co online auction just now:)

429: Grazing: Making the most of our grass Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Strong winter grass growth followed by a wet start to the year has made it tricky to get dairy herds out for grazing. AHDB Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Jamie McCoy explores ways to make...

Feel like i need to make a decision on what to do with this SFI. What are your plans? There are quite generous payments on offer. I have heard of several local farmers putting everything into SAM3, £360ish/Ha, buying some seed and throwing it around and thinking it's easy money. Even the...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland 10 pedigree, in-calf Speckle Park cows as well as two running with the bull averaged £2,629 at a recent sale held at Ballymena Mart. All the animals were consigned by north Antrim breeder, Richard Creith. The sale topped £3,465, paid for a top quality...

What have lads found the best running transmission percent for transport work?

So to get our heads around how useful this support offered by Rishi yesterday, who plans to take advantage of the FETF capital grants this year ...

I’ve recently had my haylage analysed by feeding company that I get ewe rolls off. They have also put me together a feeding plan of what I should be feeding before lambing. I know what I would normally feed pre lambing and it’s considerably more. Was also told that the haylage isn’t a great feed...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The importance of red clover in silage swards has been highlighted by AgriSearch general manager, Jason Rankin. “Grassland farmers are under pressure to reduce fertiliser costs, while still maintaining optimal levels of output from forage,” he said...

I have 100 round bales of moderate quality hay for sale located in North Norfolk. I can be contacted on 07785 352730 and would be pleased to discuss

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Mole Valley Farmers has launched a Soil-to-Silage service with the aim of helping livestock farmers get the most nutritional value from their grassland. The Soil-to-Silage is available to Mole Valley Farmers members, shareholders and customers...