arctictree wrote: » Weighed the Feb born lambs today. The odd heavy one but a lot of runts, mostly triplet lambs. You live and learn.
wrangler wrote: » Did you leave the ewes with the three,
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » I was at a meeting last night and a man made a point that once the UK leaves the EU, the 70% of NZ lamb imports into the EU that currently go into Britain will now be looking for a new home elsewhere in the EU. Maybe a point to keep in mind if thinking of expansion or investment as that can only lead to a price drop?
Green farmer wrote: » The other positive way of looking at it, is there have been numerous reports here over the last year or two of factories having up to 30-50% of their winter daily kill coming on lorries off the ferry. They won’t be able to do that after brexit. Cannt ship the NZ ones in alive.
Kato74 wrote: » Hmmm a Sheep thread. Someone tell me why it is almost impossible to get lamb this year?? Can find full legs in supermarkets OK but trying to get a shanks or a rack was like looking for hens teeth this year.
Siamsa Sessions wrote: » Some of the NZ lamb will also still go to the UK since I'm guessing there'll be a NZ-UK trade agreement? Or will the UK look elsewhere for its lamb imports? I'd love to be optimistic about the above. But tis hard to be optimistic with the factories pulling the price from 7.00 to 5.40 within a fortnight. As I saw on Twitter, imagine the uproar if processors cut milk prices by 20% in a fortnight?
charolais0153 wrote: » 5.40???? Its the same every year. 130 is a Damn good price for a lamb,anything above that is a bonus
roosky wrote: » if the factory were willing to pay €7/kg two weeks they are now, they don't operate at a loss to keep a supermarket happy! They know that if they keep farmers at an average of €100 a lamb we will stay at it and they have way too much control over the price they want to give.....imagine if two weeks ago i said i want €100 per lamb then this week rang kepak and said i want €120 and there is no negotiation.....they wouldn't entertain me too long !!!
tabby aspreme wrote: » Did anyone get the balance of the welfare scheme payment, there was something about being paid a while ago, hasn't arrived yet, I could be due an inspection
Birdnuts wrote: » Potential maggot issue with one of the hoggets - will have a better look in the morn
DJ98 wrote: » What's the best spray to kill docks?
Western Pomise wrote: » Was she clipped?
Birdnuts wrote: » Shearer coming in 10 days - probably should have clipped her myself but we haven't had a prolonged spell of weather like this(warm and humid) in these parts for many a year so I guess I took my eye off the ball:(
theemigrant wrote: » ewes are filthy around the arse jere. Neighbour shearing them tomorrow. Ill give them a good dose at the same time.
theemigrant wrote: » Ah shur itll do them no harm to give it to them all the same
kk.man wrote: » I dagged all mine..Now it was some job but they are as clean as whistles since. I am not as worried bout fly strike till the shearer arrives. I have put this down to molases in the nuts not to worms.
sheepfarmer92 wrote: » I wouldnt bother dosing them, as said already, its the soft grass that does it, had 12 ewes with maggots starting so dagged all the ewes that had any dirt on them, not in such a rush to shear now
Bleating Lamb wrote: » That’s quite a few ewes to be affected or are you talking from a few hundred ewes?....pm if you want.
