Foolish going back into milking?

[Ducati899]

22 years left on the fbt....sounds like heaven to me

 

[Twin Town]

What acreage is the farm operating?

166 acres but only 30 owned

 

[OGB]

166 acres but only 30 owned

i'm assuming mixed?

 

[lazy farmer]

Cows cheaper ? [emoji23]

I meant they might be with a brexit milk price.

 

[Twin Town]

i'm assuming mixed?

Mainly grass but been growing wholecrop and maize.. Great return last year... this year not so good !!!

 

[dinderleat]

Three main issues milk contract milk contract milk contract once you have those sorted crack on

 

[dinderleat]

Put a basic biggest parlour that would fit Buy some out of block spring calvers serve this autumn crack on

 

[bigw]

I meant they might be with a brexit milk price.

I think Brexit might consolidate the industry further, too many unknowns at the moment.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

22 years left on the fbt....sounds like heaven to me

Cows are dirt cheap over here ya know, lots of farms for sale..... We even speak the same language as you, mostly

 

[BobbySusie]

A good friend of mine went milking last spring. His dad gave up 10 years ago. He is milking 90 leased kiwi cross and is loving it. He was a progressive beef farmer so has laneway's, grass management all sorted.

He had no issue getting a milk buyer, he is nervous about brexit but did not borrow any money.

You should look at leasing the cows, it would mean you get in, in this uncertain time without huge outlay or risk.

 

[Twin Town]

A good friend of mine went milking last spring. His dad gave up 10 years ago. He is milking 90 leased kiwi cross and is loving it. He was a progressive beef farmer so has laneway's, grass management all sorted.

He had no issue getting a milk buyer, he is nervous about brexit but did not borrow any money.

You should look at leasing the cows, it would mean you get in, in this uncertain time without huge outlay or risk.

Thanks for the post. I have considered it but found very little information on companies who supply leased cows. Coupled with quite a few comments on other threads advising against it. Any idea which companies provide the leasing?

 

[BobbySusie]

Thanks for the post. I have considered it but found very little information on companies who supply leased cows. Coupled with quite a few comments on other threads advising against it. Any idea which companies provide the leasing?

My friend Joe leased the cows of another farmer, who was getting out. He did a 2 year lease, to allows his own herd build up. The cows plus culled in replacements go back in two years, monthly payment is made, works out to be €350 a year, and you keep the calves. Joe is planning to use the leased stock to have 70 odd heifers in two years plus buy some cows.

Its an ok way to build stock and get milking.

 

[som farmer]

Thanks for the post. I have considered it but found very little information on companies who supply leased cows. Coupled with quite a few comments on other threads advising against it. Any idea which companies provide the leasing?

Andrew wadland, babb and green, we have used these 2, fairly straight forward, very quick answers, but be careful, there are some rogues out there, works well as long as you have a plan, and stick to it.
Auctioneers tell me a huge amount of dairy cattle now traded this way. We also sell groups of cows, and find a lot of private buyers want to buy, from 1 source, to the amount of money they have borrowed, we allways go through auctioneers.

 

[pappuller]

I meant they might be with a brexit milk price.

But when will that be ? [emoji85]

 

[BobbySusie]

I can see why a lot of stock are traded this way. Tax being the main reason, we have stock relief in Ireland, its makes it prohibitive to sell your stock.

 

[Beef farmer]

My friend Joe leased the cows of another farmer, who was getting out. He did a 2 year lease, to allows his own herd build up. The cows plus culled in replacements go back in two years, monthly payment is made, works out to be €350 a year, and you keep the calves. Joe is planning to use the leased stock to have 70 odd heifers in two years plus buy some cows.

Its an ok way to build stock and get milking.

What happens when the cow drops dead?

 

[Glaswellt]

If you can get out of block spring calving cows and carrying them over to serve in the autumn would be a far better job than hiring cows in, if the finance is available. These cows, with nothing at all wrong with them can be had for around £500

 

[Beef farmer]

If you can get out of block spring calving cows and carrying them over to serve in the autumn would be a far better job than hiring cows in, if the finance is available. These cows, with nothing at all wrong with them can be had for around £500

Nooooo, thats terrible advice.

 

[Grassman247]

Whatever you do keep it low cost, just in case we are headed for a rough time with brexit

 

[dinderleat]

Nooooo, thats terrible advice.

Or buy bulling heifers for £800 of which don’t produce any milk