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[vantage]

I once had a cow that lost 3 quarters over time, i calved her again and she was doing between 10-12 litres a milking so i just kept her a while longer

Losing one quarter is a three quarter cow, two quarters is a goat. Three quarters is unique to NI!

 

[TheRanger]

I once had a cow that lost 3 quarters over time, i calved her again and she was doing between 10-12 litres a milking so i just kept her a while longer

Had a two quartered cow hit 40L here at peak, was the highest yielding animal in the herd per quarter They definitely compensate to an extent when they lose a quarter.

 

[jay]

Im not ignoring that, i was only asking has the cow numbers and litres produced over the last 10 years increased or decreased

2021/22 production was 8% above 2001/2, cow numbers have been fairly static. NI production has increased by nearly 40% in that time

 

[daveydiesel1]

2021/22 production was 8% above 2001/2, cow numbers have been fairly static. NI production has increased by nearly 40% in that time

This was my point, dairy farm numbers decreasing but production increasing. Wouldnt matter if another 1000 farms quit the litres would still flow as lots of that ground would either be sold or rented to dairy.

 

[Bert Jansch]

This was my point, dairy farm numbers decreasing but production increasing. Wouldnt matter if another 1000 farms quit the litres would still flow as lots of that ground would either be sold or rented to dairy.

Population

 

[daveydiesel1]

Population

Yes world population is growing which helps.

 

[Bert Jansch]

Yes world population is growing which helps.

Official uk population alone has increased by 25% in the last 30 years.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Official uk population alone has increased by 25% in the last 30 years.

I wonder has meat and milk consumption increased 25% what with all this vegetarian/vegan and climate nonsence

 

[Bert Jansch]

I wonder has meat and milk consumption increased 30% what with all this vegetarian/vegan and climate nonsence

Well most people carry more weight

 

[daveydiesel1]

Surely if the world population increases 25% in next 30 years we might be getting kinder terms to get every1 fed. Thats if were still here

 

[Bert Jansch]

Surely if the world population increases 25% in next 30 years we might be getting kinder terms to get every1 fed. Thats if were still here

I’ll let you know in 30 years….. like you say, if we’re still here

 

[O'Reilly]

Official uk population alone has increased by 25% in the last 30 years.

18.5% actually

 

[lazy farmer]

18.5% actually

That is extraordinary. It’s no wonder things are under strain.

 

[Bert Jansch]

18.5% actually

56 million to pretty much 70million since 1994?

 

[Happy at it]

There surely has to be a point where the continued reduction of producer numbers will significant impact.

Looking around the farms in my area, it makes you wounder if the the constant "push" required to run many of them, either physically,mentally or financially is sustainable long term, never mind getting bigger.

 

[Bert Jansch]

That is extraordinary. It’s no wonder things are under strain.

Here in Lancashire they are building thousands and thousands of houses, but they don’t seem to be building any new schools, or hospitals.
Which is worrying

 

[BrianV]

Here in Lancashire they are building thousands and thousands of houses, but they don’t seem to be building any new schools, or hospitals.
Which is worrying

Same thing all over the country, no extra doctors, dentists, schools, hospitals etc, the governments borrowed up to the hilt & building houses is the only money spinner they have.

 

[frederick]

Here in Lancashire they are building thousands and thousands of houses, but they don’t seem to be building any new schools, or hospitals.
Which is worrying

Heard yesterday of a new large estate got planning. A local shop to serve that estate however was turned down because of nutrient rules.

 

[Bert Jansch]

Heard yesterday of a new large estate got planning. A local shop to serve that estate however was turned down because of nutrient rules.

Sounds about right

 

[Tarw Coch]

There surely has to be a point where the continued reduction of producer numbers will significant impact.

Looking around the farms in my area, it makes you wounder if the the constant "push" required to run many of them, either physically,mentally or financially is sustainable long term, never mind getting bigger.

Been thinking along those lines for a long time but it hasn’t come to be.
Indeed I’ve been thinking for a while now that I’ll live to see dairy farmers numbers halve………….from where they are now, there will be less than a quarter of the dairy farmer numbers of when I left school……..about the time quotas were introduced, but the milk keeps flowing