opinion

most politicians have 0 experience of farming so what would you tell them to do differently? theres a few farmers/vets in defra and parliament, do you think they do enough? would having more politicians with a farming background do much good? my guesses so far are less paperwork/red tape, and...

Do farmers get enough opportunities to express what the challenges of farming are and how they believe these problems can be solved? I am a postgraduate student undertaking a project on bottom-up approaches to change in farming circles. BREXIT is now a reality and so is the new Agricultural...

As per title I’ve had the Merlo for 3 years and it’s been quite a unreliable machine with many breakdowns and replacements and has now developed a electrical problem. I picked the Merlo because it was the most compact machine for the lift. I am now looking for a seven metre machine but has to...

I have asked this question on Quora and it has sparked numerous different answers. What do you think?

I am after a Mchale c460 I have tried two of my local dealers to try and get one on trial. One has said they would get my one ASAP and have just phoned me to say they can’t get one and will never be dealing with them again and the other can’t get one either. So what I want to know is is this a...

who are people using in the Ledbury area for there plastic recycling? I was using Farm plastic recycled from bosbury but I’ve been told he has lost his tenancy and is no longer trading I’ve tried calling and emailing him so this must be true . So I am now looking for recommendations. I’ve tried...

Hi all I am in the market for a new chopper, I currently have a Teagle 8100 it’s a ok machine but Seem to me to not have enough metal in it. I used it to feed clamp and baled silage and straw . The Kuhn and Mchale seem to be a very similar machines the thing that sways in in the Mchales...

Hello all, I have a few questions regarding adding a new business to my partnership. I currently run a 200 acre farm calving 80 plus the followers stores sold 18 months. The business is currently profitable ish but want to add a extra income. I've looked in Blade farming either calves or veal...

I am interested in people opinion on a premium price being offered for farmers who produce cattle that are 100% antibiotics free. I run a suckler herd which calved 80 cows in the spring and didn't have to use any drugs .with the media currently saying the animals getting injected regularly with...

I'm a new member on here having been following some of the threads for a while - so taking the plunge! It would be interesting (and no doubt informative) to hear what forum members think of research in livestock, and if they see importance in it where they would like focus in the future...