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  1. Bald Rick

    Clarkson the farmer

    So Jeremy has bought himself a secondhand Lamborghini R8 270 DCR for his farm But confessed that he has not yet been able to attach any implements without someone doing it for him. For the foreseeable future, he will be writing about farming instead of cars in the Sunday Times magazine...
  2. Pottinger UK

    Still time to secure a POTTINGER loader wagon for the 2020 season

    Still time to secure a POTTINGER loader wagon for the 2020 season Despite the current difficulties during the Covid19 pandemic, we at POTTINGER have continued to produce equipment with little disruption. Resultingly we still have a limited number of loader wagons available for the 2020 season...
  3. Clive

    Selling machinery by auction

    What’s the typical cost to sell a farm machine at auction, ie seller fees and buyers premium ? what does eBay charge to sell a farm machine by auction ? are there other websites you use to sell farm machinery by auction ? We have a development list of updates and upgrades planned for Farm...
  4. dudders

    Where have all the flours gone?

    I thought we had plenty of wheat in store, and I thought we had our own mills in the UK - so why are the shelves continuously bare of flour? Any kind of flour? We seem to have everything else. My local Waitrose doesn't know when any will come in, but they occasionally get a bit, Tesco says...
  5. W

    Whats your machinery line up.

    These are my 3 tractors for 2500 acre arable and a few sheep. I love the simplicity and yet have enough tech to do everything I need. 8530 7930 6930 Lowest hours 4400 highest has 6500. but I will keep rebuilding them as nothing else really floats my boat.
  6. AHDB

    Make it steak #SteakNight

    To our farmers, growers and supply-chain businesses, There is little doubt that the events of recent weeks are changing how we live, work and care for one another, as well as how we shop and eat. Supply chains and farmers are having to adapt in new ways to new challenges, and here at AHDB...
  7. Mc115reed

    *wanted* trained sheepdog

    Looking for a collie dog ideally a blue merl bitch part trained or trained budget is around 1k night stretch further depending on dog don’t need anything fancy just for moving sheep from 1 field too the next really with some chasing them into a catching pen
  8. L

    John Deere Workshop Diagnostic and Test Manual

    Hi, anyone got a download copy of the Diagnostic and Test manual for a JD 6600 Tractor? Cheers
  9. glow worm

    Dear NFU

    I am sure that the NFU do sterling and difficult work behind the scenes.I know they give regular updates to the farming community, mostly via outlets that only, mostly, the farming community see. I'm sure that few of us would want to be in their shoes as they attend countless meeting on our...
  10. Oldmacdonald

    Whats the stabiliser cow of the sheep world?

    Novelty of lambing ewes at 3am is wearing off somewhat.
  11. rhifsaith

    Same Trattori

    Anyone running Same tractors,back in the 80’s in this area they had to be the smartest looking tractor.Had a brilliant 4wd system. The first 4wd tractor I drove was a same saturno 80,was brilliant on slopes.
  12. Fendt News

    New chapter for Fendt 300 series

    New chapter for Fendt 300 series As Fendt readies the all-new 300 series, mid horsepower tractor range, John Swire speaks to a farmer in Cornwall about his experience with the outgoing 312 model. Terence Martyn, a farmer and contractor in Cornwall, took delivery of his Fendt 312 Profi in July...
  13. JCMaloney

    The "I`ve got it" thread...

    One of the joys of working for the NHS is exposure to lurgy`s. I`m normally in fine fettle, not had a day off sick in my 14 years in the job. Until yesterday. Felt a bit "blurgh" on Monday but thought it was just a cold or the like, no reason to panic. Work on my own in my own office so...
  14. G

    New toy day

    New toy
  15. chaffcutter

    What are you doing to stay clear of Coronavirus?

    As above, anyone making changes to your routine or lifestyle to try and avoid it?
  16. Farmer Fin

    What make of spanner?

    Hi. Looking at getting myself a set of spanners. Fed up hunting the workshop / fathers van. What make do I go for? Seems you can spend a fortune or very little. Seen some decent draper sets for about £100. Don’t want to spend a fortune but don’t want to buy crap either. Also ratchet spanners? Cheers
  17. J

    John Deere ‘new’ 6M vs ‘old’ 6R

    Deciding whether to get a new style John Deere 6120m with the dropped bonnet or a classic style 6130r. The main job will be hedge cutting/ verge mowing all year round with a bit of bale loading/carting in the summer months. Which would you go for?
  18. CerealsEvent

    Spotlight on agricultural careers at Cereals 2020

    Spotlight on agricultural careers at Cereals 2020 Careers in agriculture are incredibly varied, from farm workers to engineers, scientists to agronomists, meaning the industry has broad appeal to those with or without a farming background. Cereals 2020 is celebrating this variety with a...
  19. C

    Mail on Sunday front page tommorrow :-(

    “” In leaked emails obtained by The Mail on Sunday, powerful Treasury adviser Tim Leunig argues that the food sector is not 'critically important' to the economy – and that agriculture and fishery production 'certainly isn't'. In his astonishing remarks – which comes as the UK prepares to enter...
  20. Clive

    Michelin Tyre pressure training day

    Learnt a few month ago that Michelin offer customers a free weighing and set up service to help optimise the pressures for minimal soil damage, traction, fuel use and tyre life So last week we had them here for the day, they weighed every combination of machine and tractor we use, recommended...
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