All things Dairy

[The Agrarian]

Plenty of ground like that around here too, hopefully it will dry on into next week so we can get some slurry out.
It is nice to see the photos of cows out, shame that it will be another 2 months here- at least.

It never ceases to amaze me the difference that three consecutive dry days can make. Everywhere was in three inches of skitter on Tuesday, but went for a walk across the drier spots this afternoon and they are well improved. Went home and set about digging out the manure sower from behind pallets of this and bags of that. Intend to make a start on urea tomorrow, which gives it the weekend before attempting to get tankers going onto it on Monday. At this rate, the light land should be well ready to carry by then. The south easterly is doing a fine job. Keep it up. .

The beginnings of a nice bit of opening up starting -

At the moment, it looks like we'll be lucky to get to the end of next week before the pattern breaks down again. The windows are so bloomin short.

 

[happycows]

Seems a shame too get it dirty. Three years waiting and trying crushes trying to decide what to go for and then waiting for milk price to come better.
75 too do as drying off in the next few weeks.
Hopefully will be easier and safer for me and cows.

 

[Beef farmer]

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Seems a shame too get it dirty. Three years waiting and trying crushes trying to decide what to go for and then waiting for milk price to come better.
75 too do as drying off in the next few weeks.
Hopefully will be easier and safer for me and cows.

You get your grant money early?

 

[happycows]

You get your grant money early?

It’s on loan until it’s approved

 

[frederick]

You get your grant money early?

Is that a dp agri

 

[frederick]

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Seems a shame too get it dirty. Three years waiting and trying crushes trying to decide what to go for and then waiting for milk price to come better.
75 too do as drying off in the next few weeks.
Hopefully will be easier and safer for me and cows.

Wrong reply
Is that a dp agri?

 

[happycows]

Yes it is. With KVK style front and rear foot holders. Remote front and rear gate.
It’s basically a static Euro crush.

 

[Beef farmer]

Yes it is. With KVK style front and rear foot holders. Remote front and rear gate.
It’s basically a static Euro crush.

Come on happy, talk dollor.

 

[Penmoel]

Penuwch at 900 feet, out making the best Yogurt on the market

 

[Kingofgrass]

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Seems a shame too get it dirty. Three years waiting and trying crushes trying to decide what to go for and then waiting for milk price to come better.
75 too do as drying off in the next few weeks.
Hopefully will be easier and safer for me and cows.

How many do you milk? If it’s only 75 does it justify buying it ? Very smart how much ?

 

[happycows]

How many do you milk? If it’s only 75 does it justify buying it ? Very smart how much ?

Will be 100 this summer. It is hard too justify especially on a smaller number but lower culling rate, better fertility by having less lame, getting them done safely in a timely manner, the fact that having lame cows is morally not acceptable in any quantities now by the public or milk buyers are all reasonable arguments too justify it. Safety and stress of struggling on my own was a big factor. Plan is IAE Rotex and race behind at some point too finish it off.
I’ve also come too the conclusion that you will never get on top of dermatitis by footbathing alone.
Foot trimmers seem to see it as a race and I’m not happy with some herds of cows I’ve seen that use outside trimmers. It was a consideration but definitely not the road for me.
£14k and a bit of publicity in a few weeks time.

 

[vantage]

Looks to be well built,will work out very cheap when you look back to when bought the crush in the years to come. Remember"Buy cheap,buy twice",doesn't look cheap ! @happycows .

 

[Gruff10]

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Penuwch at 900 feet, out making the best Yogurt on the market

You’re not wrong there [emoji1476]

 

[happycows]

Just bloused 32 heifers. Done half with Animax cuI and half with CoseICure. Interesting too see if there’s any marked difference at calving and getting them back incalf.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Just bloused 32 heifers. Done half with Animax cuI and half with CoseICure. Interesting too see if there’s any marked difference at calving and getting them back incalf.

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I've never tried comparing boluses but I did two years of bolusing every heifer with an even numbered tag and not odd number tags and was convinced that the boluses made a significant difference.

I really do think that doing your own trials are the only way to know which minerals and trace elements are required for your herd. I'm using Animal CUI at the moment.

 

[Stinker]

I've never tried comparing boluses but I did two years of bolusing every heifer with an even numbered tag and not odd number tags and was convinced that the boluses made a significant difference.

I really do think that doing your own trials are the only way to know which minerals and trace elements are required for your herd. I'm using Animal CUI at the moment.

Big animax fan but the price of them is getting silly. Switched to mayo all guard bolus. Probably not sensible

 

[mixed farm]

Moved to formalin every day good results so far and pretty cheap

Is that once a day? Using a product called hoofsure and it's not doing much for me. How dirty can the mixture get? I find after 200 passes there's a fair amount of sh!t in it. Mortellaro/digi is a real soul destroying scourge. It makes You love the days you pare a cow and get a drop!

 

[happycows]

I’m a big Animax cui fan but these were on offer and I thought I’d give some a try. Time will tell. They both spin a yarn why ones better than the other.

 

[vantage]

Bugger,I thought they were all in calf!

 

[vantage]

Must be turn out(onto the kale).