kevthegaff wrote: » There was a lot of under performing cows killed in the back end, weather played ball also. If people react fast things normally work out. When was the proper fodder crisis a few years ago, now that was a fodder shortage
Keepgrowing wrote: » I was accused on this thread of arrogance for posting that silage can be bought for less than cost of production. That was the case, is the case and will continue to be the case while we as farmers get paid to be gardeners ie. keep the place looking well to get our BPS. We have 40% of next winters feedbought at 90% of the cost of production. .
Brown Podzol wrote: » Keepgrowing wrote: » As I’ve said here before, there was and is no fodder crisis. Farm organisations cry out and like sheep all follow suit. Imported forage last spring fed the national herd for 10 hours. Ifa cutting the airports for silage pure photo op. I was accused on this thread of arrogance for posting that silage can be bought for less than cost of production. That was the case, is the case and will continue to be the case while we as farmers get paid to be gardeners ie. keep the place looking well to get our BPS. We have 40% of next winters feedbought at 90% of the cost of production. There are fields of kale and other catch crops gone to seed. Fields of Westerwoulds being mown, bales and stacked on headlands with no buyers to get in grain crops. Hardly remotely close to a crisis. A little less hysteria and following the crowd is called for. The one exception is straw was expensive this year but has returned to more realistic price of late. Guys out for a killing with straw and silage not in as strong a position as they thought. Those who sold throughout winter, much cuter. Every extra acre I farm that doesn’t allow me to milk an extra cow is costing me money. I can get my heifers contract reared cheaper than I can rear them and I can buy silage cheaper than I can grow it myself.
Keepgrowing wrote: » As I’ve said here before, there was and is no fodder crisis. Farm organisations cry out and like sheep all follow suit. Imported forage last spring fed the national herd for 10 hours. Ifa cutting the airports for silage pure photo op. I was accused on this thread of arrogance for posting that silage can be bought for less than cost of production. That was the case, is the case and will continue to be the case while we as farmers get paid to be gardeners ie. keep the place looking well to get our BPS. We have 40% of next winters feedbought at 90% of the cost of production. There are fields of kale and other catch crops gone to seed. Fields of Westerwoulds being mown, bales and stacked on headlands with no buyers to get in grain crops. Hardly remotely close to a crisis. A little less hysteria and following the crowd is called for. The one exception is straw was expensive this year but has returned to more realistic price of late. Guys out for a killing with straw and silage not in as strong a position as they thought. Those who sold throughout winter, much cuter.
Bass Reeves wrote: » I would not be of that opinion of heifer rearing. First off when it started Teagasc was quoting figures of about 110-120c/day. Some Dory farmers were of the opinion it should be arounf or sub an euro a day. I costed it on this forum at 140-160c/day. At present is it around the 140c/day??. Even at that I would not heifer rear for a dairy farmer for much less than 2 euro/day.
valtra2 wrote: » There was a fodder crisis in the east but we took action and solved it. (Unlike the farmers in the West every other year). Bye.
Never wrestle with pigs wrote: » Lol, did the boys in the west send any free bales back the other direction? 😂😂
charolais0153 wrote: » Haha.. Ye sow kale/ redstart. Knock a month off your already 2 months shorter winter. When we sown rape, sheep were up to their knees nevermind cattle. Buy a bale of straw,its double the price here.
valtra2 wrote: » Not even a bad one.
jaymla627 wrote: » Growth has stalled here, the past week, with a very hash April been given they’re will be a nice bit of silage feed yet, it’s the ground frosts at night that’s doing the real damage
Keepgrowing wrote: » Just did cover. 890 afc Growth 42 Second round started 5 days. 100 units of N out 12 units of S out Moving away from compounds/blends to straights seems to be paying off
whelan2 wrote: » Is there a fodder crisis looming?
Timmaay wrote: » Yes, officially every time the growth drops under 30 a state of emergency is declared in the country and supplies of alfalfa are airlifted straight in from the USA to help us deal with this traumatic time . But nay who knows, running short on grass in early April is far from unusual, we could be all growing 80 in 2wks time.
mahoney_j wrote: » If the weather comes as forecast ,rain then heat then your right ,afc 605 st 4.1 farm perfectly primed
BENDYBINN wrote: » In any other business a company would always have an adequate reserve of a scarce raw material.................farmers on the other hand........as sure it’ll be grand.
Odelay wrote: » Few business would have a 6 month supply stored. Very few are at the whim of nature.
