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  1. L

    JCB 411 agri any good?

    As above. Reach issues are understood, are they tough and dependable as a shovel should be or are they jcb toffee and not what you'd expect of an industrial machine that can do 20000 hrs of very hard work as a komatsu or volvo would do? I've not been impressed by quality/longevity in my past jcb...
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    • Forum: Machinery
  2. F

    Maize 24

    Frost on the ground in parts this morning and we have 45 acres of maize going in today. I'll let you know in a fortnight wether it was the right call. Hope to get a photo up later.
    • frederick
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  3. CPM RSS

    Drones: A sustainable future

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Being left behind is a frustrating situation to be in, and while many countries have adopted crop spraying with drones the UK and the EU are yet to take this leap. CPM speaks to two firms that are advocating for the adoption of this...
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    • Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
  4. CPM RSS

    Cereal crop agronomy: Shift in approach

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF For this month’s topical cereal disease and agronomy feature, CPM reviews insights from AHDB’s re-run Early Bird Survey coupled with added reflections from agronomists and farmers. By Janine Adamson One thing’s for certain – this year...
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  5. Phil P

    Fac Variation and Which large calibre rifle?

    Ok, so I’ve been invited to go and do some long range shooting at Eskdalemuir range in July (range is over a mile, 1750m ish). The lad I’m going with said I can borrow one of his rifles but it also looks like I’ll get some deer stalking later in the year so I’m considering trying to get a...
    • Phil P
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    • application brother family lambs magnum management renewal rust slug slugs warranty
    • Replies: 73
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  6. casemx 270

    Spring barley without dressing

    We are wondering whether to just clean and not dress it just incase we don't use it.I know others do it what are your thoughts?
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    • barley cereals disease dressing drilling fusarium harvest oats roundup seed slug spraying testing variable rate variety wheat wild oats winter wheat
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Cropping
  7. skye @ bofin

    Year 1 Results

    As year 1 of the SLIMERS project comes to a close, we are excited to announce that the first-look of results have been announced by Prof. Keith Walters (@Seralt) of Harper Adams University. Below, you will be able to find videos and resources regarding this years results and we encourage you to...
  8. J

    Many people not rolling cereals this year?

    Rolled 80ac of wheat today, would have liked to leave it another few days dry but forecast is rain for a week now and then by the time it drys it will want a spray probably and end up being too late to roll. Had to roll for stones as we have a lot and header runs on the floor. Do a lot of...
    • jg123
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    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Cropping
  9. jimmer

    C dax slug master, sowing grass seed

    Any help on spread width, speed shutter setting etc
  10. W

    Spring drilling

    Anyone managed to grab bits? I grabbed some real light bits but any clay and it’s a wet shitty mess. Not sure when to throw the towel in and go for sfi
    • willy
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    • Forum: Cropping
  11. Wigeon

    Winter cover crops on heavy land... what a disaster

    I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...
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    • Forum: Cropping
  12. skye @ bofin

    Whose land was wettest?

    We need your wettest trip pictures! We are requesting that all of our Slug Sleuths upload a photo from their wettest slug trap monitoring day below. All who contribute will receive 1.5 points⬇️😃
  13. D

    Sheep being shot

    In the last two nights there has been four attacks around the village. Ewes and even fornight old lambs have been shot and left in the fields. A couple at each farm, but the same each time with some being shot in the head and some being the body. Spoke to the police about it today and there is...
  14. bobk

    Looking grim .......

    10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .
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    • Replies: 561
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  15. T

    Bullock T15 flexi seeder

    Hi All, looking at one of these to mount on a 6m harrows, are they any good? It says it comes with a self contained GPS unit, how does that work? Thanks
    • Tony1989
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    • autosteer front linkage gps grass harrow mounted rtk seed seeding slug tillage woodland
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    • Forum: Machinery
  16. bobk

    Accord drill setting for NUM3

    Anyone hazard a guess at sowing this stuff at 7kg an acre , not sure what seed it's similar to
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    • beans coulters defra drilling drills grass num3 seed sfi slug stubble weather wheat winter wheat
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  17. Andy26

    AgOpenGPS Rate Controlling a Stocks FanJet

    A little project to fit auto rate control and variable rate control to a Stocks FanJet Plus, this has an electric driven metering wheel, that at present is controlled at a set speed from a VS-2 control box: So I'm using an RC11 PCB the same as for my Knight Sprayer, This has a motor...
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    • ahl2 combi knight mounted pulses rtk seed sfi slug slug pellets sprayer variable rate
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Precision Farming & GPS
  18. CPM RSS

    Spring slug risk

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine After high autumn slug pressure and a mild, wet winter, growers are encouraged to assess and manage risk of damage to spring cereals. Keith Walters, professor of invertebrate biology and pest management at Harper Adams University, says slug...
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    • Forum: News, PR, Shows and Events
  19. S

    SFI Options and Grassweeds

    What are people's thoughts on how they will manage Blackgrass and or Rye Grass in options like Wild Bird Food or Legume fallows? I've been reading through the SFI handbook and have found some options that would be a good fit for us, but I'm nervous of planting something that becomes swamped by...
    • sahara
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    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Sustainable Farming Incentive
  20. neilo

    Hedgehog numbers on the rise

    I’ve just watched a Sky news item on an apparent increase in hedgehog numbers in the UK, after years of decline. There was no mention of the badger culls for some reason.🤔
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