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Farming Chit Chat

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  • #392
    whelan1
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    well who got rain ? we got none yet


  • #393
    reilig
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    well who got rain ? we got none yet

    None in the midlands yet either


  • #394
    Username John
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    Jeez, down here in the real capital, we must be after getting a few inches of it over the past few days.

    Started raining last Sunday around dinnertime - stayed raining constantly til Monday dinnertime. Annoying, as I wanted to do a few things on the Bank holiday Monday...
    Few heavy showers again this morning.

    met.ie say
    "On Thursday another area of heavy rain will spread countrywide from the south with the risk of local flooding, especially in southern parts."


  • #395
    johngalway
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    We got some last night. Don't know how much though.


  • #396
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,166 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    whelan1 wrote: »
    well who got rain ? we got none yet

    was spitting in south meath half an hour ago but nver got going


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  • #397
    theroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭theroad


    Rained most of the day here in Limerick until about 4 o'clock. It's needed. More on the way, too.


  • #398
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    None here yet, gently does it though as I have fertilizer out and at these prices I don't want any washed away...:rolleyes:

    On a side note the flowers are just starting to show drought damage, hose watering just doesn't cut it...


  • #399
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    a bit of rain here for the last 2 hours in the midlands. badly needed though. its the first time in weeks. wasnt much this evening but predicting a good bit for thursday. Agree with the poster above, that dont want it wash fertilizer out. too expensive for that.


  • #400
    sob1467
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    Raining all evening In donegal


  • #401
    dar31
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    raining here for the last 20 min.
    could do with a good days rain
    looks like temp. is going to rise a few degrees as well
    looks like there may be some nice growth ahead, hope so,
    as fresh air dont do much for milk yield


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  • #402
    dar31
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    we've just progressed to heavy rain


  • #403
    whelan1
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    dar31 wrote: »
    we've just progressed to heavy rain
    we got a few drops - about 5 to be exact - around half 7 and that was it.... hope there is more on the way...


  • #404
    stanflt
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    we got a few drops - about 5 to be exact - around half 7 and that was it.... hope there is more on the way...


    its lashing in east meath-silage pit just covered- oh happy days:D:D


  • #405
    whelan1
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    went to discussion group meeting this evening , got very cold around 9pm.... was still dry though


  • #406
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,831 ✭✭✭stanflt


    whelan1 wrote: »
    went to discussion group meeting this evening , got very cold around 9pm.... was still dry though


    did you get paid


  • #407
    whelan1
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    he said it will be in our bank accounts in the next few days €975


  • #408
    whelan1
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    ITS RAINING :eek:


  • #409
    stanflt
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    he said it will be in our bank accounts in the next few days €975


    better late than never


  • #410
    theroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭theroad


    stanflt wrote: »
    better late than never
    The rain too :).


  • #411
    Username John
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    ITS RAINING :eek:

    Its fceking lashing in Cork, and doesnt look like its moving anytime soon... :(


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  • #412
    whelan1
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    went for cows they are about 1 and a half miles away in total , walked it got drowned , not a great start to the day


  • #413
    Tipp Man
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    Can't believe the amount of people that wanted rain

    although it looks like the entire country is going to be soaked today so everybody should be happy. Temps set to be good again from weekend so the exceptional growth should continue right through may


  • #414
    Min
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    We didn't get much rain in North Kilkenny, on the radar it seemed to be the soujrtn half and maybe western parts that got the most but it seems to die a bit before it gets here.

    I think Munster must have gotten a good drop by now though.

    Tipp Man - a wet and windy May...you know the saying, good to have rain in May after a very dry period.

    The ground here is still like a rock.


  • #415
    Tipp Man
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    Min wrote: »
    We didn't get much rain in North Kilkenny, on the radar it seemed to be the soujrtn half and maybe western parts that got the most but it seems to die a bit before it gets here.

    I think Munster must have gotten a good drop by now though.

    Tipp Man - a wet and windy May...you know the saying, good to have rain in May after a very dry period.

    The ground here is still like a rock.

    Have had between an inch and inch and a half of rain here in last 24 hours. Pure thunder downpours

    Didn't need it as we had rain Monday and two weeks before that. Hopefully it'll stop up fairly soon


  • #416
    5live
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    Tipp Man wrote: »
    Have had between an inch and inch and a half of rain here in last 24 hours. Pure thunder downpours

    Didn't need it as we had rain Monday and two weeks before that. Hopefully it'll stop up fairly soon

    Very little here in north kerry but the bit last week srarted the grass growing again. If you are getting an inch and you arent useing it will you send it over here please. All my grass now at 1100 except the next 2 paddocks at 1600 and last 2 at 0:D


  • #417
    whelan1
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    at our group meeting the other night i asked about straw in the diet feeder remember we had a discussion here about it, apparently oaten straw is the best straw for scratch factor in the rumen:) we had a good debate about it... one lad said if your silage is good enough you don't need straw, i didnt agree:cool:


  • #418
    jeff greene
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    at our group meeting the other night i asked about straw in the diet feeder remember we had a discussion here about it, apparently oaten straw is the best straw for scratch factor in the rumen:) we had a good debate about it... one lad said if your silage is good enough you don't need straw, i didnt agree:cool:

    If the silage is good, ie very leafy, straw might be needed, depends on the rest of the diet and the animals fed. Older stemmy silage, I think has enough fibre. Keenans make out straw is free the way they promote it, its defiantly not free this year:eek: I always taught wheaten straw was recommended by Keenan


  • #419
    johngalway
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    Decided to throw out 125kg of old fert today, by hand, out of a bucket... in a gale :pac:

    Pure dust :eek: mostly 18.6.12, some 0.7.30. I'd say some of it has been sitting in the shed 2 years.

    Was covered, rotten job!

    Finished off my fence then, well, mostly. Three out of the four wire gates are finished, just need to do the fourth and lock the sheep and lambs down tomorrow, let them mow the bottom place. Still got to bore into some rock for wavin covered rebar stakes, and concrete around one stake that's leaned out from the wall after the wire was stretched. Otherwise, all good, fingers crossed. Got soaked doing that :pac:


  • #420
    blue5000
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    did everybody get enough rain yet?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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  • #421
    bob charles
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    at our group meeting the other night i asked about straw in the diet feeder remember we had a discussion here about it, apparently oaten straw is the best straw for scratch factor in the rumen:) we had a good debate about it... one lad said if your silage is good enough you don't need straw, i didnt agree:cool:

    OSR straw is the best for scratch factor


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