grassland

Have I missed something but all the threads on the SFI subject seem to be arable or crop related. Those of us with large areas of PP that is well managed and using mostly Ryegrass and Clover with minimal inputs only seem to have the option of low input grassland at £151 per ha. Lots of talk...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has clarified that there is no “clear proof” of fertiliser being purchased in Northern Ireland (NI) that is not being registered on the National Fertiliser Database (NFD). However, the department has...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland There has been 61,833t of fertiliser products imported to the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland (NI) since the introduction of the National Fertiliser Database (NFD). The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) confirmed to Agriland...

It is very noticeable this Summer that the insect populations are down. I hardly see a moth in the grassland for the terriers to chase, and insects coming into the house in the evening when the window gets left open are actually rare.... Another knock on from the wet winter? Or something...

Telegraph. Amazing. Jude Capper strikes again. British cows could be replaced with ‘double-muscled’ European breed to cut emissions Scientists investigate move away from traditional varieties to reduce cattle farming’s impact on the environment Joe Pinkstone, Science Correspondent 20 June 2024...

What's your opinion on this (from the Sun's Twitter page) ? Where a farmer sprays a camper/cyclist with slurry. Whilst the farmer's frustration is probably valid, I'm not sure that his reaction and possible assault in respect of a civil matter is doing farming any favours. Thoughts?

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The latest models and developments from Pottinger were introduced to the press, and the world in general, by the company in Upper Austria this week, as the sun came out after four weeks of rain. For the Irish market, it was the rakes and latest forage...

Hi all. I’m farming up in North Yorkshire on some heavy going land. Plenty of muck goes on. Current system is Sumo Trio and then carrier if needed. Drill with vaderstad. I’m wanting to move into the more no till territory on some of the better fields first so I’m looking at a later model Horsch...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture in Northern Ireland, Declan McAleer, wants a more flexible ammonia strategy introduced, one which all farmers can buy into The Co. Tyrone-based politician said: “We are concerned that a one-size-fits-all...

As above, which tractor or series of tractors would people recommend taking up into big hours? But also to consider is that as the machine gets on in age, how cost effective will it be to keep repairing computer controlled functions and exhaust aftertreatment systems? In my experience it's not...

Direct Driller Issue 28 - July 2024 https://directdriller.com/issues/issue-28/ Inside this issue: Welcome to the Groundswell 2024 Issue How will AI change farming? Farmer Focus – John Cherry Revolutionise Your Farm: How Trinity AgTech’s Sandy Empowers Farmers to Master Natural Capital The...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Pottinger is a company that likes to keep itself busy developing new products and this week it launched a raft of new grassland equipment and updates on its home turf in Austria, and Agriland was invited along to see firsthand. Chief among the new...

Hi all, This is probably going to be one of those weird threads. So first, a bit of context. I’m an electrical engineering/robotics student here in the UK. As a part of my studies I have to design and ultimately build a robot that has real world applications. Most of my classmates are...

As above. I ask as the rebranding of old farming techniques/ practices seems to be all part of 21st century farming hype, created by academics etc( even some younger farmers), thinking they are thinking out of the box. :banghead: ;) Not good as in all honesty It’s not taking farming forward as...

Got some permanent pasture that's pretty tired and I don't have much use for, I was planning on planting rape so as to avoid issues with leatherjackets/wirework, then following with wheat next year. The whole block needs liming and has just been silage, my question is would I be best trying to...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) president, John Egerton, has confirmed the key role that soil management will play on farms in delivering a more sustainable future for agriculture. The Co. Fermanagh suckler beef and sheep farmer spoke at the recent...

I'm not sure if this is happening in every area, yet there seems to be a lot of independent agricultural dealers starting up, even in the limited time that I have been involved in farming the AgriTrader has thickened quite dramatically! Everywhere you look there seems to be a new company selling...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/12/the-grab-documentary-review Thought a few might be interested in this. Not entirely surprising, except perhaps the scale of it.

Lost track of where we are, is it 50% of original money this year ?

Storage space limited this year so would like to go higher. Can you go too high and put too much pressure on the bottom bales making them squash and split perhaps ???