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    Thoughts please

    Interesting thread. We’ve struggled a bit with blind quarters in heifers in the past, crossed our minds to put nose spikes in the whole lot to avoid cross sucking but not keen on this. We catch quite a few when we serve as we part out bullers as they get served and they spend the night shouting...
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    Fertiliser Price Tracker

    That’s cheap, farm deals price was 376 full artic
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    Planning Applications, PD and the like (General Chat)

    Does that apply to any size of building? Ie is there a maximum?
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    All things Dairy

    Try rolling the pulsator line by 15 degrees, stops moisture sitting on top of the diaphragm. Seem to remember this sorted the issue after messing around injecting antifreeze into them and all sorts. Or change pulsators 🤷‍♂️
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    Slurry Storage Solutions

    Do you recommend deer fencing? Any problems with rats?
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    What to do when the cows are gone

    It’s been a really tough winter ever for established farmers. Best of luck @Jdunn55 with whatever you decide to do. In the short term you’ll certainly find plenty of opportunities with cows in the south west either milking or AI etc and this will be your best bet in terms of earning the most...
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    Managing calves up to 4 days old

    We let the cow lick the calf dry but then remove the calf from the cow and bottle feed with pasteurised colostrum. Calf takes to the bottle really easily if you do that straight away then saves time on second feed, usually on the teat bar. Busy time but plenty of good staff who all know what...
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    Managing calves up to 4 days old

    There’s just quite a bit of work with newborns whichever way you do it… put the work in there and calves generally do well, cut corners and you get problems. We’ve ended up using the perfect udder bags to pasturise and re-heat as needed but they are slow to fill and we wash and re-use as they...
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    Whitewash at RT.

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    Silage clamp health and safety

    Yes, old clamps
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    Silage clamp health and safety

    Thanks all, EA have been out on routine scheduled visit and not flagged anything as a problem but the clamps are a bit tired and really ought to be on the list for investment. No earth bank against the retaining back wall makes it really difficult on our site as the ground rises quite steeply so...
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    Silage clamp health and safety

    We have a typical old school silage clamp setup which we want to improve. It’s earth bank at the back with occasional springs then free standing pre-cast panels dividing the clamps. The option we’re looking at is to put a sealed wall against the earth bank (drainage stone and drain to catch...
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    My son went to Lamma …

    Price?
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    Best ag bank

    We get good service and rates from NatWest other than a few minor issues with online banking, however we are heavily borrowed so it’s in their interest to keep in touch.
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    All things Dairy

    Derm paste from Steve Paul and wrap with a bandage for couple of days
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