Beef protest did you go?

blue5000

Beef protest still on just wondering if many boards farmers went?
I am a beef farmer and I went
I am a beef farmer and didn't go
I am not a beef farmer and I went
I am not a beef farmer and I didn't go

whelan2

didnt go , too much going on here farm and family wise, fair play to those who did go.

leg wax

i have a suckler herd but would not call myself a beef farmer,so no i would not go as i see this all is all the farmers own fault that they are losing money.sure if they got the extra 350 yoyos that they seem to think that they are due they would give it away the next day in the mart anyway.:D

_Brian

Well done to those out there.
Small Part time farmers here but "real job" and family commitments rule me out.

farmerjj

leg wax wrote: »

i have a suckler herd but would not call myself a beef farmer,so no i would not go as i see this all is all the farmers own fault that they are losing money.sure if they got the extra 350 yoyos that they seem to think that they are due they would give it away the next day in the mart anyway.:D

That's a poor attitude to have, i think farmers are only looking for a fair price,what they do wi that. E350 is none of our business.More than likely that money is price between making a loss and profit. Very negative

sh1tstirrer

I went more dairy farmer than beef farmer.

frazzledhome

leg wax wrote: »

i have a suckler herd but would not call myself a beef farmer,so no i would not go as i see this all is all the farmers own fault that they are losing money.sure if they got the extra 350 yoyos that they seem to think that they are due they would give it away the next day in the mart anyway.:D

Buying weanling from you, no doubt.
Can't beat this place for negative shyte

sh1tstirrer

leg wax wrote: »

i have a suckler herd but would not call myself a beef farmer,so no i would not go as i see this all is all the farmers own fault that they are losing money.sure if they got the extra 350 yoyos that they seem to think that they are due they would give it away the next day in the mart anyway.:D

If you aren't a beef farmer what type of farmer are you? Unless you sell all you animals for breeding they will end up on a plate. Either way the price of the animal in the factory will affect what you get paid.

blue5000

leg wax wrote: »

i have a suckler herd but would not call myself a beef farmer,so no i would not go as i see this all is all the farmers own fault that they are losing money.sure if they got the extra 350 yoyos that they seem to think that they are due they would give it away the next day in the mart anyway.:D

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

If you aren't a beef farmer what type of farmer are you? Unless you sell all you animals for breeding they will end up on a plate. Either way the price of the animal in the factory will affect what you get paid.

Legs is just stirring the sh1t:p

sh1tstirrer

blue5000 wrote: »

Legs is just stirring the sh1t:p

Partly guessed, but I decided to pull him on it as it's a sensitive subject right now.

leg wax

unless the farmers in italy block their factories i dont care about what the irish farmers are at, if i produce rubbish i can only expect a irish lad to buy it and complain that he is losing money,and i am still getting out of suckling and back to milk,and i still wont be a beef farmer:D:)

epfff

Parttime suckler and beef here
Done 12 to 3 Sunday night and 2to5 last night
Have young family at home (with quiet wife)
Working both days very disappointed at the plicks in my local branch that know it all but still didn't show.
But it's the old story people with excuses and people who get on with it

farmerjj

leg wax wrote: »

unless the farmers in italy block their factories i dont care about what the irish farmers are at, if i produce rubbish i can only expect a irish lad to buy it and complain that he is losing money,and i am still getting out of suckling and back to milk,and i still wont be a beef farmer:D:)

Good luck to you:rolleyes:

epfff

leg wax wrote: »

i have a suckler herd but would not call myself a beef farmer,so no i would not go as i see this all is all the farmers own fault that they are losing money.sure if they got the extra 350 yoyos that they seem to think that they are due they would give it away the next day in the mart anyway.:D

Ya the 3 main exporters left in the country will really push eachother into big prices without farmers biting at their heals

frazzledhome

leg wax wrote: »

unless the farmers in italy block their factories i dont care about what the irish farmers are at, if i produce rubbish i can only expect a irish lad to buy it and complain that he is losing money,and i am still getting out of suckling and back to milk,and i still wont be a beef farmer:D:)

I wish you well and hope you're never stuck for the help of a beef farming neighbour

ellewood

leg wax wrote: »

i have a suckler herd but would not call myself a beef farmer,so no i would not go as i see this all is all the farmers own fault that they are losing money.sure if they got the extra 350 yoyos that they seem to think that they are due they would give it away the next day in the mart anyway.:D

Now thats just silly;)

So everything you have goes to Italy!!

No cull cows, no cow with mastitis thats better to kill than treat, no heifer that calves with no milk or is stone mad and needs to go, no heifers that dont go in calf, no injuries or one that goes bockety

Thats even before ya might have the misfortune of a cow breeding a runt of a U or god forbid an R grade calf the one of those stupid beef farmers might 'give it away to you the next day in the mart anyway' - that extra E350 for it if he was getting it:D

I said

leg wax wrote: »

unless the farmers in italy block their factories i dont care about what the irish farmers are at, if i produce rubbish i can only expect a irish lad to buy it and complain that he is losing money,and i am still getting out of suckling and back to milk,and i still wont be a beef farmer:D:)

You'll want support when the arse falls out of milk next year.

TUBBY

Two hours Sunday evening. Beef farmer in the loosest sense of the word.

royaler83

Beef farmer, didn't go due to my annoyance towards the IFA :mad:

leg wax

ellewood wrote: »

Now thats just silly;)

So everything you have goes to Italy!!

No cull cows, no cow with mastitis thats better to kill than treat, no heifer that calves with no milk or is stone mad and needs to go, no heifers that dont go in calf, no injuries or one that goes bockety

Thats even before ya might have the misfortune of a cow breeding a runt of a U or god forbid an R grade calf the one of those stupid beef farmers might 'give it away to you the next day in the mart anyway' - that extra E350 for it if he was getting it:D

cows are sold live at market value at the time ,as is everthing,i am a farmer which means i am a price taker,i will not keep doing something for the sake of doing it.my ****e weanlings made 750 this year that was my fault not my customers ,they were not good enough for the boat,as long as i got paid market value for the export cattle i will take the hit for the crap ,why because that farming.

I said wrote: »

You'll want support when the arse falls out of milk next year.

no i wont want any support from any other farmer when milk drops in price,why because it wont do any thing for world prices.

frazzledhome wrote: »

I wish you well and hope you're never stuck for the help of a beef farming neighbour

i had 3 neighbours in the last 2 days helping me getting ready for getting out of the sucklers,1 was protesting ,other 2 not, if i protest or not has nothing to do with standing outside a private meat company or running up the road when some one needs a hand and a neighbour.

epfff wrote: »

Ya the 3 main exporters left in the country will really push eachother into big prices without farmers biting at their heals

theres a lot more then 3 exporters in our little country,but yes you need them

I said

no i wont want any support from any other farmer when milk drops in price,why because it wont do any thing for world prices.


You are right look at the world price of beef and the irish one.