But not much milk.
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But not much milk.
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- Northern Ireland
You could block build a dirty water tank, which you can spread from during the closed period. If I remember correctly, the cutoff is 200 units of biological oxygen demand. I was told this is very thin looking stuff.
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Slurry storage regulations combined with nitrate regulations will finally control numbers, 80 cows was a big herd,how things have changed
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- Co antrim
So yes mabe stock numbers up a bit but main difference is startin milk which meant more fully grown stock meanin more slurry. There was a tank built when we started dairy but we stil need more storage and want more cows. I only have between 50-60 goin thru parlour at any time and need more to make a decent livin plus pay debt
Slurry, if it is a problem, has been created by farmers. We all know the minimum requirements for storage which is longer than the closed period and the restrictions with regards to spreading, but we have to keep pushing the limits by increasing stock numbers and duking a load out during the closed period, the EA clamp down and it's all their fault for enforcing the rules.
It's really quite simple if you don't have enough storage, build more or cut back stock.
It's really quite simple if you don't have enough storage, build more or cut back stock.
Macus3
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What is the ballpark figure for a 300k concrete store atm?
boumaticboy
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Agreed but more slurry needs more ground to spread it on. More pence per litre of milk and less cows in the country is my answer. The big question is how?!
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- Co antrim
Its quite simple. Pay more money to the men that has the cows out in summer. That would disencourage the man with 80-100 cows from goin to 200 cows. If there was say 5ppl difference in grazed cows compared to housed cows it would help
boumaticboy
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Let’s start the cows grazing is better and tHan housed row again
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- thunder rd co.antrim
I have to admit ,the cloughmills man has a few good pointsLet’s start the cows grazing is better and tHan housed row again
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- Co antrim
Thank you
More pence per litre just means more cows unless there was some sort of quota system in place and not many were keen on that.
55k give or take, plus or minus fixtures and fittings.
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- Co antrim
U sure ur not on commission from moores?
Is that precast? Pour a few walls be mighty cheaper than that wouldn't it?
U sure ur not on commission from moores?
Commission is a swear word in moores, flat rate, minimum wage for everyone.
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- Co antrim
I dont know much about them never dealt with them and dont intend to. Any time we priced them they were way out. Havin said that i buy meal from his brother.
Yes precast above ground store
You could be right but I'd think that poured walls at 20' high would have a fairly high steel spec and would probably be wider making it expensive to build.
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- Northern Ireland