Grassman247
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As others have said it’s the law, plus at times of high demand a tank full of water can keep up and then fill up when the demand drops say during the night
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
- Start date
I feel sorry for you that you can’t have a borehole, mains water adds about a penny a litre to production costs, from data in our discussion group.
Grassman247
Member
On a salt flat so there’s no chance but there is a lot of groundwater so hopefully with a treatment setup we can do something
TheRanger
Member
- Location
- SW Scotland
What is mains water costing in E&W these days? We’ve just renewed at 90p/cube, but all companies are the same price as it’s fixed by Scottish Water Scotland wide.
We’ll be £1800 this year for 1m litres of milk produced. That’s for everything except cow drinking water and plate cooler water, which are off a well supply. So 0.18ppl.
lazy farmer
Member
- Location
- som/dor border
Times that by 2.5 and you’ll get Wessex waters price.
- Location
- somerset
we have had pump issues, at the bore hole
had to go on to mains supply for a week, surprising what that cost.
bigger shock, the size of the electric bill, pump must have been working 24/7.
bill for that quarter £2k, last quarter, £220, presuming both are correct, we supplied the readings.
both bills insignificant compared to the money saved, using our own supply.
however, our old system was a spring/reservoir, reckon we can feed the buildings over the winter period, by tapping back into it, only need a few fittings. If nothing else, pump will last longer.
had to go on to mains supply for a week, surprising what that cost.
bigger shock, the size of the electric bill, pump must have been working 24/7.
bill for that quarter £2k, last quarter, £220, presuming both are correct, we supplied the readings.
both bills insignificant compared to the money saved, using our own supply.
however, our old system was a spring/reservoir, reckon we can feed the buildings over the winter period, by tapping back into it, only need a few fittings. If nothing else, pump will last longer.
TheRanger
Member
- Location
- SW Scotland
Are water prices fixed or can you shop about?
I assumed we could shop about but they’re all the same fixed price per cube, only the administration fee varies from £150-£300 on the quotes I got.
Milkcow365
Member
- Location
- Sw Scotland
Dead Rabbits
Member
- Location
- 'Merica
I don’t know much about who is doing the manufacturing etc but I think they used organic milk.
I believe one of the founders of the RX bar was involved with it.
How would you collect the ground water? Sink some concrete rings, or just pump from a ditch?
You can "shop about" but it might vary between £2.30 and £2.50, you are just asking different brokers.
I don't understand how water is so much cheaper in Scotland, Wessex is mostly chalk boreholes requiring minimal treatment.
Obviously I do understand that Scottish Water is publicly owned.
Grassman247
Member
Dig a big hole, put different size gravels around some rings then backfill to the ring, drop a pump in, got to be somewhere you wouldn’t spread slurry near.
Doesn’t work everywhere only reason i know it will work here is we have a hole open for the lagoon and 2 years ago in that drought the hole kept filling up so water table fairly high
Sylution
Member
- Location
- Carmarthenshire
Just lost a cow this morning that was dried off on the weekend with sealant only. Gutted, must have infected her during dry off process. Or she had infection prior. But cells were 120 last recording 2 weeks ago. Lesson for me is to cmt before dry off now also. Very meticulous with cleanliness at dry off, dry day, cleaned twice and done in the day without rush of during milking. Just a bit gutted this morning.
That yellow stuff is utterly c#ap
Oh nasty concrete that eats pipe!
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Found a friend whilst washing down!
- Location
- somerset
your parlour, is now a SSSI.
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Nah not possible to have any nature on a working farm...
He was swiftly booted out to the nearest hedge anyway
frederick
Member
- Location
- south west
I would have given him to someone that had annoyed me and was trying to get planning on something you didn't like.
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
The farm next door sold 50 acres off in 5-10 acre horse plots
I now have 5+ neighbours all wanting favours from "the farmer next door" and they all have a shed and yard each in random locations- how on earth they got planning for the sheds I'll never know.
It looks absolutely hideous beyond belief
Oh and they're all doing glamping/camping/ holiday let's who all like to complain about smells/sights/tractors/pot holes on shared access etc
