Took the advice of @jamesbourke13 and sprayed some paddocks with milk in the hope of feeding soil bacteria. To say I’m shocked with the response would be an understatement. Grazed 20 days. Sprayed 19 days. Last N application was the first week of April. Will be doing more. pic.twitter.com/Wg8WGMjSqp
— Darragh Scott (@DarraghScott) May 19, 2022
This morning.
Spray milk on the paddocks?
This changes everything.
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There aren’t many people farming Ford Focuses anymore. Nice to see someone keeping the tradition alive.
I may be reading the numberplate wrong, but it looks like a 1911 model too.
Cars can produce a bumper crop!
Deducting points for lack of blue baling twine holding the boot closed.
The smell of sour milk instead of the smell of slurry? Go for it.
(some growers use it prevent mildew (PM) in greenhouse,but use skim or non fat:)
https://oaksterdamuniversity.com/powdery-mildew-foliar-remedies/
“…The idea to use milk as a biological fungicide was discovered by Brazilian scientist Vagner Bettiol, which he published in the September 1999 issue of Crop Protection. Bettiol had experimented with different mixes of fresh milk to combat PM..”
Ace headline
EVERYTHING is so geared towards chemicals these days.
Did you know that boiling water kills weeds? That’s right, a kettle of boiling water is just as effective as any weed killer. It works super well on pavements and tarmac- and all for the price of boiling a kettle.
You don’t believe me? Go try it.
What’s wrong with chemicals? Water is a chemical.
Wrong, water is a compound.
oh sexy
Which is a chemical.
A compound isn’t “a” chemical..
It is made up of 2 or more chemicals, water is H2O, hence its called a compound.
Oh dear @MSH :| between this and whoever it was yesterday suggesting we take some boats out of the water to counteract rising sea levels “because of the space they take up!” I’ve less faith than ever in BS’ commenters scientific cred :(
Prove me wrong mOron..
I think we’ve already moved past the point where you were proved wrong. Funny one to dig your heels in on.
So you can’t prove me wrong..
Stop self owning mOron..
What’s the point? You’ve already been shown the material indicating that you’re incorrect, you’re ignoring it. You know you’re wrong, everyone else knows you’re wrong, but clearly you’re at such a loose end with how to spend your day that you’d rather make a holy show of yourself and argue the toss with everyone saying that you know that 2+2=5 and everyone has to prove you wrong. It’s……depressing.
Knock yourself out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_substance
Chemical substances can be simple substances,[4] chemical compounds, or alloys.
He has two degrees you know!
Chemical “substance”, as oppose to a single chemical element.
Any less and he’d be frozen
Chemical substance can include elements but I wouldn’t. Not sure what your point is but you’ve lost badly.
So you gone from a chemical being water to chemical substance being the talk of the day..
And I’ve lost badly.. Lol
Resurrect tom1 and tom2 in fairness..
I’ve no idea what you’re trying to say there.
Claiming water H2O is a chemical.. Yeah.. You’re in over your head alright..
Get onto tom1 or tom2, I’m sure they can help you out..
You’re a fupping idiot Harney
Why do you even bother?
You have the IQ of a fencepost
Spray the grass with milk to feed the cows to produce more milk to spray the grass with to produce more milk to….. Any udder ideas?
https://www.eating2extinction.com/#
…eating our way to extinction-narrated by the fab Kate Winslet.
https://youtu.be/Kcjsr5O8qH0
don’t worry Gates has come out with a yummy milk replacement for your baby:)
Given his moobs- he could feed a family of four as it is.
Cow & Gates…
*sh’udders*
cheesy…!
you can churn them out ’til the cows come home
but we’ve herd them all before…
you’re milking it now…!
Ouch!.., right in the fields…
Ya cheeky sod. :-)
Oh very good U N M U T U A L- but less cow and more Gates eh?
I dunno… Speaking for me(and probably most cows), in an ideal world…? definitely less gates. ;-)
There is an awareness happening about vegetarian / vegan products- otherwise known as ‘fake meat’ now.
They are marketed as healthy alternatives but the list of ingredients is usually long- most of which nobody has ever heard of.
I wonder what someone who has lived in a remote vegetarian society and has never eaten meat would think of such?
@SOQ
Just spitballing here…
Fake meat products are a transitory product for meat eaters to prevent them going cold turkey.
An interim solution.
…Seitan (pronunced “say · tan”, make of that what you will :-) is gaining more popularity in the fake meat market.
Essentially it’s a wheat gluten that gives products a real feel texture similar to meat.
If there is a push to limit meat consumption then access to wheat supplies might be useful.
Last time I checked, Ukraine and Russia were in the top 10 of wheat producers.
I think it was kissenger that might have said…
“Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.”
Last time I checked schwab and henry were great pals… ;-)
Talk about getting your mock ducks in a row.
Tis food for thought, all the same.
i cud think of a few more ideas though i’d be butter off keeping them to myself..
Is there a ‘butter’ mountain these days – or is free cheese being given out? If not, this is a great way to use excess milk
https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/forum/culture/food-and-drink/17348-european-butter-mountain
Pastureised milk it was.
That’s a crazy amount of growth. You’d nearly think we were having a sunny and wet May.
..milk is not the only ‘thing’ he sprayed,for a farmer supposedly concerned about his soils health,try keeping the ford focus off the artificial turf.
The free school lunches we give out to students come with water in milk cartons. The company who supply the lunches refuse to offer milk.
Milk run off destroys aquatic life. Can the Ford Escort farmer ensure none of the milk ends up in local water systems?
https://sentientmedia.org/milk-pollution-in-rivers/
Farmers have sprayed slurry onto fields for lifetimes. It is just the waste from cows being siloed over winter. It is a natural fertiliser but will pollute if dumped into waterways- likewise milk.