Farming Chit Chat II

bob charles · 16-05-2013 08:14PM

Muckit wrote: »

weekendfarmer wrote: »

The JFC winner 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBNr040rrNw[/QUOTE]

I think it's an excellent idea if it does what it says on the tin. Would avoid a lot of headaches and hopefully convince lads to stay with sucklers

but they are already on the market for a good number of years in different guises. For breeding cows I would prefer the bolus in the stomach

whelan1 · 16-05-2013 08:16PM

bob charles wrote: »

Muckit wrote: »

but they are already on the market for a good number of years in different guises. For breeding cows I would prefer the bolus in the stomach

ah we had this debate before... if the cow drinks excess water it will distort the reading, also what if it stops working, you cant re use it..........

dzer2 · 16-05-2013 09:27PM

Quick question was talking to a neighbour he asked if I would sell him 30K gallons of slurry just wondering what a fair price for it would be?

moy83 · 16-05-2013 09:50PM

dzer2 wrote: »

Quick question was talking to a neighbour he asked if I would sell him 30K gallons of slurry just wondering what a fair price for it would be?

I dont know but Id be thinking most lads need it taken away because there is nowhere fit for it at the moment so he shouldnt have much of a problem getting some . I would try to see if there was something that he could swop with ?

1chippy · 16-05-2013 09:58PM

Just back from balmoral. The biggest angus bull i ever seen from cork in it. supposed to weigh 1.7 tons and i wouldnt doubt it.

jomoloney · 16-05-2013 10:03PM

1chippy wrote: »

Just back from balmoral. The biggest angus bull i ever seen from cork in it. supposed to weigh 1.7 tons and i wouldnt doubt it.

was that Albert de Cogan's by any chance, saw his stock a couple of years ago , .. quality

naughto · 16-05-2013 10:18PM

AntrimGlens · 16-05-2013 10:21PM

saw him chippy, he was a brute alright, big char bull there too, saw him on the lawn but didn't see whose he was. right good show now thats its moved from the city don't ya think?

hugo29 · 16-05-2013 10:31PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

9.25 or 9.50 a bag I can't exactly remember. I thought it would be just like 18.6.12, as in little to no dust. I was like a human smoke bomb with all the dust

How did you spread it by helicopter,

Seriously was it disc spreader, What is coverage ie bag per acre, need to spread some too,

wesleysniper38 · 16-05-2013 10:37PM

simx wrote: »

Just pulled into queue in mart now, 12 yokes in front of me and 8 of them are lorries, stupid how early ya have to be in some marts not to be stuck there all day

Well simx hope you were lucky after such an early start. How was the trade ?

1chippy · 16-05-2013 10:39PM

jomoloney wrote: »

was that Albert de Cogan's by any chance, saw his stock a couple of years ago , .. quality

Not sure whose he was to be honest.
Yeh antrims, great setup plenty of parking and a super day. Got a few good deals of a couple of lads and met up with whites for a sprayer, recommended by boards. I can see this show getting very big with the new setup.A bit disapointed with the info on the stock available.

Conmaicne Mara · 16-05-2013 10:54PM

hugo29 wrote: »

How did you spread it by helicopter,

Seriously was it disc spreader, What is coverage ie bag per acre, need to spread some too,

It was a sort of a disc spreader

Put out three bags to the acre on a small patch, going to try a half arsed attempt at over sowing a bit of clover.

I think they recommend three bags to the acre to raise PH, and just the one to maintain.

Ground lime a lot better option, IF you can handle it. Trying to figure that one out at the moment.

naughto · 16-05-2013 11:02PM

iverjohnston · 16-05-2013 11:29PM

dzer2 wrote: »

Quick question was talking to a neighbour he asked if I would sell him 30K gallons of slurry just wondering what a fair price for it would be?

Dzer2, if you got a couple of euro a thousand gallons, would be fair enough. I got 50 thousand gallons of pig slurry yesterday, piggeries round here deliver it by artic for free. It goes onto your Nitrates plan.

C0N0R · 17-05-2013 12:20AM

naughto wrote: »

Onè of the big brands of milk out here have a new campaign with some new container that doesn't let light in as they reckon the light getting in damages the milk to some extent. Possibly where that cow came from, they have a few like that in the adds. Can't get a link for add but if you search anchor milk glass cow in YouTube ull find it. They have some good adds!

bogman_bass · 17-05-2013 12:48AM

dzer2 wrote: »

Quick question was talking to a neighbour he asked if I would sell him 30K gallons of slurry just wondering what a fair price for it would be?

charge him a euro a load so its legaly his resposibility if it goes out on the road or into drains etc

Chisler2 · 17-05-2013 04:35AM

quadboy wrote: »

Spreading fert in the morning with 2 wheel drive tractor only managed one lap around nearly ploughed the place so left it and off into town looking for a quad spreader

Here's a picture I took driving back through Minnesota earlier today which I thought you'd like to 'warm the cockles of your heart' on QuadB. Yeah - that's REAL DUST behind the tractor and the temperature was 83 Fahrenheit!

Muckit · 17-05-2013 08:23AM

mmm... ya.... really dusty...can't see a bloody thing!!

dzer2 · 17-05-2013 08:37AM

moy83 wrote: »

I dont know but Id be thinking most lads need it taken away because there is nowhere fit for it at the moment so he shouldnt have much of a problem getting some . I would try to see if there was something that he could swop with ?

The only thing any of us around here have to give away is water:D

iverjohnston wrote: »

Dzer2, if you got a couple of euro a thousand gallons, would be fair enough. I got 50 thousand gallons of pig slurry yesterday, piggeries round here deliver it by artic for free. It goes onto your Nitrates plan.

Lads around here reckon 1K of slurry equals a bag of 0-7-30. It would be great to export some slurry as I am always applying for extensions to the nitrates

bogman_bass wrote: »

charge him a euro a load so its legaly his resposibility if it goes out on the road or into drains etc

He is hiring a tractor and spreader to draw it so i presume he will be covered by his insurance. I would like to get a few bob for it as its clean slurry meal and straw feed bulls.

Marooned75 · 17-05-2013 08:45AM

Chisler2 wrote: »

Here's a picture I took driving back through Minnesota earlier today which I thought you'd like to 'warm the cockles of your heart' on QuadB. Yeah - that's REAL DUST behind the tractor and the temperature was 83 Fahrenheit!

????

dzer2 · 17-05-2013 08:57AM

C0N0R wrote: »

Onè of the big brands of milk out here have a new campaign with some new container that doesn't let light in as they reckon the light getting in damages the milk to some extent. Possibly where that cow came from, they have a few like that in the adds. Can't get a link for add but if you search anchor milk glass cow in YouTube ull find it. They have some good adds!

ETTG done a program on it a few yrs they milked the cows in the dark as well:eek:

delaval · 17-05-2013 08:59AM

dzer2 wrote: »

Quick question was talking to a neighbour he asked if I would sell him 30K gallons of slurry just wondering what a fair price for it would be?

30k gallons 15 loads @ €15/load he agitate

JohnBoy · 17-05-2013 09:12AM

C0N0R wrote: »

Onè of the big brands of milk out here have a new campaign with some new container that doesn't let light in as they reckon the light getting in damages the milk to some extent. Possibly where that cow came from, they have a few like that in the adds. Can't get a link for add but if you search anchor milk glass cow in YouTube ull find it. They have some good adds!

That's completely true. it's why plastic bottle milk tastes so different to carton milk after a day or two in a bright shop.

a good bit of milk in the UK comes in white plastic bottles too. so much nicer than the clear bottles.

Username John · 17-05-2013 10:01AM

dzer2 wrote: »

Lads around here reckon 1K of slurry equals a bag of 0-7-30.

In terms of P&K it prob is. I would say its prob even better than artificial fertiliser. But the expense (and time) of putting out 1 bag of fertilser vs agitating, drawing and spreading slurry should be taken into account as well

dzer2 wrote: »

It would be great to export some slurry as I am always applying for extensions to the nitrates

If you are always looking for extensions, then why not just let him have it for free?

whelan1 · 17-05-2013 10:59AM

have a group of heifers with the bull, these heifers must spend the whole day walking, everytime you go by they are walking. i even gave them a bale of silage because i thought they where hungry, they didnt touch it.... have to go through that field to get to other cattle and its a 2 person job as you cannot open the gates without them being on top of you. Anyone else have cattle like this this year?

dar31 · 17-05-2013 11:18AM

whelan1 wrote: »

have a group of heifers with the bull, these heifers must spend the whole day walking, everytime you go by they are walking. i even gave them a bale of silage because i thought they where hungry, they didnt touch it.... have to go through that field to get to other cattle and its a 2 person job as you cannot open the gates without them being on top of you. Anyone else have cattle like this this year?

the bulling heifers were like that, when i was ai'ing id check them 3 times a day for 20 min, but there was 1 fecker that would come up to you and start rubbing up against you, the only way to stop her was to scratch her behind her ears.
it was funny at first

bbam · 17-05-2013 11:33AM

whelan1 wrote: »

have a group of heifers with the bull, these heifers must spend the whole day walking, everytime you go by they are walking. i even gave them a bale of silage because i thought they where hungry, they didnt touch it.... have to go through that field to get to other cattle and its a 2 person job as you cannot open the gates without them being on top of you. Anyone else have cattle like this this year?

Yep..
When they went out first they seemed content..
But now they're always on their feet moving and mowing..
Weather is cold and they expend more energy in the cold weather so are up eating more to compensate..

The father used to say that the sun was like more feeding to cattle in the summer... there was some truth to that.

simx · 17-05-2013 01:08PM

bbam wrote: »

Yep..
When they went out first they seemed content..
But now they're always on their feet moving and mowing..
Weather is cold and they expend more energy in the cold weather so are up eating more to compensate..

The father used to say that the sun was like more feeding to cattle in the summer... there was some truth to that.

tis greand to see them on warm days all of them lying out chewing cuds quite content, farming is enjoyable on them kind of days

simx · 17-05-2013 01:30PM

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

Well simx hope you were lucky after such an early start. How was the trade ?

sold 11 out of 12 so not too bad, thought trade was up a shake, brought 16 to a different mart last friday and brought home 10, 6 of which i brought to the mart yesterday, one made the same money, next made 40 more, 2 made 50 more, next made 30 more and the one that i was so happy about bringing home made 210e more couldnt believe it, so brought home a bullock and 2 cows that couldnt be left behind

, also got to bring home 15 bullocks for a man 6 miles away from home, that paid for the diesel used bringing i my own anyway so good day yesterday, hope to offload a few more monday but i have my doubts as theyre plain hures

whelan1 · 17-05-2013 02:32PM

went by there now and they are all sun bathing lying out, must be something with the weather alright:cool:

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