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Deepsouthwest

Added a few extra units to the parlour here recently. Got the paperwork for TAMS in last Monday, and got inspected and passed today. Certainly didn't expect to see them out as quick as that.

whelan2

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Added a few extra units to the parlour here recently. Got the paperwork for TAMS in last Monday, and got inspected and passed today. Certainly didn't expect to see them out as quick as that.

did they pass you first go?

Deepsouthwest

whelan2 wrote: »

did they pass you first go?

I think so. Put in a tank two yrs ago and was passed as well, but picked out for a recheck, they said it happens to one in every few hundred. The retest was v thorough, even had to give them personal bank statements to show the money leaving my acc etc. a bit invasive if u ask me.

whelan2

Did anyone get a recent disease assesment report from Glanbia, last one was for June , thought we would have another one by now?

Timmaay

new laneway linking the both yards, and all the cowlanes together! Have been meaning to do something like this for a few years now, but just always got put on the long finger. Should nicely help moving cows, heifers and for driving between yards in the winter. I had to split a 3acre paddock in 1/2, but I'll always have a use for them for calves etc.

Deepsouthwest

Timmaay wrote: »

new laneway linking the both yards, and all the cowlanes together! Have been meaning to do something like this for a few years now, but just always got put on the long finger. Should nicely help moving cows, heifers and for driving between yards in the winter. I had to split a 3acre paddock in 1/2, but I'll always have a use for them for calves etc.

That kind of work is priceless, and yes when u start to use it, then you'll really ask ur self why didn't I do this yrs ago.

Greengrass1

1st one. Should be done by 1st wk of nov

whelan2

11 left here

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

11 left here

Any trouble with them

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Any trouble with them

2 sets of twins both dead . everything else grand, calves are coming fairly big though

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

2 sets of twins both dead . everything else grand, calves are coming fairly big though

Which bulls? That was an ocp nice small little lad pity it's a bull

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Which bulls? That was an ocp nice small little lad pity it's a bull

both sets of twins from yad, 9 fr heifer calves so far, from pbm, yad, fyk and 8 aa calves and a bb heifer

Timmaay

5th one calved tonight, 3 HEs and 2 Fr heifers, only 4 more to go. I could get use of calving this few this time of the year ha.

whelan2

We are fixing up our cubicles at the minute, we are missing a cantilever cubicle, asked condons last year to make one but they dont make them any more, what are the green plastic cubicles like? Would they fit in ok were the cantilever cubicle was?

kevthegaff

whelan2 wrote: »

We are fixing up our cubicles at the minute, we are missing a cantilever cubicle, asked condons last year to make one but they dont make them any more, what are the green plastic cubicles like? Would they fit in ok were the cantilever cubicle was?

Ya i have the old ones with 3 legs might make up two during the week and set them soon.

C0N0R

Tee more engineering or any of the other crowds would have them I'd imagine?

stanflt

whelan2 wrote: »

both sets of twins from yad, 9 fr heifer calves so far, from pbm, yad, fyk and 8 aa calves and a bb heifer

Had a set of yad mixed twins myself- first bull from 5 calved so far- no sexed semen- all from diff sires ots lwr Gzy Pbm- next lot due are mainly lwr and fyk put up a pic of the cubicle as I may have one lying around

Dawggone

stanflt wrote: »

Had a set of yad mixed twins myself- first bull from 5 calved so far- no sexed semen- all from diff sires ots lwr Gzy Pbm- next lot due are mainly lwr and fyk put up a pic of the cubicle as I may have one lying around

@stan how is maize looking this year?
I saw a lot of very poor to rubbish crops around the country of late.

Timmaay

Dawggone wrote: »

@stan how is maize looking this year?
I saw a lot of very poor to rubbish crops around the country of late.

Saw some being harvested up north on Wednesday, very early for the year that's in it. Ours won't be ready until October, and should be in around 16/18tons at best. Some lads talking about having to plough crops back into the ground they are looking that poor.

Dawggone

Timmaay wrote: »

Saw some being harvested up north on Wednesday, very early for the year that's in it. Ours won't be ready until October, and should be in around 16/18tons at best. Some lads talking about having to plough crops back into the ground they are looking that poor.

Maybe with maize (dried) making €162/ton it would be a better option to forward buy...

Dawggone

Going to be fun tomorrow as two harvesters coming to chop maize. A 6row and a 10row. Will take a few pics if I can.

Milked out

whelan2 wrote: »

We are fixing up our cubicles at the minute, we are missing a cantilever cubicle, asked condons last year to make one but they dont make them any more, what are the green plastic cubicles like? Would they fit in ok were the cantilever cubicle was?

Have a row of easyfix cubicles here, they are grand take plenty bending and go back to shape fine. It's mainly dry cows in that she'd so suits em grand as the plastic bends.if tgey hit em for whatever reason. The beds are a bit short where I put em so I made the cubicle space a bit wider. When advisor saw them he mentioned a few farmers in US with similar type cubicles mentioned they weren't ideal for milking cows as even when beds were long enough some cows would lie more diagonally and soil the bed as the plastic moved out the way. Some of them then made em up half in half metal and plastic to get best of both and seemed to work better.
They are handy to put in. I changed mid winter as a cow had gotten stuck and I ended up cutting old cubicle out to get her out, ended up putting her down as she never stood so 8 cut out all that row and put in the plastic ones. Got local lad to put horizontal box iron between uprights of shed instead of putting in posts in concrete for each cubicle and bolted em on to that. Headrail can get shoved back alright if they bend upper ones too much but nothing major

Milked out

Dawggone wrote: »

Maybe with maize (dried) making €162/ton it would be a better option to forward buy...

Would have to make that call in April here, contractor here only plants what acreage he has sold In maize

Dawggone

Milked out wrote: »

Would have to make that call in April here, contractor here only plants what acreage he has sold In maize

I ment grain maize Milked out.

Merchants can buy now at circa €175/ton so you should be able to buy rolled maize from merchants at ~ €200/ton delivered blown. Buy from now 'till Nov2016.
I'm struggling to get €130 for maize crimp delivered on farm. Damn glad I cut way back on maize plantings...

stanflt

Dawggone wrote: »

I ment grain maize Milked out.

Merchants can buy now at circa €175/ton so you should be able to buy rolled maize from merchants at ~ €200/ton delivered blown. Buy from now 'till Nov2016.
I'm struggling to get €130 for maize crimp delivered on farm. Damn glad I cut way back on maize plantings...

Maize meal and soya 50:50 costing circa 280 a tonne blown is not good for our future milk price- just sayin

But serious good value feed

Dawggone

stanflt wrote: »

Maize meal and soya 50:50 costing circa 280 a tonne blown is not good for our future milk price- just sayin

But serious good value feed

You're not wrong Stan.


From new year, soya readily available for whole of '16 sub €290. Doesn't warm the cockles...

stanflt

Dawggone wrote: »

You're not wrong Stan.


From new year, soya readily available for whole of '16 sub €290. Doesn't warm the cockles...

Are you using much soya??? Low soya prices could cause a double dip scenario

I'm getting scared now

Dawggone

stanflt wrote: »

Are you using much soya??? Low soya prices could cause a double dip scenario

I'm getting scared now

Yes, I'm also getting concerned. I think we may be entering a period of depressed commodity prices. The fact that the Fed held fire on rate rise should have given a boost to commodities but it hasn't materialized...we need a major drought (not in France!). Maybe El Niño will oblige.


I'm not feeding any soya now as excellent grass with a lot of clover 24/7, just 3kgdm forage maize and 5kg maize crimp.

kowtow

Dawggone wrote:

we need a major drought (not in France!). Maybe El Niño will oblige.

If there is a structural move in commodities - and I think there *might* be - an El Nino will only be enough to drum up some panic buyers for the market to sell into.