That is what the climate change dairy exit scheme will sort ,5 dairy farmers on our road and 3 are pulling the pin .
Milk will be in short supply before long,I can not fathom any one connected with dairying being against it ,
Macra na feirme some shower of canisters that no one takes any notice of being one group
I agree with you there but whatever about the cost of production, the margin is definitely unsustainable.
They don't seem to want to except the reality that the way weather patterns are going re spring/summer been either a washout then followed by weeks with no rain, that their template of grazed grass sub 18 day rotation minimal meal and having the perfect 1200-1400 kgs of grass covers for cows to be going into isn't happening anymore on large swathes of farms countrywide, I'd easily say that this spring/summer so far that cop on most farms is up 5 plus cent over if we had got a normal year.....
It doesn't seem to enter the equation, it's the farmers fault grass quality is sh**te/growth rates on the floor and only if they had followed best advice they'd be flying it
And that’s before they allow a wage for the idiot running the place 🙄🙄…..more bullshit figures …..no one should provide info to them for national surveys of worthless profit monitors until it is properly accounted for
It's better than the shite they have been spewing of €150k profits
Teagasc are saying that our cost of production at 35 cent per litre is completely unsustainable. Guess they'll be streamlining themselves so.
9k litres, has its own feed set to whatever level you like as well if for whatever reason more than what the plate cooler feeds it is required. Use for filling sprayer etc as well.
We have a fixed electric 3 phase powerwasher hooked up to it as well with a reel in parlour. Handy to just push a button and go and no fear of washer being taken elsewhere then. If parlour is close to sheds for the price of a few lengths of pipe you could prob fix drop points in sheds as well.
What size tank do ye have for holding water from inplate cooler for washing down?
I think this geno testing will be a super job
zero chance of mix up of dams or bulls on a calf and if calf sec is incorrect it can be changed by ICBF/dept straight away
and limos as aa etc etc Be other big benefits too down line once full herd is done like pin pointing a milk tank scc spike to a certain cow
Genomic testing be handy for catching those who Register jex as Angus. Will help the calf buyers in the long run
How accurate are ICBF genomic for non Holsteins now? Even Friesians ?
Obviously other countries have their genomic for their own breeds, but is that technology exchanged?
While they've always been the dominant dairy breed, I would think that the controlling stake of IHFA in the ICBF never sat well with me. It may not be in the best interests of the Irish farmer in the long term. That said maybe we never had any viable option other than Holsteins anyway.
The beef genomic system seem to be across breeds and we do see movement of how the index works within and between breeds as it progresses and gets more accurate.
Vet told us if a Bull gets a high temperature he will be infertile fo up to 2months
Time will tell. No more to say in the matter. Let no one be crying about increasing costs and tighter margins when it will cost over twenty euro to tag BVD test and genomic test a calf that may make a fiver
He worked up an awful sweat going around after a cow and was out of sorts in the morning so we got the vet and it was pneumonia, we left him with them but a good few broke
Hard to know. He might be sound tomorrow and no good the following day He might not go infertile at all either
Rubbish
So you think he is infertile straight away or do you think it takes a few weeks before he goes infertile?
Ya, it'll probably end up compulsory like all the sh1t they are sneaking in through derogation and then onto everyone else. The whole thing is beyond a joke at this stage.
Jaysus🙄🙄
I think I read before of bulls in a train carriage and it was 3 weeks after the infertility hit due to the heat in the carriage.
yes its true. happened here a couple of years ago. he will be bulling away but to no good.
Yes raised temperature can cause infertility but not always, had a calf down with some sort of pneumonia last week, vet hadn't much hope but she pulled through (so far anyway)
Thinking myself it was some form of sunstroke.
Had a bull catch pneumonia last week. His temperature hit 40 but was injected straight away. He was perfect again that evening. Is it true that the temperature hike might not effect his semen quality for 6 weeks?
I joined the johnes scheme, found it very helpful. Not everyone was made join it, although it would be very beneficial to some lads. Each to their own. The bvd scheme failed due to it not being compulsory to get rid of positives early on, lads thinking they'd still make money on them, whilst the positives spreading it, greed on the farmer's part ruined it
Great to see rte being shown up for the dishonest bunch of shites they are.
Oh my friend are you new to farming? All the schemes start off with the carrot and end up with the stick.
And it will be a stick to beat us with down the road. The beef barons would not be funding it otherwise. It must be a money making racket because the IFA are stuck in it.
They coax a few easy lads in the crush first .
You don't have to do it.
You don't have to worry for those how want to do it.
"Semi solid" love it..... New one on me
I don't know if this still applicable but if you use a 5 star bull on your diary herd, the heifers are automatically 5 stars, remember when 5 stars kya came out and teagasc/icbf were recommending suckler farmers to go for these animals as replacement, we had a few calves by him out strong bf/hol cows and talk about screws of animals. Another instance, where a friend of mine bought a 5 star limo for big money, and a week after buying him, he dropped to 2 stars so he rang the breeder looking for his money back and take away the bull and low and behold he was a 5 star bull in the evening. No more than ebi, there is no consistency with the 5 star system and how do you expect it when they are no visual inspection of animals
