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Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

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    #7862
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,107 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Was moving a few cattle with the cattle trailer this morning. There was a noise and the back wheel of the trailer came off. Was blessed there was no one walking on the road at the time. Found the 5 studs too.


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    #7863
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,157 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Siamsa Sessions wrote: »
    Same here. I’ve given up on DoneDeal. Way too many adds saying €123,456 as price. The search results are all over the place too
    It's so annoying when you do a search that the ads are not in chronological order and you have to trawl through ad's that are anything from 20 to 70 days old before you see a recent one.


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    #7864
    straight
    Registered Users Posts: 4,546 ✭✭✭straight


    Base price wrote: »
    It's so annoying when you do a search that the ads are not in chronological order and you have to trawl through ad's that are anything from 20 to 70 days old before you see a recent one.

    You can filter your search to most recent.


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    #7865
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,157 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    straight wrote: »
    You can filter your search to most recent.
    I didn't know that. Thanks :)


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    #7866
    ganmo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Base price wrote: »
    I didn't know that. Thanks :)

    I typically filter prices between 100 and 10,000. It knocks a load of them out


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    #7867
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,157 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    The exemption for TB testing of calves up to 120 days is ending on September the 1st. Reading the article, normal TB rules will apply for calves that are over 42 days old on 1/9/20 if you wish to sell them.
    https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tb-test-exemption-for-calves-under-120-days-to-end-in-september-561868


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    #7868
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    I don't know if any of you have seen this thread about an old VW not started in decades and two guys starting out to get it running and restored?

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058098814

    Reminds me of greendragon3 restoring old tractors:)


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    #7869
    zetecescort
    Registered Users Posts: 5,038 ✭✭✭zetecescort


    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    I don't know if any of you have seen this thread about an old VW not started in decades and two guys starting out to get it running and restored?

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058098814

    Reminds me of greendragon3 restoring old tractors:)

    the thread that led to that is a brilliant read too. couple of tractors involved

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058033987


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    #7870
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,368 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    See the NPA is increasing the admission to the ploughing to €25 from €20


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    #7871
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,080 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Reggie. wrote: »
    See the NPA is increasing the admission to the ploughing to €25 from €20

    13 months inflation. :D

    Social distancing means they'll have to cap the daily attendance. ;)


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    #7872
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Reggie. wrote: »
    See the NPA is increasing the admission to the ploughing to €25 from €20

    I thought it was cancelled this year?


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    #7873
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,368 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    I thought it was cancelled this year?

    It is but going forward


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    #7874
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,107 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Reggie. wrote: »
    See the NPA is increasing the admission to the ploughing to €25 from €20
    Didnt they make a loss last year? I bed the directors still got a nice cut though


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    #7875
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,368 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Didnt they make a loss last year? I bed the directors still got a nice cut though

    Abit like the government


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    #7876
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Didnt they make a loss last year? I bed the directors still got a nice cut though

    They have made a loss for a few years, i think.


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    #7877
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,107 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    They have made a loss for a few years, i think.

    Wasnt it 2018 there was a storm during the ploughing ?


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    #7878
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,080 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Reggie. wrote: »
    It is but going forward

    Is there a 5 speed gearbox and 4wd?
    And what's reverse like?


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    #7879
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,480 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Didnt they make a loss last year? I bed the directors still got a nice cut though

    Isn’t herself getting €200k plus, and the daughter nearly the same.


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    #7880
    Siamsa Sessions
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,635 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    _Brian wrote: »
    Isn’t herself getting €200k plus, and the daughter nearly the same.

    It’s a standard enough business move - pay the directors how ever much is needed so that the company makes zero. I assume it’s a “tax efficient” way of doing things

    Trading as Sullivan’s Farm on YouTube



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    #7881
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,480 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Siamsa Sessions wrote: »
    It’s a standard enough business move - pay the directors how ever much is needed so that the company makes zero. I assume it’s a “tax efficient” way of doing things

    I think I read somewhere that between herself and the daughter they are dragging out nearly €400k


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    #7882
    Anto_Meath
    Registered Users Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭Anto_Meath


    The ploughing is a good day out but the greed shown by the organisers has really put me off it.. especially the year of the storm, everyone knew it was happening but they didn't call it off until people were all outside encase they would loose money..


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    #7883
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,368 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Anto_Meath wrote: »
    The ploughing is a good day out but the greed shown by the organisers has really put me off it.. especially the year of the storm, everyone knew it was happening but they didn't call it off until people were all outside encase they would loose money..

    I think the ploughing is losing its flair. Too much rubbish stands getting into it


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    #7884
    Danzy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,281 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Anto_Meath wrote: »
    The ploughing is a good day out but the greed shown by the organisers has really put me off it.. especially the year of the storm, everyone knew it was happening but they didn't call it off until people were all outside encase they would loose money..

    There are more concerns than that.

    If they called it off, they'd probably have gone broke.


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    #7885
    straight
    Registered Users Posts: 4,546 ✭✭✭straight


    Reggie. wrote: »
    I think the ploughing is losing its flair. Too much rubbish stands getting into it

    That's right and full of school kids. I don't bother with it anymore


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    #7886
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,059 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Reggie. wrote: »
    I think the ploughing is losing its flair. Too much rubbish stands getting into it


    Like Ear to the Ground, Countryfile, etc it's no longer profitable to cater just for farmers, same with politicians, there's not enough farmers, not enough votes.


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    #7887
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,480 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Reggie. wrote: »
    I think the ploughing is losing its flair. Too much rubbish stands getting into it

    Half of the stands are just auld shiite


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    #7888
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,107 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    _Brian wrote: »
    I think I read somewhere that between herself and the daughter they are dragging out nearly €400k

    Poor pets will probably have to survive on the covid payments this year...


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    #7889
    Bullocks
    Registered Users Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭Bullocks


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Poor pets will probably have to survive on the covid payments this year...

    They might have a little rainy day fund to help aswell !


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    #7890
    Mossie1975
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭Mossie1975


    Reggie. wrote: »
    I think the ploughing is losing its flair. Too much rubbish stands getting into it

    Haven’t gone in years but lots of the locals go, some on multiple days. I think it’s great the way it appeals to all ages. A lot of the locals that go would have been reared on farms but went into other professions and are bringing their own kids out for the day.


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    #7891
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Mossie1975 wrote: »
    Haven’t gone in years but lots of the locals go, some on multiple days. I think it’s great the way it appeals to all ages. A lot of the locals that go would have been reared on farms but went into other professions and are bringing their own kids out for the day.

    It's great from that point of view alright.

    But a few businesses have pulled out because the price of the space they get is too high for the return in business they get.

    I used go every year for 2 days but I haven't gone in a few years now because, while most of the businesses I want to see are there, it's almost impossible to actually get to them with the crowds and the day is gone rushing around behind the stands where you can see nothing.

    I remember when the Spring Show in the RDS decided to cater for more and more non farm businesses and the farm businesses just stopped going and it closed down after a few years because the farmers weren't going either.


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