Dairy chit chat II

Timmaay · 28-03-2018 07:19PM

Mooooo wrote: »

I wonder did lads go in with jerseys on cows that perhaps should have stuck with hol/fr? Cows that may have been low milk to begin with etc. Plan here is any young heifer once bulling may get one as rolling over stock will be gone as switching to spring, more to get heifer calved easier and up and running as opposed to getting replacements, and then as I need to keep numbers any high yielders that have rolled over in the past may get one as well.

Agreed, plenty of poor milking fr hos out there, only solution to them is a beef straw.

straight · 28-03-2018 09:12PM

Fr2298
Fr2236
Fr4187
Fr4379
Hzb
Fr4368
Fr4129
Fr2023
Fr4308
Zsr
Fr2028
Yks.

2297 + 4380 on heifers.

Av ebi 220. Milk euro 91. Milk kg 285. Solids 30.5.

visatorro · 28-03-2018 09:47PM

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Signpost · 28-03-2018 09:51PM

Anyone know where I can independently test the protein and ufl of my ration? Starting to question if I'm getting what I'm ordering...

visatorro · 28-03-2018 09:57PM

https://twitter.com/visatorro/status/979099774778519552?s=20

blackdog1 · 28-03-2018 10:10PM

Signpost wrote:

Anyone know where I can independently test the protein and ufl of my ration? Starting to question if I'm getting what I'm ordering...

Agri King will do it I'd say.

yewtree · 28-03-2018 10:18PM

Mooooo wrote: »

I wonder did lads go in with jerseys on cows that perhaps should have stuck with hol/fr? Cows that may have been low milk to begin with etc. Plan here is any young heifer once bulling may get one as rolling over stock will be gone as switching to spring, more to get heifer calved easier and up and running as opposed to getting replacements, and then as I need to keep numbers any high yielders that have rolled over in the past may get one as well.

When i crossbred here in 08-09 there wasn't the selection of b+w bulls there are now. The Jersey was the quickest way to sort out fertility and solids. Would regularly have 25% empty here and average pr would struggle to get to 3.30% but all the cows had milk so they were an ideal cross

Timmaay · 28-03-2018 10:19PM

visatorro wrote: »

https://twitter.com/visatorro/status/979099774778519552?s=20

Had a few of them in feb straight through wet paddocks to give me access to drier paddocks, grass growing back up nicely through them now, quick level of the roller soon enough and bit of grass seed if needed and it will be back in full flight for rd3. Well worth the effort, overall it's like 0.25% of the grazing area and certainly not worth losing sleep over.

Reggie. · 28-03-2018 10:30PM

visatorro wrote: »

https://twitter.com/visatorro/status/979099774778519552?s=20

Father be after ya

whelan2 · 29-03-2018 05:44AM

Signpost wrote: »

Anyone know where I can independently test the protein and ufl of my ration? Starting to question if I'm getting what I'm ordering...

Oldcastle laboratories

leg wax · 29-03-2018 10:12AM

calving camera turned off for another year.....:p

Timmaay · 01-04-2018 10:41AM

Hands up if you still don't have the sense to know your too old to be hanging as Fook while still in the middle of springtime carnage.

Burning Tires · 01-04-2018 11:06AM

Timmaay wrote: »

Hands up if you still don't have the sense to know your too old to be hanging as Fook while still in the middle of springtime carnage.

This late 30's veteran sheepishly raises his hand.

tanko · 01-04-2018 11:11AM

No harm to have an odd blowout just to remind yourself how old you are but its a well proven statistical fact that five times more cows calve between 11 and 3 o clock on a saturday night than any other four hour period in the week.

whelan2 · 01-04-2018 11:14AM

A good smell of rotten cleanings or calf dung should sort ye out

mf240 · 01-04-2018 01:14PM

I gave up drinking as I couldn't hack the workload with cows and a hangover. Some days I think I should of given up milking and went drinking full time.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 01-04-2018 01:23PM

tanko wrote: »

No harm to have an odd blowout just to remind yourself how old you are but its a well proven statistical fact that five times more cows calve between 11 and 3 o clock on a saturday night than any other four hour period in the week.

When I said I wanted to get plastered on Saturday night, this wasn't quite what I meant...

whelan2 · 01-04-2018 01:48PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

When I said I wanted to get plastered on Saturday night, this wasn't quite what I meant...

What did you do?

Reggie. · 01-04-2018 02:06PM

whelan2 wrote: »

What did you do?

Back answered the wife is my guess

Buford T. Justice XIX · 01-04-2018 02:43PM

whelan2 wrote: »

What did you do?

I as holding the cows that broke her leg earlier in the week while the vet was putting her down and she got cross and banged my hand against the rotovator. No problem till yesterday when it started swelling up so had to make a visit to the doctor. On antibiotics for a week to come. The swelling is coming down now but milking last night was uncomfortable.

I'd love to know why it took so long to become infected as I was wearing gloves the whole time

There's a book going to come out of this spring yet:(

Water John · 01-04-2018 07:03PM

Buford will that be farmers version of Angela's Ashes?

Dakota Dan · 01-04-2018 07:08PM

Water John wrote: »

Buford will that be farmers version of Angela's Ashes?

It's after raining more since August than what rain fell during McCourt's time in limerick.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 01-04-2018 07:36PM

Water John wrote: »

Buford will that be farmers version of Angela's Ashes?

You'll be reading Angela's Ashes to cheer yourself up:pac:

Mooooo · 01-04-2018 07:55PM

Let the cows out for 3 hours today as scrapers are giving trouble as well, they were at the gap waiting for me and part they grazed didn't look too bad as I was heading up for them. Fcuk me for some unknown reason the whole lot took off running and did two laps of the area and ploughed it up. Was after coming to terms with the weather and the scrapers for the day but by Christ some times they know how to put you in a bad mood. Only small at the end of the day but this spring the small things going wrong seem as annoying as the big things

whelan2 · 01-04-2018 07:59PM

Mooooo wrote: »

Let the cows out for 3 hours today as scrapers are giving trouble as well, they were at the gap waiting for me and part they grazed didn't look too bad as I was heading up for them. Fcuk me for some unknown reason the whole lot took off running and did two laps of the area and ploughed it up. Was after coming to terms with the weather and the scrapers for the day but by Christ some times they know how to put you in a bad mood. Only small at the end of the day but this spring the small things going wrong seem as annoying as the big things

Mine decided they liked the swamp of a paddock next door to where they were supposed to be today, so 2 paddocks in ****e today

RedPeppers · 01-04-2018 08:58PM

Mooooo wrote: »

Let the cows out for 3 hours today as scrapers are giving trouble as well, they were at the gap waiting for me and part they grazed didn't look too bad as I was heading up for them. Fcuk me for some unknown reason the whole lot took off running and did two laps of the area and ploughed it up. Was after coming to terms with the weather and the scrapers for the day but by Christ some times they know how to put you in a bad mood. Only small at the end of the day but this spring the small things going wrong seem as annoying as the big things

Happens here too and drives me mad, all it takes is one to get giddy and the whole lot start.

MF290 · 01-04-2018 11:13PM

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/how-to-make-robotic-milking-work-for-you/
figures don't appear that impressive for an indoor setup? Says he's moved away from concentrates, thought that would be no brainer with an indoor robot set up

Timmaay · 02-04-2018 12:41PM

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/01/argentina-new-river-soya-beans

Interesting in the Irish grass based dairy context, at least we have a reasonably low dependence on soya for dietary protein.

yosemitesam1 · 02-04-2018 01:43PM

Timmaay wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/01/argentina-new-river-soya-beans

Interesting in the Irish grass based dairy context, at least we have a reasonably low dependence on soya for dietary protein.

Lots of similar events have been happening there and also in Russia/Ukraine and north America the last 100+years. All down to poor land management.
We do also have a similar reliance on monoculture and poor soil management, just not the topography to create such obvious events.

Gawddawggonnit · 02-04-2018 01:57PM

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/how-ireland-is-turning-into-a-food-processing-giant-1.3434864

This raises a few questions.

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