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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7858844" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>we have a simpler one, no roller.</p><p>best bit of kit we have bought for a long time, and only cost £400, didn't make it's reserve at wessex auction, bought after.</p><p>seriously altered our soil, breaks any pan, and if use 'close' together, we can shallow p/harrow behind it, basically, with d/d, has replaced the plough, now reserved for, tidying up behind kale, or this year, after maize, pre wheat.</p><p> Group of us talking yesterday, N is now close/at £800/ton, if if you can get it, and l think that, at that price, is uneconomic, or for very targeted use - 1st cut ? </p><p> So now we will be targeted to use all sorts, of 'alternatives', it may prove to be 'interesting' to see some of these 'alternatives', probably products, marketed, and flopped, now brought back !</p><p> But unless fert drops back to a reasonable price, don't think it will be sub £400 again, use will be severely reduced, globally. Which means lower food production, globally, which l class, as quite satisfying, and welcome, it means prices will be on a supply/demand basis, with a bigger demand, than supply <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> . Also transport costs, for imported food, are now altering that 'cheap' supply of food. </p><p> All in all, a period of rapid change, rapidly approaching, Covid rearing it's head again, russia and china flexing their muscles, and a weak president, in america, =political uncertainty.</p><p> I consider myself quite lucky, that l stumbled across this thread, and regen principles, have learnt a huge amount of 'new' ideas, which, for the above reasons, are daily becoming more important. Most of us, on this thread, are reducing the need for artificial solutions, by trying to increase soil fertility/health, which will keep us, 'leading the rush', for reducing chemical inputs, a nice feeling. If prices keep increasing, and we can successfully reduce our chemical costs, with better soil health, there will not be the pressure on us, to keep output up, to keep the bills paid, lower stock numbers, less inputs, more return, sounds ideal.</p><p> A piece of trivia, one firm, will be unable to dish out it's usual calenders this xmas, the spring wire, that holds the pages together, are currently unavailable, till march, cause, covid, this date, march, he tells us, is the standard date, for delivery, on a very large amount of stock, of which, at least 50%, will not arrive then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7858844, member: 86168"] we have a simpler one, no roller. best bit of kit we have bought for a long time, and only cost £400, didn't make it's reserve at wessex auction, bought after. seriously altered our soil, breaks any pan, and if use 'close' together, we can shallow p/harrow behind it, basically, with d/d, has replaced the plough, now reserved for, tidying up behind kale, or this year, after maize, pre wheat. Group of us talking yesterday, N is now close/at £800/ton, if if you can get it, and l think that, at that price, is uneconomic, or for very targeted use - 1st cut ? So now we will be targeted to use all sorts, of 'alternatives', it may prove to be 'interesting' to see some of these 'alternatives', probably products, marketed, and flopped, now brought back ! But unless fert drops back to a reasonable price, don't think it will be sub £400 again, use will be severely reduced, globally. Which means lower food production, globally, which l class, as quite satisfying, and welcome, it means prices will be on a supply/demand basis, with a bigger demand, than supply :D . Also transport costs, for imported food, are now altering that 'cheap' supply of food. All in all, a period of rapid change, rapidly approaching, Covid rearing it's head again, russia and china flexing their muscles, and a weak president, in america, =political uncertainty. I consider myself quite lucky, that l stumbled across this thread, and regen principles, have learnt a huge amount of 'new' ideas, which, for the above reasons, are daily becoming more important. Most of us, on this thread, are reducing the need for artificial solutions, by trying to increase soil fertility/health, which will keep us, 'leading the rush', for reducing chemical inputs, a nice feeling. If prices keep increasing, and we can successfully reduce our chemical costs, with better soil health, there will not be the pressure on us, to keep output up, to keep the bills paid, lower stock numbers, less inputs, more return, sounds ideal. A piece of trivia, one firm, will be unable to dish out it's usual calenders this xmas, the spring wire, that holds the pages together, are currently unavailable, till march, cause, covid, this date, march, he tells us, is the standard date, for delivery, on a very large amount of stock, of which, at least 50%, will not arrive then. [/QUOTE]
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