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Hi Does anyone know if it's possible to get parts for a Lawrence Edwards Supa Pac bale wrapper. I'm looking for a tapered plastic holder (called a "film taper") that supports the bottom of the film wrapper. Part "11" in the attached diagram. It also needs a couple of bearings but these are...

Looking for some recommendations for milk powders to be fed to beef calves through a machine. In the past have used a Wynnstay powder skim based for bucket rearing . Wanting to better understand the difference between whey/skim based products and feeding profiles.

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The very wet conditions that have impacted across many countries this summer have combined to deliver the smallest feed wheat crop since 2018 across the European Union (EU). Back then, the culprit was also the weather and drought conditions, as...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Adama Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd. has announced structural changes to its UK team following the decision by current market director, Steve Beal, to retire. Beal will leave the company on September 30 and will be succeeded by Melanie Wardle who...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Wide variability in maize, grass and cereal crops, due to this season’s turbulent weather, could put extra pressure on silage strategies on dairy farms this winter, a forage expert is predicting. However, Volac’s Ken Stroud said there is still...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a wide variation in UK crop performance levels. This is the continuation of a trend that was apparent form the very beginning of the 2023/24 growing season. The percentage of...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that winter crop conditions remain poor across the UK on a historic basis. However, recent weeks have seen a significant improvement in the situation. This is a direct result...

which is best for haylage/silage?

The lambing jack, I think I've seen it all now...

Hi We are new to Silage Wrap. However we are a large scale manufacturer of pallet wrap and other blown film products. We manufacturer in Thailand and have a sales office, warehouse and logistics in the UK. Our first silage wrap offer is 750mm x 1500m, 28.55KG rolls in white. 1.5 UV additive. 40...

For the past couple of years, I was using an Irish origin lamb milk powder, whose brand name escapes me*, made with ewes milk. Super product on the lambs, mixed well and no brown crap settling out in minutes like the Volac stuff. How Volac can be used in an ad-lib situation escapes me, when it...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland A challenged faced by all dairy cows after calving is negative energy balance (NEB), where energy demands are not being met by intakes. Although turning cows out to spring grass is important in a grass-based grazing dairy system, it can create a...

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Three key things are needed to aid rumen development in calves during the rearing period: water, concentrates and a source of fibre. Calves should have access to all three from an early age so that development of the rumen can begin. This changes the...

this is proably been done to death at this stage but my son is of tractor ted age so we bought him all the dvds but was most of that filmed on the one farm as in the older looking ones as in goes miliking the bread making one and the potatoe then it seemed to change to being no farm inpaticular...

Wynnsatys got there silotite on earlier orders deal pallet rate@ £59.50 aroll

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Silage agri-business Ecosyl has said that, with challenges in the dairy sector creating a “strong case” for maximising milk production from homegrown forage, farmers are being urged to learn lessons from 2023 silage making for 2024. Ecosyl silage...

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland The dairy nutrition company Volac is to close its purpose-built finishing and packing facility near Kells, in Ireland. The company, which produces milk replacers in Ireland, intends to “consolidate” production into its UK manufacturing facility...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Volac has announced the appointment a new nutritional sales development manager for Northern Ireland. Eimear Diamond, a native of Bellaghy, Co. Derry, who was previously the commercial director at Agritech, has been appointed to the Volac position...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) is seeking the next winners of its Farm Health Management Awards. The awards, which are sponsored by Volac, are now open to applications from vet and agriculture university students. The...

Logged on to the app this morning and saw that they're offering a deal on 20% fat 20% protein for £1750 a tonne. Has anyone used this before? Just interested in what the quality is like since the price seems good.