Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

Reggie. · 14-05-2015 12:13pm

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Was getting drum of oil and filter for tractor in machinery place earlier. Lad behind counter ask if I sure I wanted filter. Seemed someone earlier not want filter as they only change filter every second time. Does anyone else do this? Think it false economics as a filter is not very dear and why would you want to keep the crap in the engine.
Is it not a bit like washing your feet and putting back on your dirty socks.

Depends on filter. Engine filter maybe a few times a year but hydraulic backend filter only needs to be changed every 2 years all going well

Bullocks · 14-05-2015 1:21pm

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Is it not a bit like washing your feet and putting back on your dirty socks.

Well lah dee dah Daisy , changing your socks with every wash !

ganmo · 14-05-2015 1:27pm

Bullocks wrote: »

Well lah dee dah Daisy , changing your socks with every wash !

bet she washes every week too!

ganmo · 14-05-2015 2:07pm

Little bug bear of mine farmers markets with no farmers in it

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/what-does-natural-or-traditional-mean-on-food-labels-new-guidelines-issued-by-fsai/

A step in the right direction

Muckit · 14-05-2015 2:53pm

Bullocks wrote: »

Well lah dee dah Daisy , changing your socks with every wash !

Socks?? What l wouldn't give for a pair of socks dirty or clean... !!

whelan2 · 14-05-2015 3:15pm

Muckit wrote: »

Socks?? What l wouldn't give for a pair of socks dirty or clean... !!

or even matching

Connemara Farmer · 14-05-2015 4:07pm

ganmo wrote: »

bet she washes every week too!

Works for Irish Water no doubt, staff discount !

Stand out in the rain with a bottle of quix like the rest of us!

Connemara Farmer · 14-05-2015 4:21pm

Ye can all relax now.

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/its-no-big-deal-if-you-dont-make-first-glas-deadline-minister/

simx · 14-05-2015 4:24pm

Well lads was reading the agriland website and just a little confused is all, is there a grant of 60% on a new slurry tank or am I wrong? Just gave a quick look and there's a load of boxes yes/ no etc. Thanks

I said · 14-05-2015 4:53pm

simx wrote: »

Well lads was reading the agriland website and just a little confused is all, is there a grant of 60% on a new slurry tank or am I wrong? Thanks

No the 60% goes on top of the price of everything that you get quoted for

Reggie. · 14-05-2015 5:09pm

I said wrote: »

No the 60% goes on top of the price of everything that you get quoted for

All the prices gonna start to rise now :rolleyes:

simx · 14-05-2015 5:16pm

I said wrote: »

No the 60% goes on top of the price of everything that you get quoted for

So I get quoted 14k for new tank
60% of 14k is 8400- that's what the an eligible grant is worth? Yes?

ganmo · 14-05-2015 5:19pm

simx wrote: »

So I get quoted 14k for new tank
60% of 14k is 8400- that's what the an eligible grant is worth? Yes?

14k ex or inc vat?

I said · 14-05-2015 7:18pm

simx wrote: »

So I get quoted 14k for new tank
60% of 14k is 8400- that's what the an eligible grant is worth? Yes?

Yes but it will be added to 14000 if ya get my drift prices will only rise with the grant

davidk1394 · 14-05-2015 7:26pm

Applied for the GLAS scheme there today. Did any of ye consider applying?

Bullocks · 14-05-2015 8:08pm

davidk1394 wrote: »

Applied for the GLAS scheme there today. Did any of ye consider applying?

I'd say a lot did , my planner hasn't time to deal with anything else until after the deadline anyhow

orm0nd · 14-05-2015 8:11pm

davidk1394 wrote: »

Applied for the GLAS scheme there today. Did any of ye consider applying?

considered it ok and discussed with my planner, decided not to join,

Zr105 · 14-05-2015 8:22pm

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Was getting drum of oil and filter for tractor in machinery place earlier. Lad behind counter ask if I sure I wanted filter. Seemed someone earlier not want filter as they only change filter every second time. Does anyone else do this? Think it false economics as a filter is not very dear and why would you want to keep the crap in the engine.
Is it not a bit like washing your feet and putting back on your dirty socks.

You'd have to wonder at some lads, and wonder even more at the dealer telling ya, think he'd be doing his best to sell ya the filter aswell, he may only be getting a few euro for each one but it's still something like...

But definitly would be changing the filter along with the oil, if it's doing its job, even with a clean engine, dirt will be building up in it and slowly blocking it up reducing oil flow... Might be minute amount but it's still something...

stretch film · 14-05-2015 8:26pm

orm0nd wrote: »

considered it ok and discussed with my planner, decided not to join,

Ditto

Limestone Cowboy · 14-05-2015 8:37pm

davidk1394 wrote: »

Applied for the GLAS scheme there today. Did any of ye consider applying?

Loads of sac land so money for nothing for us. Have zero to do for it.

Kovu · 14-05-2015 8:46pm

Going straight from AEOS into it later on this year.

KatW4 · 14-05-2015 10:25pm

theemigrant wrote:

Im on offaly border, beside edenderry. Do ye travel that far? If so what price per 20 tonne load of clause 804. Ill be paying cash dont need a vat invoice ï¿¼

He said they don't go that far because he would have to add on too much money for diesel and you'd get it cheaper nearer there. Sorry

Count Mondego · 14-05-2015 11:04pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Loads of sac land. Have load of backbreaking and time consuming work that will improve farm practice and benefit the rich biodiversity of the Burren, for a few quid that will be all spent in the local economy .

Fixed that for you LC.

Sent off BPS and BGS today, Glas plan uploaded tomorrow by planner. Fu#k all chance of getting in as I'm tier 3.

ihatewinter · 15-05-2015 12:04am

I'm got into GLAS. I went with the commonage and low input permanent pasture measures. Well to me, it's a bit of financial help to what I'm already doing. I won't have to make changes or anything.

Kovu · 15-05-2015 12:21am

What's the longest people here have had cows carry over? I've a LM/SH cow that is at 298 days to ch FGG today and there's nearly more sign of me calving than her. Seen the calf kicking in her so there's definitely one in there.

tanko · 15-05-2015 12:48am

Had a black white cow carry a lim bull for 306 days years ago, wasn't a bother on her.

Limestone Cowboy · 15-05-2015 1:32am

Count Mondego wrote: »

Fixed that for you LC.

Sent off BPS and BGS today, Glas plan uploaded tomorrow by planner. [EMAIL="Fu@k"]Fu@k[/EMAIL] all chance of getting in as I'm tier 3.

I actually have a load of backbreaking time consuming work to do for the burren life, glas is just a paper exercise though! That's a balls being in tier 3!

Nekarsulm · 15-05-2015 7:57am

Kovu wrote: »

What's the longest people here have had cows carry over? I've a LM/SH cow that is at 298 days to ch FGG today and there's nearly more sign of me calving than her. Seen the calf kicking in her so there's definitely one in there.

Any progress?
Or did a friendly, obliging, neighbouring bull/rig do the job on the repeat?

davidk1394 · 15-05-2015 8:38am

We went for the bird cover and low in put pasture. Only tough job is this coppicing of hedgerows

blue5000 · 15-05-2015 9:21am

Kovu wrote: »

What's the longest people here have had cows carry over? I've a LM/SH cow that is at 298 days to ch FGG today and there's nearly more sign of me calving than her. Seen the calf kicking in her so there's definitely one in there.

Careful now:P

Any sign of her springing? I think I'll scan everything a month after the bulls go away from cows this autumn, it will take a lot of the guesswork out of it.

With the lim and ch breeding you would get a longer gestation anyway, and a bull calf would go a few days more as well.

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