Crickey ........ poor old Rochdale & its erstwhile voters for the forthcoming By Election on Thursday.
Labour candidate - no longer endorsed by labour for antisemitic views
Tory Candidate - off on his holidays in the run up to the vote (you really cannot make this up)
Reform - Old Simon Danczuk...
On the main road. Only a mile from home but six miles from destination, the old HiSpec 10,000 litre tanker’s Ukrainian tyre gave out. It was nearly dark on the Saturday night and had to park it and tractor up on the lay-by. The same lay-by that the Same conked out at a few months ago [it’s still...
She's clearly biased towards the coporate members of the NFU compared to the farmer members. She's finishing naturally in February apparently but should she still be there today?
When she first took over she was on the Red Tractor board and wanted to remain on it whilst being NFU president...
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After the withdrawal of chlorpropham (CIPC) as a sprout suppressant, potato store management has had to adapt to using volatile products such as Biox-M (spearmint oil), ARGOS (orange oil), 1,4SIGHT (1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, DMN) and...
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...
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I need to replace both tyres on my Valtra 700 - small tractor. One is very worn and the other has a puncture. I could get the puncture repaired, but tyre people tell me that I would have to have inner tube and then couldn't fill the tyre with water - which it currently has for ballast...
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From the field to the store, potato sprout suppression strategies require attention to detail at every stage. CPM calls on one of the industry’s specialists to discuss tuber management techniques and the product options currently...
Obvious title but the more I read and hear, the more I feel the politicians don’t seem to value food security aka home production at all. Many farmers rightly considering taking the environmental package not to grow a break crop (apologies I can’t recall its title) but to grow wilding type...
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A late season and favourable pest and disease conditions may make 2023 a challenging potato season. CPM gathers some sage advice on blight and virus control.
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The wettest March for 40-years and regular showers...
What can I say , I’ve probably ruined the shite lambing thread , with my rambling on about what to do etc so inspired by @Aspiring Peasants I thought yes that’s a good idea , a thread to share your aches and pains, your trials and hopefully your wins.
As we get older things can become more...
BFU representatives had a meeting with AHDB Directors on 23/04/2023.
It was interesting, and I think we made a little bit of progress. Here's my take on how it went.....
We suggested a single assurance scheme offering wasn't helpful, particularly as the standards are relatively high for it, it...
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Monitoring contaminants is vital to ensure UK cereals and their by-products are safe and produced to a high standard. CPM looks at trends from a much-valued monitoring project and what it can tell us about the cereal supply chain.
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We are looking for a set of tyres 650 65 38 540 65 28 and when at Yams we priced up these Tianli, i have never herd of them but they did look a decent tyre.
has anyone any experience of them?
or are they cheap for a reason?
Looking at some new rear tyres for my main workhorse, has anyone got any experience with BKT’s? They are a lot cheaper than others so makes me question if they are a good! Any feedback appreciated. 🍻
It isn’t going to be popular with those who want to buy a pile of pork chops for a £5er but…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/24/people-dont-pay-enough-for-food-says-farmer-jeremy-clarkson
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