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    #272
    Deepsouthwest
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    They're forecasting a hape of rain for Wednesday, would ye chance going out with fert today.

    Yes, it'll be well worked in by weds


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    #273
    Deepsouthwest
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    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Cups on 4.45 and 2 pm here radio on 24/7 in the parlour keeps the birds away .my cows dont like coming in to the shed when the radio isn't on As for the sticks theres no place for them in a milking parlour in my opinion have had one guy that every time I wasn't milking he would bring in a stick and use it to push the cows nearly bet him with the stick the day I caught him with it.

    Cups on here at 745am and 7pm, wife back to work this morning after maternity leave so I'll have an earlier start now to be finished to mind kids until childminder collects kids at 920. Radio in the parlour but rarely rarely turn it on, it tends to only annoy me as I get older! Stick in the parlour, but only used for giving a dig to a greedy cow trying to get at another cows ration


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    #274
    stanflt
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    They're forecasting a hape of rain for Wednesday, would ye chance going out with fert today.


    I'll be going out with 3.5 bags of master cut elite on wed when the pits covered

    I love the smell of grass


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    #275
    case 956
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    stanflt wrote: »
    I'll be going out with 3.5 bags of master cut elite on wed when the pits covered

    I love the smell of grass


    please give us some silage porn :)


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    #276
    darragh_haven
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    stanflt wrote: »
    I'll be going out with 3.5 bags of master cut elite on wed when the pits covered

    I love the smell of grass

    Kovu..... ban stan for teasing us.


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    #277
    Timmaay
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    Thought i was a great lad going out and spot spraying most the weeds on the grazing block last 2days with dockstar, all the docks, nettles and some of the thistles. Was in the local glanbia today, and got looking at sprays, only then did i bloody realise i was using dockstar and not paster, which is meant for the the nettles and thistles. Oh well, may go out to spray them again.


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    #278
    stanflt
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    Light April crop


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    #279
    Mac Taylor
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    stanflt wrote: »
    Light April crop
    Stan, do you do master classes or correspondence courses/distance learning. If you ever do sign me up.


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    #280
    visatorro
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    front page of farming indo saying milk price drop across europe due to an increase in production and the lack of facilities to process them, well feck it anyway!!


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    #281
    sheebadog
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    visatorro wrote: »
    front page of farming indo saying milk price drop across europe due to an increase in production and the lack of facilities to process them, well feck it anyway!!

    We've taken a drop of 3c/l but it's being returned in August and September milk.


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    #282
    Greengrass1
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    Would many of ye feed meal for the first year to heifer calves?
    Myself and a friend were talking about it today and he reckons its the only way. Has 40/43 heifers incalf in 10 days already.
    We used to do it but went away from it. Thinking of trying it this year. Even 1/2 kg of meal a day would make a big difference. I could mix up my own 18% ration here for them too


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    #283
    mahoney_j
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Would many of ye feed meal for the first year to heifer calves?
    Myself and a friend were talking about it today and he reckons its the only way. Has 40/43 heifers incalf in 10 days already.
    We used to do it but went away from it. Thinking of trying it this year. Even 1/2 kg of meal a day would make a big difference. I could mix up my own 18% ration here for them too

    The first year of a heifers life will determine how long she lasts in the herd,feed her lots of beastibgs a good 9 weeks on milk replacer loads of grass,2 kg of an 18% nut/ration up to a month prior to turn out attend of year one treat for worms/fluke and she'll be flying bit once she hits the herd at 24/25 months


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    #284
    Greengrass1
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    mahoney_j wrote: »
    The first year of a heifers life will determine how long she lasts in the herd,feed her lots of beastibgs a good 9 weeks on milk replacer loads of grass,2 kg of an 18% nut/ration up to a month prior to turn out attend of year one treat for worms/fluke and she'll be flying bit once she hits the herd at 24/25 months

    Ye that's what we've been doing and I'm happy enough with the heifers this year. Only one at 300 KGS now and she's bulling today but father won't serve her.
    But seen my friends heifers when they came off kale in Feb and they were super heifers. Much better than mine at the time


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    Greengrass1
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    Anyone here buying leafy boost?
    Father thinking of getting it. Yrs since we got it. Is it still made?


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    #286
    Deepsouthwest
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Would many of ye feed meal for the first year to heifer calves?
    Myself and a friend were talking about it today and he reckons its the only way. Has 40/43 heifers incalf in 10 days already.
    We used to do it but went away from it. Thinking of trying it this year. Even 1/2 kg of meal a day would make a big difference. I could mix up my own 18% ration here for them too

    Definitely, feed meal to my calves for most of the yr, only tail off when the calves go into aftergrass, but as soon as weather starts to turn in mid sept I'm straight back in again. It's the most efficient time to put a kilo of meal into an animal.


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    #287
    freedominacup
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Anyone here buying leafy boost?
    Father thinking of getting it. Yrs since we got it. Is it still made?

    We put out a bag to the acre of ASN 10 days ago and while I know conditions have been excellent since I think it has had a huge beneficial effect. We were down in a couple of heavy late paddocks with fcuked swards on them and while the covers weren't massive they haven't looked in as good heart in years. They'll be direct drilled over the summer probably starting as soon as the aftergrass from first cut comes back into the rotation in about a months time.


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    #288
    Milked out
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    I see on Agri land China have banned british cheese after inspecting facilities, hope ours fair better seeing as that is the market where our extra milk is supposed to be catering


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    #289
    Greengrass1
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    We put out a bag to the acre of ASN 10 days ago and while I know conditions have been excellent since I think it has had a huge beneficial effect. We were down in a couple of heavy late paddocks with fcuked swards on them and while the covers weren't massive they haven't looked in as good heart in years. They'll be direct drilled over the summer probably starting as soon as the aftergrass from first cut comes back into the rotation in about a months time.

    About 2/3 of farm is very dry but no shale under it. Bit of single alright. Looked for leafy boost online but couldn't find it. Tried can +S last summer didn't seem to do much


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    #290
    frazzledhome
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    About 2/3 of farm is very dry but no shale under it. Bit of single alright. Looked for leafy boost online but couldn't find it. Tried can +S last summer didn't seem to do much

    ASN is your only man. Would need to order it in plenty of time as not carried as general stock well not around these parts


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    #291
    Greengrass1
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    ASN is your only man. Would need to order it in plenty of time as not carried as general stock well not around these parts

    Said about using it before but like the urea he used it at wrong time and has no faith in it


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    #292
    sheebadog
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Said about using it before but like the urea he used it at wrong time and has no faith in it

    I'm a big believer in sulphur GG.
    However in cereal crops you need to spread 4 to 6 weeks before it's required by the crop. I treat grass as I would treat any other crop.


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    #293
    frazzledhome
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Said about using it before but like the urea he used it at wrong time and has no faith in it

    You need 20 units of S so that's 4 bags of SNet takes too long IMO. I'll be going with it next round


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    #294
    frazzledhome
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Said about using it before but like the urea he used it at wrong time and has no faith in it

    You need 20 units of S so that's 4 bags of SNet takes too long IMO. I'll be going with it next round weather permitting.


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    #295
    Greengrass1
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    You need 20 units of S so that's 4 bags of SNet takes too long IMO. I'll be going with it next round weather permitting.

    Its more p and k I'm after. Not enough of it spread over the years


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    #296
    Panch18
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Its more p and k I'm after. Not enough of it spread over the years

    Pasture sward after each grazing will sort that out in now time

    Aren't you straw bedding all your cows? Surely the dung is helping big time in bringing up your fertility??


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    #297
    awaywithyou
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    Milked out wrote: »
    I see on Agri land China have banned british cheese after inspecting facilities, hope ours fair better seeing as that is the market where our extra milk is supposed to be catering


    Just back from discussion group walk... Kerry group man was there talking... Had Chinese dept of ag officials in charleville at kerry co-op plant... They were very happy with what they saw.....

    The Russians are coming to listowel next week to see the carry on....


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    #298
    Greengrass1
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    Panch18 wrote: »
    Pasture sward after each grazing will sort that out in now time

    Aren't you straw bedding all your cows? Surely the dung is helping big time in bringing up your fertility??

    Ye that's why I'm looking for leafy boost. Has 10 units if k along with N and P. Already spread 18 units if p on grazing ground.
    Ye we are but its not enough to bring up index's. Whole farm needs subsoiling as a result of traveling with muck spreader all the time


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    #299
    Greengrass1
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    Just served another heifer there. She was very very nervous nearly jumped out of her skin in the crush. What do ye do with nervous heifers?
    She will be a nightmare in the parlour next spring


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    Injuryprone
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Ye that's why I'm looking for leafy boost. Has 10 units if k along with N and P. Already spread 18 units if p on grazing ground.
    Ye we are but its not enough to bring up index's. Whole farm needs subsoiling as a result of traveling with muck spreader all the time

    Leifi boost is 19-0-15


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    #301
    Greengrass1
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    Injuryprone wrote: »
    Leifi boost is 19-0-15

    Hmmmm. Cut sward might be better so. Similar price


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