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Realisation that ploughing destroys the natural seed bed
Realisation that ploughing destroys the natural seed bed pushes Fraser Bush to min-till, carbon farming, a new revenue stream and less time on the tractor A lightbulb moment in 2019 for Wiltshire-based tenant farmer Fraser Bush whilst ploughing, changed the way he farmed as he realised that...- Agreena
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Tractor manufacture's need to up there game
Recon now tractors are getting on for £1000 per horsepower the unreliability of a lot of tractors needs to be seriously addressed . Farmers spending £250 k + plus for prime tractors that is an obseen amount of money to spend on a tractor and then they still breakdown i know extended... -
Claydon drill
Currently a traditional set up; plough/ heavy cultivations then drill but looking at going straight in to stubble or minimum amount of tillage. Looking at a Claydon, are they any good…? Cropping consists of wheat, barley, oats, maize & grass but obviously would only be for cereal crops.- PI Stsker
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Horsch seed motor - anyone changed it before?
Starting to get unreliable low seed rates on our Horsch Sprinter. Horsch have suggested it's like a dodgy seeding motor. Has anyone on here replaced one previously? I did a search back and found a post where @Longneck did so in 2018. -
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Red Tractor Enviromental Module
Has anyone read this next load of £hit coming at us from Red Tractor, Way beyond their remit . Cant find the link can someone help ?- Cuckoo's nest
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Arable operations to do myself instead of contractors
We are taking on our arable operations ourselves, having been in CFA for 12 years (we are livestock/grass farmers historically). We have 90 ha of cereals, 60 ha of GS4 herbal ley in the arable rotation. We have subsoiler, discs, basic tine drill but not really set up for arable, plus grass...- SpottedFlycatcher
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- Forum: Regen Ag General Discussion
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Glysophate Worries
Don't know what to make of this. https://x.com/KateShemirani/status/1707286610901876980?t=ZVynKQHdBUwpIZBK37tDbQ&s=09- Pie face
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Reversing bleepers
This is most definitely not a whine about farming. In live in a village about half a mile away from the nearest farm yard on the edge, for the last couple of days have been woken early as my friend is I believe loading corn out, not beet as that is a very distinct rumble. I cannot hear the... -
River Lugg - Revisited? Another river...
See the EA and BBC are having another meltdown over some river bank maintenance... Need one every year or so. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-66893750 Dave must be having orgasms... :rolleyes:- steveR
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Help me to help a fellow member
I have been asked to post this by X, a long-standing TFF member. The issue(s) are very important to the person involved so I ask you all to treat your replies with sympathy and understanding as I’m sure a lot of you will have undergone similar experiences. The bare facts are these: - X is the...- Bald Rick
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Boundary offset
Just wondering if anyone can help, how do I add an offset to my already mapped boundary, I’ve done it before but can’t remember how I did it now, want to use it with my turn automation. Using Starfire 6000.- Martyn6195R
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- Forum: Precision Farming & GPS
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Winter Beans
Never grown them before, recovering OSR grower. Which is a good winter variety and what seed rate if ploughing or Claydon drilled please? Any other advice welcome.- Laggard
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- Forum: Cropping
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Summer cover crop destruction.
Any advice would be welcome on this. I have 80ha of heavy, flinty, hilly land going into winter wheat that currently looks like this: It's chest/ head high, completely alive with insects, and is mainly spring linseed, buckwheat, sunflowers, phacelia, and a bit of clover and vetch. I don't...- Wigeon
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- Forum: Regen Ag Crops & Agronomy
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Electric farm machines
Was thinking how many bits of farm machinery could very easily be electric as battery already perfectly capable of doing a days work for most In practical terms ( let’s ignore cost for now to keep things simple!). which of the above could you replace ICE on farm with ? any other option you...- Clive
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SAM2 Multi-species cover crop
As far as I understand the rules for the above. I am entitled to spin some beans into my winter barley at drilling, leave them in until the spring, and claim for the £129/hectare. Has anyone clarified this with the higher powers by any chance? It seems like a no brainer- AlphaBravoPapaSux
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- Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
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OSR this year ?
So is Osr still part of your plan, with some decent rain around conditions good. Is osr worthwhile, bit weary of slugs and csb...- buttercup
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THE SOUTH WEST AUGUST ONLINE TIMED COLLECTIVE SALE OF 1750+ LOTS - INC 60+TRACTORS, MACHINERY & FARM EQUIPMENT CLOSING 7PM 06/08/23
1750+ LOTS NOW LIVE! OUR BIGGEST ONLINE TIMED AUCTION TO DATE! THE SOUTH WEST JULY ONLINE TIMED AUCTION OF 60+ TRACTORS, 6+ EXCAVATORS & DIGGERS, 35+ VEHICLES, 6+ ATV’S, UTV’S & RTV’S, 10+ LOTS OF LIVESTOCK, 275+ LOTS OF FARM MACHINERY, 100+ LOTS OF ATTACHMENTS,100+ TRAILERS, 200+ LOTS OF...- Stags Agri
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Lexion oil pressure warning light
As above cutting away and the warning light and buzzer started. No oil leaks, plenty of oil in the engine, I took the filter off but that looks clean. Any ideas please It’s a 430 Lexion p reg with a merc engine in it -
New Gen Ranger. First impressions
After less than 100 miles and only four hours studying and driving... Fetched my new red Ranger 2.0 Wildtrak today. Slightly disappointed that it hasn’t got the USB up by the mirror but I knew it didn’t have the wireless charging, inverter, auxiliary switches and surround cameras. These don’t...- Cowabunga
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- Forum: Agricultural Matters
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Small automatic car for young driver
Anyone got experience of a small auto, any suggestions, either positive or negative please. Most of my experience is with VW Golfs, and I probably wouldn't buy an auto one of them.
