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    Bright ideas on the Farm

    With DEFRA offering to cover 70% of project costs for projects between £28k and £56k, what are the bright ideas on farm that need backing and pushing into the limelight? Any sector of the industry can get involved with focus on both productivity and sustainability. What innovative ideas can we...
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    Agri tech economics

    Have been at an Agri tech economics workshop today, with a student hat on. Not many (if any) actual uk farmers in the room, nor policy makers or those in charge of regional government Agri tech funding (from what I could see). I’m guessing this could partly be down to lack of advertising to...
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    Robots in the south

    I am working on a farm with Robots in Norfolk. Have a week off in early March and I’m heading down south. Could anyone point me in the direction of a farm milking with robots close to SP7 9 that I might be able to visit just to try and learn something from a different set up? Many thanks in advance
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    Customers collecting produce

    sure it has been done(and probably asked) before. I am trying to develop a system where I reliably organise for customers to collect beef products direct from the butcher. My two concerns being the reliability of the customer turning up at given place at said time, and the honesty of the...
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    Lucerne crop value/ costings

    I have a landlord who would like to put some Lucerne down for me. Have the option to buy the bales, buy the standing crop each cut as and when I want it, buy the ‘crop’ on an annual basis and have the ability to graze lambs on it. How much would people suggest a standing crop should be worth...
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    Reducing tax and helping new entrants

    heritagefarmer If a farmer has sold land for development and needs to reinvest that money back into farmland before the end of the rollover period, would there be any benefit if an agreement were made for a new entrant to farm the land and eventually buy it back? Could the landowner then...
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    End of FBT

    I am coming to the end of the first year in a 2 year FBT, things haven't exactly been smooth and I have just been served notice for the end of the agreement. Within this notice letter I was told not to be alarmed as this was just a 'professional formality' that is usually undertaken to end any...
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    Farm advice, consultancy and management online

    I would like to gather people's thoughts on the idea of providing a consultancy/ management service to farmers almost entirely online. This could potentially offer farmers a cheaper option compared to having a consultant out on farm, but would require a little more time I put from the farmer on...
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