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Hi All, Myself and (usually) one other man offer Saturday work in the agriculture and estate maintenance. Swindon and within approx 30 miles. We started off doing little bits and bobs it's expanded a bit now with more qualifications, kit and contacts so we can offer: Stock fence construction...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Late autumn / early winter is a good time to develop a plan to improve or maintain herbage production on your farm. A major focus on farms needs to be placed on soil fertility to ensure that sufficient feed is being grown on the farm. To achieve...

Thinking of just spraying off the stubbles then broadcasting the grass seed, chain harrowing it in and Cambridge roll - or should I be going all out ploughing, power harrowing etc etc?

What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?

Hi, we have an opportunity to get some Masham x North of England Mule. Please can anyone advise more on this breed? If this breed is hardy and friendly and good for breeding but with which breed. Thanks

Morning Running 3 strands orange wire. Clip directly from energiser on top strand, then 3 joined with voss line connectors. Most of way round field all 3 lines reading equal - 3/4 way round middle & bottom less volts reading than top, and by end bottom & middle reading nothing & top is less...

Loaded my 14 ft Ifor flat with Honda Pioneer 700, two quads, electric trials bike, 3 chainsaws, petrol hedge cutter, all Milwaukee stuff etc etc …..

I'm looking for a paddock to keep a colt, whom in future will be used as a breeding stallion, for visiting Mares. Only need a couple of acres, not too far from the DE24 area of Derby. Must have secure fencing and water on site. May also keep my gelding with him when he's not covering Mares...

What would trade be like for proper beef bred suckler cows be either with calf at foot or in calf heifer . Angus’s spring Calvers. I might need 10

Ao I've got around 20 sheep that can go down my neighbours land for a while. Its a 6 acre field. Will my sheep even in winter be able to graze that down before Christmas? Sounds like a stupid problem to have but wouldn't mind bringing them home around Christmas time and leaving them home for...

My wife has a 3 yr old potbelly pig. Near 200lbs. His hooves and tusk need to be cut badly. I have called every vet, in every county around us. Most won't deal with it. The ones that will, will not come to my home to do it. He would need to be sedated. He would NOT do well if I could somehow get...

Anyone going to buy their land back off hs2, I presume a lot could be land locked and cheap

What would be a realistic margin on a finished animal? £200 after all costs fair or too salty?

I have been tasked with putting up about 100m of fencing to keep the Terriers in and around the farmhouse! :rolleyes: Most of it will be tight in against a farm hedge, but some will be across an open paddock and then to a new gate. I want a wire fence about 24-30" high and a mesh size of...

22 Aug I flew to Houston for some time in the US. I hired a Jeep Renegade and set off on a 4,000 mile road trip across the Midwest, stopping and visiting interesting people and places. Some were ranchers who I knew from social media, and who’s grazing management I respected, some were...

Thought I'd start a poll on whether any/many members are planning on chucking the towel in given the multi faceted sh!t we seem to be dealing with at the moment. And whether you could be persuaded against it.

A thought came to me

Hello all, I really could do with buying myself a tractor - the situation is fairly complicated but more or less I have use of father's maxxum 125, but as I am doing more contracting and other work with it (including a fair bit of extra road work) its really getting to the point where I need...

I have a potential site for this but before I go invest in a load of fencing and website etc can anyone actulay doing this tell me it they make money from them ? There is one not far frim here but I rarely see anyone using it and have often just thought it was some sort of money laundering...

not done this for a while but been asked to send a spare man and (240 hp 55kph) tractor potato carting what’s the going rate / hr (our fuel) ?