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My garden is less than 0.5ac of grass so don't want to drop a fortune on a new ride on But i have found a good dealer that has a countax c600h which looks in decent shape My question is though how important is the mileage on a ride on? I can see the mower has been regularly serviced is there...

My garden is less than 0.5ac of grass so don't want to drop a fortune on a new ride on But i have found a good dealer that has a countax c600h which looks in decent shape My question is though how important is the mileage on a ride on? I can see the mower has been regularly serviced is there...

just pricing up some silage sheets and looking at the SILOSTOP products. Have always used VISQUEEN sheets in the past and get good results with minimal waste, most waste is generally around the walls, We use a cling seal sheet and a new top sheet every year and also have new side sheets on...

Anyone done one yet with Feb/mar born lambs? Just started to notice the odd mucky bum, need to do a FEC count tomorrow to check levels of nemo as wells guess.

Hi all, my winter barley never received a pre em and there is now meadow grass in areas of the field. Will anything touch it? Will need spraying for wild oats, will axial pro just knock the meadow grass and it will recover? Tia

Evening all, at work, we are looking for an accurate guidance, rtk or close, as we are drilling our own maize with a 3m powerharrow with a mounted maize drill. The tractors aren't guidance ready but a new one in the future will be so will be following a lightbar for now. We already have a...

I’m helping out a local contractor over the summer, driving his gear. What would the going rate per hour be now the minimum wage has gone up.

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops specialist, Leigh McClean highlighted a number of priorities for arable farmers in Northern Ireland. His advice reflects the prospects of high pressure building and the weather improving...

What's people's thoughts on rolling/harrowing fields after sheep grazing to spread the dung about for fertiliser ?, I'm a small time crofter new into it with 8 acres, just wondering if I should spread the dung over the field after grazing or just leave it be after grazing, not sure if spreading...

We’ve always grown s barley for wholecrop, but last year‘s efforts were horrendous. Sodding wet spring (after dusty Feb/March), followed on by many weeks of no rain. Barley got sown late, established then gasped for water. None of it managed to get over 12 inches high. This year’s heading the...

Just seen the above advert. What do dairy farmers make of it?? !

Is baling forage rape an option. We have a field of it with a footpath going through, which might cause a problem. Sown late autumn 23. Has anyone experience with, how might do i need to wilt it? Tedding it? Plain mower or conditioner? Planning on doing it end of may start of july then back...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Former chief executive of Arla Foods, Ash Amirahmadi, has today (Monday, April 15) received the RABDF Princess Royal Award. Amirahmadi was formally presented with the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Princess Royal Award in a...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Welsh Beef producers can take centre stage and showcase the sector’s sustainability credentials during Great British Beef Week, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said. Great British Beef Week will take place from April 23-30, 2024...

What would be a good pressure to run 650/85 r38 at for general work ? Ploughing/cultivations/grass work ? Not looking to be constantly adjusting pressures tho !

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is aiming to inform the public of the “essential role” that livestock farming plays in looking after the environment. Ahead of World Earth Day on Monday, April 22, HCC said it wants to highlight the...

A wet autumn followed by a very wet spring means weeds are thriving and giving grassland farmers yet another problem to grapple with. Many pastures were left unsprayed in the autumn as the wet weather set in, allowing grassland weeds to become more established than ever. Ryan Came-Johnson...

It’s been a hell of a wet time. We have some seriously slumped soils. What are people planning to do to alleviate the damage? Leave it to natural processes? Deep rooted cover crop? Deeper loosening tine? Plough? A lot will depend on the weather this summer but just wondered what general...

So I've just checked my silage ground and I'm not sure what to do... It's probably just below welly boot height It's had no fertiliser or slurry yet Options that I can see: Option A: Cut this week, get slurry and fertiliser on and have a big cut at the end of may? Yes I'll only get 3ish...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Foyle Food Group’s ‘Farms of Excellence’ in Co. Tyrone, hosted a farm walk on Wednesday, April 10, with a US cattle rancher, renowned for his work in breeding feed-efficient cattle, in attendance. The guest speaker was Jim Jensen who is the owner of...