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kevthegaff · 06-05-2015 07:43AM

Mulumpy wrote: »

80 acres of grassland near me made 295 an acre for 5 years last week. No entitlements or sheds split by a busy main road and badly needs reseeding. Madness

nrth tipp?

Mulumpy · 06-05-2015 08:46AM

kevthegaff wrote:

nrth tipp?

Ya outside Nenagh

larrymiller · 06-05-2015 09:30AM

Mulumpy wrote: »

80 acres of grassland near me made 295 an acre for 5 years last week. No entitlements or sheds split by a busy main road and badly needs reseeding. Madness

He should of held out for 300

Timmaay · 06-05-2015 10:11AM

whelan2 wrote: »

started profit monitor at christmas with great intentions, with calving and everything only got it finished last night , thanks lads for the help

Ha the gun against my head every yr is the discussion group PM meeting in early feb, last minute panic to throw figures together, mine is far from perfect ever, but as I said before being within 5% gives me a good enough picture.

whelan2 · 06-05-2015 10:35AM

Timmaay wrote: »

Ha the gun against my head every yr is the discussion group PM meeting in early feb, last minute panic to throw figures together, mine is far from perfect ever, but as I said before being within 5% gives me a good enough picture.

ye, feck it at least its done now, theres plenty dont do it at all

kowtow · 06-05-2015 11:10AM

Timmaay wrote: »

Also using taxation accounts often isn't the best approach, esp if your any way creative ha, you want a good reflection of how your business is actually preforming against other farms.

As my old English father in law used to say, every business needs at least three sets of accounts.

And two of them should be written in pencil.

Brown Podzol · 06-05-2015 11:32AM

kowtow wrote: »

As my old English father in law used to say, every business needs at least three sets of accounts.

And two of them should be written in pencil.

Is it one got the revenue, one for the bank manager and the one in ink for yourself?

milkprofit · 06-05-2015 02:00PM

whelan2 wrote: »

ye, feck it at least its done now, theres plenty dont do it at all

The real benefit is doing it early and using it to plan

whelan2 · 06-05-2015 02:02PM

milkprofit wrote: »

The real benefit is doing it early and using it to plan

yes i know , next year i will do it earlier:cool: a i said at least i have it done now, i started it at christmas

Milked out · 06-05-2015 02:54PM

Anyone else with dairygold getting the milk results very irregularly? Got nothing for a week or 10 days and then get a blast the same day. Using the mymilk app.
Bf varies from 3.69 to 3.96 in last 3 collections p is up to 3.65 which im surprised with as had to graze heavy covers and the wet weather. Lactose 3.81 and scc 170 but have 2 cows out of tank being treated at the moment

Sam Kade · 06-05-2015 04:29PM

Milked out wrote: »

Anyone else with dairygold getting the milk results very irregularly? Got nothing for a week or 10 days and then get a blast the same day. Using the mymilk app.
Bf varies from 3.69 to 3.96 in last 3 collections p is up to 3.65 which im surprised with as had to graze heavy covers and the wet weather. Lactose 3.81 and scc 170 but have 2 cows out of tank being treated at the moment

Surely you mean 4.81 for lactose? Isn't 4.2 the base for lactose?

Brown Podzol · 06-05-2015 05:48PM

Milked out wrote: »

Anyone else with dairygold getting the milk results very irregularly? Got nothing for a week or 10 days and then get a blast the same day. Using the mymilk app.
Bf varies from 3.69 to 3.96 in last 3 collections p is up to 3.65 which im surprised with as had to graze heavy covers and the wet weather. Lactose 3.81 and scc 170 but have 2 cows out of tank being treated at the moment

Yes,the last one I got was for the 28/4, got it on the 30/4. Could do with more regular info with the present weather conditions.

mf240 · 06-05-2015 08:38PM

Cow with tetany this evening. Just a bit wobbly and made it into the yard. Vet came out and treated her think shes ok now.

There getting plenty of nuts and i have hay for them at milking time.

Keep an eye out .

atlantic mist · 06-05-2015 10:21PM

http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/ibr-restrictions-pose-new-threat-to-live-shipping-trade-31194332.html

dono y they didnt do ibr first n do bvd next, might be a lot more calves round next year

Sam Kade · 06-05-2015 10:31PM

Brown Podzol wrote: »

Yes,the last one I got was for the 28/4, got it on the 30/4. Could do with more regular info with the present weather conditions.

I'm getting results everyday from dairygold last one was for yesterdays collection. They sent 25/4/15 scc today even though they had sent a text for the fat and protein a day after the collection.

Milked out · 07-05-2015 12:42AM

Sam Kade wrote: »

Surely you mean 4.81 for lactose? Isn't 4.2 the base for lactose?

Yeah typo there, 4.81 dad is getting the txt and I use the app seems to be slow either way particularly the bf and p. Must say it to milk manager

Greengrass1 · 07-05-2015 06:51AM

Cows still holing well at 28l despite the weather
bf 4.21
Pr 3.80
scc 108
urea 27
tbc8

frazzledhome · 07-05-2015 07:20AM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Cows still holing well at 28l despite the weather
bf 4.21
Pr 3.80
scc 108
urea 27
tbc8

Super solids, some one is doing a great job.

Our fat is 4.02 but P is stubborn at 3.6 U 28 Scc 140

147 c/cow
47 gr
SR 4
Pressure point coming but heat will fix, no panic yet

Greengrass1 · 07-05-2015 07:34AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Super solids, some one is doing a great job.

Our fat is 4.02 but P is stubborn at 3.6 U 28 Scc 140

147 c/cow
47 gr
SR 4
Pressure point coming but heat will fix, no panic yet

did a bit of an experiment hete. That collection was off a cover of 1500 grazed last about 15 days
last night's collection now will be off a 1800 cover I had to graze.
If the solids stay up my argument is fcuked :eek:

whelan2 · 07-05-2015 07:37AM

gave cows silage yesterday evening they could eat it in yard and go back out, about 50% of the paddocks are not grazable at the minute, lucky i was coming to the drier part of the farm anyway.Nothing worse than hungry cows in the parlour

Bullocks · 07-05-2015 08:11AM

whelan2 wrote: »

gave cows silage yesterday evening they could eat it in yard and go back out, about 50% of the paddocks are not grazable at the minute, lucky i was coming to the drier part of the farm anyway.Nothing worse than hungry cows in the parlour

Do you start grazing on the drier parts or try and mix and match according to the weather as it comes ?

whelan2 · 07-05-2015 08:23AM

Bullocks wrote: »

Do you start grazing on the drier parts or try and mix and match according to the weather as it comes ?

i am putting them to havy covers at night and putting them back to ones they have grazed at night a few days ago during the day to clean them out, didnt work well yesterday , they are grand today

Timmaay · 07-05-2015 10:29AM

A group if the early Feb born calves which have been on grass for about a month are now very very watery, the wet weather last week hasn't helped I'd say. I haven't done anything with the calves, no dosing/pour on /vaccinations etc yet with them. Should I just get them dug sampled for now?

whelan2 · 07-05-2015 10:44AM

Timmaay wrote: »

A group if the early Feb born calves which have been on grass for about a month are now very very watery, the wet weather last week hasn't helped I'd say. I haven't done anything with the calves, no dosing/pour on /vaccinations etc yet with them. Should I just get them dug sampled for now?

are they done for coccidiosis, just brought the last 3 cows that are to calve up to calving paddock, this year i will definitely serve no cows in august

Timmaay · 07-05-2015 10:55AM

whelan2 wrote: »

are they done for coccidiosis, just brought the last 3 cows that are to calve up to calving paddock, this year i will definitely serve no cows in august

No don't have a clue what coccidiosis is. Probably should just get the vet to check them and dung sample.

Greengrass1 · 07-05-2015 12:56PM

How's everyones silage coming along?
Not overly happy with how mine is doing.
Hybrid v happy with coming in at 5t
normal grass not at 2 t yet

Buford T. Justice XIX · 07-05-2015 02:25PM

Quick question, folks.

I had 3 cows bulling yesterday but, due to a mix up, they weren't done.

Two of my best cows and an average one.

Would giving them a shot of estrumate in a week or so be worth doing to get them bulled in the first 3 weeks or should i just let them run to the second round?

orm0nd · 07-05-2015 02:42PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Quick question, folks.

I had 3 cows bulling yesterday but, due to a mix up, they weren't done.

Two of my best cows and an average one.

Would giving them a shot of estrumate in a week or so be worth doing to get them bulled in the first 3 weeks or should i just let them run to the second round?

could you have Ai'd them this morning ?

I'm not a fan of needling , so I'd wait

Buford T. Justice XIX · 07-05-2015 02:48PM

orm0nd wrote: »

could you have Ai'd them this morning ?

I'm not a fan of needling , so I'd wait

No, they were on heat the evening before.

I'm not a fan of interventions myself but my calving spread has gone to hell in the last few years and I was thinking, with strong and plentiful heats this season, it might be worthwhile to do to maybe get 2 of them in calf in the first 3 weeks and the other maybe 10 days later than waiting for the second heat(assuming a 60% pregnancy rate)?

Sacrolyte · 07-05-2015 03:38PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

No, they were on heat the evening before.

I'm not a fan of interventions myself but my calving spread has gone to hell in the last few years and I was thinking, with strong and plentiful heats this season, it might be worthwhile to do to maybe get 2 of them in calf in the first 3 weeks and the other maybe 10 days later than waiting for the second heat(assuming a 60% pregnancy rate)?

At 10 days jab them.

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