Dairy chit chat II

whelan2 · 20-07-2018 09:06PM

Mooooo wrote: »

I assume you'd want to have planning etc sorted prior to applying for it

I am not sure for the milking parlour equipment is planning needed for that. I went for full planning, planner rang me today , I got it. Have to wait 28 days to see that no one objects . I posted before about a lad doing a whole new build- a new entrant- not going for planning at all

MF290 · 20-07-2018 09:51PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Will go for grant on the dairy equipment. Plan is to do the cubicle shed first then parlour. Otherwise wait 4 years for young lad to finish college and get young farmer grants. Don't want to tie him down and don't want to wait that long either.

Only needs to be enrolled and finishing within 36 months to apply for young farmer grant I believe.

kevthegaff · 20-07-2018 10:28PM

Mooooo wrote:

I assume you'd want to have planning etc sorted prior to applying for it

Existing shed no planning for myself

straight · 21-07-2018 10:47PM

One must admit it's nice to see the lads with the wet ground winning for once. They definitely deserved some break up in the north west and so on. Still no fecking rain here

danjoe · 22-07-2018 06:54AM

Morris Moss wrote:

Yeah ya have a year from the time you're approved.

True, but you can get a 6 months extension to complete a job also

carrollsno1 · 22-07-2018 07:07AM

yosemitesam1 wrote: »

Oats would be more digestible forage than barley

Neighbouring farmers in Canterbury NZ were grazing oats in the springtime with replacements or ewes and lambs. Unfortunatly none of us ever got into the nitty gritty with the farmers about the detail of growing and feeding, but we assumed it was obviously winter barley. Might be of some use to ye, we had a bad winter with floods etc and a cold spring last year in nz (i thought it was great weather) but we cant compare everytging with new zealand ye all know what yere willing to try on yere own farms

Say my name · 22-07-2018 08:12AM

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Neighbouring farmers in Canterbury NZ were grazing oats in the springtime with replacements or ewes and lambs. Unfortunatly none of us ever got into the nitty gritty with the farmers about the detail of growing and feeding, but we assumed it was obviously winter barley. Might be of some use to ye, we had a bad winter with floods etc and a cold spring last year in nz (i thought it was great weather) but we cant compare everytging with new zealand ye all know what yere willing to try on yere own farms

They're bigger into that sort of thing in that part of the world. Obviously more used to droughts and have the barley and oats selected to fill the grazing gaps of ryegrass.

http://pasturegenetics.com/seed/moby-forage-barley/

kowtow · 22-07-2018 06:06PM

alps wrote: »

And in general dairy farmers are not supported by payments for something they did 20 years ago....(hide)

New age dairy farmers may be...(definitely hide)

I've been looking for a job description for a while now and I reckon you've nailed it Alps.

yosemitesam1 · 22-07-2018 06:35PM

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Neighbouring farmers in Canterbury NZ were grazing oats in the springtime with replacements or ewes and lambs. Unfortunatly none of us ever got into the nitty gritty with the farmers about the detail of growing and feeding, but we assumed it was obviously winter barley. Might be of some use to ye, we had a bad winter with floods etc and a cold spring last year in nz (i thought it was great weather) but we cant compare everytging with new zealand ye all know what yere willing to try on yere own farms

Grazing/cutting cereals very common all over the world for well over 1000 years, just one of those things that's been forgotten about here
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Mooooo · 22-07-2018 09:53PM

Those of ye drying autumn calvers may be no harm to do for fluke. The reactor that went to the factory first had active fluke according to factory docket

K.G. · 23-07-2018 09:44AM

yosemitesam1 wrote: »

Grazing/cutting cereals very common all over the world for well over 1000 years, just one of those things that's been forgotten about here
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Check out "12aprils" on yiutube

Gawddawggonnit · 23-07-2018 12:41PM

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/everyone-cant-be-a-dairy-farmer-finally-people-see-that/

straight · 23-07-2018 02:54PM

Are any of ye using Eprizero on dairy cows. Got my herd health results and cows are high in stomach worms...

Snowfire · 23-07-2018 03:00PM

straight wrote: »

Are any of ye using Eprizero on dairy cows. Got my herd health results and cows are high in stomach worms...

What does herd health test consists of,?

straight · 23-07-2018 03:03PM

Snowfire wrote: »

What does herd health test consists of,?

Munster AI test 4 bulk milk samples per year for me and report back with disease levels.

Timmaay · 23-07-2018 03:53PM

1st cut aftergrass, 55days later! Do I graze or not now?

straight · 23-07-2018 04:13PM

Timmaay wrote: »

1st cut aftergrass, 55days later! Do I graze or not now?

Clean it off and fertilize for the rain

Mooooo · 23-07-2018 04:32PM

Timmaay wrote: »

1st cut aftergrass, 55days later! Do I graze or not now?

Grazing mine anyway, cover only grazing height anyway

Timmaay · 23-07-2018 04:56PM

Mooooo wrote: »

Grazing mine anyway, cover only grazing height anyway

Grazing height, lucky you! Photo didn't attach, cover of about 500 max on it.

Gawddawggonnit · 23-07-2018 04:57PM

Big squares tomorrow afternoon...€40/bale collected.

Mooooo · 23-07-2018 05:02PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Grazing height, lucky you! Photo didn't attach, cover of about 500 max on it.

Cover of about 1200 on mine, with higher dm% than normal I hope. cut June 3rd. a bit stemmy but better than anything on grazing block. There by day and a bit silage and whatever grass they can eat by night. If this rain comes wed and and it makes any difference will prob have to go in with silage harder for the week or 2 till grass improves as they prob won't be happy when it's wet

Mooooo · 23-07-2018 05:14PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Big squares tomorrow afternoon...€40/bale collected.

Stick a sail into them and send em up by sea to west cork, make a change from the bales of cocaine

Gawddawggonnit · 23-07-2018 05:40PM

Mooooo wrote: »

Stick a sail into them and send em up by sea to west cork, make a change from the bales of cocaine

Lol.
Probably more profitable too.

Gawddawggonnit · 23-07-2018 05:45PM

Not westershyte and not redstart.

However there’s sorghum in the mix. I think I mixed up sorghum and phacelia...

Planted 3weeks on Thursday next.

The dawg is not a dachshund.

Burning Tires · 23-07-2018 06:23PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/everyone-cant-be-a-dairy-farmer-finally-people-see-that/

A lot of people over on twitter got very animated about this article, but it had some good points that some found was too close to the bone.
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Agri lands response to question was very childish tho, and insulting.

Burning Tires · 23-07-2018 06:27PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Lol.
Probably more profitable too.

Jesus, I'd take a chance on the bale of cocaine to be honest. I'm sure I'd find a buyer.

boggerman1 · 23-07-2018 07:01PM

Burning Tires wrote: »

A lot of people over on twitter got very animated about this article, but it had some good points that some found was too close to the bone.
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Agri lands response to question was very childish tho, and insulting.

Finally someone calling the dairy hype as it is.not everyone is suited to milking cows.it would be a bit like me converting to tillage when I haven't a bulls notion about it.

mahoney_j · 23-07-2018 07:25PM

boggerman1 wrote: »

Finally someone calling the dairy hype as it is.not everyone is suited to milking cows.it would be a bit like me converting to tillage when I haven't a bulls notion about it.

I actually thought it was a good article ,bit close to the bone and few truths in it for some alright

yewtree · 23-07-2018 07:32PM

boggerman1 wrote: »

Finally someone calling the dairy hype as it is.not everyone is suited to milking cows.it would be a bit like me converting to tillage when I haven't a bulls notion about it.

Agriland write this nonsense all the time to generate traffic on their site. People should just ignore it they are delighted to get a reaction.
The idea that everyone is getting into dairy is nonsense. Dairy farm numbers are predicted to slightly decline over coming years. But sure don't let the truth get in the way of a story.
A lot of new entrants got in to milk after thinking long and hard about it, they didn't read an article and decide milking was easy.
The commercial reality is that only dairying offers the chance to farm full time on a typical irish farm. That's not changing anytime soon.
Also the idea you need to be brought up milking cows to be good at it is ridiculous. Some of the worst farmers I know are milking cows all their lives, a new entrant with an open mind would buy and sell them in a week

trixi2011 · 23-07-2018 08:31PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Big squares tomorrow afternoon...€40/bale collected.

What price is straw over with you ? Bed 100 cows on straw here and looking like it's going to be very hard found

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