shannon airport to help farmers

mikeoh

Fair play to Shannon airport cutting 300 acres of ground to make bales for local farmers at a low discounted price

whelan1

why is it so brown when cut, looks green when standing? fair play anyways

rancher

whelan1 wrote: »

why is it so brown when cut, looks green when standing? fair play anyways

Aviation fuel

wellbye

Credit where it's due, the type of joined up needed in these times. 300 acres isn't a bad start

pakalasa

€12 a bale, I heard.

20 years from now, they'll be telling how 2013 was so bad they had to cut the grass in the airport to feed the local cattle.

sea12

pakalasa wrote: »

€12 a bale, I heard.

20 years from now, be telling how 2013 was so bad they had to cut the grass in the airport to feed the local cattle.

Yep was just thinking same. Often hear father talking about the real bad years back in the 50,s and 60,s.
after the last few years we have plenty of stories of our own,

mikeoh

I wonder will the other airports do the same??

Conmaicne Mara

mikeoh wrote: »

I wonder will the other airports do the same??

Waiting now for the GAA to postphone matches, let the pitches grow a bit then move in with the balers.............. Nah, didn't think so either.

Boom__Boom

mikeoh wrote: »

I wonder will the other airports do the same??

Excellent point.

Trying to think of other bits of land that could be used like this.

I can't help but think that there is surely a fair bit of land lying idle for one reason or another that could be utilised relatively easily.

I wonder if there is any government land that could be used this way - maybe some Army land

Catholic Church is supposedly the 2nd biggest landowner in the country. Wouldn't be surprised if there was opportunities there.

Rather than spending money on imports and money going out of the country would surely make far more sense to try and keep the money in the country.

Surely there must be some NAMA-controlled land?

Maybe come up with a list of possible spots and submit them to Covney/have the Dept of Ag co-ordinate.

There's a definite opportunity here to improve things if a little effort was made.

whelan1

what about all the grass in the pheonix(sp) park?

tismesoitis

took the words outa my mouth whelan some wasters up there!!!!!!!!!!!!

bbam

whelan1 wrote: »

what about all the grass in the pheonix(sp) park?

It uses to be baled as hay and sold.
I know my brother in law worked for a Meath contractor who did the work.

Fair bit of dog **** in some if it, he used to say.

Ted_YNWA

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Waiting now for the GAA to postphone matches, let the pitches grow a bit then move in with the balers.............. Nah, didn't think so either.

the GAA wouldnt be letting foreign breeds (of cattle) benefit from their pitches.

fair play to Shannon

Figerty

The GAA let their Bullocks and Heifers loose on the grass about two months ago!

Layinghen

Take a bow Shannon Airport. It is great to see some joined up thinking in this country on how we can help each other when times are tough.

pakalasa

Dogsh1t will spread Neospora, which will cause cows to abort, so be carefull where you take free silage from.

mikeoh

There is a 100 acres growing wild in the middle of every racecourse in the country.....that's another 2500+ acres......farmers and horsey boys would beneft.........a great pr exercise and would pull in the crowds too..........

td5man

bbam wrote: »

It uses to be baled as hay and sold.
I know my brother in law worked for a Meath contractor who did the work.

Fair bit of dog **** in some if it, he used to say.

That stuff was round here for years and there was more than dog sh1t in it
The same contractor used to cut Dublin airport and a farmer made silage of it supposed to have been a fair whiff of aviation fuel off it

jomoloney

bbam wrote: »

It uses to be baled as hay and sold.
I know my brother in law worked for a Meath contractor who did the work.

Fair bit of dog **** in some if it, he used to say.

I drew hay out it in the early 70's ,(nuffield 10/60 and pulling 2 sedan trailers, the trailer with the best brakes was behind the tractor and a rope to the driver;s seat) trailer lights werent even heard of!

was a local guy involved then
all I remember was the hay was all moss , glorious weather that year we were burning up at home

following years I know a guy who drew silage off it , was a flag man on duty to let him exit, got their signals mixed up and was a "near miss" with jet coming in to land

"near miss" could have meant 400 to 500 yards but still all silage operation was stopped for some time

freedominacup

jomoloney wrote: »

I drew hay out it in the early 70's ,(nuffield 10/60 and pulling 2 sedan trailers, the trailer with the best brakes was behind the tractor and a rope to the driver;s seat) trailer lights werent even heard of!

was a local guy involved then
all I remember was the hay was all moss , glorious weather that year we were burning up at home

following years I know a guy who drew silage off it , was a flag man on duty to let him exit, got their signals mixed up and was a "near miss" with jet coming in to land

"near miss" could have meant 400 to 500 yards but still all silage operation was stopped for some time

The first time my oul boy saw me walking was when he came back from cutting silage on the runways in Shannon in '74. He's a bit put out that he wasn't asked for a price this time:D.

pakalasa

I know a guy that cut the grass in Shannon Airport.

fishfarmer

Moneypoint power station must have a good few acres as well.

Conmaicne Mara

Golf courses, sure that game only spoils a decent walk anyway!

oxjkqg

fishfarmer wrote: »

Moneypoint power station must have a good few acres as well.

talks a goin cuttin there alrite too. so much feckin red tape with who to answer to and bringin bales out, juar of a place if ur not an ESB aprroved sub contractor

Figerty

freedominacup wrote: »

The first time my oul boy saw me walking was when he came back from cutting silage on the runways in Shannon in '74. He's a bit put out that he wasn't asked for a price this time:D.

I know of a neighbour who grazed the airport when it was being built.. he had the cattle there for weeks. There were no tags or cards at the time.

The Airport put a guy watching the cattle to see who was bringing them water. As soon as he went to lunch, the Neighbour came down of the site and fed them everyday. This went on for weeks until there was talk of them being impounded.. Then the dissappeared overnight.

When he was eventually caught up with he told them barefaced lies that Paddy Hillary said it was alright. They gave chasing him at that stage.

Farmer

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Golf courses, sure that game only spoils a decent walk anyway!

.....and grazing the rough would leave it much easier for them to find their balls

Ted_YNWA

Farmer wrote: »

.....and grazing the rough would leave it much easier for them to find their balls

This would only lead to extra hazards on the fairways. What is the best club to use when the ball is lodged in dung?

freedominacup

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

This would only lead to extra hazards on the fairways. What is the best club to use when the ball is lodged in dung?

Whatever one best resembles a splashplate. That putter Sandy Lyle had at the masters comes to mind.

mf240

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

What is the best club to use when the ball is lodged in dung?

Somebody else's.

M442

I heard they tried the same thing in Shannon years ago and no cattle would eat the bales it was so polluted from aviation fluid. Wonder if that's true, and if it is will it happen again?

fishfarmer

oxjkqg wrote: »

talks a goin cuttin there alrite too. so much feckin red tape with who to answer to and bringin bales out, juar of a place if ur not an ESB aprroved sub contractor

Have cut the grass there a few times working for a Cork company. Everything was just left on the ground when we were done, but hardly any litter or dog **** in it.

mikeoh

1600 bales cut so far any............"feedback"??????

pakalasa

I saw 2 freshly made bales leaving shannon yesterday. It look alright too. Not wrapped either. Are they wrapping any of it?

bob charles

jomoloney wrote: »

I drew hay out it in the early 70's ,(nuffield 10/60 and pulling 2 sedan trailers, the trailer with the best brakes was behind the tractor and a rope to the driver;s seat) trailer lights werent even heard of!

was a local guy involved then
all I remember was the hay was all moss , glorious weather that year we were burning up at home

following years I know a guy who drew silage off it , was a flag man on duty to let him exit, got their signals mixed up and was a "near miss" with jet coming in to land

"near miss" could have meant 400 to 500 yards but still all silage operation was stopped for some time

Reminds me of the collusion with a cattle truck and an airplane in Shannon airport a good few years ago, when loading animals onto a plane. As far as im aware there is a lean on a farm of a few million quid after that episode. as for the people involved

PMU

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Golf courses, sure that game only spoils a decent walk anyway!

i knew golfball grazing would take off! good to see so much hay coming into the country now.

case885

fcuk all in cork airport, i think they top it

sandmen

This is the second time we cut it, April 1999 before. Not enough to go around the only problem both times really. ESB Moneypoint quoting Heath and Safety +EPA as a no go.No surprise from them!!

Sam Kade

pakalasa wrote: »

I saw 2 freshly made bales leaving shannon yesterday. It look alright too. Not wrapped either. Are they wrapping any of it?

I'd imagine it would be whipped away and fed so fast that it wouldn't have time to ferment.

pakalasa

I heard it was Fr. Harry Bohan that asked the airport for the grass. Fair play to him.

bob charles

pakalasa wrote: »

I heard it was Fr. Harry Bohan that asked the airport for the grass. Fair play to him.

He has answered the prayers of many Clare farmers so.