F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

Water John · 30-04-2018 02:29PM

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/200-farmers-found-for-sexed-semen-trial/

The headline on this, set me thinking. not sure why they specifically needed farmers???
Maybe they only want, male heirs. Keep the farm, in the family name. Sorry ladies.

whelan2 · 30-04-2018 02:33PM

I'm in trouble as Im in the scheme, I've nio semen

see the link under that article about bvd, is that not alot of positives at this stage of the game http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/almost-600-bvd-infected-calves-detected-in-2018/?utm_source=Agriland&utm_medium=also_read_section&utm_campaign=also_read_section

patsy_mccabe · 30-04-2018 02:47PM

Cattle in yard. Cup of coffee before I tackle- dehorning, bdgp tags, ordinary tags, vecoxan and blackleg. Sounds like a lot when I type it out. Small numbers of each, but still.

Dozer1 · 30-04-2018 03:27PM

Big question is Patsy are they staying in the yard when your finished or going back out... serious amount of water fell here in Limerick over Saturday and Sunday.

In 2 minds whether to bring some back in for this rain tomorrow or now, place looks a state

orm0nd · 30-04-2018 03:37PM

Say my name wrote: »

It's the extra magnesium in applied lime that frees up any locked in phosphorus in soil.
It's kind of why the soil in my part of wexford is so low in phosphorus and why it's near impossible to build up because the soil is so high in magnesium.

1.5 t would be a bit low imo.
2 or 3 t would be more like it for a reading that low.
Tbh though with that kind of test result I'd be more in favour of a plough and reseed job. I know some people don't like the plough but for a permanent pasture plough it gives a great kick of available free nutrients at the start when turning up.
It gives the chance to level and make a proper field out of it then and it'll take any hard pan that's after forming and put some air back into the ground. Even better if you could subsoil both ways before ploughing if it's damp ground.

3 ton in 1 go is wasting money . plus the if you have any heavyish ground you will make sh1te of it

patsy_mccabe · 30-04-2018 05:36PM

Dozer1 wrote: »

Big question is Patsy are they staying in the yard when your finished or going back out... serious amount of water fell here in Limerick over Saturday and Sunday.

In 2 minds whether to bring some back in for this rain tomorrow or now, place looks a state

No rain here over weekend and we are near enough to limerick.
Job done anyway. Jeez sucklers are mad. One 6 week calf literally tried to go up a wall. I mean her back was actually vertical.

Waffletraktor · 30-04-2018 05:43PM

orm0nd wrote: »

3 ton in 1 go is wasting money . plus the if you have any heavyish ground you will make sh1te of it

Unless your lime gets put across a micron sieve what's the worry as you'll be in the ground before most of the chunks are broken down enough to be of use. Unless of course ped's feeding his dirt with illuminous rock dust has caused a change in the wildlife and they can munch through the stuff at an alarming rate.

Odelay · 30-04-2018 06:22PM

There's a very good programe on Nationwide about national hunt jockeys. Very interesting hearing about race doctor.

Limestone Cowboy · 30-04-2018 06:40PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Cattle in yard. Cup of coffee before I tackle- dehorning, bdgp tags, ordinary tags, vecoxan and blackleg. Sounds like a lot when I type it out. Small numbers of each, but still.

Was at it all day Saturday aswell. After squeezing 23 yearling lunatics for a neighbour there now, I'll sleep well tonight after it.

patsy_mccabe · 30-04-2018 06:48PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Was at it all day Saturday aswell. After squeezing 23 yearling lunatics for a neighbour there now, I'll sleep well tonight after it.

I never actually squeezed anything. Only ever helped. Usually sell as bulls.

Say my name · 30-04-2018 06:50PM

orm0nd wrote: »

3 ton in 1 go is wasting money . plus the if you have any heavyish ground you will make sh1te of it

Depends what type of lime you go for.

Calcium lime for wet ground and harrow in well.
Mag lime for dry ground and harrow in well.

Calcium floculates soil particles together and makes it more free draining. Especially if you harrow it well in.

Magnesium is smaller and fills the voids and makes it less free draining and more water pooling on the surface.

You could go with 4t if you wanted and mixed it in deep enough in the soil.
But 2 to 3 is the usual craic here.
All depends on soil tests.

Better than none anyway.

Say my name · 30-04-2018 07:05PM

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Unless your lime gets put across a micron sieve what's the worry as you'll be in the ground before most of the chunks are broken down enough to be of use. Unless of course ped's feeding his dirt with illuminous rock dust has caused a change in the wildlife and they can munch through the stuff at an alarming rate.

I was planning on taking a cut of silage off leased ground first this year and then reseeding.
However plans changed today.
I got slurry spread on it last week. Well contractor said ground conditions were fine.
But anyway between slurry on the grass now and docks and dirt and marks and a pile of dung taking up half a field I'm going to go and reseed it now with this fine weather promised.
So dung will be spread. Ground will be ploughed. 5t/ac of basalt magic dust will be spread and harrowed in followed by 3t/ac of lime as it's pH is crap.
Followed by wagtail with seed.

No roundup is being sprayed and there's a cover of grass and docks going down to feed the wormies. Contractor thinks I'm cracked. But anyway I'll deal with weeds after seeding.

I should have a nice clean good quality crop of silage if not two crops and after grass to follow.

Burning Tires · 30-04-2018 07:16PM

I says wrote: »

What part of the world is that

West cork. Cant get to graze it, and it won't come on any good if it isn't cut.

Waffletraktor · 30-04-2018 07:47PM

Say my name wrote: »

I was planning on taking a cut of silage off leased ground first this year and then reseeding.
However plans changed today.
I got slurry spread on it last week. Well contractor said ground conditions were fine.
But anyway between slurry on the grass now and docks and dirt and marks and a pile of dung taking up half a field I'm going to go and reseed it now with this fine weather promised.
So dung will be spread. Ground will be ploughed. 5t/ac of basalt magic dust will be spread and harrowed in followed by 3t/ac of lime as it's pH is crap.
Followed by wagtail with seed.

No roundup is being sprayed and there's a cover of grass and docks going down to feed the wormies. Contractor thinks I'm cracked. But anyway I'll deal with weeds after seeding.

I should have a nice clean good quality crop of silage if not two crops and after grass to follow.

Will ye have enough silage or just take cuts later in the year? Tell contractor to worry about busting sodds you'll sort the mad ideas. Just don't let the grass too far ahead or the grass will get too far ahead and the thrash will be c#nt unless a decent opperator as you've put down alot of fertility and growth coming.
Huge difference in ground that had cover crops not too disturbed and stuff that was left barren over winter. Growing crops sucked excess moisture out of the ground somewhat then just a squirt of sunshine and tickle in the seed to keep the BG at bay by not disturbing. Spring planting will be 1/3 down in wider area, heard a few big barley barrons in your area are in the sh~t this spring for field work.

Say my name · 30-04-2018 08:07PM

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Will ye have enough silage or just take cuts later in the year? Tell contractor to worry about busting sodds you'll sort the mad ideas. Just don't let the grass too far ahead or the grass will get too far ahead and the thrash will be c#nt unless a decent opperator as you've put down alot of fertility and growth coming.
Huge difference in ground that had cover crops not too disturbed and stuff that was left barren over winter. Growing crops sucked excess moisture out of the ground somewhat then just a squirt of sunshine and tickle in the seed to keep the BG at bay by not disturbing. Spring planting will be 1/3 down in wider area, heard a few big barley barrons in your area are in the sh~t this spring for field work.

I "should?" have enough silage.
The fathers having kittens over it but I'm on my third grazing round now when most of the neighbours going for big cuts of silage are on their first round and haven't grazed their silage ground at all this year.
I'm just ready to take/close silage ground out of the grazing round on the home block.

One of my straw suppliers has his sowed weeks ago. Another one might be dodgy as there's new management in place this year and they're a contractor to boot and I don't think this ground is sowed yet.
But there's a big rush on atm and ground is getting covered with anyone with 4wd and a plough being drafted in by some contractors.

Basalt should put a bit of fertility back in the ground anyway with a little bit of nitrogen in the rock and the rest. But that's the plan and sure if it brings a bit of carbon into the ground it'll help too.

Limestone Cowboy · 30-04-2018 08:34PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I never actually squeezed anything. Only ever helped. Usually sell as bulls.

Your as well off, bollox of a job to be at. Squeeze 50 altogether the last week. All big yearling suckler bred bulls fit to bull cows that should have been done 6 months ago.

Lady Haywire · 30-04-2018 10:32PM

So who else still puts the flowers on the doorsteps?

Hard Knocks · 30-04-2018 10:37PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

So who else still puts the flowers on the doorsteps?

Use to at home, oh couldn’t understand it

Lady Haywire · 30-04-2018 10:39PM

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Use to at home, oh couldn’t understand it

Seems to be more of a north/western thing!

Hard Knocks · 30-04-2018 10:43PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Seems to be more of a north/western thing!

Or if you have a fairy fort locally

Lady Haywire · 30-04-2018 10:45PM

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Or if you have a fairy fort locally

Closest is quite far from here (that I know of anyway) but that makes sense as the flowers were to keep spirits/faeries out.

Water John · 30-04-2018 11:48PM

Got the vet to castrate 5 while testing. 4 weanlings, one older. He was trying to decide whether to squeeze or band. First one, sent him flying, after squeezing. The rest were banded.
Only banded once before. Much easier on the operator. Don't see any setback.

Bullocks · 01-05-2018 06:12AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

So who else still puts the flowers on the doorsteps?

I'd say tinder and plenty of fish is how the courting is done nowadays Haywire !

Lady Haywire · 01-05-2018 09:47AM

Bullocks wrote: »

I'd say tinder and plenty of fish is how the courting is done nowadays Haywire !

So you're saying I should be putting fish and sticks on the doorsteps? Duly noted

naughto · 01-05-2018 10:29AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

So you're saying I should be putting fish and sticks on the doorsteps? Duly noted

Depends on what you are looking for ya hardly get it with fish and sticks but you will def get it on tinder and plenty of fish

Genghis Cant · 01-05-2018 10:45AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

So who else still puts the flowers on the doorsteps?

Anyone ever heard of burying eggs on may eve or may day in crops or sheds to bring bad luck on people?

Say my name · 01-05-2018 11:12AM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Anyone ever heard of burying eggs on may eve or may day in crops or sheds to bring bad luck on people?

That must be a Midlands and north and west thing. Them people up there do be always wishing bad luck on people.
It's just their nature.

Is the May Bush a thing in the Midlands, north and west?
I remember the granny here always decorating a tree branch with flowers and coloured paper on the 1st of May morning or the night before for the morning.

Genghis Cant · 01-05-2018 11:29AM

You'd see the may bush about in places but eggs racket I've only ever heard about it. I've never heard or seen it done around here.
I think a lot of them superstitious are long gone and not a bit of harm!
I was watching a documentary the other night about tree dwelling tribes in New Guinea. The older generation held the believe that if you didn't sleep high off the ground you'd be open to some class of a spirit entering you and turning you into a zombie.
Dressing up a maybush looks harmless now!

Say my name · 01-05-2018 11:42AM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

You'd see the may bush about in places but eggs racket I've only ever heard about it. I've never heard or seen it done around here.
I think a lot of them superstitious are long gone and not a bit of harm!
I was watching a documentary the other night about tree dwelling tribes in New Guinea. The older generation held the believe that if you didn't sleep high off the ground you'd be open to some class of a spirit entering you and turning you into a zombie.
Dressing up a maybush looks harmless now!

I was watching a program about an English fella going to live with native tribes in New guinea. I'd say it was a different one than the one you saw.
But most of the people nowadays are living in settlements beside rivers and wearing English football jerseys where before they were more dispersed in family groups through the jungle. He stayed with 3 men for a month who were determined to stay in the jungle.
But it nearly rained non stop for the time he was there. The shack they slept all day and all night in because they couldn't get out to hunt with the rain was built on stilts. It'd be flooded otherwise.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 01-05-2018 12:09PM

Say my name wrote: »

I was watching a program about an English fella going to live with native tribes in New guinea. I'd say it was a different one than the one you saw.
But most of the people nowadays are living in settlements beside rivers and wearing English football jerseys where before they were more dispersed in family groups through the jungle. He stayed with 3 men for a month who were determined to stay in the jungle.
But it nearly rained non stop for the time he was there. The shack they slept all day and all night in because they couldn't get out to hunt with the rain was built on stilts. It'd be flooded otherwise.

Raining for 3 months at a time?

Where do I sign up?:P

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