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  1. CPM RSS

    Potato agronomy: Perils in potatoes

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With an ever complicated story for potato late blight, optimising tools such as varietal resistance and industry monitoring services could help growers to manage the threat. CPM finds out more. By Mike Abram Varietal resistance to...
  2. S

    Is it true that land will lose its value if not maintained? If so how much?

    If I buy land for recreation rather than for farming does that mean it would lose its value if wanting to sell it in future? Well I would certainly be maintaining it, just not for agriculture. Well maybe still agriculture if talking about permaculture, just not the intensive farming with...
  3. S

    Private treaty explain please

    Why do the legalese always have to be so intuitive. Does this process take a long time mostly or can it go through quickly? I read an article on right move this one can take ages due to seller having to negotiate between all interested parties until something is settled on. Is that usually...
  4. Muddyroads

    LOLER certificates for tractor and loader

    We don’t employ any staff but were told by our insurers today that our tractor and loader needs to have a LOLER certificate. Does anyone else do this?
  5. P

    Shelton Motors

    Hi all. Just wondering if anyone know what Shelton Motors, Ramsey, Huntingdon is like to deal with? They have a piece of kit I'm interested in. Thankyou
  6. H

    Do I need insurance?

    Recently set up a new ltd company for a solar development. We’ve leased the land and get a rent dependent on the amount of electric sold. The land used is owned privately and not in the company. Do I need insurance? There’s two directors who are family members. My current insurers are telling me...
  7. JP1

    Eustice on LBC : you’ve never had it so good

    Eustice just interviewed on Marr on LBC Johnson when PM “mis-spoke “ when he said there would be no non tarriff barriers as import plant and food checks from EU finally come in to place Incomes have doubled for farmers since 2016 Average dairy farm “income” now £100,000 Explained to Marr...
  8. L

    Tyre disposal cost

    Just had a bill from our local tyre place, new tyre for our topper, which is what we expected but then a charge of £60 for disposal of the old tyre and the same amount for the old tube ! Now before I go in and make a fool of myself.......does anyone think they have made a mistake? The new tyre...
  9. T

    Bat surveys access request

    Just had a request to allow access for a bat survey. They have permission on neighbouring property and have asked if they can access our fields/woodland in case the bats they are tracking go onto our land. Am I potentially going to give some quango a stick to beat me with if they track the bats...
  10. tony_russellDetector

    Land Wanted To Metal Detect Please 🙏

    Good morning all , we are a group of 3 metal detectorists (myself and my dad and my work colleague) who have a few farm permissions within the Worcestershire area and are looking for any more that you may have available , we are all 3 registered with the NCMD insurance liability company so have...
  11. snipe

    AIC discusses gatekeeper for Uk grain

    https://www.agindustries.org.uk/static/f3ed730f-d263-4ae4-b6ca0858e50c2a21/Assessment-of-AIC-gatekeeper-in-the-UK-March-2022-presentation.pdf think this shows 2 things 1) they will make it as hard as possible (which we already know) 2) they are concerned about competition law 🤔
  12. Ffermer Bach

    Water pipe chlorination certificates

    Just in the process of getting mains water, already had to buy 500m of barrier pipe because Welsh Water said there is a danger of a tractor leaking diesel in the fields which could percolate 750mm deep to get through the water pipe. Now having trouble finding someone to issue a chlorination...
  13. C

    Public liability insurance?

    Hi all don't know if this is the right place to post but after some advice ?. Between Land that I own 50 acres and some rental off a Local Authority 25 acres the Local Autority has insisted of having a policy of £5.5 million Public Liabilty indemnity cover for their land , there are no...
  14. G

    Forest fukup

  15. Wigeon

    £25k to start a livestock enterprise...

    Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one... Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock. You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader, You have an old shed, potential...
  16. JP1

    Meanwhile the Red Tractor AHDB circus continues unabated

    Only 6 weeks in to his new post as CEO of AHDB , Graham Wilkinson finds time for a key trip (read jolly) to meet USDA in America Back at the ranch , Red Tractor today laud an initial review commissioned by AHDB from the Birnie Consultancy on key beef and lamb assurance differentiators . a 77...
  17. onthehoof

    Brewdog’s Scottish Forest

    https://www.google.co.uk/url?q=https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2023/10/09/brewdogs-lost-forest-at-kinrara-senseless-destructive-and-a-misuse-of-public-money/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjkn5PkzsKFAxX-ZEEAHTC6DlcQFnoECAwQAg&usg=AOvVaw0ku0qbYJMIa4A03imxhYch
  18. CPM RSS

    Spring barley: Ready for a shake-up

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF New malting barley varieties capable of producing more litres of alcohol per hectare could not only reduce the carbon footprint of beer and spirit production, but they could also deliver significant benefits for growers. CPM finds out...
  19. Boomerang

    BT /Open reach

    Father who's 90 complained his phone was dead, checked ,yes dead. Rang Bt got a diagnostic bot. Checked all is well. No fault found , I replied still no phone , an engineer is assigned for next 48 hrs. In the mean time I went to have a look and was astonished to see openreach just down road ...
  20. Agriland RSS

    NSA: Tenants ‘under pressure’ as landowners reclaim land

    Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The National Sheep Association (NSA) stated that traditional farming practices “could be threatened” as large landowners look to reclaim farmland for “economically, beneficial environmental” practices. The NSA added that at a meeting for NSA Northern...
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