All things Dairy

[Martyn]

2024 kicks of for us.

 

[Grassman247]

2024 kicks of for us. View attachment 1166753

I’m very jealous!

desperate to get out here

 

[Wesley]

Anyone ever tried milking ducks? I reckon some of our fields would carry them pretty well

 

[Martyn]

I’m very jealous!

desperate to get out here

A very strong drying wind overnight and this morning, concrete in our yard bone dry. Water table still filling up our milk parlour pit and my cubicle shed is still self cleaning/washing out, but amazing after yesterday rain how dry fields felt putting fencing up.

 

[DairyNerd]

A very strong drying wind overnight and this morning, concrete in our yard bone dry. Water table still filling up our milk parlour pit and my cubicle shed is still self cleaning/washing out, but amazing after yesterday rain how dry fields felt putting fencing up.

Exactly the same here

 

[Martyn]

Power of grass haven’t seen milk meters up above 15l for a longtime. Us autumn calvers may be a bigger issue to the spring flush than the spring calvers, I always recon takes a few months to settle cows from calving so spring calvers really don’t get going until May/June

 

[frederick]

Power of grass haven’t seen milk meters up above 15l for a longtime. Us autumn calvers may be a bigger issue to the spring flush than the spring calvers, I always recon takes a few months to settle cows from calving so spring calvers really don’t get going until May/June View attachment 1166866

It will be interesting to see what your totalsolids increase was. Grass will give you the volume at the expense of bf and protein.

 

[Manney]

The view out the window whilst I have breakfast. 65% of herd calved in 4 weeks so not done to bad.

 

[DairyNerd]

@Manney how many days have you had them at grass?

 

[Martyn]

It will be interesting to see what your totalsolids increase was. Grass will give you the volume at the expense of bf and protein.

Expect they will collapse but although it plays a part in my ppl, extra litres well out weigh it.

 

[Grassman247]

Expect they will collapse but although it plays a part in my ppl, extra litres well out weigh it.

So does the reduction in costs. It’s a no brainer

 

[Rossymons]

Expect they will collapse but although it plays a part in my ppl, extra litres well out weigh it.

Just taking the straight jacket of winter off is worth a penny on its own. Good to see cattle finally going out!

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Finally going out?

It's February

 

[Farmer Keith]

I find milk quality here doesn’t really suffer until the second round. March is the Goldilocks month here, reduced costs, increased yields and no seasonality penalties. Excited to get them out.

 

[Martyn]

Finally going out?

It's February

This is Cornwall you know, beach/surf capital of the Uk!

Whispers have it @Beef farmer contractors where seen hitching up and greasing their forage wagons today!

 

[Manney]

@Manney how many days have you had them at grass?

Been out a good couple of weeks now with the odd day in when the weather was really bad.

 

[Bert Jansch]

Any connoisseur knows that floor milk is the best milk

 

[vantage]

Looks like hopes of turnout today are dashed.

 

[happycows]

Looks like hopes of turnout today are dashed.
View attachment 1167451

In like a lion out like a lamb.

 

[Martyn]

Cows very keen to be out, yesterday grazing, very wet night last night so made a mess, ran right back out this evening.