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  1. Panicnow

    UK Farming Protest - Start organising...

    Farmers worldwide are being squeezed between monopoly suppliers and monopoly buyers. With farmers fragmented, they have to be "price takers". With worldwide governments content to allow food producers to "go hang", food shortages are becoming ever more commonplace. Be it wheat in Africa, rice in...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  2. W

    NFU office holder positions 2024

    https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/nfu-officeholder-elections/#culley So what’s the REAL story as to why Andrew Ward, Ollie Harrison and Martin Williams are not running for positions. Have they been told they are not allowed to because it would upset the gravy train?
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  3. B

    Schmallenberg

    Just a question for anyone that has had this in sheep before. We started lambing on the 1st of jan. It was all going fine untill a week ago and have been hit fairly hard with it. Lost roughly 60 lambs so far to but I’m finding that anything that’s actually managed to live is fairly weak. Might...
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    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  4. Robert

    Patching in Wheat with Claydon on the Frost??????

    Good or bad idea?! Land still pretty wet though walks ok on top, got a few failed ‘patches’ following Claydon or 750a in October. Use front tine to create a drainage slot and try and cover heavy seed rate with following harrow? Or best waiting till proper dry and use spring wheat? Any...
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    • Forum: Cropping
  5. G

    Clarkson again

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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  6. Andrew1983

    4m drill price

    Anyone had quotes for a 4m drill along lines of a vaderstad spirit or horsch pronto recently? Pm if you don’t mind sharing please.
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    • avatar combi harrow horsch sprinter vaderstad
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    • Forum: Machinery
  7. Banana Bar

    John Deere 8RX vs Claas Axion Terra Trac

    Pros and cons of each? 6m Topdown or Solo, mole draining, drilling with 12 m Avatar ( I know it’s overkill ). Either 8RX 410 or Axion 960tt. All input welcome. BB
  8. Clive

    Steve Barkley at OFC

    So i wonder what announcements / new standards we might get re SFI today ? any guesses ?
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  9. Surgery

    Lamma 2024

    Whos going ?
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    • Forum: Machinery
  10. Wolds Beef

    Who to vote for!!!

    Several people I know are considering voting for Reform UK.!! Labour have announced some policy to do with Agriculture ,maybe someone could enlighten us as to Reform Uk policy to do with agriculture and the countryside.? WB
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    • Forum: Politics, Covid19 and Brexit
  11. Brisel

    AD feedstock - oats?

    A potential anaerobic digester just up the road from me had its Planning Committee meeting yesterday. They had already approached me to grow crops for them & take digestate back. I would prefer a break crop if possible. The farm has a significant blackgrass burden. Mostly brashy soils prone to...
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    • Forum: Cropping
  12. Grassman

    It cant get wetter!

    Even the quad is making a mess now. Be glad when this year is gone🙈
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  13. neilo

    Daft pea question...

    Would it be feasible to grow a crop of Spring peas, unsprayed, with the aim of incorporating as a green manure after 12 weeks? The reason I ask is that there is a Welsh enviro scheme open at the moment, where one of the options is to grow a protein crop with no weed control. It would need to be...
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    • Forum: Cropping
  14. CPM RSS

    Pulse Progress: The quest for home-grown protein

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Having addressed substantial energy costs across its poultry and arable enterprises, Woodend Farm in Berwickshire is looking to home-grown pulses to reduce reliance on imported soya. CPM visits to get an insight. By Rob Jones There are...
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  15. D

    Tine drills.

    Weaving sabre tine, KrM Sola Drill SM-P there the ones I’m aware of That will go in direct but also on previously stirred ground. What other options are out there that are similar in layout etc? thanks
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    • Forum: Regen Ag and No-till Machinery
  16. Matt77

    No till second wheat

    I gave up second wheats a good few years ago due to grassweed control, lack of!, thought I'd give it another go as the farm is cleaner and now running a disc direct drill, flooding aside, it looks terrible, what have people learnt with DD second wheat, as I'm now hearing advice along the lines...
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  17. Y

    2023 Pick up trucks - what's your fave and why?

    Am trying to make myself prefer the Izuzu D Max as its lighter and doesnt run the over 2040kg weight/ speed issue but it isn't stacking up to my 2019 L200 - sadly no longer available to the UK market. Anyone got a 2023 Ranger? Hilux? ETA are roller tops ever waterproof vs a full cab? Many thanks
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  18. bobk

    Sowing ww in February ?

    What's the procedure ? same as autumn sowing or different , appreciate it's going to be high seed rate
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  19. Steevo

    Red Tractor and Grain passports - which grainstore?

    Had the attached email from Red Tractor today: Red Tractor Member Mailing Dear Red Tractor Crops Member, We are getting in touch to notify you of changes to the Combinable Crops Passports service. What is...
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    • Forum: Cropping
  20. snipe

    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?
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