Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Mooooo wrote: » Have 6 acres ploughed, was picking stones earlier only a couple of runs of the rake with the loader for the big ones and a half bucket after that, first time ever it was that handy here with stones. First time that place has been ploughed so nice surprise. Hopefully the rest of the ground there will be similar, won't keep the hopes too high tho ha I had a JCB in for two days levelling old ditches into hollows and levelling off spoil from cleaning out drains. About 6 acres that had never been reseeded or ploughed and 3 heavy acres that used grow barley and spuds but the spud man wrecked old drains and it got cut up and used for grazing dry cows. Pick a few stones next week and a quick run of a power harrow and we are going to spray it and plough it next spring and put in a heavy soil grass seed until I have a chance to drain the top and bottom of it. That'll leave 10 acres for next year to level off like the place above and start firing out lime in the next 3-4 years like it's going out of fashion.:)
Mooooo wrote: » Have 6 acres ploughed, was picking stones earlier only a couple of runs of the rake with the loader for the big ones and a half bucket after that, first time ever it was that handy here with stones. First time that place has been ploughed so nice surprise. Hopefully the rest of the ground there will be similar, won't keep the hopes too high tho ha
Timmaay wrote: » About 4years into that cycle here, calving still strung out between Feb and the end of May but all the autumn calving gone at least. Love nor money wouldn't get me to go back to Ayr calving. I still need to reduce the amount of difficult calvings, and improve nutrition/bcs, alongside getting fully on top of fluke etc before I can start looking at 80/90% 6wk calving rates etc. What way are you labour wise next spring Stan? This spring was too much for me, I'll be getting someone in for the likes of 1/2 a day every day next spring, especially when the heifers are calving down.
whelan2 wrote: » was it 6 weeks breeding you did, will you do that again next year?
Mooooo wrote: » Have 10 acres across the road similar along a stream so the bottom of it floods but doesn't drain well after it, and half it surrounded by forestry, a lot of growth out of a matty layer of dead material in it along with the usual rushes. I'll see if the mower man will mow it, not very rough, bit dunno will it cut much of the matt. Only way to clean it off. Spread lime on it this year as can't afford to get a digger in. For that job this year. Have another six acres below the parlour that need draining as well so if I can stretch to it ill get he machine in to drain and clean those paddocks next year and reseed the following year once the ground has settled. The price drop couldn't have come at at a worse time for me tbh as have allot of work like that along with roadways to do. Just slows the whole lot down to piece by piece jobs but such is life. Also will you have to put up hedging to replace ditches? Considering using a steep bit of ground to trade for taking out ditches
former total wrote: It's far more likely that any contact was recent and with a view to joining this season. He doesn't have the CV to come in as an Erasmus-style overlord so presumably it was for new ideas in the backs.
blackdog1 wrote: » former total wrote: It's far more likely that any contact was recent and with a view to joining this season. He doesn't have the CV to come in as an Erasmus-style overlord so presumably it was for new ideas in the backs. All winter feed in now. Whole crop cut Tuesday. now all I have to do is pay for it..... cows averaging 23.5 litres@ 3.56 p and 3.96 f lactose 4.87 scc 117 tbc 3k. Drying off autumn calvers steadily.
Mooooo wrote: » See on agriland the ebi is changing. And avg drop of 71 in the figures for a hol/fr. moving the year the base animal is based on forward so no harm. Will be interesting how crossbred bulls will be treated and any changes to weightings
Timmaay wrote: » Bales going in today. In fairness we've done well to avoid feeding until now.
Keepgrowing wrote: » 522 145 56 growth 59 demand Farm cover and growth falling so 6 kgs silage and 2 kg nuts in today. Will feed strong till covers start to lift. Fert will be spread ASAP 2*18's going out with 2 more mid Sept
yewtree wrote: » We are opposite here weather has really suited, growing 80 the last two weeks, baled three paddocks to bring cover/cow to 210 could have taken another to bring it to below 200 but I bottled it as was worried about building grass. Looking at weather forecast looks like growth will keep gong here. Probably have more surplus here next week but don't like taking surplus to late in August.
jaymla627 wrote: » Intresting piece on fb by well respected agri-advisor about ebi and it's negative points, base change will put us into low 50's for ebi not that I'm to worried no irish bulls used her, pli is what I work off
freedominacup wrote: » Pli?
jaymla627 wrote: » profitable lifetime index english version of ebi the likes of genus/semex have some super daughter proven bulls that would match any thing available in Ireland at the minute, big swing towards breeding more resiliant/fertile cows in these companies now along with good solids
mahoney_j wrote: » Simillar to the rbi index which was replaced by ebi sort of lovely cow co test for real milky cows read that article by that advisor .in one of his groups but I'd disagree with some of his points .only my opinion but think we are blessed to have an index like it for selecting Bulls for breeding .combined with genomics there's massive gains been made
freedominacup wrote: » Honestly I set no store by ebi. The last thing I look at when picking bills is ebi. If the bull we want on all other criteria happens to have a good ebi happy days if not "shrugs". Positive on fat and pr kgs and percentages. Strongly positive on milk kgs. Then it's time to look at the linear profile. We won't even consider a bull without a linear proof.
mahoney_j wrote: » My criteria this year selecting Bulls Milk 180 kg + milk Fat + protein 35 kg plus Good functional traits Bulls chosen average 380 ebi
mahoney_j wrote: My criteria this year selecting Bulls Milk 180 kg + milk Fat + protein 35 kg plus Good functional traits Bulls chosen average 380 ebi
blackdog1 wrote: » Think your a bit low in milk kg myself. 150 is minus in most European countries. You'd nearly want to be up to +300 kg to maintain 7500 litre cow herd.
mahoney_j wrote: » blackdog1 wrote: » Think your a bit low in milk kg myself. 150 is minus in most European countries. You'd nearly want to be up to +300 kg to maintain 7500 litre cow herd. +115 kg milk delievered over 7 k litres here last year with 532 kg solids.300 kg average milk would drive production too high give lower sokids% and most likely lead to infertility ontop of more meal needed .the 150 kg I used was minimum highest milk kg was 320
mahoney_j wrote: » +115 kg milk delievered over 7 k litres here last year with 532 kg solids.300 kg average milk would drive production too high give lower sokids% and most likely lead to infertility ontop of more meal needed .the 150 kg I used was minimum highest milk kg was 320
