All things Dairy

[Jdunn55]

My neighbour has more to put in yet and talking to my contractor it's not unusual for them to drill it in June after potatoes.

I've seen it go in first week of July not too far away from me and it did OK
Contractor reckons that stuff drilled now will catch up with the earliest drilled stuff
I'm not too worried and even if I wad there's bugger all I can do about it! In an ideal world I would have liked it in a fortnight ago really bit it is what it is

 

[Beef farmer]

Bit of grass on. 5.5 hours with a box and very handy lead and we’ve only scooped up about 15 acre View attachment 1038707

How much is the box per hour?

 

[lazy farmer]

Are most grazers on here giving cows a fresh break of grass once a day, or twice?

Twice but I am running two rotations

 

[pine_guy]

How much is the box per hour?

Tell you when I get the bill.

 

[crashbox]

Twice but I am running two rotations

How do you mean, a highs and lows group? Or two herds?

 

[lazy farmer]

How do you mean, a highs and lows group? Or two herds?

God no nothing that complicated. The farm is split in half by a road. So we have day paddocks with the road crossing when there is help about. And night grazings where apart from service cows come in on their own withthe batt latch.

 

[Jdunn55]

How do you mean, a highs and lows group? Or two herds?

I would pay an absolutely unimaginable amount of money to see lazy's reaction if someone told him he had to have 2 groups of milkers

 

[som farmer]

I would pay an absolutely unimaginable amount of money to see lazy's reaction if someone told him he had to have 2 groups of milkers

we tried that, to ensure the highs got a better ration, didn't last to long, just added extra work.

 

[Kiss]

Tell you when I get the bill.

How do you not know before it sets tyre on the place surely you have a rough idea agreed before £x per hour and £x fuel surcharge or £x/ac ?

 

[buffalo_soldier]

How do you not know before it sets tyre on the place surely you have a rough idea agreed before £x per hour and £x fuel surcharge or £x/ac ?

We're a bit more easy going in Cumbria

It'll be what it'll be.

 

[Barmyfarmer]

How do you not know before it sets tyre on the place surely you have a rough idea agreed before £x per hour and £x fuel surcharge or £x/ac ?

+1

 

[pine_guy]

How do you not know before it sets tyre on the place surely you have a rough idea agreed before £x per hour and £x fuel surcharge or £x/ac ?

Good relationship, happy with service over several years, know he has to make a living but won’t take the pee

 

[Beef farmer]

How do you not know before it sets tyre on the place surely you have a rough idea agreed before £x per hour and £x fuel surcharge or £x/ac ?

15 acres in 5 hours here would mean the forager would be better value

 

[Barmyfarmer]

15 acres in 5 hours here would mean the forager would be better value

We don't know how much the box is costing so how do we know the foragers better value

 

[Beef farmer]

We don't know how much the box is costing so how do we know the foragers better value

That's why I added a HERE. Box Is 130/hr

 

[Jdunn55]

First few calves outside enjoying the sun

 

[pine_guy]

15 acres in 5 hours here would mean the forager would be better value

For the case of discussion, i’ll try and find out. Nobody was counting properly, but the first 12 acre field would yield at least 10 loads, straumann 3601 box.

In a crop like that we wouldn’t cope on the pit (well not in a manner that I’d be happy with) with a chopper and a 0.25 mile lead.

 

[Jdunn55]

For the case of discussion, i’ll try and find out. Nobody was counting properly, but the first 12 acre field would yield at least 10 loads, straumann 3601 box.

In a crop like that we wouldn’t cope on the pit (well not in a manner that I’d be happy with) with a chopper and a 0.25 mile lead.

The other thing is (and it might be different with you) but down here right now, you do as the contractor says not as you want, at the moment you're considered lucky if you can get a contractor as they're all flat out

 

[Beef farmer]

The other thing is (and it might be different with you) but down here right now, you do as the contractor says not as you want, at the moment you're considered lucky if you can get a contractor as they're all flat out

Not on my watch you don't. Never

 

[farmboy]

Not on my watch you don't. Never

Exactly, who’s working for who! Customer is always right