Dairy chit chat II

Did anyone get paid for dumped milk during the snow? I was onto my milk advisor twice about it and he said he'd sort it but of course no payment. If I owed them money they wouldn't forget about it.

is it the coop or the processor paying for the dumped milk?

word they filtered out was that they were thinking of paying in meal vouchers, all rations increased by 50 euro even though eu cereal prices haven't risen in line with irish prices, impossible to get barley at the min, serious profiteering going on on the back of a national fodder crisis

would register for vat here if fertiliser brought into loop as it would tip the scales further in my favor which i wouldnt be compensated for under the flate rate farmer addition, that includes paying an accountant to complete returns

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

...then I hit this.

What ya hit?

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Pic won’t load... probably just as well.


A doe and 2 fresh born fawns.

Dont put that up.

wrangler wrote: »

Nearly did something similar, topping today and a lamb running away from the tractor ran into the cover of the mower

Your topping already?

whelan2 wrote: »

A bit of a debate going on a bout this article today on a mammy forum I'm on , some people havent a clue http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/dairy-industry-tricked-humans-believing-need-milk-watch.html?utm_source=MAM&utm_content=35808-UYLG

Oh lord

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Is it 10 days or 14 days old that calves must be before they are sold?

I have a man looking for a replacement Angus calf for a dead suckler but he has his heart set on a day old calf rather than an older female.

I think it's 10 days

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I'll blame you when it goes tits up :pac:

There is a change due to 14 days but I'm not sure when it starts

Blame away....wont help ya tho

Keepgrowing wrote: »

10 days from 1/1/19

Has there been an extension .
Was due to be implemented at beginning of this April.

Finally finishing rd1 lol! 9th May, that has to be a record by a few weeks here, that paddock was jsut too wet until now, will need some serious drainage work. Onto rd 4 or even 5 on some of the other paddock tho ha.

whelan2 wrote: »

A bit of a debate going on a bout this article today on a mammy forum I'm on , some people havent a clue http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/dairy-industry-tricked-humans-believing-need-milk-watch.html?utm_source=MAM&utm_content=35808-UYLG

I wouldn't worry too much - but guess what? - Yes it's another opinion piece by vegan 'activist' based on pseudo-science and deranged opinions of other vegans...

Amanda Froelich is variously a "Vegan chef, raw food enthusiast, Detoxification Specialist, Holistic Nutrition Student, plant-based chef, certified Reiki master therapist, freelance writer, world traveler, and a "true activist" whatever the feck that is.

I think I can add bewildered eejit to those adjectives tbh ...

mahoney_j wrote: »

Massive poteintal ,first of mine calved this spring and some of best heifers I’ve bred .great udders and feet ,long teats lots of milk and heifers hitting 3.9% p on first milk recording .ebi figures holding and a bull ill continue to use

Thanks mj

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/dairy/milk-production-controls-inevitable-to-counter-price-volatility-36882756.html


That didn’t take long...

They really need to stay out of it. Let the market sort itself.

tanko wrote: »

“They” have been interfering in the market since quotas were abolished with intervention and hardship payments.
Its inevitable that quotas will be brought back.

Quotas in some form will come back be it by non renewal of dero ,nitrates etc .ive no issue with voluntary reduction scheme been put in place .will suit some and not others so no ones hand will be forced