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    Agriculture claims more and more of the world’s water!

    I often wondered why, when thw resevoirs were low, they didn't fill them up out of the rivers in the winter. Now I know whats in the river I understand why not. I read the other day that they are going to transport water down to London by using the Grand Union Canal. There are to be several...
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    Agriculture claims more and more of the world’s water!

    I once saw a short film about the Colorado river. Apparently there is so much abstraction that, at some times, no water reaches the sea. It was in 2008.
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    Why Has Our Govt. Got This Anti Food Growing Policey?

    Even with a change of Government, they will have the same Civil Servants advising them. Their opinions will still shape policy to a certain degree.
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    SFI Options and Grassweeds

    Our problem isn't the grass added, its the resistant ryegrass that we already have.
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    Pay farmers to cut pollution?

    So often the case.
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    National Grid, compound yard request, key points please

    I think that I would prefer for no soil to be moved, just put a membrane down with stone on top. We had a field that was stripped to the subsoil and it's never been right since, another that was done how I suggested above is pretty much back to normal. You also know that none of the topsoil is...
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    Biobox - Pesticide handling

    Thanks
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    Biobox - Pesticide handling

    How did you measure the 50% straw? Was it by volume loose or a bale?
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    Runoffs from farms?

    I doubt that it would be free, you would have to pay to use “their water”. Either the EA or water company.
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    How To improve Bailey hydraulic trailer braking?

    On our older JDs, there is an adjuster to alter the speed of oil flow going to the brakes. A couple of years ago we put commercial axles on one of our trailers and had to speed the oil up because it took an age to do anything.
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    Farmers Perception of Farm Assurance Schemes in the UK

    Looking at the course title that Katie is studying, it may be difficult for her to publish the results if she wants employment in this country!
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    Farmers Perception of Farm Assurance Schemes in the UK

    I too would be interested in the results of your survey.
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    Biodiversity Net Gain .

    What is BNG worth per acre?
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    Is there a way to re-number spanners?

    YES! I've just tried it and they barely mark the steel.
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    Vaderstad Rapid diverter valve

    We bought a secondhand Vaddy drill with an extra valve, it had been wired to work off the sidelights on the 7 pin socket.
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    Is there a way to re-number spanners?

    I bought a set of metric combination spanners at a farm show. They had different sizes each end which was a good idea, unfortunately they weren’t the best quality and were loose on the heads and nuts of bolts.
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    Bloody hauliers ( again )

    If everyone knows whats happening and do as agreed, then no one is wasting their time. I must say that hauliers that come to us are generally very good, we know to expect them AM or PM on a particular day and ask for a phonecall when they are about an hour away. We are then waiting with the...
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    Is there a way to re-number spanners?

    Are they too hard for number stamps?
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    Horseshoe bonnet John Deeres

    We sold a 5010 to someone who ran them on big balers. Not sure if it was this chap though.
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    2023 rain totals.

    820mm. average over the last 20yrs is 660mm.
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