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Having a fair few what I can only describe as tough birth sacks. The lambs are spritely and full term, but have lost several due to the bag not breaking. Have been there when some have been born and seen them thrash about trying to unsuccessfully break the bag and I’ve been able to get to those...

Something to watch! Looks like glyphosate is being banned as a desiccant for milling oats in Europe, not here at the moment but I suspect it might happen. Is there anything left in the arsenal to desiccate uneven crops? C B

Looking for a feed bin to fill snacker and loader bucket from. 8-10t ideally. C B

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/amp/kent-sheep-farmer-in-london-hospital-with-mystery-bacteria-i-300637/

So contemplating putting 80% of the farm into GS4 (herbal grass ley), the 20% not able to go in due to ridge and furrow or other archaeological reasons we graze ewes and lambs at home at the moment on tired grass. anyone grazing ewes and lambs in GS4 I should have enough fields to rotational...

3million litres is some leak!! https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2023-06-14/firm-fined-12million-after-devastating-leak-killed-135000-fish C B

Looking for someone to potentially haul a 6t fibreglass feed bin from CW83QP to Huntingdon. thans

Looking for a small grain/feed bin, capable of taking blown pellets and nuts, wants to be high enough to get a loader bucket under the spout/side shute. Doesn’t need to be 6t but needs to be 5t minimum. good condition required as will be outside. C B

10-14ft 4-6” auger wanted must be single phase motor. Anyone got anything, ideally with a hopper at bottom, but can add that if not present anyone got anything suitable. cheers

Installed this spring, all lovely and tight, but soon after installation started to see lower wires start to slip when the ewes climb it to attack the hedge…. Since the drought hit, it’s got worse with sheep climbing to get anything behind the wire. Have never seen it on the old style stock...

Credit where credit is due, and to thank them for service that’s been lacking since Covid with a lot of firms. custom made tarp to my measurements, ordered yesterday about 10:30 am, made, packed and delivered by 2pm the next day, I asked for pre-weekend delivery and it was, by some measure...

I have had a quick search and scan for a similar thread, with no success as I’m sure it must have been asked before. does anyone know the most cost effective size span to get the largest area covered. Assuming going too wide increases steel strength requirements and therefore cost. Will be...

I’m not talking about the udders that are like a bag of spanner’s, they are an obvious red stripe (red means dead). what about the young ewes with the odd ping pong ball sized lump in the bag or one ‘tenticle’ feeling hard in the bag. Not really sure what to do with those. seem to have a lot...

Born like this, half expected it to shrivel up and get absorbed but 2 days on is still like this;

Here’s one for you! a customer has been written to, to demand he ploughs his field at 90 degrees to the slope (standard)...... The field in question is linseed stubble destined to be direct drilled when the weather permits...... He had been written too by the local flood prevention department...

Has anyone got a good source for Diatomaceous earth Have a client after 50-100kg thanks CB

Hiya, I have a couple of old 4 wheel trailers that I have thrown on eBay.... I have been sent a message that one could be a ‘taskers’ that was possibly an old traction engine trailer..... I have tried to join a traction engine forum to find out but having no luck. Any of you guys know if it is...

New never been used 600mm £40 each x 9 400mm £15 each x 40+ 450mm £20 each x 20 300mm £10 each x 40+ vat to be added, should be about half new price Collection from Huntingdon, or happy to palletise and load a courier at buyers expense.

The bleed screws on this old engine are beyond help, my predecessors attacked them with chisels and other weapons to remove them so now getting tedious to remove them to bleed her after she’s sat for a while. I have tried Ruston Lincoln direct, unsurprisingly they don’t have any stock left from...