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    Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

    https://www.farmersjournal.ie/brazil-suspends-beef-exports-to-china-645942 Wonder how/if this will effect our cattle prices?
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    Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

    https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/sourcing/waitrose-to-extend-beef-production-at-its-leckford-estate-farm/653569.article Interesting changes ! Did have a heard of 500+ cows in a new unit ( last 10-15years) Now going for low input suckler beef
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    Chain Harrows

    We have one of these Bought last season to replace a Ritchie Harrow. It seems well made but the biggest reason for us choosing it is that it’s much narrower on the road than the Ritchie Our Ritchie was 3m wide when folded which is nearly impossible around here. With the new Harrow it’s 2.5 I...
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    Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

    For cattle !
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    Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

    Does anybody know what Dawn or Kepak are for next week in the West Country?
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    Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

    What are Kepak and Dawn paying base price in the south west for beef and cull cows ?
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    Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

    Does anyone know what Dawn and Kepak are paying for beef this week?
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    Hand held post knocker v mell hammer.

    We bought a portek post driver last year. Personally we think it’s brilliant- it’s much safer , no damage to the stakes compared to a sledgehammer and you can use it in awkward places or on top of a hedge ( Cornish hedges!) Also have a tractor mounted one - yes it will put bigger stakes and in...
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    End tow flat roller

    We have the Watson hydraulic swing/ change over roller. It’s brilliant. We have lots of small fields and did try a standard end tow one but it was terrible - took ages getting in and out of cab and swapping hoses. In the end it didn’t get used and we went back to the old 8ft roller . Can’t even...
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    Silage cost

    Wrong place was supposed to have been in the bales v clamp discussion!
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    Silage cost

    This is something we have looked at over and over again The critical factor is the weight of the bale! The heavier the better. We regularly have 900- 1000kg per bale and even dry haulage would be 650- 700kg. Lots of people see bales as being only 500kg which can make them expensive.Some...
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    Mchale rakes.

    We have the smaller model Mchale rake Very pleased with it , built like a tank , handles very well behind the tractor in the field and on the road. Did have a couple of teething problems but mchale and dealer were great and sorted everything out and did several upgrades we hadn’t even thought...
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    Mchale C460 v Kuhn Primor 3570m

    Mchale is excellent. Very well built. We have one for straw and baled silage. It has been choked with very wet silage but just put the bar in and lever the flywheel and off you go again!
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    Milk Price Tracker

    That also puts DC up to 14 different payment sections then! Like the simplicity of butterfat and protein payments with no grid or cap from Roddas.
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    Milk Price Tracker

    Ours is a pooled price so it could make a difference!
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    Milk Price Tracker

    No. Roddas. Used to be DC
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    Milk Price Tracker

    Could someone confirm if the 0.5p that Dairycrest had for extreme weather was added to the base price or was it paid as a separate bonus. Did Arla do a similar bonus/addition?
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    Milk Price Tracker

    Did the 0.5p bad weather bonus get added to the base price then?
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