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    Grazing westerwolds

    Would westerwolds be any good as a covercrop/catch crop? Spring cereals, cut and oversow westerwolds. Take a cut in Spring then plough for cereals again?
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    Liquid fertiliser on grassland

    Could people clarify if its foliar liquid fert or liquid Fertiliser which is taken up from the soil they are applying. There is a difference.
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    Bought some yara axan for £305 delivered.
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    Dairy/Financial consultants that service Northern Ireland?

    Farm gate consultancy run by Jason McMinn is highly respected.
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    What was the topics discussed at the lakeland meeting? Didn't get due to snow. They probably didn't cancel the event either as im sure they would welcome the thought of a low turnout given the negative publicity of late.
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    milking parlour floor finish

    Person area
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    milking parlour floor finish

    Hi so what would people recommend to finish on a parlour floor, brush finish or powerfloated? Ive heard once of people adding in some form of dust to take rhe slippiness out of a damp surface. Also any thoughts on floor paint vrs coloured dye?
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    Are they taking any Lakeland producers on? Word on the street is there are a lot of unhappy producers at the moment with some leaving to go elsewhere
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    Natural rock salt

    Sodium helps with the absorbstion and transportation of other minerals around the cows body, essentially getting better value from your minerals
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    Vertical double-sided solar panels (as fences) for dairy farms

    Would thieves not dismantle them easily and your investment would walk away ?
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    Silage slippage

    Over rolling can lead to slippage as well. Especially with young leafy grass. If you over roll you burst the plant cells and you end up with no structure. A tip I was told by an expert was once you see the grass turning a purple tinge stop rolling until the next layer is laid down. The big...
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    I thought mixtec had gone out of business a few years ago ?
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    Any dale farm suppliers having issues with milk recording? Seems to be taking 2-3 weeks now to get results back. Considering going to NMR if they dont get their act together
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    Dairy farming wellies

    Bought a pair of those ultralight wellie boots at dairytec. As the name suggests they are light as a feather. But.... very slippy, and not that flexible. Find they are very difficult for driving the farm pickup. Cant get my ankle comfortable on the throttle.
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    Effective Management of Dairy Effluent.

    What weight is that rig being towed behind a tractor? It looks heavier than most medium sized slurry tankers.
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