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  1. M

    Fifteen acres??

    met a lady who had just retired.She was telling me she her two sisters and parents ran a 15 acres holing in Shropshire,which they still have today.These few acres were used to milk fifteen cows and provided a living for the father throughout his life .Today they tell you a minimum of 200 acres...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  2. T

    Value of lely a4 robots

    Hi all. Currently milking with 2 lely a4 robots but planning to replace with a parlour in the next couple of years or possibly sooner. The machines have suited fine for our current stage of life but not for the next step. What is the value on 2 x 2014 a4 machines, central unit and crs...
    • The funny farm
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    • Forum: Dairy Farming
  3. L

    Production

    Following from @Headless chicken s thread. Lots and lots and lots of farmers particularly in the southern half of the uk are seeing lower yields than last winter. So my question is why isn’t production down more . Last winter folks where chasing milk as prices were high this yr is very...
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    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: Dairy Farming
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