whelan2 wrote: » co-op perfprmance reports are up on icbf
leg wax wrote: » come on how many stars.....
whelan2 wrote: » 375 day calving interval , 76% 6 weeks calving rate. Ok for liquid milk herd
Keepgrowing wrote: » Has to be one of the most useless reports ever generated. Willy waving exercise of the extreme variety Should add only usefullish to farmer when compared to meal fed
blackdog1 wrote: » It's a very interesting video and alot of what she says rings true. I think that the use of composte vs liquid slurry would be a worthwhile project for Teagasc. I find my older paddocks that never get slurry and haven't been reseeded in 30 years are just as productive as new grass and I've noticed especially this year they are alot firmer under foot. Also we can't spread slurry in the winter but we could spread composte so it might be a way to lessen pressure on tanks in the winter months. If it was easy and cost effective to make vs slurry spreading it would be well worth a try in my own opinion.
There are times of the year when you must not spread any fertiliser at all on your land, either organic or chemical. These are called the prohibited spreading periods. If you already have adequate storage for the livestock manure produced on your holding, the prohibited spreading periods apply to you already. Even if you do not have adequate storage, you must not spread any of this manure during November and December.
gozunda wrote: I agree about you about the use of compost / fym and soil improvement. I have fields where only composted fym is used and have not been reseeded and they are much less prone to poaching imo.
gozunda wrote: Regardibg spreading- Teasagcs advise on organic fertilisers such as manure state that:
blackdog1 wrote: » Manure and compost are different products. Compost is regarded as a soil conditioner. Cant see Europe giving out about putting out composte on your farm during November /December.
Organic fertiliser is slurry, farmyard manure, sewage sludge, industrial sludges etc.
mahoney_j wrote: » Beg to differ lots of very useful info on if ,one of first things paperwork wise I look at on a farm
Keepgrowing wrote: » Relevant to ones own farm but lots putting up in order to willy wave with no mention of meal fed. I actually place no value in it as its only telling me what has happened. If you're any way switched on one would already know that info.
yewtree wrote: » I like the coop report as a tool to compare year on year performance and to give you an idea of were your figures compare to other suppliers. It's part of the picture but can never give the full picture of a farm as you don't know costs incurred to achieve output.
Signpost wrote: » Are they only available for the lads on the gravy train that is liquid milk? Nothing up on my ICBF for some reason
whelan2 wrote: » The best results were given out first........only joking
Mooooo wrote: » Have a 2.5 yr old vasectomised bull with the heifers three marked today so ai'd this evening. One was fine no bother to do the other two were very difficult. I wonder is he going very early after them. They weren't jumping this evening either so maybe it's just me being out of practice having not done any since last june
whelan2 wrote: » Got a load of coarse ration delivered last week. Discovered today there's fertiliser in the meal- a good bit- I lost a few weanlings that were on the meal. Either the guy delivering it didnt pre wash his trailer or it was in the bucket of the loader that was loading it. We dont use any bulk fertiliser here, so the fertiliser was in the meal when it came. Meal being taken away tomorrow. Awful feeling this evening :mad: one of the ones we lost was one the eldest lad bought last year. I was just using the meal not looking at what was in it
charolais0153 wrote: » Will you get compensated? Sickener.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Sorry to hear that, Whelan2, this year is hard enough without something avoidable doing damage. Will they be compensating you for the losses?
whelan2 wrote: » ye, just hope there's no more deaths Young stock were turning their noses up at the meal this morning and eating the silage ahead of the meal, now we know why
Keepgrowing wrote: » Be sure to take a sample when rep arrives. Split it for testing. That's a serious slip up up by your supplier
visatorro wrote: » Sorry to hear that, is that a regular supplier or new.
GrasstoMilk wrote: » I've a 15 month old lad with ours, he's picking them up grand, I picked up one this morning he hadn't even noticed yet, tech isn't having any trouble serving them
