Grazing 2021

Say my name

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There was a spell in the 90's with very mild winters.

People are forgetting spring this year though with frost continuing well into the year. So we've still spring next year to look for.

But higher co2 levels do mean more plant growth providing the other parameters for growth are met.

Easten

The smaller groups work better, idk why it is but they are not looking to be in a big group. Maybe they know that grass is running out and less is more.

Growth has definitely eased a good bit but it's still there at the moment. I think the next frost will bring it to a halt but we are almost n December now. I wonder will we see some December Silage being made, I have meadows in an out farm that are fit to be cut, not that I will but I'm sure you'll get some that will go for it.

Base price

Brought the last of the cows and calves in today, 19 in total - I sold some of the weanlings over the past few weeks. I've 7 dairyXbeef heifer calves still out and I hope to keep them out for the Winter. They are on 16 acres of good grass and getting 3 parts oats to 1 part maize meal daily. The bull is also out with a pb heifer on 12 acres for the moment.

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whelan2

How are the pedigrees doing for you?

Base price

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Well of the original 2 pbr heifers that I bought, 1 went in calf to a runt of a AAx runner (not planned) and she had a heifer calf and the other I had problems getting in calf. She eventually had a bull calf by SH4319 (Hussar of Upsall) that I sold this year (pbnr) at a year and a half for €1350. The AAx heifer is heading to the factory within the next week or so. Both are back in calf to the pbr SH bull that I bought in Autumn last year. I've sold a good few SHx/LMx, CHx/SHx, CHx, LMx, HEx, AAx crossbred cows that I bought in last Winter either in calf or with calves at foot and they were in calf to the same bull.

memorystick

20 bullocks on 8 acres of beet tops and 2 of grass. It’s not looking great having them out for the new year.

whelan2

Bringing in a group of 10 today

Danzy

Have 5 acres that badly need to be fed, while strip graze with weanlings for a few hours a day if there is cold dry conditions in Jan or Feb.

Fields grazed bare by sheep the last week in November are well setup now.

Bass Reeves

Killed the last two today. They were in the shed for the last 6-7 weeks. Both HO bullocks bought last year for 550 & 600 euro . They average 1425 euro, both P+3=. They used most of what was left in the bin, 7-8 bags of barley and 5-6 bags of maize.

Grow up

Did you ever get sorted with the deer issue? I know I'm late to the thread but I'm Sligo based and if your not half the country away I would offer to thin them out for you, fully licensced and insured, fully paid memebr of NARGC, Wild Deer Association of Ireland and Irish Deer Society, I have been stalking over 10 years now and shoot on farms in the South Sligo area that have similar problems. I have the Lantra certified trained hunter in wild gane meat handling course so all carcasses are removed. Service is there free of charge if required.