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  1. Agriland RSS

    Machinery Focus: Massey Ferguson 1200 – the tractor that time overtook

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The Massey Ferguson 1200 was a tractor that was claimed to be at the leading edge of design when launched in late 1971, being both 4WD and articulated. What’s more, it was rated at over 100hp – a big deal back then. None of these features were new...
  2. Q

    moving a tree ?

    got a 80 plus year old yew tree here which has over grown its current location , im thinking about digging around about it with digger and trying to replant ,wife says im wasting my time . any thoughts on it being successful
  3. Fergie Ploughman

    Legalities around drainage...

    Our property relies on a good flow through a perimeter land drain which runs through a couple of fields, a couple of gardens and then down a private lane, into the grounds of a private country hall/estate and into some ponds. At the halls posh entrance we had trouble with tree roots in the clay...
  4. Defra Farming

    Put Down Roots 2024-01-05

    How to grow your farm business with trees Planting the right trees in the right place can yield big benefits to farm businesses, and the potential to generate additional income while supporting existing farm activities. With Defra’s wide range of tree planting grants now available, there’s no...
  5. Laggard

    Disguising an oil tank

    Put in a new plastic oil tank in the garden and would like to hide it. Suggestions please?
  6. Wood field

    Subsidies/sfi etc

    I am watching Palace v Everton, and drinking a beer . So should sfi and or subsidies just be scrapped full stop ?
  7. Clive

    Steve Barkley at OFC

    So i wonder what announcements / new standards we might get re SFI today ? any guesses ?
  8. Jerry

    Stream Under Lane

    Who is responsible for the pipework that takes a stream under a public highway?
  9. CPM RSS

    Sign up to potato sprout control trial

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Twenty potato growers are being given the chance to trial an in-store potato sprout suppressant product based on orange oil. To take part, farmers are encouraged to apply online via UPL’s website, and if successful, will receive enough Argos (orange...
  10. ajd132

    Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance

    https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RedTractorStakeholder/ I have just had this bought to my attention. Red tractor survey to ‘inform’ the reviewers. first I have heard of it, nothing in the latest member matters, on any email or on social media. feels like they are trying to keep it quiet as usual.
  11. Wood field

    Sheep in !

    Our place is now utterly saturated, so much so the tractor slithers about on what flat ground we have whilst feeding bales. I moved the boss ladies cows and am now setting the big shed up ready for housing the in bye flock , typically the forecast looks a little more settled next week. Anyone...
  12. Vizslaman

    Applying Lime

    I have a 12.5 acre field that has an average ph5. And a problem with reeds as the field gets very wet. I have been advised to apply lime to up the ph level and wonder how much per acre. TIA
  13. TFF

    Prebiotics: A Solution for Improving Plant Growth, Soil Health, and Carbon Sequestration?

    Abstract Soil fertility and productivity are severely impacted by exploitation and degradation processes. These threats, coupled with population growth and climatic changes, compel us to search for innovative agroecological solutions. Prebiotics, a type of soil biostimulant, are used to enhance...
  14. Henery

    Lady Carnarvon, “You Can’t Eat Trees” !

    http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1566/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/1566/pub/1566/page/61/article/NaN Hope this link works, at last …. Rewilding is NOT the answe
  15. A

    Responsibilities for managing water

    Hi everyone, looking for a bit of advice. I'm not a farmer, I live in a house that shares a border with a field which we purchased in Aug 22. It turns out that the field floods during the winter in the corner closest to our house and looking back at historical aerial images on Google maps and...
  16. andybk

    vertidrain anyone using one ?

    hi all son charged with looking after local league football pitch ,they pay a fortune to have this done few times a year thought about getting one as other places have shown an interest in using it , anything to look for with a vertidrain or other types , hollow or solid tines ? are gearboxes...
  17. W

    Is this Ragwort?

    Hi. Sorry for what is a basic question. I am very new to owning land and learning how to manage it. We recently purchased some land, including a horse paddock. The paddock had about and acre of yellow flowers in one corner when we viewed it. I suspect it's ragwort, but not entirely sure and...
  18. Derrick Hughes

    Happy Christmas

    To Clive and His Team. Everyone who posts on here and all the Farmers out there who work so hard to put food on our table A Very Merry Christmas to you all Hope you all have a great time .
  19. Agriland RSS

    Agritechnica: Battle of the big boys

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland When over 2,800 suppliers to the farming and the agricultural machinery industry gather together at Agritechnica to show off their products, it becomes a struggle to absorb even a fraction of what is being shown. Yet, what is common to every...
  20. Agriland RSS

    Agritechnica: Battle of the big boys

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland When over 2,800 suppliers to the farming and the agricultural machinery industry gather together at Agritechnica to show off their products, it becomes a struggle to absorb even a fraction of what is being shown. Yet, what is common to every...
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