All things Dairy

[Beef farmer]

Run them through foot baths with only water in twice a day.

How come?

 

[coomoo]

How come?

Foot trimmer said it would help a bit to soften them

 

[Beef farmer]

 

[som farmer]

ours was 3inches Tuesday, about 5/6 today, went in late, as we weren't going to grow any, but, failed ley....old agronomist we knew, always said the later crops will usually catch up, they go into warm soil, and motor.

 

[Rossymons]

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Is that kneeling down or stood up?

 

[betweenthelines]

Is that kneeling down or stood up?

Stood up

But he does Panto with his 6 Brothers and Snow White

 

[Dead Rabbits]

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That’s your crop there. Doesn’t even look pineappled

 

[Beef farmer]

That’s your crop there. Doesn’t even look pineappled

It's been cool this last few days. 25mm rain would see it bead high in 10 days for sure

 

[pine_guy]

Girls in no rush this morning

 

[supercow]

I'm getting an unusual number of cows slipping and falling in the cowshed over the last few weeks. The concrete is grooved and seems OK. Cow's feet may be hard due to the dry weather but had no problem two years ago when it was much drier for longer than so far this year.

Had this, I put it down to an unlucky spell! It happens, wait a couple months and you may forget about it. Our sheds all grooved u can’t do much more than that

 

[jondear]

It's been cool this last few days. 25mm rain would see it bead high in 10 days for sure

Trouble is not a cat in hells chance of half that rain in the South West .oh yea it was frosty this morning getting cows in !
Edit not even a tenth! Of 25mm!

 

[Beef farmer]

Trouble is not a cat in hells chance of half that rain in the South West .oh yea it was frosty this morning getting cows in !

Had a few sharp showers blow in over night, went out this morning.... rain gauge 15mm.
Smug as hell, but yard did took that wet, turns out the sprinkler was going for half an hour last night. Pulled my estimations in to between 1 and 3mm

 

[pine_guy]

Feel for you guys. As I was there 5 days ago, but normal Cumbrian weather has resumed here and things are greening up. Judging by the puddle in my pickup, the clean yards and evidence of cramming under trees, we had a fair bit of rain in a short period over night.

 

[Dragon]

Had a few sharp showers blow in over night, went out this morning.... rain gauge 15mm.
Smug as hell, but yard did took that wet, turns out the sprinkler was going for half an hour last night. Pulled my estimations in to between 1 and 3mm

Had 2mm last night. Takes us to 10mm. ?

 

[Beef farmer]

Had 2mm last night. Takes us to 10mm. ?

10mm in may june combined?

 

[rusty]

Normal service resumed. 5 degrees C ,driving wind and rain, heifers huddled up with backs to the wind

 

[Dragon]

10mm in may june combined?

Yeah. I Wouldn't like to compare notes.?? suspect its dodged you!!

 

[jondear]

Normal service resumed. 5 degrees C ,driving wind and rain, heifers huddled up with backs to the windView attachment 884738

I would take a few days of that !We have 6°c this morning but dry and windy!

 

[Happy hillbily]

A bit of alpine grazing this morning

 

[The Agrarian]

About 8mm here last night. Very chuffed with that. Looks like the weather will have some nuisance showers over the next fortnight. Getting second cut done before it heads could prove a challenge.