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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We offer a high output ser�ice producing �� - �� tonnes seed using gra�ity tables, the only real method, not We supply � men per machine - farm input only � man�
Our long ser�ing members of staff are time ser�ed and Our full time staff are employed from the local community
We will be processing wheat, barley & oilseed rape
Signal - wheat bulb fly control applied with/in addition �atitude - the best �one dimensional� ta�e-all control
Beret Gold - single purpose fusarium & septoria control Raxil Star - loose smut, leaf stripe & net blotch control Redigo Pro - single purpose treatment for both wheat Vibrance Duo - a single purpose treatment for winter barley controlling fusarium & septoria with the ability Trace Elements - Winter Crop, manganese, phosphite
We offer a high output ser�ice producing �� - �� tonnes per hour of gra�ity separated seed using gra�ity tables, the only real method, not gra�ity selectors
We supply � men per machine - farm input only � man�
Our long ser�ing members of staff are time ser�ed and highly s�illed
Our full time staff are employed from the local community
We will be processing wheat, barley & oilseed rape this Autumn with:
TURNOVER CYLINDER WITH MEMORY / SEQUENCE VALVE TWIN STAYS ON BODIES
18” REAR DISC
320/60-12TT DEPTH
LIST PRICE £41,679 SALE PRICE
£30,250
KVERNELAND SPECIALS
3300S 85CM 5 FURROW VARIOMAT
NEW STYLE AERO-PROFILE LEGS CENTRAL ADJUSTMENT OF SKIMMERS HD SPRINGS
HYD SIDE SHIFT FRONT FURROW WITH TRAILER TRANSPORT SOLUTION AND A 420/55-17.5 MECHANICAL COMBI WHEEL
LIST PRICE £57,339 SALE PRICE £39,990
ES 250-85 6 FURROW HYD FRONT FURROW WIDTH ADJUSTMENT TURNOVER CYLINDER WITH MEMORY / SEQUENCE VALVE TWIN STAYS ON BODIES 18” REAR
JCB 527-58 AG+
JCB 536-60AGS
JCB 542-72 AGS SCHAFFER 2630
3300S 85CM 6 FURROW VARIOMAT NEW STYLE AERO-PROFILE LEGS CENTRAL ADJUSTMENT OF SKIMMERS HD SPRINGS HYD SIDE SHIFT FRONT FURROW WITH TRAILER TRANSPORT SOLUTION AND A 420/55-17.5 MECHANICAL COMBI WHEEL
LIST PRICE £61,751 SALE PRICE £43,250
3400S 6 FURROW VERIOMAT ON-LAND-IN-FURROW MOUNTED PLOUGH 300 HEADSTOCK 85CM NO28 BODIES TWIN STAYS ON BOBIES TTS TRANSPORT SYSTEM HD SPRINGS REAR 18” DISC MAIZE SKIMMERS WITH CENTRAL ADJUSTMENT HYD 420/55-17.5 WHEEL INC SCRAPER
LIST PRICE £65,292 SALE PRICE £46,890
We’re excited to welcome Deutz Fahr to our dealership family!
To celebrate, we’re hosting a special dealer launch event where you’ll have the chance to experience the power and performance of Deutz Fahr tractors first hand and be part of the excitement as we kick off this new chapter. Join us for live demonstrations, test drives, and the opportunity to see these impressive machines and also our range of Maschio equipment in action. Some of our other brands will also be on show too!
Hot Food & Drinks | 10am - 5pm | Thursday 18th September
Location - Field South of A.B. Wight with Parking Available what3words: sized.plantings.strongman (55.562113, -2.647188)
NEW DEUTZ FAHR 6170 RC SHIFT
470HP DIESEL ENGINE, 5 SPEED POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION, FRONT LINKAGE, 650/540 TYRES, LIGHTS, FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION, AIR CAB SUSPENSION, AIR BRAKES, LOAD SENSING HYDRAULICS, C-SPEC, ELECTRIC SPOOLS.
NEW DEUTZ FAHR 6135 RV SHIFT
5075 // 5095 // 5105 // 5105 PLUS
£45,000+VAT
3 YEAR/3,000 HOUR WARRANTY, 5 YEAR 0% FINANCE AVAILABLE (BASED ON 40% OF THE RRP), DRIVER PACK + POWERED IN CAB FRIDGE, GREAT SOLID AND RELIABLE TRACTOR. PART OF THE POWER 6 PACKAGE.
130HP BOOSTED TO 143HP, 4 CYLINDER STAGE V ENGINE, 50KM/H TRANS., POWERSHUTTLE WITH “STOP & GO”, RV SHIFT TRANS. WITH AUTOMATIC POWER SHIFT, HYD. PARKING BRAKE, AIR SEAT, AIR CON, PASSENGER SEAT, CATEGORY 3 REAR LINKAGE, ELEC. REAR SPOOLS, 540-540E-1000 REAR PTO, HYD. TRAILER BRAKES, FRONT SUSPENSION AXLE, CAB SUSPENSION, 440/65R28 FRONT TYRES, 540/65R38 REAR TYRES, DEMONSTRATIONS AVAILABLE, 0% FINANCE OFFERS AVAILABLE
⋙ SALES ⋙ SERVICE ⋙ FABRICATION ⋙ PARTS
Superior Forage Solutions
We are a local company with over 20 years of experience. Call us for a free estimate on work in planning, grant work & any other projects before taking the package deal as our prices are very competitive.
Agricultural & industrial concrete floors. Professionally laid by laser. All types of finish. All types of groundworks & building work can be undertaken.
Inheritance tax planning may require changes to title deeds or registration of land with Registers of Scotland:
With over 20 years of experience, Landmaps specialises in creating detailed, precise land registration and title deed plans tailored to meet its customers needs.
Other services include:
• GIS Mapping Solutions
• Custom Mapping Services for Farmers & Landowners
• Land Registration Plans
• Single Farm Payment Areas
NEW Bomford Turner 5.7m Kestrel Hedgecutter. ICS Power Plus £22,950 +VAT
NEW New Holland L318 Skidsteer. Performance Package, 66” bucket
NEW Richard Western SF18HS Plus Silage Trailer. Hydraulic & dual brakes 2017 Manitou MLT737PD+130 Telehandler. Hyd locking headstock, 2,500 hrs
2018 Ifor Williams TA510G3 Cattle Trailer. Tri-Axle, collection tank £POA
Stuart Dodsworth: 07971 491 058, stuart.dodsworth@lloyd.ltd.uk Alan Renton: 07974 797 604, alan.renton@lloyd.ltd.uk Alex Wight: 07721 333 828, alex.wight@lloyd.ltd.uk
MAC DROP
LAND DRAINAGE
LAND DRAINAGE
LAND DRAINAGE
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
TRACK RESTORATION WORKS
TRACK RESTORATION WORKS
TRACK RESTORATION WORKS
RIDING ARENAS
RIDING ARENAS
RIDING ARENAS
DRAIN JETTING/CCTV
DRAIN JETTING/CCTV
DRAIN JETTING/CCTV
FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKS
FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKS
FABRICATION/ENGINEERING WORKS
SNOW CLEARING SERVICES
SNOW CLEARING SERVICES
SNOW CLEARING SERVICES
PLANT HIRE
PLANT HIRE
PLANT HIRE
360° / 180° TRACKED/ WHEELED EXCAVATORS
360° / 180° TRACKED/ WHEELED EXCAVATORS
360° / 180° TRACKED/ WHEELED EXCAVATORS
D61PXI (GPS) DOZER
D61PXI (GPS) DOZER
REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS
REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS
D61PXI (GPS) DOZER REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS
TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORK
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORK
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORK
CONTRACT WORKS
PUBLIC & PRIVATE WATER MAINS
SPRING SUPPLIES
SEPTIC TANKS / PUMPING STATIONS
TREATMENT WORKS
DEEP EXCAVATIONS
EARTHWORKS / GROUNDWORKS
THRUST BORING / UTILITY WORKS
LAND DRAINAGE / INTER-DRAIN
TRENCHLESS PLOUGH
RIVERBANK PROTECTION/REPAIRS
TRACK RESTORATION WORKS
RIDING ARENAS
DRAIN JETTING / CCTV MOLE PLOUGHING
FABRICATION / ENGINEERING WORKS
SNOW CLEARING SERVICES
CRUSHER, GRADER & COMPACTION EQUIPMENT
CEMENT STABILISATION FOR ROAD RESTORATION WORKS
PLANT HIRE
360° / 180° TRACKED / WHEELED EXCAVATORS
D61PXI (GPS) DOZER
REAR TIPPING DUMP TRUCKS TRACTORS & DUMP TRAILERS
STORES
• Safety Boots & Clothing
• Tools and Accessories
• Chrome North West Cleaning Products
• Drainage Coils, Twinwall, MDPE & Soil Pipe
• Exol Oil, Grease, Brake Fluid Ect
• Viking Johnston Fittings
• Philmac Water Fittings
Here at Davidson Land Services Stores, we have a wide range of stock including:
• Consumables (Sprays, Paints, Nuts & Bolts Ect)
Scottish Borders Council Approved Contractor
Scottish Water Approved Contractor
SGN Approved Contractor
Mill Ind Est, Mill Road, Earlston, TD4 6FA
HYDRAULIC HOSE SERVICE
We also offer a hydraulic hose repair service. We hold a wide range of hose & fittings in stock from 1/4” to 1 1/4” 4 Wire.
We have recently upgraded our machine and are now able to crimp up to 2” 4 Wire.
SILAGE PITS, FARM ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, ESTATES
SILAGE PITS, FARM ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, ESTATES
BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS, DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKS
BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS, DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKS
SURFACE DRESSING WITH NATURAL STONE FINISHES
SILAGE PITS, FARM ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, ESTATES
BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS, DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKS
SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, PATHWAYS, CAR PARKS
TARMACADAM, ASPHALT, PATCHING & POTHOLE REPAIRS
CALL FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTATION & SURVEY
LOCAL COMPANY WITH OVER 45 YEARS EXPERIENCE
OBLIGATION QUOTATION & SURVEY
SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, PATHWAYS, CAR PARKS
TARMACADAM, ASPHALT, PATCHING & POTHOLE REPAIRS
DRAINAGE, KERBING, GROUNDWORKS
PRIVATE & COMMERCIAL WORK UNDERTAKEN
SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS, PATHWAYS, CAR PARKS
TARMACADAM, ASPHALT, PATCHING & POTHOLE REPAIRS
DRAINAGE,
DRAINAGE, KERBING, GROUNDWORKS
PRIVATE & COMMERCIAL WORK UNDERTAKEN
APPROVED CONTRACTOR
SURFACE DRESSING WITH NATURAL STONE FINISHES
SILAGE PITS, FARM ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, ESTATES
BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS, DRIVEWAYS & CAR PARKS
WITH NATURAL STONE FINISHES
BLOCK PAVING OF PATHWAYS,
Warreners House,
Langtonlees
Broad eld Farm, Symington
Warreners House, Morpeth
Sandystones, Jedburgh
The Stiel, Yarrowford
Broad eld Farm, Symington
APPROVED CONTRACTOR
Sandystones, Jedburgh
The Stiel, Yarrowford
Broad eld Farm, Symington
Langtonlees Farm, Duns
Sandystones, Jedburgh
The Stiel, Yarrowford
Langtonlees Farm, Duns
The Stiel, Yarrowford Broad eld Farm, Symington
Langtonlees Farm, Duns
Warreners House, Morpeth
Sandystones, Jedburgh
The Stiel, Yarrowford Broad eld Farm, Symington
Langtonlees Farm, Duns
A NERVOUS PULL AT SYNTON
I have done nothing for months and then I pulled three sheds in a week. Like London buses they all come together. First job was a hen house here, with the ground so dry the pull was easy but getting my spades in the ground was not. I have a serious problem with my hydraulic oil, it drains from the tank back into the transmission, so I am overfull in one area and dry in the other. Ladies will know what I am talking about, men should feel sorry for us. Every time I arrive home after work I have a container put under the gearbox to drain the surplus oil. This is then recycled back into the hydraulic tank just before I put the spades down to pull. With sufficient oil I can lift my back wheels off the ground and with that weight the spades should dig in.
The other two sheds are on a farm a few miles from here at Synton Parkhead. One is an awkward site to reach with the house dug into the side of a hill. I have to negotiate my way through trees and long grass to a spot way above the shed. Being so dry it was easy, I would not be happy doing so in the wet of winter although I must have done so in the past as I have pulled these sheds many times. The other one is the other side of the road on the opposite hill. I am always nervous pulling this one as it was here in March 2018 that I had an unforgettable experience. It was following the Beast from the East, Tim was desperate to move the shed. First I could not get there due to the snow, then when it had sufficiently melted I made the journey, hooked up started to pull and managed to pull the front of the house completely away leaving the exposed building. It transpired the skids were frozen to the ground. Whenever I go back there I have visons of the same thing happening again and come over all nervous and confused. Happily, this time it went well with no damage.
GILBERT BIRDSALL
South Road – Belford (01668) 213 433
Suppliers of Quality Assured READY MIXED CONCRETE
Steven Birdsall (01668) 213 733 Mobile: 07970 112761
GILBERT BIRDSALL BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING
Suppliers of Quarry Materials, JCB Hire, Drives, Agricultural Buildings, etc. Tel: Belford (01668) 213433
26th Sept - 1st October
General Online Machinery
Auction to include
J & W JenkinsonHarperdean Farm, Haddington
Sale of Potato Equipment due to a change in farming policy
Further Entries Invited
Forthcoming Online Auctions
24th - 29th October
James A Fullerton & Sons - Lumsdaine Farm, Coldingham Arable & Livestock Equipment - Retiral Sale
Ben Challum Ltd - Woodburn Farm, Crieff
Mainly Livestock Equipment - Retiral Sale
LP Kiteley & Son - Welling Farm, St. Boswells Arable Equipment - Retiral Sale
A B Lang & Sons - West Ord, Berwick Upon Tweed Livestock & Arable Equipment - Retiral Sale
East Lothian Arable Equipment - to be confirmed - Reduction Sale
Further Entries Invited
21st - 26th November
J Campbell & SonsMaidenhall Farm, St Boswells Sale of Livestock & Arable
Equipment - Retiral Sale
Ellington Farms Ltd - Morpeth
Extensive Range of Arable Equipment
Dunfermline Area
Arable & Livestock Equipmentto be confirmed
Further Entries Invited
Main Office:
WINDMILL WAY WEST, RAMPARTS BUSINESS PARK, BERWICK UPON TWEED TD15 1TB TEL: 01289 331904
MASSEY FERGUSON 124 CONVENTIONAL BALER in good working order
SULKY 3M GRAIN & FERTILISER COMINATION UNIT full spec EX DEMO
SUMO 3M TRIO c/w 6 leg auto reset and packer. Straight leg model
TEAGLE 8100 TRAILED STRAWBEDDER c/w swivel chute, 2012 model
NEW / EX STOCK
FENDT 160 V COMBI EX STOCK
NEW NC FORK MOUNTED YARD BRUSHES 2.5m & 3m EX STOCK
NEW TEAGLE 8500/9500/1010 STRAW/SILAGE BEDDER FEEDERS EX STOCK
MERLO TF42.7CS Cab & Boom suspension, LED work Lights, Full Spec EX DEMO
MURRAY 4CUBIC GRAIN BUCKET c/w Q Fit Brackets and Bolt on Wear Plate
SKY X40+ ECONOV FERTILISER SPREADER weight cells
SKY X30+ FERTILISER SPREADER
SUMO 3M TRIO EX DEMO
SUMO 3M TRAILER TRIO EX DEMO
TEAGLE DUAL 280 & 300 FLAIL TOPPERS
NEW SUMO FRONT WEIGHTS 1000kg, 1500kg, 2000kg EX STOCK
When you shoulder everything that comes your way.
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DEALERS (MAIN DEPOTS)
AL Agri, Forfar, 07709 215713
Davidson Tractors Ltd, Newton Stewart, 01988 840272
Everitt & Marshall Ltd, Hexham, 01434 603194
G Marshall Tractors Ltd, St Boswells, 01835 823240
✓ 36V DC which is silent, stunningly powerful with amazing energy economy
✓ Silent compared to traditional pneumatic drafters requiring no external power source
✓ Labour saving device, can accurately handle up to 600 lambs / hour
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.
Supplying dependable and powerful generators in the North of England and Scotland SALES SERVICE HIRE
Border Chainsaw, Earlston
Thorburn Group, Duns
Lower Mansfield Road, Hawick, TD9 8AW
Willowford Farm, Jedburgh
Thorburn Group, Duns
riders: Olivia Wilmot, Laura Swinnerton, Laura Mitchell, Ellie Bryce, Sarah Hutchison & Morag Sutherland
John Deere 4049R, 2019
John Deere 6120SE, 2003
John Deere 6175R, Choice
John Deere 6195R, 2022
John Deere 6145M, 2016
John Deere 6150R, 2012
John Deere 6630, 2010
John Deere 6195R, 2015
John Deere 6155R, 2018
John Deere 6155R, 2018
John Deere 6155R, 2018
John Deere 6155R, 2018
John Deere 6155R, 2018
John Deere 6155R, 2018
John Deere 6155R, choice
John Deere 6155R, choice
John Deere 6175R PG 3P, 2022
John Deere 6175R PG 3P, 2022
John Deere 6215R, choice
John Deere 6215R, choice
John Deere 6250R, Choice
John Deere 6250R, Choice
John Deere 6155R, 2018
John Deere 6155R, 2018
John Deere 6900, 1997
John Deere 6900, 1997
John Deere 8400R, 2018 Ha
John Deere 8400R, 2018 Ha
USED TELEHANDLERS/WHEELED LOADERS
USED TELEHANDLERS/WHEELED
Kramer KT3610 Telehandler ex-demo
Kramer KT3610 Telehandler ex-demo
Kramer KT407 Telehandler ex-demo
Kramer KT407 Telehandler ex-demo
COMBINE HARVESTER
COMBINE HARVESTER
Kramer KT276, Telehandler, 2022
Kramer KT276, Telehandler, 2022 Ha
Kramer KL38.5 Telehandler
Kramer KL38.5 Telehandler J
VEHICLES
John Deere T670 combine, 2017
John Deere T670 combine, 2017
John Deere T560 combine, 2008
John Deere T560 combine, 2008
John Deere W650
John Deere W650
Claas Tucano 430
Claas Tucano 430
VEHICLES John Deere XUV855M, 2019
John Deere XUV855M, 2019 A
John Deere XUV865M, Choice
John Deere XUV865M, Choice A
John Deere XUV865M, Choice
John Deere XUV865M, Choice C
Deere XUV865M, 2021
John Deere XUV865M, 2021 A
MACHINE OF THE MONTH
MACHINE OF THE MONTH
Kuhn LC4000 Grain Drill Combination
HR4004 Power Harrow
32 Row Double Disc SeedFlex Unit
Year of manufacture 2016 HR4004 Power Harrow 32 Row Double Disc SeedFlex Unit
Pre Emergence Markers
Pre Emergence Markers
Hydraulic Coulter Adjustment
Hydraulic Coulter Adjustment
Side Markers
Side Markers
Quick Fit Tines
Quick Fit Tines
Levelling Board
Levelling Board
Following Harrow 1200L Hopper 1706 Ha Worked
Following Harrow 1200L Hopper 1706 Ha Worked Quantron Electric Control Box
• Public sewer connections • Adoptable sewer installations
• Pumping mains/stations installations
Tel: Kelso 01573 225249 Mobile: 07793 361023
e-mail: enquiries@gwcwateranddrainage.co.uk
UStor Business units, Unit 8/1 Spylaw Road, Kelso TD5 8DN
as well. 25 knife bank giving 45mm chop length with bale getting wrapped immediately out the bale chamber. Onboard bale weighing
CONTRACTORS SERVICES
The Ag-bag is a cost efficient, scalable, storage option for all forage & feedstock types
Efficient Harvesting
High Nutrient Retention
www.billrae.co.uk
All General Contracting Services provided, including:
Two high capacity grain mills
Direct drilling / Pasture
Rejuvenation
Ploughing / Sowing
Fertiliser Spreading
Agri Haulage
Groundworks / Dump trailers
Topping & Mulching
Tubeline Bale Wrapping
office@billrae.co.uk
Talking
Organic
Low dry matter losses
Great Flexibility
Contact us to find out more
Simon Bainbridge farms in partnership with his wife Claire and his mother Elisabeth in Northumberland. They run suckler beef, sheep and laying hen enterprises across 650 ha of mainly SDA and moorland - organically.
We have had a meeting on farm today with a crowd from the National Trust, Northumberland Wildlife Trust, National Park, farmers and other interested parties looking at what we are doing/have done, how we are farming and how we are piecing together environmental conservation, food production and progressing forwards, into the future. Hopefully all those that attended enjoyed it. We certainly had a glorious September days weather for it.
All the bulls are now off and calves are receiving their pre housing vaccinations. Lambs are still in withdrawal, so none away yet but we will have a good draw away at some point - they look well. The new hens are fully in lay, laying 94% this last week which is great. They seem settled, healthy, happy and laying eggs!
We are about to go for our third time of asking to get planning permission on our covered muck heap. Northumberland County Council are finding problems where none exist, especially frustrating when there are so many benefits. It’s expensive and time consuming. We obviously want to get it built ASAP, however planning and cash flow might slow the job down, as the RPA are on a go slow at processing our capital claim. It’s very frustrating as previously they have been quite prompt at processing claims. I suspect the recent change in leadership within Defra will slow everything down further.
You don’t have to drive too far to realise that we have been very lucky with our grass this summer. We’re on a wet farm, so we fair better than most in a drought, but it has been exceptionally dry, and although this recent inclement weather is very welcome, it might be a tad too late for any decent grass growth now the days are cutting in. Although our grass growth has held up ‘ish’, our new hedges have suffered. Sadly there will be a fair bit of beating up to do this winter.
The benefit of a dry summer is that everything is harvested and safely gathered in, much earlier than usual, allowing us to get some maintenance jobs done. The team think its wonderful to have swinging gates everywhere now. Well done them. It’s also allowed full attendance and support at the local shows, with Davy doing really well with his sheep showing. We will have to get him a board for all his rosettes and a bottle of Silvo.
• ALL GENERAL CONTRACTING WORK • CULTIVATIONS • BED TILLING • DE-STONING
Slurry spreading available with umbilical, dribble bars and ferry tankers. Tractors on floatation tyres
Dung spreader hire or complete service
Complete silage service
All types of digger work undertaken
Connon Farms / Connon Construction
Connon
Connon Construction
CONTRACTORS SERVICES
On Our Farm
September 10th 2025
Hugo Lee farms in partnership with his father, Guy, at Sandystones, near St Boswells. Arable crops of wheat, oilseed rape, malting barley and oats are grown, 500 Angus cattle are finished annually, 8000 organic hens produce eggs for Waitrose and 8,000 organic point of lay pullets are reared each year.
Harvest finished on the 18th August, our second earliest finish ever and by far the easiest. Unlike many around the country we have had very good yields across the board especially winter wheat and spring barley. The only disappointment were the second wheats which averaged 8.5t/ha, compared to first wheats which averaged 11.75t/ha, a Sandystones record.
However it has been a bit of a nightmare ever since. I had heard rumours that early cut Spring Barley was very high in screenings and was worried when I put my first samples in the post. The results came back with screenings ranging 11-17% and my worst fears had been realised, it was all downgraded to feed. We had 725t of grain sitting in temporary storage with the best quality at the back of the sheds! Everywhere was completely full including the drying floor so I couldn’t even dry the 400t of wheat we had harvested! I spent the next few days frantically trying to find a solution. All mobile cleaners were booked up until the end of September. I even considered buying our own however there were none available in the UK until early December as 25 had been sold the previous week all heading up to Aberdeenshire! It was some of my worst few days in farming as I felt I could not find a solution. Fortunately as time went on it became clear that high screenings were a problem countrywide and the trade was accepting up to 15% screenings. I managed to find a buyer who would take up to 20% screenings (with substantial deductions).
I am happy to report that the last load of Spring Barley left the farm on Friday with only 41t downgraded for feed. We can now start drying the wheat which is a relief. I really don’t want a repeat of that whole fiasco ever again.
We have just started drilling winter barley into some pretty dry seedbeds. The oilseed rape has got off to a fantastic start despite the lack of rain. Our 45 acres of new grass leys have been slow to emerge however the 20 mm of rain last week has really helped and they should be ok.
Unfortunately third cut silage was a bit of a disappointment with one field cut and baled and the others are currently being stripped grazed as there was not enough to merit cutting. We are around 100 - 150t short but I have manged to secure some bales which will fill the deficit.
We have just depleted, moved, washed and restocked one of our laying sheds. We are currently washing the pullet rearing shed before we push the next batch of chicks through. Hopefully in the next few weeks we will hear if our planning application is successful for a 32,000 bird free range unit we are hoping to build.
BYREWALLS FENCING
Sowing Buccaneer winter barley
J
& J Grant
Scotland’s Spreading Specialists
5 spreaders available to meet your precision spreading requirements
High output LGP machines to minimise soil and crop damage
Weighing systems and auto steer fitted
We supply our own loader and fuel to minimise disturbance to the customer
Blanket or variable rate lime spreading compatible with all mapping systems
The following can be supplied and accurately applied
Lime, Compost, Slag, Henpen, Fibrophos, FYM, Gypsum, other organic materials
Soil Mapping service
• correct variations across fields
• independent analysis
• 4 samples/ha for accurate pH maps
• all nutrients can be tested
• recommendations to suit your enterprise
Contact us to discuss how we can help reduce your costs with the use of organic products Tel 01875 320363 Mob 07703 113178 Email
BLUE CHIP FORESTRY AND VEGETATION
MULCHING
All types of Brash, Gorse, Willow and Rhododendron mulched to 3 inches below ground level
High-Capacity Mulcher powered by 500 HP Fendt
Quickly clears large areas with ease
EXCAVATOR & MULCHING HEAD
Various sizes of machines
For Hard to access areas
BIOMASS CHIPPING
Biomass G30 and G50 Chipping
High-Capacity Chipping up to
300 cube per hour
Brash Chipping
Site Clearances
ROBOTIC FORESTRY
MULCHER & FLAIL
Minimise ground disturbance
Slopes up to 55 degrees
High Performance Fixed Tooth mulching head
● 1.3m Cutting head with a variety of flails for grass cutting & Vegetation
TREE HARVESTING
● Clear Felling & Wind-blown trees
● Thinning’s
● Timber Forwarding
● Felling Licences
● Brash Recovery
The new JCB 4220 Fastrac iCON. Discover the most productive Fastrac yet. PUTTING YOU IN TOTAL CONTROL
ASK ABOUT OUR SUBSIDISED FINANCE OFFER PLUS FREE 3 YEARS / 3000 HOUR WARRANTY ON FASTRAC SUBJECT TO TERMS & CONDITIONS
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After an early and easy harvest, you’d expect a sense of elation. But sadly, I don’t feel particularly cheery or positive. The crops we harvested are sliding in price and demand seems to be slipping away too. What really bothers me is that this feels like something a bit more fundamental than just a seasonal market blip. The malting barley market has been shaken by the whisky industries woes. Faced by huge taxes on a bottle of whisky, fall in consumer demand and tariffs imposed by Trump (and meekly accepted by our government) the whisky industry is shedding jobs and cutting production. On the wheat side domestic demand has been devastated by the closure of bioethanol production due to the threat of imported product from USA (meekly accepted by our government). I hate to talk down the job, but I genuinely fear for the future of cereal farming in the UK.
North of the border malting barley has such an important place in our rotations that a long-term decline in demand will have a serious impact. There is a general fall in alcohol consumption (there will be considerably less alcohol drunk at University freshers’ weeks across the UK this month than in the heady 90’s when I was in my prime) as younger people become more image/health conscious (I was not an advert for either when I was a student). If malting barley and distilling wheat markets are shrinking, what do we do? There is only so much feed our national livestock herd/flock can eat. Exporting is difficult depending on worldwide production and currency markets. But to be honest we aren’t probably very competitive at growing crops on the global stage anyway –our production costs are just too high and our government isn’t supportive either.
Autumn sowing continues despite these concerns. What else can you do?
Oilseed rape sown in the second week of August is looking fantastic with the new Mzuri drill making a good job. This week we are aiming to sow rye followed soon afterwards by wheat. Stubbles have been sprayed off ahead of sowing (I am not missing ploughing at this time of year) and applications of lime and dung made. We are well placed for the beginning of September. Our sheds are currently full of grain from harvest. The barley has around 16% screenings so will need dressed before heading out which is creating a bit of a log jam for the wheat being dried (which is fortunately quite dry anyway). With shed space limited our machinery must sit outside which I hate to see. A new shed would be nice but with optimism at rock bottom there won’t be any longterm investments like that happening!
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Talking......New Zealand
September 7th 2025
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.
We’ve been a wee bit guilty of drifting through succession and into retirement. We have a good plan, that is not the issue, the boys have autonomy for their respective businesses and we have given Blondie the winter resort to set them all up. The drifting part has been trying to decide where the Boss and I go for our decrepitude. NZ is a wonderful country and spoils us with choice. We had ruled out going south because of the cold, and too far north because of family, and have been looking at properties on Banks Peninsula east of Christchurch. We’re fussy but with limited funds and have rejected or been ejected from several places. I’d got to the point of suggesting we just buy a boat to live on but that found little favour with the Boss.
A few weeks ago we bought an inner city townhouse in Christchurch as a holding pattern. Christchurch is almost rebuilt from the earthquake devastation and this townhouse is under 10 minutes walk to all the theatres and the new rugby stadium so we think might become a very useful asset. We both agree we don’t want to live there.
Two days after settling, friends rang to tell us their neighbours house in Akaroa, a seaside village on the peninsula, was for sale. Bad timing as the townhouse had drained the bank accounts, but on visiting the house we knew it was pretty much what we’ve been looking for.
So we went off to the islands (Vanuatu) with some friends to contemplate old age, life, succession, retirement and family….. We had 10 gorgeous days laughing, swimming with turtles, eating, kayaking, riding, drinking, reading, fishing and even bicycling though that is overrated in the tropics…and even managed to settle on the house in Akaroa.
So suddenly the next stage of our life is starting to get some shape. The only hiccup with all this is I’ve been persuaded to re-stand for regional government…if re-elected retirement may have to allow for a bit more drifting.
And suddenly we have 6 at Longbeach School although the youngest looks less than excited
Our hut on Ratua island
Ratua farewell
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Talking......from Lincolnshire
September 9th 2025
Will Howe is an arable farmer from Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The soils are predominantly heavy. There is 1000ha of cropping including winter wheat, spring beans, spring oats and oilseed rape. He also manages a contracting business Thorpe Farming Ltd.
This is the year of milestones. This is my 100th contribution to Agrimart, Dad has just completed his 60th harvest, and my 20th in Lincolnshire. This season was the first time we have cut 500t of wheat in a day, and we also, rather disappointingly, cut the largest area in a day - 178 acres of spring beans. The plant population and growth were really good, but the June heat terminated flowering too soon so there were just no beans.
A quick review of my first ever article shows how cyclical farming is, and how nothing is new! I was discussing re-introducing cultivation at depth and oilseed rape into the rotation which I have done again this year; and more pertinently discussed the wasteful politicians in Westminster which seems very apt currently! It was utterly nauseating to see the NFU President thanking the outgoing Defra Secretary of State for all his work, when under his watch the heart has been ripped from the industry. YouTube suggests his replacement will be even more hopeless, on a par with the NFU no doubt, so my decision to cancel my membership is now an easy one. Harvest was finished on the 19th August… in the rain of all things. All afternoon there had been spits and spots on the windscreen, but by the last 5ha it was starting to settle in. The customer (who helps cart all our corn) came on the radio saying perhaps we should come back in a day or 2. My fairly curt response was something along the lines of “Absolutely not!” The field looked like an amateur organic experiment gone wrong and it just wanted tidying up.
The last month has all been about wearing metal and diesel. The land after a winter cereal has worked nicely, after anything else has been horrible. We have had terrible problems with DD rings on both the SLD and the cultipress and always on a Saturday, resulting in 7 days of primary cultivation lost. A full winter rebuild will be in order. The overwinter cover crops have now been planted, but with no moisture in the soil, and non on the forecast the chances of them establishing successfully are unlikely. The oilseed rape is doing what oilseed rape does. The better land is at 7 true leaves and ready for winter, the heavier land has cotyledons just emerging, but probably not enough. This reminds me why I dislike the crop so much and the search for a replacement break crop continues…
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Talking......from the boundary
September 10th 2025
The preliminary results for the 2025 UK harvest have just been published. They make for very sobering reading with huge regional variations. Lack of moisture was the obvious cause and for those who were unlucky to miss any rain and are on light soils, yields were as low as one could imagine. The situation South of the border is of real concern to many businesses with the withdrawal of Government support, closure of the SFI and a weak market. Those who got into the SFI and have diversified into other sources of income will weather this storm.
We can count ourselves very fortunate with overall good to record yields, crops forward sold on contracted prices and the Basic Payment scheme to provide vital financial support. The crop that has caused so much concern in Scotland is spring malting barley, yields overall have been well above previous years but the quality is incredibly variable from farm to farm let alone in different areas.
We have been a member of Scottish Agronomy for over 30 years. The unique structure of the group meetings are a key feature. The twelve members of the Kelso group meet monthly in St Boswells, discussions are wide ranging with everyone reporting activity and results on their own farms. The benefits of learning from others and the knowledge imparted from the agronomist on the results of the huge area of trials that the cooperative grow every year are an invaluable source of information. We hosted the 3 ha of Spring Oats trials on the farm, with over 1400 plots. It was an impressive sight seeing three mini combines complete that in one day, stopping every 30 seconds to record sample and weigh each plot.
I would say there are three key people in most arable farm businesses – wife (could be husband!) accountant and agronomist. You can put them in any order you like, they are usually with you for their working life or until it is decided it is time for a change. I can proudly say that I have the same three since we moved North 35 years ago. To be fair the actual agronomist has changed but not the organisation they work for. Since Hugo came home and took over the management our providers of advice have stayed constant apart from my wife being his mother! At Agrimart we are grateful to our writers who contribute every month. The geographic spread as well as the contrasting enterprises on each farm always make interesting reading. I was staggered to read that Will Howe, our Lincolnshire correspondent, has just penned his 100th article. Thank you very much to all for your long service and always making the deadline unlike the writer of this piece.
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