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Have you already started harvesting and what crops are you already harvesting ?

Hello All. Looking to put in a ley of 100% timothy to grow for the equine market. Will be baled in small bales hopefully get 6/7 quid a bale - thats the plan anyway. Just looking to see if anybody on here has already done this (nobody round me has which is partially why im looking to!) and if...

Stego Forage Rape Seed Stego is an extremely high yielding forage rape variety with excellent disease resistance, including mildew. The variety has extremely digestible stems, which allows complete use of the whole plant with minimal residual matter. Main uses • High energy grazing for...

Forage For Knowledge contributor case study: Phil Asbury at Clive Hall Farm. Phil holds the tenancy to Clive Hall Farm in Cheshire and has been contract farming with Grasslands Farming since 2007. There are 210 Kiwi Friesian spring block calving cows on 63 ha of grazing platform with 33 ha of...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that 202220/23 winter barley yield results are now available from four sites. These comprise three fungicide-treated and one untreated trials at locations in Devon, Lincolnshire...

Anaerobic digestion continues to be on the up, thanks to a combination of this year’s encouraging hybrid rye crops and further plants coming into operation. Lucy Hopward from bioeconomy consultants NNFCC says of the 50,000ha of hybrid rye grown in the UK, around half is wholecrop and destined...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Anaerobic digestion continues to be on the up, thanks to a combination of this year’s encouraging hybrid rye crops and further plants coming into operation. Lucy Hopward from bioeconomy consultants NNFCC says of the 50,000ha of hybrid rye grown in the...

Food production is facing a multitude of global challenges that demand immediate attention and innovative solutions. As the world’s population continues to grow, resources become increasingly scarce, and environmental concerns intensify, the need for sustainable and resilient food production...

I rear calves and have a growing family who drink vast volumes of milk…. Rather than spend huge amounts on milk powder and equally big sums on the milkman I’ve had a mad thought- how about a couple of house cows? I feed the calves twice a day so milking a couple of cows wouldn’t be too much of...

What prices of Wheat C2 have people had , Kws Dawsum sp £450 pay JAN

Keep revised WRAG guidelines in mind when managing stubbles ahead of autumn drilling Farmers need to maximise efficacy minimise resistance risks when using glyphosate to eliminate weeds ahead of drilling according to Matt Siggs of Bayer. Roundup (glyphosate) is a vital control tool on many...

We're currently discussing going back to milking on the home farm. Thinking of milking 80-90 medium yielders on a grass based system, all year round calving. Will definitely having an advisor to do a business plan before looking for a milk contract and possibly a bank loan. Wondering if we are...

Download PDF From grassweed suppression to improved NUE to early entry for oilseed rape to flexible end use, hybrid barley has cemented its value to growers over the past two decades. CPM discovers how the crop offers both resilience and yield stability. By Lucy de la Pasture By its very...

Farmers and crofters are collaborating with weavers and textile makers to revive the ancient craft of linen production in Scotland, in new farmer-led research with Innovative Farmers. The lost linen industry of Scotland Flax produces an array of blue flowers loved by pollinators and was grown...

Anyone growing Grouse this year ? how's it looking ? given our long term lack of insecticide use this BYDV (and OBM I think ?). resistant trait makes a lot of sense to mitigate against damage in future years ? Is RAGT's Grouse the only variety with this trait or are there others ...

02.20 onwards That's why ELMS is a sh!tfest. Not because of the Goldsmiths, or Carrie, or Packham, or the Moonbat, or Craig Bennett, or Tony Juniper. Because of farmers putting it into the head of @Janet Hughes Defra that there are 'good' and 'bad' ways of farming. That's why countless...

Anybody breed and fatten meat goats here?I’ve been thinking of buying a few Boer goats breeding does and a few weathers to fatten and keep them indoors in my redundant sheds . I already have someone who has a Caribbean street food business interested in working together. Is there a market for...

5 days and up Amazing what a bit of rain does The stones arnt as bad as they look

Has this variety had it's day? Seems to have broken down to mildew. New plants don't seem anything like they were a few years back... Pathetic yield. Interested to hear other growers thoughts.

Obvious title but the more I read and hear, the more I feel the politicians don’t seem to value food security aka home production at all. Many farmers rightly considering taking the environmental package not to grow a break crop (apologies I can’t recall its title) but to grow wilding type...