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A cow called Daisy · 13-03-2014 10:41AM

Heard piece on radio this morning about EPA investigating a number of places where untreated sewage was being discharged into waterways and the sea. Presume it more than from one or two private houses. Yet a farmer cannot spread from their own septic tank on their own land if tank needs to be emptied which shouldn't need to be done if septic tank working ok. So was wondering will the authorities concerned lose any SFP?
Answers on a postcard to ........

bbam · 13-03-2014 11:58AM

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Heard piece on radio this morning about EPA investigating a number of places where untreated sewage was being discharged into waterways and the sea. Presume it more than from one or two private houses. Yet a farmer cannot spread from their own septic tank on their own land if tank needs to be emptied which shouldn't need to be done if septic tank working ok. So was wondering will the authorities concerned lose any SFP?
Answers on a postcard to ........

42 locations to be precise, this is a joke..
this is being pumped out 24*7*365, and we have to look at a calendar to spread a few loads of slurry !!

case 956 · 13-03-2014 12:00PM

with the father health the way it is and all, the past few months we were trying to get him cut back on work load and sell his sucklers and rear calves or contract rear heifers or lease me his 55 acres and I farm young stock on it... anyway he woudnt hear tell of it, this morn his last cow calved and after breakfast and tae he announced to the mother that at near 60 yrs and his heath that it is, this calving cows was a young mans game and he not able for stress of it after heart attack that he is strongly thinking of selling cows... I was thinking of suggesting to him to contract rear my calves after weaning and fodeer he get slice of milk cheque and still have a income at less stress and of course I be still minding my calves but he be manageing them and let him make decisions and treat them as his own and keep him happy and still be part of the business...hope he goes for it now as it allow e build to 110 cows then

if he goes for it I might send him on a holiday and have the sucklers gone when he come back and replace with black and whites

biddy2013 · 13-03-2014 12:28PM

bbam wrote: »

42 locations to be precise, this is a joke..
this is being pumped out 24*7*365, and we have to look at a calendar to spread a few loads of slurry !!

we have the mains sewerage pipe running along side the river through our land, i could tell ya a few stories

biddy2013 · 13-03-2014 12:29PM

case 956 wrote: »

with the father health the way it is and all, the past few months we were trying to get him cut back on work load and sell his sucklers and rear calves or contract rear heifers or lease me his 55 acres and I farm young stock on it... anyway he woudnt hear tell of it, this morn his last cow calved and after breakfast and tae he announced to the mother that at near 60 yrs and his heath that it is, this calving cows was a young mans game and he not able for stress of it after heart attack that he is strongly thinking of selling cows... I was thinking of suggesting to him to contract rear my calves after weaning and fodeer he get slice of milk cheque and still have a income at less stress and of course I be still minding my calves but he be manageing them and let him make decisions and treat them as his own and keep him happy and still be part of the business...hope he goes for it now as it allow e build to 110 cows then if he goes for it I might send him on a holiday and have the sucklers gone when he come back and replace with black and whites

hope he keeps to his word, i am listening every year to my father saying next year i wont have near as many etc.... :mad:

case 956 · 13-03-2014 02:52PM

biddy2013 wrote: »

hope he keeps to his word, i am listening every year to my father saying next year i wont have near as many etc.... :mad:

so do I biddy but I wont believe till I see it, hopefully the mother steer him in right direction, her heart does be in her mouth incase he take another one and today he gone to the mart wwith the 2yr od niece and isn't home yet and she has him rang 40 if not 100 times :P

Juniorhurler · 13-03-2014 06:59PM

Spreading slurry here and its getting dark. I may trade the auld tractor in for one with twin beacons cos I feel inadequate with just top work lights on in the field.

Nekarsulm · 13-03-2014 07:04PM

Juniorhurler wrote: »

Spreading slurry here and its getting dark. I may trade the auld tractor in for one with twin beacons cos I feel inadequate with just top work lights on in the field.

Can't believe you are letting your self, your farm, your parish, your county and your ancestors down in this manner. Top work lights and no Beacons!
A Disgrace!
Young fellows across the country disgusted with this kind of carry-on..........:D...

Conmaicne Mara · 13-03-2014 08:09PM

Thumbs up for Aldi's electric mixer I bought five or six years ago and left sit in the shed since. Mixing all day and it never once ran out of juice

biddy2013 · 13-03-2014 08:16PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Thumbs up for Aldi's electric mixer I bought five or six years ago and left sit in the shed since. Mixing all day and it never once ran out of juice

i love aldi, except for their trollies take 2 euro

Reggie. · 13-03-2014 08:26PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Thumbs up for Aldi's electric mixer I bought five or six years ago and left sit in the shed since. Mixing all day and it never once ran out of juice

well i should hope not :pac:

Greengrass1 · 13-03-2014 09:00PM

Car passed nct. Happy days. Not a penny spent on it since I bought it

Conor556 · 13-03-2014 09:01PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Car passed nct. Happy days. Not a penny spent on it since I bought it

I needed 2 fail sheets for my one yesterday!

flat out !! · 13-03-2014 09:03PM

I see the powers in Rte have appointed George lee as agri correspondent. FFS..
Surely they could have found somone better than him. Even his voice irritates me.

Greengrass1 · 13-03-2014 09:04PM

Pays to take the good roads. Mother wonders why I go the long way the whole time

Kovu · 13-03-2014 09:06PM

3850 VISA applications for Canada gone n 10 mins earlier:eek:

Reggie. · 13-03-2014 09:28PM

.Kovu. wrote: »

3850 VISA applications for Canada gone n 10 mins earlier:eek:

too slow off the mark were ya

Kovu · 13-03-2014 09:38PM

Reggie. wrote: »

too slow off the mark were ya

No 91:cool:

bbam · 13-03-2014 10:31PM

Let some bulls, 320/330kgs out last Saturday as slurry full..
Feckin two lame this-evening..

Put them in crush and both have cuts on back feet... they cross a stoned gap to the field from the yard where they are getting silage

Cleaned the cuts, sprayed with antiseptic spray and vet gave me a job for them, no swelling, just sore.. in on straw now !

We use this gap all the time and I've had similarly sized heifers crossing it since Janurary... Feckin bulls jumping and acting the cnut !!

There's a question... I had planned to squeeze them at turnout as the grass would be cleaner to lie on... Could I squeeze them while still o the slats... All this testosterone is pissing me off !!

Genghis Cant · 13-03-2014 10:50PM

bbam wrote: »

There's a question... I had planned to squeeze them at turnout as the grass would be cleaner to lie on... Could I squeeze them while still o the slats... All this testosterone is pissing me off !!

I've often done it with no problems. Blackleg/ Tet vacc up to day.

hugo29 · 13-03-2014 11:09PM

Any one else get the application forms for BDP and BGS scheme today

case 956 · 14-03-2014 12:02PM

did hert test this morning and feckin a incluisive and all rest clean

GrandSoftDay · 14-03-2014 12:04PM

hugo29 wrote: »

Any one else get the application forms for BDP and BGS scheme today

Came this morning, thought I already applied online though.

biddy2013 · 14-03-2014 12:10PM

case 956 wrote: »

did hert test this morning and feckin a incluisive and all rest clean

so what happens now?

biddy2013 · 14-03-2014 12:12PM

was pulling the hairs off a bulls tail for dna and half his tail came off:eek: wonder if i posted that off would there be enough hair follicles in it:D

case 956 · 14-03-2014 12:25PM

biddy2013 wrote: »

so what happens now?

goin kill cow wed in factory and get tested for legions

hugo29 · 14-03-2014 12:50PM

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Came this morning, thought I already applied online though.

see the bit where it says any BVD inconclusive result means the calf has to be gotten rid off

simx · 14-03-2014 01:08PM

case 956 wrote: »

goin kill cow wed in factory and get tested for legions

happened me there a couple weeks ago, two inconclusives, killed the cows 16 days today, didnt hear anything back yet, hope they come ok as will get away with one if clear and clear in test, lots of ifs and buts still, let off cattle last week and cant buy back anything at all now, used to give permits to buy but not anymore :mad:

moy83 · 14-03-2014 02:34PM

hugo29 wrote: »

Any one else get the application forms for BDP and BGS scheme today

They came here aswell ? How much is it worth . I wasn't in the previous schemes .

darragh_haven · 14-03-2014 04:23PM

This really isn't a farming post, it's more of a human interest piece. I'm at a wedding in garryvoe, East cork. The 3 bridesmaids. ..... hmmm

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