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  1. G

    Happiness is…..

    Six strings
  2. Angus2000

    Staggers prevention

    Best advice for preventing staggers (hypomagnesium) in suckler cows. Last year I had high mag lick buckets out and lost 3 cows to the bad weather. Any help appreciated.
  3. E

    Planning permission for a plot

    Friend has a small paddock..an acre ish in the countryside but with cottages one side..and a house the other..so potentially infill. He's asked me..to ask on here what would be the the best way forward A pre app? A planning consultant An architect? Contact with a local builder/developer? Any...
  4. suffolksmallholder

    Sunflowers.

    Does any one grow them in East Anglia? Saw plenty in France but not so in the UK. What are they like to harvest and where does the end product go to. Plenty eaten in Ipswich by Eastern Europeans. SS
  5. The Guardian RSS

    Australia is seen as a safety net for protecting rare livestock breeds – but why do they need saving?

    Australia is seen as a safety net for protecting rare livestock breeds – but why do they need saving? Written by Mandy McKeesick from the Guardian Livestock breeds have been homogenised to meet modern production demands yet farmers warn valuable genetics could be be lost Sign up for the...
  6. Davy_g

    Establishing clover in grassland

    Morning everyone. Could I have some suggestions for establishing clover (white and or red) in mature grassland. I'm looking for alternative methods what don't cost much. I could graze it tight and drill it but timing, cost and weather really are big factors as I wouldn't have more than one...
  7. T

    Sorting out a grey area.

    Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum and from what i've seen there are some really interesting topics to look at. I wonder if anyone can help out with this question that i've been stuck on for a while. For the last 22 years or so i have been on very good terms with a farmer in Yorkshire and his...
  8. Z

    Petrol powered wheelbarrows

    Are they any good for bumpy, uphill, downhill, wet, dry ground? Gotta find something to help with poo picking acres before my muscles give up.
  9. Clive

    Toppers - educate me please !

    As we increasingly become more “park keeper” thanks to SFI and CSS and have more cover crops and margins than in the past we have options that need management involving cutting Having never owned a topper or mower bigger than a garden ride on I find myself confused by what i should buy...
  10. IOW91

    Haymaking 2023

    I know it's very early still, but looks like my neighbour is making a bit of hay on a small field that he lets people camp on. Couple of others seem to be underway with haylage. I've just been and mowed 8 acres that is going to be haylage for a chap this evening. It will be at least 10...
  11. D

    Climate hysteria is a serious threat to mankind’s survival - Telegraph

    Climate hysteria is a serious threat to mankind's survival Wild claims will only serve to depress and alienate. The way forward has to be rational argument and human ingenuity 29 July 2023 • 4:17pm The power of free people to exercise their democratic will has suddenly shifted the parameters of...
  12. TFF

    Get on top of lameness before the autumn months

    Roadway and paddock system on Daly's farm. Lameness can be an issue on dairy farms throughout the year, but heading into the autumn months is a particularly high-risk period. Cows have spent the last number of months potentially walking long distances or on road surfaces that are in poor...
  13. paul&mandy

    Herbal leys

    We put some in 2yrs ago, managed with cutting and sheep with good rest periods and not over grazing or cutting too low. Most of the herbal part has vanished. Ground has received a light dose of fym and 80kg ha of N. White cover looks well so does the rye grass but even the Timothy and...
  14. Wigeon

    The value of N mineralisation...

    I didn't plant any linseed this yr, instead opting for a summer cover crop. Painful decision, but first loss and all that. Anyway, just been to check on progress, and saw this: This is a 4m strip across the angle of the drilling where I had been messing around with a home made cultivator...
  15. Z

    Will goats help or make more work?

    I have a livery yard. Sometimes there are un-grazed fields. Turn my back and those un-grazed fields are covered in brambles, nettles, docks, thistles and long grass. I cut it down but then the stuff lies on the ground spreading their seeds and choking new growth. I have looked for a rough...
  16. jondear

    Killer cows !

    Radio 2 more livestock bashing Walkers being attacked by cows!
  17. TelesnaAg

    Poll are sheep or cattle smarter???

    Ive owned both, have both, and hands down sheep are smarter, poor sheep always cop the dumb label but they are not as thick as the cattle, with the exception of dairy cows due to daily handling. Sheep learn routines much faster. Dont stand in lanes starving while they look across the paddock at...
  18. C

    Will mature rams bully new shearling?

    I have just bought a new shearling ram. After quarantining, should I be worried about mixing him in with two mature rams? Both of which carry a fair bit of weight on him.
  19. R

    Equine

    Trying to grow grass in ploughed harrowed field it failed IN June as weather thistles took over now been sprayed off , any one near Buckinghamshire thats reasonable price? to come sort power harrowed and seed it with grass seed for horses 5 acres to do .didnt know what area to post ? MK just...
  20. P

    Jcb 520-4 loadall

    Hi ,anybody know the hydraulic and transmission filter part numbers , thanks
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