That's a cracking idea
Although they will end up saying we have to keep the covers for too long in the spring/summer and end up breeding the bloody blackgrass instead
Yes I was there too and thought exactly the same as you. I went up the front afterwards and asked how much. The answer was £200 per collar per year!!!! I may have got that wrong so if anybody else has a different figure please correct me.
I asked a question about the cost and she would not answer, so James looked it up on the website while she was talking and he said £30 a year I think.
remember permanent fencing is £5 a metre for materials damn near! Creosoted posts.
I asked that question on their stand. IIRC they said you could either buy upfront then just pay subscription for the app (£230/collar then £30/yr/farm for app subscription) or rent them for £37/month/collar including the app. I May have the figures a little out but it was that sort of figure. Volume discounts start from 10 collars.
Ah that sounds a bit more like it. 230 for the collar as you say is still a bit on the dear side
Why do they call clothes conditioner Comfort. The bottle holds 2ltrs has a neck to contain even the most generous tackle and you can screw the lid down so it does not spill. Beats getting out of the tent and getting stung by the nettles. Add a little bleach so when you open it the next time it smells ok.In best Rocky Horror Show parlance, I was a "Virgin" when I rocked up to Groundswell on Tuesday afternoon, unloaded the car and pitched my tent and started the first rattle, with Chris from "ooop North" in the next spot across. The first of many, many grand rattles there.
I enjoyed the event hugely, the craic was good day and night, albeit concern over a diminishing bladder capacity and a tent, meant my alcohol consumption was limited... OK, it's almost en suite for a late night waz, but 5-6C does not lend itself to crawling out of a sleeping bag to the nearby nettles! Longest Day... where was the night warmth...?
Some great speakers, and I enjoyed the odd one when I was "just passing" a tent and started to listen and was then drawn in for an hour... Random conversations all over the shop.... I ended up chatting with a lady from Reading Uni after a passing "good evening, have you had a good day", on Wed night, nearly an hour later, we went on our way. Post covid verbals, or just a group all interested in something along the same lines?
No one, repeat NO ONE, mentioned bloody football once... Joy!
I loved the complete cross section of folks there, from Hippy types to corduroy and brogued Land Agents. Barley Barons to Smallholders. Top flight researchers and ignorant eedjits (me). Even the security folks were chilled...
Came away thinking I am probably on the right path, whether I want to go all to the way, I am unsure, but wow, such great food for thought from the 2 days.
Issues? None at all really, food was a bit junky as I had failed to grab enough real food en route down, so my fault really. Could not believe the catering stands were all running out of supplies on day one mind...! Barmy.
Huge thanks to @martian and all the Cherry family for their great work, it really is a superb event.
It really is like a great restaurant where you like so much in the menu it's hard to choose, isn't it?
