Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Wheat distillers dried grain produced from GM maize? Am I missing something here?
Keepgrowing wrote: » This is what I was trying to post. Grass growth to 2/11..Haven't measured since but no change I'd say. Paddocks there need immediate reseeding.
Mooooo wrote: » Possibly a typo
dar31 wrote: » Great to see paddocks go off the scale. That's serious performance and the fact you can identity and target more gain.... some day!
whelan2 wrote: » Starting Ai here today. 2 weeks later than last year , 3 weeks ai and 3 weeks angus bull. New era here too, first dovea ai man here ever. Have always been a pg person but competition is good and I am going with the lad who is more eager for the work.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Why the change in AI company?
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » The new Keenan tub...https://twitter.com/Bob_at_Alltech/status/803680457682341888
farmerjj wrote: » Excuse my ignorance but what's the difference between a diet feeder and the new tub??
Mooooo wrote: » Keenan used to only make a paddle type feeder before.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » It's going to be interesting to hear how they justify the tub when they were saying that tubs weren't good enough to make a proper mix with years. I must go to the ploughing next year to hear how they wriggle out of that one:)
blackdog1 wrote: » Cows here produced 20% more in November than last year with same amount of cows. I might finish up slightly ahead of last year production wise with similar solids. cows were down in may and June. If this weather continues cows will be out for another 10 days. on a less happy note got crypto back after raising 40 calves without so much as a cough. I'm thinking it's coming from the mothers teats as when I calved outside I had no problem. Unlike least year however I have had no vet out to a calf, no drips and calves are recovering fully after 10 days with very little intervention.
GrasstoMilk wrote: » Done last walk of the year farm cover of 600 Grew 14T on milk block Probably closer to 15t due to me missing 4 weeks measurement this year. Any way it's still a 1t increase on last year. Hopefully our farm cover will be up to 1000 come Feb, left things slip in October and should have supplemented earlier instead of hammering my AFC. Have 190 kgs DM /cow of maize in the clamp so hopefully this will mean a lot less meal bought next February and match Oh and new milking machine starting tomorrow Here's to anew year with better milk prices and less time milking cows.............for a year or 2 any way
Mooooo wrote: » Is that 14 tonne utilised then? Know what you mean about parlour, back up to 10 rows again, not a full ten but if all goes okay in spring I may fill it as the extra full row takes as much time as 4 or 5 in it. Still its better than 14 rows and new tank can always be moved in future if need be
Buford T. Justice V wrote: How do you manage the calves with crypto now, blackdog?
blackdog1 wrote: » Give them encrypt for 7 days and on powder milk after 3 feeds of beistings . Then when they show signs of getting sick I stomach tube them straight with vitalife scour powder( amazing stuff). That gets them back drinking fairly straight away. Give them 2 sachets and sorts them. Takes them a week to get over the scour and then into a fresh disenfected pen and they never look back. Im nearly certain they are picking it up from the mother teat at the first feed so I'm gonna get a pasteuriser I think. Should have one just in case of johnes anyway. I had zero problems when calving in the paddocks. Pens are power washed and disenfected with hydrogen peroxide and so are feeders so I'm pretty certain it's a calving pen issue.
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