grazing

Been thinking about making a front drum mower. If the drums turn as in the diagram would all the cut grass be in swath B ? What are your thoughts?

Landscape Recovery: The Waveney and Little Ouse Recovery Project Written by Dr. Daniel Wade The River Waveney Floodplain near Bressingham as of 11 December 2023. Can you spot the river? Credit: Ali Moseley and Will Everson at the Environment Agency. Sitting on both sides of the...

Lower Pertwood Farm near Warminster, a 2800 acre downland arable, sheep, and cattle unit is to be all reverted back to grassland, with trees planted and lightly grazed with cattle, sheep, horses and pigs. I can't do links, but perhaps somebody will, just google 'Lower Pertwood Farm rewilding'...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Based outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, is Grove Dairy Holsteins, a 750-cow dairy farm with an on-site milk processing and packaging business owned and ran by the Mitchell family. The herd is managed by John Mitchell and is milked by way of 14 Lely...

looking to upgrade a few things and offset some tax in the process but not overpay....has anyone had quotes for tractors or machinery in 2024 and if so what were they if you dont mind posting? ive been told dealers were now stuck with stock they cant shift but are they prepared to drop? waiting...

Currently have/had a grizzly 450 that we have had for years never put a foot wrong, but it doesn't get hard hard work, we have some relatively steep banks for sheep grazing so it's mainly used just for Shepherding chasing down at lambing etc we don't pull a snacker.. having ever only brought...

Anyone else getting a bit concerned about lack of grass growth?

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Research by Alltech and Archbold has confirmed the environmental benefits of grazing ruminants. The two organistions formed a strategic research alliance in 2019 to jointly develop beef management approaches, specifically to increase the quality and...

Just been looking through My calving book looking at some stats. Started 20th March with 400 calved to date out of 450. Assisted 57 Suckled 13 5 sets of twins 10 losses at birth or within 1st few hours Been chased once 2 c sections 3 calf beds ( vet required for 1 only) 3 dead cows( 1 heart...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Victor Willis as vice president of dairy market development (USA). Willis, who has over 25 years of retail and manufacturing experience in the dairy sector, will be the new...

A supplier has some over-yeared seed to move on at an excellent price. Smart Radish 4.5 Phacelia Stala 1 Empress Spring Linseed 8 Nikian Spring Vetch 14 Carmina Crimson Clover...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across the country after being delayed due to the difficult spring weather conditions encountered this year. College of Agriculture, Food and...

We have a very densely-planted silvopasture here on ten hectares in the tropics. We're thinking about getting a small number of weaned calves this year and experimenting with rotational-grazing to maintain the understory. We're in the steep foothills of the Andes, and it's not really practical...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The UK Agri-Tech Centre has published reports on “potential actions” farmers can take to reduce emissions and the innovation pipeline that will help the livestock sector reach net zero. CEO of Agri-Tech Centre, Phil Bicknell gave evidence to the House...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Ministers are being asked by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to consider using residual potato levy funds to support seven industry projects through a grant to GB Potatoes. The recommendation has been made by the AHDB following...

I have got two pasture pumps to put in as part of a capital grant. Just looking for some ideas of what people have done regards a hard-standing area to meet requirements. On a side note has anyone had success with pasture pumps? The cattle will have access to a proper trough further up the...

Our response to the Rock Review: one year on Written by The Team Credit: The Lockinge Estate The tenanted farming sector is a vital part of the rural economy. In 2022, the Rock Review, an independent report of tenant farming in England, was published. It included a number of...

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...

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...