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    Liquid fertiliser on grassland

    Could people clarify if its foliar liquid fert or liquid Fertiliser which is taken up from the soil they are applying. There is a difference.
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    Bought some yara axan for £305 delivered.
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    Dairy/Financial consultants that service Northern Ireland?

    Farm gate consultancy run by Jason McMinn is highly respected.
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    What was the topics discussed at the lakeland meeting? Didn't get due to snow. They probably didn't cancel the event either as im sure they would welcome the thought of a low turnout given the negative publicity of late.
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    milking parlour floor finish

    Person area
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    milking parlour floor finish

    Hi so what would people recommend to finish on a parlour floor, brush finish or powerfloated? Ive heard once of people adding in some form of dust to take rhe slippiness out of a damp surface. Also any thoughts on floor paint vrs coloured dye?
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    Are they taking any Lakeland producers on? Word on the street is there are a lot of unhappy producers at the moment with some leaving to go elsewhere
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    Natural rock salt

    Sodium helps with the absorbstion and transportation of other minerals around the cows body, essentially getting better value from your minerals
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    Vertical double-sided solar panels (as fences) for dairy farms

    Would thieves not dismantle them easily and your investment would walk away ?
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    Silage slippage

    Over rolling can lead to slippage as well. Especially with young leafy grass. If you over roll you burst the plant cells and you end up with no structure. A tip I was told by an expert was once you see the grass turning a purple tinge stop rolling until the next layer is laid down. The big...
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    I thought mixtec had gone out of business a few years ago ?
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    Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

    Any dale farm suppliers having issues with milk recording? Seems to be taking 2-3 weeks now to get results back. Considering going to NMR if they dont get their act together
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    Dairy farming wellies

    Bought a pair of those ultralight wellie boots at dairytec. As the name suggests they are light as a feather. But.... very slippy, and not that flexible. Find they are very difficult for driving the farm pickup. Cant get my ankle comfortable on the throttle.
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    Effective Management of Dairy Effluent.

    What weight is that rig being towed behind a tractor? It looks heavier than most medium sized slurry tankers.
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    Feedlync or similar

    Thankyou , its great to get unbiased advice on here. Would sometimes have to travel away from the mixer to get ingredients so potential wifi connection loss.!
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    Feedlync or similar

    Do you use your mobile phone with an app to see the display in the handler cab when loading? If so what happens if someone rings you on the phone, can you still see the display screen whilst having a conversation?
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    Feedlync or similar

    Hi anybody running a tmr management system like feedlync or keenans PACE system? Is it really worth it or just an expensive fad?
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    Udder dermatitis

    Having more and more cows suffering udder dermatitis this winter. Trying different aresol sprays with not much luck. Anyone any recommendations? Dont really have an issue with digital dermatitis. Floors are kept scraped regularly and cubicles bedded with fresh sawdust and lime twice daily. Im...
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    Delaval SSG Smart Gate etc

    Delaval 3 way smart gate probably around 7-8 k. Can be controlled from your phone if you have the delpro app.
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    Sizing a transformer

    Hi what size are most large dairy farmers using for a transformer. 110kva or larger?
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