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Returned my on-line seed return last week. I am always totally honest, and stick to the rules. Today receive a phone call asking why I had only declared X ha's of s barley, when I had enough seed cleaned and bagged for Y ha's. This seed was left from last year, as didn't get it planted, and...

Currently got standard business bank credit cards spending about £20k per year in total but we get nothing in return so thinking about some cards where you earn points for something. Obviously I am aware of amex but having spoken to them before it did not seem worth it at the time and theres a...

Are there different versions of the unit available? Mines due an overhaul, I've been struggling with putting fert through it and I think it's on its limits at 6m wide on the maize drill. I remember a claydon comment years ago saying they use the accord unit but a higher capacity one, do they...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society has launched its search for farm employees deserving of Long Service Awards. Farm and estate workers from Pembrokeshire, who have been employed on the land for 25 years or more, can be nominated for the...

How much wear is too much wear?

The ship is sinking and the rats have started to jump ……

Is it relatively easy to import used machinery from Poland or any European country for that matter or an absolute nightmare? I fancy upgrading my apple press and I’ve seen some over there. About the size of 2 pallets, maybe a bit more, and about 500kg.

After the winter and wet spring we have all had, we received a call today from an rpa inspector saying they wanted to do a whole herd inspection on Tuesday. This after all the cattle have just gone out for the summer in various locations, this could have been carried out at the tb test during...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister, Andrew Muir, has announced that registrations for Zone 3 of the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) will open next month. Registrations will begin on June 24 and close again on August 31, 2024. Zone 3 of the...

I've recently been visiting several local farms volunteering my labour for free on evenings and weekends and so far, every response has been a no. Am I missing something? I would have thought farmers would be happy to have an extra pair of hands to help out when needed, especially for free...

A thread for sharing email addresses, phone numbers, for people who can help on specific matters relating to SFI/CS. The head of communications at SFI is a Sam Dovey. Hilariously given the role, his contact details aren't to be found on the internet. Have tried the standard firstname.surname...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Former Ireland and Ulster rugby prop forward Simon Best has partnered with British Heart Foundation (BHF) Northern Ireland (NI) to encourage his fellow farmers to be aware of their heart health. The Co. Armagh arable farmer will be at the Balmoral Show this...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Two men are due to appear in court today (Wednesday, May 15), after cutting down the “world-famous” sycamore gap tree and causing criminal damage to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. The men who are due to be charged have been named by the UK’s Crown...

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Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) and Cenex are undertaking a project to assess the potential for hydrogen to replace fossil fuels on farms. The work will inform a wider project in which East Coast Hydrogen — a collaboration between...

We have taken on some adjoining grazing land that has no water. A possibility is pumping from the brook approx 80 m across our existing field to the new field. There is a slight incline - not steep as this is a brook meadow we're going across. Would a 2" petrol water pump to an IBC work ? We...

Apologies if this has been covered before, but I am interested to know if anybody out there (in the UK that is, sorry not trying to alienate anybody else) is genuinely mob-grazing sheep on tall grass or other covers? It seems that many people are trying it to some degree, but I cannot find...

I need some struts for my old tractor cab door and rear window can anyone suggest a supplier of well made strut. Pic attached of similar type of strut . How does one measure them so as to order correct length of strut. Many thanks.

have to put in quite a few new gateposts (hardwood sleepers) over next few months for 12 and 14ft gates , we usually auger the holes out and concrete in around them , but talking to a fellow farmer he just rams in soil/ stone around his ,recons concrete makes them rot around base (tanalised...

Evening all, this code has just come up on a T7040 Auto Command . It comes up when the ignition is switched on, it stays for a few seconds then goes out. The code isn't in the handbook and I can't find it online. Does anyone know what it could be?