Farming Chit Chat

rancher · 04-02-2013 03:44PM

lakill Farm wrote: »

Had one of my 3 pet ewes lambed yesterday evening with 2 healthy twin ewe lambs. Fecking ewe hadnt a drop of milk. No farmer around calving and ended up gettin beastings 2 hours after they were born at 630pm . fed again at 830pm and got a shot of oxi"something" of vet to bring the milk down (she had a full elder) . at 850pm she had milk . Lucky escape.

The word you're looking for is oxytocin, works for ringwombs as well.... always good to have in the lambing box

Conmaicne Mara · 04-02-2013 06:00PM

Superbowl advert.

Chisler2 · 04-02-2013 07:13PM

Very nice.........Ohhhhhhhh but WAIT A MINUTE!

What this impressive ad DOESN'T mention is that there are very few independent farmers left in the American grainbelt. Most have been bought out by huge conglomerates (think Monsanto). Those who remain have had three years of draught, the longest rain-free period since the Dustbowl in the 1930's. Yields were 1/3 to 1/2 this year. They tell me unless we get constant heavy snow and/or rain throughout February/March they won't even bother planting for next year. If you're a hog-farmer or do a cow-calf-feeder operation you follow the agenda of the big buyers because (apart from a small number of organic/free-range outfits) it is contract work.

Irish farming may have its woes and 2012's rains made things difficult but we're relatively lucky.

As for the classy pick-ups - a couple of days of driving the huge distances involved in prairie cultivation and you can't tell what's under the dust and muck, though the drivers are (usually) handsome hunks and wonderful people.

Conmaicne Mara · 04-02-2013 07:23PM

Publicity Farmers of Alsace Kronenbourg.

hugo29 · 04-02-2013 09:46PM

Rough night out there, wind, snow, waiting for cow to calve, just came in, everyone in bed, decided to watch recorded "match of the day" in peace, some one fcuking deleted it, :mad:

whelan1 · 04-02-2013 10:00PM

yup bitter out there tonight. Eldest lads confirmation would have been tomorrow if date hadnt been changed. happy now it was

hoseman · 04-02-2013 11:02PM

Cold wet wind storm etc,getting everything here,stove lit sit back.

Marooned75 · 04-02-2013 11:12PM

Snow here nothing like sh1t storm over the burger meat scandal

Manoffeeling · 04-02-2013 11:18PM

Intermission is a great movie

freedominacup · 04-02-2013 11:22PM

hugo29 wrote: »

Rough night out there, wind, snow, waiting for cow to calve, just came in, everyone in bed, decided to watch recorded "match of the day" in peace, some one fcuking deleted it, :mad:

It happens:(

Timmaay · 05-02-2013 12:33AM

Have afew dec calved cows loose alot of BCS over the last few weeks, what's the best thing to do with them? They have being milking well over the last month (25+ litres), I'm feeding them up to 10kg nuts per day (which are a decent 18%P winter dairynut, fed in the parlour), and ad lib silage, which is decent enough quality of 73ish dmd also. I'm hoping to push them out to calf down in Feb next year so at least not under pressure that way to get the BCS back up, but still, I think I need to do something now before they loose anymore bodyfat. Will I get away with putting them once a day, or would I be asking for trouble doing that straight up, considering I'd still be bringing the cow through the parlour twice a day to feed her the nuts, so she will tend to let down the milk both times, and 25L is abig enough amount!

awaywithyou · 05-02-2013 01:00AM

Timmaay wrote: »

Have afew dec calved cows loose alot of BCS over the last few weeks, what's the best thing to do with them? They have being milking well over the last month (25+ litres), I'm feeding them up to 10kg nuts per day (which are a decent 18%P winter dairynut, fed in the parlour), and ad lib silage, which is decent enough quality of 73ish dmd also. I'm hoping to push them out to calf down in Feb next year so at least not under pressure that way to get the BCS back up, but still, I think I need to do something now before they loose anymore bodyfat. Will I get away with putting them once a day, or would I be asking for trouble doing that straight up, considering I'd still be bringing the cow through the parlour twice a day to feed her the nuts, so she will tend to let down the milk both times, and 25L is abig enough amount!

im no expert... but i think your feeding them too much nuts... causing acidosis..

was at a keenan demo a while back and the nutritionist said concentrates should be fed at a rate 1.5kgs/gallon of milk produced

naughto · 05-02-2013 01:05AM

watched zero dark thirty last night very good film

if ya no where to get it do

or pm me and i will show ye

Injuryprone · 05-02-2013 03:02AM

Timmaay wrote: »

Have afew dec calved cows loose alot of BCS over the last few weeks, what's the best thing to do with them? They have being milking well over the last month (25+ litres), I'm feeding them up to 10kg nuts per day (which are a decent 18%P winter dairynut, fed in the parlour), and ad lib silage, which is decent enough quality of 73ish dmd also. I'm hoping to push them out to calf down in Feb next year so at least not under pressure that way to get the BCS back up, but still, I think I need to do something now before they loose anymore bodyfat. Will I get away with putting them once a day, or would I be asking for trouble doing that straight up, considering I'd still be bringing the cow through the parlour twice a day to feed her the nuts, so she will tend to let down the milk both times, and 25L is abig enough amount!

There has to be a cause as to why only some of them are losing condition and the rest aren't. Have the few that are losing condition got anything in common? It's alot easier to improve their condition if you know why it's deteriorating. In fact it may be impossible if you don't. Also, is 25L not a bit low for a cow calved 6 weeks, getting 10kg nuts and decent silage?

freedominacup · 05-02-2013 06:45AM

Snowing here now:eek: First of about 2 years. Doesn't appear to be sticking to tarmac yet just a light cover on grass. Kids are gonna be gutted all down badly with flu.

whelan1 · 05-02-2013 06:49AM

blanket of snow on the ground here. milkman normally here aroubd 4am. didnt come yet

freedominacup · 05-02-2013 07:02AM

Just reading an article on the Dairygold contracts, apparently legislation always made it clear that the rule book of a co-op constitutes a written contract between a member and their society. Anyone here got a copy of their societies rulebook and was it easy to get?

hugo29 · 05-02-2013 07:57AM

Snow here too, very stormy too, can't wait to go out

bbam · 05-02-2013 09:20AM

Good bit of snow here, maybe six inches with frost under.
Neither of us going To head out thismorning, keeping kids home from school as I'd say it'll be closed.
In the bed with a cuppa looking out at snow covered countryside. Tis a great life

. I'll head out to work later, probably

, after making snowman.

whelan1 · 05-02-2013 09:32AM

bbam wrote: »

Good bit of snow here, maybe six inches with frost under.
Neither of us going To head out thismorning, keeping kids home from school as I'd say it'll be closed.
In the bed with a cuppa looking out at snow covered countryside. Tis a great life . I'll head out to work later, probably , after making snowman.

some people have it easy:D

bbam · 05-02-2013 09:41AM

whelan1 wrote: »

some people have it easy:D

There was a time I'd be out at 5am battling through the snow to the time clock for 6:45 in Dublin. Not any more.
Herself is gone down for more tea, and toast this time too, kids reading in their beds.

Will work up the hours another time.

Feck it, life's for living

whelan1 · 05-02-2013 10:02AM

i am looking for the link to sfp that people get, now i normally dont agree with this being published but needs must, thanks in advance

bbam · 05-02-2013 10:20AM

whelan1 wrote: »

i am looking for the link to sfp that people get, now i normally dont agree with this being published but needs must, thanks in advance

see if that works

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/agri-foodindustry/euinternationalpolicy/commonagriculturalpolicycap/capbeneficiariesdatabase/paymentsdatabase/cap_ben_master.jsp

whelan1 · 05-02-2013 10:24AM

bbam wrote: »

see if that works

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/agri-foodindustry/euinternationalpolicy/commonagriculturalpolicycap/capbeneficiariesdatabase/paymentsdatabase/cap_ben_master.jsp

i tried that one earlier and for my county it seems to be only 11 farms that come up who got funding, like leader etc

bbam · 05-02-2013 10:30AM

whelan1 wrote: »

i tried that one earlier and for my county it seems to be only 11 farms that come up who got funding, like leader etc

Yes but wasn't there a change, again.
First it changes to show no information. Then there was a change that only "companies" details would be published.
I don't thin any private individuals details are available.

td5man · 05-02-2013 10:51AM

bbam wrote: »

Yes but wasn't there a change, again.
First it changes to show no information. Then there was a change that only "companies" details would be published.
I don't thin any private individuals details are available.

yeah think its only company details you can see now

hugo29 · 05-02-2013 12:11PM

bbam wrote: »

There was a time I'd be out at 5am battling through the snow to the time clock for 6:45 in Dublin. Not any more.
Herself is gone down for more tea, and toast this time too, kids reading in their beds.

Will work up the hours another time.

Feck it, life's for living

be careful:D cozy bed all to yer selves;)

reilig · 05-02-2013 12:20PM

New BTAP task makes the whole scheme so much handier. You can now scan your cows and record the results with ICBF as one of the tasks. Quite a practical and beneficial task IMO.

hugo29 · 05-02-2013 12:33PM

reilig wrote: »

New BTAP task makes the whole scheme so much handier. You can now scan your cows and record the results with ICBF as one of the tasks. Quite a practical and beneficial task IMO.

Reilig, I used to fill in the insemenation dates in the record serve sub section under the fertility heading which in turn projected the calving date and then ticked the"in calf box" under the "preg check" heading after scanning, are you saying this now can be a task,
sorry if that a bit confusing, late night-and early morning, old age is catching up

rancher · 05-02-2013 12:59PM

bbam wrote: »

Yes but wasn't there a change, again.
First it changes to show no information. Then there was a change that only "companies" details would be published.
I don't thin any private individuals details are available.

proper order...never should have been published in the first place

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