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    Solar development and BNG

    Talking to a company that calculate and brokers BNG credits, that say it is possible to do this on land going in for solar development so the owner could sell the carbon credits off ( from the land under the panels and paths round them) Solar developers says they will need to generate some...
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    Lowloader/bale trailer build

    I’m having a 14t trailer built mainly for straw but a couple of times a year will be used for moving an 8t excavator and manitou. Thinking 27ft with a 4 foot extension that can be slotted in at the rear, so don’t really want a beaver tail. Was thinking of having the towing eye on top of the...
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    Osr storage problem

    I have about 6t of osr in a trailer that was cut after the wheat so not been able to go through the drier. Been ok till now but starting to get some tiny pink mites in it. Will the k-obiol do any good. Any other ideas. We have some pedestals but the pile is not big enough for them to go in.
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    New flat trailer

    Looking to buy a flat 14t 25ft trailer On 215 tyres. Mainly for straw but will occasionally have a 11t 360 on it using some alloy ramps. Won’t get a lot of use so not wanting to spend a fortune. Any makes to recommend or keep away from. JPM look value for money so far.
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    Commercial battery storage rent

    developers and hoping to include battery storage in the solar site. I said that as well as a rent/mw we want 5% of income that is generated by the batteries. The developer said he has spoken to the battery storage team and has been told this can’t really be measured. Does this sound correct??
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    Hay and potato top.

    We have got chance of some hay. There were some volunteer potatoes growing in the field when it was cut. Some of the storks are in the bales, are they ok to feed to horses or should it be avoided thanks.
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    Solar farm land value

    What would the land value be if it had planning for a 30 year lease for a company to put a solar farm on it. Just had a quick informal chat with a land agent and she thinks it would double its value. Roughly 20k/ac. Does that sound about right
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    Ford Ranger.

    looking to buy a used Ranger. should I consider the 2.2 engine or only the 3.2. In the 3.2 it will probably be a wild track, can the big hoop/roll bar be easily removed from behind the cab
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    St. Andrews to Wakefield (M1 J40)

    Trailed seed drill
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    Building rent

    We have a building that someone is interested in for storing golf buggies. Lights and single phase power supply ( that they pay for extra) around 2000sq/f. What’s the going rate for rent?
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    Anyone had any experience of letting land for solar farm.

    As title. What are the unforeseen drawbacks. Once the site is up and running what is the value of the the land to sell.( one land agent I spoke to said around 18k/ac) yearly rent price is based on cost of electric, is there any website that I can get an update price of whole sale electric.
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    Whole crop wheat yield

    Has anyone had experience of whole cropping wheat early. . It’s a good thick crop, about 2 and a half foot tall. Flag leaf will be fully out in a week. Anyone had any experience of how many 4ft round bales it would do to the acre roughly. And what would it be worth rapped and baled.
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    Black grass 2021

    Up until now we have not had a problem with black grass. But one field seems to have got away on us. It’s first wheat after osr and would expect it yield about 10t/ha. There is not enough grass to effect the yield but too much to pull by hand. The area is about 12ac which would be about 4% of...
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    New tractor, which model to choose

    Looking at a new massey 205hp. Next model up is 225hp and £3300 more. We don’t really need the extra power. In 5 years time with 2500 hrs on it will the higher horse power tractor be worth around 2k more.?.
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    Tractor hire charge

    215hp tractor. 50k air brakes no vario or guidance. any Idea on what a hire charge would be per hour. Or where I could find prices on the web.
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    Tipping on agricultural land.

    We have a 7ac field next to the M4 and only a mile of the motorway junction. The field was used as a quarry for stone (before we owned it) and now resembles the shape of an amphitheate With only a few inches of soil, Thinking it might be a good idea for a tip for inert materials. Anyone have an...
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    Brown rust in barley spray or not to spray.

    Agronomist has recommended Cirkon(prochloraz+ propiconazole) plus a bit of Teb for some odd specks of brown rust. Anyone else spraying for this, does it matter at this early stage?
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    Which active for grass weed control

    which of these would give the best results for grass weed control. Pdm, dff, flufenacet. Half rate of 2 of them or 1/3 of all 3. Does picolinafen do much or would?
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    Growth reg

    Anyone know standard trinexapac-ethyl( modus/ trinexis) been harsh on the crop. Service agronomist recommendation aletrin evo as kinder on the crop, same active but double the price. Sounds a bit fishy to me. Rate 125ml to 175ml.
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