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    Cheapest way of cooling milk and heat water

    Got a rough idea on the cost of one of these?
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    Cheapest way of cooling milk and heat water

    Yes warm water does run into a trough already. We are putting in a new 50mm supply from the spring as we speak so flow and pressure shouldn’t be an issue soon. What is a realistic temperature to get the pre cooling down to?
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    Cheapest way of cooling milk and heat water

    My electricity tariff expires next month so I’m looking into ways of cutting the amount of electricity I use. 90% of the electricity I use is cooling the milk and heating the hot water, so I guess that’s where I need to be looking. Currently milk is cooled through an plate cooler(spring water)...
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    All things Dairy

    Any recommendations of companies for the construction of EA compliant silage clamps in West Dorset?
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    All things Dairy

    One picture taken 9:38pm on Thursday, the other at 10:04am on Friday. Drilled 10 days before.
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    Parlour size for one-man set-up 140 cows

    I would go 16/32 minimum. If you’re anything like me you will plan on milking 140 and end up with 200!
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    All things Dairy

    I usually use flakes but still have a bit of trouble. What’s your dry cow diet?
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    All things Dairy

    What cured it?
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    Semi permanent electric fence

    I am just about to fence the grazing blockfor the first time, any tips? So far my queries are, Distance from hedge Height of wire Thickness of wire Cheapest suppliers of insulators/wire Corner posts? Any other thoughts/experience appreciated!
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    Milk Price Tracker

    I didn’t think the cows at Frome were particularly expensive tbh
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    All things Dairy

    What a pita, one every 18 months is bad enough
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    All things Dairy

    I thought you had your inspection last spring? (I remember as mine was at a similar time).
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    Milk Price Tracker

    Yes plate cooler has been stripped and cleaned
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    Milk Price Tracker

    Definitely worth a check, looks clean from the end but i do have a bit of a suspicion that the surge might not be 100%, parlour engineer tells me it’s fine and it will be in the tank. Dairy engineer tells me tanks are fine and it will be the plant!
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    Milk Price Tracker

    Do you mind me asking where the bacto problem was? I’ve got a niggly issue, I cannot get it below 40 and everything has been cleaned inspected, tried different tanks etc. Had milk tested which pointed to tank, scrubbed both tanks etc to no avail.
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    All things Dairy

    What width cubicles do people use for kiwi cross cows? 43.6 inches works but I do have a few biggish British Friesians so I’m a bit concerned they won’t fit!😅
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    All things Dairy

    That was the sort of money I had in mind, thanks for the reply
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    All things Dairy

    Having a chat with an arable neighbour this week about renting a shed for young stock for a couple of months whilst a shed gets finished. 50 heifers, they provide the shed and I do the rest. What’s a fair price?
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    Pnemonia

    I would argue Draxxin isn’t all but the same as Zactran, it’s decent but Zactran/Zuprevo is a better drug for pneumonia in my opinion
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