Silicon tubing seems to be all the go now too. Considering upgrading the tubes
No ACRs here in 12 units. Pay the extra money for lightweight clusters though
What size is the shed? I have 60 foot by 22. 45 feet for the parlour and 12 units with jars. No acrs, don't have any interest considering the price of them.
Thanks for the replies.
I wouldn’t be putting the ACRs or swing arms in now but leaving room for them (or not) will make a difference to the layout and size of the parlour.
Its a bit like Tetris trying to make squares and rectangles fit into existing sheds.
Handy if you need to leave the pit for any reason but drafting and cowflow would be better investments. If budget allows acrs would be handy but would look elsewhere first. Swingover arms would keep the pit clear alright
No need for acr in 10 unit imo.
Go more units if you can and leave out the extras.
Had a man here today measuring out for a parlour to go into an existing shed. Lots of ifs, buts, and maybes to be figured out over the coming weeks and months.
Can I ask people’s opinions of ACRs and swing-over arms in a 10-unit parlour? I know they’d be handy or even essential in a bigger parlour, but would you get as much value out of them in a smaller parlour?
It’d be 60-70 cows, depending on nitrates and milk price 😀
There was an IFJ article a while back of a former dairy farmer from Mayo who had 3 phase but retired from dairying. With a wind turbine exporting back to grid. His gripe was he hadn't a smart meter but a simple import export digital meter. He was loosing out from exporting units as the esb wouldn't read the meter. If you could have a domestic rate with still the increased export allowance for 3 phase with the 21c/kwh of the Microgeneration Support Scheme you'd be doing very well.
I was under the impression that you had to go commerical to get the 3-phase. That was obviously incorrect though! Maybe these car charges can use 3-phase now.
Sent you dm
Mine is still classed as a domestic connection. I've it in over 10 years now but I know there was a commercial 3 phase also but was told don't look for it as you'll be paying commercial rates.
You kinda have a priority anyway if your dairy is affected.
Is the standing charge higher per month?
Have 3 phase here ….50 kva transformer all to myself …you can pick whatever provider you wish ….currently with water power …..if my line goes down it’s a priority line when comes to reconnection as local school also on it ….can run everything in place if I want …no tripped switches etc ….cheaper buy and run 3 phase motors as well
That must be what I was thinking of. But can you really get 3-phase as a domestic connection?
I've 3 phase and it's the same rate per unit. Just don't get a commercial supply as it has higher rates
I think it's a lot more expensive to have a connection with larger capacity - never mind 3-phase.
Lads paying 500+ an acre here just to have enough land on paper.
If you could go and buy a block in France at 1000 an acre and use that instead to tick the box, there would be plenty jumping at the chance
Which reminds me - how are hill farms calculated here? I remember there was a big hill/bog/mountain farm for sale in Maybe a few years back. It was priced at less than a 1000 an acre for about 1000 acres. Would an acre of that ground count the same as an acre anywhere else as regards nitrates? Hardly?
Drawing them 13kms here. Adds €2 per bale on haulage. I stack them on hardcore there and draw them as I need them myself. Sell surplus from there. Draw them in the dry period when things are slacker.
I also take pit silage home from there. About 50 acres give or take. Costs less than €1000 extra as against short draws. Its not the breakings of my system let me tell you.
Are they back taking on new customers?
Humour me..
Not always
Drawing bales longer than that last 15 years depends on circumstances.
Not on 3 phase but on a very good rate with waterpower atm.
They will find a way till money runs out seen it over the years asking myself how can such a farmer be making money eg 20km silage draws it doesnt last long.
I'm getting a new 3 phase connection in fir new milking parlour. I've to register with a supplier, is 3 phase dearer than normal single phase per unit and who's the best to go with. Am with electric Ireland for other supply
It is highly likely we will see more of a move to high imput high volume milking.its happening already due to restricted land base and banding is only going to add to it.the n71 was flat out with maize heading west yesterday. what are lads going to do stand still or go backwards. Many of these businesses were formed during the quota years when anyone with any sense would have walked away.they will find a way
The genius who who out knowledges the agriculture scientists..🤥
They would be incorrect if the limit is dropped to 220 or back to 200 or 170 there will be less slurry produced.
If that happened then there wound be less cows on farms. Farmers would adjust farming systems and there wound be less supplementary feeding indoors during the grazing season.
That is the warped sort of state IFA make in a debate and are made look idiots by environmental contributors.
Of course it will have an effect on water quality
I see fellas on Snapchat out last night spraying tillage ground in the dark. It's raining now before daylight. The plants had no way of taking that spray up before rainfall. The Green party in Ireland is now campaigning in Europe to remove Ireland's glyphosate derogation. Can we link both events together?
The biggest threat to one farmer is the bad action of another farmer.
Increased slurry storage will always help. A bit extreme, you could even go multi year storage.
