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We have been approached through our local FWAG people to see if we are interested in getting involved in this. In a nutshell it would appear that we as farmers would agree to do certain things at the farm level e.g over wintered cover crops, hedge row work, fencing water courses, and various...

On news just now ...... JLR to stop making combustion engine vehicles and go all electric from 2025. Thoughts?

Just had a bag of nuts off the mill, should be 20kg. It felt a bit light so I checked it, 16kg! Checked the others, closer to 19kg... That could be my scales... Anyone else noticed anything similar, do they always under sell? Bit miffed tbh, there's no margin in farming anyway but you would at...

Hi, I'm after some advice please. I have a 52hp Kubota on a caravan park and am looking for a suitable fertiliser spreader. What do you use / recommend please. Thanks in anticipation.

Have been agricultural contracting for a number of years. Never in a big way, just a side line. More and more people trying to get into it. Id say there will soon be as many balers as fields round here. Looking at maybe changing direction and getting into more groundworks. But again theres...

I read an article this morning say the ultra efficient EU are having problems making the AstraZeneca vaccine in their factories. Instead of fixing them they are saying the vaccine from UK factories, that are not having problems should be sent to them. So Britain can do something right? Perhaps...

Not good news

I bought this amazing piece of kit for out trout farm about 8 yrs ago. We use it for nearly everything and having a narrow track and 4wheel steer/drive its really good for getting between the ponds , doing river work and off loading 24t of feed at a time..I couldn't do without it. It's in really...

Recently attended a zoom meeting with a respected independent land agent. He described the next 5 yrs as the biggest change in Farming in a lifetime. He painted a fairly bleak picture of agric under the Tory government’s funding plans, none of which encourage food production: > £40K BPS will be...

not holding any oil.....i'm thinking the metal sleeves slip in the pipes and need pushing back up :scratchhead: ....anybody help?

Following one from last time DEFRA has once more invited the members of TFF to put their questions regarding the ELMS scheme forward and take them to an exclusive interview with David Kennedy ( Director General, food, farming, animal and plant health) head of the ELMS team in Westminster who...

What do people think of fitting a middle front row seat to a 90 Commercial, or should you just put an old sofa in the back instead[joke] Do those that have one actually make use of it? TIA.

Charge per hour. Not seen any thing on here about mechanic charges per hour. Lets start, i had a fuel problem with my tractor so i rang my main dealer, he sent out a mechanic and he cured the problem in 1 hour. One month later he sends the bill, 2 days ago i got it, am still in shock. The...

I presume that as far as the consumer is concerned,the term ''Pasture-For-Life'' infers that beef cattle have been grazed on grass for life. Does it exist, or is it just a figment of someone's vivid imagination?

Hi I have a JCB 3CX Grey cab 1988 and the hydraulic pump has been leaking at the shaft for a few years. I have to leave a container under the machine as it makes a right mess if left up for a few weeks. So i'm sick of topping it up with Hydraulic oil and i have decided to get the leak resolved...

Just received my brokers report on my share holdings for the year 2020. Across the board reading of my mixed portfolio is that I am about 20% DOWN from this time one year ago. Considering turmoil during 2020 am happy,as it could have been much worse.

Hello any recommendations on good work trousers I’m sick of jeans ripping and the dickies overalls I’ve had recently don’t seem to be as strong as older ones

Hi I've never needed to start thinking about doing something about moles before, but we are now experiencing some issues with moles making a mess that I think I need to resolve before it gets too bad. Could anyone with experience in dealing with them help me understand how are mole catchers...

Anybody been offered cheap bunches of (40-60) store/fat lambs or knows anybody that seems to be coming by lambs without visiting any markets or at strange times? Regular bunches are being stolen from herefordshire and surrounding areas . 250-300 have been pinched from different farmers within...