New grassland Dairy vrs tillage

newholland mad

Given the poor grain prices this year and the dairy expansion is there much tillage land going into grass in the more dairy areas? Not happening in my area but its nearly all tillage anyway (8 mile road and only cattle are mine). In a conacre sanario no way could a tillage farmer compete with his dairy neighbour

mahoney_j

Tillage lads hungry for land here but dairy lads are blowing them out of the water financially.plots making up to 350 an acre,crazy money even for a dairy man to pay.tillage man better off staying away at that money,and so is the dairy man.40 cen per litre seriously clouding his judgement!!!

Coonagh

Any idea what conacre is making this year?

Greengrass1

Coonagh wrote: »

Any idea what conacre is making this year?

Paying 200 fir next 5 yrs. Wouldn't go too far past that here tbh

Lots of tillage around me op and I see none yet going into grass. One local tillage man has put in a robot but he has a girl managing it for him

dar31

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Paying 200 fir next 5 yrs. Wouldn't go too far past that here tbh

Lots of tillage around me op and I see none yet going into grass. One local tillage man has put in a robot but he has a girl managing it for him

Big conversion going in stradbally side of Athy. Passed it two weeks ago, they had started digging out for a 50 point rotary

Timmaay

Tillage farmer I know said he just missed out on a decent plot of land for rent for 150quid this year. He said on hindsight it was a blessing in disguise as he would of lost money at 150quid rent with the poor grain price!

Greengrass1

dar31 wrote: »

Big conversion going in stradbally side of Athy. Passed it two weeks ago, they had started digging out for a 50 point rotary

Typical tillage man with the flashy gear?

Feckthis

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Paying 200 fir next 5 yrs. Wouldn't go too far past that here tbh

Lots of tillage around me op and I see none yet going into grass. One local tillage man has put in a robot but he has a girl managing it for him

Where is that ? Is it lely robot gone in?

Greengrass1

Feckthis wrote: »

Where is that ? Is it lely robot gone in?

Wexford. Just outside bunclody.
Yeo lely built a shed for it aswell as cubicles. Had sheep so used some of that land

simx

dar31 wrote: »

Big conversion going in stradbally side of Athy. Passed it two weeks ago, they had started digging out for a 50 point rotary

If it's the same place in thinking of, he's going milking 250 cows, all rented for next 20 odd years

Coonagh

dar31 wrote: »

Big conversion going in stradbally side of Athy. Passed it two weeks ago, they had started digging out for a 50 point rotary

Top operators going in on that job

frazzledhome

dar31 wrote: »

Big conversion going in stradbally side of Athy. Passed it two weeks ago, they had started digging out for a 50 point rotary

These guys milking 500 cows already so this is like adding a patio to them. Top operators

simx

frazzledhome wrote: »

These guys milking 500 cows already so this is like adding a patio to them. Top operators

Is it not a relation of these men?