Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

davidk1394 · 29-06-2016 04:38PM

Just got accepted for 4th year land management course in WIT. After next year i'll have enough of college to do me for a lifetime :rolleyes:

Base price · 29-06-2016 05:03PM

Anyone heading to Galway over the weekend for Seafest 2016. Would like to go but doubt I will get the chance.
http://seafest.ie/

Nekarsulm · 29-06-2016 05:39PM

Not going myself, and if you cannot make it, I saw a poster for some kind of Viking long boat festival coming up in a couple of weeks, Sailing a Viking ship up the Shannon with nightly barbecue's and music etc. I will probably have a look.

whelan2 · 29-06-2016 05:39PM

Base price wrote: »

Ran out of space for recording medicines a few years ago and now use sheets. So I suppose it is redundant if you are using Agfood online register and sheet records for medicines iykwim

Once there is a written record of the treatment and withdrawal date that's the important thing

Reggie. · 29-06-2016 06:16PM

_Brian wrote: »

Needed for medicines records isn't it ??

Not in the new blue book

Reggie. · 29-06-2016 06:17PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Not going myself, and if you cannot make it, I saw a poster for some kind of Viking long boat festival coming up in a couple of weeks, Sailing a Viking ship up the Shannon with nightly barbecue's and music etc. I will probably have a look.

My sorta scene

ganmo · 29-06-2016 07:11PM

These vegan ads are pissing me off

_Brian · 29-06-2016 07:16PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Just got accepted for 4th year land management course in WIT. After next year i'll have enough of college to do me for a lifetime :rolleyes:

Education is easy to carry... good luck !!

pedigree 6 · 29-06-2016 07:26PM

ganmo wrote: »

These vegan ads are pissing me off

No rashers no pigs.
No burgers no cows.
No mutton no sheep.
No chicken no hens.
No animals no sense.

davidk1394 · 29-06-2016 07:27PM

_Brian wrote: »

Education is easy to carry... good luck !!

All i need now is real world experience !! Out of interest are many of ye encountering many newly graduated people in the ag food sector ??

whelan2 · 29-06-2016 07:29PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

All i need now is real world experience !! Out of interest are many of ye encountering many newly graduated people in the ag food sector ??

Every day is a learning day

A cow called Daisy · 29-06-2016 07:31PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

No rashers no pigs.
No burgers no cows.
No mutton no sheep.
No chicken no hens.
No animals no sense.

As Homer Simpson once said
"If God didn't want us to eat animals he shouldn't of made them meat flavoured":)

pedigree 6 · 29-06-2016 07:50PM

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

As Homer Simpson once said
"If God didn't want us to eat animals he shouldn't of made them meat flavoured":)

Education system is gone to pot when you have to explain to these people that
if you don't eat these animals they won't be there.
Best way to save a farmed animal (breed) is to eat it.

pedigree 6 · 29-06-2016 07:57PM

Any one else get one of these today.

carrollsno1 · 29-06-2016 08:37PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Any one else get one of these today.

I thought it was the alltech feeder now?

pedigree 6 · 29-06-2016 09:09PM

carrollsno1 wrote: »

I thought it was the alltech feeder now?

Still being sold as Keenan.

No I was at the open day today.
Alltech reps were there talking about yeast products and nutritional advice.
Big turnout more than they expected.
I wanted to see the feeders being made.
When our tour started the workers were finishing up. But got a tour of factory and looked very good. They said they can turn out 10 machines a day. Liked looking at the robotic plasma cutters going.
George Lee was there as well.
Barbecue and beverages after was good as well. A good atmosphere for selling machines.

And no I didn't buy maybe next year.;)

visatorro · 29-06-2016 09:29PM

I'm was surprised they got taken over. I'm not sure the market is there anymore for the advice or machines. But if they are keeping a few lads employed well and good.

carrollsno1 · 29-06-2016 09:38PM

Its a wonder they never tried to make tub feeders or anything else they sell sheargrabs alright but afaik there made in bagenalstown by a different company

visatorro · 29-06-2016 09:43PM

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Its a wonder they never tried to make tub feeders or anything else they sell sheargrabs alright but afaik there made in bagenalstown by a different company

If they made a tub then they would be admitting that the product they are selling for years is an inferior machine and throw all the birds nest talk out the window. They made dung spreaders aswell. Know nothing about them.

pedigree 6 · 29-06-2016 09:43PM

visatorro wrote: »

I'm was surprised they got taken over. I'm not sure the market is there anymore for the advice or machines. But if they are keeping a few lads employed well and good.

Alltech had a map of the world of their offices. As far as i could see they are in every country bar some of the African ones. They have the whole package now.
So whatever the future holds?

ganmo · 29-06-2016 10:24PM

This is what i think of when i hear Alltech

carrollsno1 · 29-06-2016 10:33PM

visatorro wrote: »

If they made a tub then they would be admitting that the product they are selling for years is an inferior machine and throw all the birds nest talk out the window. They made dung spreaders aswell. Know nothing about them.

A lot of farmers in my area now started with tubs and stuck to them or else converted to tub feeders what are the lads thoughts on here about the two types i myself am not a fan of either feeder. A lad i worked with in the UK told me that apparently a farmer in cheshire came up with the idea for the keenan feeder but hadnt the money to get it patented at the time and keenans copied his idea does anyone know is this true?

Farrell · 29-06-2016 10:48PM

Base price wrote: »

Ran out of space for recording medicines a few years ago and now use sheets. So I suppose it is redundant if you are using Agfood online register and sheet records for medicines iykwim

Once you keep a register it can be excel, just needs all relevant info

Nekarsulm · 30-06-2016 12:09AM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Not going myself, and if you cannot make it, I saw a poster for some kind of Viking long boat festival coming up in a couple of weeks, Sailing a Viking ship up the Shannon with nightly barbecue's and music etc. I will probably have a look.

Actually, its next week. Starting in Lisneskea and going to Athlone.

davidk1394 · 30-06-2016 12:20AM

_Brian wrote: »

Education is easy to carry... good luck !!

Don't worry I won't forget ye when I get to the top :P

whelan2 · 30-06-2016 04:13AM

carrollsno1 wrote: »

A lot of farmers in my area now started with tubs and stuck to them or else converted to tub feeders what are the lads thoughts on here about the two types i myself am not a fan of either feeder. A lad i worked with in the UK told me that apparently a farmer in cheshire came up with the idea for the keenan feeder but hadnt the money to get it patented at the time and keenans copied his idea does anyone know is this true?

Yes we were told this too, I went to college in cheshire and the farmer in question took students from our college on placement, Either Kane or west bought his idea.He also made a dung spreader. Very inventive man, cant remember his name

rangler1 · 30-06-2016 06:51AM

Did everyone get the last of the BPS payment'
I thought it was supposed to be 3%, mine is nearer to 1.5%

whelan2 · 30-06-2016 07:14AM

rangler1 wrote: »

Did everyone get the last of the BPS payment'
I thought it was supposed to be 3%, mine is nearer to 1.5%

If you look under direct payments for 2015 it give a breakdown of the payment, it includes financial discipline , mine is down 100 euro on last year

Kevhog1988 · 30-06-2016 08:26AM

have a constant shake in my right hand for the last number of days. Anyone ever have something similar? seems to be worse when i am not doing anything with the hand or on the laptop etc

ganmo · 30-06-2016 08:30AM

whelan2 wrote: »

If you look under direct payments for 2015 it give a breakdown of the payment, it includes financial discipline , mine is down 100 euro on last year

I finally registered for agfood but I can't see any payment details. Where should I be looking?

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