All things Dairy

[lazy farmer]

Do you cut all the hedges every year? If so do they need cutting every year?

The hedgerow management option in the SFI only allows us to cut every other year so effectively we get paid not to do it

That might become the only reason I would sign upto it !

 

[Wesley]

Do you cut all the hedges every year? If so do they need cutting every year?

The hedgerow management option in the SFI only allows us to cut every other year so effectively we get paid not to do it

But it’ll be a bigger bill when you do cut them. Might not take twice the time but certainly takes a lot longer to cut two years growth than one

 

[Barmyfarmer]

Why don't you just send more litres? Your hedges will be cheaper to cut then

 

[In the pit]

Pay me .5 p for for professional services and you’ll have saved yourself some money straight away

 

[Wesley]

Why don't you just send more litres? Your hedges will be cheaper to cut then

Shut the cows in, AYR calving & pump out more litres. Not forgetting sheep in the winter. Your hedge trimming costs per litre will plummet

 

[Barmyfarmer]

Shut the cows in, AYR calving & pump out more litres. Not forgetting sheep in the winter. Your hedge trimming costs per litre will plummet

Just don't get why he hadn't thought of it himself, lucky we are on hand for such advice

 

[In the pit]

Hell have to change his name to
@Busy farmer

 

[pappuller]

Do they trim them by hand?

Maybe they should

 

[pappuller]

Do you cut all the hedges every year? If so do they need cutting every year?

The hedgerow management option in the SFI only allows us to cut every other year so effectively we get paid not to do it

But, cutting hedges bi annually takes twice as long as annually if you want to make a proper job.

 

[Jdunn55]

But, cutting hedges bi annually takes twice as long as annually if you want to make a proper job.

I'm only now getting the hedges back to a decent state on dad's farm, it was always my grandads job so the last time they were trimmed was 2012 until I started doing it 3 years ago, its been a bloody battle, especially when you find a nice strand of barbed wire that's grown into the hedge and you couldn't see it

 

[buffalo_soldier]

I quite like hedge laying as a job, went right round the farm in my keener days so it's just getting round to the needs doing again stage, I'm less keen now

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Mind, nowt surprises me with southerners contracting costs.
They must all be making millions

 

[Jdunn55]

Mind, nowt surprises me with southerners contracting costs.
They must all be making millions

I asked the arable side of the forum about cost to grow corn having never done it, I think they fell over when I said spraying costs £10 an acre not the £4-5 they were quoting

 

[kp_n_plghng]

Preparing our Cfp.
it turns out we are spending .5p a litre o n cutting the hedges on 410 acres
And .8pon professional fees( not including my solicitor) that’s consultant, accountant health and safety And RT.
no need for RT going forward as milk buyer is going to help there
Thoughts.

Please tell me more

 

[Keep On]

Some of the hedgecutting I see on some places can only be described as environmental vandalism. It’s no wonder the birds are in decline when hedges are cut to within an inch of its life

 

[som farmer]

I'm only now getting the hedges back to a decent state on dad's farm, it was always my grandads job so the last time they were trimmed was 2012 until I started doing it 3 years ago, its been a bloody battle, especially when you find a nice strand of barbed wire that's grown into the hedge and you couldn't see it

Sure you should be spending your time elsewhere, rather than on your own place ? Quite a lot of fencing comes to mind. You cant do it all, spend your time, on what makes the money, your cows.

 

[lazy farmer]

Please tell me more

They are employing a man to help us out with pre audits and advice. Confidential as well.
did you not attend MM pre Xmas meetings?

 

[Jdunn55]

Today's bodge, nice set of double gates that are hung and sort of swing a bit allowing for the dry cows to be split into 2 groups, thos 20-60 days from calving and 0-20 days
Tomorrow's job clean out calving pens and calves house before the new arrivals start popping out imminently!

 

[Jdunn55]

And just for you @lazy farmer dear old bertha, isn't she looking slim?

Ignore the second photo, she may or may not have got stuck inbetween the gate and the wall, resulting in me having to remove the latch from her rolls of skin... she was perfectly happy sat there too

 

[lazy farmer]

And just for you @lazy farmer dear old bertha, isn't she looking slim?

Ignore the second photo, she may or may not have got stuck inbetween the gate and the wall, resulting in me having to remove the latch from her rolls of skin... she was perfectly happy sat there too

Well she doesn’t appear to have gotten any fatter!