All things Dairy

[lazy farmer]

Foot paths cross them in places. And another is the footpath. Where they cross them we have handles ramps up and off the tracks. Most people once on the concrete tend to stick to them until they reach the roads.

 

[lazy farmer]

I have a letter saying price went up £9.5 a cube at start of year. Has yours

Ours went up £12 on jan 1st to £106 for RC 40 with structure fibres.

 

[lazy farmer]

Ours went up £12 on jan 1st to £106 for RC 40 with structure fibres.

I’m glad we are nearing the end of this process not just starting out.

 

[dinderleat]

I’m glad we are nearing the end of this process not just starting out.

Green or white lorries?

 

[lazy farmer]

Green or white lorries?

White. Despite only being 1/2 a mile away they were £7 more!

 

[dinderleat]

White. Despite only being 1/2 a mile away they were £7 more!

How wide do you normally go?

 

[pine_guy]

Ours went up £12 on jan 1st to £106 for RC 40 with structure fibres.

Put about 70cube of RC45 with structural fibres second half of last year. We paid 104 then

 

[pine_guy]

What will that take it to? Its getting a lift here also

See my above post

 

[Manney]

Dry period is going ok. Nice steady Xmas and New Year and now in the Lake District . Will be ready and refreshed for calving

 

[lazy farmer]

How wide do you normally go?

4 metres

 

[lazy farmer]

Dry period is going ok. Nice steady Xmas and New Year and now in the Lake District . Will be ready and refreshed for calving

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Love that. Off down to your neck of the woods for some R and R before calving starts.

 

[Manney]

Love that. Off down to your neck of the woods for some R and R before calving starts.

Not sure if you've been down my way before but if you want any ideas of places to visit then just let me know.

 

[pappuller]

Put about 70cube of RC45 with structural fibres second half of last year. We paid 104 then

We are fixed at £92 for rc 45 with fibres for robot project

 

[Repeat]

Dry period is going ok. Nice steady Xmas and New Year and now in the Lake District . Will be ready and refreshed for calving

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Are you the owner of a Defender with moo on the number plate ? Was sat having lunch near Keswick yesterday and thought if that doesn't belong to a dairy farmer I will be amazed.

 

[Manney]

Are you the owner of a Defender with moo on the number plate ? Was sat having lunch near Keswick yesterday and thought if that doesn't belong to a dairy farmer I will be amazed.

No not guilty of having a 'moo' plate!

 

[upnortheast]

Are you the owner of a Defender with moo on the number plate ? Was sat having lunch near Keswick yesterday and thought if that doesn't belong to a dairy farmer I will be amazed.

Belongs to an organic dairy farmer from near Kendal often found on twitter if it's the one I'm thinking of.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Probably wrong but forward bought my straw for 2023 as well, have a feeling its going to be expensive this autumn with the fertiliser price £105 didn't seem to bad for barley

No saying you are wrong but how do you afford to carry that much inventory?

 

[Sid]

"Organic" isn't really legally defined in the UK. Yo need to have approval from one of a number of "organic bodies"

Bit like saying you'd need approval approval from a gun club to get a shotgun certificate

You need to do a bit more research before you can actually speak with any authority on that subject.

 

[Jdunn55]

No saying you are wrong but how do you afford to carry that much inventory?

I've found by buying early in bulk you save a lot of money.fpr instance, I ordered all the calf powder, dry cow rolls and calf cake I need for spring-summer in early December. If I waited until now I reckon I would be easily paying an extra £500.
But more importantly if I bought half a tonne of everything at a time and then ordered another pallet when the first was getting low I reckon I would be paying a lot more again. For instance my calf powder I've bought for £8,000 if I bought that in half a tonne at a time I reckon I would be paying an extra £1000 no problem by the time you pay for the extra deliveries and monthly price increases
Bought 200 bales of hay last spring which I knew I didn't need this year but by buying them it would get me out a sticky situation if fertiliser price became too expensive or there was a drought etc paid £15 each for them, I have a feeling next year fodder is going to be short in demand!
I ordered half an artic of fert back in August and paid £275/t for it whereas now you're talking £800/t
So all those little £100 here and there add up to meaning I can buy extra when I need to
Just got to be careful with cash flow but a generous overdraft helps smooth that out.

 

[Jdunn55]

I do love it when the cows change careers and turn into interior designers! Think they've done an excellent job