oats

  1. bobk

    Looking grim .......

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

    Malting barley shortage

    Quickly approaching the end of optimal timing for spring barley planting. Although the planned area will be substantially higher than normal how much will now get drilled vs a catch crop and what does get drilled will surely be at risk of being poor quality. Another 8mm today FFS! BB
  3. caveman

    Theresa May...

    ...has finally popped up out of the toaster.
  4. Farmer T

    Taking on a grain merchant (the AIC cartel)

    Hoping for a bit of help and guidance. We had a Nov- Dec malting barley contract that got partly collected in Feb. The December loads that we loaded had no issues. Some Feb loads failed for germination. Same barn, same land grown on. Rejected loads tested 99% germination at the feed house they...
  5. Trial Officer Barney

    Winter Oats!

    Hello Farmers, Does anyone have winter oat fields that I could use for crop safety trials? The size of the trials is between 0.15-0.2 hectares. Preferred locations Oxon, Bucks, Northants, Warwicks. - but any other options will be considered. Any help would be much appreciated!
  6. Agriland RSS

    Tillage: Reducing threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Ongoing Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is looking at ways of reducing the threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops. Animal feed compounding businesses around the world are confirming the significant extent of mycotoxin...
  7. A

    Up Horn/Down Corn

    A biggish fat lamb (50kg?) is worth £160. (the same as a ton of barley) A small fat beast (500kg) is worth £1600. (the same as 10 tons of barley). Has the value of finished stock compared to the price of grain ever been a high during the last 10,000 years?
  8. carbonfibre farmer

    Beet 2024

    Being as its the first of March. I'm sure British Sugar would like us to start drilling.....! Anyone started yet. (We haven't lifted last year's yet🤐) I know @Breckland Boy likes an early beet thread 😉😄
  9. unlacedgecko

    US Dairy Herd

    https://www.dairyherd.com/news/business/65-nations-dairy-herd-lives-1000-plus-cow-operations?fbclid=IwAR2BeQ9O-4evyOrPF1ODzbd6UfqS1SbNJMztlClWpQ12BaEClrycY6bohlw Consolidation continuing at breakneck speed across the pond. 39% reduction in dairy farmers from 2017-2022. @delilah
  10. C

    Defra Cereal Stocks Survey - February 2024

    Just got an email Are they getting twitchy ?
  11. crazy_bull

    Glyphosate ban on European milling oats

    Something to watch! Looks like glyphosate is being banned as a desiccant for milling oats in Europe, not here at the moment but I suspect it might happen. Is there anything left in the arsenal to desiccate uneven crops? C B
  12. H

    home mixed ration

    wanting to start home mix ration what is requried as far as red tractor is concerned and what about cross compliance in case of inspection??? please help?
  13. Laggard

    Small willow herb

    Think this is willow herb? Best herbicide to kill it pre spring barley drilling please?
  14. Environment Agency

    Environment Agency Q&A - Agricultural Regulations

    Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum. For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations. The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...
  15. S

    Answering questions about western Canadian sheep industry

    Hello, i am a pasture manager / sheep worker from Saskatchewan, Canada. I care for approximately 3200 head of mixed ewes, that are brought to me from many different ranches, for about 6 months on 6240 ac of native prairie / mixed grasslands on what is know as "crown agriculture lands". During...
  16. S

    Spring Seed

    Looking for spring wheat or barley seed oats at a push ,any about south Cheshire 500kg-750kg
  17. Vader

    GFC was to go ahead - now not going ahead

    Just seen in FW that RT plan to press ahead. RT(and so NFU) have now come out with it. So that's the battle lines drawn.. If you want GFC, then stay in nfu If your again it, join BFU Also looks like we need to talk with NSA Anyone with contacts at top of NSA? Updated on 8th March following 2...
  18. T

    wild oats or ryegrass in winter barley?

    Greetings All, Hoping to find sites for a herbicide trial, the difficulty is finding somewhere that hasn't sprayed already. Any help with this would be much appreciated! Alex
  19. J

    Starting a farm from £10,000

    Hey. So I’ve just got a start up loan for a business to get into farming I’ve got a loan of £10,000 would that be enough to get started I know the cost of land and so on but I’m looking at contracting like horse haddock’s, land clearing/ grading, livestock services and so on I’ve had plenty of...
  20. Corteva Technical

    Arable farmers need to rethink herbicide strategies following 2024’s wet start

    Arable farmers need to rethink herbicide strategies following 2024’s wet start With some fields still under water following widespread flooding in January, farmers will need a robust herbicide plan in place as they battle to catch up this spring. A wet autumn delayed drilling of many winter...
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