maize

  1. B

    autumn winter options

    Im thinking about what to put on the fields before ahl2 next year after wheat ,some sort of cover crop or offer it to local dairy men to puts some westerwolds in a bit like they do before maize
  2. E

    Silage

    Hi. How much silage would I need for 200 holstein cows housed all year round. I know there are variables whole crop, maize and other feeds just would like a rough figure thanks
  3. Wigeon

    Winter cover crops on heavy land... what a disaster

    I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...
  4. Tha Ulsterscot

    Dockstar ?

    Anyone know the current price for a 3 ltr. pack ?
  5. T

    Growing Fodder Beet after Carrots?

    Hi, I am renting land this year off a farm that had carrots just harvested. I would like to put Beet in after carrots but not sure if there can be problems? Does anyone know of disease problems or pest problems that stops beet and carrots being grown too close together? Thanks
  6. Bury the Trash

    Culls to be allowed to continue.

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/14/uk-government-overturns-plans-to-phase-out-badger-cull
  7. cquick

    Pimp My Maize Drill

    So I thought I'd post my adventures in pimping my Kuhn maize drill for the upcoming season. I use the drill for maize, pumpkins and OSR, where I run ahead with a subsoiler and follow down the lines with the drill. Sort of like strip-till but not quite. I'd like to use it in a truly no-till...
  8. U

    Whole crop pit filler

    Got a 20 acre field of WW destined for the whole crop pit that is a write off. We can not grow a reliable crop of maize. (Tried for 3 years. got 1 good crop & 2 average ones ) Not sure ground is going to dry soon enough to get spring barley in. Still an option Any other options to consider...
  9. Bald Rick

    My latest conspiracy theory ...

    Why not? We all seem to have them and with all the current new "farmer subsidies" such as SFI in England & SFS in Wales, I have come up with a doozy that may well apply to all you boys piling in to SFI herbal leys and flower meadows etc And it is this: Once you have signed off & planted your...
  10. J

    SFI Hefer

    Downloaded SFI Hefer and have a strip of SHINE feature running through 5 parcels. From what I’ve read it seems this means I can’t enter the whole parcel into SAM3 and I cannot just subtract it from each parcel - is this correct?
  11. M

    AHL2 duration.

    Starting a new thread because the other one has got too long to find any information within it. So this AHL2 option in SFI looks ok initially but not so sure when you dig deeper. The aim is copied below and in the ‘how to do it’ section it says ‘It’s up to you how you complete this action, as...
  12. CPM RSS

    Pulse Progress: Putting the ‘pea’ in predictions

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In this special edition of Pulse Progress, CPM explores how the development of a new modelling tool could revolutionise the forecasting of maturity and yield in vining peas. By Charlotte Cunningham Anyone who’s grown vining peas will...
  13. CPM RSS

    Grain maize: Take a chance on grain maize

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Maize is fast growing in popularity with increasing numbers of arable farmers believing it capable of delivering significant production, economic and even environmental benefits. CPM evaluates its potential. By Rob Jones With the...
  14. CPM RSS

    Drills: Dynamic drills

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Innovation never stands still and with focus moving towards environmentally conscious management, the drill and planter section of the machinery industry is no exception. CPM takes a look at some of the newest products and updates...
  15. Will Blackburn

    Parlour Extension Pictures

    We've started milking on 34 units after extending our 20:40 Fullwood milking parlour. We only milked on one side for 4 days, for each side, credit to the dairy engineers and my lads for making it happen.
  16. bobk

    Looking grim .......

    10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .
  17. paulrollings

    Manure management systems

    Sorry! I am a student at Royal Agriculture University, I am deeply grateful for your time and expertise. I am currently working on a project exploring different composting systems for dairy farm waste and was hoping to seek your advice. This is my attempt at a high-level map of manure...
  18. melted welly

    Fair play George

    https://www.farminguk.com/news/government-to-be-taken-to-court-over-axing-of-farmland-sewage-sludge-pledge_64313.html Never used the stuff. However, in the UK retailers “WWF Basket” commitments is a pledge to ensure suppliers use 50% recycled phosphate by 2030. So that’s via sewage cake is it...
  19. Ffermer Bach

    Poultry, pollution and The River Wye

    How cheap chicken ran rampant across Britain Poultry farming boom blamed for housebuilding delays and turning rivers green Daniel Woolfson17 February 2024 • 12:00pm Related Topics Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Environment Agency, Chicken, Pollution, Farming...
  20. daveydiesel1

    What would this blend cost roughly

    650 kg maize 250 kg megalac 100kg dairy minerals
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