Back Issue - Practical Farm Ideas - 101 # May
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Issue 26-1 May - Aug 2017
* 51 Made it Myself Farm Workshop Projects
* Finance and farm admin - do you know your partnership/company agreements and partner/shareholder rights?
* Grassland management and the use of data
“Keep up the good work. Been with your since the start and particularly like your business analysis” sent Mar 31, 2017 from Carl Lindley, Wakefield
Summary of front cover articles
They made their own grassland seeder.Aaron (21) and Dan (29) do farm contract work. Customers are farmers and also horse owners, and many want grassland renovated. They needed a direct drill but the cost was prohibitive, so they made their own. |  |
Simple home made grain cleaner adds £10/tonne.Fed up with £9-10/tonne stoppages for low bushel weights this farming family came up with the idea of a cleaner built in a drill hopper. It cost them £1,500 to build, and reckon it saves £3,000 a year in stoppages. Plus it cleans their corn for seed. |  |
“I find your magazine excellent with some terrific ideas, many of which I have used and/or adapted over these past few years. Keep up the good work. Best regards” John Gilgunn sent April 6, 2017
Free Astro turf for cow tracks.The plastic playing surface on playing fields is wearing out, and cow tracks are a good second use for it. We give details. |  |
All spare parts direct drillWith soil varying from sand to clay on their 500 acres, cultivation machinery was never right. So six years ago they moved to no-till using a drill made in the workshop from a collection of spare parts. It adds liquid starter fertiliser and has rape seed pipes |  |
“You have a great wee magazine that I look forward to recieving every quarter. I will send you some pictures of our little inventions one day and if you are ever in NZ then look me up. Regards” Allen Collinson (NZ) sent April 7 2017
Sucker herds share secretsThis is has a real seminar in sucker cow management. Sucklers are the enterprise for dairy farmers who quit the milk race and they’re the chosen route to greater soil fertility for many cereal farmers. |  |
Scots farmer designed and made cubicles for 240Cow size is getting smaller as they breeding away from pure Holstein, and these cows can get trapped by the conventional cubicle. They tried this home made idea and liked it so much made 240 cubicles for their new shed. Generously shared with Practical Farm Ideas. |  |
Tighten Up Your Farm Business Procedures
This Financial Focus article asks whether the best decisions are made at informal meetings around the kitchen table - the venue of choice for many farmers. The article expands into the knowledge which all partnerships and private limited companies need concerning business predators. The right decisions can be critical in future.
