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    Shrinking output.

    Interesting stats from Feedcompounder.com. Total feed mill output shrank by 9.1% in January compared to January last year. Poultry feed output down 8.3%, sheep feed down 12.5% and pig feed down a massive 19.3%! That is a lot of food that isn't going to make it into people's larders. Do you think...
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    Post bumper on digger or tractor?

    Hi all. Have a lot of fencing to do and am thinking of investing in the above. Going to be doing it over a couple of years and will need to be able to travel when wet . Have a 6T digger on rubber tracks which I could potentially attach to . Ground not soft enough to simply push post in with...
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    How are your chickens coping?

    As per the title, how have your free range birds reacted to being shut in? I have had a couple of small smothers today. Got fully beaked birds and I would really rather have them running outside to keep them out of each others faces. Got string up, lucerne bales in nets and straw nets. What are...
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    Import tax to save the planet!

    I found this an interesting article. Of course, we should be taking this attitude to food imports. Very pertinent to the proposed new coking plant.
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    Red tractor uk lamb v NZ lamb info.

    Can anyone point me in the direction of the above chart with the re-buff from New Zealand lamb? Tia. Jimdog1
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    Short break in Nidderdale.

    Spending a few days near Pately bridge with the family - any suggestions on what not to miss. Anything agriculture market wise nearby? Tia. Jimdog1.🙂
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    Ditching bucket for digger.

    Need a bucket for 6tonne swing shovel for cleaning ditches and footing hedges prior to fencing. Any manufacturer/dimensions/profile recommendations much appreciated. TIA.🙂
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    How do I send PM's?

    ......just tells me I can't send personal messages. Am I doing something wrong? Tia
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    Tell me about organic layers....

    Hi, thinking of converting 9000 free range layers to organic. What are the pitfalls?
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