Lime prices

2smiggy

Just wondering what sort of price delivered and spread in your area ?

tanko

2smiggy wrote: »

Just wondering what sort of price delivered and spread in your area ?

€19-€23 per tonne delivered and spread depending on which company its bought from around here. Spreading is about €5-6 per tonne.

uck51js9zml2yt

Are there any companies in the south west of the country that are most used by people?

Apologies for hijacking the thread:)

2smiggy

Royalty Substantial Tweed wrote: »

Are there any companies in the south west of the country that are most used by people?

Apologies for hijacking the thread:)

Where abouts are u

foxy farmer

I was talking to contractor a few weeks back and he had encountered 3 cases of lime delivered and loads being well short of declared weight delivered. In all cases the hauliers were hired in. Stockpiling lime in their own yards and delivering locally. No weighbridge docket to say what was in the lorry.

uck51js9zml2yt

2smiggy wrote: »

Where abouts are u

Kerry.

grange mac

Royalty Substantial Tweed wrote: »

Are there any companies in the south west of the country that are most used by people?

Apologies for hijacking the thread:)

I rang local hauler, who draws direct from cork to west cork. 21.50 ton delivered. I know massive delay in getting it to west cork as alot farmers putting out lime at this moment and they not willing to deliver to west cork. I know one chap locally who has 250ton ordered and so far has 100ton delivered in last month.

2smiggy

Royalty Substantial Tweed wrote: »

Kerry.

Cronins in Killarney, but they were dear enough when I rang them last, but that was delivered to North West Cork. Be cheaper to get ex pit if u organise own delivery.

2smiggy

foxy farmer wrote: »

I was talking to contractor a few weeks back and he had encountered 3 cases of lime delivered and loads being well short of declared weight delivered. In all cases the hauliers were hired in. Stockpiling lime in their own yards and delivering locally. No weighbridge docket to say what was in the lorry.

Not nice for the price of it. Any good lads spreading it know how far 20tons should go

Fine Day

Approx what rate is it applied per acre I know it will differ depending on the pH of the soil. I never had to spread it on my land but due a soil test shortly as few years since it was done.

2smiggy

Theheff wrote: »

Approx what rate is it applied per acre I know it will differ depending on the pH of the soil. I never had to spread it on my land but due a soil test shortly as few years since it was done.

My neighbour just spread 4 loads today, so about 80ton on probably 40 acres at a guess.

foxy farmer

2smiggy wrote: »

Not nice for the price of it. Any good lads spreading it know how far 20tons should go

Lime spreader can clear 20 load in 3 fills. Definitely something wrong when it's done in 2 and a bit but driver SAYS he had 20 tonne. I dealt with Castlemore (now Roadstone) near Crookstown. Getting a large quantity in a reasonable time is a thing of the past. They must be crushing less or have smaller stockpile. Never an issue before or during the boom.

Fine Day

2smiggy wrote: »

My neighbour just spread 4 loads today, so about 80ton on probably 40 acres at a guess.

Thanks 2smiggy. Not a cheap job say €50 to 60 per acre all in but i am sure it would be money well spent. Is there any tell tail signs that you maybe lime deficient.

Notoldorwise

Did a soil test earlier this year with Teagasc. The recommendation was to spread 3 tons per acre, but over 2 years. 2 ton/acre first year and 1 ton/acre 12 months later.

2smiggy

foxy farmer wrote: »

Lime spreader can clear 20 load in 3 fills. Definitely something wrong when it's done in 2 and a bit but driver SAYS he had 20 tonne. I dealt with Castlemore (now Roadstone) near Crookstown. Getting a large quantity in a reasonable time is a thing of the past. They must be crushing less or have smaller stockpile. Never an issue before or during the boom.

Roadstone in Mallow probably had 2000 plus stockpile but I think their lime mill broke. That stock pile would have disappeared fast. I know contractors here are flat out spreading it for the last month

2smiggy

Theheff wrote: »

Thanks 2smiggy. Not a cheap job say €50 to 60 per acre all in but i am sure it would be money well spent. Is there any tell tail signs that you maybe lime deficient.

Call into teagasc office, they would loan u the tool for taking the samples, not sure what they charge to test thou. When I did the green cert few years back they tested it for us. Probably should test again, but the father is not one for any of that nonsense haha

PoorFarmer

Royalty Substantial Tweed wrote:

Kerry.

If you're in north kerry try creeves quarry or hogans concrete. Theyre around the foynes area. €24/tonne delivered and spread for me earlier in the year

Jimbo789

Would I be better off spreading lime on permanent pasture that has very low ph of 5.1 once it’s fully grazed off in next couple weeks or wait until next spring after it is ploughed before sowing corn?

I’d like to have to lime on and to be working on increasing the ph but I don’t want to be burying it when ploughing.

Sacrolyte

Royalty Substantial Tweed wrote: »

Are there any companies in the south west of the country that are most used by people?

Apologies for hijacking the thread:)

Closest to you would be ardfert quarry. A contractor not far from you does their spreading.

patsy_mccabe

Jimbo789 wrote: »

Would I be better off spreading lime on permanent pasture that has very low ph of 5.1 once it’s fully grazed off in next couple weeks or wait until next spring after it is ploughed before sowing corn?

I’d like to have to lime on and to be working on increasing the ph but I don’t want to be burying it when ploughing.

I'd say better to apply lime after ploughing. Better to keep it on top of soil with minimum of tilling to work it in on top.