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Wee Willy

Member
Location
Tyrone
I was shocked when I heard this. I milk approx 60 in the winter and 80 in the summer. Winter electric was roughly £120/month and £200 in the summer.
Then you have to remember,bot is saving wages for milking. At £30/ milking that's £1800/ month.
 

yin ewe

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Co Antrim
I was shocked when I heard this. I milk approx 60 in the winter and 80 in the summer. Winter electric was roughly £120/month and £200 in the summer.
Then you have to remember,bot is saving wages for milking. At £30/ milking that's £1800/ month.

£2700/month as the robot will average 3x milking.
 
I was shocked when I heard this. I milk approx 60 in the winter and 80 in the summer. Winter electric was roughly £120/month and £200 in the summer.
Then you have to remember,bot is saving wages for milking. At £30/ milking that's £1800/ month.
Are you by passing the meter?😂go on you can tell us🤫 milking around 100 with scrapers calf feeder etc 1500-1800 a month this winter
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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