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Kingofgrass

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Planted 23rd April
 

Wee Willy

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Concrete tracks are great..no upkeep or repairs etc.but if stones get on to them from an adjoining stone chip track or a muddy gateway,there's no "give" in the concrete. That wee stone is straight up into cows foot when trod on. Need to buy a brush!
 
Concrete tracks are great..no upkeep or repairs etc.but if stones get on to them from an adjoining stone chip track or a muddy gateway,there's no "give" in the concrete. That wee stone is straight up into cows foot when trod on. Need to buy a brush!

Completely agree. This 120m joins the yard to 1000+m of sleepers so I'm hoping that by concreting it we cut the number of stones on the yard and sleepers.
 
Concrete tracks are great..no upkeep or repairs etc.but if stones get on to them from an adjoining stone chip track or a muddy gateway,there's no "give" in the concrete. That wee stone is straight up into cows foot when trod on. Need to buy a brush!
Totally totally agree. We will be purchasing one soon. I know every season is different so I’m being cautious but so far it’s a joy watching the cows walking In. no new lame cows with white line this season so far And the speed between paddock And parlour has improved dramatically.
Luckily we are on a clay based soil so we will be putting in concrete ramps into the Paddocks so in theory we will be nearly Stone less
 

mixed farm

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Did around 300m with Concrete, a lot of money, still well spent. Have a cow with, i presume is a broken back after a night bulling. Outdoors might I add.:(
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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