Dairy Farming General

frazzledhome

freedominacup wrote: »

How did that work out for you?

Did it years ago and I didn't say a word IYKWIM

Greengrass1

What's going on here. SCC gone from 70 - 217 and back to 70 today?

whelan2

do ye not take a sample from bulk tank when recording also?

Gillespy

Wet weather? Ours spiked to 238 so I'm hoping it was the few bad days.

kevthegaff

Nice day today, grass is getting going again! When are they saying milk price will start falling??

whelan2

kevthegaff wrote: »

Nice day today, grass is getting going again! When are they saying milk price will start falling??

as soon as people start talking about superlevy:D

Greengrass1

Got overed 25 acres of silage today job. Hopefully I can get it now. Hasn't had any fert this year and its up to top of wellie now. Father says its nice grass. 250 bales plus will be a long draw. Its near 10 miles away from what I hear.
Things are panning out nicely this year
What's the going rate for silage ground? Would I get it for less than 100e

kevthegaff

depends how many hungry dairy men around it gg, id say 100-130. here its making big money

Greengrass1

kevthegaff wrote: »

depends how many hungry dairy men around it gg, id say 100-130. here its making big money

None at all tbh. With sheep or sucklers in that area. Wouldn't be very intensive. Your man just bought it and has horses coming in sept so wants good grass.

Greengrass1

The hybrid I sowed 3 weeks ago is well up but the parts I missed in field with round up have started to grow too.
There fairly open noe but are getting tall.
Will this smoother the seedlings?

Greengrass1

stanflt wrote: »

This time last year my feed cost per litre was 10c it's 3.5 now

3 litres less per cow but much more overall profit this year

Don't know if I've worked it out right but its 8c here.

stanflt

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Don't know if I've worked it out right but its 8c here.

That 3.5c is a purchased feed cost

Them hi vigor females of yours are more effecient than that


No of kgs fed multipled by cost of feed- then divided by milk per cow in bulk tank

Ie 3kgs x 0.250 as meal is 250 per ton a kg is 25c

So 75c divided by 25 litre per cow is 3 cpl

Greengrass1

stanflt wrote: »

That 3.5c is a purchased feed cost

Them hi vigor females of yours are more effecient than that


No of kgs fed multipled by cost of feed- then divided by milk per cow in bulk tank

Ie 3kgs x 0.250 as meal is 250 per ton a kg is 25c

So 75c divided by 25 litre per cow is 3 cpl

Ahhhhh. I've grass cist in that too at 7c a kg

Greengrass1

Just looking at my coop report there.
On average I've sent in 20% more milk each month thus year compared to 2012 which was a similar ye cow number wise and weather wise
And 30% more milk solids
Calving is 369 compared to 402.
Pretty happy with that. Hope I keep improving at that rate

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Just looking at my coop report there.
On average I've sent in 20% more milk each month thus year compared to 2012 which was a similar ye cow number wise and weather wise
And 30% more milk solids
Calving is 369 compared to 402.
Pretty happy with that. Hope I keep improving at that rate

fair play, your calving interval is very good. Ye was pretty happy with my report too

Timmaay

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Just looking at my coop report there.
On average I've sent in 20% more milk each month thus year compared to 2012 which was a similar ye cow number wise and weather wise
And 30% more milk solids
Calving is 369 compared to 402.
Pretty happy with that. Hope I keep improving at that rate

Your comparing '13 against '12 are you? We sent in 37% more solids the 1st quarter this year (14) against the 1st quarter last year, big number of factors there, much better silage, more grass in march, less passengers in the herd, cows milked to 7wks before calving, cows feed to yield etc. Unlikely I'll get a jump like that again ha, but will keep on pushing forward!

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

fair play, your calving interval is very good. Ye was pretty happy with my report too

I'd say it'll be up to 400 this year with me not serving December cslvers till now.
For the greater good though
Makes ye feel good about the work your putting in

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

I'd say it'll be up to 400 this year with me not serving December cslvers till now.
For the greater good though
Makes ye feel good about the work your putting in

ye, i didnt bother reading 1 or 2 of them last year but the increase this year is great

Timmaay

Hmm anyone else look at Glanbias new online shop? Fairly poor attempt in my opinion, can't find anything on it!

whelan2

Timmaay wrote: »

Hmm anyone else look at Glanbias new online shop? Fairly poor attempt in my opinion, can't find anything on it!

they rang me at milking time to verify my details, hate calls at milking time:mad:

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

ye, i didnt bother reading 1 or 2 of them last year but the increase this year is great

Yep only thing now I want to rectify is days to calve 50%- taking 42 and as a result hitting my MS/cow/day. Only hit 1.8 last year.

milkprofit

whelan2 wrote: »

as soon as people start talking about superlevy:D

As soon as contract signed

Greengrass1

4 weeks old on Sunday. Needs more N now.
A good take?

td5man

Greengrass1 wrote: »

4 weeks old on Sunday. Needs more N now.
A good take?

what is it? dont say grass :-)

Greengrass1

td5man wrote: »

what is it? dont say grass :-)

Tyrella, abergain and aberchoice

td5man

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Tyrella, abergain and aberchoice

sowed the same here last autumn, lovely thick sward growing very well wish i had more of it.

RightTurnClyde

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Tyrella, abergain and aberchoice

Great take.
Great mix, put in 30 acres of that last year. Grass horsing out of the ground this year.

Ps. You're into Timac products... They have a spray "Stimgrass", fire it in when you are doing the post emergence spray. You won be able to keep it grazed.

Greengrass1

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Great take.
Great mix, put in 30 acres of that last year. Grass horsing out of the ground this year.

Ps. You're into Timac products... They have a spray "Stimgrass", fire it in when you are doing the post emergence spray. You won be able to keep it grazed.

Ye I hope to siw another 11 in summer some time.
Sound. I'll look into that. Does it cist much?

RightTurnClyde

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ye I hope to siw another 11 in summer some time.
Sound. I'll look into that. Does it cist much?

Tbh, I can't remember the price, but I remember thinking it cheap.. Just like every other Timac product.

frazzledhome

Great mix one word of caution re Tyrella graze ferociously every 2 weeks during main growth season. It's not the most palatable but grows lots of tonnes

GG spray soon for weeds and you'll be dock free for a few years