Dairy Calves 2024

The clever ones in other sectors in agriculture (Tillage with 1k's of acres, I'm looking at you.) divide up their empires into separate companies.

So the above headlines or/and bps publications top earners don't make the print. If can't beat them, join them. Then put the begging bowl out and claim poverty.

The world is messed up and increasingly going worse by the day.

Completely by the by on the conversation and topic. Rachel Blackmore had an image of her used in publicity for the cheltenham festival and on betting platforms. She was holding the whip in triumph after a race. The whip was photoshopped out for promotion. Sports promoters were in arms over unrealistic "wokeness" creeping in and the eventual harm this will do to the sport if this continues. The snake eating it's own tail comes to mind.

The dairy industry here hasn't reached the point yet to call out the unrealistic "wokeness" being imposed. The first few inches of the tail are only after been eaten yet.

Profit monitors aren't left anywhere near the media..not in the last 2 or 3 years as far as I can see. Teagasc got a good wrap on the knuckles over breach of confidentiality and misuse of data from a farming source.

The data being presented publicly is from the National Farm Survey. This data is collected from specified voluntary farms, collected by professional people.

This farm survey is a requirement of the EU. I've no idea if it goes on in any other profession or industry. I expect it is, or has been, linked to CAP payments and their justification.

What’s the reward 🤔🤔But who’s smarter and financially better off and that’s before you talk workload etc ….there’s no issue selling calves from 10/-4 days take it as given and expected no corners cut with colostrum and milk feed on farm of birth …..just get past getting whatever money be it big or small calves make

Sold a few out of the yard this week, a lad wanted some to put on cows. 160 for Hereford heifers 3 weeks old and 125 for Angus heifers 2 weeks old. Both of us happy

Sexed semen ain’t the answer ….just robbing Peter to pay Paul ….most lads I talk to in compact spring scenario are only getting average at best results .flying calves if it can be viable is going to be a game changer …we simply need calf exports to stay and veal units want our calves ….unpalatable and all as it is some form of calf slaughter facility needs to stay too for tb etc

Any word on France? Has it reopened fir Irish calves

I doubt it. Looks to be well researched on capacity figures etc. Near a thousand calves on one flight is not to be sniffed at.

A couple of hours flight time and done.

The racehorse and polo fraternity are doing it for forever to more distant destinations and not an eye blinked or word typed about it.

I'd be 110% behind the move.

All the minister had to do was make contact with the french minister or get his staff to make contact and sort out to get the place open, the minister sits at the same table in Brussels as the french for agriculture. If it was Joe Walsh it would have being done straight away, the drivers on the lorries know the game back to front and most are at it along time. Calves neglected or dead don’t get paid for on arrival. Having brought stock in from Europe and England on numerous occasions, we never had stock arrive in bad health.

This airlift of calves is well researched and planned with some time.

Teagasc had a trial in place over 2 years ago on this and covid or similar interupted.

Calf health condition including blood tests will be measured before and after travel to assure the health benefits of this transport.

This could open up huge markets not only for dairy calves but for beef calves also.

Flight to Netherlands is only an hour, think of the range of countries you can get to in 3 or 4 hours..

Heard flights going today and tomorrow from an Airport not near Dublin.

You could be right, however road transport is not cheap either. Truck hire for a 3 day trip, 2 lairage stops o the way..surely 50€ per calf dropped along the way..

800 calves per flight at €50 is €40,000. Would it cover the cost...no idea tbh but big numbers could cover a lot.

Know feck all of the racing industry. Well maybe a little.

On the air travel. There's even hairy piebalds being flown out to the United States from here.

On the logistics of calves in planes. They'll be loaded in crates and off in crates.

If it costs 200/ calf that grand let the dairy farmer arrive in the mart with 1k euro with every 6-7 Friesians bull calves. I probably go back to rearing them myself at that.

Na, u still wouldn't be happy. Understand that the meat processors will just knock that thousand euro right off the other end. Primary producers are bottom of the heap, just accept that.

No you're not mistaken. Area here is rife with thoroughbreds too. A real success story of a job in the area. Farms bought on the success of horses. Fodder imported from France. Roads are red with horseboxes between training days and general purpose trucking. Jim Derwin was a great man up on the way to your country for the exporting.