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    Lord & Lady Titles

    I don't know if anyone on here has been following the Established Titles scam unfold that a lot of well known youtubers have got caught up in where basically they promoted a company that was selling lord and lady titles contained within 1sqft plots in the Scottish Highlands and didn't even own...
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    Agri Guest Speaking??

    Let's say you were asked to speak at an Agri based event and you agree.. Only to be told after you agree that you have to pay close to 5 figures for the privilege of writing, preparing and giving your own speech because you're gaining a massive advertisement potential and have carte blanche...
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    WP Theme For Holiday Let / Air BnB

    Not sure if this borderlines on forum rules infringement but.. Could anyone share what WordPress theme they used for their letting property and possibly a link to the site so I can have a nosey? Made a nearly bankrupting $49 mistake the other night and don't want to do it again :ROFLMAO: The...
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    Nurse Tanker Snorkels

    Has anybody seen or got a slurry snorkel either on their field nurse tank for the umbilical or mounted on the front of the nurse tank tractor? With a Doda pump / DCI arm / Boom and Dribble bar now pretty much standard spec of a tanker, IMO there is too much going on and too much for the guys...
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    What's the going rate for a Boulder?

    I got asked from a landscaping business for large boulders/ field stone ranging from 20Kg up to 500Kg ish sizes that they had spied sitting in a pile of mine, I was going to just charge them an "x" amount for loading and delivery but then they thought I was too dear and asked could they just...
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    FireX alarms

    Have firex mains alarms fitted, all going good for 6/7 months but now they are nothing but a shower of B@st*ds, Done all the usual, change backup battery, hoover/cleaned the sensors and hard reset each time. The one that has the potential to cause issues with dust and temperature change isn't...
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    Anybody Using Ag-Drive App??

    Anybody out there signed up to the ag-drive app and have first hand experience of it? Just wondering what are your thoughts or reviews? It seems to tick all the boxes with per-start checklists, job recording, time sheets, field mapping and the invoicing connection with Xero, it kinda all looks...
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    Mini Road Sweepers

    Does anybody know anything about mini road sweepers?? From what I can see it's basically either a Johnston or Scrab?? But there seems to be plenty of options even within those models. Just want something reliable that may be parked up for weeks but that anyone can jump into and use when needed.
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    Recycling isn't the answer

    https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/press-review-recycling-trashed-by-boris/ Have to agree with Boris on this one, you cannot recycle your way out of the plastics issue! Ask any composter / food waste / ad plant... if the plastics weren't in the feedstock in the first place then there wouldn't be...
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    Luck

    I was always brought up being taught that only real farmers give luck. If I'm buying cattle/machinery.. I expect luck in return, my father has never sold an animal at the mart without crossing the buyers hand with silver. But it really is a thing that is dying out, I wonder will there be a time...
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    3D Printer for the Workshop?

    I've been meriting the idea would a 3d printer be a good addition to the workshop? Have had a few "weird parts" fixing on machinery etc recently and wondering could I have 3D printed them? I know you have to basically CAD them which would be a bit of a faff. But could they be used to...
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    Translating New Employee Key Phrases Part 1

    I going to translate some of the favourite key phrases new employees have said to me over the last few months, note all the one's that have said these to me have become the departed. I'm really going through a if I don't laugh.. I will cry stage currently with recruitment. I like to keep a...
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    If I can't beat them, should I join them?

    It's not even lunchtime yet on a bank holiday Monday and 1)Flat tire on tanker - can't get it to plug so need tyre man to patch. 2)Tyre blow out on dumper - need new tyre from tyre man 3)Hydraulic motor scrapped itself - need hydraulic shop open 4)Hose burst on loading shovel - have my own...
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    Opinions Please with Farm H&S Concept

    Could anyone spare 3 mins and watch a video about forming a farm risk assessment and give me your feedback? This is not a polished finished video, we are only just concepting the idea. We are going to add more detail, explanation, add a few real life video's and give it a pro polish. Looking...
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    Thoughts??

    What's the TFF view on this?? https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/racehorse-trainer-sparks-fury-with-shocking-image-of-him-sitting-on-dead-horse/ar-BB1e7im2?ocid=msedgntp Seems to be getting quite a bit of media attention and calls for a lifetime ban from the sport. I don't get why you would...
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    How bad do things have to be when this is the only solution?

    How bad do relations have to get when you start to contemplate something like this? The 6th death in the farming community over the past 6 months involving murder suicides. https://www.irishcentral.com/news/gardai-cork-farmer-killed-two-brothers-killing-himself...
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    RT Outers - Divert Your Eyes

    So it's became very clear to me that there is 2 reasons why farmers don't like RT and assurance schemes- 1) They don't like the compliance and paperwork - Understandable it's not for everybody and it doesn't make you a better farmer. 2) Their not getting bang for their buck via premiums- Totally...
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    Very Nearly a Life Lesson

    One of my clients was recently recruiting tractor drivers, I was helping with interviews and references. There was this one guy who stood out above the rest, great qualifications, CV and references, so they gave him a one week trial He was relocating area with his wife and 2 kids, so was...
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    House Self-Build

    Have many on here build their own house? We are hopefully going to break ground this march on our self build project after 3 years of hassle but we are at the final hurdle now. I always had this dream of me project managing the build as I have a real interest in doing so and factor in the cost...
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    Risk Vs Reward

    Does anyone ever work out their risk vs reward in ag? So I buy a cow/calf pair for £2500, with the potential reward of £800 for the calf as a weaning - First Year (Reward/Risk) 800/2500 = 0.32 i.e. £1 risk for potential 0.32p gain or 1.32 in odds format Buy 10 = £25000 100% Strike Rate...
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