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S1 Ep2: Alternative Watering - Solar and pasture pumps
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
English - November 08, 2018 17:53 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBGovernment Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
John Prentice a livestock farmer in the Scottish Border's chats to agricultural consultant Donald Dunbar about his alternative watering systems. John installed both a solar-powered pump and a cluster of pasture pumps a number of years ago. Farming in a diffuse pollution priority catchment, John wanted to ensure that he was able to provide livestock drinking facilities beyond the minimum 5m from a watercourse to prevent livestock poaching. He's found both systems beneficial and has a few hints and tips for others who might be installing similar systems.
Technical Notes referred to in this podcast can be found at:
Technical note (TN665): Alternative watering for field grazed livestock I – abstraction systems
Technical note (TN666): Alternative watering for field grazed livestock II – pumping systems