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  1. Bossfarmer

    Do you ROTATIONALLY GRAZE your livestock? and if not, why?

    As im often told on here there are numerous benefits to rotationally grazing livestock so is everyone doing it? and if not why? what are the downsides im not hearing about as when i drive across the country i rarely see it!
    • Bossfarmer
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    • analysis baling barley buffer calf calving dairy docks drought earthworms fertiliser finance flooding grassland lambing massey minerals mower nutrition organic matter paddock pickup platform rainfall residuals roots round bales rye seeding sheep silage software thistle thistles tmr varieties yields
    • Replies: 177
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  2. T

    Cranesbill in winter barley

    I’ve got a problem with large cranesbill in winter barley. The barley was direct drilled into wheat stubble which had received 4L/ha glyphosate a few days prior to drilling. Unfortunately it would appear that large cranesbill won’t die from glyphosate. I’ve now got dinner plate sized cranesbill...
    • Tractor Boy
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    • adjuvant agronomist ally max arylex barley corteva cranesbill drilling drought glyphosate groundsel herbicide thistle thistles wheat zypar
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Cropping
  3. Manney

    Ral code for Fendt 818 grey paint?

    I'm having a few panels blast and resprayed on my 818. Can anyone tell me what the ral code is for the grey paint that is used on the body panels and chassis.
    • Manney
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    • claas deere fendt horsch joskin keenan krone kuhn kverneland landini lely massey massey ferguson new holland silage strautmann thistle zetor
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Machinery
  4. onesiedale

    "The best purchased farm inputs come coiled up"

    Couple of conversations on TFF last few days have had people thinking about farm inputs. Are the best inputs "coiled up" , "in a tin" , "home grown" , or should they just "fall from the sky" ? What's your best input? I think water pipe and electric fencing.
    • onesiedale
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    • carbon drainage drainage pipe fertiliser forage harrow maintenance operator seeding sheep thistle transport varieties
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  5. Jockers84

    Regional words, terms and phrases.

    Good afternoon, I've been a long term follower of the farming forum, as a new start some of the things I've learnt have been truly priceless. One thing that has struck me though, is every so often I will find a word, term or phrase that I'm just not 100% on what it means. This isn't limited to...
    • Jockers84
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    • baling barley bedding beet calf carbon carbon capture cleavers dandelion fertiliser forage grassland harrow hatra herbicide lambing land drain maize mower potato provimi repairs sheep sprayer thistle thistles wild oats
    • Replies: 394
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  6. FarmerD89

    Neighbours beans migrated to our grass leys

    Strange situation this afternoon on our walks fairly clean old grass ley we sprayed the start of this year with PasTor noticed a singular bean plant had established itself, thought nothing more of it, then spent four hours pulling beans from over an 8 acre field ( multiples of beans in one spot)...
    • FarmerD89
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    • grassland harrow herbicide ryegrass spraying thistle thistles thistlex triclopyr
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Cropping
  7. D

    infiltration doesn't work

    Obviously it does work. What I mean is that trying to achieve infiltration doesn't work. Or rather, it doesn't here. I've read all[1] the books, seen talks about how Gabe Brown et al just get all the rainwater to infiltrate away in 5 minutes, and how valuable every drop of that water is, and...
    • dt995
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    • agronomist compaction dairy defra drainage drought elms legumes mole plough paddock rainfall repairs roots ryegrass sheep silage soil health sprayer sustainability thistle thistles variety
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: Holistic Farming
  8. A

    Sage or wise advice in farming.

    There must be thousands of gems which are worth sharing. For those of you who can recall Sir Alec Douglas Home - or Lord Home: His manager - Andrew Morrow, on his Angus and Douglas Estate in Lanarkshire, and after a period of heavy rain and during a visit by Sir Alec, advised ''If M'Lord...
    • Agrivator
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    • agronomist baling claas drainage fertiliser poultry red tractor spraying thistle
    • Replies: 170
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  9. H

    River Lugg, Herefordshire

    https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/18920990.environment-agency-launch-probe-river-lugg-destruction/
    • hootbe
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    • analysis avatar baling barley beet boom buffer buying cattle calf caravan carbon cargill cattle cover crop dairy defra docks drainage drift drilling drought elms establishment fertiliser flooding forage harrow harvesting health insurance kerosene land drain maintenance maize massey methane mounted mower omnia operator organic matter osr pickup platform polaris potato poultry rainfall red tractor roots rpa rye satellite scour seeding sheep silage telehandler thistle transport urea varieties variety water management winter wheat
    • Replies: 1,504
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  10. phr49

    Beet yields 2020

    How are we finding early yields did see some optimism on FWI site saying yields better than anticipated ........?!BS predicting 10-15% reduction in yields as an average . Had a colleague lift a fair tonnage Norfolk way with a disappointing 18 t acre adjusted . Not looking forward to lifting...
    • phr49
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    • Replies: 1,378
    • Forum: Cropping
  11. scrubbuster

    Grass seedbed

    Neighbour is coming to sow grass with an Opico harrow tomorrow onto ploughing. Its was levelled with paddle rollers. Its reasonably firm but I am going to heavy flat roll it after. I am just wondering would I be safer to heavy roll before hand? Will sowing onto cambridge rolling and then flat...
    • scrubbuster
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    • agronomist barley drilling drills establishment foxtrot harrow metaldehyde nitrogen operator opico ryegrass seed seeding sheep silage slug slug pellets slugs stress thistle vaderstad vicon wheat
    • Replies: 155
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  12. A

    Cost of rent per acre

    Hi I am looking to rent land for cattle and sheep and have very little clue about how much I should be paying per acre per year. I’ve been told I’m paying a lot at the moment and heard very contradicting things! I am based in Gloucestershire/ Wiltshire so was wondering if anyone could give me...
    • Abbyw
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    • acre caravan cattle defra drilling fertiliser finance grass horticulture land market paddock rent seeding sheep silage soil tests spraying thistle thistles weed control yields
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  13. 6

    Rushes

    We have a serious problem with rushes. Just wondering if anyone can advise on the best treatment methods before going out to spend a fortune on the wrong thing. Many thanks
    • 6891tmc
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    • adjuvant analysis dairy deere glyphosate grassland roots seedling sheep thistle thistles
    • Replies: 86
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  14. Kiwi Pete

    "Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..

    :oops: Eh up! The idea of starting a thread about Holistic management has been on my mind for ages, if I am honest. Lets start by me putting my cards on the table - I have NO formal training, NO books, and NO interest in starting big wars on which way is best. I do, however, completely and...
    • Kiwi Pete
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    • agronomist agronomists ahdb alliance amc analysis animal feed application avatar baling barley bayer bedding beef beef cattle beet biostimulant bolus boom boron brewers grains brome buffer calcium calf calving camping caravan carbon carbon capture cattle cereals chickweed claas cnh compaction continental cover crop cover crops cows cranesbill cultivations dairy dandelion deadweight deere defra direct drilling disc disc mower disease disease resistance docks downland drainage drift drilling drills drought elms establishment fat hen feeder wagon fendt fertiliser fertilizer first cut flooding fluke foliar forage fuel tanks fungicide gas glamping glyphosate gps grass grass leys grass weed grassland groundswell harrow harvesting hatra haulage health herbicide holstein honda horticulture hybrid rye insecticide insurance kerosene ketosis krone kubota lambing legumes lely lice liveweight loader loader tractor lungworm magnesium maize malting market mart massey mastitis mchale mercantile milk milk yield milking minerals mower nettles new holland nfu nfu mutual nitrogen nozzles nutrition oats operator organic organic farming organic matter osr paddock parts performance pesticide pesticides pgr pickup pig piglets platform potato potatoes quad rain gauge rainfall red tractor regen ag registration reseed residual residuals resilient robotic rolled barley roller mill roots round bales rumen rust rye ryegrass satellite scour seed seeding seedling selling cattle sfi sheep shorthorn silage sip slugs software soil carbon soil health soil test soil testing soil tests soiler soya sprayer spraying stress su sulphate sulphur sustainability sustainable farming t6 t7 teagle tedder telehandler thistle thistles tmr tractor tyres transport triticale tubers urea varieties variety water logging weed control wheat wild oats wormer wormers worming worms yielding yields
    • Replies: 22,770
    • Forum: Holistic Farming
  15. The Ruminant

    Where have all the flowers gone?

    A really fascinating article about woodland and fencing: <STARTS> Kate Holl, our woodland advisor, searches for the answer by exploring woodland in our neighbouring countries through a Churchill Fellowship. Woodland on Isle of Mull in 2012. My Churchill Fellowship really began back in 2012...
  16. Kevtherev

    Traditional mixed Farming

    Lot of doom and gloom on here regarding the removal of subs brexit etc etc Bringing back mixed Farming with livestock in the arable rotation is the way forward I believe. No doubt some will disagree? Fert and fancy Machinery will be first to suffer.
    • Kevtherev
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    • barley beet cereals docks drilling elms fat hen fertiliser gas grass grass leys grassland health nitrogen oilseed oilseed rape organic osr reseed roots satellite seed seedling sheep thistle thistles trailer tyre wheat
    • Replies: 497
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  17. Farmer Roy

    Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.

    Mod Note: New thread created by moving some posts. Haha - every second post on TFF seems to be about problems with townies, cyclists, dog walkers, trespassers etc etc The further from all that the better I reckon I couldn't cope with having non farming neighbours . . .
    • Farmer Roy
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    • Replies: 35,137
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  18. C

    Weaving GD user thread

    Thought it would be useful to gain some knowledge from other weaving GD users out there to share experiences / problems / solutions. I'll start.....anyone else had problems with blocked coulters? I've had a lot. It's been on the wetter side of ideal, but still good drilling conditions. It's got...
    • Cutlerstom
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    • 6230 750a alliance avatar barley beet blackgrass calf carbon cereals charlock compaction cover crop cover crops direct drill disc docks drainage drilling drills dual wheels elms establishment fertilizer glyphosate gps grass grassland groundswell harrow horsch kuhn magnum maize michelin mounted new holland nitrogen oats oilseed oilseed rape organic osr pre-em pto roots rye satellite seed seeding sfi slug slug pellets slugs soiler sprayer spraying t0 t6 t7 thistle thistles topcon transport trimble tyre pressure vaderstad variety weaving wheat worms yielding yields
    • Replies: 1,007
    • Forum: Direct Drilling Machinery
  19. S

    Weed wiping questions

    What months of the year can you weed wipe and what sort of price are the big weed wipers that go behind a tractor . Ta.
    • Strawberry roan
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    • application clopyralid corteva docks dow glyphosate grass grassland herbicide nettles nozzle quad seed sprayer spraying thistle thistles
    • Replies: 82
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  20. Cows 'n grass

    All things Dairy

    Last week i upgraded my phone from a Nokia nearly as old as me to the cheapest smartphone on the market so now i have the TFF App and find myself taking photos of everything. So i thought I'd start a dairy specific picture thread where people can post pics of cows, calves, bulls, parlours...
    • Cows 'n grass
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    • abbey ahdb analysis application baling barley bedding beef beet bolus boom brown rust buffer buy cattle calcium calf calving camping caravan carbon cattle cereals chickweed compaction continental cover crop cover crops cows cultivations dairy dectomax deere defra direct drill direct drilling disease docks doxstar drainage dribble bar drift drilling drought ear tag ear tags elms fat hen feeder wagon fendt fertiliser first cut fluke foliar forage forage wagon freisian gas glamping gps grass grass leys grassland harvesting haulage health heat stress holstein honda hybrid rye insurance irrigation keenan ketosis kexxtone kuhn l200 lambing legumes lely lice limousin loader lungworm maize manganese market mart massey mastitis mccormick milk milk yield milking minerals mixer wagon monensin mower new holland nfu nitrogen nozzle nozzles nutrition oats operator organic organic farming organic matter paddock parts performance pickup platform potash potassium potato pulses quad quadtrac rain gauge rainfall red tractor registration renewable energy reseed residual residuals resilient rolled barley roots round baler round bales rumen rust rye ryegrass scour seed self propelled sfi shearwell sheep shorthorn silage slug slug pellets slugs soiler soya sprayer spraying stress sulphate sulphur t6 tedder telehandler thistle thistles tmr trailing shoe transport triticale umbilical urea vaderstad varieties variety weather station weed control wheat winter wheat yara yielding yields zetor
    • Replies: 45,278
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
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