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Dry cows mix
Hi just wanting peoples advice. We usually fed our dry cows bale silage but nearly out this year. We have plenty average clamp first cut and maize silage and brewers grains. What mix would people recommend?- Nh5050
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- brewers grains clamp cows first cut grass hybrid rye maize minerals rye silage soya wheat
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- Forum: Dairy Farming
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T 0
started today on some good wheat on silt- Will 1594
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- agronomist atlantis beet blackgrass brome brown rust disease drilling folpet forecast foxtrot fungicide fungicides grass grassweed groundsel harvest hatra herbicide insitor manganese osr pacifica pgr roundup rust rye septoria sfi sprayer storm su t0 t1 t3 teb univoq varieties variety weather wheat yellow rust
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- Forum: Cropping
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SAM 3 Seed Mixes
Sam 3 SFI Other mixes available 07415121700 SAM3 50 % Aston Crusader Hybrid Ryegrass 10% Meribel Italian Ryegrass 10% Lofa Festulolium 7% Timothy 3% Cocksfoot 3% Crimson , 4% Balansa, 4% Red Clover 8.15% Vetch 0.30 Chicory 0.40 Plantain 0.05 Yarrow 0.05 Burnet 0.05 Sheeps...- Derrick Hughes
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- ahl2 fodder forage gold herbal herbal ley rye ryegrass sam3 seed sfi stubble triticale
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- Forum: General For Sale - £1000 and under
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Spring drilling
Anyone managed to grab bits? I grabbed some real light bits but any clay and it’s a wet shitty mess. Not sure when to throw the towel in and go for sfi- willy
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- adblue agronomist ahl2 amazone application beans beet boots carbon cattle cereals children claas claydon combi coulters cover crop cows cultivation cultivator death disc drilling drills drought family fastrac fertiliser fertilizer fire fodder fodder beet forage forecast foxtrot fuel fungicide gps grass grassland grazing hail harrow harvest harvesting herbal herbal ley herbicide horsch lambing lambs laureate liberator loader maize malting manganese mounted mzuri nettles nitram nitrogen oats openers opico organic osr overdraft parts peas pension pgr plough ploughing polysulphate potatoes pre-em propino quad rain gauge rear tyres roots roundup rye ryegrass sandy seed seedbeds seeding sfi sheep silage slug slugs sprayer spring beans stubble t0 t1 technology tillage topdown tractor tyres trading transport urea valtra varieties weather weaving weed control wheat yielding yields
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- Forum: Cropping
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Herbal Ley survival?
I was walking one of my "herbal leys" yesterday, and it looks as if the herb constituent has given up the ghost, bar a bit of white clover. The wet winter with the heavy clay lying wet for weeks on end is not conducive to the ley's survival I find. The easier land has seen a better success long...- steveR
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- application cattle docks drilling drought establishment ewes fertiliser fertility gold grass grazing health herbal herbal ley lambs legumes management minerals nitrogen rye ryegrass seed sfi sheep silage soil health worms
- Replies: 40
- Forum: Livestock & Forage
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autumn winter options
Im thinking about what to put on the fields before ahl2 next year after wheat ,some sort of cover crop or offer it to local dairy men to puts some westerwolds in a bit like they do before maize- Billboy1
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- ahl2 cover crop dairy harvest maize rye ryegrass sam2 sam3 sfi wheat
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- Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
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Winter cover crops on heavy land... what a disaster
I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...- Wigeon
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- ahdb aphids application beans bedding beef beet biodiversity bourgault break crop brother buffer carbon carbon sequestration carrots cattle cereals clamp claydon co2 compaction cover crop cover crops cultivate cultivation cultivator dairy defra development diesel direct drill direct drilling disc disease drainage dressing drilling drills environmental establishment fertility financial fire flea fodder forage fuel gas grass grazing harrow harvest health hedge herbal herbal ley horsch insecticide insecticides landowner landowners learning legumes maize management market methane microbes mounted mzuri natural capital nitrogen num3 nutrition oats oilseed oilseed rape orchards organic organic matter osr parts peas performance pesticide pesticides pests pig plough ploughing pollinator potato potatoes poultry rainfall rapid resilient roots roundup rpa rye ryegrass sam2 sandy security seed sequester sequestration sfi sheep silage slug slug pellets slugs soil health soya sprayer spring beans stubble supplement sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive teat topdown trading triticale vaderstad vaderstad rapid varieties weather weed control wheat winter wheat worms wosr yielding yields
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- Forum: Cropping
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Pimp My Maize Drill
So I thought I'd post my adventures in pimping my Kuhn maize drill for the upcoming season. I use the drill for maize, pumpkins and OSR, where I run ahead with a subsoiler and follow down the lines with the drill. Sort of like strip-till but not quite. I'd like to use it in a truly no-till...- cquick
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- coulter coulters cover crop direct drilling disc drilling establishment kuhn maize osr parts performance rye seeding tempo wheat
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- Forum: Regen Ag and No-till Machinery
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Grain maize: Take a chance on grain maize
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Maize is fast growing in popularity with increasing numbers of arable farmers believing it capable of delivering significant production, economic and even environmental benefits. CPM evaluates its potential. By Rob Jones With the...- CPM RSS
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- agronomist agronomy aicc beef blackgrass cereals compaction cultivation cultivations dairy diesel digital downland drilling environmental establishment eyespot fertiliser foliar forage fuel genetics grassweed harvest harvesting insecticide integrated pest management ipm3 ipm4 kws maize management market nitrogen online organic parts performance plough potash rainfall rapid roots rye ryegrass sam2 sandy security seed seedbeds sfi sustainable farming sustainable farming incentive varieties variety water infiltration weed control wheat yields
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- Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
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BBRO BeetTech: Yield lag closing
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Growers learned about progress being made to find solutions to virus yellows in sugar beet at the recent BBRO BeetTech 24 event. CPM joined delegates to hear the latest updates. By Mike Abram The yield penalty from sugar beet varieties...- CPM RSS
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- aphids beet bydv candidate genetics grass immune insecticide ipm kws loader performance recommended list roots rye sfi varieties variety weather yielding yields
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- Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
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Drills: Dynamic drills
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Innovation never stands still and with focus moving towards environmentally conscious management, the drill and planter section of the machinery industry is no exception. CPM takes a look at some of the newest products and updates...- CPM RSS
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- agritechnica anglian application avatar beans bednar beet carbon cereals claydon compaction coulter coulters cover crops cultivation cultivations diesel direct drill direct drilling disc drilling drills environmental establishment fertiliser flotation tyres glyphosate gps grassland harrow horsch isobus kws maize management market mounted new holland oats oilseed oilseed rape operator organic performance pig plough poultry premium rainfall rtk rye savings seed seeding sprinter t6 t7 tillage tungsten varieties variety weaving weed control wheat winter wheat yields
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- Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
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Product in focus: In a class of its own
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As Revystar XE enters its fifth season of use, CPM takes a deep dive into the active ingredients in it to understand the journey so far and the science behind the product’s consistent performance. By Janine Adamson Launching a new plant...- CPM RSS
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- application azole basf beet brown rust cereals development disease drilling eyespot fluxapyroxad fungicide fungicides health hse immune inatreq management market oats pathogen performance pesticide prothioconazole ramularia registration revysol revystar rhynchosporium rust rye sdhi septoria t1 t2 triticale weather wheat winter wheat yellow rust
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- Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
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Looking grim .......
10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .- bobk
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- agronomist agronomists amazone application atlantis avatar baling baling hay beans beef beet blackgrass boots break crop brome brother calves carbon cattle cereals children claydon combi cover crop cows cultivations cultivator dairy dff diesel direct drill disc disease drainage dressing drilling drills drought environmental ewes family fendt fertiliser financial fire flail flock flooding forage forecast fungicide fusarium gates grass grass weed grassland grassweeds grazing hail harrow harvest harvesting health hedge herbal herbal ley herbicide horsch insecticide insecticides lambing lambs lattitude learning maintenance maize malting management market markets minerals mounted mower nitrogen nroso nutrients oats oilseed oilseed rape osr paddock parts pgr pig plough ploughing pollution poultry quad rainfall range rover rapid red tractor repair roots roundup rpa rye sandy seed seedbeds seeding sfi sheep silage slug slug pellets slurry solar sprayer spring bean spring beans sprinter stubble teat teats thistles tillage treated seed triticale upl urea vaderstad vaderstad rapid vicon weather wheat wild oats winter wheat yielding
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Pure stand of chicory
Tempted to try a pure stand of chicory rather than turnips or kale/rape treat it as a break crop and full reseed in autumn Dry field several access points Thoughts?- jimmer
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- beet break crop buffer cows dairy establishment fodder fodder beet forage grass grazing herbal irrigation keenan lambs organic paddock reseed roots rye ryegrass seed sheep weather weed control
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- Forum: Dairy Farming
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Up Horn/Down Corn
A biggish fat lamb (50kg?) is worth £160. (the same as a ton of barley) A small fat beast (500kg) is worth £1600. (the same as 10 tons of barley). Has the value of finished stock compared to the price of grain ever been a high during the last 10,000 years?- Agrivator
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- baling beans bedding beef calving cattle cereals cover crop cows dairy death disease feed wheat fertility forage glyphosate grass grazing harvesting hedge herbal lambing lambs limousin maize malting market milk milking oats oilseed oilseed rape organic paddock plough potatoes red tractor reseed rye sfi sheep triticale urea varieties wheat yields
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Beet 2024
Being as its the first of March. I'm sure British Sugar would like us to start drilling.....! Anyone started yet. (We haven't lifted last year's yet🤐) I know @Breckland Boy likes an early beet thread 😉😄- carbonfibre farmer
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- agronomist agronomy ahdb analysis aphids application arylex azoxystrobin bayer beans beet blackgrass break crop carbon cereals charlock clomazone clopyralid coulter coulters cover crop cover crops cranesbill cultivating cultivations cultivator dairy development dff diesel difenoconazole disease dressing drilling drills drought environmental establishment fastrac fat hen fendt fertiliser flea fodder fodder beet foliar forecast fungicide fungicides fusilade futures gate glyphosate gold gps grass grassweeds grazing hail harrow harvest haulage heat stress herbicide horsch hse insecticide insecticides insurance investment kws levy magnesium management manganese market massey massey ferguson mcpa milk minerals nutrients oats omex online operator opus organic osr parts pdm peas performance pesticide pesticides pests plough ploughing position potash potato potatoes poultry pre-em premium rainfall red tractor revystar roots rust rye sandy savings security seed seed treatment seedbeds sfi sheep slugs software speedwell sprayer storm stress stubble su sustainability t1 thistles treated seed varieties variety weather weaving wheat yields zypar
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- Forum: Root Crops and Vegetables
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Arable FBT soil testing
Chatting with my agronomist this morning and he was telling me how some FBT agreements, down in more arable areas, had clauses in them requiring the land to be soil tested at the beginning and end of the term with a full spectrum analysis, with a charge to put right any degradation. I've heard... -
Defra Cereal Stocks Survey - February 2024
Just got an email Are they getting twitchy ?- curlietailz
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- beans defra maize market oats potatoes rye seed wheat
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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SFI Options and Grassweeds
What are people's thoughts on how they will manage Blackgrass and or Rye Grass in options like Wild Bird Food or Legume fallows? I've been reading through the SFI handbook and have found some options that would be a good fit for us, but I'm nervous of planting something that becomes swamped by...- sahara
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- ahl1 ahl2 application beans blackgrass break crops buffer cereals cover crop cover crops cows dairy defra drilling finance forecast grass grass weed grassland grassweeds grazing harvest herbal landowners legumes market milk milking num3 pollinator quadtrac rapid rye ryegrass sam2 sam3 seed seeding sfi sheep slug storage stubble weather wheat winter wheat yielding yields
- Replies: 46
- Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
