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Even the quad is making a mess now. Be glad when this year is gone🙈

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland There are people of a certain generation who cannot see a blue and black tractor without immediately thinking it a Ford, which must frustrate New Holland, as Ford have not made a tractor for well over a quarter of century now. The well-known livery...

Hi guys dose anyone have experience with how to deal with stubble turnips that are left over once the sheep are of I intend to plough and put in spring Barely Was thinking maybe run over with dics but not sure

What % wage rise would you say is fair with the increase in the cost of living? (For both sides) although the business is very profitable.I ve done some googling and 5% seems to be a common figure. Same employment for two years and no pay increase in this time. Talking across the board for all...

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...

I'm livid about this, and I hope British Farming Union will hold NFU, RT, AHDB and the other farming unions to account over it. Read on.... According to F Weekly article, Red Tractor planned to introduce the GFC to help several supermarkets meet their “WWF basket” commitments to source 50% of...

See FW article on cost implications of GFC. ‘Shocking’ cost of Red Tractor’s green module revealed Save © Red Tractor Red Tractor has spent a “shocking” £295,000 to date on the development of its controversial green module, Farmers Weekly can reveal. Red Tractor confirmed the figure was...

Anyone else struggling with sodden paddocks?

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Testing and treating farm-saved spring crop seed for loose smut and seed-borne net blotch is being advised following recent inclement weather and rapidly declining seed stocks. As widely reported, due to poor autumn conditions, winter cereal planting...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...

Looking for a flail topper with hammer styled flails preferably. Front mounted, although would consider a side hydraulic rear one or even better a batwing flail. Cheers.

As the weather is pants in the UK , I'm searching for decent weather harvests , On watching the scale of operation is massive , 2 farms I found are Lock Valley Farms north of Adelaide , about 4000 acres half crops half sheep . decent ground but just father and son ...

Given the fact that subsidy goes straight to the bottom line(net profit) how does everyone plan to replace this? im not asking can you "survive" without it, simply how will you replace it? or will you just accept that you will make less money? given the fact the general populations minimum wage...

Hi all, i have atarted discing first paddock on my new farm, it has bener been plowed before, lik as in ever, been cattle for 100 years, and tge top 6" is a solid root matt like a pot plant. Using hevy 28 plate offsets, and then my 28 disc harrow. It throws the heavy set of discs around. I...

So, who will be the next Tory leader?

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A wet autumn has hampered planting and left some farmers using min and zero tillage establishment systems concerned about soil compaction. Waterlogging caused by soil compaction has been attributed to plateauing crop yields by the Potash Development...

Hi everyone I hope I haven't missed the forum. I've recently become part of a project that's trying to develop innovative micronutrient testing in agriculture, particularly focusing on iron and manganese. Our main goal is to enhance soil analysis and overall crop health. So, I'm super...

So Brexit is been delivered. We are having a New National Park More wetlands, more peat bogs. More trees, overgrown hedges. Always thought he was a Man to get things done, shame it is the wrong things.

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK government has today (Monday, November 27) announced £16 million in funding for research into climate and pest resilient woodlands. The government said woodlands are facing “unprecedented challenges” from the impacts of climate change and...

So, this week Abi Kay Deputy Editor of Farmers Weekly wrote this article... https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/compliance/independence-of-red-tractor-review-under-threat Now Abi posted the below tweet. For those not on Twitter, here's what Abi wrote.... My name has been dragged through the mud...