multi power
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simplesimon
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- north cornwall
Sorry to bore you but i do like taking photos of grass and cows. This is a field of chicory, grass and clover which will be grazed in a couple days time.
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
My fiance was a bit upset to find only one photo of her on my phone and several hundred of cows, grass and the dog.
His do you get on with the chicory? I put some in about 5 years ago but found that through summer I still had to stay on quite a short round or the chicory would quickly run to seed and become completely unpalatable.
His do you get on with the chicory? I put some in about 5 years ago but found that through summer I still had to stay on quite a short round or the chicory would quickly run to seed and become completely unpalatable.
simplesimon
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- north cornwall
I've just spent the last 10 minutes walking around the chicory field looking for the camera case! gave up, went inside to find out wife had moved it. She had forgotten that and told me to go look for it or i'll be in trouble.
The chicory has only been in since last spring and it's been good so far. I only put it in to improve the soil after a grass reseed failed the year before because of terrible soil structure after 2 years of outwintering on fodderbeet. It looked awful during winter, completely died back and loads of bare patches but is looking much better now.
jimmer
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- East Devon
how long does chicory last for , what are the + and - to it
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
Mine was spring sown and I think it just did 2 full years and then disappeared.
Pros.
Very drought resistant
High mineral content.
Potential for high DM/ha production
Cons
Looks like docks
I found in the dry it still needed to be grazed every 20-25 days when I wanted to push out to a 35+ day round.
Its still very popular in north island nz but more are growing it as a pure stand nowadays strip grazing for an hour of so after milking before moving to grass.
Pros.
Very drought resistant
High mineral content.
Potential for high DM/ha production
Cons
Looks like docks
I found in the dry it still needed to be grazed every 20-25 days when I wanted to push out to a 35+ day round.
Its still very popular in north island nz but more are growing it as a pure stand nowadays strip grazing for an hour of so after milking before moving to grass.
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
@Princess Pooper are you in the new parlour yet?
Princess Pooper
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- East Mids
No starting to get very frustrated. Were hoping to run cows through today and have tomorrow as changeover day but parlour engineers didn't turn up today and one of the airgates not working properly. Pit steps being fitted tomorrow. Had to delay milk recording as cows now releasing themselves out of the abreast standings and now we might not even make that revised date for recording in new parlour.Combined with stress over first ever TB breakdown in our closed herd and also hiccups on our wind turbine development and the clock is ticking on our pre-accreditation year, as well as some personal health problems, my stress levels are through the roof at present.
newholland
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- England
Turn the phone off, drive 20 miles and go out for a long lunch some where nice....the job will go better when you get home again!
newholland
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- England
Anybody go to Lydney / Keith Davis farm walk today......
Princess Pooper
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- East Mids
Supposed to be having a nice day out Fri with a very good friend of mine and a gang on a sponsored dog walk might have to miss that now
, as don't know yet when they are taking these reactors at grass. Might have to load into our trailer then re-load to haulier as lorry might not make it up steep flood defence dam wall from the handling pen. There is one of these heifers is loopy - at least we'll be shot of her - she jumped 3 gates running her back into the crush to be DNA tagged, so not looking forward to loading her.An hour getting high on galvafroid paint touching up the feeders in the new parlour this eve and the radio on full blast has helped though
Anyway as this is the pictures forum here are the heifers while we still have them
Princess Pooper
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- East Mids
Looked to be a good turnout judging by pictures on twitter
Bugger, sorry to hear that
Look after yourself first and foremost-everything else will get sorted out eventually
Princess Pooper
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- East Mids
Thanks everyone. Rang AHVLA today as still not heard from them and reactors unlikely away before Tuesday. Anyway as long as parlour engineers don't have a breakdown to go to, changeover day tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
Not entirely sure on the breeding, Jersey x ish from John Rider.
These turned up last week. Pedigree Norwegian red.
s line
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- Gloucestershire uk
I wish i had the chance to go Keith Davies is a cracking guy. The way they have turned that farm around in 5 years since i was last there.