I think he will, be like the sheep paying them more than he actually makesThat should be a good watch, for the cows sake I hope he has a herdsman
I think he will, be like the sheep paying them more than he actually makesThat should be a good watch, for the cows sake I hope he has a herdsman
Now I may be niave but I think because the cost increase is so large we will get to pass this one on.reduction of waste, would go a long way, to help out. Have been told, N is between £7-800 now, so we will probably all end up semi organic ! Nothing to worry about, at that price, much less will be used, which means less production, less production, will mean higher prices.
Whats the couple of tons of coal for? You smelting steel?Full on morning today , a couple of Ai's, couple of calves to market, couple of tons of coal arrived 4 days early,
Roof going up
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A Heifer half calved a huge Hereford calf.
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Emotions like a yo-yo today
Whats the couple of tons of coal for? You smelting steel?
That must have been absolutely gut wrenching taking those clusters back off againI had a good one today
Got started late for one reason and another. Anyhow got milked. Went up the pit putting clusters on the wash plate thinking I'd got done in good time and made up the loss.
Got to the end of the parlour and there was 2 sides left waiting to come in
fert is a global price, all around the globe farmers are looking hard at it's use, so this will be a global reduction, of food production. They cannot import it cheaper, it simply wont be there, or at a cheaper price.Now I may be niave but I think because the cost increase is so large we will get to pass this one on.
Without N production levels will drop significantly. Global production in dairy is already behind growth.
So we will end up with a milk price that allows us to buy fert at £700 a ton. There won't be any more margin for the farmer unless the high price slightly altea their use.
I just don't see how I can significantly cut my N use without a major cut in cow numbers.
Whats the couple of tons of coal for? You smelting steel?
Serious investment, nice to see it in an area of the country that dosnt particularly lend it self to dairy.Full on morning today , a couple of Ai's, couple of calves to market, couple of tons of coal arrived 4 days early,
Roof going up
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A Heifer half calved a huge Hereford calf.
(No pic as the calf was dead by the time I got to him)
Nice heifer calf hiding View attachment 998452
Bull calfs attempt at hiding View attachment 998453
Lagoon has started
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Emotions like a yo-yo today
Serious investment, nice to see it in an area of the country that dosnt particularly lend it self to dairy.
Looking like everyone's milking beef cows nowA few multicolored calves. By 9 months they really know how eat. They have 110 ac to themselves but they'll have to start on winter crops soon.
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well, they do make good barreners !Looking like everyone's milking beef cows now
A dairy farmer can probably afford to pay more for ferteliser than anybody else.fert is a global price, all around the globe farmers are looking hard at it's use, so this will be a global reduction, of food production. They cannot import it cheaper, it simply wont be there, or at a cheaper price.
We all know the 'just in time' policy, if you take wheat as a base, somewhere around the world, wheat is being combined every day, the supply food chain, buy's from wherever, to ensure they don't run out, the world wheat reserves, are 2/3 days only. There is no surplus of wheat, as soon as any product is unavailable/short, the price rises.
The downside of losing the 'just in time' policy, all trades will have to hold more stock items, than they currently do, whether that is s/mkt food stuffs, or repair shops, or anything you need quickly. It is who is going to pay for that increase, in stock.
Times are currently changing rapidly, for us, as farmers, one thing is very certain, everyone needs us, to live, people can do without many things, food they cannot. Interesting times.
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Looking like everyone's milking beef cows now
That’s quite correct, but for me an extra £40k off the bottom line is going to take a bit of swallowing. Usually have about 100t +.A dairy farmer can probably afford to pay more for ferteliser than anybody else.
Grass silage at £30 ton at 25%dm is £120dm.
I can spend a lot more in producing my grass silage before any other feeds become attractive.
Even if grass silage was worth £40-45 a ton it will still be economic as it's replacement's will all be over £200ton DM.
You just have to get your head round the new economics of dairy.
How much land ?That’s quite correct, but for me an extra £40k off the bottom line is going to take a bit of swallowing. Usually have about 100t +.