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adne · 04-10-2013 04:27PM

Muckit wrote: »

Are bullocks 395c/kg base now?

http://www.bordbia.ie/industryservices/information/cattle/Pages/default.aspx

dharn · 04-10-2013 08:51PM

adne wrote: »

http://www.bordbia.ie/industryservices/information/cattle/Pages/default.aspx

No I think still 390, factories are still trying to pull the price

Dont be daft · 04-10-2013 11:29PM

Some Autumn work. Have to say the tail end has been good for us. Lots of grass and only finishers inside.

red bull · 05-10-2013 01:44AM

Well I think you should take them to the mart, at least you get a choice and know how much they are making. As I see it the prices in the marts are much better than in the factory at the moment ?

delaval · 05-10-2013 05:59AM

Dont be daft wrote: »

Some Autumn work. Have to say the tail end has been good for us. Lots of grass and only finishers inside.

Nice pics, few questions
Are you relacing sheeting on shed, putting in skylights?
What's the reel sitting on the tanker tool box?
We have a small trailer also called the ambulance, left ful time at heifer farm just in case

adne · 05-10-2013 07:23AM

red bull wrote: »

Well I think you should take them to the mart, at least you get a choice and know how much they are making. As I see it the prices in the marts are much better than in the factory at the moment ?

Why let the lad in the mart make a few quid on them, plus fees, transport

Richk2012 · 05-10-2013 07:53AM

adne wrote: »

Why let the lad in the mart make a few quid on them, plus fees, transport

Sure you will have to transport them to the factory too ????
I'd let them to the mart and let the lads at th ring fight over them .
By the looks of them you won't have any problem getting sale .

Dont be daft · 05-10-2013 08:00AM

delaval wrote: »

Nice pics, few questions
Are you relacing sheeting on shed, putting in skylights?
What's the reel sitting on the tanker tool box?
We have a small trailer also called the ambulance, left ful time at heifer farm just in case

The gap in the roof is permanent. That shed is really low, there are tractors that dont fit up it. Had a lot of problems because of air circulation. So just cut that section of the roof out. It worked well in another shed but not so well there.

The reel is jammed in there and can't fall out. The toolbox was full at the time and would go mad kicking it around the tractor. Very handy piece of kit for what we're at.
Often going in across a group of bulls to get into a paddock and being able to set up a fence is crucial.

Marooned75 · 05-10-2013 01:34PM

Serious growth here this field cut twice for silage last cut 6 weeks.

bt12 · 05-10-2013 08:10PM

Dont be daft wrote: »

Some Autumn work. Have to say the tail end has been good for us. Lots of grass and only finishers inside.

ye have a nice set up have often passed it ,how many cattle a year do ye finish there

Bizzum · 05-10-2013 08:56PM

Here's a first for us!

An Inra calf from the bull Ulrich ULH.
Smallish born, but well made. A couple of hours old here, out of a Blonde cow.
Interesting to see how she goes.

Richk2012 · 05-10-2013 09:24PM

Bizzum wrote: »

Here's a first for us!

An Inra calf from the bull Ulrich ULH.
Smallish born, but well made. A couple of hours old here, out of a Blonde cow.
Interesting to see how she goes.

Be very interesting to see how she goes on .
That looks a serious square cow there too

Dont be daft · 05-10-2013 09:32PM

bt12 wrote: »

ye have a nice set up have often passed it ,how many cattle a year do ye finish there

Numbers would be fairly high, but there's a few of us in it.

And thats all yer getting out of me :P

bob charles · 05-10-2013 11:42PM

Dont be daft wrote: »

Numbers would be fairly high, but there's a few of us in it.

And thats all yer getting out of me :P

credit too whoever is involved as you could eat your dinner of the floor, I must never have passed it as I would have noticed somewhere looking like that

Dont be daft · 06-10-2013 07:06AM

bob charles wrote: »

credit too whoever is involved as you could eat your dinner of the floor, I must never have passed it as I would have noticed somewhere looking like that

I'm showing the shiny side there. If you go up the road we've outfarm yards with sheds falling in and you'd be wading in 2ft of sh*te come Winter.
The main yard is a nice place to work in though.

just do it · 06-10-2013 10:08AM

Reseed 5 weeks on.

Sharpshooter82 · 06-10-2013 10:12AM

just do it wrote: »

Reseed 5 weeks on.

very tasty looking there lad

Kovu · 06-10-2013 10:21AM

Woooah wait a sec there JDI, I had a guy telling me about reseeded fields growing in 5 weeks just on Friday.....was it yours he was on about:eek:

just do it · 06-10-2013 11:03AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Woooah wait a sec there JDI, I had a guy telling me about reseeded fields growing in 5 weeks just on Friday.....was it yours he was on about:eek:

In fairness growing conditions have been perfect. Sure 20oC at night, never mind the daytime, and an ideal mix of rain and sunshine. Lucky!

Username John · 06-10-2013 11:03AM

just do it wrote: »

Reseed 5 weeks on.

Looks good JDI.

I find it hard to see the difference between chain narrow and power harrow areas now.
have they both come the same?

What about the softness of the ground underneath? I assume the ground that was power harrowed is a lot softer?

Also - what's the plan for it this year, will you graze with light cattle?

Sorry - all questions

just do it · 06-10-2013 04:26PM

Username John wrote: »

Looks good JDI.

I find it hard to see the difference between chain narrow and power harrow areas now.
have they both come the same?

Similar although there is definitely more growth (and weed) coming through the chain harrowed ground.

What about the softness of the ground underneath? I assume the ground that was power harrowed is a lot softer?

You're spot on there. I hope the power harrowed ground tillers a bit before grazing in a few weeks.

Also - what's the plan for it this year, will you graze with light cattle?

Spray at 6 weeks and graze around 10d-2w after that with weanlings. Break it into 2 day paddocks to prevent ground damage.

Sorry - all questions

No problem

Muckit · 06-10-2013 05:27PM

just do it wrote: »

Reseed 5 weeks on.

Looking good. I was only thinking that JDI's reseed should be doing well now as passed a few here that were only standing still until the drop of rain came and now there's about 5" of grass on them.

jersey101 · 07-10-2013 02:44PM

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what a lazy fcuker of a dog

Bizzum · 07-10-2013 03:30PM

jersey101 wrote: »

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what a lazy fcuker of a dog

That's what ya call a Sooner........ He'd sooner burn than move away from the heat :-)

Bizzum · 07-10-2013 03:38PM

9mth old Sim heifer by KFY off the PB Charolais cow beside her.
The makings of a good cow?

jersey101 · 08-10-2013 09:30AM

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forage rape 7 weeks after sowing. coming along nicely good bit of grass mixed in too

whelan1 · 08-10-2013 10:45AM

jersey101 wrote: »

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what a lazy fcuker of a dog

used to have a jack russell like that and he'd go to nip you if you tried to move him

just do it · 08-10-2013 10:12PM

Bizzum wrote: »

9mth old Sim heifer by KFY off the PB Charolais cow beside her.
The makings of a good cow?

Hardly, I'll take her off you for €500 and save you having to look at her every day;):D

Seriously, you're breeding some nice stock there Bizzum. You hold onto the heifer you posted about a few months back?

Bizzum · 08-10-2013 10:32PM

just do it wrote: »

Hardly, I'll take her off you for €500 and save you having to look at her every day;):D

Seriously, you're breeding some nice stock there Bizzum. You hold onto the heifer you posted about a few months back?

We have some decent stock alright. It's a never-ending job trying to breed em up!

What heifer did I post about before?
There's 2 PB Charolais heifers and a super black lim off ABI all calving in the spring to the Lim THZ. Would it be one of these?

Bizzum · 08-10-2013 10:42PM

Here's a nice outfit. A BAx cow by Landais with a July born heifer calf by the BA bull ZBD.

Edited to add: The cow is back in calf (hopefully), served to our own Ch bull before he departed.

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