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I’ve seen this advertised quite a bit. I get it’s a tractor for stationary pto use only, however I just can’t see why someone would go to the bother to make a drawbar for it and take the front axle off. I wonder why it was done - as it’s turned a very useful machine into something that only...

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Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland As the wet weather continues to drive some farmers to despair across the island, some may have considered diversifying the use of the likes of a slurry spreader or other machinery on their farms. Given the amount of rainfall that has fallen in recent weeks...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said that “unrelenting” wet weather means farmers are facing continued financial pressure. Lockhart, who is the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) environment, food and rural affairs Westminster representative...

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Read a snippet in the Farmers Weekly this week that seemed to imply that the new rules regarding urea and the 1st of April were a Red Tractor thing. Is it just for farm assurance or is it a defra thing, and if it`s a defra thing then what can they do if you do spread after the cut off date??

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Banks in NI are confirming that they recognise the impact of the continuing bad weather on farm cash flows. Ulster Bank agricultural manager, Cormac McKervey said: “There are financial pressures coming on numerous farm businesses at the present time...

As above what's the best way to break up any lumpy bits? Tine harrow or chain harrow? What would a tedder do....

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are hosting a series of six farm walks to illustrate and define ‘Efficient and Sustainable Milk Production’ for local dairy farmers. The first two farm walks took place on Wednesday, March 27...

Hello I have a problem with my own tractor Case 895 (engine D268) The tractor was not using in all winter, now I start it and when he get 40 degrees Celsius it started spitting oil from the bleeding the crankcase. Bleeding the crankcase at the top near the oil filler cap. The 10W40 oil was...

I thought I did on the Sainted Isle but that seems to no longer be the case … Recently, we tendered and won a block of 70ac on the outskirts of a village and accessed by a lane with houses off. I said to son after we’d walked the land that if we won, there would be trouble…… and yesterday we...

Delivering for people and planet Written by defrablogs In 2018, the government published its 25 Year Environment Plan which outlined 10 overarching goals for improving the environment within a generation. Our world-leading Environment Act followed in 2021, setting clear statutory targets for...

We have a good amount of straw bedding fym, and my aim is to try make it into compost; buying a purpose built compost turner is out; but I think I might be able to make something?? I remember reading a profi where a farmer bought one brand of spreader due to even spread; and I’d like to discuss...

Just phoning a contractor, he said, got to go, Police have just arrived, will call again when they have gone. He called back, umbilical spreading slurry, someone called the police to say, slurry being pumped into the river. Police had to attend to check. What has happened to this country, when...

Is there an alternative way of sealing than using these wax type rings? Constantly having to tighten the bolts after a few load to stop a flood of slurry blowing out on the ground. How many rings does it actually hold and what’s everyone else’s protocol as to when/how to fix it? Just after...

With the way things are and no improvement on the horizon ,how long will it be before a huge dealer shuts up shop.they mostly got very large expensive premises and massive stocks of parts and machines but they will be suffering the same as the smaller dealers.seems to be a weekly occurrence of...

Might need to change the fert spinner in the near future, most options now seem to be hydraulic opening so might need to upgrade the mighty 148! Tractor currently only has tipping when put into constant pumping on the lift lever. A quick Google has brought up two options below, can anyone...

Looking to put a 8m dribble bar on the back of my tanker. Has anyone got or had experiences with a spreadwise dribble bar, good or bad.

We are currently building new cubicle housing for 100 cows and are at a crossroads with regards to scraping out. My dad wants to install a lely/jos slurry collector I would prefer to install Storth rope scrapers My brother would prefer to scrape the building out with the machine. Any thoughts?

Does bedding with straw rather than slats lower or raise the emissions calculations when the production, haulage and disposal of the extra organic material created is taken into account