Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Breeding cows with improved robotic milking speeds will allow an expansion of the dairy herd at Draynes Farm in Northern Ireland.
The farm attached to the family-owned milk processing business – located on the outskirts of Lisburn in Co. Antrim – is...
Apart from @Gerbert has anyone on here direct experience with the R9500 milking robots?
Have a friend thinking of going the robot route and is looking at Gea as well as Lely and DeLaval but there is a bit more information around on the red and blue.
I know the earlier Gea MiOne was a pile of...
Have a KV tine drill with metering wheel that occasionally stops turning when a clod blocks the wheel turning, leaving a 'lapwing' plot of undrilled crop.
Has anyone retro fitted a sensor that will sound an alarm when the metering wheel stops turning ? The ESC control box doesn't seem to do...
Is it quite simple to split a 3 metre combi?
For good reasons I only have 85 & 95 hp tractors. So no chance with a combi. Is it ok to buy a combi & run the power harrow on one tractor & drill on the other? Thinking 12K budget for 3 metre combi, maybe an A frame to buy? Second hand of course.
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Agriculture in Denmark is a very important component of the country’s overall economy, one which is likely to grow significantly over the coming years.
As a direct consequence, the commitment made by the country to agricultural education is...
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Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
The benefits of ProCROSS breeding were discussed at a recent open day hosted by Co. Tyrone milk producer, Des Kelly, who farms close to the village of Ballygawley.
The new entrant into milk imported 80 ProCROSS in-calf heifers from Denmark in three...
Any ideas?
Was drilling grass the other week and it was putting out nearly an extra 2 kg/ acre I just kept putting a bag in at a time weigh what left just before it ran out and compare to acerage covered no good though if not extra seed. Kept winding back each bag.
At the start I put PTO in...
Looking to make a change from just broadcasting grass seed and save a pass. Also have cover crops to put in.
what would be the lightest combi drill , looking for and older combi drill as it won’t see mega acres each year . Would be to run on a jd 6430 premium currently
Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland
This year’s UK Dairy Day takes place at the International Centre, Telford, tomorrow (Wednesday, September 13), with over 270 exhibitors expected across the indoor and outdoor areas.
The weather for the free, one-day event is expected to be good, with...
Currently got a Lely 2.8m Splendimo MC, owned since new 7-8 years ago, and would like to replace with a new similar type mower. Lely mowers are no longer made , so whats a similar alternative nowadays?
Local dealer is Kubota, which I think is a rebadged Vicon? Their 2.8m MC looks very similar...
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Never owned a rake before and can't always get someone to rake for me. Seen some 2nd hand twin rotor rakes between 4 to 6000. What wears/do you look for when buying 2nd hand? Any makes better to consider when purchasing?
Was thinking how many bits of farm machinery could very easily be electric as battery already perfectly capable of doing a days work for most
In practical terms ( let’s ignore cost for now to keep things simple!). which of the above could you replace ICE on farm with ?
any other option you...
anyone ever travelled to holland on an agricultural trip,we are going in october and need some ideas .Farms willing to have a bunch of UK farmers on their farm.
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