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Any suggestions, please? Nothing fancy, just robust enough to cope with topping paddocks on the grazing platform, pre- and post-grazing. Realistically, looking at 2nd hand... TIA

Bit odd, all the hard work done, ideal age to turn out to grass and start chewing it off...

Didn't know rocksalt helped, might try that one

Some say a bundle of barley straw keeps troughs clean.

Yep, 8th May.

Light ground here; sub soiler / power harrow combi outyields plough typically as.moisture the limiting factor. Need better weed control, though; plough negates a spray application. That said, no till / direct drilled crops in USA amaze me. Not sure why no-one seems to be able to do it here?

Must have been a very difficult time. Very lucky to still have mine around. It's too easy to take family for granted.

True. And sometimes that means walking away, in business terms.

Unfortunately you are not alone. Two things that help; - Accepting that it is their asset, and if they choose to manage it in a sub-optimal manner, that is their prerogative. - Being independent, i.e. independent income, career, home, so that their choices do not directly impact you.

I am a big fan of good utilisation so agree with your approach. I don't agree with "eat a third, trample a third, leave a third" here; land is too dear and we are not in a brittle environment to need it.

When you say "residual", do you mean the target cover post grazing?

We started due to an obligation in our CS agreement. Started with Westerwolds, then brassicas, this year 5+ year mixed. Dry the ground out and add structure, helping get a crop in sooner, and retaining nutrients. Would recommend trying a field.

Have you ever grown cover crops? We were reluctant but now won't not drill them on maize ground.

Getting warm, watch the flies.

You've thicker skin than that, Beefy. They look awesome 😎