straight wrote: » I heard rumours of people paying 400 an acre to rent land. Maybe the people that made no money in beef for years are going to be happy doing the same in dairy.
whelan2 wrote: » Reading the farmers journal there, there's a major increase in empty bvd samples this year, in some batches of 30 there was 10 empty :eek: it's across all suppliers. Main problem here this year is results are taking longer, posted on a monday and not getting results until Saturday. Also results are up on line but text doesnt come for a day or 2 after this , anyone else finding this?
Timmaay wrote: » straight wrote: » I heard rumours of people paying 400 an acre to rent land. Maybe the people that made no money in beef for years are going to be happy doing the same in dairy. Piss easy to do that the height of a sunny summer/autumn day when the misery of days like today forgotten ha. For me even paying "only" 200e/ac for 40ac right beside me I'm actually no better off yet than the days that I only had 110ac milking block, no rented land, and instead bought in maize and 1st cut. Anyways sorry, stop ranting Tim lol, anyone got a rough breakdown on the cost of converting a straw bedded shed into cubicles?
Count Mondego wrote: I've had 2 out of twelve report back as being empty, never happened before. This is some joke.
blackdog1 wrote: » Posted my samples 2 weeks ago nó results yet going ringing them now
Count Mondego wrote: » I've had 2 out of twelve report back as being empty, never happened before. This is some joke.
whelan2 wrote: Enfer? I ring them every week now. Amazing how the samples show up after you ring them
blackdog1 wrote: » Yea never had this problem before
whelan2 wrote: » Milking ten rows of cows and them in full time is no fun.
whelan2 wrote: They will blame an post
GrasstoMilk wrote: » It's more than likely tillage men paying that! I wouldn't pay it anyway. 160 acre ex dairy farm local to me made 300€ plus the entitlements, will be sown to spring barley.
GrasstoMilk wrote: » Looks like next week is going to be the best we've had in a while, temps looki like they're staying around 12/13 with some small amounts of rain. Hopefully it will improve things
Never wrestle with pigs wrote: » Have one here, got it 3 years ago. It's in the calving shed all the time. 50/50 chance I saved a calf with it 3 years ago. %100 chance I saved a calf with it this year. Best bull calf I have too. He was born naturally and no pull. I was in yard anyway and waited in the shed watching it calve. Noticed no life out of him when he was out. Pulled him into next pen. After hanging him over a gate, splashed water on him all the usual, what was probably only 2/3 mins felt like forever I was gased ha. Ran over and got the resuscitater and sucked a pint of fluid out of his lungs he jumped into life. You might not use it often, but the day you pull it out and it does that you'll be glad you have it.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » I fell asleep at the table after dinner today and didn't wake till 4.30. Went down to check the sheds and a heifer calving with a while, head swollen and stuck at the shoulders. Put on the ropes and pulled the bull calf easily enough but no sign of a breath from him. A few minutes of CPR and breathing into his mouth brought him back, thankfully. Heifer up and milked too so a good evening here. Just put in the order for the resuscitator, 157 euro on agridirect.https://www.agridirect.ie/product/calf-resuscitator
Never wrestle with pigs wrote: » That's the one I have. I use the suck side first to clear up the airway then slowly fill the lungs with air and repeat if necessary. Best of luck with it. Hopefully you don't have to use it ��
blackdog1 wrote: » Actually the blame lies with ICBF. They send out the text. Enfer uploaded the results to them.
whelan2 wrote: » Had a heifer calved today, was driving out of the yard to football this evening and the heifer was drinking a cow in the calving shed :mad:
whelan2 wrote: » Vet was telling me there effydral tablets are very hard got at the moment. I'm getting the last box they have. Cant be got this last 3 weeks
wrangler wrote: » Do you ever make up electrolytes yourself, We used to do it here when we were rearing calves.......or is there more than electrolytes in effydral
Mooooo wrote: » Get a box of boxes here at the start of the season. Fortunately only used a few this year. Coops should have them too worth a try
