Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

patsy_mccabe

Say My Name at work;

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patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Say My Name at work

Ah feck off! :pac:

Lady Haywire

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Say My Name at work;

I was thinking more...Beaker

Say my name

Feck off you too!

ganmo

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Feck off you too!

Surely

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ganmo wrote: »

Surely

A bit taller..

Everyone knows the answer why the molasses I suppose?
Or anyone have any additives that could go with that mixture? Worm juice is one I've heard could go well with that.

Say my name

This is a picture thread so I may be slightly bending the rules.

But this is just mind blowing stuff.
The cost of which it can be done for too is just amazing.
Spraying compost extract on crops and showing how to make it.
Biology farming. The future is now.
As for research of new technology it kicks that Greenfields farm in Kilkenny well and truly up the arse. Back to the stone age.

https://youtu.be/VOvrFGJfpvM

patsy_mccabe

So are you going to build a Johnson-Su composter?

charolais0153

Say my name wrote: »

This is a picture thread so I may be slightly bending the rules.

But this is just mind blowing stuff.
The cost of which it can be done for too is just amazing.
Spraying compost extract on crops and showing how to make it.
Biology farming. The future is now.
As for research of new technology it kicks that Greenfields farm in Kilkenny well and truly up the arse. Back to the stone age.

https://youtu.be/VOvrFGJfpvM

Wpuld you ever do control strips on lets say 1 paddock?
It would be very interesting to see if it does make a difference or is it a placebo affect of sorts?
If there was a visible difference it would be far more interesting than watching americans and austalians who are in totally different climates to us and different demans on soil and farmland in general

Say my name

charolais0153 wrote: »

Wpuld you ever do control strips on lets say 1 paddock?
It would be very interesting to see if it does make a difference or is it a placebo affect of sorts?
If there was a visible difference it would be far more interesting than watching americans and austalians who are in totally different climates to us and different demans on soil and farmland in general

Don't take this the wrong way but it's up to every farmer themselves to see what works and what doesn't work.
I'm only fooling around myself on my own farm trying out a few different things. But it's fun for me and keeps it interesting and I haven't made a bad move yet.

I only discovered that clip from another farming forum last night. But it certainly blows traditional ag out of the water if true on only half of it.

Tbh if I did make a ground breaking discovery myself I'd be more likely to keep it under wraps and let everyone else go out of business in this dog eat dog world of farming.
I ain't teagasc. They're big and bold enough with guidance from industry to do their own research for the benefit of agriculture.

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patsy_mccabe wrote: »

So are you going to build a Johnson-Su composter?

The question maybe should be are you going to build and run a few Johnson- Su composters Patsy.
Getting information out there is one thing implementation on your own farm is another. The trouble with biology is that many farmers have screwed up their soil that it'll take many years before they see an improvement and with "efficient" farmers having everything tightened to the last they can't afford to have the farm go backwards in productivity for a few years. Especially now with milk quotas gone.

In this country there's a few knowledgeable people on the subject. Dave Beecher is one who I've been to one of his talks.
Internationally then Twitter is a great forum. Dave&Anne (Dig2Grow) authors of the books I'm reading atm.
Kris Nicols (@glomalin) are just two others.

Pidae.m

No such thing as an ill wind

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I'm getting like Patsy now on YouTube!

Except with this one it'd be handy to understand German.

https://youtu.be/vGNinjDbMWQ

Limestone Cowboy

Bad pic but probably my favourite calf this year. Out of a mighty little easy kept lim x sim cow. Should make a good cow in time.

I says

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Bad pic but probably my favourite calf this year. Out of a mighty little easy kept lim x sim cow. Should make a good cow in time.

Topping must be a hoor on them fields:):):)

tellmeabit

Limestone Cowboy wrote:

Bad pic but probably my favourite calf this year. Out of a mighty little easy kept lim x sim cow. Should make a good cow in time.

What age the calf? Are you giving them some ration? Nice looking animal. Don't think mine would be as good. Starting them on small bit ration this week

Limestone Cowboy

tellmeabit wrote: »

What age the calf? Are you giving them some ration? Nice looking animal. Don't think mine would be as good. Starting them on small bit ration this week

Early April I think. Be around that time anyway. No that bundle aren't getting any. Have another bundle getting it for the last 2 months alright.

Limestone Cowboy

I says wrote: »

Topping must be a hoor on them fields:):):)

A dog and a stick is all you'd want.

Limestone Cowboy

Stumbled on this lady today, 405kg 970.

Dozer1

Was she the one I saw on done deal either way limestone lovely roan colour and best of luck with her

High bike

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Stumbled on this lady today, 405kg 970.

shes a beauty Limox Sh?

Mac Taylor

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Stumbled on this lady today, 405kg 970.

Seriously nice heifer, what’s her breeding? Will you bull her straight away?

Limestone Cowboy

High bike wrote: »

shes a beauty Limox Sh?

No a neighbour had her at show sale in gort. She's a limo out of a blue x friesan. Grand square deep heifer but no muscle really. I'll leave it till next may to bull her. Hard to get ones that know their way around the rocks :rolleyes:

charolais0153

charolais0153 wrote: »

Fgg heifer and unexpected calf

Big change in 3 months. Major pita for the winter though:(

patsy_mccabe

Month old Glorieux (XGL) heifer calf. Never had one here before. His stars not great, but good muscle and docility.

Pidae.m

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Month old Glorieux (XGL) heifer calf. Never had one here before. His stars not great, but good muscle and docility.

Any assistance calving

patsy_mccabe

Pidae.m wrote: »

Any assistance calving

No calved away on her own. Very small cow too.

golodge

My favorite heifer this year. Limox out of 12 years old BBxdairy cow. 3.5months old. Had plans about culling the cow this year, but have changed our mind for now. Will give her a couple more years. Trying to reduce number of half dairy cows in the herd.

Never wrestle with pigs

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Month old Glorieux (XGL) heifer calf. Never had one here before. His stars not great, but good muscle and docility.

Nice outfit. If you sold as a team in a good sucklers sale and got 1500, I know it wouldn't make you up but would you be nearly getting the same price all things considered and no wintering of her at all?

golodge

We've been using herd bulls for quite a while now. With the herd growing decided that it would be good to use AI again, for some fresh blood. The first AI calves hit the ground this weekend. One heifer, 272days gestation and one bull calf, 276days gestation, out of Limox heifers, sired by two Red Angus bulls. Good to have shorter gestations and small calves. Our calves from Limo bull most of the time were 40-45+, and 290+gestation.



Will have two more heifers calving with Red Angus this fall, two heifers with Limousine and two Charx cows with BB calves. It should be fun.