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3 different makes of cordless pro grease guns in stock now. Milwaukee , Makita and after a 2 year wait finally a Metabo.
experience designing and manufactur Agricultural Buildings & Equipment.
Suppliers of:
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-Sheep Portarace
• Special offers available on Cattle & Sheep Hurdles, Gates & Water Troughs •
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Here at Glendale Engineering, we are proud to be able to say that we have over 35 years’ experience designing and manufactur ing Agricultural Buildings & Equipment.
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-Electronic Cattle & Sheep Weigh Systems
Agricultural Buildings
Large quantity of box section and pipe, Phone for special offers
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Here at Glendale Engineering, we are proud be able to say that we have over 35 years’ experience designing and manufactur ing Agricultural Buildings & Equipment.
• 9”x3” Timbers & 6”x3” Timbers In Stock
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• All mixed and produced on site in Haddington
• Our grass mixtures only include SRUC 1st choice varieties certified to HVS (Higher Voluntary Standard) ensuring the highest possible purity standards are met.
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Deutz-Fahr Tractors
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An excellent block of productive arable land situated in the heart of the Scottish Borders. Extending to approximately 46.94 Ha (115.98 Ac) in total of grade 3(2) land. Located directly on the edge of Earlston with great access on to the A68.
Main Office:
WINDMILL WAY WEST, RAMPARTS BUSINESS PARK, BERWICK UPON TWEED TD15 1TB TEL: 01289 331904
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PINNACLEHILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KELSO, TD5 8AS TEL: 01573 225213
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SECONDHAND TRACTORS/HANDLERS
MF 7718 EX D6 50 kph ’21 Reg 980 hrs, c/w hyd. top link, 4 ccls spools, front linkage, auto guide ready, LED work lights
MASSEY FERGUSON 6480, 40 kph D6 ’12 Reg, c/w 8500 hrs 4 rear ccls spools
FENDT 828 ’67 Reg, c/w 6800 hrs, 5 SCV, Trimble RTK, front lift
FENDT 828 ’16 Reg, c/w 5250 hrs, front linkage, 5 rear spools
VALTRA G125A EX DEMO 40 kph c/w 3 rear valves, front axle sus, cab susp, 110L hyd pump
VALTRA T234D, 57 kph ’19 Reg c/w 3800 hrs, 5 ccls spools, wheel weights, LED work lights, 710 rear & 600 front tyres
VALTRA T234D, 57kph ’69 Reg c/w reverse drive, front PTO, full spec
JOHN DEERE 6155R, ’67 Reg, c/w 8550 hrs, front linkage, loader ready
MERLO TF35.7-140CS ‘20 Reg, c/w 1400 hrs, air con, full spec
MERLO TF35.7 ‘20 Reg, c/w 3950 hrs, air con, boom suspension, air seat, LED work lights
MERLO TF42.7-140CS ‘67 Reg, c/w 5500 hrs, boom suspension, air con, air seat
CHALLENGER ROGATOR 645 ‘16 Reg 32m c/w approx. 3900 hrs, VGC
SECONDHAND MACHINERY
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LELY 4160V ROUND BALER c/w 13 knife, 34500 bales, brakes, 2017 VGC
MCHALE V660 ROUND BALER c/w chopper, net wrap, 33800 bales
BROWNS GRASS AERATOR 3M
HE-VA GRASSLAND REJUVENATOR c/w seeder kit. Built 2022 UNUSED
SUMO 3M TRIO c/w 6 leg auto reset and packer. Straight leg model
NRH 3 SECTION 6.3M HYDRAULIC FOLDING ROLLERS c/w 24” rings and breakers, 2011
MARSTON 8 TONNE TANDEM AXLE TRAILER c/w rear door
STEWART 26FT FLAT BED TRAILER c/w air brakes, good condition
KUHN PRIMOR 2060M MOUNTED STRAW BEDDER c/w swivel chute, 2011 model TEAGLE 8100 TRAILED STRAWBEDDER c/w swivel chute, 2012 model SHELBOURNE REYNOLDS CB150 CUBICLE BEDDER NEW never been used
RECO are pleased to announce their new partnership with Ancroft Tractors Ltd, covering Northumberland, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. From July, Ancroft Tractors Ltd will supply machinery from the following RECO franchises:
Fertilizer Spreaders/Grain Drills
drills, power harrows & fertiliser spreaders
forage wagons, mixer wagons & muck spreaders
Please mention Agrimart when responding
LONG-TERM GRAIN STORAGE
INCREASED PROTEIN – Lower feed costs
INCREASED pH – Alkaline & safer to feed
INCREASED PERFORMANCE
Specialising in the supply of high quality used storage tanks and bowsers for sale and hire throughout the UK. We keep a varied stock of fully bunded and singleskinned mild steel, stainless steel, plastic and GRP tanks and bowsers ideal for storing fuels, oils, water, effluents, fertilisers and feed products
We also purchase tanks - please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
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ENHANCED GRAIN TREATMENT
prices set remain high, reducing the reliance onbought feed this
making the most ofhome-grown cereals and protein will be essential to minimise feed costs year
However, this does not have to be complicatedor at the expense of performance
Treating cereals with ALpHA at harvest, or all year round with ALpHA365, not only increases the protein content of grain but also increasesits pH to9, allowing you to feed higher levels of alkaline starch to help maintain rumen health and increase the performance of dairy, beef and sheep of all ages and stages
Cheaper, Safer, Higher Performance
Sound to good to be true? The veryreal benefits of adoptinga simpler,more powerful ALpHA feeding system sometimes have to be seen to be believed If you wouldlike to see ALpHA in action foryourself, please get in touch
“I have been using ALpHA for the past 4 seasons and I am delighted with performance, gut health and cattle cleanliness The increase in protein meansthat the only feedprotein we have needed to buy in has been for the creep mix atgrass Once they areweanedat 9 months the cattle receive no extraprotein supplementation, which has significantly reduced our feed costs
The bulls areawayat 13 months old, currently averaging 1.65kgLWG/d frombirth, K.O at 56% and grading as well as continentals, which hasmeantthatouraveragecarcassvaluehas been exceptional this year
Robert Neill, Upper Nisbet Farm,Jedburgh
“Alpha is a perfect fit to my system as I can use it to treat grainboth at harvest andon dried grainlater in the season with ALpHA365
We also like the flexibility of being able to use a higher rateof urea when making ALpHA, which has significantly reduced our feed protein costs, especially in youngstock rations
“The mixes arealso simple and being able to see the cattle averaging 1.6kgLWG/dayon a silagebased TMR containing most ofour own feed is amazing”
Andrew
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Beautiful farmhouse with attractive gardens. Separate farm buildings and approximately 221 hectares (547 acres) of upland grazing and lowland pastures. Significant lifestyle, environmental and sporting appeal. Available as a whole or in two lots.
Whilst he was gallivanting around on his new electric bike, some of us had to stay at home and do some work. What a mixed bag I’ve had in the past five weeks. A bogged tractor not a million miles from here – ‘no names, no pack drill’ – he’s done a deal that as usual I derive no benefit from! What good is Robert’s electric bike to me? (There I go again, can’t keep my big radiator shut!). Next an opportunity to recover a truck that had gone off the road which he turned down with the lame excuse he wasn’t at home.
A fortnight ago I woke up feeling very flat to discover I couldn’t get up on one side. Fortunately I keep a spare but what an effort to undo my nuts. We had to call on that nice Andy Wight – he used all his might but to no avail. He had to go back to get his road tow compressor. Luckily that did the job and I am back on the dance floor as we had a call for another bogged tractor last week. This one had a loader and was well stuck but out she came no problem.
On Monday I was hitched to the big trailer to pull a hen shed at Lochtower and come back with the towing frame. This job was cancelled at the 11th hour as James had forgotten it was his wedding anniversary and Vicky obviously did not want me at her party! Then yesterday I pulled one of the houses on this farm.
Next outing is the St Boswells Show on the 22nd and the Border Union on the 28/29th July. Please come and say hello and take a drink from him. I earn it, he spends it.
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For competitive prices on all your woodland requirements. Trees, Tree Guards, Planting, Herbicide Application, Felling, Thinning, Timber Marketing
For competitive prices on all your woodland requirements. Trees, Tree Guards, Planting, Herbicide Application, Felling, Thinning, Timber Marketing
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Unit F, Ind Est, DUNS, TD11 3HS
Unit F, Ind Est, DUNS, TD11 3HS
Cairnhill Farm, DUNS, TD11 3LT
Mob: 07966 029327
Mob: 07966 029327
Office: 01361 883911
Office: 01361 883911
After Hours: 01361 883364
After Hours: 01361 883364
Cairnhill Farm, DUNS, TD11 3LT niall@realfirewood.co.uk
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Supplying dependable and powerful generators in the North of England and Scotland
If you require dependable, plentiful source of power, our fantastic generators won’t let you down.
Marshall Green’s expert team offer generators for sale to a diverse range of clients through out northern England and Scotland. We are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to make sure you have all the power you need, when you need it.
24 Haugh Lane, Hexham www.everittandmarshall.co.uk
Tel: 01343 860556
NEW MACHINERY
6M BEDNAR VERSATILL 6000 CULTIVATOR
DEMONSTRATOR CASE IH PUMA 165MULTICONTROLLER
CASE IH MAXXUM 145 ACTIVEDRIVE 4
LMARSHALL BC25 BALE TRAILER
MERLO TF33.7 115
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CASE IH PUMA 165 MULTICONTROLLER
CASE IH RB344 ROUND BALER
USED TRACTORS AND MACHINERY
CASE IH MAXXUM 145
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MULTICONTROLLER
BOMFORD B65M R/H ARM HEDGE CUTTER
SUMO TRIO 3 A/R C/W RAPE SEEDER
Our services are unique to the region, we can access the remotest of areas, from steep gradients to small entrances to paddocks or sites for all your vegetation requirements.
Capabilities
• Bracken cutting & crushing
• Site clearance
• Gorse mulching
• Heather cutting
• Woodland ground clearance
• Cut & collect (Wildflower Meadows, Golf Course Rough)
• Drone Services (Mapping, Surveying, Video, Photo)
For all enquires
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2 bedrooms | Bathroom | 2 reception rooms | Garaging | Stabling | Paddocks | In all about 8.02 acres
Freehold | EPC E | Council Tax band F
A former coach house surrounded by its own courtyard, outbuildings/steading, good quality grazing land and wonderful views, with significant development potential.
Offers over £675,000
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Farmall Book your On Farm Demonstration today... Balers In Stock Ex-demo Krone Comprima V150 XC Plus variable chamber baler available for sale and demo, warranty
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With harvest underway, now is the time to find out how a John Deere Combine can improve your efficiency and profitability. Call today to arrange a demonstration.
Kuhn VM122 plough 4f
John Deere T670 combine, 2017
When you own a John Deere MoCo you don’t have to worry about the weather. You’ get quick-drying forage faster – so you can harvest your crop before any unexpected rain hits your fields.
Our range of 13 high performance MoCos combine unrivalled cutting performance with highly effective conditioning for much faster drying forage. You’ll save time, you’ll save on fuel, and you will produce a better quality forage.
High performance, maximum uptime and lowest possible operating costs – that’s what you should be looking for in your new machinery and that’s exactly what you get with a John Deere sprayer. Performance levels are high, thanks to spraying accuracy and overall ease of operation. And because they share components throughout the range, uptime and reliability are guaranteed. Built-in efficiency also keeps running costs to a minimum and you can specify your sprayer to ensure that it is ideal for your operations.
MoCos
PUTTING CARBON IN ITS PLACE
Being 'green' needn't be at the expense of your farming business, in fact, it can enhance it.
We spread crushed basalt rock on agricultural land, enriching soil health whilst locking away CO2 via enhanced rock weathering.
Basalt is a mineral-rich volcanic rock that has been applied as a top dressing for hundreds of years due to its benefits for soil fertility, soil biology, crop yield and health.
It is a locally sourced by-product of the aggregate industry which is screened to ensure it’s safe for agricultural use. Crushed basalt is suitable for all crops including pasture and has been approved for use in organic systems.
Our basalt is supplied and spread free of charge or heavily subsidised, using local contractors who know the roads and the land.
Basalt releases magnesium, calcium, potassium and other nutrients, reducing the need for fertilisers. Basalt can help raise and stabilise the pH of your soil, improving nutrient availability.
An initial trial with The University of Newcastle showed an increase in crop yield following the application of crushed basalt.
Farmers and landowners in the Scottish Borders, the central belt of Scotland and the North East of England.
UNDO has an ambitious target: to remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2030. So, we need your help!
If you are interested in enriching your soils whilst removing CO2, contact Joe Ritchie on 07400 858 333, email joe@un-do.com
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GRASS SILAGE • WHOLECROP ARABLE MIXES
USING 2 X SELF PROPELLED
Fitted with WHOLECROP HEADERS & GRAIN PROCESSING MILL
• Foundations
• Sitework
PART or WHOLE JOB, AG-BAG or PIT
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MOWERS, TEDDER, RAKES
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TRAILERS, FRONT BUCKRAKES
H BIG SQUARE BALING H (Bale Chaser available)
u ALL ARABLE CULTIVATIONS
u DRILLING
Variable and fixed rate lime spreading service
u HIGH DENSITY ROUND BALING
Concrete laying and blockwork can now be undertaken no matter what size of job
u DGPS LIME & FERT SPREADING
u HEDGECUTTING
Contact: Office 01573 440314
Stuart 07970 450720 or Jock 07970 730567
u SMALL SEEDS DRILLING – Einbock 12m (grass/kale/oilseed rape)
CONTACT:
OFFICE : 01890 840 251
MOBILE : DAVID 07971 409 367
KENNY 07971 409 371
Poultry Manure, Digestate, Compost, Lime, Gypsum etc. All products supplied & spread Variable Rate Spreading for Lime and Manures
Certificated Manure Spread onto growing crops.
Contact Doug Thomson 07967 193438
FOR SALE
Also on-site hydraulic hose repairs
1,2,4 wire hose from 1/4” - 1”
Manure can be delivered by Tractor & Trailer Manure mixed with a high DM product, perfect for stockpiling and increased organic matter
BSP, JIC, ORFS, metric & flange fittings etc. Trailer brake & Q/R couplings
Call Richard 07971 580 888 info@murrayofredden.com|www.murrayofredden.com
Full silage/wholecrop service available. We have specialised in clamp silage for over 30 years and can tailor contracts to meet farmers requirements, complete/part job available. All other general contract work undertaken. Please call to discuss what suits you best.
• Triple Mowing
8.4 metre Triple Claas Mowers with a John Deere 6250R, RTK GPS and JD Link for full traceability and unrivalled fuel efficiency
• Full Silage Service
John Deere 8600i Self Propelled Forager with Full JD Harvest Lab and running on operations centre to provide real time silage analysis such as dry matter and sugar levels, providing full field yield mapping for the customer so they know exactly what’s in the clamp! JCB 435s on the clamp with a range of 18T trailers! Full or part jobs undertaken
• Round Baling
McHale Fusion 3 Plus combination balers with Film on Film technology or standard net
• Grass Harrowing over-seeding with 6m air seeder
• Full Muck Spreading Service
240hp tractors and spreaders with a JCB 435s loading shovel for unrivalled output and fuel efficiency. Also the choice of 6 x 14t K-Two spreaders for self drive hire
• Ploughing 2 x six furrow ploughs
• Cereal Drilling 4m Kuhn combination drill
• Cambridge Rolling
• Fertiliser Spreading
• Square Baling
2 x 8x4x3 balers with weighing tailgates and moisture meters with additive application. Also with a 21 knives chopper unit can be engaged to chop the straw down below 18mm which is ideal for those winter months when straw is added to feeding rations which can usually add huge costs such as time, diesel and machinery wear waiting for straw to break down in the feeder wagon
• Rowing up with 4 rotor Claas rake
• 18T dump trailer
• 18T grain/silage trailer
• 32FT flatbed trailer
• Tractor & man only
• Labour only
IF YOUR FARM TRACK OR FOREST ROAD NEEDS SOME ATTENTION, WE HAVE THE SKILLS, MACHINERY AND EXPERIENCE TO DELIVER A LASTING SOLUTION.
• REDUCES OR ELIMINATES THE NEED TO IMPORT MATERIALS.
• IMPROVES DRAINAGE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE.
• QUICK AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTION THAT MINIMISES DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
MOBILE - 07788 242 638
EMAIL - bmexcavations@outlook.com
July 12th 2023
Hugo Lee farms in partnership with his father, Guy, at Sandystones, near St Boswells. Arable crops of wheat, oilseed rape, malting barley, oats and rye are grown, 400 Angus cattle are finished annually, 8000 organic hens produce eggs for Waitrose and 14,000 organic point of lay pullets are reared each year.
The last month has absolutely flown past and I can’t believe harvest has started already! For the third consecutive year harvest has kicked off a week earlier than the previous season. When I was young the week of the Border Union show traditionally marked the beginning of harvest. However now we are starting at the same time or even before many friends in the south of England! This does not make trying to squeeze in a holiday between the end of school and harvest very easy. Last year I promised the old man that I would definitely not miss the start of harvest again - but now I am writing this beside the pool in Mallorca feeling a little guilty. Thankfully I managed to book him in to cover for me between his cycling holidays, golf trips and friends’ houses in southern Europe. I am not sure how much they will get done as the weather is looking pretty unsettled for the foreseeable future. Despite the early start I can’t see us finishing on 13th August again unless the long range forecast is wrong. The hot dry weather of late May and early June seems a distant memory. We now have an abundance of grass and are clearly not the only ones as both our toppers are flat out on hire. Touch wood the two new machines have gone well so far with only the odd loose bolt to tighten and puncture to repair. I think they could be in for a very busy season judging how tall many of the rape crops are.
Not only has harvest started at home but I have also left a hen shed to be depleted, washed and moved as well as fat cattle to be drawn. Thank goodness for Bogdan and Yurii, without them I certainly would never be able to go away.
I really enjoyed the Highland Show despite the horrendous traffic jams getting in. I thought it was busier than it has been for a long time. It was great to catch up with friends, machinery dealers and walk the stock lines. It was such a good show that I thought the children would enjoy it. So on Sunday I headed back up with Wilf and Posy; Tilly was running in an athletics competition nearby later that day so thought it was worth a second visit. Wilf absolutely loved it and could have stayed for hours, Posy announced as we arrived that there were too many tractors and the machinery was boring! Thankfully she loved looking at the stock and watching the show jumping and the complaining dwindled! It seems like I have a future tractor man and shepherdess in the making.
I wish everyone a successful and trouble free harvest and look forward to seeing you all on the Agrimart stand at the Border Union Show - we will be ringside opposite the Members.
Efficient Harvesting High Nutrient Retention Low Dry Matter Losses
All agricultural feeds and Anaerobic Digester feedstocks can be stored:
Grass Silage
Wholecrop Silage (wheat, barley, oats, arable mixes)
Maize Silage
Brewers Grain & Grain feeds
Pressed Sugar Beet Pulp
Great Flexibility
There are many benefits of using the Ag-Bag system, both in the way it works and the results that it produces
Crop compaction - quickly lowering pH
Low storage losses (typically 2-3% compared with sometimes >20% using other methods
Small feedout face - 10Ft or 12Ft diameter bags
Complete flexibility and scalability
30 years Ag-Bag experience with Bill Rae
Contracting
"Why not save on expensive drying costs this year, crimp and Ag-Bag your feed grain"
"Less plastic used per tonne of forage stored, versus baling & wrapping"
Cut Your Drying Cost Hire A Mobile Grain Drier
With Cleaner
Contact - Ian Stevenson
BLACKBURN FARM LAUDER
Tel.No. 01578722247
Mobile 07974938129
Forage wagon pit silage full or part job
Mowing, tedding, raking & buckraking
Round bale silage with McHale Fusion 3 plus fixed chamber with film on film technology or net, also fitted with weighcells & job printout for weights & totals. Bales can be left on their round or bean can Round bale silage with Massey Ferguson belt baler wrapping in the field or at the stack
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Ian Mackenzie is an arable and dairy farmer from the Canterbury Plain in the South Island of New Zealand. He runs a number of fully irrigated intensive cropping farms, producing grain, vegetable and grass seeds with some stock finishing. Various friends from around the world have alerted me to a letter in your Farmers Weekly, written by an Englishman who now lives down our way that claims that we NZ farmers live in an unregulated utopia and don’t know how lucky we are. I wish he knew what he was talking about.
July 10th 2023
The “toothless” regional council, Ecan, he refers to, has imposed some of the toughest environmental regulations and restrictions in the world on farmers in Canterbury. Compliance is ensured through regular on farm audits to ensure adherence to a raft of requirements including significant reductions in nutrient loss to groundwater and set backs from waterways for fertiliser and Ag Chem applications and cultivation. There are limits on when and how much fertiliser can be used, restrictions on land use change and limits to livestock numbers. On top of these regulations Ecan is now starting to squeeze the lifeblood out of the regional economy by refusing to renew water permits for irrigation. The Canterbury economy is based on irrigated agriculture so this is not good! And then there is an expectation from the council that if water quality in our groundwater doesn’t meet pristine standards farming will be required to cease.
However the Englishman thinks that because we can still use atrazine we live in utopia. Atrazine poisons the land and leaches into groundwater. We may be allowed to but I don’t know why anyone would use it. He is right that we shouldn’t whinge. That is the prerogative of English immigrants. Unless of course a huge weeping elm comes down in the middle of the night and destroys the swimming pool. Some limited whingeing is then permitted. Slightly buggered
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Simon Bainbridge farms in partnership with his wife Claire and his parents, Ivan and Elisabeth in Northumberland. They run suckler beef, sheep and laying hen enterprises across 650 ha of mainly SDA and moorland - organically.
We managed to sneak a day away and take the children to the Great Yorkshire Show this week. It’s fantastic to see the pulling together of all things farming and rural at one event. Beautifully prepared livestock, displays of skills and talents, endless purchasing opportunities… big and small, as well as the opportunity to bump into and catch up with folk you’ve not seen for ages. The children had a different objective - gather as much free stuff as you can carry and endless blue sweets!
We had booked ourselves onto one of the CLA talks about Biodiversity Net Gain. It was a very interesting talk by a company that specialises in measuring the ‘base level’ of what biodiversity you have on your farm. In short big business will then pay you for making bio-diversity improvements... ”gains” on your farm to offset their carbon footprint. What we have learnt though is that if you have been making biodiversity gains for the last 30 years, you’re organic, you’re already protecting soil, water, flora and fauna, then the gain you could make will be minimal, so you’re less attractive for carbon offsetting. Typically, we’re now being penalized for doing it right. It is however a great opportunity for those who haven’t previously been keen to link with government led schemes. What the presenters were mindful of is that it is very early days in this trading territory, so not to rush into deals, but establishing what your base level is, was important.
We are getting on with developing our Higher Tier application. We are through the first hurdle and the scoring round, but are finding it challenging going forward. We have always had a good relationship with Natural England and have worked well with them through our Higher-Level Stewardship, where there was an element of flexibility with the prescriptions to make sure the scheme suited the farm, the geography, and the seasons. We are finding that the goal posts have moved somewhat, or whether the Higher Tier is an entirely different game, but the process is more rigid, and if your field or type isn’t a perfect match, then it appears to be a ‘no’ to many of the options. At the minute we are encountering barriers for trying to do the right thing. It almost feels like a double whammy… we can’t go down the private funded route, as we’ve done too much already, yet the public funded route is holding on very tightly to the purse strings.
Between us and our neighbours the National Trust has fenced off an area for Beavers to be released and today is the day they arrive. We are already seeing some of our fields doing a great job at water catchment to delay flooding further downstream, so it will be interesting to see what the Beavers add to that! I am also curious to see whether we actually spot them – how brave will they be in their new habitat.
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Scotland’s aims to adapta=on, with farmers needs sustainably, and to farm and cro? phased transi=on. This phased transi=on present Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) from the beginning of the reform process. It is Base support and Tier 2 Enhanced Support.
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Scotland’s aims to deliver adapta=on, with farmers needs sustainably, and to farm and cro? with phased transi=on. This phased transi=on present Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) from the beginning of the reform process. It is Base support and Tier 2 Enhanced Support.
Scotland’s future agriculture support regime from 2025 onwards, aims to deliver high quality food production, climate mitigation and adaptation, and nature restoration through supporting and working with farmers and crofters to meet more of Scotland’s own food needs sustainably, and to farm and croft with nature. Conversion from the current BPS will be a phased transition. This phased transition approach intends to introduce new conditions on the present Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) from 2025 while maintaining the present three region model at the beginning of the reform process. It is proposed that in 2026 BPS will be split into two tiers: Tier 1 Base support and Tier 2 Enhanced Support.
Tier 1 is directly supporting food production and active farming. Receiving this support will require meeting the essential standards in agricultural activity.
Tier 2 adds funding to Tier 1 activities where measures will help Scotland’s nature restoration and climate change mitigation targets. Eligibility will be dependent upon successfully undertaking Tier 1 actions and measures and demonstrating contribution towards the Tier 2 requirements. A list of suggested measures can be found:
https://www.ruralpayments.org/topics/agricultural-reform-programme/arp-list-of-measures/
Tier 3 will aim to support individuals, co-operatives, or groups to manage land more sustainably. This could be specific to a particular species or habitat, support conversion to alternative forms of agriculture such as organic production, encourage innovation and provide supply chain support.
Tier 4 aims to fund training, advice, and skills development to aid delivery of the options and outcomes aimed for in the other 3 tiers.
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Figure 1 Agricultural Support Package beyond
Figure 1 Agricultural Support Package beyond
Scotland’s future agriculture support regime from 2025 onwards, aims to deliver high quality food produc=on, climate mi=ga=on and adapta=on, and nature restora=on through suppor= with farmers and cro?ers to meet more of Scotland’s needs sustainably, and to farm and cro? with nature Conversion from the current BPS will be phased transi=on. This phased transi=on approach intends to introduce new condi=ons on the present Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) from 2025 while maintaining the present three region model at the beginning of the reform process. It is proposed that in 2026 BPS will be split into two =ers: Tier 1 Base support and Tier 2 Enhanced Support.
In 2025, new conditions will be introduced, existing cross compliance requirements will be the minimum requirement for future support (Payment rates or rather what percentage of the Ag Budget each Tier will access, have not been suggested yet). New conditions relating to calving interval will be added to Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (How this will be recorded and measured is yet to be stated). Whole farm plans that include soil testing (Could be as simple as a statement declaring soil sampling frequency and uploading results), carbon audits (No indication of how frequently these will be required yet, but government funding is currently available under PSF and Farm Advisory Service), biodiversity audits, (No details yet, hopefully data gathering requirements should not be too onerous) animal health and welfare declarations (Might be as simple as a statement and completing a health plan with your vet), and supported business planning (show that a business is following guidance provided through ILMP specialist plans government funded through Farm Advisory Service). For those with peatland and wetland areas there is to be new protections as a new condition of basic payment. Once requirements are made clear SAC Consulting will hold meetings and provide guidance to help with compliance. Your local SAC office can be contacted here: https://www.sruc.ac.uk/business-services/sac-consulting/
From 2027 this will be followed by Tier 3
Tier 1 is directly suppor=ng food produc=on mee=ng the essen=al standards in agricultural Tier 2 adds funding to Tier 1 ac=vi=es where climate change mi=ga=on targets. Eligibility ac=ons and measures and demonstra=ng
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Tom Pate farms 240ha of arable on a tenanted farm in Angus. Cropping includes wheat, spring barley, rye and oilseed rape along with land let for potatoes and vining peas. Additionally, around 6500 pigs are reared annually under contract and 600 Christmas turkeys sold directly to the public under the KellyBronze franchise. On his wife’s 380ha family farm in the Angus Glens they also run 200 red deer hinds plus followers for venison production, along with developing a forestry enterprise. Many productivity experts will tell you that “To Do Lists” are the key to getting things done, prioritising work whilst also clearing a cluttered brain. What these gurus of efficiency fail to tell you is that a To Do List is never done and in fact it can grow and grow until lists of lists become necessary to cope with the everexpanding workload. There are Apps available to manage your lists but I prefer good old pen and paper – scoring a job out with a scribble of ink is far more satisfying than ticking another box on a screen. Anyone who uses To-Do Lists will know there are always those certain jobs that never quite get ticked off. These are the jobs that are too difficult, too messy, too boring or just not that important. They lurk on the list for months and months and survive several editions and rewrites. Usually, June and July are good months for getting the To-Do List under control as longer days and better weather mean plenty of jobs can get accomplished in a day. Unfortunately, between off-farm commitments and “normal” workload my To-Do List remains stubbornly long and unmanageable. Maybe after harvest I’ll have time to get through it all… Last month I manged to get away to Claas HQ at Saxham, Suffolk for some combine operator training. Having never really had training on setting a combine it was time well spent. The course was solely for Trion 600 – 500 straw walking combines. We had a combine to get our hands on and a “simulator” with seat and controls to work through the various settings. The instructors were excellent with lots of hints and tips. Hopefully I can recall all the information we were given when harvest gets going. The facilities at Saxham are impressive with offices for Claas UK, a large warehouse for parts for onward distribution to UK dealerships; a training academy for apprentices, mechanics and customers; large showroom space and also test areas where customers can put machines through their paces. The MANNS Claas Dealership is also based there with a colossal 10-bay workshop. It’s a fantastic development and I would recommend a trip for anyone who gets the chance. In other Claas news the rye harvesting squad arrived on 8th July with a Jaguar 970 forager harvester. This 790hp beast chewed through the rye, chopping to 5mm whilst climbing the steep braes without breaking a sweat. A fleet of tractors and trailers conveyed the crop across to Fife with great efficiency meaning the forager was never stopped. An impressive logistical operation.
The Tay Road Bridge is currently closed north bound for six months due to resurfacing. With a narrow contra-flow operating on the south bound carriageway the forager had to seek special dispensation to cross the bridge over the closed section at a pre-arranged time to make the journey from Fife to Angus and back again. This put a bit more pressure on the team to complete works north of the Tay before their allotted time but thankfully all was completed on schedule thus avoiding a very long detour around by Perth. Note: this article is not sponsored by Claas however the writer is open to offers!
July 6th 2023
Will Howe is an arable farmer from Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The soils are predominantly heavy. There is 500ha of cropping including winter wheat, spring beans, spring oats and oilseed rape. He also manages a contracting business Thorpe Farming Ltd.
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Last weekend my father-in-law embarked on a 70 mile run around Rutland in order to celebrate his 70th birthday and to raise money for Crohn’s & Colitis UK, a cause close to our families heart since my son was diagnosed with Crohn’s back in May 2020. www.justgiving.com/page/robin-ball-70-at-70
In what was a truly remarkable effort, even Robin would admit his running style owes more to sheer determination than classical athleticism, he completed his run in 22hrs to be greeted by a crowd of well wishers and even more importantly, an enormous fry-up.
In what is becoming a bit of a Groundhog Day scenario, spring rainfall has again been noticeable by its absence. A wet period at the end of March and beginning of April only succeeded in delaying spring drilling, and even then, it just never dried as opposed to filling the aquifers. We have currently only had 56% of our expected rainfall this year and coming off the back of last year’s drought it is not encouraging. The plan for future years is to forget soil temperature and conditions and just get the spring crops in asap. It has now become far better to drill in marginal conditions in early March rather than wait for better conditions later in the month or early April.
The most perplexing thing about farming is how every year harvest seems to come as a massive surprise. This is my 18th harvest in Lincolnshire and still there are jobs I have known about since last harvest which have finally come to the front of my memory. So I need to get the GPS steering fitted to the combine, with a new driver it will help make life as easy as possible, clear out the sheds, fix the light on the top of the rear trailer door - and work through a stack of paperwork I have allowed to build up whilst it has been “too hot” to be sat in the office.
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