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  1. David1968

    You know you're a stockman tractor driver when.....

    You can't use the foot throttle because it's frozen to the mud on the floor :bag:
    • David1968
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    • Replies: 214
    • Forum: Machinery
  2. O

    Kit one used to see

    I thought I’d just start this off as something to think about during cold dark winter days, so please feel to add to the list: Lundell forage harvester Lundell seed drill Bamford Wuffler Cock Pheasant Tedder Kidd Rotaflail Taskers Fertispread
    • Oliveau
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    • Replies: 427
    • Forum: Classic Machinery
  3. R

    Blank canvas for farm

    Looking for constructive critiques for a general farm design for a renovated site. We are looking at starting a micro dairy of 40 milking Guernseys keeping calf at foot (I know I know eyes will be rolling). We have demolish an existing site as it will cost more to renovate. This what I've come...
    • RBurns
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    • asbestos calf calves calving clamp cows dairy disease forage grazing handling hedge jersey milk milking silage slurry storage
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Buildings & Infrastructure
  4. supercow

    Silage replacer

    Losing 100 acres of silage ground to our landlord, flipping our cow grazing acres and a bit more grazing ground into silage ground, keeping them in 365 tho, what silage replacers could I use? I’m thinking fodder beet, crush it on farm and buy cleaned, 7kgs a day would save roughly 300 ton of...
    • supercow
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    • accident banking beef beet brewers grains calf calves calving carrots clamp cows dairy drought environmental first cut fodder fodder beet forage fuel grass grazing handling harvest harvesting holstein hybrid rye learning maize market milk milk yield milking nutrients overdraft paddock parts replacer roots rumen rye ryegrass sheep silage slurry soya storage tmr transport weather wheat yielding
    • Replies: 103
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  5. Jack Tat

    Staff salary / hourly wage?

    We employee three staff on a busy arable farm. They are paid hourly with overtime at time and a half. We run decent modern kit. I just wondered what is the going hourly rate for experienced and capable staff?? Minimum wage increasing in April again, will this push up the rate of higher rate...
    • Jack Tat
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    • Replies: 134
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  6. C

    Recommend me a pre-dip

    Currently using a home mix based on peracetic acid but looking for something kinder on teats. What are people using? We use a hand sprayer to apply it then wipe with paper towel.
    • Cowski
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    • bedding cows environmental grazing mastitis milking premium rapid silage sprayer teat teats
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  7. Jockers84

    New Zealand Share milking explained?

    Hi, has anyone experience of the NZ share milking process that had enabled new entrants to build equity to eventually start out on their own? I understand that it’s probably not viable now due to increased land prices but I’d still like to understand the process. How long it would normally take...
    • Jockers84
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    • amarok beef calving cows dairy disease drought financial forage grass grazing loader loader tractor maintenance management milk milking operator organic rapid savings security silage stress urea
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  8. Bruce Almighty

    Tom Pemberton on You Tube

    I watch it regularly and think it’s great, but I thought he was being a bit soft saying he’s having a day off tomorrow. We all have days that are “steadier” now & again. But a day off ? Am I being harsh ? Perhaps it’s tiring knowing you have to perform in front of a camera regularly ? Or...
    • Bruce Almighty
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    • bedding beef calves cattle cows dairy drainage family health land rover lely maize milk milking parts pig potato sheep silage wheat
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  9. Shann_mann

    Buy a Second parlour.

    Evening all. This is more a question to see if I was wrong for expecting and should of asked. We’ve brought a second hand parlour a few months ago. Went and looked at it asked questions about the feeder and if there were included and if the whole milking setup was included. Yes we were told...
  10. C

    What is a farmer?

    Thread inspired by another thread which was unhappy with "regenerative agriculture" because it does not have an agreed definition. So, do we actually know what a farmer is?
    • crashbox
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    • boom cows cultivation defra grazing harvesting haulage milking regenerative agriculture
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  11. Agriland RSS

    Opinion: Did you turn the tap off in the yard?

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland At the tender age of 15, I was asked the following, very direct question – did you turn the tap off in the yard? The discussion that followed, stands out as one of the most character-forming experiences of my entire life. All of this took place...
  12. Wood field

    Spreading used sheep dip

    Just about to do my dipping course and the disposal issue has been raised We are currently on to the EA re licensing and also a few waste collectors. Should we go down the EA route, how do we spread the dip ? We only have a side finger muck spreader , no tanker
  13. jimmer

    Teat seal issues

    I queried this issue on the forum once before and concluded that it may have been administration issues Firstly we are using a different sealant to usual. Ubroseal Blue. We dried off 98 cows on Friday, this morning 44 hrs later I counted leaked milk on 37 beds and pools/puddles of milk a...
    • jimmer
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    • accident bolus calving cows environmental fluke leakage learning mastitis milk milking orbeseal orbseal teat teats udder vaccinate
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  14. Martyn

    Wanted Waikato Milking Parlour

    https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/20-40-waikato-for-sale.392388/ Looking for exactly the same as what @Grassman247 sold last year, but feeders not needed. Would take smaller length Please let us know if you see one in auction for sale or know of someone looking to retire shortly...
  15. Holsteinfriesian90

    Are AirPods worth the money?

    Hello all. Looking into getting AirPods so I can listen to music while milking but are they worth the money. I didn’t actually realise they were so expensive. 🙈. Anyone using them and how do you rate them? Thank you.
  16. C

    Good milking aprons

    After good value milking aprons for myself and the team. What do other TFFers recommend? TIA
  17. L

    What base price

    Are folks using for 2024 budgets?. Have used barbers base price for Feb 38.20 For the whole season. Not sure if this is best practise
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