All things Dairy

[Manney]

Yeah drying the lot off. Start calving last week of Jan. Was planning to dry off at the end of this week but theyve run out of milk so Im doing it now.

 

[Rossymons]

Yeah drying the lot off. Start calving last week of Jan. Was planning to dry off at the end of this week but theyve run out of milk so Im doing it now.

Or you've just returned from holiday and don't want to start milking again

 

[Manney]

That and the weather is crap, cows dont want to move anymore especially into the parlour, sfp is in the bank.......

 

[Dragon]

happy days

 

[lazy farmer]

Im drying the lot off

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are you teat sealing as well ?

 

[sidjon]

are you teat sealing as well ?

Dc suppliers can't use it.

 

[Rossymons]

Dc suppliers can't use it.

Yes we can. We have to sign a licence that shows we're using it correctly as well as the vet signing it.

 

[westwards]

Who is liable if and when the cheese gets black spot ?

 

[Devon James]

Picked up one of these today. It used to be a £1/litre earlier in the year, now £1.30.

 

[Rossymons]

Who is liable if and when the cheese gets black spot ?

At the moment they can't trace it back to individual farmers so no-one. But give it time and they will. It does rely on farmers being honest through out the whole process.

Making sure the milk is grade A quality for DC to make as much cheese as possible is in everyone's interest.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

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Picked up one of these today. It used to be a £1/litre earlier in the year, now £1.30.

It's the haulage from Crediton that makes it so expensive.

At least you know your silage customers have no excuses for not paying their bills promptly.

 

[Devon James]

It's the haulage from Crediton that makes it so expensive.

At least you know your silage customers have no excuses for not paying their bills promptly.

Transport to the bottling plant? It's great to see products coming out of the local dairy, I doubt the rise has filtered back down though!

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Crediton always seem to pay well, they have a very small milk field and will already have to pay more than Arla or DC to maintain supply.

I'm still a bit bitter that we (Milklink) had to sell Crediton when the Arla merger happened.

 

[worker]

At the moment they can't trace it back to individual farmers so no-one. But give it time and they will. It does rely on farmers being honest through out the whole process.

Making sure the milk is grade A quality for DC to make as much cheese as possible is in everyone's interest.

I thought cheese makers now had a superdooper machine that gets rid of the sealant? I am sure Barbers do

 

[sidjon]

Crediton always seem to pay well, they have a very small milk field and will already have to pay more than Arla or DC to maintain supply.

I'm still a bit bitter that we (Milklink) had to sell Crediton when the Arla merger happened.

Personally I was glad to see the back of the place, too slow unloading, not in a good site and having to haul out product to a 3rd parties site to be reload, product was good , but with taw valley having the closest farms , milk was pulled from farther out just to fill it.

 

[Friesianfan]

A photo for you @Princess Pooper . Goonhilly Perran

 

[Friesianfan]

Goonhilly Chad Sylvia. Lovely heifer

 

[Fergieman]

@farmertom I have just come back in from putting some salt on the roadend for the tanker coming later. Bought one of these last winter which makes the job so much easier than a shovel and makes sure I do it in plenty of time now rather than waiting on the tanker arriving. @RAW24

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Goonhilly Chad Sylvia. Lovely heifer View attachment 610996

Just interested to know how did you pick goonhilly as your prefix? I know you were near goonhilly at the time but it's always interesting how people pick them.

 

[Friesianfan]

Just interested to know how did you pick goonhilly as your prefix? I know you were near goonhilly at the time but it's always interesting how people pick them.

Was going to be Blackrock friesians but that was already taken. Goonhilly because there's no place like home!