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Ear to the ground

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  • 31-10-2019 9:31pm
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    whelan2
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    New series starting now


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    Hard Knocks
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    New series starting now

    Just back
    Was it any good? Worth a watch on +1


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    Zeebsisgone654
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    Dumbed down farming, utter rubbish


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    PoorFarmer
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    Darragh telling us how to save hay. Riveting stuff


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    boggerman1
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    Ear to the ground.once a great program,sadly no longer


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    Water John
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    Problem for many agri programming incl local radio is, they are tied to sponsors.
    ETTG now sponsored by Tesco. The conflict of interest is obvious.


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    Lime Tree Farm
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    PoorFarmer wrote: »
    Darragh telling us how to save hay. Riveting stuff

    Question.

    Hay cut with a Rotary mower tedded immediately after cutting.

    or

    Hay cut with a conditioner mower - tedded the following day.


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    Hard Knocks
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    Lime Tree Farm wrote: »
    Question.

    Hay cut with a Rotary mower tedded immediately after cutting.

    or

    Hay cut with a conditioner mower - tedded the following day.

    Option 2 if not put in rows


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    Water John
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    It would tell you the big diff in rainfall between Dublin and the West. Not a chance of making baled hay every year, down here.


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    Lime Tree Farm
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    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Option 2 if not put in rows

    Thank you.

    So it is not advisable to scatter the row out on the same day it is cut by a conditioner mower (cut approx. 11.30am) . We got caught out by the weather on the 5th day this year, and I wondered if it had been spread out after the mower, could it have been baled a day earlier.


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    wrangler
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    Lime Tree Farm wrote: »
    Thank you.

    So it is not advisable to scatter the row out on the same day it is cut by a conditioner mower (cut approx. 11.30am) . We got caught out by the weather on the 5th day this year, and I wondered if it had been spread out after the mower, could it have been baled a day earlier.

    I'd say spread it immediately after cutting if the mower didn't spread it


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    Sheep breeder
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    Water John wrote: »
    It would tell you the big diff in rainfall between Dublin and the West. Not a chance of making baled hay every year, down here.

    The Ennis boys are at the hay game since the 70s in the Naul and supplied Purcell for the boats and Dublin zoo, hardy men who work hard.


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    kk.man
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    Lime Tree Farm wrote: »
    Thank you.

    So it is not advisable to scatter the row out on the same day it is cut by a conditioner mower (cut approx. 11.30am) . We got caught out by the weather on the 5th day this year, and I wondered if it had been spread out after the mower, could it have been baled a day earlier.
    You should have been able to to make it on day 5 if you got the weather and the field was in hay the previous year.


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    alps
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    Great farming panel and discussion in radio 1 late debate tonight. Thomas Duffy from macra is an incredible performer.

    We've been lacking a capable media rep for a long time.. hopecully hell have time to fill some more slots..


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    lab man
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    Lime Tree Farm wrote:
    So it is not advisable to scatter the row out on the same day it is cut by a conditioner mower (cut approx. 11.30am) . We got caught out by the weather on the 5th day this year, and I wondered if it had been spread out after the mower, could it have been baled a day earlier.


    spread there and then


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    Aravo
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    If I was unsure of the weather I would bale as haulage. Great stuff to have. And they hold very well. Treated like gold here.


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    Wildly Boaring
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    Sheep breeder wrote: »
    The Ennis boys are at the hay game since the 70s in the Naul and supplied Purcell for the boats and Dublin zoo, hardy men who work hard.

    Some boys to bale and shift straw.
    Did a couple harvests up around the Ward about 15 years ago. Ennis brothers were some operation back then.

    2 or 3 baling big squares. 2 lifting 8 bales at a time. 1 on volvo stacking. Eating through fields.


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    _Brian
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    Got a chance to watch it back on the Player online.

    You have to wonder who the target audience is for ETTG, anyone actively involved in farming got nothing from that episode at all.

    They covered three topics;

    Brexit - stupid people believed the lies and now their business is at risk they regret it.

    Hay - it’s made from dry grass and you need sunny weather.

    Beef Protests - it divided beef farmers and nobody can say if much was achieved, while prices continue to fall

    I think the presenters are capable of far more, but probably someone above that wants a “farming for donnybrook” style program.


    Honestly it’s hard to see it worth making much effort to watch another episode.


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    wrangler
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    _Brian wrote: »
    Got a chance to watch it back on the Player online.

    You have to wonder who the target audience is for ETTG, anyone actively involved in farming got nothing from that episode at all.

    They covered three topics;

    Brexit - stupid people believed the lies and now their business is at risk they regret it.

    Hay - it’s made from dry grass and you need sunny weather.

    Beef Protests - it divided beef farmers and nobody can say if much was achieved, while prices continue to fall

    I think the presenters are capable of far more, but probably someone above that wants a “farming for donnybrook” style program.


    Honestly it’s hard to see it worth making much effort to watch another episode.

    They seem to be able to pull the viewers that they wouldn't get if the did technical.
    The mii guy made it plain that they'd lose customers before they'd give in to farmers and the customers they put off won't be as sympathetic the next time.
    That was putting down a marker for those at the gates, they know the risks now


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    kk.man
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    wrangler wrote: »
    They seem to be able to pull the viewers that they wouldn't get if the did technical.
    The mii guy made it plain that they'd lose customers before they'd give in to farmers and the customers they put off won't be as sympathetic the next time.
    That was putting down a marker for those at the gates, they know the risks now
    The CEO of Bord Bia was asked recently was any custom lost as result of the protests and her reply was she wasn't aware of any loss of business.
    I take MII with a grain of salt at this stage.


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    wrangler
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    kk.man wrote: »
    The CEO of Bord Bia was asked recently was any custom lost as result of the protests and her reply was she wasn't aware of any loss of business.
    I take MII with a grain of salt at this stage.

    Did that farmer at the end actually have any beef cattle when he was threatening to keep the clusterfock mess going.
    Can't wait to see it again on RTE Player


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    memorystick
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    wrangler wrote: »
    Did that farmer at the end actually have any beef cattle when he was threatening to keep the clusterfock mess going.
    Can't wait to see it again on RTE Player

    You do realise that the farmer producing the calf is the first link in the production chain. All slaughtered animals have been calves at some stage.


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    wrangler
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    memorystick wrote: »
    You do realise that the farmer producing the calf is the first link in the production chain. All slaughtered animals have been calves at some stage.

    and weanlings never stopped being sold while those with beef cattle weren't let sell, yea that's very fair alright,
    If they weren't so selfish they'd keep their own cattle out of the marts in support for the eight weeks.
    I'd say that happened alright


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    amacca
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    wrangler wrote: »
    and weanlings never stopped being sold while those with beef cattle weren't let sell, yea that's very fair alright,
    If they weren't so selfish they'd keep their own cattle out of the marts in support for the eight weeks.
    I'd say that happened alright

    I'd have to agree with you on that........divided they'll fall etc


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    lalababa
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    wrangler wrote: »
    They seem to be able to pull the viewers that they wouldn't get if the did technical.
    The mii guy made it plain that they'd lose customers before they'd give in to farmers and the customers they put off won't be as sympathetic the next time.
    That was putting down a marker for those at the gates, they know the risks now

    Arra yeah, but sure there's no point in sending animals in at a loss. Basically feck the factories and feck the customers. In any other business if your customers wanted you to sell your product to them at below cost you'd wouldn't be long telling them where to go.


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    wrangler
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    lalababa wrote: »
    Arra yeah, but sure there's no point in sending animals in at a loss. Basically feck the factories and feck the customers. In any other business if your customers wanted you to sell your product to them at below cost you'd wouldn't be long telling them where to go.

    And you wouldn't block the gates to stop others selling to them though


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    Dinzee Conlee
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    lalababa wrote: »
    Arra yeah, but sure there's no point in sending animals in at a loss. Basically feck the factories and feck the customers. In any other business if your customers wanted you to sell your product to them at below cost you'd wouldn't be long telling them where to go.

    The flip side is in any other business if you paid your suppliers below cost, they would stop producing...
    Not so with farming :(


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    _Brian
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    Would Daragh be the weakest of the three presenters ?
    I find him the hardest to listen to anyway.


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    lalababa
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    I wouldn't block gates no. I might stand near the road with a placard. But I wouldn't block gates. Twould be in my eyes unlawful, and ****ty on those that want to sell animals or are hauling.


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    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    Mod note: Folks, the blockade discussion thread is linked below, I think it would be best if that conversation was kept in that thread.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111657429#post111657429

    Thanks in advance,

    Buford T. Justice


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    whelan2
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    Wildly Boaring wrote: »
    Some boys to bale and shift straw.
    Did a couple harvests up around the Ward about 15 years ago. Ennis brothers were some operation back then.

    2 or 3 baling big squares. 2 lifting 8 bales at a time. 1 on volvo stacking. Eating through fields.
    Oh worked for them 30 years ago. Sound people


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