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It’s quite noticeable now the extent to which SFI options including over winter cover crops, bird seed mix and pollinator mix require the wholesale obliteration of thousands of acres of ground cover at this time of year followed by redrilling / rotating to another option or spring crop. I can’t...

I suppose quickest put up fencing people can't see through but I could see that would make it seem like I am hiding something and put new neighbours on edge perhaps. Like the idea of hedging but that takes a couple of years to grow doesn't it. A piece has come up which is ticking nearly all my...

Managing a small herd of longhorns here.Lovely quiet cows untill they have a calf, then it's as if a switch has been flicked and they suddenly become possessed by the devil. This of course then becomes exacerbated when you have calves that don't suck; big traffic cone tits to latch onto; tagging...

Someone said today that the best smell is freshly rolled cereals in the spring. My entry would be freshly spread rotten muck in the autumn or possibly freshly mown grass. Any other thoughts?

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I have a load of potential new hedges I have identified and have these been approved of by the national park ecologist. I don't want to press on and find I have missed the chance to sell BNG credits on them in the future. I am struggling to find information on what value is put on new hedges...

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?

1 block of land has a really good spot to film aeroplanes from. Never bothered me until these live streamers turned up. I guess the spotters just did it for there own use. Now almost every day there is someone there filming putting it on YouTube for over a thousand people to see live while I...

As above. Some haven't even started to bud yet. Is it related to ash die back? Or the wet weather? Or is it one of the old folk tale signs of a good summer to come - oak before the ash, in for a splash?

We heard today that some one we know is lucky to be alive after Sepsis infection while on holiday in the US. It’s obviously an extremely dangerous infection ( or whatever its term). Is it very common in the 21st century?

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland National Hedgerow Week, which commences on Monday, May 6, is a week to “celebrate all the benefits” a hedgerow can provide for you and your farm. Senior biodiversity technologist at College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Nicola...

Hi New to the forum, I have an International 685 with front loader and was thinking about putting a Foster D2P on it, but not sure if the International is big enough for the D2P on the back of it . I know the D2P weighs 760kg, also are they any good for the job they are supposed to do i.e. what...

Stats you need to know about the Sustainable Farming Incentive Written by Amy Cairns Today, we updated the data showing the uptake of actions in the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and the uptake of options in Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (CS). As of 1...

Hi, i'm 24 and a skilled fencer. I've been putting up stock fencing around my brothers stable for a few weeks now and am wondering what the price for labour is /m others are charging for this style fencing. Im doing all work alone from moving the material 100m/500m away, ramming posts in every...

When we moved in, this was in the stables, but was very rusty. A bit of work this morning and we're back to this, and now sharp enough to cut baler twine on bales. So it's at least useful again From the markings it's a Cornelius Whitehouse and son of Cannock, 9.5" blade. A bit of googling...

We have a new Mayor of Yorskhire to vote for today ..............and you?? Don't forget your photo ID

How do others find this? Twice now it's jammed on the brakes with nothing in front but another vehicle coming the other way while slowing down to pull into our driveway. You can't permanently turn it off. How's seasoned users getting with these safety features?

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With huge apologies to all farmers for the massively naive nature of this post, my wife and I are exploring buying (and farming) a livestock farm. I have the financial resources but no experience and I don't know any farmers. Any suggestions of where to go to get experience or any good courses...

I think most will agree that last winter was pretty hard on sheep, and overall the grass growth this spring is well behind where it should be. Thankfully the sheep trade has remained buoyant with tight numbers, and overall the feed bills haven’t been so high due to carry over from good yields...