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What are people using for welding gloves? For mig and arc welding also oxy bottle work, the usual welding gauntlets from ag suppliers don’t seem to last very long, either go hard with the heat or the stitching goes on them or normally both, but mainly on left hand, so if any left handed welders...

We use a solar set up to run about 6k of high tensile electric fence wire. But we are running a water pipe there from the farm its about 400m and wondered whether to put an electric cable in the trench? Would i need to use armoured cable? Would i have too much voltage drop? What size wire...

As above. I mention glyphosate but surely their must be a comparable, chemical, under development to succeed it ,as should it ever get banned worldwide,the market for a comparable is huge.

Moderator notice OK we have done this now in the resource section to try separate he questions and answers from the general chat - we will update it as new questions and answers are added to this thread...

We all know it’s a waste of time but where do I send bits of paper off to so I can get the points which tick the box to go spraying nowadays?

Our insurers (Cornish Mutual) are offering a health and safety "package" that basically includes a site visit, identification of hazards etc, full risk assessment tailored to our business, H&S policy, environmental policy etc etc, a follow-up farm visit in 6 months and the lady who does it -...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand Will the new NZ gov be more favourable to ag? What does this mean for NZ ag exports and our markets? Discuss.

Hi I have a large grain barn asbestos cement mix roof that has failed - the recent freezing snap has caused hair line cracks all along it. does any one have any ideas how to repair it- I’ve heard mixed reports about the efficacy of latex sprays - though financially that’s the preferred option.

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has found “no increasing risk” to human health from the Eurasian H5N1 avian flu (bird flu) strain, according to its latest investigation. However the agency did caution that there has been an increase in...

Hermes / Evri claim to be a people-friendly courier firm and they claim to have a helpful customer service team. That's all lies; they have created a system which makes it impossible to speak to or directly contact a human. The firm is incompetent and / or dishonest, and I can demonstrate this...

This is happening. Tomorrow in England and Wales. Have some kind of backup plan in place in your local network of people so that someone can get a person to hospital in a car should anything happen, because as I understand it, ringing 999 in the expectation of something happening in the next...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63941509

Inch already this morning but definitely warmer Anyone else got some?

Thanks a lot. Just what we need when our country is on its knees is you in your secure jobs putting the boot in. Could you not wait a bit longer until recovery starts and then negotiate. It's hard to feel sympathy for you when reports are coming out of malnutrition. For God's sake this is the UK...

https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/payments-schemes/rpa-votes-to-strike-as-under-pressure-farmers-wait-for-bps-cash Wander how much these lot get paid... defintely a lot more than most of us anyway. Anyone know if this affects HMRC too? Doubt anyone will notice they've gone on strike to be honest...

Albainians , bring the nations, ( the UKs capital) to a stand still, driving by the looks of it very expensive vehicles? no doubt by earning a "honest" days pay for a "honest " days work? Apparently celebrating "their" national day?

First off are they any good ? We have proper 2 stroke Sthil saws but thinking for odd gardening jobs and log cutting etc it might be less hassle and lighter weight etc ? if so what’s best ? we have a fair bit of Milwaukee 18v stuff so thinking maybe best as i have batteries / chargers...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Five sheep farmers have benefitted from the latest National Sheep Association (NSA) membership giveaway to promote farm safety. The NSA said the past year has seen several fatalities due to ATV accidents, tragedies that may have been preventable...

Hi all, I'm conducting research for an article (for a leading UK media platform) about the impact of pesticide exposure to farmer health. I'm also interested in how pesticides may affect the health of those living in close proximity to farms. Is anybody experiencing any physical / mental...