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Dragged out from the dark depths of old shed to put remnants of last years harvest in so I could clean store out.

I am about to put in a overwintering B&B mix, (not SFI or CS) and want a brassica or two in the mixture on med loam land. Needs to overwinter, and provide pollen and seed later Spring in the mix. Cannot be OSR and should not be massively dominant, albeit seed rate helps here. Any suggestions...

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Recommended me a product ! We are thinking of putting starter nutrition/fertilizer on when we are direct drilling. What are people using? Horsh sprinter on begault openers

Lesser grown crops such as peas, beans, other pulses, linseed borage, and others ( dare I now say Oilseed rape ?) are all flowering crops with a valuable place in the crop rotation. A crop rotation, which in general needs to be widened in order to create a more ecologically diverse, soil...

Hi ive got 3 acres of old horse paddock that I’ve not cut this year -harldy worth it. It’s not had any livestock on it… But I’m thinking of over wintering some sheep on it to start eating off the grass and sh1t on it…What would be best - stores or wait till something that’s tup’d or some old...

Completed our Sfi application a few days ago now and would not describe the process as easy at all. There are a lot of compatibility issues that the system will not allow mostly supplements on base options. The help line is mixed spoke to one bloke who was very knowledgeable on the whole thing...

I have a moore unidrill with an accord type seed metering mechanism, I’ve pulled out the red slow speed cog but I can't push it back again. It is lined up with the indents in the cog behind but won't move at all, gentle persuasion with a socket and hammer won't shift it either. Any ideas?

whats the best way to turn heather hill to grass, is the best way to dig it , or to spread plenty of manure and keep spraying and mulching

Anyone out there got access to a lot of Bull Rushes, and is willing to hsrvest them? Someone has asked for circa 10,000 for a specific project. Needs them before winter please.

How do you manage residuals with your over winter cover crop cultivations? We are putting in a cover crop overwinter before spring barley, how do you manage the crop before cultivations? Simply spray and cultivate in or will the topper need to come out etc?

Hi. I am looking at options for companion cropping in my winter wheat. I am reluctant to use beans across all of the wheat due to potential nematode pressure, I might top up the volunteers after beans as last year I didn't get a good enough coverage to comply last year. Linseed won't take...

Would love some feed back on my new device that I’m making. This is just a mock up to show how it will work.

Didn't get any winter crops planted last year, so had a fair bit of new dressed seed still in the shed. Just got results back for germination and vigour and was pleasantly surprised. Wheat and barley with standard dressing between 95 and 99% germination and all 1 vigour (1 highest and 5...

Would this type of cultivator level ploughed ground deep down? Our ploughman likes to plough 7-9” deep which leaves the ground pretty uneven. We’ve used drag harrows in the past but wondered if this would do a better job. PP grass to grass re-seeds. Tia

SFI SAM3 Legume/Herb with Grass Overseed Mixture. I have a tonne of the following mixture available for immediate dispatch. The mixture; 34.00% Lofa Festulolium 19.25% Laura Meadow Fescue 5.00% Comer Timothy 18.00% Red Clover Blend 10.00% White Clover Blend (M/L) 10.00% Ranger Plantain 2.00%...

I m really struggling with anxiety anymore else struggle with this? Coping and working with it gets quite tough.Yesterday I did a self referral for NHS talking therapy.

where would you be on seed rate / seed / m2 on a Winter barley crop drilled week 1 or 2 of September ?

Sowed some spring barley with ergot in it but thankfully no ergot in the harvested crop. Sowed some winter wheat with no ergot in it, but unfortunately lots of ergot in the harvested grain. With home saved seed how important is it to not sow ergot? Will i need to colour sort my home saved seed...

So, a major breakdown on my Lexion means I’ve had to source another combine to finish the season. I’ve got a 2012 CR9080 with 30’ cut coming possibly tomorrow but more likely Friday (won’t be fit to cut anything before Friday anyway!). As much as I’ve been driving combines for a few years now...