Farming ChitChat Ploughs On To Five

CloughCasey1 · 18-04-2015 09:07AM

Bullocks wrote: »

There would be big differences in land , one of our outfarms always puts more condition on cattle than the other bits of bad land we have and takes about the same for fertiliser. You would hear lads on about land being hungry aswell but I'd say a detailed soil sample and plenty of the right minerals would sort out alot of the difference

That would be my thinking. I reclaimed about two acres of rough ground and imported poorish enough soil and sub soil to mix with the scrape I had and the cattle are thriving on it in my opinion. Got all the lime/fert requirements when seeding and after. The soil in that piece couldn't be anywhere near good as what they had down there.

Kovu · 18-04-2015 12:27PM

Is there anything more aggravating than a cow taking off once she's out of the shed and leaving the calf behind. It's like trying to herd cats getting a calf to move. Isn't it something about poor depth perception that makes them blind to the gaps?

Blackgrass · 18-04-2015 12:51PM

Kovu wrote: »

Is there anything more aggravating than a cow taking off once she's out of the shed and leaving the calf behind. It's like trying to herd cats getting a calf to move. Isn't it something about poor depth perception that makes them blind to the gaps?

Grab the de-horning iron soon have ALL the cows,and he neighbours round to see whats going on :pac:.
Unless done already of course never mind

Kovu · 18-04-2015 02:28PM

Oh she's dehorned alright! Cow decided to take flight as three heifers went off in the trailer to other grass today and she seen it sitting just outside the shed

CallofGuti · 18-04-2015 03:29PM

Coming at this because I'm a local journalist myself but I see that Pat O'Keeffe is leaving the IFJ and Declan O'Brien is reported to be leaving the Farming Independent. Leaves a big gap in them two papers. Are they even still relevant (the papers that is!) in this day and age?! Who'll replace the two lads?

Kovu · 18-04-2015 03:34PM

I vote for Pudsey

He tells it how it is!

Reggie. · 18-04-2015 03:51PM

Kovu wrote: »

I vote for Pudsey He tells it how it is!

Yes!!!!

ganmo · 18-04-2015 04:01PM

CallofGuti wrote: »

in this day and age

Hate that phrase

But to answer your question, there's lads in the background in each paper that will prob take up the mantle

ganmo · 18-04-2015 04:16PM

Kovu wrote: »

Is there anything more aggravating than a cow taking off once she's out of the shed and leaving the calf behind. It's like trying to herd cats getting a calf to move. Isn't it something about poor depth perception that makes them blind to the gaps?

Had that here with a ewe and her lamb she flew out the shed door head down grazing, the lamb walked passed the door 3 times and then the ewe sticks her head back in and gives a baa and out runs the lamb

blue5000 · 18-04-2015 05:14PM

CallofGuti wrote: »

Coming at this because I'm a local journalist myself but I see that Pat O'Keeffe is leaving the IFJ and Declan O'Brien is reported to be leaving the Farming Independent. Leaves a big gap in them two papers. Are they even still relevant (the papers that is!) in this day and age?! Who'll replace the two lads?

Who is Pat O'Keeffe??

whelan2 · 18-04-2015 05:31PM

ganmo wrote: »

Hate that phrase

But to answer your question, there's lads in the background in each paper that will prob take up the mantle

Another one i I hate is let's call a spade a spade. Suppose darragh will move up in the findo

A cow called Daisy · 18-04-2015 05:50PM

Was in shop today and woman and little boy had their trolley of shopping which included about 6 big bags of jelly babies.:eek: I know the woman 'to see' and after the usual pleasantries as sbe emptied her trolley sbe was saying how much little (name) loved jelly babies. Reminded me of a bit I heard that happened while back. Apologies if I said this on here before.

Sometime after the time of the BSE stories there was a talk on food safety - storage, cooking etc. Inevitably the chat came around to any possible link between BSE and CJD. One man raised his hand and said that he had daughters that loved jelly babies and because of the possibility of gelatine in the jelly babies what was the chance of his children getting CJD from eating these sweets.
Yer man assures him that the chances of that happening were miniscule, but if he wanted to be perfectly sure he suggested that the father could take the heads of the jelly babies first.

ganmo · 18-04-2015 06:35PM

I'm a canible when it comes to jelly babies

Kovu · 18-04-2015 07:22PM

ganmo wrote: »

I'm a canible when it comes to jelly babies

Fizzy sweets are the best!!:D

Reggie. · 18-04-2015 07:22PM

ganmo wrote: »

I'm a canible when it comes to jelly babies

Savage sweet tooth here too

Base price · 18-04-2015 07:22PM

The Martin Cadden tractor run today in aid of the Kevin Bell repatration trust got a massive turn out today. The weather was beautiful for the occasion.
http://www.farmersjournal.ie/monster-tractor-run-in-cavan-to-raise-funds-for-kevin-bell-repatriation-trust-179198/
On a negative note, the number of young drivers with younger siblings/children in cabs was frightening. I saw 3 tractors in Ballinagh with 3 teenagers in each of them. I was talking to some people after the event and thankfully there were no injuries.

CloughCasey1 · 18-04-2015 07:46PM

Kovu wrote: »

I vote for Pudsey He tells it how it is!

Will be no political views and spin just straight talking!!

mayota · 18-04-2015 08:16PM

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Was in shop today and woman and little boy had their trolley of shopping which included about 6 big bags of jelly babies.:eek: I know the woman 'to see' and after the usual pleasantries as sbe emptied her trolley sbe was saying how much little (name) loved jelly babies. Reminded me of a bit I heard that happened while back. Apologies if I said this on here before.

Sometime after the time of the BSE stories there was a talk on food safety - storage, cooking etc. Inevitably the chat came around to any possible link between BSE and CJD. One man raised his hand and said that he had daughters that loved jelly babies and because of the possibility of gelatine in the jelly babies what was the chance of his children getting CJD from eating these sweets.
Yer man assures him that the chances of that happening were miniscule, but if he wanted to be perfectly sure he suggested that the father could take the heads of the jelly babies first.

Lol

ganmo · 18-04-2015 09:06PM

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Will be no political views and spin just straight talking!!

Reggie. · 18-04-2015 09:14PM

ganmo wrote: »

I reckon Pudsey looks like that too

Nekarsulm · 18-04-2015 09:25PM

Base price wrote: »

The Martin Cadden tractor run today in aid of the Kevin Bell repatration trust got a massive turn out today. The weather was beautiful for the occasion.
http://www.farmersjournal.ie/monster-tractor-run-in-cavan-to-raise-funds-for-kevin-bell-repatriation-trust-179198/
On a negative note, the number of young drivers with younger siblings/children in cabs was frightening. I saw 3 tractors in Ballinagh with 3 teenagers in each of them. I was talking to some people after the event and thankfully there were no injuries.

So much for the organisers stating that passengers could only be carried where the tractor had a passenger seat as standard.

trixi2011 · 18-04-2015 09:47PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

So much for the organisers stating that passengers could only be carried where the tractor had a passenger seat as standard.

I'd say they aimed to be quite strict on this bit the share volume of tractors would be hard to check every one . From what I hear there was over 500 tractors registered. Did see one lad driving who looked no older than 14

Reggie. · 18-04-2015 10:00PM

trixi2011 wrote: »

I'd say they aimed to be quite strict on this bit the share volume of tractors would be hard to check every one . From what I hear there was over 500 tractors registered. Did see one lad driving who looked no older than 14

Have that issue here every year

naughto · 19-04-2015 07:53AM

http://youtu.be/Zakdzo09E3s

whelan2 · 19-04-2015 08:09AM

Kovu wrote: »

Fizzy sweets are the best!!:D

these ones is it

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2010/6/21/16/spermies-the-candy-you-love-to-swallow-32081-1277153022-28.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.buzzfeed.com/anteater/spermies-the-candy-you-love-to-swallow&h=317&w=420&tbnid=auGSwvJVpzmsTM:&zoom=1&docid=nBrLipJn1WMRlM&ei=g2IzVfzbFInnavbDgaAP&tbm=isch&ved=0CCAQMygBMAE

KatW4 · 19-04-2015 09:00AM

Fed the calves yesterday for the first time. 42 little babies! They're so cute when they are drinking their milk!!

Reggie. · 19-04-2015 09:42AM

whelan2 wrote: »

these ones is it http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2010/6/21/16/spermies-the-candy-you-love-to-swallow-32081-1277153022-28.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.buzzfeed.com/anteater/spermies-the-candy-you-love-to-swallow&h=317&w=420&tbnid=auGSwvJVpzmsTM:&zoom=1&docid=nBrLipJn1WMRlM&ei=g2IzVfzbFInnavbDgaAP&tbm=isch&ved=0CCAQMygBMAE

Not them again

Reggie. · 19-04-2015 09:43AM

KatW4 wrote: »

Fed the calves yesterday for the first time. 42 little babies! They're so cute when they are drinking their milk!!

Wait till they are 400kg and still puck you like they did when they were calves

blue5000 · 19-04-2015 10:00AM

Can we open a book on whether reggie will make 10th posts before the end of the month / week?:pac: Not really serious reggie, don't go closin your account now....

ellewood · 19-04-2015 10:02AM

blue5000 wrote: »

Can we open a book on whether reggie will make 10th posts before the end of the month / week?:pac: Not really serious reggie, don't go closin your account now....

2/1 he can do it by the end of the day:D

Farming ChitChat Ploughs On To Five

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