Deepsouthwest wrote: » What will u do for € if u stop farming? U seem pretty clued in, just wondering what ur options are.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Myself and the OH spent the week away talking about where we want to be in the future and the conclusion was, if we got another inspection this year, we would bench any expansion plans or upgrades and wind down the clock to paying off the loans. The thought of working for free one year in three isn't really appealing, especially when everyone higher up the food chain has 40 hour weeks, 5 day week, a paid months holidays every year and a gross of near 1k a week. Then yesterday we got notice 48 hours notice of a cross compliance inspection. So off to the accountant next week to see the best way of exiting in a couple of years. I'm not sure I can cope with another box-ticker justifying their existence at my expense.
mf240 wrote: » Answer the door in your underpants, and tell him you cant go outside with him as your cooking the neighbours dog in the oven and you dont want him to get overdone. Let him worry about you, instead of the other way round.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » : Head down and plough on for now.
browned wrote: » got results back from grass samples taken during the summer of paddocks that were next in line for grazing. can someone with a better knowledge of dmd%, dm and crude protein interoperate the results for me? should some of these be higher? dry matter ranged from 16.4-20.5 dmd ranged from 82-85.9 crude protein range from 19.7-26.7
yosemitesam1 wrote: » Was there an me value? Hard to judge those figures on their own
browned wrote: » just those figure. were done as part of a teagasc trial so wasn't in control of the figures being given back to me. ah no worries
Milked out wrote: » Did they give any more info on it on general ranges etc, your protein is about right you wouldn't want it any higher anyway and the dm figures seem similar to those you'd see quoted elsewhere. Is there anything out there that can go to a higher dmd? I don't know of anything anyway so I don't think they can be much better really just a case of keeping it consistent. Had you covers, when fert was last spread noted with each sample?
Greengrass1 wrote: » There's a jersey here and she's always head of the herd when walking back to field. And if she decides to stop walking the whole lot will stop and none will go past her. Well she started it today. And a nice newly surfaced road for them to walk on and all. I went off and got my breakfast and went down to paddock to lock in as usual and all still standing on the road. That's my system fcuked for the rest of the yr
keep going wrote: » These girls should realise that little things like this moves help move them up ramp
Greengrass1 wrote: » She's had twins all her life always a bull and a heifer
jaymla627 wrote: » 12 hour breaks here all year and the biggest problem is making sure to get out of their way quick enough when opening gate to let them out of shed after milking haha
Greengrass1 wrote: » Controlled starvation we call that. Always found cows were never satisfied when used 12 hr bresks
Timmaay wrote: » Agreed, too hard to match supply and demand, I was doing it a bit afew weeks ago, and either moving them or moving the fence in the field between milkings but you only got them chasing you every single time you enter the paddock then thinking they will get fresh grass. I do a mix of 12, 24 and the odd 36 hour here, largely trying to match the demand to the area or 1/2 the area rather than the other way around. I do plan in changing a good few paddocks here so as they match a 24hrs block for 120 cows at a pregraze of 1500, but I'll way until I have the cows on the ground before I set that.
Greengrass1 wrote: » 36 hr is only way. Neighbour uses 12 hr breaks and cows were bawling at me all week when I went to give calves there meal. We're rearranging fields here ass there reseeded. Going into 4 ac paddocks. Have 2 10 ac fields they'll be split into 2 5ac pieces and a strip wire put down it for first grazing. Give them second half for next grazing and let them over whole lot for last grazing
jaymla627 wrote: » If your allocating the right amount of grass and have cows trained into the system their isn't any issues, the Controlled starvation statement I never grasped if theirz 3 grazings in the paddock 3 equal 12 blocks is no different to letting them run over all of it the first grazing except your saving them pissing/****ting/walking/lying on perfectly good grass.... On the time issue setting up wires I reckon it would probably half lameness in alot of herds if 12 hour blocks where used and wires changed as cows exit paddock simply because they then walk in at their own pace and aren't been drove in with a quad etc
Greengrass1 wrote: » Controlled starvation we call that.
Muckit wrote: » Pressure and release is better terminology if nothing else
alps wrote: » Would be very interesting to do a survey here on protein levels of those that 12 hr and those that 36.... Moved from 12 hour here where the boss said the 36 wouldn't work cause we'd run out of grass....we'll protein shot from 3.02 to 3.65 now. ..
