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    A petition to urge fairness in HLS in upland/marginal farms. Please sign.

    I don't know if this letter has already been shared to TFF, but it represents where those already compliant in farming in a way that is beneficial to the environment in upland and marginal farms are being ignored by HMGovt ~...
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    Some of my hedges won't change colour.

    Hopefully there's nothing to worry about, but trying to fathom some measurements from the BPS maps online so as to weigh up SFI against Middle Tier, and finding that several hedges aren't changing colour to magenta when they're clicked on. I've never needed to view them as separate from their...
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    Does anybody have experience with heat batteries/thermal core storage?

    They seem to be well-insulated cored storage heaters, so it appears that they store up heat using electricity from a variety of sources ~ spare output from renewables, and cheapest off peak electricity ~ which is used on demand for hot water and, to some extent, heating radiators. Being a bit...
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    Covid scam text alert

    Please keep those instincts sharp, and do not click on links without checking: https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/news/derbyshire/news/news/forcewide/2021/january/circulating-fake-nhs-covid-19-vaccine-text-message/
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    Are the Tenants right to feel manipulated?

    Asking for a friend, who is a long-term Tenant living in a converted traditional farm building whose Landlord is from a family that was farming until the conversions were made. The old farmyard is a hamlet of conversions. Friend's household has got on well with the Landlord for over a decade. No...
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    HVO for an oil burning stove?

    Hello all. I'm pondering alternatives to present use of heating oil/kerosene for the kitchen stove which runs both cooking, and heating. Its fuel consumption is down, but I want to reduce/stop fossil fuel use. I've read a little about HVO, but it seems that information that comes up is is geared...
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    Sending ES claim forms

    Just wondering if RPA has the means to handle paper forms to claim ES at the moment. I know they can be scanned as attachments and sent via email, but there are currently glitches in doing that home here. Thanks for thoughts.
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    Hand hygiene and hand eczema

    With regular hand washing strongly advised at the moment, does anyone know what is the best way for somebody with eczema on their hands to keep theirs clean when out and about, please? The person in question has it badly, cannot bear hand sanitisers, and soaps cause flare ups as well. They wear...
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    Waste Exemptions Renewals

    Hello, all, Wonder if anyone can advise, please. The Waste Exemptions Confirmation printout on the wall has caught my attention. It's dated 2017 in my handwriting. I've had no reminders by post or email. The EA system doesn't accept my attempts at finding out if it's current. Does it cover...
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    Start the Week (BBC Radio 4)

    It's due a repeat at 9pm, too, and should be on iPlayer. A thought provoking conversation about the origins of anti-meat campaigning, matrix based processed foods, and other interesting topics around these. Worth a listen, imv. There's even a mention about the importance of livestock in...
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    Lungworm in prime lambs

    I'm in need of a spot of collective advice, please. Had the results from the most recent consignment of lambs, and a third of them showed lungworm. Had several last year, but there are already more this year, to date. After the expected nemotode rise and first drench, FEC counts said there...
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    Thermal Rugs for Tibbies

    Does anyone know where or if such things are to be found nowadays, please? They're scaled down versions of foal rugs, made of light material - tight woven nylon top layer with a special thermal inner, and good cotton lining. Fastened with velcro tapes around the body and across the front...
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    Advice, please, for reporting cattle movements via bcms/cts online.

    Here I am, enrolled with cts through the govt gateway, successfully logged in, and completely unable to find where to click through and report cattle movements. There's a list at the top LHS of the page that looks as though it should be the place, but there's no activity when it's clicked...
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    Siezed up car brake calipers

    Hello everyone, I haven't visited this section of TFF before, and wonder if anyone would mind giving some advice about the above to a complete numpty, please? The car has been SORN for some time, the engine turned first time and sounds very healthy (was put away serviced), and, but for the...
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    Rogue Shearers

    Anyone watching Channel 4 News? It'll be on Freeview channel 13 (Channel 4 + 1) in about 40 minutes Footage of absolute yobs purporting to be shearers. Contract shearers by the look of it, working in the field. Men and a woman on one clip. Boss alongside - just as brutal. They're all wearing...
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    My data's being gobbled!

    Hallo, I've a techie problem: I use a PAYG dongle for mobile internet and have, by process of elimination, come to the reluctant conclusion that the steep rise in data consumption somehow comes from this otherwise wonderful site. Is there a means of tweaking my android tablet's settings to...
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    Farm Assurance Spot Checks

    There was an item on Radio 4 Today programme this about how few Red Tractor spot checks there have been - something like 1000 all told in the last 12 months. As far as I could tell, the context was a story in The Times about (alleged?) mistreatment of pigs at a pig unit that had passed a...
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    A "find" function for eid?

    Hello all, Just wondering if any of the eid software technowhizzes have included ~ or are likely to include ~ a "find" command to help sort sheep couples. Been picking lambs, which is straightforward enough, but finding the dam and any twin of a prime lamb so that the couple can be put into a...
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    There's a chunk of FW missing!

    From page 107 to 114 ~ this week's. Anyone found that with yours?
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    What does "Tagged" mean ...

    In the context of TFF, please? As you can tell, I'm a bit of a numpty when it comes to online. Thanks, Primmiemoo
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