Getting closer to lambing and had bit of trouble with orf and cocci last year with lambs that stayed inside for 3 weeks. Wondering if these buckets would be the answer ? What are peoples experience with them. The cocci just needs to be kept at bay until I drench the lot, but did have some bad...
Brighton Council, that bastion of the Green movement and all things trendy thought it would be a good idea that they should ban the use of glyphosate on the city streets to help the environment.
Roll on four years and having tried all the green alternatives the place is a jungle and they have...
Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine
A tough few months has resulted in a huge variation in crops across the country, posing numerous management headaches including weed control, warn experts.
At one end of the scale are crops sown relatively early in September, that established well in...
Currently feed our cows in an old brick trough built against the wall of the shed. The current trough is way too high and they struggle to eat the last 25% and feeding inside the shed is a PITA. Planning to pull the trough and wall out as part of some shed upgrades and put some locking yokes in...
So the price of tractors is silly........but we all know that and probs getting sick of hearing it.........but 180-200hp tractor.....out of all of the different makes and models, which one will hold its value the best?
I dont mean which one will be worth the most after 3/4 years and 6000 hours...
As the title, we’ve been advised that we can use Kerb on winter beans as long as there’s no frost looming and they have 2 leaves or more!
Anyone done it or planning to do it?
Did it work?
A woman I know inherited 5 acres of fields that is behind her home that used to be used for farming.
She told me that she can do nothing with it because it is too high in nitrates. She said you can't even build on it.
Is there anything that can be done other than time?
Thanks!
Would it be feasible to grow a crop of Spring peas, unsprayed, with the aim of incorporating as a green manure after 12 weeks?
The reason I ask is that there is a Welsh enviro scheme open at the moment, where one of the options is to grow a protein crop with no weed control. It would need to be...
Newby to mixer wagon.
I'm wanting to produce dry blends. Rolled cereal and beans with additional protein and minerals possibly with molasses.
A unit with high discharge height and good empty out ability to reduce residual product between blends.
It won't ever do forage based diets.
Single axle...
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With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options.
By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones
The Met Office first started naming...
following on from the thread about JD getting too expensive and someone claiming mccormick were dearer cost of ownership per clock hr than fendt or deutz i thought it could be worth discussing some actual figures, ill go first
NH 210 bought 2020 for 88k
trade in 2015 NH 210 10k hrs, 24k
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
It has been estimated that cereal growers in Northern Ireland have succeeded in getting no more than 50% of the ground earmarked for winter crops actually planted out.
“This is a very rough figure”, said Robin Bolton, a senior advisor with the College...
Have put up a new grainstore and this is the first year of using it and it’s dry and cooled down . There is a lot of small bugs that have wings and can fly in heap and idea what they are?
Am trying to make myself prefer the Izuzu D Max as its lighter and doesnt run the over 2040kg weight/ speed issue but it isn't stacking up to my 2019 L200 - sadly no longer available to the UK market.
Anyone got a 2023 Ranger? Hilux?
ETA are roller tops ever waterproof vs a full cab?
Many thanks
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