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NcdJd · 29-09-2020 8:55pm

Say my name wrote: »

These new fangled car bingo's are some craic.

You could be jotting down your card from a mile away.

Online bingo?

Say my name · 29-09-2020 8:56pm

NcdJd wrote: »

I think i've reached the end of the internet road this evening. Spent the last 20 minutes watching you tube videos of talking parrots. All because of a story on the rte news site of a group of five bad mouthed parrots that had to be seperated from each other over in some zoo in the UK for telling visitors to fq off.

Look up the OffTheRanch youtube poster.

Say my name · 29-09-2020 9:00pm

NcdJd wrote: »

Online bingo?

Local drive in bingo on the soccer pitch.
It's done over a loud speaker and then anyone who was a full line or house blows the car horn.
Yes or no questions are also answered via the car horn individually or collectively.

NcdJd · 29-09-2020 9:02pm

Say my name wrote: »

Local drive in bingo on the soccer pitch.
It's done over a loud speaker and then anyone who was a full line or house blows the car horn.
Yes or no questions are also answered via the car horn individually or collectively.

Sounds like a good laugh.

NcdJd · 29-09-2020 9:07pm

Say my name wrote: »

Look up the OffTheRanch youtube poster.

Have done a couple of road trips over in the states over the years, often seen lovely properties advertised for very little money.

Lime Tree Farm · 29-09-2020 9:11pm

One for "Say my name"

I'm watching the British Bake off, and one of the participants is using Edible Charcoal Dough.

NcdJd · 29-09-2020 9:13pm

Haha this could be good. Looking online at that charcoal dough. Looks to be some new detox craze, if you could call it that. A friend of mine does all sorts of detoxes and juicing regimes. He was mad into the wheat grass at one stage. Now he's down picking up beetroot from me. I always give him the big old ones as i think its a waste of good beetroot if he's just going to bloody juice them. Wouldnt mind anytime I'm out for a few pints with him he goes and orders a big dirty chinese takeaway after the skinfull of pints. Then a couple of days later goes back on his juice detox. Can't make it out.

Lime Tree Farm · 29-09-2020 9:30pm

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Special-Ingredients-Activated-Charcoal-Coconut/dp/B072VHMVTF

Say my name · 29-09-2020 9:33pm

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

One for "Say my name"

I'm watching the British Bake off, and one of the participants is using Edible Charcoal Dough.

Just caught the very end of it.
Was that the coffee one?

Bread is made with charcoal now too. It looks completely abnormal though eating a black bread.

_Brian · 30-09-2020 3:23am

Don’t they use it in toothpaste too ??

_Brian · 30-09-2020 9:31am

American presidential debate was as expected last night. Bickering between two old men.
Both sides will claim the cane out on top but neither really did.

Probably ageist of me to say maybe they’re both too old to be running for a four year term in such a high profile job.

Could see Trump had a deliberate process to constantly interrupt Biden to try and break his concentration. I’d say in some ways it worked.

Think the presenter needs a button to mute speakers and actually allow the other get a point across.

Odelay · 30-09-2020 9:36am

_Brian wrote: »

American presidential debate was as expected last night. Bickering between two old men.
Both sides will claim the cane out on top but neither really did.

Probably ageist of me to say maybe they’re both too old to be running for a four year term in such a high profile job.

Could see Trump had a deliberate process to constantly interrupt Biden to try and break his concentration. I’d say in some ways it worked.

Think the presenter needs a button to mute speakers and actually allow the other get a point across.

I think they both came out of it badly. I’m amazed at Biden, is this the very best they could find to put up against Trump? No one better available??

Nekarsulm · 30-09-2020 9:55am

Odelay wrote: »

I’m amazed at Biden, is this the very best they could find to put up against Trump? No one better available??

No one better, younger, and still rich enough .....

_Brian · 30-09-2020 10:14am

Odelay wrote: »

I think they both came out of it badly. I’m amazed at Biden, is this the very best they could find to put up against Trump? No one better available??

That’s what I thought.

But then I’d say there are actually very few voters to be swayed by the campaign. Trump voters will vote trump, anti trump voters would vote for anyone put up against trump.

Base price · 30-09-2020 10:19am

The stocking rate for dairy cows (2 to the hectare) is to be reduced to 1.91 or increased from 85kgs to 89kgs per cow. It is believed that the new rates will come into effect next year.
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/minister-confirms-increase-of-dairy-cow-excretion-figure-574208

Siamsa Sessions · 30-09-2020 10:31am

Base price wrote: »

The stocking rate for dairy cows (2 to the hectare) is to be reduced to 1.91 or increased from 85kgs to 89kgs per cow. It is believed that the new rates will come into effect next year.
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/minister-confirms-increase-of-dairy-cow-excretion-figure-574208

"Minister McConalogue said farmers could comply with limits by reducing stock numbers, exporting slurry or renting extra land."

Reggie. · 30-09-2020 10:35am

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

"Minister McConalogue said farmers could comply with limits by reducing stock numbers, exporting slurry or renting extra land."

Savage agri minister there

_Brian · 30-09-2020 10:54am

Base price wrote: »

The stocking rate for dairy cows (2 to the hectare) is to be reduced to 1.91 or increased from 85kgs to 89kgs per cow. It is believed that the new rates will come into effect next year.
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/minister-confirms-increase-of-dairy-cow-excretion-figure-574208

Is this significant enough to cause issues for dairy farms ??

naughto · 30-09-2020 11:06am

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Liking Yellowstone shown on Rte2
Anyone know where I could get season 1

Your not looking in the right places no need to buy it it's all on line.i cant link where you can download it from or the ban hammer will be out

naughto · 30-09-2020 11:21am

I cant reply to your PM hard knock its saying you do not want PMS or have not it active

Mooooo · 30-09-2020 11:23am

_Brian wrote: »

Is this significant enough to cause issues for dairy farms ??

It'll pull more farms in to the derogation net. Max sr in derogation is 250kg, so just above 2.9/ha There are not too many at the max dero level over the whole farm bar those buying in a lot of feed possibly.

Say my name · 30-09-2020 11:54am

Does anyone here have an optical brix meter and do you use it to sample grass?

If so are you finding the higher readings bringing about higher weight gains in cattle or improved milk production or reduced grass intake?

I've finally bit the bullet and ordered one.

Siamsa Sessions · 30-09-2020 12:16pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Savage agri minister there

That's exactly what I was thinking. He may as well have said, "There yer options lads - so suck it up"

Reggie. · 30-09-2020 12:26pm

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

That's exactly what I was thinking. He may as well have said, "There yer options lads - so suck it up"

Looking more like a puppet minister

Lime Tree Farm · 30-09-2020 1:47pm

_Brian wrote: »

American presidential debate was as expected last night. Bickering between two old men.
Both sides will claim the cane out on top but neither really did.

Probably ageist of me to say maybe they’re both too old to be running for a four year term in such a high profile job.

Could see Trump had a deliberate process to constantly interrupt Biden to try and break his concentration. I’d say in some ways it worked.

Think the presenter needs a button to mute speakers and actually allow the other get a point across.

Mute Trump - some chance.

My granny had a saying for someone like trump - "up or down, whatever way you jostle with a chimney sweep you will be blackened"

30-09-2020 3:07pm

After 4 years of Trump, if they vote him back in there's nothing to be said for Americans.

On that, I don't think they will.

Odelay · 30-09-2020 4:31pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

After 4 years of Trump, if they vote him back in there's nothing to be said for Americans.

On that, I don't think they will.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they did vote him back in. They are that stupid and stubborn.

cute geoge · 30-09-2020 4:32pm

Base price wrote: »

The stocking rate for dairy cows (2 to the hectare) is to be reduced to 1.91 or increased from 85kgs to 89kgs per cow. It is believed that the new rates will come into effect next year.
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/minister-confirms-increase-of-dairy-cow-excretion-figure-574208

On a dairy farm that fattens dry dairy cows ,will the new rate apply to the dry cows as well .
A beef farm that fattens dairy cows ,will the new nitrates apply to them as well

Gillespy · 30-09-2020 5:16pm

Doting old man Biden didn't keel over on the stage last night so that's enough for them to declare themselves the winners. Turned on CNN this morning to see what the headbangers on there had to say and I must have heard white supremacist groups ten times in the few minutes I saw. Have they been rioting for months and even taking over parts of a city? Messed up the whole thing. By any metric that matters, Trump has done a good job. Global pandemic has undone the gains made in the ecomony, peace deals that should have been bigger news. We were promised him starting wars, got the opposite. Russia was a lie from the start. Bitter gall all they have is his tax and calling him a racist.

Reggie. · 30-09-2020 5:20pm

Gillespy wrote: »

Doting old man Biden didn't keel over on the stage last night so that's enough for them to declare themselves the winners. Turned on CNN this morning to see what the headbangers on there had to say and I must have heard white supremacist groups ten times in the few minutes I saw. Have they been rioting for months and even taking over parts of a city? Messed up the whole thing. By any metric that matters, Trump has done a good job. Global pandemic has undone the gains made in the ecomony, peace deals that should have been bigger news. We were promised him starting wars, got the opposite. Russia was a lie from the start. Bitter gall all they have is his tax and calling him a racist.

Trump is more popular in america that people here realise

_Brian · 30-09-2020 5:28pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Trump is more popular in america that people here realise

Exactly.
Even in the actual counted votes He only lost the election By 3 million votes. That’s a tiny amount across the whole country.

I think we will see him do either another term or dispute the results for years as he serves on as president anyway. Either way he’s not leaving office.

whelan2 · 30-09-2020 5:30pm

_Brian wrote: »

Exactly.
Even in the actual counted votes He only lost the election By 3 million votes. That’s a tiny amount across the whole country.

I think we will see him do either another term or dispute the results for years as he serves on as president anyway. Either way he’s not leaving office.

What age are trump and Biden?

_Brian · 30-09-2020 5:31pm

whelan2 wrote: »

What age are trump and Biden?

Late 70’s the pair. It was like a retirement home standoff over jello 🙄

Danzy · 30-09-2020 5:33pm

Odelay wrote: »

I wouldn’t be surprised if they did vote him back in. They are that stupid and stubborn.

Lots of Americans, especially the bottom half of society have had it better the last few years than in decades.

There are a lot of people in the modern Democratic party that are far more radical and intolerant than Justin Boyd Barrett and Americans have a right to be fearful.

_Brian · 30-09-2020 5:39pm

Danzy wrote: »

Lots of Americans, especially the bottom half of society have had it better the last few years than in decades.

There are a lot of people in the modern Democratic party that are far more radical and intolerant than Justin Boyd Barrett and Americans have a right to be fearful.

The American and indeed U.K. system has essentially corrupted representation of votes down to two parties forever. This has no system of checks and balance and so large swaths of policy is ignored.
It maddens ne when I see people giving out about the PR system but at least it allowed other voices be heard and keep pressure on the mainstream parties.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 30-09-2020 6:34pm

I thought this was very funny, you'll need sound for the full effect.
https://twitter.com/ciaolivia/status/1311151062267473921?s=19

Lime Tree Farm · 30-09-2020 6:44pm

They should have stuck with the teacher's grading -

gozunda · 30-09-2020 6:51pm

Base price wrote:

The stocking rate for dairy cows (2 to the hectare) is to be reduced to 1.91 or increased from 85kgs to 89kgs per cow. It is believed that the new rates will come into effect next year.
https://www.farmersjou...retion-figure-574208

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

"Minister McConalogue said farmers could comply with limits by reducing stock numbers, exporting slurry or renting extra land."

That or you could cut a leg or two off to get down to a 1.91 stocking rate

Just saying

Say my name · 30-09-2020 7:08pm

Danzy wrote: »

Lots of Americans, especially the bottom half of society have had it better the last few years than in decades.

There are a lot of people in the modern Democratic party that are far more radical and intolerant than Justin Boyd Barrett and Americans have a right to be fearful.

Obama was just about to get tough before his term ended, on China when the perceived opening up of the country to trade didn't result in economic reforms.

https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/insights/27828/how-a-rising-china-has-remade-global-politics

The next U.S. president faces a military threat from China greater than any other proceeding president to now.
If footage of some persecution or whatnot in China emerges. A Trump administration might not act militarily. But a Biden administration might feel compelled to.

Base price · 30-09-2020 7:33pm

cute geoge wrote: »

On a dairy farm that fattens dry dairy cows ,will the new rate apply to the dry cows as well .
A beef farm that fattens dairy cows ,will the new nitrates apply to them as well

I assume that dry dairy bred cows for fattening are classified the same as suckler cows, feeding suckler cows or feeding stock over 2yo at 65kgs per year. Maybe someone will come along and confirm it.

Base price · 30-09-2020 7:34pm

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

They should have stuck with the teacher's grading -

It's a real mess at this stage.

whelan2 · 30-09-2020 7:47pm

It's not like they didnt have months to sort it out.

Nekarsulm · 30-09-2020 8:20pm

gozunda wrote: »

That or you could cut a leg or two off to get down to a 1.91 stocking rate

Just saying

That's a very Italian solution, Gozunda!

When the Milk super levy was introduced, Italian dairy men just ignored it for a few years.
Then the EU tried to enforce it.
That didn't really work either, so the EU introduced a slaughter scheme for dairy cows, withcompensation for each cow sent to the factory from the dairy herd.
Payment was issued for each cow culled, and the proof of culling was the number of ears with the tags attached.
But a strange thing happened, despite tens of thousands of cows culled, milk delivery to the dairys was rising.

Extensive investigations revealed tens of thousands of one-eared cows milking away on Italian farms...

Water John · 30-09-2020 8:35pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

That's a very Italian solution, Gozunda!

When the Milk super levy was introduced, Italian dairy men just ignored it for a few years.
Then the EU tried to enforce it.
That didn't really work either, so the EU introduced a slaughter scheme for dairy cows, withcompensation for each cow sent to the factory from the dairy herd.
Payment was issued for each cow culled, and the proof of culling was the number of ears with the tags attached.
But a strange thing happened, despite tens of thousands of cows culled, milk delivery to the dairys was rising.

Extensive investigations revealed tens of thousands of one-eared cows milking away on Italian farms...

There is a part of me that smiles and sort of admires their chutspaz.

Danzy · 30-09-2020 8:37pm

Water John wrote: »

There is a part of me that smiles and sort of admires their chutspaz.

There was something similar with olive trees, they put up fake ones in acre after acre to claim subsidies.

Water John · 30-09-2020 8:39pm

Danzy wrote: »

There was something similar with olive trees, they put up fake ones in acre after acre to claim subsidies.

A lot of the Extra Virgin Olive oil hasn't been a virgin for a long time.

Base price · 30-09-2020 8:52pm

Danzy wrote: »

There was something similar with olive trees, they put up fake ones in acre after acre to claim subsidies.

I remember reading about that.

Say my name · 30-09-2020 9:17pm

Water John wrote: »

A lot of the Extra Virgin Olive oil hasn't been a virgin for a long time.

The waste from olive oil processing is a major hazard.
It's something like 80% is waste.

It's a thing that's just not talked about. By the authorities nor the people in the regions. For it would be against the people and against your country.

It's usually dumped on land or into waterways.

And there's a few boardsie's heard that also from the horse's mouth..

Smegging hell · 30-09-2020 10:02pm

Danzy wrote: »

Lots of Americans, especially the bottom half of society have had it better the last few years than in decades.

There are a lot of people in the modern Democratic party that are far more radical and intolerant than Justin Boyd Barrett and Americans have a right to be fearful.

Are you mixing up Justin Barrett and Richard Boyd Barrett? Because I doubt either will be flattered. :pac:

ganmo · 30-09-2020 10:30pm

Say my name wrote: »

The waste from olive oil processing is a major hazard.
It's something like 80% is waste.

It's a thing that's just not talked about. By the authorities nor the people in the regions. For it would be against the people and against your country.

It's usually dumped on land or into waterways.

And there's a few boardsie's heard that also from the horse's mouth..

Not all of it
https://olivepork.ie

Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

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