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  1. brigadoon

    Farming Without Subsidy

    https://reformscotland.com/2022/10/it-is-possible-to-farm-without-subsidies-duncan-pickard/?fbclid=IwAR1XxBXoW4CD-wO35xFz9kZK0BLaAghLrnqq2K3BVMMAqGa5707tySnskxA I will just post this here from another forum and invite comments For clarity I do not support the arguments within the link
    • brigadoon
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    • barley beef beet calf calves cattle children cows dairy death deere drainage drilling environmental fertiliser fertilizer financial fodder forage gate grass grazing handling harvest health hedge lambs maintenance maize malting management market mart milk milking operator organic parts plough potato potatoes premium roots ryegrass seed sfi sheep silage slurry spraying storage stress thistles trading transport turbine weaning wheat
    • Replies: 259
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  2. T

    Old horse manure

    This is a random one. The previous owners of our land used to keep horses. Instead of having the muck removed they decided to pile it up amongst the trees down one side. I’ve been looking to get this out for some time but a lot of the farmers are reluctant to take it away. Not sure if this is...
    • Tibbo
    • Thread
    • bedding cattle docks ear tags fertiliser fire grass harrow hedge herbicide insurance mastitis milk nettles nutrients pig roots roundup seed sheep thistles wormer
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Cropping
  3. Jerry

    Westerwolds

    Westerwolds is new to me, drilled 2 weeks ago after barley. Pic taken couple of days ago and it’s starting to shift now. And been mild and wet last couple days in the balmy south!! How soon do people graze it? Hoping to put ewes on in about 8 weeks.
    • Jerry
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    • analysis barley beef break crop calves cattle charlock chickweed clamp combi cover crop cover crops cows dairy death docks dribble bar drilling drills drought dual purpose environmental establishment ewes fat hen fertiliser first cut fodder footbath forage forecast grass grassland grazing harrow health hybrid rye lambs learning legumes maize market milk milking mower nitrogen nutrients oats orchards organic paddock peas pests plough ploughing poppy potatoes rainfall rapid repairs reseed residual residuals resilient roots round bales rye ryegrass sandy seed sheep silage slurry spraying stress stubble thistles tmr training varieties variety vigour weather weed control wheat worms yielding yields
    • Replies: 286
    • Forum: Livestock & Forage
  4. tr250

    Mcpa pre drilling of beans to kill cranesbill

    Anyone done it? I’ve got a field that’s got a fair bit of cranesbill in and want to kill it before drilling beans in 2 or 3 weeks time. Agronomist won’t rule out issues with the beans but I struggle to think it would be a problem
    • tr250
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    • adjuvant agronomist beans cranesbill direct drill docks drilling glyphosate maize mcpa plough roundup seed spraying spring beans stubble thistles thistlex wheat
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Cropping
  5. B

    A Well Run Farm, Something To Be Proud Of?

    What is nicer, than a farm thats tidy, with well maintained buildings, fields that have well maintained fences, or hedges, with grass thats "green" and healthy with no docks or thisles to be seen, with stock contently grazing, the crops are planted, the ditches are dug, the yields from the...
    • bluebell
    • Thread
    • agronomist calves calving carbon cows cultivator dairy death diesel docks drainage drought environmental financial flail gate grass grazing harvest hedge lambing loader maintenance mcpa mower nettles parts plough red tractor repair repairs spraying thistles yields
    • Replies: 108
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
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