- Location
- Shropshire
Lovely
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
- Start date
- Location
- somerset
grass wise have had a bumper year, after 3 bad ones, but after all the rain we have had, our 'barometer', the stream through the farm, has now stopped running. That means ground reserves of water, are not back to normal levels yet, which means we are still in a water deficient position ! We are aiming to do a fifth cut of silage on some ground, to ease next year, if it doesn't rain again.
Combine in today, to cut our spring barley, depending on moisture, not sure which way to treat it, ideally below 17%, we can dry store it, and roll as and when.
Combine in today, to cut our spring barley, depending on moisture, not sure which way to treat it, ideally below 17%, we can dry store it, and roll as and when.
- Location
- South Molton
Rewilding at its best!
Day 3 since psc......
More to life
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- Location
- Somerset
Have you been trying to convince him self feed is a good idea again.
No, I told him that people genuinely calve cows all year round
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Leek herd sale averaged £1336 dispersal animals top of £2180 i think, commercial entry were off the scale with an average of £1850 and plenty around £2400
Holsworthy had some dam expensive dry cows today
lazy farmer
Member
- Location
- som/dor border
Making me wonder what my empties would be worth in the unlikely event that we pass our Tb test tomorrow
dairydurham
Member
Skipton well back on Monday
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
I had a call from Skipton asking if I was after any dairies last week. You guys probably shorter of forage than further south ?
dairydurham
Member
Dont know why back so far as grass ok with us in Durham & looked ok travelling down to Skipton.There was a nice show of heifers just back a bit too far. I sold one & brought one back home
- Location
- somerset
they looked nice on marteye, and they were giving a lot of milk, but l did think, £1940, for a 5th calver, calved march, and not served, was getting on with it ! But takes a min of 2 buyers, to make the trade, and there were more than 2, didn't hear either mark say about marteye, or sold on marteye.Holsworthy had some dam expensive dry cows today
- Location
- somerset
barren trade seems to be very strong, with 'gushing' reports from mkts, perhaps to 'gushing'? But certainly a chance to out some pd neg cows, just wonder how many, would buy a decent milker back in.
TB test last week, 1 i/r, so very thankful.
mixed farm
Member
Wildflower meadows!
pine_guy
Member
- Location
- North Cumbria
I love the fact he’s always with you. Mine never got that interested, but get him a helmet.
no, I have more cows than I can housecas it is
by all accounts they were dear. Interesting that 25% have crossed the sea.Annandale Dispersal Sale
Annandale Dispersal Sale , sale reports for Harrison & Hetherington
harrisonandhetherington.co.uk
£800 to £1000, plus you've had 70% of the lactation too.
£100 over cull
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So yours are worth 600My culls aren't worth that, my P1 specials only making £2 dw
