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GlisGlis:
Netherland (and other european countries) regulations is mainly targeting nitrogen emissions from animals farming and it's aimed to meet EU deadlines for environmental protection.
From what I understand netherlands comes from a situation of very low regulations and ultra high density of animals that produced out of standards rates of pollution.
What I like alot about BJ is that it shows that he loves his land and he try to improve and take care of it while he run his business.
It's not about taking the max out of it regardless the consequences.
GlisGlis:
just read BJ previous post and totally agree on electrical devices and waste of still valid objects
bjrogg:
Thank You GlisGlis
I think most farmers share my love of the land and animals they care for. I think most want to leave their farms in better condition than it was when they started farming it.
We don’t all necessarily see that happening the same way, but I do believe it is a shared goal of the majority of farmers.
It’s always nice to be able to have conversations that the participants actually are allowed to express their thoughts. And participants listen to others thoughts. There’s always at least two sides to every argument. And they aren’t always one side is right and the other side is wrong.
A case could even be made for the petroleum industry saving the whale. Oil wasn’t first used for gasoline . It was a dangerous, explosive byproduct. They wanted oil for lamps to light houses and streets. Oil that replaced whale blubber oil that had been used for lightning.
Gasoline, diesel fuel, plastics and hundreds of other products were simply byproducts of producing the oil for lighting our homes.
Bjrogg
PS I’m thinking we will still need a lot of those products and wondering. Will we be left again with a dangerous explosive byproduct?
Eric Krewson:
I agree about diesels, I had a 2006 F250 with the 6.2 liter engine, that thing sounded like a metal bucket half full of rocks being shaken when it ran, the exhaust smell was horrendous. When we traveled a bumper to bumper 11-mile scenic loop in the Smokies I felt guilty about the exhaust fumes I was leaving behind to choke the people in cars behind us. I traded this truck off at 90K miles because the engine had a habit of blowing at 100K.
I bought a 2013 with the new 6.7-liter engine, it started like a gas engine, doesn't make any diesel noise and has no detectable exhaust smell, pretty amazing.
My wife died, I sold my 5th wheel and only use the truck about once every two weeks. It garage kept, it only has 34K miles on it, it is paid for and I do need a truck every now and then, I think I will keep it.
bjrogg:
Sounds like a nice truck Eric. Should be good for a couple hundred thousand miles yet.
We have been working at cleaning up equipment. Definitely not my favorite job, but it needs to be done.
We e have been doing this for a lot of years to and have figured out a few things that make it work better. It’s still a poor job though.
First we use a good heavy duty scraper to get the really big dirt off.
Bjrogg
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