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[DairyNerd]

@Farmer Keith Slurry is definitely a huge issue round here, several very big farms with very little storage but I cannot understand the EA on silage pits. Most silage these days doesn't produce vast amounts of effluent and the amount getting through an earth bank which is managing to hold back 100's tonnes of silage must be negligible. My in laws have a silage pit built into a hill, one earth bank left and it is the higher side, it is not so much a bank as the hill itself. EA have condemned it, they now have to dig further back into the hill to create space to put in steels and concrete panels. Its complete madness.

 

[Farmer Keith]

@Farmer Keith Slurry is definitely a huge issue round here, several very big farms with very little storage but I cannot understand the EA on silage pits. Most silage these days doesn't produce vast amounts of effluent and the amount getting through an earth bank which is managing to hold back 100's tonnes of silage must be negligible. My in laws have a silage pit built into a hill, one earth bank left and it is the higher side, it is not so much a bank as the hill itself. EA have condemned it, they now have to dig further back into the hill to create space to put in steels and concrete panels. Its complete madness.

Sounds a similar situation to here. That’s been the standard design in our rolling countryside for decades. In terms of design it’s perfect, no chance of a wall collapsing when it’s built into a hillside.

 

[daveydiesel1]

What about pouring stiff concrete over the clay banks, bound to be cheapish

 

[Farmer Keith]

What about pouring stiff concrete over the clay banks, bound to be cheapish

Needs a perimeter drain, there is a set up with gravel between the walls and the bank that potentially meets the regs but it’s not so simple as shuttering against the banks.

 

[lazy farmer]

How does your seasonality work? Ours is based on rolling average which we are now below so 0 seasonality.

Nothing that complicated. Cuts March through to July. July august neutral. Sept to Jan bonuses. Jan feb neutral.
works well for us a we have quite a flat lactation.

 

[frederick]

Sounds a similar situation to here. That’s been the standard design in our rolling countryside for decades. In terms of design it’s perfect, no chance of a wall collapsing when it’s built into a hillside.

It's also by far the best solution health and safety wise. You might get a tractor stick but it will never fall off.

 

[lazy farmer]

Superb price and components

What's the breeding?

There’s 8 ahead of us on barbers league table,a way to go yet.
some of them way ahead.

 

[More to life]

There’s 8 ahead of us on barbers league table,a way to go yet.
some of them way ahead.

They won’t be giving 17kg tho

 

[pappuller]

There’s 8 ahead of us on barbers league table,a way to go yet.
some of them way ahead.

you switching the parlour off again this season ?

 

[Chips]

Was told at r500 that a liner set into concrete floor on earth bank pit would negate the need for perimeter drain

 

[frederick]

Was told at r500 that a liner set into concrete floor on earth bank pit would negate the need for perimeter drain

Where did that come from. Being able to share that in written form would be worth 10s of millions to the agricultural industry.

 

[lazy farmer]

you switching the parlour off again this season ?

Oh yes.
14 days 13 hrs to go.



Not that I’m counting.

 

[frederick]

Oh yes.
14 days 13 hrs to go.



Not that I’m counting.

How many more feet

 

[lazy farmer]

How many more feet

30 left to trim. Should finish tomorrow.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Was told at r500 that a liner set into concrete floor on earth bank pit would negate the need for perimeter drain

What’s r500 and what’s the definition of a liner set into the concrete floor? Is it’s some sort of permanent liner or as simple as a side sheet down to the floor.?

 

[Moors Farmer]

What’s r500 and what’s the definition of a liner set into the concrete floor? Is it’s some sort of permanent liner or as simple as a side sheet down to the floor.?

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[Boysground]

Needs a perimeter drain, there is a set up with gravel between the walls and the bank that potentially meets the regs but it’s not so simple as shuttering against the banks.

@JP1 is your man for that

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[Farmer Keith]

@JP1 is your man for that

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We’re committed to building a shed with concrete walls now, we’ll cut the amount of dirty water we’ve to handle that way and I’ve tapped into a mid tier grant for the roof so that helps. Feels like it’s a safer bet to go with a design like that, you could spend a lot of money lining your earth banks for the EA to refuse to approve it.

 

[easy farming]

What’s r500 and what’s the definition of a liner set into the concrete floor? Is it’s some sort of permanent liner or as simple as a side sheet down to the floor.?

Its run by Kite. Discussion group visit to any farm is good. Kite's CFP's rubbish.

 

[JP1]

We’re committed to building a shed with concrete walls now, we’ll cut the amount of dirty water we’ve to handle that way and I’ve tapped into a mid tier grant for the roof so that helps. Feels like it’s a safer bet to go with a design like that, you could spend a lot of money lining your earth banks for the EA to refuse to approve it.

The EA at Head Office have approved the ARK patented sloping wall design

We have one customer in Lancashire who built stanchions ready for a roof phase 2

Happy to chat at any time 07525 124901