F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

Genghis Cant · 18-01-2018 01:57PM

Muckit wrote: »

Very good. Is it so much a scoop or do you go over weigh bridge?

I think BnM sell it by the cubic meter. We buy it locally by the load.

Reggie. · 18-01-2018 02:04PM

wrangler wrote: »

I see our local contractor drawing it in a silage trailer.....seems to be drawing it for hire, at least a load per day

Yeah seen him. Was thinking of doing the same myself

Reggie. · 18-01-2018 02:07PM

Muckit wrote: »

Very good. Is it so much a scoop or do you go over weigh bridge?

They measure the trailer in m3 and charge ya from that. That's where I have the advantage. They only load artics and silage trailers level to the top but will pile up the likes of my trailer so I'd say I'm getting and extra m3 or two

White Clover · 18-01-2018 02:13PM

Reggie. wrote: »

They measure the trailer in m3 and charge ya from that. That's where I have the advantage. They only load artics and silage trailers level to the top but will pile up the likes of my trailer so I'd say I'm getting and extra m3 or two

How many cubic metres did they charge you for?

Water John · 18-01-2018 02:34PM

Don't ever switch hands in the middle of putting clusters on a cow. Real waste of time. Now you can and should do different cows or the different lines with different hands.

Reggie. · 18-01-2018 02:59PM

White Clover wrote: »

How many cubic metres did they charge you for?

4. That's the trailer level to the sideboards

Water John · 18-01-2018 03:02PM

I'd say Reggie you're heading for double that. Great value.

Reggie. · 18-01-2018 03:07PM

Water John wrote: »

I'd say Reggie you're heading for double that. Great value.

Usually get it fairly level to sideboards but said I'll get them to heap it as I'll just use the extra for the calves in March. Thought I'd be charged more but my account says 4m3 so once I don't change the trailer I'm sound I believe

Say my name · 18-01-2018 03:09PM

White Clover wrote: »

Have sheep and cattle here. Much prefer working with the sheep. They are way more intelligent than the cattle.

That's the trouble.

White Clover · 18-01-2018 03:16PM

Reggie. wrote: »

4. That's the trailer level to the sideboards

Jammy fceker!

Reggie. · 18-01-2018 03:26PM

White Clover wrote: »

Jammy fceker!

Bound to get caught now

carrollsno1 · 18-01-2018 04:56PM

Say my name wrote: »

It's slower but I swap the weight bearing hands on every cow. So hold the bowl with your right hand and put on the two left side cups (front and back) with your left hand then swap and hold the bowl with your left hand and put on the two right hand side cups.
I'd be a terrible slow relief milker and I've only a small number of cows but I've never had pains in my wrists from milking.

Ive heard of switching hands each row alright, hard to do it on a rotary though

Base price · 18-01-2018 09:03PM

Any opinions on Kaiwaka rain gear - I'm thinking of buying a bib and brace as I find my current waterproof trousers keep slipping and there are no lugs to fit a belt.
https://www.greggcare.ie/product/stormforce-lady-of-the-land-bib-overtrousers

Reggie. · 18-01-2018 09:24PM

Base price wrote: »

Any opinions on Kaiwaka rain gear - I'm thinking of buying a bib and brace as I find my current waterproof trousers keep slipping and there are no lugs to fit a belt.
https://www.greggcare.ie/product/stormforce-lady-of-the-land-bib-overtrousers

Put on abit of weight and the trousers will tighten up. Works for me...a little too well mind

Birdnuts · 18-01-2018 09:35PM

https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/farm-property/changes-to-cpo-legislation-on-the-way-after-farmer-prevents-purchase-of-land-for-tech-giant-36502774.html?utm_content=bufferd8281&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Suprised no one has commented on the above here. Its one thing the government using CPO's for public projects like roads and sewage schemes - but we are getting into dangerous territory when the government of the day decides to pass laws allowing landgrabbing by big corporations:mad:

Bullocks · 18-01-2018 09:48PM

Birdnuts wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/farm-property/changes-to-cpo-legislation-on-the-way-after-farmer-prevents-purchase-of-land-for-tech-giant-36502774.html?utm_content=bufferd8281&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Suprised no one has commented on the above here. Its one thing the government using CPO's for public projects like roads and sewage schemes - but we are getting into dangerous territory when the government of the day decides to pass laws allowing landgrabbing by big corporations:mad:

What do you think of CPO'ing land for the Greenway/cyclelanes ?

It's a slippery slope to start going down

Birdnuts · 18-01-2018 09:54PM

Bullocks wrote: »

What do you think of CPO'ing land for the Greenway/cyclelanes ?

It's a slippery slope to start going down

They'd be more under the heading of "public goods" like roads, water pipes etc. - though obviously one would prefer them using the likes of old railway lines etc.rather than going across conventional farmland(There is a public right of way going though my place atm and is used by dog walkers etc. - thankfully well behaved for the most part!!). I think though what the government is proposing is a very different beast in terms of allowing private big business to target any landowner it likes for its own benefit/profit margin. It reminds me of some of the practices of despotic regimes in Africa that allow vast landgrabs by foreign corporations:(

charolais0153 · 18-01-2018 10:00PM

Better system than leting some lad block a hape of jobs like in athenry with apple.

Birdnuts · 18-01-2018 10:05PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

Better system than leting some lad block a hape of jobs like in athenry with apple.

I don't think thats a very good example cos the number of permanent jobs there was very small, data centres only require a skeleton staff to keep them ticking over - plus the state via our energy bills would have to stump up a huge amount of money to supply the data centre with power infrastuture at such a location.

Kevhog1988 · 18-01-2018 10:38PM

Birdnuts wrote: »

I don't think thats a very good example cos the number of permanent jobs there was very small, data centres only require a skeleton staff to keep them ticking over - plus the state via our energy bills would have to stump up a huge amount of money to supply the data centre with power infrastuture at such a location.

Would keep me flat out, Do utility work

whelan2 · 18-01-2018 10:38PM

Oh and daughter both have bronchitis. I asked doctor what cough medicine is best , she said none of them, honey and lemon is the best cure for a cough . Most bottles of cough medicine cost at least 5 euro

Kevhog1988 · 18-01-2018 10:53PM

Anybody watching primetime??

Nekarsulm · 18-01-2018 11:02PM

theemigrant wrote: »

Anybody watching primetime??

Watched it. You'd need to sleep in the van with a hurl . ....

Panjandrums · 18-01-2018 11:09PM

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carrollsno1 · 18-01-2018 11:10PM

Base price wrote: »

Any opinions on Kaiwaka rain gear - I'm thinking of buying a bib and brace as I find my current waterproof trousers keep slipping and there are no lugs to fit a belt.
https://www.greggcare.ie/product/stormforce-lady-of-the-land-bib-overtrousers

Have heard good things about them hear and at home, however out here the "wax" jackwts and bibs are the best

Buford T. Justice XIX · 18-01-2018 11:25PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Watched it. You'd need to sleep in the van with a hurl . ....

The feckers would steal the hurl too...

whelan2 · 18-01-2018 11:31PM

Panjandrums wrote: »

Wonder what market they are going to move to now

That market is going on years. Cant understand why it wasn't closed years ago

Base price · 18-01-2018 11:45PM

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Have heard good things about them hear and at home, however out here the "wax" jackwts and bibs are the best

I'll have a look to see if the wax option is available here but they are not on that website.

Nekarsulm · 18-01-2018 11:52PM

Bullocks wrote: »

What do you think of CPO'ing land for the Greenway/cyclelanes ?

It's a slippery slope to start going down

I don't think any of the old rail line routes were ever returned to private ownership. I know here in Cavan that the County Council claim to have ownership of the actual track bed.

Now there are people with slatted houses built on the old track, and in Navan loads of private housing likewise, but for the purpose of creating Greenways the Council seem to have a free hand.

Grueller · 19-01-2018 12:30AM

Parishlad wrote: »

Just registered for Dublin City Marathon 2018..........aaaggghhhh!!
I swore after the last one in 2016 that I'd never do it again......but here goes!

Mulling it over here too. Have never done the full but have several halfs under the belg and have trained to 22 miles.

F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

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