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Dont know if this has been posted anywhere else but if not have a read then decide whether to pack your bags and leave as I cannot see a future of farming in England...

Hello, I'm from Switzerland and this is my first thread in this Forum. I hope to find some answers for my problem, I think I am not the only one to struggle with this. I bought a Fendt 211 One with Novatel RTK System. I need the Tractor for seeding, transplanting, weeding and a lot of other...

Getting started with carbon credits Carbon credits and biodiversity tokens provide farmers with potentially significant new income streams. Aligned with an effective natural capital market, they can unleash a seismic improvement in the prosperity of the industry. Agriculture, Forestry and other...

So having asked on here a few years ago we bought a trailed 36m sprayer having taken the job back in hand due to not receiving good service from the contractor we were using. We went with a well used trailed 36m because the contractor was using a 36m SP and we liked the way the boom could cover...

As above , as I need to find a stop cock to turn the water off before it is metered in to our house when I renew the internal stop cock which needs replacing. Are there different sorts of pipe detectors that pass a small electric current along the pipe to enable a hand hod device to pinpoint the...

To achieve the transition to an inclusive, net zero carbon and climate-resilient economy, public investment alone will not suffice. In this new guest blog Amy Allan, Nature Programmes Analyst at the Green Finance Institute (GFI), discusses the role of private sector investment in supporting the...

In my quest for an alternative source of RTK rather than selling my kidney, liver and both arms to JD for their rtk I have happened across the Canadian firm Agra GPS, Is anyone using their CRG receiver on a JD for rtk? Priced at 4000 USD (extra for modem if needed to run mobile rather than...

https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/08/the-science-behind-the-sustainable-farming-incentive/

Old news, but seems to have resurfaced this week. DEFRA want firmer assurances on urea usage to help reduce ammonia emissions (if you think ammonia emissions from urea are a problem in UK climate). They're saying expect legislation unless industry offers a solution. They seem to want Red...

Hi all Had a quick browse on here but not much on my question. So wind power instead of the solar? I know nothing at all about it all, so where to start… Seems allot cheaper to buy than solar panels. Our roofs on some barns maybe not ideal for panels so the turbine along with look imo seems...

Thirty years ago, Ben Rentsche’s 16,000-acre Iowa operation yielded 150 bushels of corn per acre. Ten years later, yields had grown to 180 bushels. Since 2012, Rentsche has averaged 200 bushels per acre, with his best crop coming in at 226. It’s a pattern seen on farms all over the world. Each...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Welsh government is set to issue advice for cattle keepers on Anglesey to help keep bovine tuberculosis (bTB) incidences on the island low. Latest surveillance data figures show that the average number of open breakdowns at the end of each...

Up and down the country, hill farmers are discovering whether their local NE staff are 'rewilders' or not. Because if they are, draconian cuts in livestock numbers are being demanded for inclusion in enviro agreements - and if you decline, they may very well force your hand. (See the newspaper...

Can anyone tell me why the Ag have sent us payment statements for 2018, 2019, and today - 2020 LFASS? Last week we got terrible shock with 2 letters telling us we owed a considerable amount in penalties for " overclaiming". Although we obviously only claim what's on THEIR maps. Phoned about...

Coverage on His Majesty The King’s visit to Weybridge Written by Defra Press Office There has been positive coverage in the Daily Express (p.9), on BBC Online, the Evening Standard, The Independent and Express and Star following His Majesty The King’s visit to the Animal Plant and Health...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Deciding how to get the most from expensive nitrogen fertiliser is at the forefront of many minds this spring. CPM talks to two growers at the cutting edge of applied farm research to see how the knowledge they’re gaining from this is...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland King Charles will today (Thursday, March 9) visit the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in Weybridge to congratulate its staff for their response to the avian influenza (bird flu) outbreak. The bird flu outbreak, which is the largest ever...

not a big machinery man if I’m honest, can drive them and do basic repairs but not the biggest geek when it comes to spec and all. as such I’m hoping to get a few opinions from the experts. im thinking of upgrading my 125hp 6cylinder 6620 jd for a 4 cyl nh t6 145hp (boosting to 150) Not...

Hello everyone, My name is Peter and I am a lecturer at the University of Leeds. I am currently leading a project on supporting UK hill and upland farmers in the transition towards ELMs and Net-Zero and I am looking to interview on-farm some hill/upland farmers in the above areas. I would be...

Coverage of PFAS chemicals Written by Defra Press Office There has been coverage in The Guardian today on a mapping project which claims to have found elevated levels of Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at 17,000 sites across the UK and Europe. Since the 2000s, we have...