All things Dairy

[organicguy]

First rain for 7 weeks today, heavy for half an hour just as i started baling straw!

 

[Agrispeed]

First rain for 7 weeks today, heavy for half an hour just as i started baling straw!

School holidays and combines going, its sure to start raining now...

 

[vantage]

Reseed coming along nicely despite the drought.

 

[bigw]

Reseeds have come on well considering they have seen little rain, sprayed for weeds today so hopefully get some grazing off them shortly. The plan for no calves through the summer didn't go quite to plan as these pair of fatso's will be due shortly.

 

[lazy farmer]

have got my wholecrop analysis back today. first time I have bothered.
d/m 60%
ME 10.5
CP 8.4
starch 35%
sugars 3.7%

is this anygood ?

 

[The Agrarian]

Depends entirely upon personal opinion, but my tuppence would be it was cut too late for my liking. 30-40%DM would be more my range.

But it's great to have it!

 

[vantage]

have got my wholecrop analysis back today. first time I have bothered.
d/m 60%
ME 10.5
CP 8.4
starch 35%
sugars 3.7%


is this anygood ?

The starch level is exceptional!

 

[HasthorpeGrange]

There’s a lot of grass like this at the minute with bees everywhere. Hoping the clover seeds and the cows spread it everywhere on the farm ideally

 

[stablegirl]

Your wholecrop is good, we always struggled to get over 10me.

 

[Princess Pooper]

There’s a lot of grass like this at the minute with bees everywhere. Hoping the clover seeds and the cows spread it everywhere on the farm ideally

Bees at work, so perfect for clover seeding. Even with no rain it will sit there in the cow pats until able to germinate.

 

[HasthorpeGrange]

Bees at work, so perfect for clover seeding. Even with no rain it will sit there in the cow pats until able to germinate.

That many bees in the grass at the minute I don’t like walking through it in shorts
Should be getting paid for the amount we have at the minute

 

[Sid]

There’s a lot of grass like this at the minute with bees everywhere. Hoping the clover seeds and the cows spread it everywhere on the farm ideally

20% clover?

Clover is a funny plant always looks more than there is.

 

[Beef farmer]

20% clover?

Clover is a funny plant always looks more than there is.

See 80 % clover is 20% feed

 

[Sid]

See 80 % clover is 20% feed

Wouldn't say those figures are right but analogy is right.

 

[HasthorpeGrange]

20% clover?

Clover is a funny plant always looks more than there is.

I couldn’t say to be honest sid

 

[Tim G]

Passed our FSA tests yesterday so milk bottled and being sold today.

 

[betweenthelines]

Good on you

But I'd use a different term to "Raw" Or is that the term you have to use?

 

[Sid]

Passed our FSA tests yesterday so milk bottled and being sold today.

The joys of a low risk area!

 

[Tim G]

Good on you

But I'd use a different term to "Raw" Or is that the term you have to use?

Has to be called raw. Also has to have a health warning on it. Probably easier to sell cigarettes!

The joys of a low risk area!

If you mean TB then yes we are low risk area but we now have to test yearly because of the raw milk. The tests we had were for hygiene of the milk (coliforms).

 

[Sid]

Has to be called raw. Also has to have a health warning on it. Probably easier to sell cigarettes!

If you mean TB then yes we are low risk area but we now have to test yearly because of the raw milk. The tests we had were for hygiene of the milk (coliforms).

Out of interest what was your coliform results. How often do you have to test for them?
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