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  1. Extreme Optimist

    Silage wrap: Round vs Squares

    We have had contractors make our silage in square bales for years. No complaints. Usually good silage with very little wasteage. However, with the increase in bale wrap prices etc. I am looking at changeing back to rounds. Can someone give me an insight into the amount of wrap required? At the...
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    German Meat Policy

    Some interesting thoughts on meat production in Germany. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-sees-battle-over-cheap-meat-flare-up/a-60281299?fbclid=IwAR1nSd-WcGgmueBZ6ooyLj1WiSZxHqMFi-OikU9Q8BknGEbYh3bRCRnD2l8
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    James Rebanks on Radio 4 this morning

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0011rxf?fbclid=IwAR0xHH73eP6bpNE2jC-9c8F4qkOFp4egf7kp2Ti1GZZnysK_kkARvBqx6pM
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    Vegan food - we knew this all along!

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200129-why-vegan-junk-food-may-be-even-worse-for-your-health
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    Hypocrites

    Can I suggest ditching Virgin Atlantic in response to this! https://www.afr.com/politics/virgin-ditches-beef-in-bid-to-save-the-planet-20181012-h16jtl
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    Good Article in Spectator

    https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/giving-up-meat-won-t-make-us-greener
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    Drinkers/Water Troughs in Calving Pens

    I'm putting some new calving pens in one of my sheds and am doing my best to make things as efficient and easy as possible. I am going to have 3 pens in a row + a temporary one at the end. These will have Ritchie Calving gates separating them. The pens are approx 15 x 15. The issue I am having...
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    Water Borehole

    Have a borehole here that I have had endless problems with. It originally had an invereter, but this kept cutting out so eventually replaced it with a 5000 litre buffer tank and boost pump. This worked fine for a while but the boost pump could not cope with the high iron content of the water and...
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    Merlo siamese pipes

    The siamese pipes in the boom of my 2012 Merlo 40.7 have started leaking. Does anyone have a drawing showing the setup before I pull it all apart or has anyone done it before and got any guidance? Also, anyone got any good, reasonably priced suppliers?
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    Manitou 840

    Bought an old Manitou 840 (1994) as a yard machine. It works well and is built like a tank. It has got a large red light and a couple of switches on the left hand side by the shuttle lever (see pic). Anyone have any idea what they are for? I'm guessing something to do with safe load indicator -...
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    New shed

    Another fantastic shed constructed by @Forever Fendt . Thanks to you and your lads for a great job.
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    Can we have Piers Morgan as President of the NFU

    I can't believe I said that, but..............
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    Man ordered to collect fridge he threw off Spanish cliff

    We need police and courts like that here. A £41k fine might put one or two off fly tipping!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49248764
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    Merlo Parking Brake

    Why do they put these stupid electric parking brakes on? Cables much easier!! Have been having issues with the parking brake not releasing when switched off for a while now. Light comes on on the dash and doesnt go out. Have been able to rectify this by switching machine on and off. Now, this...
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    EID Tag retention

    Anyone else having problems? Seem to be losing loads - most through ripped ears. Tag company have blamed diagonal feed barriers, but they are pretty much all new with no edges to catch on. Also lost a fair number through the summer when they were out and I am all mains electric so not sure what...
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    Piers Morgan and Vegans

    Now I can't really be bothered with Piers Morgan, but this is quite funny! https://www.fwi.co.uk/farm-life/piers-morgan-roasts-veganism-and-attacks-its-biggest-flaw
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    Smart Water meters

    Just had a large water bill following an undiscovered leak and am looking at ways to escape paying huge sums to water companies for nothing!! Are there such things as smart water meters so that you can monitor water use remotely i.e send you a text if water use goes above a preset volume - or...
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    Shot blasting bunker feeders

    I have 6 steel bunker feeders like the ones in the pics that really need re-painting, but it will be a hell of a job, rubbing down and getting the rust off. Would shot blasting be an option? Costs? The feeders are 20' long. It is the trough bit and the legs that need the most cleaning up. The...
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    Bloody Sheep!

    http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2018-08-18/youth-hit-by-falling-sheep-injured-on-mourne-mountains/
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    Bore hole and buffer tank

    Evening, Finally got around to adding a 5000 litre buffer tank and pressure set to my borehole set up. It all works well, but in times of high demand, the 3/4" float valve struggles to be man enough to keep up!! The buffer tank is fed from the bore hole by a 32mm pipe reduced to a 3/4" float...
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