All things Dairy

[Agrispeed]

Am I being stupid, or is that an i pad stuck on the side of it ?

It's Probably for recording the number, trimming, treatment etc, all ends up on a nice list which is then emailed.

 

[Scholsey]

Dosent look complicated at all.

It's a lift up crush with a iPad on the side for recording cows/issues etc.

 

[pappuller]

It's Probably for recording the number, trimming, treatment etc, all ends up on a nice list which is then emailed.

rubbish its for surfing porn while hooked to your wifi, my trimmer does just that!!!! Always look forward to our monthly trim sesh Top tip, always clear your browsing history when hes gone !!!!!!

 

[Cuthbert]

come on down and cross my palm with silver young man

He likes to use gold

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Who feeds your calves?

I pretty much live in the calving sheds at the moment, I take heifer calves out as soon as they're seen and bottle feed stored colostrum then they're moved to a different farm and my brother takes over. They just get 4 litres first colostrum then they're straight on to powder.

 

[Agrispeed]

Does anyone else here grow lucerne? I put some in last spring and I don't know what its supposed to look like at the moment but it's looking properly poo to me - I'm hoping its a winter dormancy thing, but I'm struggling to find anything...

 

[Durry cows]

I pretty much live in the calving sheds at the moment, I take heifer calves out as soon as they're seen and bottle feed stored colostrum then they're moved to a different farm and my brother takes over. They just get 4 litres first colostrum then they're straight on to powder.

How many staff have you for your 500? Cows?

 

[Kingofgrass]

Does anyone else here grow lucerne? I put some in last spring and I don't know what its supposed to look like at the moment but it's looking properly poo to me - I'm hoping its a winter dormancy thing, but I'm struggling to find anything...

We got a field of it,yeah looks terrible this time of year just wait for the temp to increase and it’ll take off.get some potash on it

 

[Cows 'n grass]

We have a few part timers so it's a bit hard to say but nearly 5 full time equivalents including me and the plan is to milk 550 this year.

Being multi sited is ridiculously inefficient, I'll clock up 2-300 miles a week in my car this time of year driving between the different sites.

All quit tonight

 

[Agrispeed]

We got a field of it,yeah looks terrible this time of year just wait for the temp to increase and it’ll take off.get some potash on it

Glad to hear that, was almost wondering about ploughing it up today!

Have some sandy muck to be spread as soon as it dries up, hopefully keep the PH up.

Great feed and the cows go mad for it, so I hope we can get it to work here

 

[O'Reilly]

I put this on another thread but I thought it would be interesting to see what the general view would be regarding this flooring idea? With straw the price it is today and for us it would free up a store area, save 30 minutes every day and save the cost of a straw chopper if we could use it for our calving shed which then doubles up as a post weaning calf rearing area.

http://www.highwelfarefloor.com/e

It appears to be some sort of matting that allows the urine to pass through leaving a more solid muck that can be collected by the robot. The video seems to be showing heifers but they are trialing it out with cows at the Dairy Campus in Holland. In this situation it is being targeted as a welfare flooring with the added benefit of lower ammonia loss as urine collected separately. They claim lower cost I guess through no cubicles and it can be added to a flat concrete floor.

Where does the urine go though?

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Glad to hear that, was almost wondering about ploughing it up today!

Have some sandy muck to be spread as soon as it dries up, hopefully keep the PH up.

Great feed and the cows go mad for it, so I hope we can get it to work here

We used to grow a bit but it was never very successful. I found red clover a much easier and more reliable crop to grow.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Does anyone else here grow lucerne? I put some in last spring and I don't know what its supposed to look like at the moment but it's looking properly poo to me - I'm hoping its a winter dormancy thing, but I'm struggling to find anything...

Any pictures?

 

[Dead Rabbits]

We have a few part timers so it's a bit hard to say but nearly 5 full time equivalents including me and the plan is to milk 550 this year.

Being multi sited is ridiculously inefficient, I'll clock up 2-300 miles a week in my car this time of year driving between the different sites.

All quit tonightView attachment 635712 View attachment 635718

Hell I would sleep in the straw with them. Looks luxurious compared to my usual

 

[Kingofgrass]

This was last February

we normally get 4cuts easy 5cuts is impossible.we put some muck on with the cord once never again choked it.

Glad to hear that, was almost wondering about ploughing it up today!

Have some sandy muck to be spread as soon as it dries up, hopefully keep the PH up.

Great feed and the cows go mad for it, so I hope we can get it to work here

 

[coomoo]

Holstein’s feet had enough nope had enough

 

[buffalo_soldier]

View attachment 635848 View attachment 635850 This was last February View attachment 635852 we normally get 4cuts easy 5cuts is impossible.we put some muck on with the cord once never again choked it.

So do you bale thar or put it through a chopper?

 

[vantage]

Funny looking heifer[emoji1]

 

[Happy hillbily]

Funny looking heifer[emoji1] View attachment 635898

You got wild cows ? Cousin of mine keeps some of them with the limmy bulls he breeds, keeps the bulls quiet, and puts them in their place if they start misbehaving !

 

[Beef farmer]

Couldn't get under 10% this year. 10.8%empty in 10 weeks. 84% 6 week in cakve. Only 16 cows to Calve in the last 4 weeks.