Dairy Chitchat 4, an udder new thread.

Id be of the opinion that will come back to you some way down the line. Id so the same as you and I wish I had neighbours like you around me to be honest.

You were correct in fairness. We all know the relations that you meet at weddings and funerals ain't much help, if a cow falls down in the milking parlour some morning. Or when all the cows break out and are heading for town. 35 is grand, it covered your cost. He may or may not pay the favour back sometime, that is not in your hands.

Though I have found, that "eaten bread is soon forgotten" and with the forecasts, maybe you should use away the bales at the side of the road first.

Words are easy when you start at 9 in an air conditioned office and are home by 6 in your milage claimed car and no butterfat,protein or indeed meal bill on your salary statement

Remember in spring 2013 fodder crisis I had to bring home bales from along a road because there was stories of lads stealing bales outta fields that time. Desperate times. Hopefully this doesn't turn out the same. I

In spring 2013 a neighbour rang me and offered me 35 bales of 2011 saved silage when I was stuck. Went to pay him and he wouldn't have a cent. In 2018 after the beast from the east he was out of silage and I rang him. He got about fifty bales but I had plenty that year. No money exchanged hands. Ever since we have had several back and forwards on straw, silage and help at silage etc. Both of us work off farm and would back each other up. Being neighbourly is no harm.

Excuse my French, but that arseh*le has done untold damage to our dairy industry. Be safe, lads and ladies. Whatever about the cows look after yourselves.

likes of him joe Patton and the dairy advice from Tegasc. This week shows just how out of touch with the current plight of farmers this lot are

Was reading in the rag one of the poster boys said he had 72% grazed, paddocks damaged and also damaged last back end, can you imagine if he has to go back into those again in this weather. What will they grow far the rest of the year.

But the strange thing is silage is not being bought. Is that lads don't have the money. I advertised pit silage on done deal, not one phone call. One lad buying some, our slurry contractor that told him about it.

Have 100 % grazed, god only knows what will happen for second rotation! It's saved me a big bill in silage and ground conditions were better a week ago than they are now.In fairness to brennon he backs the farmers in relation to nitrates and regulations. Could be a bit off with the messaging here tho.. heard same story with guys buying silage but don't have credit. Think lads drying up early may have stiffled cash flow also. Its been a dreadful 6 to 7 months at this stage, I'd say Co.ops are getting weary with large credit and diminishing milk supplies. Could be a big knock on.. the worst thing this time of the year u can see higher temperatures and a good forecast but it looks dreadful for the next 7 to 10 days.

Lads buying lucky bag bales, but pit silage I am selling is 78 dmd. Hard to figure lads out.