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I’ve been thinking that with a few changes in stock numbers and infrastructure, I could quite easily free up enough time to generate more income away from the livestock business. However, I’ve been full time since I left school and have very few qualifications that lend well to off farm income...

So says one headline in todays mail, what villages? where? what jobs? where will they live? Question why is it we have, had a shortage of "affordable" housing for many young people born and bred in a rural area, who would like to live there and work? Without now putting "other" people form...

i plan to buy sheep , however quite new to farming so need advice on where i can get ahold of good sheep for a good price and the steps needed to take care of them

The decks in my ifor trailer are pretty much worn out. We have patched them up over the years but really its like trying to repair Rab C's vest. A replacement trailer is pretty much out of the question - new ones are impossible to buy, secondhand make stupid money and tbf mine has had work on...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11499561/amp/Dog-walker-sues-farmer-150-000-frenzied-cow-left-broken-arm.html Let's hope this case is thrown out. Otherwise it's another nail in the coffin of suckler cows.

Where have all the Bats gone. Over the last few years there has been a noticeable decline in the number of Bats in this area. I am guessing that a major reason is the continued development of old buildings into houses and sealed up stores, very similar to what has happened to the House Sparrows...

Earlier in the week the Telegraph gave readers the opportunity of sorting out the black hole with various options. I selected - Scrap HS2, reduce overseas aid to earlier levels, link pensions and benefits to wages. Bingo, I had saved over £50 bn. So why can’t the politicians do it? Being...

Are the Avatars generally as low maintenance as advertised ? What is the bearing situation etc and any other maintenance issues people have had ? TIA

I drove by a field of grain maize yesterday which was being combined. So just wondering if any of you successfully direct drill in to the large amount of leaf debris left on the ground. What type of drill copes with so much residue?Certainly a test for any direct drill especially if soil a bit...

Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum. I am a regular American teacher, looking to help a mentee from Nigeria. 1. My mentee, and now friend, is from Osun, Nigeria. 2. He does have a university degree, a passport, and some farming experience. It was mostly basic work, such as growing and...

Looking at both of these, similar age 6130r 2019, G135v 2020 and has a smig of warranty left. Both have self levelling loaders and front linkage, JD is 50k auto quad with 3000hr . Valtra 40k with 500rs, both have most of the bells and whistles and are almost identically priced. Any thoughts on...

Quite like this.

I'm thinking about here in the UK, but I've friends and family abroad, ranging from over in Europe to the other side of the World, who see it as a real problem in their countries too. And, here and elsewhere, I know people across the political spectrum who have serious concerns about what is...

Every second word that comes out of Labour is 'windfall', are we getting back on the road to communism? It's a great time to brainwash the hungry of tbe world that their State will provide heaven on earth as well. Surprising the cauldron hasn't boiled over yet.

Hi, 15 Acres overgrown field, last topped about 10 months ago (plenty thistle) Free for someone to come with their machinery, top it off, bale and take away OX5 - Oxfordshire 2 images attached photos were taken some weeks ago, thistle now completely dead. Any questions please ask.

After 6 years of min till and regen type activity we grew a good crop of blackgrass in the wheat this year. Going to plough later on for spring barley but I thought that I would try to grow as much as possible by making a grass seedbed. Nothing at all grew since harvest of the wheat finished...

The JD 750a has served us well since our transition to no til. Now in it’s 10th year we’re looking for a change. The 2 front runners are the Avatar and the Horizon dsx; both look very capable drills. Horsch appear to have the greater market share but is it any better? Has anyone had experience...

I managed to get 3 DD drills on demo in the last couple of days. the field is going spring wheat in late March so the emerging crop will not be taken to harvest. But here are a few pictures. No doubt there will be some criticism that I drilled the wrong crop on the wrong day with the wrong...

I have been looking at direct drills for a while now. Specifically looking at the moore unidril, the claydon, the horsch (though ruled that out as they are too expensive and too long in a trailed option) and the weaving (disc or tine). Recently also come across the simtech. We have a mix of...

Has anyone made an application system to put liquid in the seed slot (drill is a horsch avatar)? Looking for ideas on pump to use and rate controller? Don't need anything fancy or particularly too accurate as long as the rate can be roughly set for the average speed. I am thinking along the...