A farm gate price of 18.48p/l compares with 22p in 1996 when I sold my cows - 13 years on and 16% less. To make this sustainable, farmers need to be given every money saving tip that's going, yet most government and commercial advice involves capital investment - apart from Practical Farm IDEAS www.farmideas.co.uk The advice on grassland aeration http://www.farmideas.co.uk/newsdetailed.php?id=45 can save £000s and also cuts surface run-off leading to flooding.
Mike Donovan
Posted on 1 Jul 2009 2:46 pm
A farm gate price of 18.48p/l compares with 22p in 1996 when I sold my cows - 13 years on and 16% less. To make this sustainable, farmers need to be given every money saving tip that's going, yet most government and commercial advice involves capital investment - apart from Practical Farm IDEAS www.farmideas.co.uk The advice on grassland aeration http://www.farmideas.co.uk/newsdetailed.php?id=45 can save £000s and also cuts surface run-off leading to flooding.