thistle

Whats this AB6 he was on about, leaving stubble over winter and get £522 pounds a hec. Been trawling through dozens of gov. uk pages where they say a lot but typicaly tell you nothing. :rolleyes: :facepalm:

What do you think the price will be for next year. Following at 48% increase for this harvest how big a drop are we expecting.

I am on panel chaired by David Exwood next week at the cereals event speaking with Janet Hughes I have been asked to talk about my experience of Sfi pilot and Sfi so far .............. frankly I don't have a lot to say on that as it's been pretty straight forward other than issues around how...

Introduction - not a farmer, bought our place when we retired as we wanted somewhere rural with some land (other half has a couple of horse). We bought at auction and ended up with nearly 40 acres, a bit more than we actually needed but not really a problem. Basically the horses have the run of...

Looking to buy a weed wiper for all the small thistle and nettle patches in the fields, rather than blanket spray. Any recommendations which ones are good ? It will be for an ATV. Thanks.

None of the apps are showing any rain for the next fortnight, I’m already worried!

There's a few options within ELMS which look to improve soils, with long term benefits. Also some productivity investment incentives. Most of ELMS seem to revolve around land based options which reduce food production or completely remove the land from production via various forms of fallow...

AB6 Mid tier, prescriptions says: apply pesticides to the stubble, except herbicides to control problem grass weeds by spraying the affected area from 15 May https://www.gov.uk/countryside-stewardship-grants/enhanced-overwinter-stubble-ab6 It's impossible to spot spray whole fields, so if...

As above please. Cooper peglar are horrible old things. Won’t get all that much use but would like to know what people recommend.

I have had limited success with Thistlex in the past with Spear thistle. Anything any better that we are allowed to use nowadays?

Ive got a pasture with a thistle problem whats best spray thistlex or pastor or a mix of something else

could anyone weigh in on this please ive got a lot of creeping thistle on about 15 acres of pasture with some nettle patches in and the odd dock, looking an expensive mix if I listen to the agronomist at hutchinsons, but thistlex seems to be in a very short supply at the moment getting massive...

I've been away from farming and herbicides for too long now to be up to date. When the Roundup ban came in here I bought 5 L while it was still available , which I use to treat our gravel yard - it's s a big area! I'm down to the last litre now & want to keep the last litre for nasties in the...

As I have done for a few years now, I sprayed off a grass field and direct drilled in a forage brassica mix. What I normally do once it's grazed off is, leave it a few weeks and spray glyphosate. Once that's had enough time to work I disc it, sow straight away and roll. This year I am planning...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a warning to farmers and landowners of the need to control noxious weeds. Under the Noxious Weeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, ragwort, creeping thistle...

I am becoming very disenchanted with growing Herbal leys. Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I cannot get them to last. I have a feeling that growing them on heavy wet clay land is not suitable. They start off very well and we try not to overgraze and fence in blocks. We rest it during the...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Is it time we had a major rethink about how we approach weeds? Renowned agroecologist and soil expert Nicole Masters certainly believes so. CPM gets some insight on why that is and how the information can be utilised by growers. By Emily...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF As a long-standing member of the chemical armoury, there’s still great value in using phenoxy herbicides. CPM gets advice from the experts on what exactly they are and how growers could be using phenoxies this season. By Charlotte...

Creeping thistle has become an increasing problem especially for organic arable farms with soils of higher organic matter content. Wherever it grows, it competes with the crops for water and nutrients. Once established, much patience is required to achieve a tolerable density of the thistle. So...

Further to the improving pp thread , a few said without proper management then reseeding would not necessarily be the answer , so … One block we farm is 60 acres about 18 of which is mowing meadow, the fields are basically walled ( or remnants of walls) or well fenced and consist of the...