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To start with before anyone says, I don’t mean the ones on your head or lack there of! Over the past few years the number of brown hares across our farm and the neighbours as well has increased dramatically. This is probably due to a zero tolerance approach to corsers and the change in the law...

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...

It would suit me to plant roots again in the same patch after last winters roots. How naughty is this, is it likely to fail with a carryover of root munching pests etc? It had stubble turnips, was thinking of kale/swede/turnip mix for a bit of an attempt at diversity. So yes or no? Thanks

Written by Daisy Bury from CPM Magazine Download PDF Can sugar beet growers successfully use reduced cultivations to reap the cost saving benefits and improve sustainability credentials? CPM learns about a trial comparing different approaches. By Mike Abram In most crops, reducing...

Anyone any experience of one drilling maize/beet/swedes? Are gaspardo parts readily available in the UK now? Are they part of maschio? Any idea how much different seed discs costs if I'd need to get another set? Thanks

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF In an era where growers are looking to cultivate sustainable rotations which combine farm practicalities with economic returns, experts believe winter barley may increase in importance. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham While...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) estimates that the UK’s self-sufficiency across all farming sectors will reduce by 8% due to wet weather. A projected reduction in arable crops as a result of lower crop area and poor...

Hello I have Bogballe M35w, it dosent put right kg,s per/ha, i was spreading on 26ha field and put on 550kg per/ha(14.400kg) an when i was done i had 1200kg left. so i only put on 500kg per ha, but the computer "tonnage realized" told me i had put on 14.400kg.s whats the problem ?

Has anybody got any experiance with applying Blue N on winter wheat to help boost N uptake on milling wheats. Looking at putting it on Extase. Is it worth the money? Thanks

Just wondered on the state of peoples farms, personally I strongly dislike a messy farm with junk and rubbish getting in the way but not everyone feels as strongly as me it seems unfortunately. Its improving but not its not as good as I would like. How about your farm?

Got a robins nest with 3 just hatched eggs in a machine i need on friday Any way of moving it without messing them up? Obviously i can just grab it and move it but just leave it as close as possible to where it was in hope mum finds them?

worst I've seen here for years, reckon the rain made autumn sprays short lived and broadway star seems to have done very little this spring Rye grass and not blackgrass thankfully, but 2024 is certainly not a year where its easy to take a lot of pride in a farm Is it just me or are others...

Cows turned out to very little grass . I can get some beet for them how much should I be feeding per head ? Thanks

Has anyone had a crop of Loxton they have taken to harvest? How did it perform and what was the quality like compared to other milling varieties? I've got 10 ha in the ground now which looks superb, if DSV are to be believed it will remain very clean. BB

How long post drilling can you get away with rolling? Have a reasonably heavy fen skirt / high mag field, the beet have gone in reasonably into moisture, but the surface is very cloddy (very hard clods) and open. Just got finished drilling as it started to rain, so could not roll them in. Only...

The label says 80 - 250 L/HA which is a huge range. I've tended to go at 200 L/HA to give everything a "good wetting" but wondered what others are doing and why.

A local resident /Highways have obtained approved road closure during June, July and August. This will mean that large vehicles will be unable to leave or reach farms and businesses in the local area as the alternative diversion route is too narrow for access. Is there anything that can be...

What is everyone thinking on this? I have winter triticale for AD being foraged in June, so was always planning to do a summer cover crop with legumes infront of the following wheat. There is now talk of SFI payments for this scenario which is another bonus. My initial thoughts were something...

Have a Bailey trailer that’s needing something to shine it up a bit . Not wanting to go polish it all . Does that snow foam stuff leave stuff shiny ? Never used it

How many dd guys have gone cultivating? Out next door neighbours practices a full range of cultivating and has 95% crop cover after a hard winter we dd a majority of ours and a currently re drilling 50% .cultivating a fair bit as the top is solid from rain. Any one else feal like abandoning...