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Ten days
It got rain on Thursday night but I could of had it sown if I would of known it was as dry
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It got rain on Thursday night but I could of had it sown if I would of known it was as dry
it's not over
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What else breaks up ploughing
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- Northern Ireland
Aye. 90% of the field would have sowed the day after ploughing, but theres a heavy vein about 15 yards wide that needs time. It was really solid. The last generation owner never had a go ploughing it in his fifty years, but it's likely some industrious soul worked it with horses in the past.
supercow
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- Dumfriesshire
Our grass analysed much the same something like 29% protein!! Very high in nitrogen which could be why they weren’t eating it.
AndooMooMoo
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- Co Down, N.Ireland
That is high! Our lowest protein reading this year was at the height of the drought when we had one at 16%. For the last 7 weeks it has averaged in the region of 24-25% whilst the Dm has been steadily slipping back from 28% to about 15% now
Mouser
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- near Belfast
Just disc and land leveller here, shallow power Harrow if its heavy land baked into bricks but rotavator would ruin structure. Only want an inch of tilth for grass seed.
it's not over
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It's heavy clay land. Needs a good old bash. I've a rotovator . It's cheap to run and eats no grass
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- Northern Ireland
Disc would be really nice, but unless we want to spend two days gathering stones, the only cultivator we can use is a power harrow. Even the land leveller is a pain for flicking up stones. I try to let it stay in the nettles as much as possible. Harrow, land leveller, and another light tickle with the power harrow just to tap stones in works most times too. Also it firms it down well. If it's too loose and fluffy it can sink unevenly and end up rough.
it's not over
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Where would I get 8' slurry mixing points. It's inside so need to be slatted. I want them handy ,safe and cheap. It's a pity I know no one here who works to a concrete company and could get them cheap....
Wishful Thinker
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Give him a day or 2. I’ve him lined up accidentally hit in to a few panels and get me a few cheap seconds, I’m sure he could work something for you too.
I'll have you know I'm a very careful forklift driver, unless I need something for myself.
Happy at it
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Doubt they'll be worrying too much about you z, unless your ordering a few lorry loads worth of mixing points. Seems to be a big push on round the country, with big tanks being done. Scary costs, without a grant......
Lot of money being spent at the moment mostly by milk men or those going into milk. We have a tank to do next month for a big dairy farmer and the slats/ cubicles alone are around 100k.
As the boss always says though, look after the man with the wee order and and he might come back with a bigger one.
it's not over
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Where's the big money in milk....unless you've 500 cows
it's not over
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Dairy nuts 250 plus,only going up. Can 220, silage 40/ton at least and milk up 10p from when I left school in...... 1983
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500 cow man quicker at making a big hole but quicker at filling it in. Tank is for a 400 cow man allegedly going to 700- rather him than me.