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Yes we have a pump out of a rainwater collecting tank. Backup is a spring piped into it. Backup for that is mains which is disconnected.

Have you seen the kiwitech drag troughs? Had mine turn up here last week. Plan on moving it every other day so it’s between 2 breaks.

I can’t believe he hasn’t been on a course to get a useless bit of paper. What is the world coming too. 😂

That’ll do it. Have had 3 abort this year so far. 1 after Tb test, 1 in the autumn in the heifers after being loaded up from their away block and one just before Tb test. Took bloods from her as the vet was here for the test and came back with nothing.

How long?🙈 Need to put myself in isolation to get through that one

Slowly. But a really good book

Just doing the lows on a new system is safer to fail than going in with both feet.

I had signed up but had to calve a heifer instead. I’ll definitely catch up when the recording is sent out.

Really!! I have used the muck around the pipes. Works a treat where pipes go from the outside through the shed wall.

It’s very worth a listen even if it challenges you and you don’t agree with it all. Some good interviews and production is good on it. The Tommy Herschell double episode was a really good one to start you off.

I’ll try not to repeat any but the Charlie Arnott one is excellent Head shepherd Nutrition farming with Graeme sait Profitable farmer

Or if you are not too far away from an arable farmer that grows them. We have traditionally used beans in our finishing ration. Have used beans and red clover wholecrop this year. Now onto just red clover. Pretty pleased with how it’s gone.

If running them together with the same land and handling facilities I wouldn’t have thought they would let you. We tried to apply for another holding number earlier this year for the calf rearing unit which would be using different sheds etc. They said it needs a different entrance so couldn’t...

Slaughterhouse cases are the worst for shutting you down. We have one middle of October. Was told we could buy in after the next test which needed to be done ASAP after the slaughter case. Applied for licence to be then told it has to be after a short interval test to be able to buy in. The...

Wouldn’t last long around here with the hare coursing types. Would just give them more excuse to drive over all the fields.