Knowledgebase
Kingshay's Knowledgebase - Machinery & Equipment
Behind each statistic of farm injury or death is a tragic story, a devastating impact on families and often to the farm business as well. It is essential that farmers tak...
What is most commonly targeted by rural crime? How do you reduce your insurance premiums?
The laws on farm vehicles can be a bit of a minefield and many farmers may not even realise that they are breaking them. Should I be using red or white diesel? Do I...
Calibrating your fertiliser spreader is an essential task to optimise forage and crop yields and maximise the benefit from the cost of fertilisers. As fertiliser produc...
To improve feed efficiency at grass, fibre supplementation should be considered.
Read this Farming Note to understand how changes to the machinery Annual Investment Allowance influence options for financing machinery purchases, relative to the availab...
Forage wagons offer an alternative to the traditional forager and silage trailer combination. Forage wagons will not suit every situation but where the silage area is in ...
This month’s checklist covers: New Year, new start…. – what are you going to do differently this year? Grants currently available Forage planning, Nutrient ...
This month’s checklist covers: Planning Worm Control in Youngstock Benefits of Booking your Contractor Early Be Prepared for Maize Drilling Handling and Use o...
This month’s checklist includes: Spring season so far… Funding Farm Safety Bluetongue Wilting grass silage Forage crops Key dates Feed, fuel and mil...
Adjusting both the pattern and frequency of milking can affect the profitability of your business. Could changing your milking pattern, e.g. 10:14 to 12:12 hour milking i...
Keeping on top of milk bactoscan levels is an all year round task, although levels are higher in the housed period. Dairy farmers should aim to have bactoscan levels belo...