charolais0153 wrote: » 3 events?
Coolfresian wrote: » I really hope that not too many farmers are relying on a plan of grazing into December and silage in October! If anything this year and last year should have done away with ideas like that.
GrasstoMilk wrote: » Jesus lads ye really are a positive bunch! You'll find problems if you go looking for them. I'd much rather spend my time thinking about solutions
GrasstoMilk wrote: » Why wouldn't it be do able? We grazed calves into December last year and it was a dog wet back end. We usually always graze into mid to late November with cows any way, another 2 weeks is not impossible if the weather is there. It's going to take absolute biblical rain to make land as wet as it was last back end. And yes I probably most likely will have silage in October. It's land away that I was going to use for calves in the autumn but I'll manage with them at home. Jesus lads ye really are a positive bunch! You'll find problems if you go looking for them. I'd much rather spend my time thinking about solutions
Say my name wrote: » I was very close to closing my account here last night with all the phuck you I'm grand Jim posts yesterday not to talk of the backstabbers. Some lads/ladettes need a kick in the hole. There's a load of alfalfa coming into Glanbia down this part of the country. If anyone's interested. Just about nearly out of grass myself here now. Although going on form here lately there's posters will love that sort of news.
Say my name wrote: » GrasstoMilk wrote: » Jesus lads ye really are a positive bunch! You'll find problems if you go looking for them. I'd much rather spend my time thinking about solutions I was very close to closing my account here last night with all the phuck you I'm grand Jim posts yesterday not to talk of the backstabbers. Some lads/ladettes need a kick in the hole. There's a load of alfalfa coming into Glanbia down this part of the country. If anyone's interested. Just about nearly out of grass myself here now. Although going on form here lately there's posters will love that sort of news.
Mooooo wrote: » Rain snow and drought
GrasstoMilk wrote: » It's going to take absolute biblical rain to make land as wet as it was last back end.
Say my name wrote: » There's a load of alfalfa coming into Glanbia down this part of the country. If anyone's interested.
charolais0153 wrote: » 1995 had them all
Say my name wrote: I was very close to closing my account here last night with all the phuck you I'm grand Jim posts yesterday not to talk of the backstabbers. Some lads/ladettes need a kick in the hole.
CloughCasey1 wrote: » Jaysus Ped dont be mad. Too many good posters leaving as it is. You have me half tempted to take out the old sprayer and start melting urea into it. you must be running out of names in your head at this stage anyway.
whelan2 wrote: » What are dairy stock making now. Scanned in calf cows?
kowtow wrote: » Was looking at the grass growth chart yesterday on twitter, don't have it to hand. Anyone able to take a stab at the likely overall reduction in growth over the year? If it rains heavily in mid July would we still stand a chance of making it through the year with average growth or would the deficit be too large to make up? When - approximately - does the reverse of magic day usually fall?
Gawddawggonnit wrote: » Pm if you’re selling Whelan. Must be TB, Brucellosis and IBR free.
Say my name wrote: » Seriously though what's the phuckin point in posting if you just want to have a go at someone. It's not going to make one bit of difference bar boost whatever insecure ego you have already. Spreading water after 8 o clock into the night and then reading posters telling other posters they should seriously consider cutting down on stock. Why? Because they obviously have it all worked out and know best. The poster themselves will know their own situation and know how other years worked out. At the moment down here you'd be lucky to carry a cow to 5 acres when other years you'd carry 2 cows to an acre no sweat. So we should all make decisions on our stocking rate based on this event? As I say there's no logic to it. It just sticking the boot in for the sake of sticking the boot in. Clough if I close I'll close and that will be that. There's too many posters turning into gob****es here as is. If you have help and advice give it or spot something interesting that you think could help other people post a link to it. Otherwise this place will die a death with contrary posters responding to themselves. It's very nearly gone that way as is.
mahoney_j wrote: » Solutions offered but scoffed at ,nothing personal certainly on my behalf but no point been brain washed either serious shot happening now and action (serious action)needed now
kowtow wrote: » What do Glanbia charge for the Alfalfa? Did anyone here feed it earlier in the year during the cold snap?
Mooooo wrote: » 23 years later And you're still going, which was my point
yosemitesam1 wrote: » don't have any newer figures but overall average yields are still very similar to modern yields
kowtow wrote: » Think '96 is the one to look at for inspiration.
freedominacup wrote: » Mj it's a bit of a dry spell. Most of ye aren't used to it but pretty normal in this area. There was always going to be some event to balance the wet and cold of last winter. There's no quota. Keep production going. Keep income coming in. You won't clear the same money as you would in a more normal year but you won't starve either. I'd agree with g2m about cutting stock numbers. Early culling maybe but that would be the absolute max. Too much of a knock on effect otherwise. A review of your system might be in order but I'd be coming at from a point of view of what do I need to change to maintain my desired output level rather than cutting back. First thing to check is soil fertility. I have yet to see a headline in relation to this that said anything about the overall situation on farms improving even slightly. Are you maximising output when growth is there?
