Dairy Chitchat 4, an udder new thread.

On the third round here and no npk spread yet. Not really worried about grass. It's still coming. No silage supplementation to the milkers. I've drys however fat as fools still in on silage. Silage ground still being grazed in the rounds. Milk is really flowing now. Average 32 litres last collection. 3.87f 3.47p.

Profitable system your running Cows @27L here 3.7p 4.4bfat half second round grazed will be into third round within a fortnight trying to slow cows down not too bad but grazing 1000/1100s atm cold days and nights not helping but once we get heat and kindness everywhere should bust out of it Always tight this time of year regardless

Growth of 36 here, grazed a bit of second round by night as cows were grazing furthest paddocks by day and those night paddocks can get wet if weather breaks. Have a few high covers of first round left but will still prob graze them as will be in there in 2 days. Heifers on block as well. Wont close ground at home for silage this year, will pullout the ones needing reseeding instead and bale any surplus. Cows doing ok about 27 at 4bf and 3.5p, bf up and down a bit. Struggling with scc this spring, longish walks and being held to cross roads doesn't help, too much time standing around and walking. 9 left to calve😤

Yeah I agree but hearing off a lot of ppl they’re getting tight for grass

we’re grazing1500s 2nd round atm, grazed a month ago, reseeded last may

Enough rain today for the month anyway.

New one for me today, Saw a man take off a damaged teat with a burdizzo, Couldn't believe how clean it was and how little it bled.

I used do it all the time. Often saved a cows quarter and milked her away.

Dry cow down in cubicles and came out this morning to a calf dead after stretching out under a gate and got stuck. This spring seems a never ending string of shite this year. Missed a meeting due to the cow

Next parish to me. Local businessman/engineering firm.

That article behind a pay wall but the headline gives the gist..I really think this is something the ifa should be fighting over instead of whinging and moaning about convergence...

Agricultural relief for inheritance should be scrapped unless the person handing over derived there primary income from the farming enterprise for previous 10 years in my book..the same with tax free leasing..another option is a steep property tax on farmland unless your an active farmer or derive over say 50 percent of your income from farming..we are heading for landlord/ peasant farmer situation again..and this is even before carbon credits really take off.

Not just ireland either bill Gates is the largest private landowner in the USA