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    GFC was to go ahead - now not going ahead

    Clive If I remember correctly you had managed or were looking to sell carbon credits from your farm, does that mean that if RT and the supermarkets want to measure and use your credits they will be effectively using the equivalent of used petrol!! So if everyone sold there carbon credits first...
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    Stuck ram pin

    Got one out of a Kramer by tack welding a rod on end with a depression in it then pecker on mini digger
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    Straw for Muck

    A pig man can put his pigs on slats!
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    Combinables Price Tracker

    Factor in that these pigs now will be 5/6 kg lighter (eaten 20kg less feed) and all the pigs held back on farm that nobody could get a kill slot for and those figures look much worse!
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    Proximity switch for EB auger

    A pound saved is a pound earned
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    Proximity switch for EB auger

    Anybody got any suggestions for a non genuine replacement proximity switch Thanks
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    Proximity switch for EB auger

    Has anybody any suggestions for a non genuine replacement at a sensible price( 5 wire live, neutral, common, open and closed) Thanks
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    Tesco to introduce fulfilment fees

    That’s the one.
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    Tesco to introduce fulfilment fees

    Was told that some of the pig producers that were campaigning on telly during the crisis with pigs backlogged on farms were delisted by at least one processor! Also heard that one processor used info on movement info to abattoir to approach third party growers to fatten for there in house pig...
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    Cubic meters of feed

    Around 45 cube for pellets would be more for meal. don’t think those wagons run full as need more space for wheat feed or broiler crumbs etc. seems to be a struggle to get more than 26 ton on a blower now with big heavy units and euro 6 exhausts.
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    Good News in the pig trade

    Massive number of variables I believe
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    Good News in the pig trade

    One of the xxxxxxxxx subsidiaries bought two or three units off a producer giving up about three years ago. Spent big money modernising and expanding them I believe. Think rental deals are more common.
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    Good News in the pig trade

    Growth! It’s been massive for years dad told stories about them in the early eighties.
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    Good News in the pig trade

    See cranswicks interim figures are in pig world online, profit slightly down but sow numbers up to 45,000 and 40% self sufficient!
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    Egg market - Where is the truth?

    Some of the xxxxxxxxx white rose farms pig breeder farms were purchased from a couple of pig farmers including one of the now directors of white rose farms. I believe 100% of xxxxxxxxx chicken is produced in house from crown chicken and 100% of crowns feed is sourced from crown milling this...
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