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  1. Agriland RSS

    CAFRE: Now is time to prioritise autumn grazing management

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A dairy technologist from the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has encouraged farmers to prioritise successful autumn grazing management. Robert Patterson said successful autumn grazing management will increase the number...
  2. Dax

    Oats - Quality & weight per bushel mystery

    I've been curious about the oats in my breakfast bowl over a number of years and so have decided to ask some questions of people who know oats. As a youngster, I sampled most of the various grains that Dad grew on our farm. I tasted some kernels of field corn that we had shelled for the cattle...
  3. Spencer

    Oats

    Grown some Isabel spring oats for the first time this season and have some grains with “awns” like a wild oat, anyone seen this before? Grown various other varieties over the years and never seen them before..
  4. D

    Companion cropping wheat beans seed rate and pre em

    What would a suggested seed rate be, normally 100kg wheat per acre So 10/15kgbeans? And drop wheat or not? Plan is to spray beans out in spring and combine wheat. Pre em suggestions? Normal wheat pre em is my suggestion as if I plough beans down pre em be weaker by time they are through?
  5. Derrick Hughes

    Grass Seed

    Arman Italian Ryegrass £2.21 kg AstonCrusader Hybrid £2.46 kg Milvus Red Clover £6.75 kg
  6. W

    Irish nitrogen limit reduced by the EU

    Putting it in this forum due to the wider implications. Lots of livestock coming up for sale in Ireland it seems. 239million euro loss to the economy per year or they need an extra 69 million acres to spread existing livestock numbers over to reduce the nitrogen usage...
  7. DieselRob

    Extase, can you drill it early?

    Last year I drilled 10th Oct and it did what it was meant to and performed well, this year though I’m wondering about drilling earlier with the view to graze it. Will the grazing reset the plant to a position of a later drilled crop or will it shoot through the growth stages too early and amount...
  8. bobk

    SFI the verdict .....

    Seen the latest proposals and I think it's better to be in than out , also learnt today mid tier will be incorporated in to SFI So what are you doing , think I'll have a pop .
  9. Laggard

    Winter Beans

    Never grown them before, recovering OSR grower. Which is a good winter variety and what seed rate if ploughing or Claydon drilled please? Any other advice welcome.
  10. TFF

    New reports provide guidance on future agricultural policy

    “The proposals in the Vision for Scottish Agriculture have the potential to deliver a step-change in how agriculture and wider land management address the climate and biodiversity crises while promoting high quality food production" New research to help develop a unique approach to Scottish...
  11. Agriland RSS

    Scottish agriculture must ‘forge its own path’ post-Brexit

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Scottish government has published new research to help develop an approach to Scottish agricultural policy – stating that the country must “now forge its own path” in the agriculture sector post-Brexit. Published on Tuesday (August 29), the...
  12. J

    Grass fed?

    Is feeding grass/grazing the cheapest option? For my cattle?
  13. J

    Leaving the industry

    Every time there is a downturn in prices we all have to think about our situation. I have done a bit of research from articles I have kept for years. There were 153,000 dairy producers when the Queen came to the throne, when she passed 70 years 214 days later there were 7850 in England and...
  14. L

    norwegian red or british friesian

    Have been crossing a jersey cross herd to british friesian for last number of years been quiet happy with the cows however ive also used norwegian red where i have 75% and almost pure ive only small number but the excel in every area compared to british friesian except calf and cull value which...
  15. J

    Forage rape and stubble turnips

    Got both rape and turnips to sow next few days into stubble. Mix the seed? Drill 24m alternate straps of each? Just sow separate fields? Always grow rape but trying some turnips this year, thanks
  16. J

    How many kg of concentrates?

    What's the most the high yielding people on here have fed to their cows? I've gone up to 13kg before but was wondering how much more I could push it? Will be for cows doing 50-60 if not more litres They'll be having 3-4kg rolled wheat, 4kg soya hulls and 1.5kg of hipro soya through the parlour...
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    Arable update: Barley yields disappointing in Northern Ireland

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Co. Down agronomist Richard Owens has confirmed that the winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland is complete with many growers now pushing ahead with winter wheat crops. “Barley yields were disappointing for the most part with crops ranging from...
  18. B

    OSR this year ?

    So is Osr still part of your plan, with some decent rain around conditions good. Is osr worthwhile, bit weary of slugs and csb...
  19. Kathryn Rowland

    Kingshay's Dairy Costings Focus Report 2023 1

    Kingshay’s Dairy Costings Focus Report for 2023 includes analyses of herd performance, health costs and margin over purchased feed data ranked by a variety of different factors, such as production system and region, along with milk yield and herd size bands. The twelfth annual report also...
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    AHDB event to promote better grazing use in high-yielding herds

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland An event hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) next week aims to highlight how better use of grazing can help improve profit margins in a high-yielding herd for dairy farmers. The event will be hosted on Maenhir Farm...
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