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Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

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  • #5342
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,910 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    foxy farmer wrote: »
    Geological survey most likely. Had a plane doing that crack around here flying 2-300 ft over ground for a few days last yr.
    Say my name wrote: »
    Before anyone gets the wrong end of the stick. Because you never can tell..

    That/those plane/s are/was/were doing surveys. Probably the (aptly named) Tellus aircraft scanning bedrock.

    Looks like a survey, oscar bravo might be a good one to ask, he knew about it before it started

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113146528

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #5343
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,687 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    I hope Mike calls....Really love donedeal, brings out the best in people.


  • #5344
    Lime Tree Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Lime Tree Farm


    Older workers cry foul over being refused Covid-19 benefit

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/older-workers-cry-foul-over-being-refused-covid-19-benefit-1.4227940


  • #5345
    kollegeknight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,390 ✭✭✭kollegeknight


    The streak is broken, had a red/speckled park coloured limo heifer last night.

    Funny thing about the cow- she was born in 2013 the day of a cattle test and she has calved 3out of 5 calved, the night before the test including last night.


  • #5346
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,167 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Lime Tree Farm wrote: »
    Older workers cry foul over being refused Covid-19 benefit

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/older-workers-cry-foul-over-being-refused-covid-19-benefit-1.4227940

    My daughter has more than two years full stamps from work but is two months shy of 18 so can’t claim it, her peers at work are all receiving it.


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  • #5347
    Sacrolyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭Sacrolyte


    Base price wrote: »
    Spent the day repairing fences and the head is nearly cut off me with the N/E wind. Got back into the house around 7ish and noticed how grubby it's getting in the absence of our cleaning lady. I really miss our cleaning lady. I suppose I'll have to tackle a bit of house work tomorrow or I could go out and do something, anything on the farm :D
    There are weeds that need spraying around the yards ;)

    I watched calamity Jane yesterday.
    Your story reminded me


  • #5348
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,258 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Was talking to a Neighbour this morning that works in the airport.
    He said a 747 came in the other night with 8000 pigs from the US.

    Wouldn’t like having to clean that out afterwards.

    Interestingly he said it’ll probably be one of the last jumbos to come into Dublin because they’re getting too expensive to run.


  • #5349
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    Was talking to a Neighbour this morning that works in the airport.
    He said a 747 came in the other night with 8000 pigs from the US.

    Wouldn’t like having to clean that out afterwards.

    Interestingly he said it’ll probably be one of the last jumbos to come into Dublin because they’re getting too expensive to run.

    Pigs can fly. Humans not at the moment.
    https://images.app.goo.gl/ZskHzypNbR9LUtDi9


  • #5350
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,167 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    Was talking to a Neighbour this morning that works in the airport.
    He said a 747 came in the other night with 8000 pigs from the US.

    Wouldn’t like having to clean that out afterwards.

    Interestingly he said it’ll probably be one of the last jumbos to come into Dublin because they’re getting too expensive to run.

    What are we doing importing 8000 pigs.
    Are we not continually risking our herds by importing more and more live animals. Surely we have enough breeding stock here.


  • #5351
    Odelay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭Odelay


    _Brian wrote: »
    What are we doing importing 8000 pigs.
    Are we not continually risking our herds by importing more and more live animals. Surely we have enough breeding stock here.

    How else can he factories keep the prices down...


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  • #5352
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,293 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    8000 pigs? What age/weight?
    That's some load considering an artic holds about 250 at factory weight...


  • #5353
    Igotadose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,884 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    Uhh, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this, but I have a somewhat farming related question, sorta.

    I need to re-seed a large area of yard, and all the DIY shops are closed. However, farm supplies are open for business with farmers. I am not a farmer, but I have neighbors that are. Could my farmer neighbor acquire grass seed during the lockdown (for which I'd reimburse him) that I could use to seed my yard? Any particular seed to recommend? We stripped the wild covering over this area a couple months back - it was pretty much thistles, blackberries, willowherb, nettles, etc.. Now, it's (still) mostly bare but the thistles are popping up, and I'd rather get something more controllable in place. Like grass. Or even some sort of cover crop like clover that the birds would eat. But it has to grow faster than the weeds and I don't want to be dosing with Roundup or whatever.


    Thanks for taking the time to read this post and apologies if this is the wrong forum.


  • #5354
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Igotadose wrote: »
    Uhh, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this, but I have a somewhat farming related question, sorta.

    I need to re-seed a large area of yard, and all the DIY shops are closed. However, farm supplies are open for business with farmers. I am not a farmer, but I have neighbors that are. Could my farmer neighbor acquire grass seed during the lockdown (for which I'd reimburse him) that I could use to seed my yard? Any particular seed to recommend? We stripped the wild covering over this area a couple months back - it was pretty much thistles, blackberries, willowherb, nettles, etc.. Now, it's (still) mostly bare but the thistles are popping up, and I'd rather get something more controllable in place. Like grass. Or even some sort of cover crop like clover that the birds would eat. But it has to grow faster than the weeds and I don't want to be dosing with Roundup or whatever.


    Thanks for taking the time to read this post and apologies if this is the wrong forum.

    Your neighbour or yourself for that matter should have no issues getting a bag of seed in any co op. A bag roughly does an acre so you can work off that.


  • #5355
    carrollsno1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭carrollsno1


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Your neighbour or yourself for that matter should have no issues getting a bag of seed in any co op. A bag roughly does an acre so you can work off that.

    Rang a local farmstore last week enquiring about seed potatos and was told none available i asked about other branches (different type of store same company) she said they cant sell it so i asked her is it a case of ye having it but not selling it as its not essential and she said thsts it exactly.

    Better living everyone



  • #5356
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    _Brian wrote: »
    What are we doing importing 8000 pigs.
    Are we not continually risking our herds by importing more and more live animals. Surely we have enough breeding stock here.

    I'm assuming those are high genetic merit, minimum disease breeding stock rather than fattening stock.

    Lets face it, they wouldn't be chartering a plane to bring in a few fattening pigs for slaughter.


  • #5357
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,293 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    I thought garden centres (and Woodies) were allowed to open from today?


  • #5358
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,011 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    I thought garden centres (and Woodies) were allowed to open from today?
    Local garden centre will be open for deliveries or collections. No one allowed in


  • #5359
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    carrollsno1 wrote: »
    Rang a local farmstore last week enquiring about seed potatos and was told none available i asked about other branches (different type of store same company) she said they cant sell it so i asked her is it a case of ye having it but not selling it as its not essential and she said thsts it exactly.

    Great. Another famine. :rolleyes:


  • #5360
    lab man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭lab man


    MeTheMan wrote:
    Took a look a flightradar24 earlier to see how busy the air was noticed a plane doing this over south Donegal and atm there is another returning to shannon after doing the same. What would they be up to??

    i live just west snn airport they often have their pilot training there this time of year or when planes are after getting maintenance they do a big circle over foynes back to tarbert and swing in over the clare side of the estuary


  • #5361
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,348 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Igotadose wrote: »
    Uhh, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this, but I have a somewhat farming related question, sorta.

    I need to re-seed a large area of yard, and all the DIY shops are closed. However, farm supplies are open for business with farmers. I am not a farmer, but I have neighbors that are. Could my farmer neighbor acquire grass seed during the lockdown (for which I'd reimburse him) that I could use to seed my yard? Any particular seed to recommend? We stripped the wild covering over this area a couple months back - it was pretty much thistles, blackberries, willowherb, nettles, etc.. Now, it's (still) mostly bare but the thistles are popping up, and I'd rather get something more controllable in place. Like grass. Or even some sort of cover crop like clover that the birds would eat. But it has to grow faster than the weeds and I don't want to be dosing with Roundup or whatever.



    Thanks for taking the time to read this post and apologies if this is the wrong forum.

    Field grass and lawn grass are a bit different. Field grass tillers (thickens) and lawn seed doesn't. But if you don't mind it should do the job fine.
    Look for a mix with Timothy and Fescue in it, not tetraploid ryegrass.


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  • #5362
    lab man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭lab man


    gerry daly the gardener, always says when going at a lawn lef up the weeds twice or three times kill them each time and set your lawn in august as they will be no weeds the following year, ive told this to ppl and it always works the following year not 1 weed


  • #5363
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,348 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    That would be called a False or Stale seedbed. Google it. Trick the weed seedlings to germinate then rake and leave die. Often used in organic tillage.


  • #5364
    orm0nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,358 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    Igotadose wrote: »
    Uhh, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this, but I have a somewhat farming related question, sorta.

    I need to re-seed a large area of yard, and all the DIY shops are closed. However, farm supplies are open for business with farmers. I am not a farmer, but I have neighbors that are. Could my farmer neighbor acquire grass seed during the lockdown (for which I'd reimburse him) that I could use to seed my yard? Any particular seed to recommend? We stripped the wild covering over this area a couple months back - it was pretty much thistles, blackberries, willowherb, nettles, etc.. Now, it's (still) mostly bare but the thistles are popping up, and I'd rather get something more controllable in place. Like grass. Or even some sort of cover crop like clover that the birds would eat. But it has to grow faster than the weeds and I don't want to be dosing with Roundup or whatever.


    Thanks for taking the time to read this post and apologies if this is the wrong forum.

    Maybe try on line seedsdirect.ie or similar


  • #5365
    emaherx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,564 ✭✭✭emaherx


    orm0nd wrote: »
    Maybe try on line seedsdirect.ie or similar

    Yes, I rang seedirect.ie last week and they said they are still delivering, just put in the order online as normal. They said there may be a slight delay with couriers being so busy but should be no more than a few days.


  • #5366
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    carrollsno1 wrote: »
    Rang a local farmstore last week enquiring about seed potatos and was told none available i asked about other branches (different type of store same company) she said they cant sell it so i asked her is it a case of ye having it but not selling it as its not essential and she said thsts it exactly.

    No hassle getting grass seed around here


  • #5367
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,559 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Can anyone tell me what the very bright light is in the low western sky for the last few weeks? It looks like 2 lights very close together.


  • #5368
    longgonesilver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭longgonesilver


    The planet Venus.

    Tonight is lookup at the sky night. And a very fine display it is too.


  • #5369
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,748 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what the very bright light is in the low western sky for the last few weeks? It looks like 2 lights very close together.
    Venus - it's our brightest planet.


  • #5370
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,348 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Base price wrote: »
    Venus - it's our brightest planet.

    A woman would say that.


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  • #5371
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,748 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Water John wrote: »
    A woman would say that.
    :D


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