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I sometimes struggle to get a cow to walk into the parlour first after a few rows in. No problems with cows following and filling up the row easily on their own but getting the first cow up and to the very front can sometimes be a struggle. Any suggestions what could be down? I do give the...

I think we all know that if we want to make money I mean a sensible amount farming is no longer the way, farming is becoming a sideline paid for by the other enterprises. One day people may wake up and smell the coffee but untill then farmers(anything but) will have to rely on other things to...

I get asked all sorts of questions about dogs and Google usually comes up with an answer. So here's a new one on me! (Definitely asking for a 'friend'!). Allegedly, it is legal (or a legal defence) if your dog, on it's own initiative, chases stray livestock off your own property. The courts...

Hi everyone, I'm designing an app for farmers to control and manage their food waste. I would love it if you could answer the question below, there is no right answer.

In light of the latest let down for farmers who pay there wages (see the red tractor sector board passes leadership vote of no confidence thread) what do we need to do to trigger a vote on AHDB cereals future? The AHDB is clearly still not listening to farmers so time is up and direct action...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland In honour of Great British Beef Week 2024, from Tuesday, April 23 to Tuesday, April 30, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is bringing consumers behind the farm gate to strengthen their connection with where their beef comes from. UFU president, David Brown...

Can anyone clarify for me, to be eligible does it have to be a stand alone system, can you use an existing piece of wall for example or a post that’s already there to attach a gate to. I’m getting conflicting views from the manufacturers of such systems but I haven’t contacted RPA for their...

I don't think Tim Parton posted much here but sometimes did. Others will know him. He seems to have had an awful accident and (I think) he was a farm manager so may not have as much to fall back on as others. It sounds absolutely horrendous, so sorry to hear of this, it could happen to any of...

After a couple of genomic tests I'm unfortunately no closer to finding out who his sire is so he's unfortunately for sale. He's not pedigree due to not knowing his sire, he will be pure friesian of some sort and by a stock bull who wasn't genomically tested (I bought his dam incalf) I've had 4...

This seemed the most appropriate subforum to put it in. If not let me know of a more suitable and/or contact relevant parties to move it. Spruce was existing crop but whatever would be most cost effective within permitted ones. There is a piece of land which is available which is a bit under...

some pretty generous grants about, all seemingly based on reducing out put. we know from sheep and cattle prices, numbers are short, if they were not, prices wouldn't be where they are. the world is getting more dangerous by the day. And yet, politicians here, from all parties, think we can...

looking for a full set of connections for a new farm house before we concrete the yard. BT Water Electric Gas Cable? anything else? can anyone recommend a company thanks

This is the first year we are having a field of Maize on our farm to sell the standing crop. The only machine we don’t have is a shakerator (or similar) and I always see maize people shakerate the field before or after ploughing… is this necessary? The field is light and has been in an...

Hi. With all the rain and wet ground we are thinking of using the small tanker which has twin wheels and duals on tractor. If we had a nurse tank how could i handle the slurry that is in the pipe when the tanker is full. the slurry wont run back into the tank from the pipe as it is above ground

Ok, putting the Winter/Spring rainfall aside for a minute, is anyone else finding this a strange Spring? The local Reading University soil and air temperatures (link below) have been well above seasonal average, but I’m finding everything to be so slow to get away this year. We are now into the...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Every day, the Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) helps care for lost and stray animals. The GSPCA is often called out to help larger animals get back into a field after breaking out. Most animals that escape is the cause...

I’m looking to throw up a basic sheep catch pen on a bit of outlying rented ground. Needs to be big enough to handle about 40ewes and 60-70 lambs. Doesn’t need to be anything fancy, not needing a race or hard handling facilities or anything, just something to aid with loading/unloading and small...

Reports the 970 acre 'Sibleyback farm' on Bodmin has been sold to rewilders....£10 million to turn it into native woodland and bog. Where does this all end?

As a farmers son, almost 40 I do feel stigmatised by my farming friends and family for actually wanting to go home in the evening and weekends to my family. Quite a few of the farmers I know work constantly (12-16) hours a day 7 days a week and do nothing else. Of course they talk they have...

Looks like kicking off on news tonight Don't do what I do, do what I say ,scenario possibly?? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68797258