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Dairy Chit Chat- Please read Mod note in post #1

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  • #8402
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,750 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Any of ye in feed purchasing groups, are quotes up or down for the winter, our quote up now soon and am wondering should I stock up before new quote?


  • #8403
    Waffletraktor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭Waffletraktor


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Not a huge amount of expertise needed. Anyone who did an ACP ag degree should have a comprehensive knowledge of the topic. Most ag advisors would have this background.
    I did acp, you have far too high expectations. Most people went on to be overly qualified salesmen and the caliber of some left alot to be desired.
    A littlr bit of effort will get you to about 90% of the best, but its that attention to detail and detailed knowledge that will never be closed unless a big change in approach and upskilling


  • #8404
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Any of ye in feed purchasing groups, are quotes up or down for the winter, our quote up now soon and am wondering should I stock up before new quote?

    Feed prices have been trending downwards...:(


  • #8405
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,609 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    What resources would lads go to if they were to do bit of research on nutrition etc themselves? Aside from Google that is


  • #8406
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Mooooo wrote: »
    What resources would lads go to if they were to do bit of research on nutrition etc themselves? Aside from Google that is

    Buy this or just read it here.:pac:
    http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/management_and_nutrition/nutrition_dairy_cattle/nutritional_requirements_of_dairy_cattle.html


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  • #8407
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    3.85% protein last collection, highest it's ever been. 1.4kgms or 16.5l per cow before anyone asks :p. But anyways nice to see measurerable progress like this!


  • #8408
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,609 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    I'm stubbornly stuck at 3.6 . Averaged 3.9 for Sept last year. Scc is up as well. Maybe I pushed them too hard the last few weeks


  • #8409
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    Saw the 6-1 news on RTÉ+1 and dairy farmers were having annus horribilis... now on 9 o clock news tillage farmers *real* plight gets some coverage....

    I wonder who made the phone call....FFS!



    Not before fcuking time!


    Apologies off topic...but some sectors are entitled to moan.


  • #8410
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Ah theyre always moaning.
    Couldn't be listening to em.
    If it's not tillage it's the sheep or the beef.
    Moaney farmers moan moan moan.

    Nobody forces anyone to farm.


  • #8411
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Ah theyre always moaning.
    Couldn't be listening to em.
    If it's not tillage it's the sheep or the beef.
    Moaney farmers moan moan moan.

    Nobody forces anyone to farm.

    Settle.


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  • #8412
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Waffletraktor wrote: »
    I did acp, you have far too high expectations. Most people went on to be overly qualified salesmen and the caliber of some left alot to be desired.
    A littlr bit of effort will get you to about 90% of the best, but its that attention to detail and detailed knowledge that will never be closed unless a big change in approach and upskilling

    You appear to have turned out ok though. It can't be all bad.


  • #8413
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Dawggone wrote: »
    Settle.

    Never.


  • #8414
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Never.

    There's a very rural village somewhere that's deprived...


  • #8415
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Dawggone wrote: »
    There's a very rural village somewhere that's deprived...

    Of what?


  • #8416
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭mf240


    Dawggone wrote: »
    There's a very rural village somewhere that's deprived...

    A small drinking village, with a farming problem.


  • #8417
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Of what?

    A fool...


  • #8418
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭mf240


    Dawggone wrote: »
    A fool...

    Do you ever go back to visit:D


  • #8419
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Dawggone wrote: »
    A fool...

    Seriously though do you expect to always be looking for handouts when things get tough.
    Is this not the new reality?


  • #8420
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Dawggone wrote: »
    A fool...

    Oh Christ!!


  • #8421
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Seriously though do you expect to always be looking for handouts when things get tough.
    Is this not the new reality?


    Remind me again...what farming sector has been moaning since 31/3/2015??

    Ski holidays...money *not* to produce?etc etc.



    Ever wonder why (whilst focusing on your navel!) Irish farmers pay way over the odds for chemical fertiliser?


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  • #8422
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Dawggone wrote: »
    Remind me again...what farming sector has been moaning since 31/3/2015??

    Ski holidays...money *not* to produce?etc etc.



    Ever wonder why (whilst focusing on your navel!) Irish farmers pay way over the odds for chemical fertiliser?

    Why may I ask


  • #8423
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Dawggone wrote: »
    Remind me again...what farming sector has been moaning since 31/3/2015??

    Ski holidays...money *not* to produce?etc etc.



    Ever wonder why (whilst focusing on your navel!) Irish farmers pay way over the odds for chemical fertiliser?

    Getting on with business here.

    How did irish dairy farmers get any money from Brussels and why?
    How did that come about?

    How much do you pay for CAN or AN?


  • #8424
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Getting on with business here.

    How did irish dairy farmers get any money from Brussels and why?
    How did that come about?

    How much do you pay for CAN or AN?
    ??
    Did you inherit your farm?


  • #8425
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Dawggone wrote: »
    ??
    Did you inherit your farm?

    How did irish dairy farmers get any money from Brussels?
    How much was this money that we got?


  • #8426
    MF290
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭MF290


    Starting to get interesting...
    https://imgur.com/xXnWw


  • #8427
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Why may I ask

    Because it has to be imported...there is no native fert manufacturing industry to create a market (competition)...

    Cereals (ration or nuts) could go the same way if there's no native production.

    Live and let live.


  • #8428
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    How did irish dairy farmers get any money from Brussels?
    How much was this money that we got?

    ??
    Answer the question please.


  • #8429
    Waffletraktor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭Waffletraktor


    freedominacup wrote: »
    You appear to have turned out ok though. It can't be all bad.

    Thats an extrordinarly low bench mark.
    Slept through livestock on my elbow and took a vague interest in crops, scrapped a middle of the road degree. Shared a lift with 2 lads from home one i was in practically every class since 2nd year in secondary with and another from next town, they helped with midterm stuff and 1-2 weeks cramming end of term.
    One was a walking brain box went on to waste himself as a salesman other got a phd due to being a lick to one lecturer.


  • #8430
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Waffletraktor wrote: »
    Thats an extrordinarly low bench mark.
    Slept through livestock on my elbow and took a vague interest in crops, scrapped a middle of the road degree. Shared a lift with 2 lads from home one i was in practically every class since 2nd year in secondary with and another from next town, they helped with midterm stuff and 1-2 weeks cramming end of term.
    One was a walking brain box went on to waste himself as a salesman other got a phd due to being a lick to one lecturer.

    I had a kind of uni experience vicariously through Mrs freedom. You'd be surprised how many peoples college experience could be summed up by your post.


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  • #8431
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Dawggone wrote: »
    ??
    Answer the question please.

    Which one?

    But I'll ask you again.
    Why did irish dairy farmers get (someone remind me how much it was again) money last year?


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