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  • #62
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,674 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/12/beef-banned-university-bid-fight-climate-change/amp/

    Debate on Newstalk earlier. I've never heard such peddling of misinformation.

    Virtue Signalling at it's worst.

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



  • #63
    greysides
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,971 Mod ✭✭✭✭greysides


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Big bulls that are being banded would need vaccine shots as well before the operation.

    Clostridial. Tetanus and Blackleg.

    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



  • #64
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,674 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Just got an e-mail message about a PM but no PM. She wants to send me pics of her weanling heifers........Oh hang on, read that wrong. Jeez.:(

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



  • #65
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    I have pair of muckmaster wellies. Have them about 3 years. Their starting to leave in water. I want to replace them with the same type of welly. I remember talking to a stand at the Dairy open day in Punchestown there in 2018, their based in cork but I can’t for the life of me remember their name or find their name. Can anyone help me out ? They sell clothing and other stuff for farms


  • #66
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users Posts: 3,918 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    What time does sales start in Drumshambo on a Friday?
    Thinking of showing a few heifers


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  • #67
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,104 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Agirdirect or wellies.ie David. Wouldn't want your toes getting cold if you go back on the picket line.


  • #68
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,121 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    I have pair of muckmaster wellies. Have them about 3 years. Their starting to leave in water. I want to replace them with the same type of welly. I remember talking to a stand at the Dairy open day in Punchestown there in 2018, their based in cork but I can’t for the life of me remember their name or find their name. Can anyone help me out ? They sell clothing and other stuff for farms
    Agridirect sell them and delivery is free - https://www.agridirect.ie/product/the-muck-boot-muckmaster-hi


  • #69
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,121 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    What time does sales start in Drumshambo on a Friday?
    Thinking of showing a few heifers
    According to their FB page 7pm for dry cows/cows and calves -

    Drumshanbo Mart PLC


  • #70
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Yes it's 7. Can be a good Mart for heifers/cows.

    Got my winter fuel home today :D


  • #71
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users Posts: 3,918 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Yes it's 7. Can be a good Mart for heifers/cows.

    Got my winter fuel home today :D

    Do you prebook or just arrive?


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  • #72
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,362 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Yes it's 7. Can be a good Mart for heifers/cows.

    Got my winter fuel home today :D

    Is the turf holding up the shed :D


  • #73
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Do you prebook or just arrive?

    Can't tell you....never sold in it. Think that's Eoins Mobile there if you want to ring tomorrow & see.


  • #74
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Is the turf holding up the shed :D

    Probably. Means nobody can steal my turf without me knowing though, win win!


  • #75
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    Base price wrote: »
    Agridirect sell them and delivery is free - https://www.agridirect.ie/product/the-muck-boot-muckmaster-hi

    Thanks Base


  • #76
    orm0nd
    Registered Users Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    2 quad bikes stolen fairly locally over the last week or 10 days

    Both have now been recovered mainly due to cctv, social media coverage, & alert neighbours.


  • #77
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,674 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    orm0nd wrote: »
    2 quad bikes stolen fairly locally over the last week or 10 days

    Both have now been recovered mainly due to cctv, social media coverage, & alert neighbours.

    Any idea who stole them?

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



  • #78
    orm0nd
    Registered Users Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Any idea who stole them?

    maybe

    proving is a different matter though, reg plate not clear on cctv


  • #79
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,362 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    orm0nd wrote: »
    2 quad bikes stolen fairly locally over the last week or 10 days

    Both have now been recovered mainly due to cctv, social media coverage, & alert neighbours.

    They are close to me too..........must watch myself. Orm0nd is about


  • #80
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,025 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    The Perennial question of which is better for the environment: grassfed beef or grainfed beef?

    https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/13/746576239/is-grass-fed-beef-really-better-for-the-planet-heres-the-science

    A grassfed farm did a carbon measurement and it worked out their farm was carbon negative for beef and just about negative for the whole farm based on machinery usage.
    However it's not a simple system as the multiple retailers are leading the price of grassfed beef down as more becomes available.
    The article is from the U.S. and on the U.S. farming systems.


    Most tillage farmers are carbon positive based on soil damage and non soil carbon sequestration with carbon depletion, but like the cattle farmers there are some carbon negative operators.
    Interesting questions and answers none the less that you won't hear about the Joe Duffy show.


  • #81
    grassroot1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭grassroot1


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Yes it's 7. Can be a good Mart for heifers/cows.

    Got my winter fuel home today :D

    oh the bloody farmers releasing all that carbon!!!


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  • #82
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,047 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    orm0nd wrote: »
    2 quad bikes stolen fairly locally over the last week or 10 days

    Both have now been recovered mainly due to cctv, social media coverage, & alert neighbours.

    John Fagan (Farming Indo) had his quad taken last night too


  • #83
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    What would cause cows to cough sporadically? They'll stand four square, head stretched out & cough for maybe 30 seconds, mightn't see them at it again for days. Also seen them coughing lying down. Varying in age from 12yrs to 3yrs so not a young stock problem. Was going to treat for lungworm but thought I'd double check here first!

    No snots or anything on them so doesn't seem viral. Just never seen them at it before.


  • #84
    Albert Johnson
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,869 Mod ✭✭✭✭Albert Johnson


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Yes it's 7. Can be a good Mart for heifers/cows.

    Got my winter fuel home today :D

    Do you prebook or just arrive?

    All stock prebooked although tomorrow would still be soon enough seeing as it's an off peak time of year. When the stock level's increase in a month or 2 then you'd want to be booking early in the week. The heifer trade was good enough last week, a few men looking for heifers suitable to bull in the back end. There was a special entry of replacement type heifers and they were met with good demand.


  • #85
    trixi2011
    Registered Users Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    What would cause cows to cough sporadically? They'll stand four square, head stretched out & cough for maybe 30 seconds, mightn't see them at it again for days. Also seen them coughing lying down. Varying in age from 12yrs to 3yrs so not a young stock problem. Was going to treat for lungworm but thought I'd double check here first!

    No snots or anything on them so doesn't seem viral. Just never seen them at it before.
    Definitely sounds like lungworm seems to be a higher burden this year for some reason would cover them with a cheap pour on for peace of mind


  • #86
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Definitely sounds like lungworm seems to be a higher burden this year for some reason would cover them with a cheap pour on for peace of mind

    Yes, looked up symptoms there & seems very like it. Will pick the up something in the vets tomorrow, that time of year to arrange herd test again :(


  • #87
    CHOPS01
    Registered Users Posts: 758 ✭✭✭CHOPS01


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Definitely sounds like lungworm seems to be a higher burden this year for some reason would cover them with a cheap pour on for peace of mind

    Have bullocks coming up on 30 months coughing like fcuk. Thriving well so leaving well enough alone. Hard to listen to them coughing though.


  • #88
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users Posts: 3,918 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    Was on a farm walk recently & saw a fitting for a slurry pipe above the tank.
    I think it’s for adding water / slurry

    Has anyone got this?


  • #89
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    One of my emails this morning was Centre Parcs looking for a Santa from the start of November :pac::D


  • #90
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    One of my emails this morning was Centre Parcs looking for a Santa from the start of November :pac::D

    Only 4 months to Santa:eek:


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  • #91
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »
    Only 4 months to Santa:eek:

    Hope you've been good!! Be very strange here, be in a different house for Christmas than for the last 31 years.


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