Dairy chit chat II

Buford T. Justice XIX · 12-02-2018 11:08PM

Johnes remains a risk to calves even using milk replacer.

https://www.farmersjournal.ie/johnes-risk-remains-with-milk-replacer-346404

Well that throws a cat among the pigeons. Even pasteurization will still leave a risk of infection.

Henwin · 12-02-2018 11:11PM

Anyone know the details of the Kerry top up, just seen a headline on farmers journal but couldn't read the article

Buford T. Justice XIX · 13-02-2018 04:32AM

Henwin wrote: »

Anyone know the details of the Kerry top up, just seen a headline on farmers journal but couldn't read the article

0.75c/l excluding vat for all non fixed price milk supplied in 2017

Gawddawggonnit · 13-02-2018 02:37PM

Wind, rain and sleet here since last night.
37mm so far.
I’ve drys and beef heifers out on grazing platform to clean it off. I should bring them in really...but not going to happen today as I’ve too much on. Maybe tomorrow if it continues.

Neighbor asked me was I short on fodder.

Fact is I’ve quite a bit of fodder for sale...

Buford T. Justice XIX · 13-02-2018 02:46PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Wind, rain and sleet here since last night.
37mm so far.
I’ve drys and beef heifers out on grazing platform to clean it off. I should bring them in really...but not going to happen today as I’ve too much on. Maybe tomorrow if it continues.

Neighbor asked me was I short on fodder.

Fact is I’ve quite a bit of fodder for sale...

Good problem to have.

Maybe you need more cows to eat that fodder

Gawddawggonnit · 13-02-2018 11:39PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Good problem to have.

Maybe you need more cows to eat that fodder

Not from where I’m at.
Grain maize was sub €80/t so I decided to forage a share of it seeing as we were suffering a one in forty year drought. This weather is really helping though. Looking like a repeat of 2013 with some hard easterly weather forecasted for later on in March. Hopefully...

Buford T. Justice XIX · 13-02-2018 11:51PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Not from where I’m at.
Grain maize was sub €80/t so I decided to forage a share of it seeing as we were suffering a one in forty year drought. This weather is really helping though. Looking like a repeat of 2013 with some hard easterly weather forecasted for later on in March. Hopefully...

You're the first man I ever came across looking for bad weather:D

Gawddawggonnit · 14-02-2018 05:52AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

You're the first man I ever came across looking for bad weather:D

True. What have I become...?

Question.
The gearbox went in a French guys car yesterday evening, so I let him take my Jeep home. He wouldn’t be a very trustworthy type so I took a picture of the kilométrage...an extra 700+km up on it now. What to do?? Should I let it slide or call him out on it?...it would be handy if I ever wanted to fire him.

Reggie. · 14-02-2018 10:14AM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

True. What have I become...?

Question.
The gearbox went in a French guys car yesterday evening, so I let him take my Jeep home. He wouldn’t be a very trustworthy type so I took a picture of the kilométrage...an extra 700+km up on it now. What to do?? Should I let it slide or call him out on it?...it would be handy if I ever wanted to fire him.

How the hell did he do 700km in one night

kowtow · 14-02-2018 11:10AM

How long would any of you wait for the second of a pair of (scanned) twins?

Cow calved an hour or more ago, quiet and licking the first of them, a good big bull. She's a great calver - Reluctant to handle her until she shows some sign of discomfort or straining. In the past she has calved twins with an hour or so between them.

How long do I give her before handling or do I just keep an eye on her and leave her to it (if there is, in fact, another to come..) ?

leg wax · 14-02-2018 11:16AM

kowtow wrote: »

How long would any of you wait for the second of a pair of (scanned) twins?

Cow calved an hour or more ago, quiet and licking the first of them, a good big bull. She's a great calver - Reluctant to handle her until she shows some sign of discomfort or straining. In the past she has calved twins with an hour or so between them.

How long do I give her before handling or do I just keep an eye on her and leave her to it (if there is, in fact, another to come..) ?

i go in straight away.

RedPeppers · 14-02-2018 11:25AM

kowtow wrote: »

How long would any of you wait for the second of a pair of (scanned) twins?

Cow calved an hour or more ago, quiet and licking the first of them, a good big bull. She's a great calver - Reluctant to handle her until she shows some sign of discomfort or straining. In the past she has calved twins with an hour or so between them.

How long do I give her before handling or do I just keep an eye on her and leave her to it (if there is, in fact, another to come..) ?

I’d take away first calf if not already done. Wouldn’t hang around waiting if it was me second twin can sometimes come backwards

Gawddawggonnit · 14-02-2018 12:12PM

Reggie. wrote: »

How the hell did he do 700km in one night

Paris and back.
Said his sister was in a serious accident there last night...

Easily enough done really. Motorway at 140kph.

Hoping I’m not in for a lash of speed fines. Only 4 penalty points left and I’m off the road.

Gawddawggonnit · 14-02-2018 12:15PM

RedPeppers wrote: »

I’d take away first calf if not already done. Wouldn’t hang around waiting if it was me second twin can sometimes come backwards

Second twin usually comes backwards here.

Couple of years ago a cow had the second twin in the cubicles a day after the first... Never showed in the scan.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 14-02-2018 12:22PM

Bit of this going on today.

Finally

Reggie. · 14-02-2018 12:50PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Paris and back.
Said his sister was in a serious accident there last night...

Easily enough done really. Motorway at 140kph.

Hoping I’m not in for a lash of speed fines. Only 4 penalty points left and I’m off the road.

Oh your fecked

kowtow · 14-02-2018 01:06PM

RedPeppers wrote: »

I’d take away first calf if not already done. Wouldn’t hang around waiting if it was me second twin can sometimes come backwards

She's passed a massive set of cleanings since so I'm inclined to think the second twin isn't there at all.

The first small bunch of calves are staying with their dams for a few days here to save me milking in the crush while the lazy arse who is supposed to be installing the milking machine (i.e. me) gets his act together

I'll pull her out when the boy gets back from work placement and handle her anyway but given the way this girl spits them out (usually backwards and while chewing silage) and the fact that she's gone past full term I am fairly confident there won't be a second... will check in any case. Unfortunately she's such a fat cow that most times of the year you'd think swear she had triplets on board regardless.

alps · 14-02-2018 01:28PM

I 've often had an "intense discussion" with former coop about how much a farmer would need to earn, and we never had a meeting of minds on the figure, even though they never presented their findings..

Finally they have been published....

Mooooo · 14-02-2018 01:32PM

alps wrote: »

I 've often had an "intense discussion" with former coop about how much a farmer would need to earn, and we never had a meeting of minds on the figure, even though they never presented their findings..

Finally they have been published....

80 euro a day, the lad working with me wouldn't work for that, whether i do or not depends on the year I spose......

kowtow · 14-02-2018 01:34PM

alps wrote: »

I 've often had an "intense discussion" with former coop about how much a farmer would need to earn, and we never had a meeting of minds on the figure, even though they never presented their findings..

Finally they have been published....

I'll agree that €80 a day as a salary seems a little tight.

But on the plus side they let you work 365 days a year!

gozunda · 14-02-2018 04:43PM

Did anyone catch the NewsTalk discussion this morning around 8.30?

There was a radio program contributor talking about the value of Irish dairy products to the human diet. She was very good.

Anyone know her name etc?

kevthegaff · 14-02-2018 04:45PM

Mooooo wrote:

80 euro a day, the lad working with me wouldn't work for that, whether i do or not depends on the year I spose......

It depends what the laying hen is making!

Buford T. Justice XIX · 14-02-2018 05:20PM

TBC of 6 and SCC of 7. All down hill from here :0

Mooooo · 14-02-2018 05:21PM

.

Mooooo · 14-02-2018 05:22PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

It depends what the laying hen is making!

Fcuked either way so, no laying hen here

Sillycave · 14-02-2018 05:34PM

Is it too late to spread lime on silage and grazing ground?? Thanks

Say my name · 14-02-2018 08:10PM

Sillycave wrote: »

Is it too late to spread lime on silage and grazing ground?? Thanks

Assuming you can travel on land.
Possibly too late for silage ground. You're risking a pit of silage not preserving properly if some of lime comes back in on the grass. Only option if you can't wait till after harvest is granular lime.
For grazing any time of the year.

cycle4fun · 14-02-2018 08:45PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Paris and back.
Said his sister was in a serious accident there last night...

Easily enough done really. Motorway at 140kph.

Hoping I’m not in for a lash of speed fines. Only 4 penalty points left and I’m off the road.

Thats the danger of lending your vehicle to untrustworthy people.

Sillycave · 14-02-2018 08:46PM

Say my name wrote: »

Assuming you can travel on land.
Possibly too late for silage ground. You're risking a pit of silage not preserving properly if some of lime comes back in on the grass. Only option if you can't wait till after harvest is granular lime.
For grazing any time of the year.

Thought might be to late and risky for silage ground, cheers

Keepgrowing · 14-02-2018 09:17PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

True. What have I become...?

Question.
The gearbox went in a French guys car yesterday evening, so I let him take my Jeep home. He wouldn’t be a very trustworthy type so I took a picture of the kilométrage...an extra 700+km up on it now. What to do?? Should I let it slide or call him out on it?...it would be handy if I ever wanted to fire him.

If you've a use for him I'd file that till you no longer require him

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