All things Dairy

[organicguy]

So.......
One of this years vet student who applied through here is a vegan.
Took a week to get it out of her as she didn't want us to judge, not a militant type just how it is. No biggy.

But......
Her views on climate change are that animal agriculture is all to blame and should be stopped straight away.
That poses the question, what's she doing becoming a vet?

Shes happy to feed her dog minced calves!

It is going to make for a frosty 2nd wk.
If I don't log on for a while I'm probably in jail for stomach tubing a calf.

She has said that she is delighted that we look after and care for our animals!

Interesting and not 100% comfortable

Two out of our 3 this year are vegetarian, although the 1st one was not vegetarian but a fussy eater and never cleared her plate. She ate the bacon when we left her to cook for herself.

 

[pine_guy]

Problem is one one of the two leg tapes falls off

Yup, hence the question.

 

[Cowmansam]

Just one colour for 3/4 and have it on whichever side it’s on then they can check if it’s front or back tapes should last a month easy if your the person milking mostly it’s easy thing to keep on top of

 

[dinderleat]

Laid 120 meters today

 

[early riser]

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sort all the short ones to a side separately and lay last, it will drive you crazy looking at a wonky edged track for the next 20yrs

 

[lazy farmer]

Arla stipulate you use red is for dump cows. Even if they are in a separate group. With tape we put one green on the corresponding leg for front, two for a back quarter.

I love the fact you have to doth your cap to the company which you OWN !

 

[lazy farmer]

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Why did you dig off the top soil ?

 

[frederick]

Why did you dig off the top soil ?

Because he was paid a grant to improve the environment. But if you have an ea visit they then moan about the installation because it encourages the channeling of water rather than run off all along the edge.

 

[som farmer]

I think at one point 75 percent of our cows were 3/4 but all bought in, you'd have side after side with 8 out of the 10 being 3/4.

know what you mean, them and non cubicle cows. Hidden advantage though, 25% price drop, using drying of tubes.

 

[som farmer]

Why did you dig off the top soil ?

we were asked the same question, when we dug out our base, for own stone, by the lads who ground it down, we did it, because we thought it was the right thing to do, and a ditch ! But, was told, most just lay the stone, on top of ground. Currently laying another, and have removed the topsoil again, makes a better track, and this one, will have tractor use, as well, so 12ins+ stone.

 

[Beef farmer]

we were asked the same question, when we dug out our base, for own stone, by the lads who ground it down, we did it, because we thought it was the right thing to do, and a ditch ! But, was told, most just lay the stone, on top of ground. Currently laying another, and have removed the topsoil again, makes a better track, and this one, will have tractor use, as well, so 12ins+ stone.

Remove soil = need pp

 

[lazy farmer]

Remove soil = need pp

For non concrete tracks it also brings the water table closer to the cows feet. Genius !

 

[Sid]

For non concrete tracks it also brings the water table closer to the cows feet. Genius !

Stone tipped on topsoil.
Heavy land here no issues, stone is own so plenty of it!

 

[cattow]

Remove soil = need pp

unless it’s within 25 meters of a road wish I’d never asked our council should never have called it a cow track

 

[dinderleat]

Because he was paid a grant to improve the environment. But if you have an ea visit they then moan about the installation because it encourages the channeling of water rather than run off all along the edge.

What he said plus were not removing any will loose it on the sides

 

[pine_guy]

I love the fact you have to doth your cap to the company which you OWN !

I’d be a bit silly not to doff (spelling) my cap to the company I own (part off). Why wouldn’t I? The price is good and I am happy with what they are doing. I think the idea of only using red identification for antibiotic/dump cows is a sensible one that already naturally exists in the industry to some extent due to the natural warning associated with the colour.

 

[Sid]

3rd cut is a go!

 

[Still Farming]

https://www.facebook.com/40526249862/posts/10160818157039863

 

[BELOWAVERAGE]

know what you mean, them and non cubicle cows. Hidden advantage though, 25% price drop, using drying of tubes.

You must have been a league or two above us if you could afford to run to those as well.

 

[easy farming]

Some people of here seemed to have had massive dramas with lagoons and silage pits is this area or EA man specific?

Can you drain straight into a lagoon or do you still need an effluent tank in between?

We drain straight into the lagoon.