Dairy chit chat II

Water John

The weather models are still very varied as to the possibility of the cold snap, at the weekend. That should firm up Tues or Wed.

straight

3 cent drop in milk price. The precedent has been set. Never saw it going up by 3 cent.

Reggie.

straight wrote: »

3 cent drop in milk price. The precedent has been set. Never saw it going up by 3 cent.

Bad spiral

MF290

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Nice to finally see green shoots. Grazed 3 weeks

wow that land is dry....

wrangler

giveitholly wrote: »

Where would you pick up a thermometer to check soil temps and how much would it cost

We use this one but there's cheaper that'll do the same job, Grasstec are charging €40 for this one
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterproof-Thermometer-Feature-Dishwasher-Digital/dp/B0772WWFZN/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1520892143&sr=8-22&keywords=brannan+probe+thermometers

wrangler

Reggie. wrote: »

Was a very warm day yesterday. Ground Temp not far from you were higher than that sat

We check it every morning at 8 am, so it'd be the coldest part of the day

Reggie.

wrangler wrote: »

We check it every morning at 8 am, so it'd be the coldest part of the day

Ah you wanna check it at midday

wrangler

Reggie. wrote: »

Ah you wanna check it at midday

Have the urea out 3 weeks now and it is growing a bit so you're probably right

GrasstoMilk

MF290 wrote: »

wow that land is dry....

Ah I do have some land that wouldn't be as dry as most of the farm. About 25%. Bought a mole plough recently, hoping to do the whole farm this autumn with it. If it works It should be a brilliant job

yosemitesam1

Reggie. wrote: »

Ah you wanna check it at midday

When teagasc mention 6 degrees its measured at 9am, otherwise wouldn't be a days growth in it

Reggie.

yosemitesam1 wrote: »

When teagasc mention 6 degrees its measured at 9am, otherwise wouldn't be a days growth in it

Ah be positive lads

wrangler

yosemitesam1 wrote: »

When teagasc mention 6 degrees its measured at 9am, otherwise wouldn't be a days growth in it

That'd be my thoughts too, 6 degrees for an hour in the middle of the day wouldn't be a lot of good

Reggie.

wrangler wrote: »

That'd be my thoughts too, 6 degrees for an hour in the middle of the day wouldn't be a lot of good

Every little helps lads

jaymla627

Reggie. wrote: »

Ah be positive lads

Don't go looking at mt cranium forecast this morning if you want to stay in a good mood, it's going to be a late late. spring by the look of things

darragh_haven

wrangler wrote: »

That'd be my thoughts too, 6 degrees for an hour in the middle of the day wouldn't be a lot of good

I think they say "6 degrees and rising" . So your right, an hour in the middle of the day is not really suitable.
It's like pouring concrete in shutters, it has to be 4 degrees and rising.

Reggie.

jaymla627 wrote: »

Don't go looking at mt cranium forecast this morning if you want to stay in a good mood, it's going to be a late late. spring by the look of things

I did look at it. That's only for a few days. Saturday till Tuesday. It's not as bad as the last one. Silver lining boys

Reggie.

wrangler wrote: »

That'd be my thoughts too, 6 degrees for an hour in the middle of the day wouldn't be a lot of good

I think you'll find that you would have more than an hour a day at tgat temperature

GrasstoMilk

Reggie. wrote: »

I think you'll find that you would have more than an hour a day at tgat temperature

Not really. Soil is slow to warm up and slow to cool down. You need air temps at a good 10 degrees to get soil over 6 after a cold spell

Reggie.

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Not really. Soil is slow to warm up and slow to cool down. You need air temps at a good 10 degrees to get soil over 6 after a cold spell

Your getting that mixed up with water. Soil heats up and cools quickly compared to water. Hence why on a summers day it's cool at night and the lake could still be warm.

Anyway lads she's 6 degrees here 3ft in the ground since 10am

alps

Reggie. wrote: »

Well lads she's 6 degrees here 3ft in the ground since 10am

You must have some grass harrow Reggie, if you can get roots to go down 3ft😁

Reggie.

alps wrote: »

You must have some grass harrow Reggie, if you can get roots to go down 3ftðŸ˜

Well if it's that warm down there then above it ain't too far behind if not ahead of it

mahoney_j

jaymla627 wrote: »

Don't go looking at mt cranium forecast this morning if you want to stay in a good mood, it's going to be a late late. spring by the look of things

Springs fooked we’re just going straight into winter 18/19

alps

Reggie. wrote: »

Well if it's that warm down there then above it ain't too far behind if not ahead of it

What be the lowest it went to, say during the cold spell? At 3 ft deep, does the heat come from above of below? Am I right in thinking a cave could hold 12c year round..

GrasstoMilk

mahoney_j wrote: »

Springs fooked we’re just going straight into winter 18/19

Whole job is fooked. The boys in the north might be right with everything indoor

Reggie.

alps wrote: »

What be the lowest it went to, say during the cold spell? At 3 ft deep, does the heat come from above of below? Am I right in thinking a cave could hold 12c year round..

Didn't look at it tbh

whelan2

Going through plans with teagasc advisor this morning for new build. Instead of 2 agitation points you can run a slurry pipe- 6 inch pipe under ground along the outside of the tank and agitate through this from one agitation point. Iykwim. Did anyone do this?

Buford T. Justice XIX

I'm going for a new record this year.

I'm on my 4th bank manager in the last 14 months.

Back to square one again, giving stock numbers and all the rest of the info I've given them just a few months ago yet again:rolleyes:

Do I take this as a hint or what

visatorro

whelan2 wrote: »

Going through plans with teagasc advisor this morning for new build. Instead of 2 agitation points you can run a slurry pipe- 6 inch pipe under ground along the outside of the tank and agitate through this from one agitation point. Iykwim. Did anyone do this?

Wouldn't be gone on that. Wall in the middle of the tank so you can drive slurry around would be better imv.
Big lump of silage wouldn't like being forced through a 6 inch pipe.

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

Going through plans with teagasc advisor this morning for new build. Instead of 2 agitation points you can run a slurry pipe- 6 inch pipe under ground along the outside of the tank and agitate through this from one agitation point. Iykwim. Did anyone do this?

Some new tanks have pipes pumping air through the slurry all the time leaving them ready to spread anytime, have you seen this

visatorro

wrangler wrote: »

Some new tanks have pipes pumping air through the slurry all the time leaving them ready to spread anytime, have you seen this

Seen this before. Dairymaster said to keep it trickling all day. doesn't work. Farmer nearby set a compressor to come on for half an hour during the night and give it a good blast, better job.