Grazing 2022

JustJoe7240 · 27-09-2022 01:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119662597#Comment_119662597

I’ve heard progressive dairy farmers mentioned on more than one occasion. What is it exactly? Not being smart, genuinely curious

endainoz · 27-09-2022 01:47AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119669326#Comment_119669326

From my understanding progressive farmers are the ones with the well kept land and top of the range machinery. The type of that that would have slurry out in the evening the same day the baler is in there. The same lads rely heavily on inputs though, and going Bass' post above, that guy is no different.

fulldnod · 27-09-2022 09:13AM

Ground is still rock hard here, hard to believe at this time of the year, feed about 15 bales around the start of September, so got away light compared to others, the cows are still milking around the same as last year

fulldnod · 27-09-2022 09:15AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119662179#Comment_119662179

Did you get a contractor to do it, what is being charged for a load

Grueller · 27-09-2022 12:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119669756#Comment_119669756

€75 plus VAT for a load around here. That's with a Graasstech GT80. About 3.8 tonnes of dry grass.

Bass Reeves · 27-09-2022 02:23PM

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These are the guys Teagasc talk about in the top ten % of producers. They have expanded ferociously over the last five year. They have outsourced heifer rearing, sell calves as early as possible and everything is being done to push production to the max.

There is no longterm feasibility look at IMO. Neither is there cost benefit analysis. Most of these farm are over invested and any twitch in the system can cost them ten of thousands.

I worked one time under this manager who was very precise and progressive. But when he f@@kup it was on a massive scale not any ordinary mistake

Silverdream · 20-10-2022 09:45PM

Grass still growing like mad. I thought that some of the fields were finished for the year but they are back again with a cover of grass. 15-16 degree by day, 12-13 by night, its some weather we are having. Even the storms which we usually get this time of the year are swinging up from the south instead of coming from the west.

Im looking at at least 8 weeks grazing which is unheard of this time of year. It could make for a great start to the winter

trabpc · 21-10-2022 08:32AM

Ground getting chopped up around us. Will need to house some shortly. Wondering is it too warm to house

wrangler · 21-10-2022 08:46AM

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Grass is only water standing up now, we're finding the grass isn't feeding as much as the grass measuring would forecast. Sheep are flyng through the paddocks

Mooooo · 21-10-2022 09:50AM

Grass ahead of youngstock alright if weather holds. Calves fine incalf heifers prob too heavy if weather doesn't improve in the next week. Could keep cows out till mid Nov by day again if things slow down rain wise if not it will be nov 1st

Siamsa Sessions · 21-10-2022 10:05AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119773687#Comment_119773687

Same as that here. Plenty grass but it’s only flowing thru them. Started giving the calves straw outside for a bit of soakage/fibre to help keep them right. Cattle gone in now for the duration. Higher stocking rate here this year is a different beast to manage!

wrangler · 21-10-2022 10:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119773982#Comment_119773982

Most other years you'd fly it at a similar stocking rate but this year has been a bitch, we usually put in the ewes on 1st dec, this year we'll struggle to keep them out until the rams come out on 12th Nov. We ordered cobs for them yesterday to stretch the grass.

Lambs are allgone here now..... but for that we'd be feeding them too

_Brian · 21-10-2022 10:50AM

Horrific weather here this morning again... Grazing for another 10-14 days if the weather would just ease off a bit..

Hard Knocks · 21-10-2022 06:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119774160#Comment_119774160

Same here, lots of grass but ground is getting softer.

fulldnod · 22-10-2022 12:30PM

We are missing alot of heavy rain here, like July/aug/sept, grass is still growing well, had 18deg the other day, milked in a t-shirt, giving the cows silage during milking, hopefully they will be out Day and night until mid Nov

memorystick · 09-11-2022 10:52AM

Ground getting spongy at this stage. Only 12 left out and they have to graze a bit of kale. Some growth for the end of the year.

Siamsa Sessions · 09-11-2022 12:37PM

Weanlings still out here. They've a few more acres to go before going onto fodder rape.

Loads of grass everywhere since last round of grazing. You'd be hoping the weather might be someway dry in Feb to get them out early.

White Clover · 09-11-2022 12:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119852362#Comment_119852362

Fair play you must have great ground. Ground was getting spongy with us a month ago! Have you much Kale to graze?

memorystick · 10-11-2022 12:02PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119852775#Comment_119852775

About 5 acres. I might leave it for the sheep. It's smothered with barley so not much on it. Sowed late also.

davidk1394 · 10-11-2022 02:49PM

Cows out by day here. I'll be finished grazing in the next few days. I have the weanlings still out grazing stubble for someone.

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