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Had P2s and a P3 make well over £1000 last week at 385 basePickstocks are £4 this week, but as always quoted prices are for an R grade.
Had P2s and a P3 make well over £1000 last week at 385 basePickstocks are £4 this week, but as always quoted prices are for an R grade.
had an NRx come back, at £1375, after xmas. Paid £1650 for her fresh, 11,000 litres of milk, would have preferred she got i/c, she didn't, and like some xbreds, started to dry herself off.Had P2s and a P3 make well over £1000 last week at 385 base
Electric?What are these costs that continue to rise
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Fert down
Wheat/ feed down ( for the spring)
Fuel down (therefore contract down)
There the big ones on this farm.
Unchanged until may when a solar/battery scheme will hopefully have a big impact.Electric?
Damaging carbon footprint?had an NRx come back, at £1375, after xmas. Paid £1650 for her fresh, 11,000 litres of milk, would have preferred she got i/c, she didn't, and like some xbreds, started to dry herself off.
trouble is, they don't all do that.
Given the higher electric export rates and dairies abilty to store surplus energy as heat and ice , will batteries stack up ?Unchanged until may when a solar/battery scheme will hopefully have a big impact.
I was told the same,and batteries and power demands of robots don't tie together nicelyGiven the higher electric export rates and dairies abilty to store surplus energy as heat and ice , will batteries stack up ?
Genuine question as we are putting 50kw of solar in but were told we would be lucky to get batteries to pay back in their lifetime and so interested in different views.
Maybe we should have a eletric cost price tracker on here, we have just renewed for the 1st of april and found the cheapest to be up to 20p/unit below the other 5 quotes !
Amount of electric or just the continuous draw?I was told the same,and batteries and power demands of robots don't tie together nicely
Her carbon footprint should be fine as she went as meat and quite a lot of it so all her rearing footprint for two years will be much the same as a beef animal reared to the same weight so shouldn't count on the milk side of the equation.Damaging carbon footprint?
How many lactation?
At purchase value I would imagine 2nd calver, her 1st heifer wouldn't have quite replaced her?
I have strange logic when it comes to investments I fully admit. The questions I ask are firstly will it make the business more resilient. Will it mean I sleep better. Will it improve animal and staff welfare(when relevant) then comes the question of return on capital.Given the higher electric export rates and dairies abilty to store surplus energy as heat and ice , will batteries stack up ?
Genuine question as we are putting 50kw of solar in but were told we would be lucky to get batteries to pay back in their lifetime and so interested in different views.
Maybe we should have a eletric cost price tracker on here, we have just renewed for the 1st of april and found the cheapest to be up to 20p/unit below the other 5 quotes !
You really have to measure your electric use (we are doing it through the zappi charger). If our electric price averaged between day and night 50p we think we could save £1800ish per yearGiven the higher electric export rates and dairies abilty to store surplus energy as heat and ice , will batteries stack up ?
Genuine question as we are putting 50kw of solar in but were told we would be lucky to get batteries to pay back in their lifetime and so interested in different views.
Maybe we should have a eletric cost price tracker on here, we have just renewed for the 1st of april and found the cheapest to be up to 20p/unit below the other 5 quotes !
There is one, look on the buildings and infrastructure section.Maybe we should have a eletric cost price tracker on here
Once a day would suit fine! Nice lie in an then breakfast before milking!I have strange logic when it comes to investments I fully admit. The questions I ask are firstly will it make the business more resilient. Will it mean I sleep better. Will it improve animal and staff welfare(when relevant) then comes the question of return on capital.
my reasons for batteries is that 75% of solar energy comes between 10am and 2pm. And we don’t milk then so the batteries are intended to this and any compressor work required after evening milking. Spring block really suits solar.
Well its where the market is. he will only be proven wrong if UK/ european retailers decide they don't need a milk price reduction on their milk butter and cheese which I can't see likely.
Looks fun.
It’s quite telling when our own milk buyer rings and says not to listen to a word potter or walkland says. He just listens to spot traders. If he has got it wrong will he do is a favour and shut his business down?
Who pays their wages/retainer?