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Piece in today's Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/17c78956-926a-4336-82b8-b7d03280abab?shareToken=b7c5cad963ae805bbdbe135f542df425 In case link doesn't work: FWIW, my thoughts are that farms DO need to cut water pollution. If the water industry finally sort their act out then...

just a reminder to make sure your orders are in and if not your paperwork is in order Dont want anyone falling foul of the red tractor policing unit as you know they will be clipboards at the ready with eyes on the forecast for lack or rain etc God help anyone that has a RT Audit coming up in...

Well spring seems to be in the air here the couple days, its also not rained for 36 hours which is a bit of a shock. Dawn chorus is really ramping up which I love to hear, but one migratory bird is back and has the most annoying song.....bloody Chiffchaff! Boring monotonous repetitive...

Hi all, I've been lurking on this forum some time, former tractor driver, now working in engineering. Happy to control any of the deer species, as well as rabbits/pigeons although deer are my real passion. I shoot for the table, process all my game myself for the family. Currently shooting...

Anyone know the current price for a 3 ltr. pack ?

From 1pm till 4 today it didn't rain......How did people enjoy the dry spell? Did you make the most of it and get caught up with a few jobs?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Red clover has the potential to fix up to 250kg of nitrogen (N)/ha from the air on an annual basis. This figure is based on swards containing up to 5t of clover dry matter (DM)/ha. The N fixed from the atmosphere is translocated throughout the growing...

Any on?? Think RWAS grassland demo Aberystwyth. Heard a Shepton Mallet one maybe too? Anyone know ? Been so long since any ,maybe stopped altogether these days ?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The recent ZeroNSile webinar, hosted by AgriSearch, provided an overview of how best to establish productive red clover swards. But, why should farmers opt to grow red clover swards in the first place? This was the first question addressed Dr. David...

Evening chaps, Harrow is needing some new tines, mainly used for harrowing horse paddocks and haylage ground. 7mm and 8mm tines available, which is better? 7mm tines are more expensive for some reason, I thought 8mm would be better? thanks

Downloaded SFI Hefer and have a strip of SHINE feature running through 5 parcels. From what I’ve read it seems this means I can’t enter the whole parcel into SAM3 and I cannot just subtract it from each parcel - is this correct?

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If the wet weather we have experienced for the last nine months was to be the "normal" I think I would have to pack in. It's just too miserable and hard work! Hopefully it's a one off season.

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Innovation never stands still and with focus moving towards environmentally conscious management, the drill and planter section of the machinery industry is no exception. CPM takes a look at some of the newest products and updates...

Does anyone have a Same Explorer and if so what are they like? Currently running a v old Deutz DX which is rapidly dying and likely to be uneconomical to repair so dealer is going to quote for a new one. Don't know anything about Sames. Won't be doing a huge amount of work - no loader, mostly...

10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Amidst all the talk of the wonders of technology and how farming is being transformed, it is often overlooked that it has to be operated at farm level by people who are not as versed in software engineering. There are a few companies which are now...

If you've entered into SFI but potentially cant meet aims due to weather difficulties / ground conditions , what options do you have ? I've entered SFI with a start date of Feb this year and one of the options was no insecticide (IPM4) which is planned for fields coming spring barley. The...

How cheap chicken ran rampant across Britain Poultry farming boom blamed for housebuilding delays and turning rivers green Daniel Woolfson17 February 2024 • 12:00pm Related Topics Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Environment Agency, Chicken, Pollution, Farming...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Ahead of International Women’s Day this Friday (March 8), Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said it is celebrating women who work in the red meat industry. HCC said International Women’s Day is a day to challenge stereotypes and...