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Thistles in grass

onesiedale

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Derbys/Bucks.
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milkloss

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Just the way ive done it in thick area's 🤷‍♂️
I suppose being an arable man you wouldn't think of it as an expensive spray? The trick with them is to get them in one go and thistlex is capable of that. I think the trouble starts if the creeping thistles have sent out their spronkers that haven't got enough leaf to get enough chemical. If they're real thick with small underneath I guess it'd be better to top and come again as much as I hate the idea of a topper.
 

neilo

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
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We had a farm walk somewhere that had been rotationally grazing cattle for the last 7 years, latterly with big mobs on daily moves. His thistles had all disappeared, apart from the fields he grazed with sheep, but docks were having a barmy time of it.

The general consensus was that cattle, with enough grazing pressure, were grazing the thistles out tightly & regularly, and consequently killing them.
 

Ffermer Bach

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Livestock Farmer
We had a farm walk somewhere that had been rotationally grazing cattle for the last 7 years, latterly with big mobs on daily moves. His thistles had all disappeared, apart from the fields he grazed with sheep, but docks were having a barmy time of it.

The general consensus was that cattle, with enough grazing pressure, were grazing the thistles out tightly & regularly, and consequently killing them.
and I am sure sheep with the same regime will do the same to the docks 🤞🤞🤞
 

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

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