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    United Utilities know better too?

    Around here if you don't guard or fence then the deer will hammer any planting. I have done beat ups, admittedly on conservation type rough pasture and the voles have chewed the whips off.
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    Fencing costs

    Couple of USA based fencing groups for you to try, https://facebook.com/groups/USAAgFencers/ https://facebook.com/groups/334239117419304/
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    Dozers on farm?

    Anyone on here ever see Keith from White Horse Contractors on a dozer? What a wizard he was. RIP
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    Hedge cutting deadline 2024

    https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-2024-0012/CDP-2024-0012.pdf Page 4, paragraph 3 "While the BPS ended in 2023, in the transition period farmers are eligible for ‘de-linked payments’ based on their BPS payments in 2020-22. However, from January 2024, farmers no...
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    Winding up sheep netting

    Yes definitely. It took a bit of tweaking of oil flow, gear selection, engine speed and knowing what vegetation was too much for it to rip through. But this was an early model and they may have improved again. We could have reused this netting, but it was 50m rolls of Mild Steel that had been...
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    Winding up sheep netting

    As above, SoloWrap
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    end of cross compliance hedges 2024

    Any updates on this? If checks are done for nesting birds, landowners are ok to trim hedges for another week or 2 without taking the Micky?
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    National Trust Not Practicing What It Preaches?

    Agreed, more to life than the bottom line at times.
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    National Trust Not Practicing What It Preaches?

    Posts are made in China, the netting is woven in NZ from Australian mined iron, drawn in Chinese wire factories. But if it lasts twice as long as a timber fence post maybe it is more eco 🤷🏻‍♂️
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    Fencing grants ??

    Feel free to DM me his number if he's looking for quotes from contractors ;)
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    Wreckers!!

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    Fencing cost

    https://stmaaprodfwsite.blob.core.windows.net/assets/sites/1/2023/04/NAAC_Contracting_Prices_Survey_2023_Final-1.pdf?_ga=2.54848555.1666136791.1703746286-1338762808.1703746286 NAAC survey stock fencing at £10.90/m Post knocking at £52/hr
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    Clipex - Fencing Tips

    Bond timber are approved for treating timber to Highways Agency spec of a 30year desired life. The timber should come with a treatment certificate with your orde reference, pack No., quantities, dimensions etc for traceability. Whether the chemicals are up to the job is a different matter...
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    Clipex - Fencing Tips

    Stuart Mills at McVeigh Parker's Devon branch would be the man to talk to and see if you can make a deal. If you are after Creo from them, ask if it's UK treated by BBH/Scanpole, this will give confidence that it is genuine Creos and then do your own checks to see if it has good levels of...
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