Hi just been pricing fert after a wet miserable lambing ... normally buy 25.5.5.... 20.8.11 was mentioned in conversation, never used it and it'd obviosly higher in p an k ....on a mixed livestock farm that makes round baled hay and silage and puts muck on thru winter would a 20,8,11 be a good...
Wondering if anyone knows the spread chart number for LKRB calcifert sulphur? Currently running a MW2 and can’t find it in the krm app or in my spread chart book. Thanks
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For this month’s topical cereal disease and agronomy feature, CPM reviews insights from AHDB’s re-run Early Bird Survey coupled with added reflections from agronomists and farmers.
By Janine Adamson
One thing’s for certain – this year...
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It might be one of those years where it’s sorely tempting to tighten the belt where input spend is concerned, but this could be a false economy. CPM explores the benefits of a well-timed T2.
By Melanie Jenkins
Variability, not just...
Can you get liquid fert, like N37 in an IBC?
I only need 3000 litres to do some headlands and have no tank.
I appreciate it will be more expensive, but do any of the big boys supply in ibcs.
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/scotland-new-calving-interval-of-410-days-added-to-ssbss.407024/
Current Scottish calving index figures
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Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) crop specialists.
This is a direct consequence of the atrocious weather that characterised the harvest of 2023 in Northern...
Hi this wet weather. I watched Glen rabenburg, on you tube he is selling a product to floculate heavy soil .I have resurched what it could be and I am quite convinced it is calcium chloride which could be sold in other chemical mixed in uk.
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Although there are still many cows in the shed, and grazing has not fully taken off yet, it’s now time for silage preparation to begin.
The harvesting of first cut silage will hopefully be taking place on most farms in early to mid-May if conditions...
I'm getting a bit twitchy, not spread any yet, has anyone?
I'm getting worried it's getting late but don't want it to tend up in a river! I'm thinking of going Wednesday as its looking dryish during the day and Thursday?
What sort of rates for urea on silage ground and grazing g ground would...
Got two bags that look like this, on the right of the picture.
On the left is what 4 other bags have looked like so far, and what bags I have checked in the stack.
Should be 40n 14s.
Looks to me like the other way around?
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What’s the result when combining a carbon removal specialist with a Scottish agricultural contractor, a fleet of Fendt tractors and a ready supply of volcanic rock? The answer is, a new way to create carbon credits. CPM finds out more...
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A difficult season for herbicide application is likely to have resulted in an unwanted bounty of weeds in oilseed rape crops. With the final window having arrived for mastering some control, CPM digs deeper into the role of water...
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Farmers are being encouraged to harness the full potential of cover crops by ensuring they are fully incorporated into soils this spring.
Eastern product manager at Timac Agro UK, Adam Bartowski, said that, by doing so, soils will be more...
Hi everyone,
Here are the latest collective deals. Any questions feel free to ask away or drop me a DM.
We're also trying to gauge interest of what other collective deals we should run, if you think we should run a particular deal let me know below.
We have had a couple of members suggest a...
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Variable rate nitrogen applications could be a valuable tool for managing uneven crops this spring, urge experts.
Omnia’s Aidan Monaghan says while some crops sown before the weather broke last October have established well and show potential, others...
Whats everyone elses position. The wheats looking really hungry now and its so wet wondering whether just go and make a mess or be patient?! Must be loosing yield surely.
Hi there been covered before but ofcourse each farm is different. Never had soil testing done for decades as only a small suckler farm but trying to get things more productive with the 60 acre we farm. I will be getting advice from the company who did the soil testing however I expect this to be...
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Harvesting high quality silage is vital for farms that will be milking cows in the shed next winter, and now is the time to place a focus on this.
The quality of silage or forage can have a significant impact on the cost of production during the housed...
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