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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #3182
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,902 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    lefthooker wrote: »
    Sunday 26th May, 1st day of June milk.
    We all had to put in bigger tanks and go on 3 day collections cos the lorry wouldn't do Sunday collections. So what do you think happens?
    Yep, instead of saturday the lorry trundles in sunday morning and my biggest collection of the year so far goes into June's collections.
    So milk produced on thursday 23rd gets hijacked into june.
    So payment for 3 days production as well as this whole week gets held back till 18th july. Special praise for the genius who drew up the milk months:mad:


    Let me guess it's either arrabawn or possibly glanbia? 6 weeks credit on about 2% of your year's supply. It is arrabawn isn't it?

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



  • #3183
    Tipp Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭Tipp Man


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Let me guess it's either arrabawn or possibly glanbia? 6 weeks credit on about 2% of your year's supply. It is arrabawn isn't it?

    No i reckon it's glanbia - the bast##ds

    For us the payment isn't the issue - the main issue is that with seasonality penalties you are bring milk from May into June thereby bumping up the June supply and dratically increasing the chances of being over in the wrong month of the year


  • #3184
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,899 ✭✭✭mf240


    Tipp Man wrote: »
    No i reckon it's glanbia - the bast##ds

    For us the payment isn't the issue - the main issue is that with seasonality penalties you are bring milk from May into June thereby bumping up the June supply and dratically increasing the chances of being over in the wrong month of the year

    They adjust it to take account of when the milk was produced
    They do the same if you are collected on the first day of July. But you might have to make sure that this is done for you.

    What's your take on the very poor milk price relative to the market tipp man?


  • #3185
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    st1979 wrote: »
    Glanbia have said you still only need storage of 5 milkings. If you have storage for 3 days and your lorry wants 3 days great. But if it doesnt suit you have the right to get the lorry every 2 days.
    Some drivers have told farmers they have to go 3 days. You dont. But obviously if buying a tank get one for 3 days

    Hmm yeh might need to put in a new tank sooner rather than later so, last few cows still to calf and they will push me right up to the top of the tank, have alot more cows calving down in feb next yr as Im cutting back on the winter milkers. Tank at the minute is only 650gls for a herd of 75cows (not all milking at the minute), I'm guessing that is well smaller than any of yas with a similar herd?


  • #3186
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    i had a 750 gallon with 40 cows and only made 5.5 milkings to fill it at peak


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  • #3187
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭dzer2


    Gone out of milk since 2004 but have a 550 gallon tank we milked 32 cows and couldnt get 3 days into it when we had all milking in may june and july. We have 4 or 5 cows from that time left here and they have 4 calves on them. You need to be over 6 gallon cows around here to make money.


  • #3188
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,902 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Now that ai is in full swing

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw28ckxyeq4

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



  • #3189
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Were really lightly stocked and a few fields are getting wild and stemy, i suppose topping is the right job is it


  • #3190
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    quadboy wrote: »
    Were really lightly stocked and a few fields are getting wild and stemy, i suppose topping is the right job is it
    Are you paying attemtion:D:D:D
    Take the strongest out for bales. Be sure to have enough grass ahead of your cattle:cool::cool:


  • #3191
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Not suitable for silage, access is the problem. Have plenty of grass. Have a field by the main road that could be baled but too small and a few rushes an things in it and i want people to see how much is in it, make them jealous


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  • #3192
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Ha answer to my access problem, how much are these yokes http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/tractors/5115923


  • #3193
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    quadboy wrote: »
    Not suitable for silage, access is the problem. Have plenty of grass. Have a field by the main road that could be baled but too small and a few rushes an things in it and i want people to see how much is in it, make them jealous

    More cattle?
    Jesus, topping is some waste of diesel and time IMO, but it must be done if no alternative


  • #3194
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Now that ai is in full swing

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw28ckxyeq4

    quadboy wrote: »
    Were really lightly stocked and a few fields are getting wild and stemy, i suppose topping is the right job is it

    Read these two posts together and thought that said wild and steamy

    I was like wtf?

    :o


  • #3195
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    delaval wrote: »
    More cattle?
    Jesus, topping is some waste of diesel and time IMO, but it must be done if no alternative

    Dont some ppl do it after grazing if it wasnt all eaten


  • #3196
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Read these two posts together and thought that said wild and steamy

    I was like wtf?

    :o

    Wait till sunday nyt


  • #3197
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    quadboy wrote: »
    Wait till sunday nyt

    :confused::eek::confused:


  • #3198
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    quadboy wrote: »
    Wait till sunday nyt

    Bath night?:confused:


  • #3199
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Bath night?:confused:

    School around the corner maybe ?


  • #3200
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Drink Drink Drink


  • #3201
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    quadboy wrote: »
    Drink Drink Drink

    Glad you cleared that up! :D


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  • #3202
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    quadboy wrote: »
    Drink Drink Drink
    Droop,Droop,Droop:P:P:P


  • #3203
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    After last saturday nyt i thought i wouldnt touch the stuff for weeks but raring to go now


  • #3204
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    quadboy wrote: »
    Wait till sunday nyt

    I thought he was heading for Leitrim :-)


  • #3205
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Bizzum wrote: »
    I thought he was heading for Leitrim :-)

    So did I at first! Hahaha.


  • #3206
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    So did I at first! Hahaha.

    Is that an invite


  • #3207
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    quadboy wrote: »
    Is that an invite

    Well I ....eh...hmm....

    Oh look a cow is calving.

    *runs*


  • #3208
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    pakalasa wrote: »
    I wonder when milk quotas go, how many will jump ship from Beef to Dairy and what effect will it have? A lot of cheap dairy bull calves and suckler cows looking very expensive to keep?
    I reckon beef is in for a bumper 2 years due to much reduced supply caused by the fodder shortage. There is also the knock on affect of reduced fertility rates from less cows going to the bull this Spring. The aftershock will take a while to get over. All the time global demand is increasing.


  • #3209
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,899 ✭✭✭mf240


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Well I ....eh...hmm....

    Oh look a cow is calving.

    *runs*

    :D:D:D


  • #3210
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Ah g'way im a catch


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  • #3211
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Well I ....eh...hmm....

    Oh look a cow is calving.

    *runs*
    arret are good for the runs:D


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