grain store

  1. texelburger

    Sparrows and Starlings

    Our farmyard is full of them,the Starlings are feeding on the TMR and the Sparrows,well,I'm not sure really. The yard is clean and concrete everywhere but the Sparrows have crapped all over the tractors and telehandler.I had to jam the Combine,which had been fully cleaned and washed post...
  2. A

    Is Farm Assurance stressful

    Please only take part in the poll if your farm is subject to or could be subject to any sort of Farm Assurance scheme, including Red Tractor or QMS.
  3. B'o'B

    Digital grain passports

    Grain producers, please feed into the consultation for digital grain passports. Their introduction is likely to disadvantage independent grain traders and result in further consolidation of the grain trade. As growers we need greater diversity in the grain market not less. It seem like growers...
  4. B

    Rats in grain store

    Hi Anyone any ideas how to stop rats climbing the diagonals into a grain store. I've put 15" pieces of tin around the diagonals at a perpendicular angle, however they seem to be able to get over these no problem. I don't really want to use sticky pads as this seems quite high maintenance and...
  5. andybk

    is this right? , they now want us to retake our rodenticide qualifications

    copied from twitter :, moving goalposts after we paid the first time ?
  6. Romeogolf

    Pole barn replacement

    Evening all, Recent storm has given my old pole barn a different appearance to a point where I just want to rip the rest of it down with a digger to tidy up the eyesore. I want to replace it with a steel frame building of the same size. Are photographs of existing building, however damaged...
  7. Wood field

    Sheep in !

    Our place is now utterly saturated, so much so the tractor slithers about on what flat ground we have whilst feeding bales. I moved the boss ladies cows and am now setting the big shed up ready for housing the in bye flock , typically the forecast looks a little more settled next week. Anyone...
  8. Foxcover

    Thriplow Annual Report

    50th annual report, as always, honest, interesting and humerous. Thanks @dontknowanything https://www.thriplow-farms.co.uk/blog/v1ydbn1skqcou1a17225sny7g4n6ry-ea5gf-ww2jr-fwp6z
  9. Bury the Trash

    New Year (Farming ) resolutions .

    It's time to look forward not backwards (note to self lol ) What is /are yours ? please tell .....and positive ones preferably . or a photo to help describe ,yes we like photos dont we ..... Happy days.
  10. D

    Fewer Small Birds About this Winter?

    I’ve noticed far fewer small birds about the sheds and garden this winter. So I just wondered if anybody else had noticed the same. ( Started off in the holly berry thread but thought it might be worth a poll.)
  11. M

    Fifteen acres??

    met a lady who had just retired.She was telling me she her two sisters and parents ran a 15 acres holing in Shropshire,which they still have today.These few acres were used to milk fifteen cows and provided a living for the father throughout his life .Today they tell you a minimum of 200 acres...
  12. J

    Starting a contracting business

    I was thinking about starting a contracting buisness have all the machinery to do so how would I go about advertising
  13. Horn&corn

    Mycotoxin test required

    We need a mycotoxin test for some wheat and NIAB equipment is out of action. Any recommendations for alternative companies that won’t charge the earth and might be open at this time of year?
  14. Tamar

    Well done AHDB

    Well done to @AHDB for engaging with us all on here. They have answered some fairly tough and agressive questions on why we should pay levies and the need for an increase in the levies. They have certainly gone up in my opinion, as I was beginning to think we would be no worse off if we lost...
  15. S

    Retrofit grain cooling floor

    For 30yrs+ we've perservered using pile dry pedestals in our bulk grain store. It's a 70wide 90 long bulk store split down the middle, with the dryer front centre, and a door to either side of the dryer. This makes it a bit of a chew pushing the heap up, but we manage. There are no overhead...
  16. tullah

    First load of heap 15.6%. Lodged complaint

    As per title. I rang up straight away and they're doing a retest for what it's worth. Funny how the remaining eight loads all went in ok.
  17. Aspiring Peasants

    Asbestos and fibre cement

    I've got a building with a lean to which I've always assumed had an asbestos roof. I had the son of the previous owner here today and he thinks the lean to is fibre cement. Is there an easy way of telling the difference?
  18. O

    Cottage tenancy - Possible rat problem

    The tenant of my let property has reported that they have “A possible rat problem.” Nothing in the house and no signs of entry. The managing agent has called in a pest controller who has invoiced £70. If there are no rats in the house is this a tenant’s issue or a landlord issue? My feelings...
  19. L

    Blue Tractor Assurance Scheme

    I would like to propose a new farm assurance scheme, all that is required is an annual review to ensure that a farm business complies with current legislation. There will be no gold plating of any legislation, just a simple check, either by uploading documents or by a farm visit.
  20. J

    Rat problems in old grain stores

    I’ve a recent new farm which includes some very 1970s grain stores The trouble is they are a hive for rats. I can’t shoot them as any stray pellet will likely end up in the grain and have tried everything from poison to trapping to blocking every hole - all to no avail There are lots of...
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