Exactly. But it is a major crime at the moment. Just goes to show the hypocrisy of it all.
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How could they if they are done away with? Sounds like another benefit to not having them to me.
A printout of the current profile would be much simpler wouldn't it? High stocked elderly farmers in the QA scheme without internet would be a very small group.
Tell that that to the bord bia auditor next time he calls or indeed if you have a nitrates inspection. They always make a big deal about going through the blue cards.
Had a lad we sold calves to in the spring ring me over Christmas. He had sold some of them and told the buyer he could apply for the movement on line as he didn't want to look stupid. He hadn't a breeze. He was registered on agfood but never used it. He would be a good bit younger than me. He brought his phone up to me and I sorted it. I asked him would he be able do it on his own next time and he said not a hope
Not having blue cards does not prevent the use of blue book or registering via the white cards.
I don't know anyone under 80 at this stage without a smart phone that isn't active on some form of social media. I know they exist but that group is getting small.
A printout of the herd profile a couple of times a year would be more useful than a bunch of cards.
Ask Any board bia auditor about the amount of blue books still in use. The amount of white cards and the sheets from the registration book, sent in to register animals. Not so much in dairy farms. Still a lot of older farmers around, that like to do their own business, than asking relatives or having to get WiFi. Coverage is still bad in some places
Not having to search through them to find the couple going for sale.
What use are they now? One of their main functions was recording TB and Brucellosis testing but they've not been stamped in years.
Can those people not still write down numbers? Maybe they could use a book with a blue cover?
To be fair I think the older generation are not given enough credit for their resourcefulness and ability to adapt. I'm talking daily with farmers in their 70s and 80s who mange their farms with the aid of a computer and/or smart phone.
The amount of completely technology illiterate people is reducing and those who for whatever reason don't want to learn usually find some other way to cope either over the phone or through family members/advisors etc.
Aren't you the smart fella. Problem is there are a lot of people not as smart as you. A lot of farmers like to write down details, and keep their blue cards like they are gold bars. When their is a mistake or a error in the registration of an animal the blue card is handy.
Now IL let you get back to your cyberspace.
Cattle will be scanned like sheep in the mart and factory with reader and put into system to transfer from herd, there will be no need for the card, cattle Eid tags should have come in when the sheep came in and make TB testing very simple.
The very same reason people are against getting rid of cash ,what advantage is it to farmers to have no blue cards
I'm sure that's not far away either, obviously security would be more important with the movement of people. Just wondering why would you be opposed to the idea of getting rid of the blue card?
What would people need passports then for if people can have all details on their phone
But if the department don't need the blue card why would we? All the details you need are on your phone.
As for An Post. They got their share of the gravy too. Some BS story that the samples were getting stuck in the sorting machines.
So parcel postage price to be paid instead of a letter…. The Cormac sample containers are tiny. Should make no difference
That is some cod isn't it ,no word about the huge cost to farmers of bvd testing .What could a blue card cost in printing and posting but is it n't the plan by the dept that you will have to photagraph your calf also when born
Heard the Dept are going to phase out the blue card later in the year and are trying to get the marts system upgrade and get the marts and factories on board, blue cards are a huge cost to the system as part of the Eid new tagging.
That wasn't wholecrop, that was "arable" silage a completely different job. Maize is more expensive per Kg of dm than wholecrop.
It's horses for courses. Some farmers can plant and spray the whole crop themselves then they only pay for harvesting. As well they have the rest of the straw, I know a farmer near me that used to crimp it. Now I think he gets it dried but not completely sure
Another advantage is you can include it in a resending rotation if it's on the main farm or on land adjacent to you that you are using for grazing or silage.
I grew maize and whole crop with peas last year. Doubt I’d bother with whole crop again tbh. Maize was cheaper per kg of dm. Didn’t see much of a response when the cows got the wholecrop
Wholecrop is for dry stale cows
maize is for high yielders
Well I guess there are all kinds of experts out there. Our wholecrop was 34% starch and 49% dry matter.
Nutrionist round here calls wholecrop poor man's maize!
Well crows are rarely a problem with spring crops, can be very bad on winter crops all right.
We got our wholecrop and maize out no bother. Now the crows were getting fond of them alright before cutting but no major damage done.
In my opinion wholcrop seems to feed better than maize. Really balances the grass silage. Cows have nice firm dung and seem very content.
Lots of maize mucked out of fields last year was very variable quality, likewise wholecrop, lots of ground destroyed trying to salvage it...
50 acres of spring barley beside us was never got, bigger issue will be the thousands of crows in the area now, they'll destroy spring crops/maize without plastic, it's unbelievable the amount of pigeons/crows around
quick question lads about genotype is it compulsory? what does it cost and what benefit is it to the farmer, thanks lads
Register calf send tissue sample asap ….once parentage verified card issued …geno report later in spring …..was told 12 day turnaround at. Best from register to blue card ….
There's a thread on it
True, also you can’t use the white cards for registering calves, it has to be done online. It’s going to be some mess.
I think you register as normal but they will stay in pending mode until genotypes come back.
