Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[Whitewalker]

This really is a ticking time bomb for forage shortage. I’m struggling with a backup plan . Unless we can book an 8 week winter.

 

[cornishfarmer]

I take it in the south the government are in action again, same happen up north or you left to own devices like us in England?

 

[Whitewalker]

I take it in the south the government are in action again, same happen up north or you left to own devices like us in England?

On your ownio although I think one Co-op was doing a forage connection during wet weather. No government intervention here , couldn’t give two &@££( about it .

 

[The Agrarian]

@MrA.G.

We had nothing at all that I can remember from the 21st of may til month end (and nothing the prior week either), because I spent next fortnight spreading slurry and wondering when it would get a wash.

We missed any thundery showers that went about around ballymoney show time, and the first dampness in June came around Thursday 14th I think, which was patchy light drizzle over that weekend. It couldnt have been much because I set to making ready a field on the Monday, sowed it on tuesday morning. Good rain came in about five o clock and it pished til after midnight. A couple of nuisance showers on Wednesday and Thursday, and then back to bone dry again til yesterday, (bar the mist on Wednesday if it added up to much).

So bone dry from 21st, did second cut that next week, and the fertilizer only got melted on the 11th of July with that mist.

To me, two wet days and a few scattered light showers/mist, doesn't add up to 80mm.

 

[MrA.G.]

@MrA.G.

We had nothing at all that I can remember from the 21st of may til month end (and nothing the prior week either), because I spent next fortnight spreading slurry and wondering when it would get a wash.

We missed any thundery showers that went about around ballymoney show time, and the first dampness in June came around Thursday 14th I think, which was patchy light drizzle over that weekend. It couldnt have been much because I set to making ready a field on the Monday, sowed it on tuesday morning. Good rain came in about five o clock and it pished til after midnight. A couple of nuisance showers on Wednesday and Thursday, and then back to bone dry again til yesterday, (bar the mist on Wednesday if it added up to much).

So bone dry from 21st, did second cut that next week, and the fertilizer only got melted on the 11th of July with that mist.

To me, two wet days and a few scattered light showers/mist, doesn't add up to 80mm.

Only going by what I’ve tipped out of the rain gauge

 

[it's not over]

Down again. The only way is up

 

[Back Row Man]

Aurivio ROI price 31c/l (base held at 30.5 with 0.5 bonus for poor growing conditions)

 

[thunderballs]

I don’t think the GTD is anything to worry about atm. Supply is going to be the big factor this year.

 

[The Agrarian]

I take it that includes vat. That's about 26.3p net

 

[Back Row Man]

I take it that includes vat. That's about 26.3p net

Agriland converted DF price of 28.5p to ROI terms at 34c

 

[yin ewe]

Aurivio ROI price 31c/l (base held at 30.5 with 0.5 bonus for poor growing conditions)

Smoke and mirrors started again.

 

[thunderballs]

Dale farm July payment will have the contracted price, the base price, additional litres prices and membership bonus. Smoke and mirrors done proper.

 

[Whitewalker]

I can’t imagine the additional litres bonus will be too hard to count for many producers this year

 

[thunderballs]

Most guys say the cows are milking well. Lots of buffer feeding going on and extra meal to stretch grass.

 

[AndooMooMoo]

We're at the point now, that despite technically grazing full-time, grass makes up a fairly small portion of our cows Dry Matter intake

 

[jay]

We're at the point now, that despite technically grazing full-time, grass makes up a fairly small portion of our cows Dry Matter intake

Same here, milk is staying up but at a cost.

 

[Whitewalker]

We’re 2 months to dry off so naturally starting to tail off and I can’t say I’m sorry. Held out well til last week but sliding now . Be expensive keeping fresh cows motoring but not much option

 

[AndooMooMoo]

Same here, milk is staying up but at a cost.

The concerning thing is, even if a random, unprecedented thunderplump were to give us a damm good soaking tomorrow, we'd still have to feed expensively for weeks. On the plus side, fertiliser costs are down

 

[it's not over]

Aurivio ROI price 31c/l (base held at 30.5 with 0.5 bonus for poor growing conditions)

Nothing confirmed but were on at least 27p hopefully 27.5. Tmc lacpatrick Lakeland what ever they're called 26.5p

 

[The Agrarian]

The concerning thing is, even if a random, unprecedented thunderplump were to give us a damm good soaking tomorrow, we'd still have to feed expensively for weeks. On the plus side, fertiliser costs are down

Mmmmm. I have sowed the same as every other year. Wooops.