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    All things Dairy

    Yeah we call them inside out calves. Concerning when you go to the calving paddock and see guys hanging out the back of a cow
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    Attracting employees in agriculture. (contracting)

    Question. As a contractor, what qualifies you to be a competent and skilled people manager? Many of us are accidental managers, and we get the outcomes you would expect from someone who doesn’t really understand what they are trying to achieve
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    Too fat to farm?

    Milk cows
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    Too fat to farm?

    Very true. Sugar is added to pretty much every processed food or in larger amounts than it used to be. An interesting book on the topic is “salt sugar fat”. It’s focused on the American food processing industry but it applies anywhere really. Details how formulations are fine tuned to deliver...
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    Too fat to farm?

    I couldn’t say how to improve childhood and young adult obesity. It’s a large issue. Diet and lifestyle are obviously the two biggest factors but not easy to change in a person, habits already set. I do actively discriminate against overweight job applicants. Not that they won’t be hired...
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    All things Dairy

    Sounds like fun
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    Quad bike

    Unless they are covered in mud or plugged with debris or have some other failure I’ve not seen one overheat. Significantly hotter with us than you, something is amiss
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    Quad bike

    I’ve seen a lot of Honda 420 s come and go here. They have their faults, they aren’t worth what they cost anymore, don’t see that any of them are. Never had an engine failure, lost one transmission. Yeah they need ball joints, cv axels, occasional rear axle housings plus bearings, rocker shaft...
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    Ripped off by HRN Tractors / Agritrac Exports Ltd (Stuart Barclay) - Aberdeenshire

    I have saved myself a lot of disappointment by assuming that everyone at a machinery dealership is incompetent until proven otherwise. Common phrases in machinery listings that mean nothing: Field ready, In good order, Been through the shop, Inspected, Needs nothing, One owner, Clean, Ready...
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    Manure management systems

    Context dependent I’d say. I can’t make the cost of purchased P&K work out less than applied manure, but we don’t deal with the living nightmare that is putting liquid manure in a tanker. It also doesn’t appear to be a 1:1 replacement between a unit of purchased and from manure. Crops just do...
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    11 year old thief , an X5 on cloned plates and a caravan

    Let’s all admire the initiative, already out working most twice his age.
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    Drive your tractor to school Day

    Did that Every year when I was in highschool. Don’t need a license for a tractor
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    What would this blend cost roughly

    I suppose it doesn’t really matter what the ingredient or product is, as long as you can quantify the return you get on purchasing it. Then you can know whether it’s worth it or not. The easiest dollar you will ever make is the one you don’t spend. Agriculture is full of input purchases with...
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    What to do when the cows are gone

    I know a guy in his mid thirties over there in an equity partnership on 2000 cow operation with the goal of owning it. He’s on track so far.
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    Milk Price Tracker

    Yes January had a 50cent reduction in butterfat . Butter fat is priced per lb. We receive absolutely nothing for protein which is hard to see at 4%. It also ruins my Jersey ambitions
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