All things Dairy

[Fergieman]

How is the milk marketed in Austrailia? We here a lot about New Zealand COOPs but nothing from Austrailia.

 

[More to life]

How is the milk marketed in Austrailia? We here a lot about New Zealand COOPs but nothing from Austrailia.

Looking forwards to the answer

 

[Ducati899]

Looking forwards to the answer

You'll be waiting a while

 

[Clay52]

How is the milk marketed in Austrailia? We here a lot about New Zealand COOPs but nothing from Austrailia.

Not much to report. Murray Goulburn is doing its best to kill the industry. Dairy farmers selling up everywhere.

 

[More to life]

You'll be waiting a while

Not as long as you thought

 

[Beef farmer]

Not much to report. Murray Goulburn is doing its best to kill the industry. Dairy farmers selling up everywhere.

Is the price rising? To be honest, producing milk in oz must be a nightmare for the factorys, due to the distance involved

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Some pictures of grass i took today strip grazing .Can't believe how much it's grown in August.This ley is 7 or 8 years old.The other a reseed from last year undersown with a real mixture from hurrells .Been cut twice already.A positive I suppose with all the rain .Not much conciliation for arable boys.View attachment 566826View attachment 566828

Nice pictures. How do you like those posts?

 

[Clay52]

Is the price rising? To be honest, producing milk in oz must be a nightmare for the factorys, due to the distance involved

Not much at all. Has barely risen from the lows. 3rd year of low prices.

 

[lazy farmer]

I use the calcium chloride gels that are specifically made for low calcium cows. Don't just go cheap and mix plain calcium chloride with water as it can irritate the throat. There are blouses available as well but I've never used them.

As for finding the neck. I was never shown how to do it. Dad was useless at it so I called the vet for a down cow once and watched how they did it and did it myself ever since. Taught myself to IV fluids to scouring calves the same way.

As for someone saying IVing calcium being vet only in some countries??? What a great way to end up with more dead cows. Time can often be limited and it's a easy fix. That's another one of those things if they come in here I'm out. I want to actually be able to look after my cows.

,OR a great way of encouraging prevention

 

[Clay52]

,OR a great way of encouraging prevention

I'm all for prevention. I've had 150 cows calve in the last couple weeks and zero milk fever. But I don't want to get up at 4am to check the cows. See a cow unconscious from milk fever and know she will be dead by the time the vet gets here because I'm not allowed to do something as simple as IV calcium to save her.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Are you guys allowed to give calcium in the vein yourself? We have to get the vet..

No logical reason to have a vet out for an IV. I know you do not make the rules, but damn, that's ridiculous

 

[mixed farm]

Had a lot of rain here yesterday, today is dry, forecast isn't great. I have a field ready to plough. Should I plough now or wait until it dries out a bit? Or if I plough now at least when/if it dries I'll be ready to till.

 

[Penmoel]

Two more calved in the night and another is at it now..

 

[Rossymons]

Its quite annoyingwhen you SCC level is quite high and you're trying to see who is polluting the tank to get milk tests back that have 25% wrong cow numbers

 

[Cowski]

Had a gentle reminder to be careful with foot knives this morning

 

[multi power]

Had a gentle reminder to be careful with foot knives this morning

Wrong to like that, but it could have been much worse

 

[DocPhil001]

Snap, 9 here last week too and one of the reactors broke a leg yesterday. Fek knows how, probably fell in a badger set, but I'm guessing they'll be no compensation on that one either

we got told as soon as the animal is a reactor it belongs to defra.

 

[multi power]

we got told as soon as the animal is a reactor it belongs to defra.

In that case DEFRA should be paying for their keep until they leave the farm

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Cows are loving their turnips.

It's a pretty big crop but I'm glad only the front third of the field is turnips because they're getting a but mildewy already, the rest is rape. Milk volume and solids are up since starting them last weekend.

Milking time.

 

[farmboy]

Living the dream