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  1. Scrambler

    Is SFI panicking farming suppliers?

    From some conversations I’ve had recently, I’m getting the feeling there’s some panick in businesses that rely on farming customers that large scale SFI options could become very popular. For instance, suggesting that it wouldn’t be moral, or that you wouldn’t be a real “farmer” if you take...
  2. Jerry

    Unpaid rent-debt recovery worth it?

    Have a nightmare tenant that is 6 months behind in rent and also nt paid electric/water for same period (both are sub metered from Mains supply I pay) Oil tank is also nearly empty as was full when he moved in and tenancy says he has to leave it full when he leaves. his tenancy ends at the...
  3. N

    Spraying Glyphosate on the frost?

    Anyone applied Glpho to cover crops when ground frozen but foliage dryish? say 11am?
  4. C

    10 tonne of seed wheat to feed my chickens

    After about 10 tonne of spring wheat to feed to my chickens . It’s has to be spring wheat as that’s all the fussy things will eat. As close to Worcestershire as possible . Thanks
  5. Chris F

    Berlin calls for glyphosate ban in the EU

    https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/23/glyphosate-berlin-calls-for-a-ban-in-the-eu/
  6. The Guardian RSS

    Does glyphosate cause cancer? Australia’s Roundup case against Monsanto will offer a fresh legal answer

    Does glyphosate cause cancer? Australia’s Roundup case against Monsanto will offer a fresh legal answer Written by Donna Lu Science reporter from the Guardian The class action will be decided by a single judge and could be a ‘genuine problem for Monsanto and Bayer if we’re successful’, lawyer...
  7. E

    Should we be worried about pesticides on food?

    Should we worry both as consumers and producers? Glyphosate on oats is the obvious one.Recently highlighted by tim Spector on one of his zoe podcasts. Do we know if glyphosate is toxic in any way. Is it messing with our microbiome? Also as a strawberry grower I am well aware of the very short...
  8. N

    More Roundup bad PR

    I'm not savy enough to supply a link , but big piece on the Daily Mail website regarding Roundup and cancer
  9. N

    SEED PRICES

    Fitzroy £499 Per ton DK Exsteel winter rape seed 1.5 mil Pack £252 Miscani Oat Seed £510 Per ton
  10. D

    And they’re wanting humans to eat this stuff?

    https://www.facebook.com/Ethicalomnivoremovement/posts/pfbid0MS7wc7Q1dHd4ckZERFmNpvkyZMBS4WBzpaha8SrW1ntmcqvuzE5Ydux1mDwBqR7bl
  11. Sid

    Half truths and what you dont know wont hurt you....

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/19/meps-condemn-pesticide-companies-withholding-toxicity-data Why can't these multinational companies be open and honest. Let consumers have informed choices
  12. bobk

    Cancel culture extends to banking ... beware

    Debanking , where your bank closes yours accounts at their whim . Biggest casualty is ..... yes guessed it ...
  13. D

    Glyphosate

    Users are being accused of causing cancer for people and the loss of bees. Is the use widespread on farmland?
  14. TFF

    Speed the plough – or the direct drill and sprayer?

    One of the key questions for farmers today is whether to continue using a plough. Land has been ploughed to grow crops for thousands of years. Arguably, urban societies and civilisation itself, owe their existence to the plough. But ploughing can damage soil structure and biological life. Soil...
  15. TFF

    Farming’s umbilical dependency on glyphosate 2023-05-07

    Imagine you are a farmer planning your cropping for the next few years to ensure everything remains healthy, productive and, especially, weed free. While you’re busy at this task, you read in a respected magazine that there is a new spray which you can apply liberally that will kill all plants...
  16. Danllan

    What is a woman?

    Just posted this link in another thread but, on consideration, I think it deserves a thread of its own. Matt Walsh is a journalist and presenter on The Wire in the US; although I agree with him on some things, he has an evangelical Christian agenda which I dislike. However, he has made a very...
  17. Danllan

    The war in Ukraine...

    Horrible thread title to start, ridiculous really, totally unnecessary; but Putin has done it... it seems crazy. :( I think we - Nato / the West / Democracies - should arm and finance Ukraine. I think we should have a zero tolerance of infringement of NATO airspace and territory. And I think...
  18. O

    Big brand Yeo Valley go herbicide-free

    Big brand Yeo Valley is taking a big step towards sustainable and organic farming by investing in glyphosate/ herbicide-free weed killer. Read more on this: https://www.weedingtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Case-study-Yeo-Valley-FINAL-DIGITAL-JAN-2018.pdf
  19. Dekalb News Feed

    Dekalb Harvest Update

    Out-Performing Key Grower Benchmarks DK Exclaim, DK Expedient, DK Exception and DK Expansion are continuing to out-perform key grower benchmarks in this season’s 28-variety farm-based DEKALB trials. Results from three of the four fully-replicated trials across the country now harvested put DK...
  20. Monty

    Weekly Caption Competition

    Rules Every Sunday Afternoon/evening a new picture will be uploaded for captions. Each week the winner will be selected Sunday lunch time by whoever uploads the picture. The winner gets until midnight Sunday to post a new picture and picks the winner next Sunday. If whoever posts the picture...
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