Slurry over the hedge

Farmerstatia

Hi all.
Just looking.for.your opinion.now this is a hypothetically speaking situation
So we are a small farm out west.
Our slurry in the shed was over flowing and we couldn't get it out all summer as many of you know ow how the weather has been.
So let's say we did contact out contractor and he had no room.at all for our slurry in his tank as he had to take a lot of slurry from. Other people.
Also he has the rainbow gun but our land is completely unpassable you would get buried inside the gates.
So we now hypothetically speaking have a situation were we have a couple of new calves up to the bellies in slurry and we can't let them out either.
We agitate and spread over the hedue as it's the only thing possible.
But we get reported.and pics are taken.
Obviously I'm saying hypothetically what would happen.
We were backed into a corner and had no option .
Anyone got any similar stories or advice

blue5000

You left it a bit late to apply to the dept for an extension deadline is today, try emailing it in. AFAIK blowing it over the hedge is illegal.

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/farmers-have-until-saturday-to-apply-for-a-slurry-spreading-extension/

lakill Farm

Are you asking for a friend

Sorry. I know it's serious but I couldn't resist.

Farmerstatia wrote: »

Hi all.
Just looking.for.your opinion.now this is a hypothetically speaking situation
So we are a small farm out west.
Our slurry in the shed was over flowing and we couldn't get it out all summer as many of you know ow how the weather has been.
So let's say we did contact out contractor and he had no room.at all for our slurry in his tank as he had to take a lot of slurry from. Other people.
Also he has the rainbow gun but our land is completely unpassable you would get buried inside the gates.
So we now hypothetically speaking have a situation were we have a couple of new calves up to the bellies in slurry and we can't let them out either.
We agitate and spread over the hedue as it's the only thing possible.
But we get reported.and pics are taken.
Obviously I'm saying hypothetically what would happen.
We were backed into a corner and had no option .
Anyone got any similar stories or advice

TalkingBull

have you no internal farm roadways you could fire a few tankers over?

Farmerstatia

TalkingBull wrote: »

have you no internal farm roadways you could fire a few tankers over?

No talkingbull..
We don't have internal roads into the land at all.

Farmerstatia

We could of for argument sake applied for an extension but one we are opening ourselves up to ongoing inspections from the dept by doing this.
2. We could face the possibility you might not get an extension.
3. It still doesn't change the fact that our land is unpassable considering a 4wd quad and a little massey with doubless wheels got buried and a digger needed to pull out and that was on the dryest field. Even with an extension sure the land won't dry up enough to lug a big tractor and tanker onto it.
4. We had young calves to there bellies so what can ya do.

rangler1

Farmerstatia wrote: »

We could of for argument sake applied for an extension but one we are opening ourselves up to ongoing inspections from the dept by doing this.
2. We could face the possibility you might not get an extension.
3. It still doesn't change the fact that our land is unpassable considering a 4wd quad and a little massey with doubless wheels got buried and a digger needed to pull out and that was on the dryest field. Even with an extension sure the land won't dry up enough to lug a big tractor and tanker onto it.
4. We had young calves to there bellies so what can ya do.

June and july were very dry here, was it not with you, the problem with too many looking for exemption is the legislation could double the requirement for storage space, lads, if 14 weeks aren't enough storage it will be increased

Farmerstatia

rangler1 wrote: »

June and july were very dry here, was it not with you, the problem with too many looking for exemption is the legislation could double the requirement for storage space, lads, if 14 weeks aren't enough storage it will be increased

Ranger yes it was dry but we just about got the silage cut..there wasn't a whole lot of growth till then and sure once we cut we got our other shed completely emptied of slurry but the weather changed rapidly and we haven't been able to get this shed of slurry out at all.

charolais0153

Farmerstatia wrote: »

Ranger yes it was dry but we just about got the silage cut..there wasn't a whole lot of growth till then and sure once we cut we got our other shed completely emptied of slurry but the weather changed rapidly and we haven't been able to get this shed of slurry out at all.

Either put it out at twice the rate or keep less stock .

Farmerstatia

charolais0153 wrote: »

Either put it out at twice the rate or keep less stock .

That was actually a bit rude to say keep less stock considering theyour are not our own personal stock..we look after the farm for our 72 year old uncle and just do the work on it and the other farm is my father in laws where we do the same so we can't tell them to reduce there stock as it's there lively hood ..we just do the work but no profit comes our way which we don't mind once the farms are still in the family name and still active

rangler1

Farmerstatia wrote: »

That was actually a bit rude to say keep less stock considering theyour are not our own personal stock..we look after the farm for our 72 year old uncle and just do the work on it and the other farm is my father in laws where we do the same so we can't tell them to reduce there stock as it's there lively hood ..we just do the work but no profit comes our way which we don't mind once the farms are still in the family name and still active

There is no alternative for you now only out wintering or rent a shed, but you're after getting a lesson in farm management, take every opportunity to do the work that's weather dependant because you never know when you'll get the next fine day

Farmerstatia

rangler1 wrote: »

There is no alternative for you now only out wintering or rent a shed, but you're after getting a lesson in farm management, take every opportunity to do the work that's weather dependant because you never know when you'll get the next fine day

Thanks rangler.
We no its weather dependant on a farm..I suppose we were lucky to get the uncles shed sorted .