As we went by January, I used to be consistently watching the slurry retailer. February couldn’t come quickly sufficient.

Like many of the nation, we’re in a nitrate weak zone. So, when the annual winter ban on slurry spreading got here to an finish on 31 January, spreading began on the early grasses.

Just a few days of this has seen the lagoon again all the way down to a cushty degree.

See additionally: 5 home-built items of slurry package which improved effectivity

Just a few alterations to the slurry tanker have made tanking a neater and cleaner job too. Dwelling-built mudguards that match on the 3-point linkage of the tractor save plenty of clart (muck) being flicked onto the highway.

I additionally constructed a hydraulic slurry pipe attacher. This implies I now not must get off the seat to connect the slurry pipe.

By not having downtime from getting off the seat I can do one other load or two a day, saving me a couple of week a yr.

I do know a few of you’re pondering I might have purchased one, however the place is the enjoyable in that?

As a ultimate modification to the tanker, I added an electro-hydraulic valve block to cater for the six providers now required. Now one fixed pump valve and change field run all the tanker providers.

When you’ve got been dwelling in a cave, you should have missed the information of the milk value drop.

Most farming information shops and commentators have posted it on Fb, and it’s comical to see that a lot of these commenting have a restricted grasp of fundamental provide and demand ideas.

However hey, everyone seems to be entitled to their opinions. The world was a lot easier when folks didn’t have a platform to share them… however that’s the world we stay in now.

Lastly, after being uncertain whether or not to open the ice cream parlour in January, we’re happy we made the choice to take action – as are a lot of our prospects who wrestle to entertain their children right now of yr.

The most effective weekend we had was under zero with freezing fog, and but the automobile park and café have been full many of the weekend, proving it’s by no means too chilly for ice cream!

Unsure how we’re going to manage in the summertime…