Recent content by Secret Agronomist

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    Buffalo Farm Goes Bust

    Here, come on now, but he does give us a bad name.
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    Buffalo Farm Goes Bust

    Being the 6th gen means nowt, always struck me as a numpty.
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    Crew cab pickups to be taxed as cars from July

    Maybe this will mean more chance of a SWB landcruiser commercial then.
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    Crew cab pickups to be taxed as cars from July

    I think there was some language in there that meant that anything with rear doors was included.
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    Fendt 724, heavy rear mounted implement.

    How do you get 4000L on a mounted sprayer, 2 and 2?
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    River Lugg - Revisited? Another river...

    Just accept you're wrong and move on!
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    Potato Prices.

    Its EXPECTED to be , sales by October 2024, use up October 2025. Not confirmed.
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    Countryfile tonight

    I know, thats the point, the producer sets the agenda.
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    Share Portfolio 2020

    So I know there is no one answer. But, I have access to a company scheme where they give you a top up with their savings in NI if you are putting in more than their minimum. In this case would you top up, and therefore gain tax savings and an extra % basically FOC. Or put that extra in a shares...
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    Countryfile tonight

    Of course in the arable areas they will only look at the south facing side.
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    2023 potato crop sale price prospects

    Are you selling into the bagged chip trade? Pre pack contracts are ok, but rely on you doing a good job and getting good yields and quality. If we could grow PROPER processing quality up here it would knock a chunk off the growing costs as black dot would be a non issue, so saving on amstar...
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    2023 potato crop sale price prospects

    I have to agree with you there, but maybe it depends who you mix with. We don't go out much , maybe for lunch or brunch to a farm shop, they are always busy , but a lot of the money during the week could be widows spending the husbands big pension! At the weekend there's all sorts, couples with...
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    2023 potato crop sale price prospects

    I suppose for the majority of growers ( whose crop is largely grown at a fixed price) what it will mean for contracts going forward? Growing costs are down (a bit) so the packers will no doubt use that as a reason for a standstill. But if growers say they are growing less will they up their...
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    Potato Prices.

    Been there!!
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    SFI for idiots

    I'm a NROSO trainer now, is it a case of those who can't do teach! Just agronomy, lots of spuds and veg to go at, interesting to see things from a different side of the industry.
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