All things Dairy

[Sid]

The last one told me I should have planned for this to happen, I responded it's nearly impossible to plan for it, she flew off the handle and told me I'm being an idiot basically. Happened to have a heifer bulling that day, I turned to her and said so 1001 is bulling today she's from one of my best cows, do I ai her or not bother because she's going to go down with tb at the next test, after all I need to plan?

She also backed off then

I've planned as was fed up with buying cows that don't always last.

Good run of heifers and

 

[Jdunn55]

I've planned as was fed up with buying cows that don't always last.

Good run of heifers and

It's too unpredictable to be able to plan, if you knew it would take 20% you could atleast plan to buy/breed 20% extra but it's when it only takes 1% and then you're overstocked massively. Or you're clear and then go under restrictions due to your neighbour or a tracer test etc but then you can't sell the group of 50 stores you need to make way for calving and then you have no where to put the calves from calving etc etc

It's the only reason I would consider moving within 50 miles of Nicole sturgeon for

 

[Sid]

It's too unpredictable to be able to plan, if you knew it would take 20% you could atleast plan to buy/breed 20% extra but it's when it only takes 1% and then you're overstocked massively. Or you're clear and then go under restrictions due to your neighbour or a tracer test etc but then you can't sell the group of 50 stores you need to make way for calving and then you have no where to put the calves from calving etc etc

It's the only reason I would consider moving within 50 miles of Nicole sturgeon for

Given cull cow values it gives you choices.

Haven't had that luxury last few years.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Feel like we have had a @Jdunn55 day today gate wasn’t latched properly last evening so cows decided to take a jog in the garden Looks even worse with todays heavy rain.

 

[som farmer]

give most 'officials' a posh job title, and it seems to make them think they are better than us,
todays RT spent an hour, filling out his forms, with no imput from us !
l have no problem with assurance, but it should be about animal welfare, and safe production of food. 1 bonus, he couldn't find anything wrong with our NVZ/ dung storage etc.
The only pleasing factor, as with all the inspections we have had, our record keeping, has always 'passed' perusal, even EA couldn't argue that point. lts just f-ing hassle. parlour test, booked for pre xmas, delayed, didn't like that, even though the letter, rebooking it, for this coming monday, came yesterday, ahggggggggg

 

[som farmer]

Feel like we have had a @Jdunn55 day today gate wasn’t latched properly last evening so cows decided to take a jog in the garden Looks even worse with todays heavy rain.

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that's ok, just think of it as trampling the grass litter, into the soil, from the holistic approach.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

that's ok, just think of it as trampling the grass litter, into the soil, from the holistic approach.

I’m sure it will wash out.

 

[som farmer]

I’m sure it will wash out.

is it poor draining, or just the huge amount of rain ?

 

[Martyn]

How long between read and collect

Read on 31st of December

 

[Farmer Keith]

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

Guy that’s in the trade drinks in the local boozer was telling me it’ll go up £30 a cube by the middle of the year.

 

[Jdunn55]

Feel like we have had a @Jdunn55 day today gate wasn’t latched properly last evening so cows decided to take a jog in the garden Looks even worse with todays heavy rain.

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Are you 100% sure they were yours? Your not that far from me and I wouldn't put I past mine to go for a jog...

 

[frederick]

that's ok, just think of it as trampling the grass litter, into the soil, from the holistic approach.

Last year as soon as inspections restarted I was given a fail for an overdue parlour check from genus even though they accepted I couldn't of had it done bit thing we're now open so I had 28 days to sort.

 

[Jdunn55]

Nice when someone else makes a mistake for once! Was wondering where my heifer cake had got to (meant to be delivered yesterday) calves didn't get fed on Thursday as I ran out and didn't have time to steal a few bags from dad. Anyway got back yesterday from dad's to find no cake and some very hungry calves, scurried a bag out the parlour (don't like doing it because of the calcium content but been told the odd bag should be fine), anyway went to dads today and asked to grab some cake, he was complaining that hes running low so wanted to check his bin first, full to the brim with my heifer cake!

Mole valley are in the process of streamlining accounts and my three counties account has been lumped in with dad's and our mole valley accountants good job my 10t of dairy cake didnt end up there

 

[lazy farmer]

Nice when someone else makes a mistake for once! Was wondering where my heifer cake had got to (meant to be delivered yesterday) calves didn't get fed on Thursday as I ran out and didn't have time to steal a few bags from dad. Anyway got back yesterday from dad's to find no cake and some very hungry calves, scurried a bag out the parlour (don't like doing it because of the calcium content but been told the odd bag should be fine), anyway went to dads today and asked to grab some cake, he was complaining that hes running low so wanted to check his bin first, full to the brim with my heifer cake!

Mole valley are in the process of streamlining accounts and my three counties account has been lumped in with dad's and our mole valley accountants good job my 10t of dairy cake didnt end up there

Sorry to Say but from a decade ago MVF are rubbish. And now mainly focused on the general public.
They should really be called MVNF Molevalley Nonfarmers.

 

[Jdunn55]

Sorry to Say but from a decade ago MVF are rubbish. And now mainly focused on the general public.
They should really be called MVNF Molevalley Nonfarmers.

I agree, three counties on the other hand I have found excellent up until the past 2 months when there has been nothing but chaos caused by Mole valley insisting on "streamlining" the accounting side of things. Has meant delay, after delay, after delay. Luckily my feed rep and his boss are nothing short of brilliant so I'm not too worried. The cake at dads will be at dad's price not mine (he's on a cheaper cake) and I've got a pickup full of bags arriving free of charge in the morning so no complaints from me.

 

[Blue.]

Lad who milks 3rd milking at a local farm got there yesterday to find the machine still running from midday milking,milkers hadn’t switched the auto wash on so parlour was still running,how the feck do you not notice when it’s in your own yard?

 

[frederick]

Nice when someone else makes a mistake for once! Was wondering where my heifer cake had got to (meant to be delivered yesterday) calves didn't get fed on Thursday as I ran out and didn't have time to steal a few bags from dad. Anyway got back yesterday from dad's to find no cake and some very hungry calves, scurried a bag out the parlour (don't like doing it because of the calcium content but been told the odd bag should be fine), anyway went to dads today and asked to grab some cake, he was complaining that hes running low so wanted to check his bin first, full to the brim with my heifer cake!

Mole valley are in the process of streamlining accounts and my three counties account has been lumped in with dad's and our mole valley accountants good job my 10t of dairy cake didnt end up there

Bugger all of my heifer calves go on the 18 dairy cake from about 50 days. It's the easiest bulk solution to use. Gives them a quality cake that can be fed a little less of. I could buy a separate bin but the rearerr cake isn't that much cheaper so would take years to payback.
They all look very well.

 

[lazy farmer]

Bugger all of my heifer calves go on the 18 dairy cake from about 50 days. It's the easiest bulk solution to use. Gives them a quality cake that can be fed a little less of. I could buy a separate bin but the rearerr cake isn't that much cheaper so would take years to payback.
They all look very well.

We use what ever won’t fit in the parlour bin through the season. It gets blown into a second bin. Seems to work ok.
we do use a dedicated coci cake at grass though.

 

[Spudley]

We only ever feed cow cake too, never seem to get any problems with it.

 

[jerseycowsman]

Feel like we have had a @Jdunn55 day today gate wasn’t latched properly last evening so cows decided to take a jog in the garden Looks even worse with todays heavy rain.

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Think of it like the job an aerator would do!