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Mates sister down near Truro, has switched from Roddas back to Davidstow as much better off with them.Anyone supplying roddas? How does there price compare to everyone else?
I’ll lease the whole lot from you if you likeAs I reach an age where long term investments in dairy look less attractive, I am already thinking do I get out now while cows have a reasonable value and even my arla contract looks to have a value ?
If anybody feels the need to offer me large amounts of cash for cows, milk contract and if the money is enough, a farm as well, feel free to message me...
I hope we see a lot more of this as this will give great opportunities for the next generation.I’ll lease the whole lot from you if you like
December was 33.5 ppl 4.71 & 3.52. top bands@Friesianfan I believe.
And will end up with Arla having too much spring milk if they aren’t careful
How often is the seasonality reviewed
Or a penalty on all litres in spring?
It’s having a scheme that is fair for all.
Dairies say they prefer level supply- but don’t really pay you anything extra for it
certainly an eye opener, xb's after holstiens, but the hol breeders only 'produced' what the mkt wanted, and, now, they are already dominating the SCI, whether those bulls will breed cows, that are as strong as xb's, remains to be seen.In my opinion Carrot is better than stick but it’s an option. I suppose there’s already significant penalties in the spring but the money doesn’t seem to come back somehow.
The only other thing that I’d say is having never really had spring calving cows before I’ve been amazed at how easy they are to deal with, no mastitis at calving time, you seem to work with nature rather than against it a lot of the time.
I just wonder as farmers generally understand their production costs a lot better than they did 25 years ago and are perhaps looking for a better work/life balance, is spring calving something we’re stuck with and maybe better investing in more stainless steel so we can deal with the flush as opposed to manipulating production profiles.
certainly an eye opener, xb's after holstiens, but the hol breeders only 'produced' what the mkt wanted, and, now, they are already dominating the SCI, whether those bulls will breed cows, that are as strong as xb's, remains to be seen.
about time they had 1 standard index ! Talking to a recent visitor to NZ they are now beginning to put sheds and silage pits in. Which is what we did, back in the 60's, we are now talking about extended grazing, and outwintering the cattle, full circle ?
The hol breeders have adapted very quickly to SCI, and now dominating the chart, as with irish holstiens and NZ hols, but the latter tend to be more friesiany. The UK british Friesian, in many cases, looks more like an adapted hol,just trying to recapture a market lost to the holstien. What we want, as spr calvers, is a cow that lasts, does not require large amounts of 'made food', will eat grass, get back I/c quickly, and lots of fat, protien and a reasonable amount of milk. Lasting, at holsworthy this week, dairy disposal, blue albion mri x, two cows went through grazing ring, 1 at 20yrs, another at 15 years, no idea what yields, as not given. But impressive age. So I suspect the good old 'mongrel' cow, achieved by crossing xyz breeds, will remain the best cow for grazers.
where were blue albions sold? what were they making?We are trying a few straws of Irish hf at the moment some fat and protein behind the dams. Did you see the blue Albion cows sold? Fat and protein didn’t look the best.
We are trying a few straws of Irish hf at the moment some fat and protein behind the dams. Did you see the blue Albion cows sold? Fat and protein didn’t look the best.
They had a hard life from what it looked like.We are trying a few straws of Irish hf at the moment some fat and protein behind the dams. Did you see the blue Albion cows sold? Fat and protein didn’t look the best.
no but had a detailed report, bucked the trend, with all the elderly cows, x's and lack of detail, thought they would be a cheap sale, made a lot more than auctioneers thought. We have 1 blue albion, just looked her figures up, 3rd calver, calving index sub 350 days, av yield 6000, 4% fat 3.68 pr, cc fine, never touched her feet, and looks after herself, all in all, on our system, 'one you don't notice' sort of cow, casually down on the beef list, for AIWe are trying a few straws of Irish hf at the moment some fat and protein behind the dams. Did you see the blue Albion cows sold? Fat and protein didn’t look the best.