All from last 24 hours FEED AND NUTRITIONTop quality forage minimises feed costs in autumn-block herdStocking the milking platform at 5.5 livestock units a hectare is challenging. But with good grass management and making quality silage at 12MJ of metabolisable energy/kg dry matter and 16%… MAIZEBiostimulants show potential for UK maize growersOxfordshire farmer Mark Viner has seen promising results from using biostimulants to support maize crops under challenging growing conditions. Smokedown Farm, near Faringdon, moved from dairying into a large-scale calf-rearing… TAXHow personal items can be sold without attracting CGTMany farmers may not know that personal items, known as chattels, sold for less than £6,000 do not attract capital gains tax (CGT). In addition, the sale proceeds of certain… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Winter oats are best-looking crop on farmWe have finished planting the potatoes, and the main fertiliser applications are now complete. Our focus shifts to preparing for the harvest season. It is a busy time with spraying,… UMBILICALScotGrass: Walrus slurry pump trailer offers high-outputThe latest Walrus engine driven pumping trailer from Northumberland outfit Wox Agri Services is loaded with kit to ease the burden of high-output slurry application. Key components include a four-… RAKES AND MERGERSScotGrass: Roc mergers get more tech and bigger bedsA major redesign of Roc’s trailed mergers should see them cover ground quicker and, with the addition of isobus control, make life easier for operators. Both newcomers – the three-belt… ARABLEHigh output or early harvest? New KWS wheats at CerealsGrowers weighing up feed wheat options for the season ahead will be able to compare two different offers from KWS at Cereals 2026. One aimed at maximum output, the other… OPINIONOpinion: Muck to become more valuable as the climate changesA pattern of wet winters followed by dry springs seems to be emerging – the wet winters leading to poorly rooted crops and the following dry springs leaving crops unable…
