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  1. whindy

    Who's bottled it ?

    How many dd guys have gone cultivating? Out next door neighbours practices a full range of cultivating and has 95% crop cover after a hard winter we dd a majority of ours and a currently re drilling 50% .cultivating a fair bit as the top is solid from rain. Any one else feal like abandoning...
  2. Farm Classifieds

    Simba freeflow 4m hyd folding

    Simba freeflow 4m hyd folding Advert added by: @ih1455xl Machinery Details Category: Tillage Drills Price: £6000 Condition: Good Description 4m hyd fold simba freeflow rear to go straight to work all seed rollers good these are the most underrated drills ever made...
  3. C

    Lambing staff

    Just wondering what others lamb numbers wise and how many staff they have on the job.
  4. T

    Massey Ferguson 30 for drilling AB15

    Hi All, I need to put some AB15 (grass/legumes) in, want to drill into a spring overwintered stubble. I have a 3m direct drill but it struggles to drill shallow enough and moves a fair bit of soil, plus it’s slow. I want to tickle it in and have seen a 4m Massey 30 disk drill that I recon...
  5. News

    AMAZONE to showcase a range of new kit at CEREALS 2024

    AMAZONE Ltd will again take the opportunity at Cereals 2024 to showcase kit that reflects the shifting trends in crop establishment. These shifting trends are also supported by government help through the SFI and grants available through the Farming Equipment Technology Fund. The Condor 12001-C...
  6. N

    Spring forage crops

    so Its looking like I’m not going to get all my Spring barley in this year. What’s the best to plant end of April/may. Don’t mind if it’s to just graze lambs or to cut it. wondered about vetch and cutting it then grazing lambs on it over the winter. Any better ideas?
  7. CPM RSS

    Potato soil pest threat

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Growers are being warned that wet soils over the winter and spring could increase the risk of wireworm damage in potato crops this season. Research has identified high soil moisture as a precursor for pest activity, with wet areas and flood plains...
  8. Wigeon

    Design me the perfect cultivator

    I've never got this right. My criteria are: Must be 4m min and pulled by 265hp. Minimal moving parts & bearings Must have reasonably priced tungsten wearing metal. Needs to be able to work hilly heavy land to say 8 inches max, with both lift and mix. Must also be able to work shallow and quick...
  9. Hfd Cattle

    Spring Barley

    Is it too late to plant now ..diablo variety , field very different in the fact one end is quite shallow and stoney , other half wet and heavy?
  10. D

    Store lambs stocking rate

    50 acres. 6 fields but would split into 12 paddocks. Old PP but flat and decent ground. How many store lambs could you finish from mid June to 31st October? Obviously depends on weather but rough idea.
  11. CiderJan

    Reseeding existing GS4

    Got some older GS4 herbal leys which have got a lot of docks and the % herbs are declining. GS4 says to re-establish the sward if necessary to maintain minimum requirements. Ideally I want to have a break crop, possibly some stubble turnips or rape over the summer, to allow me to tackle the...
  12. Badshot

    SFI 24 no till payment

    Just wondering if there's any further information out yet as to what constitutes no till in the eyes of SFI? Is it a dts/mzuri/claydon direct into stubble? Or is it going to be lower disturbance tine or disc? Supposedly a claydon grain and fert meets the grant spec with the leading tine applying...
  13. D

    Summer Kale

    Trying to cheer myself up with thoughts of cows grazing a forage crop in the sunshine. Which varieties are recommended? What is expected DM yield per hectare? Want to graze from first few weeks of July so was thinking to put in late April/early May. Thinking full cultivation to put in as I...
  14. davidroberts30

    Grain maize questions

    Just thinking aloud here.. Getting on for spring barley,maybe better off with something else. Thinking a couple of ton of grain maize off the 10a might be better. Would be all fed in house to beef. Can sow it with the combi, Have small conventional combine header to cut it(if it will do it)...
  15. Badshot

    alternatives to shakearator legs

    I've taken on a few fields and want to subsoil due to past management decisions. I don't do any currently except where I've made a mess with a 16000 L tanker, and using the shaky legs is just to disruptive to the surface and structure. I'd like a leg that is much gentler in it's approach...
  16. Derrick Hughes

    SAM 3 Seed Mixes

    Sam 3 SFI Other mixes available 07415121700 SAM3 50 % Aston Crusader Hybrid Ryegrass 10% Meribel Italian Ryegrass 10% Lofa Festulolium 7% Timothy 3% Cocksfoot 3% Crimson , 4% Balansa, 4% Red Clover 8.15% Vetch 0.30 Chicory 0.40 Plantain 0.05 Yarrow 0.05 Burnet 0.05 Sheeps...
  17. spin cycle

    SFI....FUBAR

    starting a new thread so i can have a 'rant' sfi.....Fekked Up Beyond All Recognition what happens now?,,,,are we? 1/supposed to put 25% of land into conservation then take that money and subsidise food ergo putting it mr tesco's pocket? 2/ have 'bird cover entitlements' been created so...
  18. Yale

    New limits to SFI.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming
  19. Laggard

    Blackgrass nearly heading

    Doesn’t look far off sticking out a seed head?
  20. Agriland RSS

    Lemken and Krone ‘combine powers’ to expand utility of field robots

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The joint venture between Lemken and Krone to produce an autonomous tractor will be stepping up a gear this season with the companies appearing to have now thrown their full weight behind the project. Known as Combined Powers, the new joint division...
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