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427: Food production and the ecosystem Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board As part of AHDB's Roots To Resilience programme, our national specialist for grass forage and soil, Katie Evans, is joined by Jason Rowntree to discuss how we could improve ecosystems while...

Northern Shot Mixture; 35% Spring Triticale 25% Spring Barley 20% Spring Wheat (Fail 82% Germ) 10% Kale 5% Hybrid Brassica 2% Chicory (Fail 56% Germ) 2% Yellow Blossom Clover 1% Green Fennel Pack size 20kg Delivered price £2.25 per kilo Minimum order size 40kgs (2 x 20kg pack) Sowing rate 50...

Sparta forage rape is a leafy, palatable plant with high protein content, high dry matter yield and good winter hardiness. It is a very late flowering variety which performs well whether sown for summer, autumn or winter use Pack size 20kg Delivered price £2.00 per kilo Minimum order size...

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...

Spotlight on new actions: agroforestry and improvements to our trees and woodland offer Written by The Team The Agricultural Transition Plan update includes the full range of new and updated Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions and the payment rates available in 2024. In this...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland An Northern Ireland agricultural accountant has confirmed that significant numbers of farmers in NI are seeking overdraft increases from their banks. Seamus McCaffrey spoke at a recent dairy farm finance meeting, hosted by the College of Agriculture...

Been advised by my agronomist that I should be spreading sulfur either separately or with my fertiliser, is it worth the extra money? Will I see any benefits? He says it’s worth it and he’s not one to talk crap. Will be used on grassland for silage, thanks

Hi We only have a small farm that until now the land 40 hectares was rented out to a local dairy farm for about £200/acre, it is all currently down in short term grass leys and they were claiming all the BPS. Is there any SFI options that would be better than this? I am waiting for a call back...

We might have 20-30 acres more than we need this year so a spring cereal is a thought. However we don't have any bins or sheds or even small silage pit to store it. What other alternatives. Crimp into an ag bag presume have to watch rats.

I'm wondering if its possible to do dairy costings without a consultant or feed rep doing them?

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.

Currently feed our cows in an old brick trough built against the wall of the shed. The current trough is way too high and they struggle to eat the last 25% and feeding inside the shed is a PITA. Planning to pull the trough and wall out as part of some shed upgrades and put some locking yokes in...

So for nearly 10 years I’ve fed the same blend and ingredients with just an alteration in inclusion to get desired protein from one bin through robot and oopf. It worked well and did 9200/9300 Just 6/7 good quality ingredients. No extras. I did used to feed regumaize 44 ad lib in winter which I...

I thought I’d just start this off as something to think about during cold dark winter days, so please feel to add to the list: Lundell forage harvester Lundell seed drill Bamford Wuffler Cock Pheasant Tedder Kidd Rotaflail Taskers Fertispread

Looking for constructive critiques for a general farm design for a renovated site. We are looking at starting a micro dairy of 40 milking Guernseys keeping calf at foot (I know I know eyes will be rolling). We have demolish an existing site as it will cost more to renovate. This what I've come...

About to start feeding inlamb ewes that lamb in Feb. Got alka treated oats and barley, wondering if I should try rape meal with it instead of soya. Any thoughts ?

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...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland There is now growing concern on many dairy farms across Northern Ireland that silage stocks are running low. This issue was addressed by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) senior dairy advisor, Alan Hopps, at a farmers’...