silage

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland It was in May 2022 that Claas unexpectedly announced the sale of its Cargos range of forage harvester wagons to fellow Bavarian company, Fliegl of Kirchdorf. Claas had decided that the forage wagon market was static, with several major companies all...

Hi all, for the past 30 years we have grown wheat and barley and fed ad lib to all our cattle (mainly Angus x steers) finishing at about 14 months. Has worked well but unfortunately due to our old machinery, mainly the Claas dominator 85! Needing abit too much tlc each year we are thinking of...

Turnavidock Farms second cut silage on a fine Saturday morning. Local Contractor DJ McKay & Sons putting in second cut silage with a fleet of John Deere Tractors and Herron Trailers. With the long cart Caolon brought his very own MC on the Broughan trailer and a long time friend of James in the...

Don’t know about elsewhere but I realised yesterday that we haven’t had a single uncomfortable night sleeping this year. Not one. Those hot muggy nights aren’t nice but there are usually quite a few in a summer. Haven’t even had to get our minimum tog duvet out of (cold) storage. Our two...

HI their manufacturers think so ( surprise). They say - less parts less to maintain. No fuel pollution- ozone in the ground etc Has anyone tried one?

Last night a had to nip over to my sisters and as the weather was quite nice I took my motorcycle , when I left I came home via the A17 ( the biggest road in our area) I soon came across a rather large queue of traffic and as I was on my bike I started to filter past . When I finally got to the...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A dog has attacked and killed a sheep and left its lamb “highly distressed” in Daventry, Northamptonshire Police has said. The force is investigating the incident and has issued a reminder to dog walkers to keep their pets under control around...

How's everyone finding grass growth? I know it's later in the season and it's always going to be pretty slow this time of year but I went and fenced an away block of ground that was mown about 6 weeks ago to find that it's pretty yellow and the regrowth is very poor. Usually this block grows...

We are thrilled to announce the expansion of our Galactic brand with the launch of our very own grass seed line, Galactic Seed. This new venture builds on the success of our flagship product, Galactic Milk Powder, which has earned a reputation for delivering premium quality at competitive...

Fibres in concrete, will they replace mesh? Talking to someone today reckoned they were cheaper and easier than mesh, almost sounds too good to be true, less cost and less hassle, why would anyone use mesh but people do, so what am I or those who use mesh missing or what do they know?

I was thinking about overseeding a small field with a something for my tup lambs to help the grow any recommendations on what to sow and when to sow it ( lambs weened in june roughly and sold in in August)

Hi My deutz FM235 baler is pulling straw in behind the crop gaurd on the top roller. Therefore the roller is getting hot. I changed the crop gaurd at the start of the season, it was fine in silage but once I started on the straw it started to pull straw in again. Anyone come across this and...

Hi All Currently taking 3 cuts of silage over 300 acres. However I think for next year we're going to have a go at multi cut, cutting every 4 - 5 weeks to get more milk from grass and hopefully cut back on cake a bit. Has anyone tried this with a forage wagon and it paid off better than...

Hello, I want to better understand farmers problems with this account: How much waste do you produce? Is this food waste edible / saleable? How is it used? (Profit? - you probably laugh at this!) Do you make a fair profit from the supermarket? Why / why not? What are the benefits / drawbacks...

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We are looking at spraying approx. 24/25 acres (about 10 Hectares). Can anyone give me some hourly rates and fees, in the local or surrounding areas? WD6 3BA. Also, does this include the chemical or are we buying it? Please can someone also confirm if GRAZEON can be boomsprayed? We were...

Pub question- you have a 6cyl 160hp tractor fitted with 540 & 540e pto speeds, and a range of implements rated for 540rpm input speed. Which would you use to be most efficient & productive, that is safe for both implement and tractor??

Above on a mission still to try to prove badgers are not the carrier of tb onto Livestock farms,9pm bbc 2 a documentary been made by him and bbc. Article in online main bbc news, with him as usual putting all the blame on farms and saying our poor farm hygiene is all to blame...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland This year’s first cut silage samples show a huge difference in the quality of silages harvested early (March, April and May) and those harvested later (June onwards) due to weather conditions. This is according to analysis by ForFarmers of over...

What sized tank and depth would be required to house 80 suckler cows for 6 months?