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Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Securing optimal levels of carbon reduction within a robotic milking enterprise was the focus of a recent farm walk. The event was hosted by William and Alan McConnell from Drumgaw in Co. Armagh, in association with the College of Agriculture, Food...

Hi all, What are peoples thoughts on mergers? Our contractor has one and in our opinion it leaves alot of grass compared to the rake. Just wondering what other people think. Thanks

Having calved the first 20 cows to a new bull 3 have been the wrong way round. I cannot remember the last time we had one the wrong way round let alone 3. 2 have had to be out via ceaser as they were too large to jack out and I’ve just calved another the wrong way round tonight but the calf was...

does anyone have any info on the gas emission of plant residues that are left in the field. getting sick of the vegans going on about cattle gas emissions, and was wondering if any research has been done on the emission of plants as they break down ?

Greetings. I've decided to reach out and see if I can gather some ideas about any aspects of keeping 1,500 sheep you care to discuss. I'm in the Northeast US. I've had 120 +/- ewes for the last 5 years and now looking to expand to 1,500 for a solar park grazing contract. Winters are wet and...

I’ve been informed I’m having an RPA sheep inspection this week for the home holding, anything I need to know before i get my pants pulled down ? TIA H-C

Destroyed OSR as a reliable break crop in the U.K. while welcoming in imports grown using chemicals they banned here on the flimsiest of evidence for populist reasons. If that isn’t duplicitous then I don’t know what is. At the next election when I go into the polling station I’ll remember this.

The Opportunity: Are you a seasoned dairy professional, eager to showcase your expertise within NZ/grazing dairy systems and work with a forward-thinking business to elevate herd performance to new levels? The Herd Manager will take the management lead of a 350 head organic dairy herd, looking...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland By Chris McCullough Producing a cow that can walk long distances and cope with rolling hills is an important breeding goal of an Irish farmer who is now running his own dairy farm in Australia. Originally from Monaghan, Brian Corr was managing two dairy...

Hello Posting here to see if anyone else has had a similar experience. Had quite a few ewes down/die with listeria from silage baled in the wet last summer. However the listeria manifested in a really odd way - it didn't seem to cause neurological symptoms. The ewes would go really thin, go...

Our old stiga has gone through 2 decks both been patched up till their isn't much good metal to weld to. So while it's been raining I decided to have a go at making one.this is the current one and the original

Farmers Weekly went to a farm in the Netherlands to report on how a one man dairy operation makes top quality multi cut / crop lasagne silage in a time efficient way...

Looking at buying a second hand krone mower only 12 months old not done alot just wondering what people think of them? Good mowers? What's people's experiences please

Never used or seen one of these up close, how exactly do they work? And how is the seed rate adjusted? I have a chance to buy one fairly cheap but has no drive motor and no control box. Would this be able to be converted to a land wheel style drive? I’m thinking of making a small grass seed...

Several fields of hybrid rye where the crop has only really survived on top of drains. Maybe 20% of field areas actually growing, so no point patching. No spring fert or autumn herbicide at all. What to do? Ground/soil is sadder than I’ve ever known it, and we’ve had some sad springs. Possible...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The launch of a strategic dairy farm in Wiltshire is set to focus on grazing infrastructure and how a flexible approach to forage crops has maximised grazing days. Wolfhall Farm in Burbage, Marlborough, Wiltshire, is run by Antony Mitchell and...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland A greater proportion of ewe lambs are expected to be slaughtered rather than being kept for further breeding next season in the United Kingdom (UK). This is according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), which has updated its...

New Farmer thrown in at the deep end. Grass is longer than ideally wanted at this time of year and is yellowing at the base. Been very wet ground through winter. Usually have sheep on the grounds begining of year but circumstances didn't allow. The intended crop is hay but can not cut until...

Hi all don't know if this is the right place to post but after some advice ?. Between Land that I own 50 acres and some rental off a Local Authority 25 acres the Local Autority has insisted of having a policy of £5.5 million Public Liabilty indemnity cover for their land , there are no...

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...