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Who can I employ to give me a detailed report on what grasses, legumes, flowers that grow in my grassland in anticipation of making a SFI herbal leys application?

Any suggestions, only soil stirring kit available is a plough a weaving subdisc and the combi drill. we have power harrowed stubbles in the past but last time I set the gearbox on fire and ended up scraping the machine, so not keen on using the power Harrow off the combi and killing that as...

Download PDF From grassweed suppression to improved NUE to early entry for oilseed rape to flexible end use, hybrid barley has cemented its value to growers over the past two decades. CPM discovers how the crop offers both resilience and yield stability. By Lucy de la Pasture By its very...

I’ve had a stab at drilling grass into old burnt off pasture with an aitchison grasssfarmer, went half rate two ways on most of it, but would maybe have been better going full rate one way as the old turf fairly ripped up on the second pass and has made a bit of a mess. A roll would tidy it up...

We have 2 fields of red clover mixed in with grass seeds (due to the drought it's mainly red clover at 60% 40%grass approx) Wondering what is best and safe to graze on the fields...avoiding bloat issues ect? If I put 8-12 months old heifers for breeding there will they need cake supplements as...

Hello, I planted Annual Ryegrass for my horses in early spring. First cutting was great and no problems from the weather. However, it’s monsoon season here in South Korea and I’m really late for the second cutting. The grass has reached its boot stage and I’m cutting it tomorrow. my question...

ADAS is asking sheep farmers to complete a five-minute survey to identify if there are barriers preventing them from adopting red clover mixed leys. Click here to take the red clover survey Responses submitted by 31 July 2023 will be entered into a prize draw to win a hamper worth £100. Why...

I'm trying to work out budget costs for this SFI option. OK with OSR but not sure how to approach it for cereals. I don't have dual hopper so though perhaps broadcasting small seed off the back of the drill then knock out when it starts to compete?

Increasing numbers of dairy farmers are integrating herbal leys into their rotations. With more unpredictable weather patterns and increased pressure on farmers to reduce carbon emissions on farm, herbal leys – also known as diverse swards – may be able to provide opportunities for increased...

Not sure If we have been unlucky or its just how the seasons are going but after weeks of showers now we have hardly had a decent down pour here yet , we are on sand then go up to peat / shale rock very fast wondering do herbal lays still grow well In places with only 6 inches of soil or are...

02.20 onwards That's why ELMS is a sh!tfest. Not because of the Goldsmiths, or Carrie, or Packham, or the Moonbat, or Craig Bennett, or Tony Juniper. Because of farmers putting it into the head of @Janet Hughes Defra that there are 'good' and 'bad' ways of farming. That's why countless...

Hi, we are farming in Victoria, Southeastern Australia. Primarily growing grass to feed beef cattle. Currently, we are having a very wet winter, which is leaving paddocks very wet, and due to grazing cattle, my paddocks are being damaged or pugged with hoof prints. Our paddocks are very flat...