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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #2582
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,137 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    sheebadog wrote: »
    West, just south of the Loire.
    In decending order
    Arable
    Dairy
    Beef
    Poultry.

    I'm heading that way this weekend. I'll put some in my luggage :D


  • #2583
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    pakalasa wrote: »
    Hot weather next Thursday week :D (24 May 2013)
    http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/avnpanel1.html

    Yea, MT Cranium is saying that it looks to improve after sunday.


  • #2584
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    reilig wrote: »
    Yea, MT Cranium is saying that it looks to improve after sunday.

    jayus sunday, will be in speed boats by then :D


  • #2585
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    can you still get guards to sign some form to say vehicle was off road if you want to tax it and want to avoid the back tax

    ill tell you in a hour, going to try that one meself


  • #2586
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭dzer2


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    can you still get guards to sign some form to say vehicle was off road if you want to tax it and want to avoid the back tax

    Yeah the OH was stopped last week and told the guard that she was going to get it taxed had the forms and all in the car he rang his mate in the station to say she was on the way in to get it signed to stay until she got there. They are only in the station for 2 hrs a day now.


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  • #2587
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    sheebadog wrote: »
    West, just south of the Loire.
    In decending order
    Arable
    Dairy
    Beef
    Poultry.

    Challones anywhere near you? It's twinned with Ballinasloe here ;) Was over there a few years ago, great wine! :D

    Is it goats or cows you are milking? Has the grass started to take off there yet? Eveyln was saying yer getting cold wintery downpours there at the moment.


  • #2588
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Muckit wrote: »
    Challones anywhere near you? It's twinned with Ballinasloe here ;) Was over there a few years ago, great wine! :D

    Is it goats or cows you are milking? Has the grass started to take off there yet? Eveyln was saying yer getting cold wintery downpours there at the moment.

    ballinasloe and challones now thats not a couple you would put together:D, used to go tru ballinasloe a lot on way to college in limerick a long long long time ago

    lol eveyln, are ye on first name basis, will ya tell her do something about them dresses


  • #2589
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    simx wrote: »
    As far as I know ya still can

    yep just got it sorted
    its the rf100a form you need from motortax.ie
    section 7 fill in off road dates, you sign i when in front of guard (very disinterested) and they stamp it


  • #2590
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    Muckit wrote: »
    Challones anywhere near you? It's twinned with Ballinasloe here ;) Was over there a few years ago, great wine! :D

    Is it goats or cows you are milking? Has the grass started to take off there yet? Eveyln was saying yer getting cold wintery downpours there at the moment.

    Not near Challones, Muckit. Holstein herd here. Weather is cold and wet. However loads of grass


  • #2591
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Off topic,but---what's going on. I'm farming in France and have a large amount of surplus fodder. I read this thread daily to keep up things at home. So I think to myself contact Co-ops and make them aware of what I've available. No real interest. Answer I get is send it into us and we'll sell it for you. Now I'm not a merchant and into organizing transport etc. so why so little interest?? Answers on a postage stamp........!!
    Btw on a bit early here but an hour ahead.
    I fear the IFA are busier talking about it and accusing the government of doing nothing than actually looking after their membership.


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  • #2592
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Off topic,but---what's going on. I'm farming in France and have a large amount of surplus fodder. I read this thread daily to keep up things at home. So I think to myself contact Co-ops and make them aware of what I've available. No real interest. Answer I get is send it into us and we'll sell it for you. Now I'm not a merchant and into organizing transport etc. so why so little interest?? Answers on a postage stamp........!!
    Btw on a bit early here but an hour ahead.

    I'm guessing they are mostly looking for large quantities, I think the Glanbia UK maize deal was something like a 3000T pit of maize.


  • #2593
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,886 ✭✭✭mf240


    just do it wrote: »
    I fear the IFA are busier talking about it and accusing the government of doing nothing than actually looking after their membership.

    Got a leaflet in post today.

    They are claiming credit for good beef price and good milk price.

    Milk price in Glanbia is 7 cents a litre below market returns. That doesent seem to bother them.


  • #2594
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    had an aa cow with tetany this morning, they are on an outfarm 1.5 miles away, mad dash to get magnessium, gave her 2 bottles under the skin and 1 calcium in, the vein... have her sitting up. Rang vet they said there would be nothing they could do if they came out, said to give her another calcium. she is still fitting although not as bad and not frothing at mouth anymore, vet said its a wait and see to see what brain damage has been done.... must have been over the road 10 times this morning... they have plenty of mineral buckets with them


  • #2595
    sheebadog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭sheebadog


    Timmaay wrote: »
    I'm guessing they are mostly looking for large quantities, I think the Glanbia UK maize deal was something like a 3000T pit of maize.

    I did say à LARGE surplus!


  • #2596
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    hugo29 wrote: »
    used to go tru ballinasloe a lot on way to college in limerick a long long long time ago

    Well snap. Went to college in Limerick myself. Was it McGowan's bus you used to get? Ah those were the days!!


  • #2597
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    mf240 wrote: »
    Got a leaflet in post today.

    They are claiming credit for good beef price and good milk price.

    Milk price in Glanbia is 7 cents a litre below market returns. That doesent seem to bother them.

    Ha, some cheek, given that most dairyfarmers have mealbills of thousands raked up 36cent does not in anyway feel like a good milk price.


  • #2598
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    sheebadog wrote: »
    Not near Challones, Muckit. Holstein herd here. Weather is cold and wet. However loads of grass

    Fair play! Hope it's going well for you. Might be a boatload of us Boardsies over to join you soon if this weather doesn't pick up!!


  • #2599
    whelan1
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    Timmaay wrote: »
    Ha, some cheek, given that most dairyfarmers have mealbills of thousands raked up 36cent does not in anyway feel like a good milk price.
    realistically its 35c with 1 cent hardship payment... fookers didnt budge on march price at all.....


  • #2600
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    Muckit wrote: »
    Well snap. Went to college in Limerick myself. Was it McGowan's bus you used to get? Ah those were the days!!
    Went there too. Not through Ballinasloe though.


  • #2601
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    whelan1 wrote: »
    realistically its 35c with 1 cent hardship payment... fookers didnt budge on march price at all.....

    Hmm yeh read that, they can sugercoat it whatever way they want I don't care, its still basically 36c base price isn't it? Or where does the 1cent come in, before or after vat/levies etc? Obvious I'd be extremely pissed if they dropped it as quick next month to 35 though....


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  • #2602
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,886 ✭✭✭mf240


    whelan1 wrote: »
    realistically its 35c with 1 cent hardship payment... fookers didnt budge on march price at all.....

    Is there anything we can realitically do about this failure to pay for our milk.

    Who do we lobby for an increase.

    In my estimation its 6 to 7 cents behind market levels. Does anybody have any concrete figures on what market is returing. Or what they feel price should be.


  • #2603
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,886 ✭✭✭mf240


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Hmm yeh read that, they can sugercoat it whatever way they want I don't care, its still basically 36c base price isn't it? Or where does the 1cent come in, before or after vat/levies etc? Obvious I'd be extremely pissed if they dropped it as quick next month to 35 though....

    But thats just it tim they wont have to drop it to 35 its still 35.


  • #2604
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    was looking at old tax discs in 06 tractor when putting in new one, 78 euro first, then 88 euro, 102 euro now!


  • #2605
    simx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    was looking at old tax discs in 06 tractor when putting in new one, 78 euro first, then 88 euro, 102 euro now!

    Did it go to €102 this year?


  • #2606
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    simx wrote: »
    Did it go to €102 this year?

    not sure, the last time she was taxed was 2010 :rolleyes:


  • #2607
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Muckit wrote: »
    Well snap. Went to college in Limerick myself. Was it McGowan's bus you used to get? Ah those were the days!!

    yep McGowans bus, used to be a pit stop in ballinasloe at that hotel in town centre, went to Limerick RTC (as it was known then) 92-95 and yes they were good days....


  • #2608
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    mf240 wrote: »
    But thats just it tim they wont have to drop it to 35 its still 35.

    I'd say its delay tactics, next month they'll be gloating about rising it from 35 to 36! No way they could keep it at 35,and be at least 2cent off kerry etc. Or could they...

    Fully agreed that something needs to be done to put them under pressure to increase it, the obvious suggestion would go ask your IFA rep to help lobby for an increase... Oh wait, they think its good as is!


  • #2609
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    yep just got it sorted
    its the rf100a form you need from motortax.ie
    section 7 fill in off road dates, you sign i when in front of guard (very disinterested) and they stamp it

    yep guard just signed mine as well, never even looked up,


  • #2610
    oxjkqg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 307 ✭✭oxjkqg


    Timmaay wrote: »
    I'd say its delay tactics, next month they'll be gloating about rising it from 35 to 36! No way they could keep it at 35,and be at least 2cent off kerry etc. Or could they...

    Fully agreed that something needs to be done to put them under pressure to increase it, the obvious suggestion would go ask your IFA rep to help lobby for an increase... Oh wait, they think its good as is!

    kerry holdin tough at 35cent aswell buck Despite assuring they would pay the leading milk price in Ireland


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  • #2611
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Trying to put this sprayer together is a pain, cant figure half of it out at all


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