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Tavascarow
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bulworthy project
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oldish chris
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Ty Gwyn
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oldish chris
Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 4148 Location: Comfortably Wet Southport
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Rob R
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Tavascarow
Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8407 Location: South Cornwall
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Ty Gwyn
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 4563 Location: Lampeter
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Ty Gwyn
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 4563 Location: Lampeter
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 15 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Tavascarow wrote: |
Ty Gwyn wrote: |
Patrick Holden ex Soil Association,
I can see his farm from the yard here,
Sustainability comes in many forms,
He must use more fuel per acre than most surrounding farms. |
Possibly, although you should quantify that against output, fiscal & calorific to be fair. & he could be burning biodiesel in his tractor?
These guys (SFT) are trying to look at it from all angles IMHO & don't appear to have an axe to grind, other than the protection of food supplies & the environment for future generations. Something I would have thought we all here on DS would agree with. |
That`s my point,the amount of fuel used for the output is way over odds,
He may well have bio diesel in his own tractors,in-fact the last load i purchased had a percentage of bio diesel,that`s the ruling nowadays,but most of the harvesting and cultivations are done by contractors,who love going there as the yields are so light,there is no strain on the machinery,and being paid by the acre,their laughing. |
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Tavascarow
Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8407 Location: South Cornwall
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Rob R
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Ty Gwyn
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Rob R
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Ty Gwyn
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Rob R
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