freedominacup wrote: » Not you personally dawg but French farming in general seems to have a fairly high "cos I'm worth it" metric and ****e au coq if anyone dares to differ.
Gawddawggonnit wrote: » I don't claim any sfp in Ireland and haven't done for years. I'm certainly not well off either unless you consider substantial debt as wealth. Yes 2c is 2c, but why the constant moaning?? It'd be refreshing to read just ONE post that says, truthfully, that we're raking it in. It must be fair difficult reading for non dairy farmers to read the milk price thread.
Signpost wrote: » I have PTO system for parlour but have no cooling or water without power is why I want the option of a genny. Based on location I can see more and more occasions where I could loose power so I think its a solid investment. Everyone selling them tries to tell you that you need something big enough to power a small city, don't see my logic that I don't have to have everything on together What kind of price bracket would a 20 KVA either PTO or engine powered be coming in at? Can vat be claimed back if its bolted to the ground?
charolais0153 wrote: » That doeant tell half the story sure . big difference in the 35c quoted and 41 or 42c recieved.
mf240 wrote: » Will you try get a handle on the substantial debt, seen as your raking it in.
Gawddawggonnit wrote: » mf240 wrote: » Will you try get a handle on the substantial debt, seen as your raking it in. Will you? I never said that I've bad debt so why would I pay down debt now?
Gawddawggonnit wrote: » Will you? I never said that I've bad debt so why would I pay down debt now?
Waffletraktor wrote: » Would ye not be wasting your time, if your not part of the baying mob on other threads. And everyone else is just having a tough time unlike the various crisis these highly profitable dairy farms seem to encounter.
mf240 wrote: » It's just that you said that you had substantial debt and then went on to say that you were raking it in. I thought it might be a good idea to pay off some of the debt. To answer you question. Yes I will be hopefully.
GrasstoMilk wrote: » That must have been a tongue in cheek comment by you 2 days ago re SFP? I have friends that are non dairy farmers (believe it or not) and it's cruel to see them put in so much hard work and not get the reward out if it. One very good friend still has 70 acres of straw down that he'll never get baled I reckon. Also lost a seed price on all his seed wheat this year. Tough going. I have bills, like we all do and that 2 c could be put away some where if I had it for when the arse goes out of milk again. I might only be small fish but it's a nice bit over all my milk
whelan2 wrote: » Last payment on a loan went through today. Was a loan for my milk tank. Only one loan left now and will go for a big loan in the spring for new sheds/milkiing parlour. Also putting a bit away for when price goes back down
leg wax wrote: » anyone else on here get a litttle letter from glanbia in the last few days, ;)
kowtow wrote: » Still no power, water, phone signal here. Mobile signal 3 miles away. Pulling gennys around between farms and somehow managing to get everyone milked once a day. Very few able to cool milk though.
stanflt wrote: » Tell us more
whelan2 wrote: » Do you stil need to print out a list of all cows for the dairy herd health compliance form?
Floki wrote: » He's alive!:) I was getting trouble with the tank tripping the switch on the generator sometimes. I find if you put a small load on the genny first and then add on the tank it usually works but if you just go with the big load first it trips it out.
GrasstoMilk wrote: » Best thing to do is having genny running first. Low voltage destroys compressors in milk tanks. I turned off our tank on Monday morning as soon as it had cooled and didn't turn it back on until I was sure power wasn't going to go and come back
Floki wrote: » You're blessed over there. (I hope you know that). The best of dry land and reliable power lines. Btw. Congratulations on the new arrival.
GrasstoMilk wrote: » It's bloody wet here today any way. Cows in tonight. Maize only in the yard 5 days and have it opened. Thanks very much.