All things Dairy

[sidjon]

LIC's little yellow book used here. Never had an issue with RT

Last time RT were here that's what I used, it was covered in blood and calf sh!t and excepted it, ever though it looked like a drunk spider had done most of the writing

 

[Purbeck]

I use the Defra template that others have referred you to, I keep a separate register for dairy and beef, as the beefies are all sold at 5 weeks, apart from the odd one. Just print pages off and keep in a ring folder, I find it's often quicker to look things up on paper than electronic records. Its belt and braces as I also use Interherd+ software (NMR) which is linked to BCMS so I use it for passport applications and movements too.

Most definitely agree with this- I use Interherd+ too along with paper records. Belt and Braces are a must!

 

[Jdunn55]

Is that a goose?!? I'm terrified of geese!!

Be massive by Christmas

She ain't going nowhere now!

She's laid 20-30 so far this year!

 

[happycows]

Grass indoors and a round bale of hay here
Far from ideal but just taking it day by day.
Not looking forward to venturing out this afternoon. Had a lot of rain after white start this morning.

 

[Farmer Keith]

Funny old climate

Cows snowed in in the southwest, out grazing up north!

 

[lazy farmer]

Cows swimming/ploughing in the south more like

 

[pappuller]

Laying concrete in this weather is challenging to say the least !!!! Silage clamp condemned by ea should now be fully compliant and may have expanded slightly 250cube of concrete to replace 1000 concrete sleepers .

 

[DairyNerd]

Wet but still giving it a go day and night.

 

[In the pit]

Went on a farming connect farm walk today but didn’t do any walking as it was torrential rain so never left the comfort of the shed ,and coffee

 

[Wesley]

Laying concrete in this weather is challenging to say the least !!!! Silage clamp condemned by ea should now be fully compliant and may have expanded slightly 250cube of concrete to replace 1000 concrete sleepers .

You should let your cows out. You wouldn’t have needed all that extra concrete

 

[More to life]

You should let your cows out. You wouldn’t have needed all that extra concrete

Wait till the self feed wire goes up

 

[pappuller]

You should let your cows out. You wouldn’t have needed all that extra concrete

Get a cs grant to roof both pits and I'll be asking for pointers from @Beef farmer about self feeding

 

[vantage]

Went on a farming connect farm walk today but didn’t do any walking as it was torrential rain so never left the comfort of the shed ,and coffee

Farm is very aptly named for the current conditions, Duckspool!

 

[In the pit]

Farm is very aptly named for the current conditions, Duckspool! webbed feet for cows next

 

[Cotlandfarmer]

Went on a farming connect farm walk today but didn’t do any walking as it was torrential rain so never left the comfort of the shed ,and coffee

You'd have seen the balls up I made on Tuesday of leaving the cows out all day.....what a mess

 

[In the pit]

I didn’t want to comment ,I think we’ve all been there this year

 

[TheRanger]

What do you do if you’ve got 6 months slurry storage but come April 1st the tower is full and the fields are so saturated you couldn't legally spread slurry on them, and there’s rain forecast every day for the next 2 weeks?

Will 7 months slurry storage become the required standard down the line?

Asking for a friend.

 

[Jdunn55]

What do you do if you’ve got 6 months slurry storage but come April 1st the tower is full and the fields are so saturated you couldn't legally spread slurry on them, and there’s rain forecast every day for the next 2 weeks?

Will 7 months slurry storage become the required standard down the line?

Asking for a friend.

Speak to the ea, they've been very helpful down here I believe with people in the same situation

They would rather you spread in less than ideal conditions than risk an overspill of the tank

 

[Bert Jansch]

What do you do if you’ve got 6 months slurry storage but come April 1st the tower is full and the fields are so saturated you couldn't legally spread slurry on them, and there’s rain forecast every day for the next 2 weeks?

Will 7 months slurry storage become the required standard down the line?

Asking for a friend.

When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go.

 

[Farmer Keith]

This is where the inflexibility of farming off the calendar comes home to roost, should be spread when ground conditions allow not when the window opens up, although in this instance there’s not been too many opportunity’s since last July!