Farming Chit Chat II

Muckit

pakalasa wrote: »

Muckit -Indespension employ a different type of suspension. To look at it, you would think there is no suspension there, but it'a torsion type that compresses a rubber block as it turns. Don't know if it's any better or not.
http://www.indespension.co.uk/Units-c/w-Hubs.html

Yes it's this system that's fitted to my trailer AFAIK. no springs on my trailer. Good to hold the road, no bouncing all over the place when empty. I'I take a pic sometime

whelan1

bought a second hand fertiliser spreader in lisburn today, bought a boqbelle 1 tonne to tide me over ... they guy also had a vicon that he was insisting was a 1 tonne spreader, even though i pointed out that it says 300 litres about 2/3 of the way up the spreader... he said it holds a tonne bag.... have it home and all

Muckit

moy83 wrote: »

It would be a quare pull behind the jeep though

Anything over a 10' is dogs abuse I think. I thought it'd be a right one for behind a tractor. Easy load

Massey10

Rock Lesnar wrote: »

Well its not in a hole, its at the bottom of the field along a main road, and this is the 1st year its happened and they are there 13 years, their neighbours are there alot longer and this is the 1st time its happened them.

I'm sure everything will be sorted, like i said i'm not having a go at the farmer, it doesnt effect me, i was just wondering, cos one of them was talking about it at football yesterday.

Whats between the field and the neighbours site is it only a hedge or fence did the farmer sell the site out of the field at some stage . If its run off from the field why not build an earth ditch around the site wouldnt cost much and no more worries .The last 12 months have opened up loads of new springs in fields .

ziadn27

I'm trying to get some information from farmers or farming experts on a certain plot or agricultural land located in Amman Jordan. The area in question can be found on Google earth by entering the following coordinates (32°18'11.03, 35°59'10.43). The elevation of the farm is between 2,500 and 2,700 feet above sea level. The region has a very arid landscape which is why I’m trying to get an experts opinion on what type of plants (herbs, fruits, vegetables, trees) could be planted in the region. The region has a very low average of rainfall; in fact the country of Jordan as a whole comes in at number 4 in the world for the lowest average rainfall. Jerash where the farms are located receives an average of 0 - 114mm or rainfall a month. Please see attachments for specifics.

All the farmers have wells dug that collects rainfall to use for watering their crops, but the amount collected is normally not enough which is why the majority of farmers resort to purchasing water from external sources. I’d like an experts opinion on what possible crop could be grown that suits the climate and the amount of rainfall. I would like to keep external water use to a minimum so that the crop is close to being self sustainable as possible. The country ranks number 2 behind the United States in potash exports and is ranked top 10 in phosphate mining. Potash and Phosphate is plentiful in the region but would rather keep the use of fertilizer limited if possible. I have tried getting some information from the ministry of Agriculture in Jordan, but they are as useless as a white crayon. Any information or suggestions are welcomed.

IPFree

Maybe something like Sarcopoterium spinosa or Neem trees. Both should be suitable and have a marketable product. In particular the neem if schmallenberg ridden midges keep surviving my attempts to kill them all with the shovel!
Have a look @ http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/07/02/2013/137534/anti-biting-product-could-help-curb-schmallenberg.htm for potential market.

Best of luck, send some of that heat over please!

hugo29

whelan1 wrote: »

bought a second hand fertiliser spreader in lisburn today, bought a boqbelle 1 tonne to tide me over ... they guy also had a vicon that he was insisting was a 1 tonne spreader, even though i pointed out that it says 300 litres about 2/3 of the way up the spreader... he said it holds a tonne bag.... have it home and all

Whelan1 off topic have you any spare feed you could send over to Liverpool, Louis SUAREZ seems to be a bit on the hungry side,

hugo29

Have a calf drivin me bananas, suckling ever cow in pen , as soon as calf starts sucking its own mother he in beside them havin a go and cows are gettin annoyed so there own calves are gettin pushed away as well, and his own mother is full of milk,

whelan1

hugo29 wrote: »

Whelan1 off topic have you any spare feed you could send over to Liverpool, Louis SUAREZ seems to be a bit on the hungry side,

as it says on fb, if you cant beat them, eat them

leg wax

hugo29 wrote: »

Have a calf drivin me bananas, suckling ever cow in pen , as soon as calf starts sucking its own mother he in beside them havin a go and cows are gettin annoyed so there own calves are gettin pushed away as well, and his own mother is full of milk,

throw him out with mother problem solved

just do it

ziadn27 wrote: »

I'm trying to get some information from farmers or farming experts on a certain plot or agricultural land located in Amman Jordan.

With all due respect, you're asking for farming or expert opinion of folks located in one of the wettest moderate climates in the world about what to grow in one of the driest arid countries in the world. Possibly not the best place to be asking!

just do it

Try US and Australian farming forums, they're surely a better potential source of info.

hugo29

leg wax wrote: »

throw him out with mother problem solved

Tempted, only small problem is grass

Bizzum

hugo29 wrote: »

Tempted, only small problem is grass

Put them out and the grass will come!

simx

Bizzum wrote: »

Put them out and the grass will come!

i put out 5 more cows today, dry cows, have 12 out the last 3 weeks and they are happy enough out, and they are not tripping over grass, no following you around field, all out on a field i plan to close for silage when theyre finished grazing, spread pig slurry on field they came off last and i think its coming back noticibly quicker than fields that got can 2 weeks ago, maybe because its a field beside the yard im looking at the whole time :P

Bodacious

Wet night now, had a white lgl bull calf there unassisted , 3rd calver 3 bulls, can't complain fl22, cvv and now Lgl. Great comfort in a cow like that she just gets on with it, last 5 calves in a row were bulls but the best one didn't make it ;-(, 3 more and calving is done for this year thank god

Manoffeeling

Urinating here all night. No beet being sowed this week.

whelan1

Bodacious wrote: »

Wet night now, had a white lgl bull calf there unassisted , 3rd calver 3 bulls, can't complain fl22, cvv and now Lgl. Great comfort in a cow like that she just gets on with it, last 5 calves in a row were bulls but the best one didn't make it ;-(, 3 more and calving is done for this year thank god

did the cow you where waiting on that was way over her time calve?

reilig

What would a 600kg 18 month old pedigree bull make in the factory these days? He has never bred. I assume he would grade very well.

vanderbadger

reilig wrote: »

What would a 600kg 18 month old pedigree bull make in the factory these days? He has never bred. I assume he would grade very well.

have you seen the adds in donedeal for the chap in roscommon doing national wide fertility testing, would it be worth a shot or are you sure he's not working already?

reilig

vanderbadger wrote: »

have you seen the adds in donedeal for the chap in roscommon doing national wide fertility testing, would it be worth a shot or are you sure he's not working already?

He's not working cause I never let him work
He's just not good enough of quality for breeding so I'm being realistic with him.

vanderbadger

reilig wrote: »

He's not working cause I never let him work
He's just not good enough of quality for breeding so I'm being realistic with him.

ah right

jomoloney

reilig wrote: »

What would a 600kg 18 month old pedigree bull make in the factory these days? He has never bred. I assume he would grade very well.

at 600kgs probably worth more for further feeding

not answering your question I know .. just my opinion

reilig

jomoloney wrote: »

at 600kgs probably worth more for further feeding

not answering your question I know .. just my opinion

I might feed him further along with other bulls if that is the case. I suppose I'm just trying to get a handle on what he's worth now.

epfff

600@55%=330*435=1435
600@60%=360*435=1566
be careful of fat score

quadboy

Leaving the yearling heifers out tomorrow should they get a drop of pour on, last time they got it was back in jan and does anyone put out a bucket lick for them

bbam

quadboy wrote: »

Leaving the yearling heifers out tomorrow should they get a drop of pour on, last time they got it was back in jan and does anyone put out a bucket lick for them

Don't like pour on when stock are going out.
Always feel it gets washed off of it gets a shower at all.

Multivitamin bucket would probably pay off.

whelan1

let out some bulls and heifers, sick of looking at them at this stage

naughto

reilig wrote: »

He's not working cause I never let him work
He's just not good enough of quality for breeding so I'm being realistic with him.

not being smart here but you could sell him to some one who does not have the same quality of cattle that you have.yours is at that top end there would be people with middle of the road cattle that he could do a job for.

dzer2

naughto wrote: »

not being smart here but you could sell him to some one who does not have the same quality of cattle that you have.yours is at that top end there would be people with middle of the road cattle that he could do a job for.

Yeah like me:o