grazing

Anyone done it? Grazing as in rotational

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Latest analysis shows that 7,400ac of farmland has been publicly marketed in the first three months of 2024, which is 6% more than the same period in 2023. This is according to Strutt & Parker’s Farmland Database, which found that the volume of...

I thought I did on the Sainted Isle but that seems to no longer be the case … Recently, we tendered and won a block of 70ac on the outskirts of a village and accessed by a lane with houses off. I said to son after we’d walked the land that if we won, there would be trouble…… and yesterday we...

Cows have to be out , no plan B. Strip grazed and back fenced daily. Ground sodden so cutting up. What would you do? Will it recover? How best to speed recovery if it ever stops raining?

5 months after storm babet we're still flooded 90 acres of summer grazing 4ft deep I am currently pumping, 1k a month just in electric, most land in the Idle Valley is either flooded or waterlogged. The Idle is pumped into the Trent at 36cumec unfortunately flow diwn the river is 11cunec...

I ve had lots of triplets and quads of my second crop mules.It goes against my intuation but would I be OK leaving them with the ewe?.Plan would be to give the ewes plenty of corn and get the lambs on to creep ASAP.

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Due to cutting our own herd back to only breeding stock, we will have cattle grazing for up to 150 head of suckler cows or around 300 head of youngstock. Can only offer it for this year, at the moment. Open to discussing options on what stock we take and how we charge e.g. per head/day or...

Trying to cheer myself up with thoughts of cows grazing a forage crop in the sunshine. Which varieties are recommended? What is expected DM yield per hectare? Want to graze from first few weeks of July so was thinking to put in late April/early May. Thinking full cultivation to put in as I...

In the past 2 weeks alone I've lost a good part time job at local distillery because of SEPA rules on the spreading of Pot Ale on land. It was a well paying job 2 shifts a week for me giving a welcome boost to my income. Few days later muirburn has effectively been banned in Scotland although...

Just thinking aloud here.. Getting on for spring barley,maybe better off with something else. Thinking a couple of ton of grain maize off the 10a might be better. Would be all fed in house to beef. Can sow it with the combi, Have small conventional combine header to cut it(if it will do it)...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A spring farm walk in Dorset, run by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), will cover the management of youngstock during the meeting. The farm walk will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Hampreston Manor Farm, New...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Grazing remains a challenge on the vast majority of farms, with further rainfall experienced in most parts of the country over the last few days. Further issues on many farms include silage supplies running low and cows remaining in sheds. Issues...

I should really know the in depth answer to this but don’t so looking to the experts. I know stress has a factor as well as time but with a slow spring do we get a later heading date?

Neighbours have asked me to help them out. They’ve a couple of paddocks they cut for hay but got let down last year and it never got cut. So now it’s about 6-12” deep of last years crop and needs something doing with it. 1 flail it to about 4” and hope new growth comes through and the...

With a supreme bout of optimism, I walked a couple of my grass fields today as I thought, foolishly as it turned out, that maybe I could travel with the baby compact tractor and the even smaller single rotor disc spreader. 100kg at a time. It really would be great to spin a bit of fert on to get...

As per title is there any way to do this easily and without making a mess. Will be spreading a good bit of urea this year as opposed to blends, urea has more nitrogen in it so I think this situation will arise. Would like to be prepared

I was planning on going to have 15 ewes and lambs for sale this time. Great plans hey...;) But will there be any buyers in a fortnight as the weather looks shite for another week or 3 still? Any prices about yet ....?

Another soaking yesterday and not looking like any planting in the next two weeks with 170 acres unplanted which might not get done , how much is left to do , I recon most people around here are 1/2 to 3/4 planted at best.

Hi not sure if this is allowed but thought I would try , any arable farmers out their putting their land into Sam 2/3 and would be interesred in having numbers between 500 and 2000 sheep grazing over winter please drop me a message thanks in advance good references available If its growing I can...