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Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

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  • #8702
    davidk1394
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,397 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    What sort of spray would ye recommend to kill spear thistles. Have a few starting to grow


  • #8703
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,419 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Was on the road at 4.30am to drop parents to bus for the airport. Was amazed how many people are out and about at that time. Its a long day for alot of people. Met a suckler farmer from up the road checking his cattle,he's well into his 70's and a tough goer


  • #8704
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Dammit, I was joking with Dad saying I could catch a call bird for him in the larsen trap by using tinfoil and eggshells. I've only gone and caught one and now I feel bad cause it's probably got chicks somewhere. :pac:


  • #8705
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,743 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Kovu wrote: »
    Dammit, I was joking with Dad saying I could catch a call bird for him in the larsen trap by using tinfoil and eggshells. I've only gone and caught one and now I feel bad cause it's probably got chicks somewhere. :pac:
    no pity if its a magpie

    we've a black bird floating around the place with a single white feather on its wing


  • #8706
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    ganmo wrote: »
    no pity if its a magpie

    we've a black bird floating around the place with a single white feather on its wing

    That's the king crow :P

    Used to be an albino crow and pheasant round here, they were cool to get a glimpse of.


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  • #8707
    marathon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭marathon


    MickeyShtyles wrote: »
    What ya getting them for if ya don't mind me asking?

    Quoted 560 euro and that's in 5kg bags but I can't find anyone sell me a tonne loose which I imagine would be cheaper as takes the packaging out of it for them.


  • #8708
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,743 ✭✭✭ganmo


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    What sort of spray would ye recommend to kill spear thistles. Have a few starting to grow
    best sprayed when they're at the rosette stage, but most sprays kill em well I've been spraying nettles for the last few evenings and just hitting them with the nettle ban when I saw them


  • #8709
    marathon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭marathon


    Have asked this q before but got no reply but here goes again. Do the glanbias still give bits credit? I want get tonne fertiliser and some fencing equipment and pay at end of June when cheque comes try. I've always dealt with them and always paid cash but never went down this road before so not sure what position is and would like have some idea before I ask. All advice appreciated


  • #8710
    MickeyShtyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭MickeyShtyles


    marathon wrote: »
    Quoted 560 euro and that's in 5kg bags but I can't find anyone sell me a tonne loose which I imagine would be cheaper as takes the packaging out of it for them.

    Where abouts are ya?


  • #8711
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,123 ✭✭✭visatorro


    marathon wrote: »
    Have asked this q before but got no reply but here goes again. Do the glanbias still give bits credit? I want get tonne fertiliser and some fencing equipment and pay at end of June when cheque comes try. I've always dealt with them and always paid cash but never went down this road before so not sure what position is and would like have some idea before I ask. All advice appreciated

    Probably depends how well you know the staff. I don't know whether glanbia have an actual policy regards new accounts. I'd imagine a phone call to the branch would clear things up.


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  • #8712
    marathon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭marathon


    MickeyShtyles wrote: »
    Where abouts are ya?

    I'm in the southeast


  • #8713
    davidk1394
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,397 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    ganmo wrote: »
    best sprayed when they're at the rosette stage, but most sprays kill em well I've been spraying nettles for the last few evenings and just hitting them with the nettle ban when I saw them

    We're spraying nettles at the moment alright. So they best time to spray them us just before they go to seed ?


  • #8714
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    Have a HP laptop, Running windows 10, won't play dvd, saying I've to upgrade from powerdvd 12 to powerdvd for £39stg.
    Anyone know a way around this.
    Don't use the laptop often for dvd's


  • #8715
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Farrell wrote: »
    Have a HP laptop, Running windows 10, won't play dvd, saying I've to upgrade from powerdvd 12 to powerdvd for £39stg.
    Anyone know a way around this.
    Don't use the laptop often for dvd's

    Download a new media player, Windows 10 didn't bring it over into the upgrade so it needs new software to run off.
    I find VLC the best, plays loads of file types.

    http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html


  • #8716
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    Kovu wrote: »
    Download a new media player, Windows 10 didn't bring it over into the upgrade so it needs new software to run off.
    I find VLC the best, plays loads of file types.

    http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

    Is it easy to take off the older one?


  • #8717
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Farrell wrote: »
    Is it easy to take off the older one?

    If you go into settings/system/apps&features, you should be able to find the old player you used & uninstall it. Just when you're opening the DVD now, right click and select 'Open with' and use VLC player. There's an option to set it as the default player if you right click>properties>'opens with' >change.


  • #8718
    orm0nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,393 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    We're spraying nettles at the moment alright. So they best time to spray them us just before they go to seed ?

    yep, best to spray all weeds before seeding

    " one year's seed means seven years weeds "


  • #8719
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,419 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/farmer-has-lucky-escape-after-tractor-becomes-submerged-in-slurry-pit/


  • #8720
    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    whelan2 wrote: »
    http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/farmer-has-lucky-escape-after-tractor-becomes-submerged-in-slurry-pit/

    He's never gonna get that smell out of the tractor anyway


  • #8721
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,547 ✭✭✭tanko


    How long after a heifer is bulled do you need to wait to inject her so that she doesn't go in calf?


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  • #8722
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    3/4 weeks


  • #8723
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    Anyone know of any good multi breed bull sales cuming up?


  • #8724
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 9,055 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    tanko wrote: »
    How long after a heifer is bulled do you need to wait to inject her so that she doesn't go in calf?

    You could inject after 11 days but most people would wait 3-4 weeks to see if she held first.

    The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert

    The ultimate purpose of debate is not to produce consensus. It's to promote critical thinking.

    Adam Grant



  • #8725
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,982 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Have we frightened KC away?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #8726
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,419 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Have we frightened KC away?
    who's kc?


  • #8727
    davidk1394
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,397 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Have we frightened KC away?

    It was his own doing


  • #8728
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,419 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Brilliant goal for Palace :)


  • #8729
    Waffletraktor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭Waffletraktor


    Great win for connacht


  • #8730
    Mac Taylor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭Mac Taylor


    Well done to Connaught. Nice of John Muldoon to remember Joe McDonough who died today. Says a lot about Muldoon. He said he was watching you tube videos of John Connolly and Joe back in 1980 this morning before the match.


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  • #8731
    Shannon757
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭Shannon757


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Brilliant goal for Palace :)

    Shame about the final score:(


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