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    Harvest 2023

    yep me too !
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    Claas Convio Header

    Do they also flex a bit?
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    Anglia Grain Services

    Great company to deal with. Good operators on the wagons..
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    What Motivates You?

    loved farming, still do, Totally different from any other job, defines me, us ,from anybody else. What cant we do when we really put our mind to it except make serious money !!. Joking aside i make a reasonable living and have sons coming into the business and the motivation is to give them a...
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    Did Nelson Mandela inadvertently destroy sth Africa?

    SA government corrupt, township folk not seeing any improvement in living standards, education or opportunities so flocking to the Economic Freedom Fighters. Guy leading such group, Julias something, cant remember his name, is quite an unpleasant guy imo, good old fashioned marxist ex leader of...
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    Dealing with depression - suicidal thoughts - Join the conversation (including helpline details)

    True friendships are easy ,you have things in common. Common values. they may have views you don't subscribe to but you respect their view unless it is abhorrent. They will support you and you will support them, they wont judge you and you wont judge them. These are rare friendships but worth...
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    Combinables Price Tracker

    Wheat, East Anglia, Tuesday £187 ex farm. Barley a week ago £160 ex farm.
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    Discovery Sport

    Mrs Blue has an 18 plate Discovery Sport Hi Tec which she has driven for two years now. Has 45 k miles on the clock. One previous owner chopped it into the dealer they bought it from at 22k miles and we bought it from the same dealer. I guess we have been fairly lucky, it has not suffered from...
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    Swallows 2023

    Saw first pair here today. Four or five days earlier than average. Summers just round the corner!!
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    Kuhn fertilizer settings

    lot of spreader settings on the kuhn website for a lot of different products and types of kuhn spreaders . worth a look if you have five minutes
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    Andrew Guest.

    Refurbed a gear box for us last year. Great company to do business with. The guy that i dealt with over the phone couldn't have been more helpful, don't know if it was Andrew or not but he was very engaging and very knowledgeable so I presume it was him. What a loss to his family, and farming.
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    Dealing with depression - suicidal thoughts - Join the conversation (including helpline details)

    I think these men will always be giants to you. You will be a big giant to because you will have all their ethics, and values because you recognize what great men they are. What a great legacy for a man to leave when he finally leaves this world. I bet you have told them that they are giants...
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    Time scales for getting a shotgun certificate?

    Credit due to Essex Police. Renewal for shotgun certificate returned within 2 weeks of receiving doctors certificate recently. Fathers renewal for firearms and shotgun returned in similar time frame with accompanying visit from firearms officer. Son's application for shotgun certificate granted...
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    Who's working on Monday?

    Spraying till 10.30 then went home and watched the funeral on the telly. Seeing the armed forces treating the queen with the greatest respect and care brought a lump to my throat and a huge amount of pride, I don't know why but it did. The bagpipes made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up...
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    Envirotarded

    my guess is Jim wont be sitting round a freezing flat draped in blankets this winter like a lot of folks that cant afford leccy to heat the house. Great idea but not until we have the generating capacity to provide affordable power for everybody, whenever that will be! Just my opinion.
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