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    Fencing costs

    Not sure where Scottsville ny is but just put up 300+mtrs McVeigh Parker supplied, Concreted straining posts and gate post, Deer fence post very tall so old bale spike driven in first then put the fence posts in at 4.5mtr distance's Good Son in Law made all the difference.
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    Wood pellet price

    @Anything Biomass Who is doing that price?
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    Would be interested in a new innovative project that can revolutionize agriculture and help boost your farming and generate more revenue?

    @nithin Sadly I am unable to fill in the 1st answer, Are you asking how much my asset value is? what it cost to get a crop of Cereals from stubble to stubble ? from start as before to the end of selling the crop which may be as long as 24 months or more? I am a grower of poultry is it what I...
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    Fertilizing winter cereal

    All done here on wed 28th kept no weight on front and only 1 tonne in the hopper at a time no mess like last years.
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    Re roofing Dutch barn

    I think there are stainless steel Teks. I haven't repaired as intending to replace the building completely and have wooden purling's and Fibre sheets. J bolt outlasted the previous sheeting which wasn't galvanised.
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    Re roofing Dutch barn

    Please be aware when using Teks I have a shed reroofed about 30 years ago and the Teks have rusted out didn't realise until some of it blew off.
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    GFC was to go ahead - now not going ahead

    LP you wrote as above but attached is the renewal contract that has landed on my door mat today. Please see “a” and tell me that if they change anything I haven’t given agreement that I accept there decision. This applies when I pay the amount due for the next year whether I sign it or not.
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    Bit wet now

    On 17th Jan we dug a hole to bury a 10K litre tank 11 feet deep concrete bottom 19th buried tank and still no water in hole. Surface run has now filled tank and hole (tank filled to top to make sure it wouldn’t float) last picture 24 days later.
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    Robotic broiler litter scarifier

    Thanks would be best on a very well polished floor perhaps narrower arm holding the stirrer I think.. I might wait till model update no 10 comes along. On these sort of things I normally jump in too soon and end up being the developer.
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    Robotic broiler litter scarifier

    @Salopian_Will Morning where have you heard about these? The only that I have seen anything different than the 4 prong fork was on a TV prog, where they were using a Motorised one (about 3 feet wide) with young staff operating it on a Farm somewhere in America probably 20 years ago.
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    Half Hourly meter removal

    Perhaps a generator fitted and get meter removed altogether. if only using that small amount.
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    Air Source Heat Pumps

    Old couple here, totally reliant on Electric, ASHP running underfloor heating and hot water. Running living areas, target temp 21C. House is EPC rated D55 saying estimated energy use would be 21035Kw and Hot water 2996Kw total 24031Kw. They go on to identify it having solid walls uninsulated...
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    Broiler chicken butchering?

    Just in life ignorance is bliss, until it goes wrong. 20 birds at any time isn't life changing even if you get them to a size for your self and have one a week. Starting them off slowly and at 7 weeks start looking at your having one a week. Then all around you will hear about what you are...
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    Electric prices, especially daily charge

    Not that easy on my 7 meters to say a fixed daily charge. The one half hour day/night kw average charge = 19.48p/Kw add on all the rest of it and it goes up to 26.6/kw withe the daily rate at £5.786/day but then you get on the other added charges, agent service, meter operator/ add another...
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    Arrow on map

    Guess from me, it is the direction of down hill, I see them on drainage maps.
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    Combinables Price Tracker

    Am I just being cynical but the more that next years harvest gets talked down the more grain going to be imported bought early then dumped on us so prices crash further.
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    Feed bin sensors

    Giving up with strain gauges on six bins for a year changing as and when can.
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    Feed bin sensors

    Just had a new Collinson bin installed with feed alert weigher best system of the three types I have.
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    Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

    Been bedding on straw here for many years over 20
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    Export rates

    You could find that the cost of the meter reading for export costs more than the amount of income made.
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