lexuslad wrote: » How long do you have to keep cattle after buying them before you can send them off to the factory?
Bass Reeves wrote: » As long as it takes to load a lorry
lexuslad wrote: » Are you sure? Was told the last day by a dealer that I have to keep them 70 days before I can send them off to the factory
morphy87 wrote: » What were you been quoted last week? Was talking to an agent Saturday night and he said they were trying to pull them but cattle ain’t over plentiful at the moment
wrangler wrote: » They have to be on a Quality Assured farm or farms for seventy days to get the Bonuses. but you can sell anytime.
lexuslad wrote: » So if they were on a quality assured farm for more than 70 days before mine then I will get the bonuses? Sorry for all the questions first year of farming and trying something different this year.
wrangler wrote: » Yes, if you're quality assured, Don't worry about the questions, that's what we're here for. Copied this from Bord Bia ''The residency requirement for cattle to be deemed Quality Assured is that the animal must have spent the last 70 days (unbroken) in the Quality Assured Chain. However, the animal can be moved from one farm to another, provided each farm is Quality Assured, and remain in the Quality Assurance Chain.''
mf240 wrote: » Why would anyone feed cattle this winter
Bass Reeves wrote: » another BEAM
mf240 wrote: » Fool me once shame on you Fool me every year.....
Jjameson wrote: » Keep money from the taxman. Something to do, get out of the house, a sense of identity. Beam money is irrelevant to the cohort of independently wealthy farmers. The perpetual waffle about sheds not filling or and finishers exiting (only really happens when you put em in a 6 x3 hole) never comes to anything.
Danzy wrote: » It's like a science experiment at this stage. Finishing cattle in winter 18 was a bad idea. Finishing cattle in winter 19 was a very bad idea. Finishing cattle in 2020, they are dearer in the mart and the factories are riding roughshod etc so drive on hard.
Albert Johnson wrote: » Yes on all accounts but the fear of not making money is worse than the fear of losing it for many, the only thing worse is someone else making it instead of you. This spring was a good one for those who fed lambs over the winter, the same lambs this back end are probably a tenner or more dearer than there 2019 born counterparts. The most active men I see ringside atm for store lambs fed little or none last winter. The fact that this year's lambs are dearer and therefore there's less chance of a profit is meaningless to most of them. There not going to miss out a second time around and there's always the temptation of a final roll of the dice.
richie123 wrote: » True. In the last 30 year was there even 3 half arsed years where money was made ??
Bass Reeves wrote: » But profit is determined by what you pay for a store not by efficiency. Feed efficiency might make a 20 euro difference between a technically good finisher and an average one but the average might be 50/head better at the ring
Dunedin wrote: » So where does the suckler farmer fit in. Haven’t bought a store in 10 years......... Profit for me is sale price versus costs and unfortunately they’re both going in the wrong direction.
wrangler wrote: » Rumours around that Kildare Chilling will stay closed rather than comply with Guidelines....... might b a long winter yet
Bass Reeves wrote: » Is Kildare chilling still an independent or is it under the control of Dawn. If it not incorporated into the big three it may be just wholesaling to them
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