Dairy Chitchat 4, an udder new thread.

straight wrote: »

Rang the silage contractor last week and he said 7 days. OK I said. Then it was 8 days, then it was 9 days and now its 10 days. Looks like I'll be cutting bulk in the pit this year. It was all grazed and a clean enough butt, but getting more seeded by the day. Thank god I've bought my own slurry gear because I couldn't face the same story off of the slurry man.

Would you not put a add up on donedeal advertising you need silage done and payment before their out the gap id have no loyalty to a lad like the above

whelan2 wrote: »

I think you closed yours the same time as me. I rang my contractor and he mowed it 5 days later. Done last weekend

Feck him anyway. I'm too quiet and he knows it. Pit quality will be back and aftergrass will be late. Different contractor next year I'd say.

What's the weather like where you are? Is he taking on customers before you? I always say to my contractor to pit me on the list.

straight wrote: »

Weather is grand in fairness. I know the pressure these guys are under but I get the impression that guys are jumping the queue. Nobody likes being taken advantage of. I made it clear to him today that I wanted it done and I think he got the message.

I used to work for a silage contractor in the summers and it was often the lads that shouted the loudest and were ringing several times a day that were looked after first while the lads that kept quiet were put to the end of the list.

whelan2 wrote: »

Was reading somewhere else of lads mowing their own silage and then ringing the contractor to come and pick it up not having ran it by them first.

Know cases like that but they were asking for trouble doing that. Some lads are Savage ignorant

Round bales lads is your answer. Stagger the fertiliser and cut and bale over a couple of weeks. Have made over 400 good quality bales the last 3 weekends. Stress free and no pressure on contractor who brings them aswell.

whelan2 wrote: »

Was reading somewhere else of lads mowing their own silage and then ringing the contractor to come and pick it up not having ran it by them first.

My father was a hoor for that. He'd tell me go off and cut and when it's done he'd ring yer man to organise baling. His logic was there was no need to ring him if it wasn't ready for him. I think he thought all the baler lads are sitting by the phone waiting to be called.

A few years ago, this backfired. There was a 3 or 4 day dry spell and half the country was mowed. For love nor money he couldn't get someone in to bale. Grass was down 2 days before the lads arrived. 4 balers in to do 16 acres. Father was fierce relieved. On the way out the gate he asked how much he owed and gave him a cheque there and then. Didn't argue over price.

Ever since, yer man will come as soon as he can, and still gets paid going out the gate, even if he's in a few times in a week. Each time, he gets a cheque.

Sillycave wrote: »

Why would forestry be counted once harvested? I presume as long as the timber is not used for fires the carbon will not be remitted? Also If the timber was exported would it count? I’m referring to your previous comment in relation to oil carbon been taken in the country of use!

The credits go for all the biomass while growing and a only a very small part of that actually ends up stored away for the long term. Within 5 years of harvest the bulk of it is returned to the atmosphere

yosemitesam1 wrote: »

The credits go for all the biomass while growing and a only a very small part of that actually ends up stored away for the long term. Within 5 years of harvest the bulk of it is returned to the atmosphere

Well the whole lot is a fair joke when bitcoin has a carbon footprint of 23 million tons. The primary producers are being taken for granted all over the world now for far too long.

straight wrote: »

Well the whole lot is a fair joke when bitcoin has a carbon footprint of 23 million tons. The primary producers are being taken for granted all over the world now for far too long.

Well the primary producer is going to get absolutely screwed unless they start making some sort of significant changes. Burying heads in the sand now is not the solution.

jaymla627 wrote: »

If the cost of making these changes costs more then the financial benefits our simply dosent even break even and becomes a money pit how does it stack up, first world goverments thinking that primary producers are simply cannon fodder to be scaraficed to apease the woke middle classes will backfire spectacularly, the common held belief by the vast majority of the population that they will never go hungry is dumdfonding especially if you follow their widely held beliefs on climate change

Pretty much a 1930s style crash is the only thing that will stop the focus on climate change. But that comes with it's own problems, wasn't exactly a great time to be farming back then...

jaymla627 wrote: »

Seems to be alot of nervousness around maize/wheat harvests in Brazil and America due to weather, if the worst case scenario occured and maize supplies get extremely tight, food prices and availability next year could put the cat among the pigeons

See not too many lads going for maize as much around here this year. Pure costs of it

Reggie. wrote: »

See not too many lads going for maize as much around here this year. Pure costs of it

Have 27 acres of it in myself, get on well with it here, it could be a lifesaver this year if i get a good crop with meal prices so high

Reggie. wrote: »

See not too many lads going for maize as much around here this year. Pure costs of it

If no corners cut when sowing ,a good site and under plastic it’s very cost comparable to top quality first cut ,I’ve been feeding it in conjunction with grass since cows calved and better all round buffer than even good bales

JustJoe7240 wrote: »

How is it ignorant? He's not holding a gun to the contractors head to lift it. If it doesn't suit him, he asks him to get someone else to lift it.
I didn't realize the farmer needs to ask his contractors permission to mow

Go back and have a second read. Point is, you agree a cutting date and arrange with your contractor what day he'll pick up, BEFORE you knock the grass.
This I do, no problem.