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After this springs exercise with spring barley that was spun on (undressed hss seed ) . We were getting late last week of March so spun on the seed and a very light cultivate in with a wilrich cultivator and rolled in and it had a pre em . If we had waited any longer it would of been mid April...

Starting to get a little worried now. Spring seed might be short... Weather doesnt look great on the forcast - given how sh!t harvest was, could we be in for just as bad an autumn?

The ozzie cattle and sheep markets have more than halved in 9 months, and every week trending lower, elnino has spooked many and numbers flood onto the market, restockers arent game to buy, feedlots a little nervous but we do have plenty of grain. Cattle prices were at record highs 15 months...

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF Changing the rotation on a Yorkshire farm has proven to be a solid base for getting blackgrass control back on track. CPM reports. By Mike Abram A constant battle with blackgrass on a Yorkshire farm comes with the familiar backstory...

Has anyone ever autumn established SFI AHL2 after a crop off winter wheat, grown fast seeding crops such as mustard and then gone into a spring barley late March early April? Probably a good reason why it isn’t being done!

Coming to the conclusion that I could do with a quad. We have a Polaris ranger which is great, but it’s often got a sprayer on it and is being used for stuff every day. I just want something small and economical to whizz about with checking sheep. Needs to be road registered but unlikely to ever...

Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF According to combine draper head makers and users, benefits include higher outputs, head-first feeding, more accurate ground contour-following and better performance in low and laid crops, plus longer harvest days. CPM finds out more...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that it will join forces with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and AgriSearch to host webinars for Northern Ireland’s farmers. The union said today (Monday, September 18) that the five...

I get the impression from the article in this weeks Farmers Weekly about farmers views on their Direct Drills, that the ultimate Direct Drill has not been built. Is that a fair judgment or not? Perhaps some of the farmers featured are TFF members, so would be interesting to hear what they say.

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires has announced a significant upgrade to its Alliance 885 line of agri-transport tires, introducing high-load sizes tailored for the demands of modern agricultural machinery. The new configurations, 850/50R30.5 and 710/40R22.5, are specifically designed for contemporary...

Our dyna4 5455 is stuck in 'C' 1c, 2c, and 3c work but can't change to any other gears. When in 2 or 3C the 1 light flashes a code of 2 slow, 2 slow and 5 rapid. Any ideas anyone?

Landscape Recovery: developing the scheme together Written by Phoebe Hamilton-Jones In this photo, Project Manager of the Axe Landscape Recovery project, Alasdair Moffett and Environment Agency Geomorphologist Julian Payne talk about plans to restore parts of the River Axe. Credit...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Land-use change, including forestry conversions, is continuing to impact livestock numbers in New Zealand, according to a study by Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ). The B+LNZ stock number survey, which provides an assessment of the country’s sheep...

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland A company making tractors that run on hydrogen made on-farm from renewables has received a share of £11 million in funding. Dolphin N2 is one of 12 manufacturing projects to receive government grant funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre...

This year’s maize crop is looking good, with big yields forecast, so it’s time to plan how to capitalise on this and protect its quality at harvest. “Using the right additive when harvesting maize is critical to its success in the clamp but once it’s done, it’s sorted for the whole winter,”...

This sh1t isn’t even funny any more. Now, bear in mind that the UK’s share of international aviation fuel doesn’t even feature in the official UK GHG Inventory, this just shows what an absolute joke all of this is. Official aviation (domestic) 1.6 MtCO2eq. Add in the UK share of aviation fuel...

Ok election is a year away potentially but what's people predictions, Labour will be the largest party in my view but 10 short of a governing majority.

Wasn’t sure where to post this so admins move if required please. Dads 84, last 2 weeks been to and fro at hospital due to sudden sight loss in his good eye. He’s been partially sighted in the other for 44 years. About to lose his driving licence and can no longer read ( of which he does a lot...

When fed correctly, good quality silage is the most cost-effective feed source for dairy and beef systems, and it supports both animal health and production. In dairy herds, feeding good quality silage not only helps maximise milk yield, but the breakdown of the fibre fraction of silage in the...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine With soil moisture levels high this summer, accurate application of product is the key to controlling burgeoning slug populations, urges a molluscicide expert. This includes the calibration of spreading equipment, says Adama’s Andy Bailey. “Wet...