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johngalway · 11-10-2011 06:40PM

moy83 wrote: »

Maam cross monday evenings at six o clock

Buy in Maam Cross, sell in Clifden

just do it · 11-10-2011 08:33PM

Charlie Charolais wrote: »

hey all,

i'm working off farm but want to buy some weanlings;
are there any evening sales in west area?

Gort, Co Galway thursday evenings

24_7 · 12-10-2011 11:31AM

Well,
Just wondering if any of you buy semen straws as potential investment for the future to sell at a profit. Reason for asking, Bought straws about 2 years ago for a bull and paid about €80 each, seen some of the same bull in the Journal at the weekend and phoned, looking about €300 each. I was only after buying the flask at the time and I still havent much in it, so just curious to see if others were using it partly as a savings or investment tool.

jeff greene · 12-10-2011 11:35AM

24_7 wrote: »

Well,
Just wondering if any of you buy semen straws as potential investment for the future to sell at a profit. Reason for asking, Bought straws about 2 years ago for a bull and paid about €80 each, seen some of the same bull in the Journal at the weekend and phoned, looking about €300 each. I was only after buying the flask at the time and I still havent much in it, so just curious to see if others were using it partly as a savings or investment tool.

Genetics don't stop, top bulls today will be obsolete in a few years, more so now with advancements in genomics etc. Small scale with top show bulls maybe

Muckit · 12-10-2011 11:39AM

plus you've the cost of the liquid nitrogen and the risk of storing the straws and keeping them intact. A dud straw is no good to anyone. A risky risky 'investment' in my book.

bogman_bass · 12-10-2011 11:44AM

lads forget about bulls pretty fast and move onto the next big thing. That and if you get caught you're in trouble. You can't sell straws without a licence and an approved semen store

Atilathehun · 12-10-2011 11:54AM

jeff greene wrote: »

Genetics don't stop, top bulls today will be obsolete in a few years, more so now with advancements in genomics etc. Small scale with top show bulls maybe

Shure, the blues are nearly obsolete as it is:D

linebacker52 · 12-10-2011 12:31PM

Scanned cows this morning 15% empty happy enough with that.

whelan1 · 12-10-2011 12:41PM

any word of an extension in the slurry spreading date, the lads around here are making fair muck:o

rliston · 12-10-2011 01:24PM

whelan1 wrote: »

any word of an extension in the slurry spreading date, the lads around here are making fair muck:o

From facebook

Offical Irish Farmers Journal wrote:

NEWSFLASH - Ministers Hogan and Coveney confirm that slurry spreading deadline is extended by two weeks to end of October (where conditions permit).

Bizzum · 12-10-2011 11:12PM

I see we have a new moderator. When did this happen? What did I miss?

Best of luck Reilig!

13spanner · 13-10-2011 12:08AM

Kilfenora mart in last weeks "mart watch" in the journal. We're famous!

reilig · 13-10-2011 09:21AM

Bizzum wrote: »

I see we have a new moderator. When did this happen? What did I miss?

Best of luck Reilig!

Yesterday I believe. 6 grueling interviews and 3 weeks of negotiations on my salary and here I am

The_Conductor · 13-10-2011 09:30AM

Best of good luck to Reilig and Rovi (who has been mod for a few weeks now) as the two new forum moderators.

Shane

Birdnuts · 13-10-2011 09:37AM

reilig wrote: »

Yesterday I believe. 6 grueling interviews and 3 weeks of negotiations on my salary and here I am

Thats makes you a PT farmer like myself;)

pakalasa · 13-10-2011 10:02AM

reilig wrote: »

Yesterday I believe. 6 grueling interviews and 3 weeks of negotiations on my salary and here I am

Seriously though, what is involved in becoming a Moderator?
More importantly, what are the perks?

Or is it more like the GAA coaches at underage......nothing but abuse.:D

reilig · 13-10-2011 10:34AM

pakalasa wrote: »

Or is it more like the GAA coaches at underage......nothing but abuse.:D

You hit the nail on the head there I think.

I do get some extra subscriber priviledges. They asked me to do it, I spend a lot of time on here anyway and get a lot of information back from it. It won't be a lot of extra work just to tidy things up a bit while I'm here.

Bizzum · 13-10-2011 11:47AM

reilig wrote: »

Yesterday I believe. 6 grueling interviews and 3 weeks of negotiations on my salary and here I am

I can see the headline in the local paper already:

JOBS BOOST FOR LEITRIM!

I have to say I liked Pakalasa's underage GAA coach analogy. All grand 'till ya start 'favouring your own young fella!'

Best of luck with it!

leg wax · 13-10-2011 03:50PM

anyone hear of massey woman on here anymore?

reilig · 13-10-2011 04:13PM

leg wax wrote: »

anyone hear of massey woman on here anymore?

I saw her post to a thread a couple of weeks ago.

redzerologhlen · 13-10-2011 04:57PM

Probably the most overdone bulls I have ever seen

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2605777

simx · 13-10-2011 07:42PM

anyone in kilmallock monday?. . . what sim/blk lim weanling bulls making?

pakalasa · 13-10-2011 07:47PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Probably the most overdone bulls I have ever seen

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2605777

Funny, I was looking at that today and thinking the same thing.

reilig · 13-10-2011 07:55PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Probably the most overdone bulls I have ever seen

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2605777

They're narrow allright - all feed and poor muscle. I'm not fond of a bull with a dip in the back like that!!

redzerologhlen · 13-10-2011 10:59PM

Who knew pigs were so smart...a bit of babe in this lad I think!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrkIVsYuX4E&feature=player_embedded

dar31 · 13-10-2011 11:08PM

neighbors bull came in for a visit to day, walked through 3 electric wires before he realised its not such a good idea, took half hour to fix they all back up.

Kovu · 13-10-2011 11:11PM

dar31 wrote: »

neighbors bull came in for a visit to day, walked through 3 wires before he realised its not such a good idea, took half hour to fix they all back up.

Not a great bull if he realised that walking through wires wouldn't work:rolleyes:

dar31 · 14-10-2011 07:43AM

first diy ai calf born last night.
draged my self out of bed at 3 this morning to make sure all was ok.
heifer calf by sok out of one of the few pets on the farm

pajero12 · 14-10-2011 01:09PM

Firstly congrats on the new role Reilig

Anyone heading to Elphin tonight for Eddie Lynch's sale??

leg wax · 14-10-2011 07:18PM

the sale for dovea was good iheard the best cow and calf made 3200

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