All things Dairy

[Jdunn55]

I just supply labour there.I can see on the computer in the farm office where the milk is going.

I try my best to get clean milk into the tank and i fail by a click of someones finger when the milk gets diverted.


So another one of my farms this morning said to me we have had the best average bactoscans and cell counts this last 3 months from the dairy we supply,according to the newsletter they sent out to their suppliers.

The thing that would scare me would be if for instance the supplier lost a supermarket contract and needed to reduce milk input by 25% which farmer are they going to get rid of first!

Theres not exactly milk contracts being thrown about

 

[vantage]

Essential. But I hate the plastic usage of it all.

Tail tapes here are fibre/canvas. Wouldn’t use plastic as it stretches and can cut circulation off.

 

[som farmer]

And you question why you lost your contract. No "ish" here, 4.5 days minimum. Over half would be 5.5 days.

delva test before into tank, 4 days on contract, which we keep to, neighbours think we are stupid, to keep it out longer than 3, as per DC tube, but we have a use, so no bother to us.

 

[som farmer]

Could you run the high yeilders through the parlour for a third time? Not milking them just feeding them extra cake, would mean a lot of extra work and you would need a separate group but you could see if it's worth feeding the extra cake or not before investing capital on something that you arent sure is worth it?

no, we will probably feed max cake in parlour, quite like the idea of some really high yielders, but that's not quite how we want to run the dairy, Puts a stop to one claim though, those saying xb's don't milk, they can, and some of their sires are LIC bulls, just really surprised us, look just like nice xb's, blackish, and black feet !

 

[Spudley]

I know of a mainly Spring calving herd that keeps 10-15% as an Autumn block. They go out all together during the day and at night the Autumn calvers are drafted into the shed. They come into the parlour first in the morning so they can have a double dose of cake (flat rate feeding).

We can feed to yield in our parlour so I have separate feed curves for the spring and the Autumn calvers.

 

[Friesianfan]

And you question why you lost your contract. No "ish" here, 4.5 days minimum. Over half would be 5.5 days.

I suppose you foremilk and clean all cows before attaching the unit as well

 

[Beef farmer]

I suppose you foremilk and clean all cows before attaching the unit as well

Yes thank you. We struggle to hit bacto bonus if we cut corners. Wash down every side between cows as well.

 

[Martyn]

Lots off calves scc down below hundred and sun out days dont get much better

 

[Durry cows]

Lots off calves scc down below hundred and sun out days dont get much betterView attachment 908282View attachment 908283View attachment 908284

Bull looks keen!

 

[Martyn]

Bull looks keen!

That gate is padlock with crash barreir posts hes got me trouble before

 

[vantage]

That gate is padlock with crash barreir posts hes got me trouble before

I think you need a taller gate, like about 3’ higher, he looks like a puissance bull!

 

[Thompyd]

A bit like this? Brown Swiss crosses. First out to the field first in!

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After culling one of the last Brown Swiss cows a few weeks back, I think I need to get some more Brown Swiss blood into these cows. As soon as the gate was opened there would be a sprint to the parlour, now it's just a gentle plod, it's the same on the way back out the the fields
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[Holsteinfriesian90]

Anyone know the base price for cull cows at st merryn at the moment?

 

[coomoo]

I suppose you foremilk and clean all cows before attaching the unit as well

 

[coomoo]

Anyone know the base price for cull cows at st merryn at the moment?

No but sure to be strong as everything else the now

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

No but sure to be strong as everything else the now

Yeh it’s been very good last time we sent some base was £3.10 just wondered if it has dropped much.

 

[vantage]

Yeh it’s been very good last time we sent some base was £3.10 just wondered if it has dropped much.

For 03, not P1 I presume?

 

[Spudley]

 

[Spudley]

Ha ha I thought I was being clever but that's not what you're looking for is it. Been a long day, finally finished our silage today and it's been a long drawn out drama and I have a sick cow and a very poorly weaned calf that I need to go check on again once the small people have gone to bed

 

[vantage]

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Looks a lot healthier than the £1.70 I got for a cow in H’west. Robbers, never again.