The future of dairy farming?

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Rob R

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Location: York

Posted: Tue May 29, 12 2:28 pm Post subject: The future of dairy farming?
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Green Man

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Location: Rural Scotland.

Posted: Tue May 29, 12 3:25 pm Post subject:
That will be fun at -20C

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Tue May 29, 12 3:38 pm Post subject:

Green Man wrote:

That will be fun at -20C

It's the South, I don't think they have -20

NorthernMonkeyGirl

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Posted: Tue May 29, 12 3:40 pm Post subject:
I like it...but then start wondering what causes more damage to the ground out of tractor and trailer tyres or lots of trundling cows?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Tue May 29, 12 3:43 pm Post subject:

NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote:

I like it...but then start wondering what causes more damage to the ground out of tractor and trailer tyres or lots of trundling cows?

The latter, usually.

Went

Joined: 19 Mar 2006
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Posted: Tue May 29, 12 4:38 pm Post subject:
You could cut out the middle men and take it round the streets - milk your own.

arvo

Joined: 04 Dec 2006
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Tue May 29, 12 6:47 pm Post subject:
Fab idea. All power to their elbows, or fetlocks or whatever the heck cows have.

Paul Sill

Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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Posted: Wed May 30, 12 8:01 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Green Man wrote:

That will be fun at -20C

It's the South, I don't think they have -20

But we did have -15 not last winter but the winter before!

arvo

Joined: 04 Dec 2006
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed May 30, 12 1:06 pm Post subject:

Paul Sill wrote:

Rob R wrote:

Green Man wrote:

That will be fun at -20C

It's the South, I don't think they have -20

But we did have -15 not last winter but the winter before!

Yeah and about 2 foot of snow. I spent all that winter defrosting pipes for the flats in a stable with a blow-torch.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Wed May 30, 12 2:28 pm Post subject:
That's why they have two months off

shadiya

Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Posts: 1285

Posted: Thu May 31, 12 5:38 pm Post subject:
Great idea. I'm designing a milking bail myself at the moment, though on a somewhat small scale and with a view to it being pulled by something one horse powered..... If a pony is the equivalent of 1HP? I shall probably start with the quad though as it is just that little bit more reliable at the moment than Freya.

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