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rancher

nhg wrote: »

Then why are the IFA still collecting a % of the factory price for each animal if they are not even interested in getting the best price for the animal - is that not the fee paid by the farmer for the IFA to get the best price?

Maybe it's the factory that should be paying the IFA & not the farmer!!!!!

In the past, I(personally) got nothing only abuse for doing pickets and protests at factories from farmers and I have good reason for staying away from beef prices.
Soft selling is a huge part of the problem and well you know it, but its easier to blame someone else.
We have a livestock committee and I only sit in on meetings with the factories and in any negotiation if you don't have a lever, you're just wasting your time. We have to develop live exports some how, but there is something wrong with the stock or they'd be back more often.

There's IFA meetings in every county every month, so if you think more should be done and you know how to do it....

dzer2

rancher wrote: »

In the past, I(personally) got nothing only abuse for doing pickets and protests at factories from farmers and I have good reason for staying away from beef prices.
Soft selling is a huge part of the problem and well you know it, but its easier to blame someone else.
We have a livestock committee and I only sit in on meetings with the factories and in any negotiation if you don't have a lever, you're just wasting your time. We have to develop live exports some how, but there is something wrong with the stock or they'd be back more often.

There's IFA meetings in every county every month, so if you think more should be done and you know how to do it....

Load of boll*x they only want the big lads who are in milk anyone else is a pain.

freedominacup

dzer2 wrote: »

Load of boll*x they only want the big lads who are in milk anyone else is a pain.

When was the last time a dairy farmer was president of the IFA?

rancher

dzer2 wrote: »

Load of boll*x they only want the big lads who are in milk anyone else is a pain.

That's lies anyway, sheep farmer here...do But dairy farmers in general are more involved, that's why dairy coops go well
as opposed to beef coops floundering

Cavanjack

Surprised nobody has mentioned the article in the indo last week about our former ifa president ensuring Larry has a steady supply of cattle.

jt65

freedominacup wrote: »

When was the last time a dairy farmer was president of the IFA?

2006

freedominacup

jt65 wrote: »

2006

You're right. I was going to say that there haven't been many dairy farmers in the job in the past couple of decades.

TUBBY

Cavanjack wrote: »

Surprised nobody has mentioned the article in the indo last week about our former ifa president ensuring Larry has a steady supply of cattle.

didn't see it. What was the context of it cavanjack.
From what you said, it looks like run with the hare and hunt with the hound.

nashmach

TUBBY wrote: »

didn't see it. What was the context of it cavanjack.
From what you said, it looks like run with the hare and hunt with the hound.

Two big sheds - capacity for 1200 cattle

rancher

TUBBY wrote: »

didn't see it. What was the context of it cavanjack.
From what you said, it looks like run with the hare and hunt with the hound.

Nearly ten years since he had anything to do with IFA
Have to take the opportunities that come your way.
Six sons farming 1000 acres they say, they always worked hard

Farmer Pudsey

TUBBY wrote: »

didn't see it. What was the context of it cavanjack.
From what you said, it looks like run with the hare and hunt with the hound.

I wonder is it just another Winter Finisher under pressure.

bob charles

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

I wonder is it just another Winter Finisher under pressure.

You wouldnt have another mans animals if you could make a hand of things yourself :rolleyes:.

rancher

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

I wonder is it just another Winter Finisher under pressure.

Wouldn't be surprised. they're lucky to be out of it this year

TUBBY

Anyone get quotes for bullocks or heifers this week.

bob charles

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

I wonder is it just another Winter Finisher under pressure.

sheds were up on done deal looking for tenants to lease them in the Autumn so I would assume there are just leased to whoever has the cattle in them

biddy2013

spoke to local cattle factory agent earlier, he said a lad rang him a few weeks ago with a few hundred bulls, he got 16 of them killed. He said factory is mental but he still had room for my culls tomorrow. He said the bull men are going mad

Farmer Pudsey

biddy2013 wrote: »

spoke to local cattle factory agent earlier, he said a lad rang him a few weeks ago with a few hundred bulls, he got 16 of them killed. He said factory is mental but he still had room for my culls tomorrow. He said the bull men are going mad

Loads of farmers with bulls have there heads in the sand I know I have only a few but have 2/3 moved and the rest will go next week. Some of these lads bulls are on the verge of going over 2 years of age. It a case of taking you beating and moving on. Not nice but this is what happens. The other issue is that a lot of these bulls are now staring to kill over 420kgs so more penalty's. The only hope is to get through them and wait.

However what I would really like to know is have some of these winter finishers learned anything will they again build up large stocks of feed and pay through the nose for cattle next year.

Hershall

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Loads of farmers with bulls have there heads in the sand I know I have only a few but have 2/3 moved and the rest will go next week. Some of these lads bulls are on the verge of going over 2 years of age. It a case of taking you beating and moving on. Not nice but this is what happens. The other issue is that a lot of these bulls are now staring to kill over 420kgs so more penalty's. The only hope is to get through them and wait.

However what I would really like to know is have some of these winter finishers learned anything will they again build up large stocks of feed and pay through the nose for cattle next year.

Don't mind next year I was in local mart Saturday couldn't believe wot yearling bulls and heifers were making. Totally unrelated to beef price. Farmers won't learn

rancher

Hershall wrote: »

Don't mind next year I was in local mart Saturday couldn't believe wot yearling bulls and heifers were making. Totally unrelated to beef price. Farmers won't learn

hope you're all going to the protests at the selected factories on wednesday

TUBBY

Didnt hear anything on it Rancher. Which ones. No text came round yet anyway.

stand on!!

One of the boys sent me on the txt he was worried that I wouldnt get his cattle away this week.

rancher

TUBBY wrote: »

Didnt hear anything on it Rancher. Which ones. No text came round yet anyway.

contact local office or reps, don't know whether I should put it up here or you can PM me if you know who I am...seemingly a few do

rancher

stand on!! wrote: »

One of the boys sent me on the txt he was worried that I wouldnt get his cattle away this week.

You wouldn't know what a crowd would do, never saw farmers so worked up. I think it'll be big, getting a good few PMs here too, even from those that don't know me..thanks for the support guys

Robson99

TUBBY wrote: »

Anyone get quotes for bullocks or heifers this week.

Heifers 4.05. Back 5 cent

bob charles

rancher wrote: »

contact local office or reps, don't know whether I should put it up here or you can PM me if you know who I am...seemingly a few do

whats the secrecy needed for. I have animals away on Wednesday that will be in the lairage early tomorrow, how the hell am I to know im going to be breaking a picket at 6am on Wednesday morning when the animals have to be killed which or whether. I cant see whats not to be gained from not making it public whats going on

Base price

bob charles wrote: »

whats the secrecy needed for. I have animals away on Wednesday that will be in the lairage early tomorrow, how the hell am I to know im going to be breaking a picket at 6am on Wednesday morning when the animals have to be killed which or whether. I cant see whats not to be gained from not making it public whats going on

I would imagine it is to stop the factories getting court injunctions against the IFA prior to the event. That was the problem the last time - blockade had to be lifted due to intervention of the courts if my memory serves me right.

nashmach

Base price wrote: »

I would imagine it is to stop the factories getting court injunctions against the IFA prior to the event. That was the problem the last time - blockade had to be lifted due to intervention of the courts if my memory serves me right.

Don't see how that will work, it has been well known since earlier today in any event.

Another PR exercise??

bob charles

nashmach wrote: »

Don't see how that will work, it has been well known since earlier today in any event.

Another PR exercise??

march to dublin on the cards to welcome the new president into office?

rancher

bob charles wrote: »

march to dublin on the cards to welcome the new president into office?

I'm entitled to give out or not give out information as I please without this ****e...there is no secrecy, but might have implications regarding the comp authority.... Hope the rest of you see now why I won't be leading any charge on cattle prices. Another Pr exercise my foot, I know henry burns didn't even get get a few days off at Christmas because of farmers phoning him, Do you call that pr as well
Last time I arranged a protest, I got a dozen phone calls from farmers with your attitude, I tell you it educates you

rancher

Base price wrote: »

I would imagine it is to stop the factories getting court injunctions against the IFA prior to the event. That was the problem the last time - blockade had to be lifted due to intervention of the courts if my memory serves me right.

Wouldn't think that there'll be a blockade