Ozzy Scott
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While I had Covid, said I might aswell be getting something done.You put out a couple of 100k gallons Christmas week didn't you dirty dog you.
400gls is the offending amount I think
While I had Covid, said I might aswell be getting something done.You put out a couple of 100k gallons Christmas week didn't you dirty dog you.
How close to final do people think that these new rules are at this stage?
We are i think, but we are also the only country in Europe with a derogationJust on water quality, isn’t Irish water second or third best in EU or did I pick something up wrong?
There was someone prosecuted in Co Cork a few years back. Taken to court and was fined (don’t know how much) for spreading in December.Has a contractor ever actually been prosecuted by a County Council for spreading slurry during the closed period
I really doubt Every other European country has a limit on stocking rate?We are i think, but we are also the only country in Europe with a derogation
Nitrates directive is EU wide, 170 the limit unless countries applied for dero. Afaik we are thr last after Netherlands and Denmark lost theirs I think.I really doubt Every other European country has a limit on stocking rate?
Who are the two parties?Was just wondering with the new regulations and all that there trying to enforce , im not a glanbia supplier but one might wonder at the timing of the an taisce new appeal and the environmental regs , is there collusion and both parties have the one thing in mind, no more expansion and we must use farming as their only a pain in the hole to the country to leave the country looking like a world leader in green policy
Just my own thoughts when milking this morning
Ah jesus. An taisce and government / dept of ag and environmentWho are the two parties?
That's quite a reaction, Nothing is obvious as far as random conspiracy theories go. I had a feeling that's who you're referring to, but your reference to not being a glanbia supplier threw me off.Ah jesus. An taisce and government / dept of ag and environment
Didn't think you need to ask such a question.....would it not be sorta obvious
what % of your grass growth would be after the 15th of sept the new proposed cut off date to say the 15th of Nov? what percentage of growth is between the 15th of Jan and 15th of March, give or takeHistorically this wouldn't be a big dairy area but nitrate levels have been high in groundwater for years due to the lighter nature of our soils. If we got zero rainfall in November and ground was dry as a bone it would still be madness to spread slurry because in the absence of growth, a couple of wet weeks in December or January will wash the nitrate through the soil profile and into the groundwater. Just because the tanker can travel doesn't mean it makes sense to spread. Around here, spreading in late January or early February is more sensible than in October as there is a greater chance of imminent growth to take up the nitrogen.
I don't measure grass (I know I should) so I can't say. I'd expect growths to be very variable, particularly in spring. Stretch it out to 3 months though and you can be sure that growth from Jan 15th to April 15th far exceeds growth from September 15th to December 15th.what % of your grass growth would be after the 15th of sept the new proposed cut off date to say the 15th of Nov? what percentage of growth is between the 15th of Jan and 15th of March, give or take
If it is Global Warming that we are trying to sort out then we could actually try to tackle the issues causing Global Warming, our over use of hydrocarbons.My thinking is that whatever you have spent on buildings in the last ten years you will have to spend as much or more in future years just to stay legal and possibly milking less cows .
I think the last fifty years of farmers making toxic anaerobic slurry are over . There are two problems cow belches and slurry.
There are numerous solutions. Treating the slurry. Separating the slurry. Or the buy Bog Man a bigger yacht solution of straw bedding.
The belches can probably be treated by industrial feed additives and we know who makes money from that .
The only way they will really reduce their emissions is if you and I reduce our consumption of the goods and services they produce im afraid. Big business is only big cos of the little guy down at the end of the chain25% of global co2 emissions comes from coal burning.
the top 100 emission producing firms in the world account for 70% of emissions.
i hope they will reduce their share.
can we start a go fund me to get the f**ker sent over there and try get him infront of the right ppl to do it 😂😂Ireland worrying about emissions is like having a non pissing swimming corner in a swimming pool.
Love to see eamon Ryan out in Tokyo on his push bike, telling them about global warming. They'd cook the fecker