Farming Chit Chat II

reilig wrote: »

That's the idea.

On steeper gradients we would go sort of across the side of the hill ensuring a fall on the mole all the time cause with a 4 inch mole she is hard enough pulled through dauby ground.

The last time we had a good bit of rain ( I can't remember when - isn't that brilliant ) you could climb down into the open drain and find the hole of the mole and see the water running out through it. Must get some pics the next time - hopefully not for a while though!!!

We have her mounted on the tractor but with work it hasnt been out this week... Tomorrow looks like a right off for moleploughing

I noticed the grass growth your talking off.. one side of a field that had rushed licked off and then moled, its definitely greener since, I presume its the increased air getting down into the soil..

bbam wrote: »

We have her mounted on the tractor but with work it hasnt been out this week... Tomorrow looks like a right off for moleploughing

I noticed the grass growth your talking off.. one side of a field that had rushed licked off and then moled, its definitely greener since, I presume its the increased air getting down into the soil..

My ould fella is at it all week and he loves it. Just driving away with the tractor only ticking over.

bbam wrote: »

23c??
I had a look on the YR forecast..
Its giving 13mm rain for tomorrow (earlier in the week it was giving 30mm)
then for the next ten days nothing over 15c, it was 3c thismorning, chilly.

Hopefully tomorrows rain blows over..

Anyway... if its wet the plan is to start into the winter preparations, few lights to fix, store to tidy, checking drinkers.......

God is good it will rain about 20-30mm required weekly here. Too dry by far. I see some neighbours feeding bales again

reilig wrote: »

Doesn't look like anything more than a few mm. Hopefully it will just keep the dust down. Next week looks promising - up to 23 degrees on several days!!! there's enough moisture in the dew these days to grow grass!

what forecast you looking at reilig, what i can see is light showers tomorrow, with showers next week and temps no higher than 15 degrees

it went down to 5 last night and was supposed to be dry but we had light showers last night at 4am and me with 10 acres of second cut lying on the ground:mad:

mind you great day today,

hugo29 wrote: »

what forecast you looking at reilig, what i can see is light showers tomorrow, with showers next week and temps no higher than 15 degrees

it went down to 5 last night and was supposed to be dry but we had light showers last night at 4am and me with 10 acres of second cut lying on the ground:mad:

mind you great day today,

MT Cranium as above.

Also someone quoted this earlier this week:

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/avnpanel1.html

We had no rain last night and aren't that far from you. Very heavy dew though!

mf240 wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057033811

Farmer fined for no number plate, after hours dicussion link.

Wouldn't ya love to step into a trailer with a couple them muppets

God, the Late Late is on. Time to put the heavy duvet back on the bed and light the fire in the evenings.

Mac Taylor wrote: »

What do you make of the IFA looking for the reintroduction of the coupled payment for suckler cows. Personally, not too gone on it. Can only see the beef processors winning. Justifying cutting prices.

I don't like it either, everyone will be getting enough cuts without taking more for coupling,
Its actually coveney that's pushing for coupling, IFA is trying to get him to share the cost of funding it between pillar1 pillar2 and the national exchequer,
Coveney is proposing to target it at 'vulnerable' sectors, sucklers, sheep, small dairy farms.......wonder would he count tillage a vulnerable sector this year, by the time it would be redistributed it would be no good to anyone

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

It's a bad idea, I can only say that looking at it from my own farm POV. To me it resembles a throw back to headage payments, which are the main cause of me being restricted in numbers since I started farming. I think I will lose more € paying for coupling than I will get in however much it will amount to per sheep.

Are they thinking about cow numbers in previous years or will the price of cows and ewes go up in anticipation of this being a year on year payment

whelan1 wrote: »

have a fooker of a heifer that keeps breaking out, knocking down handles etc, there is a whooper of a shock in the fence, just spent half an hour getting 30 cows out of a paddock that i know she opened, during the winter she could escape through feed barrier and mightnt be seen for days as she would go off up the fileds, apart from factory any suggestions before i crack up... would love to catch her in the act... she is never in the same field as cows when i go to get them for milking

In the spring we train weanlings to the fence.
Shut down the whole fence and divert to one section in a closed yard.
Section them into a half with two runs if wire across the yard. Fence is very strong as its the only live section. Leave there for a few hours. They learn quickly that the fence is a no go!!
For smaller calves I tie short bits of loose wire on the fence, just like they like to chew, god it's crewel but they learn quickly.

Not sure if this will work for your heifer though. Sometimes once they get the habit there is little you can do to break it.