it's not over
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If this year keeps going good I will have sown at extra 20 ton
More to do with not being washed out
More to do with not being washed out
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AndooMooMoo
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I would guess that you have had more rain than us over the last number of weeks so it might be still worthwhile for you. We're still sowing, but at a reduced rate, but you still see the granules on the ground, even from fields sowed over 4 weeks ago.
it's not over
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I see were getting a weather bonus.thats a new one. I can't keep up
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Not sure really about the rain. My locality, and I'm talking only about the townlands I farm in, has been pretty deprived of moisture to be honest. I sow everything (including heifer grazing) after each cut, and did so this year regardless of rain, or lack thereof. I think it was right so far, because there has been at least one good days rain between each cut to wash it in. The timing of those days hasn't been very opportune, but they did come, even if it was three weeks late.
The slurry spread is going to take a long long time to break down. There's shy of 6k gal/acre of slurry organic matter sitting stuck to the top of the sod from two applications, and it's going to take a bit of softening before the bugs and the beetles get it all broken down.
You for NSB bonus.
thunderballs
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NSB ?
Back Row Man
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Natural Spreadable Butter produced for M&S in the summer by feeding a special ration + grass. You get a bonus for doing it 1.75p+
thunderballs
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No not on the catchment area but the addition litres scheme will be nice for July. Running approx 30% up.
Back Row Man
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Would that be about 1p over all the litres?
thunderballs
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Not quite. 0.8ish. We’ll not count our chickens just yet, plenty of time for things to change.
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I'm gaining, but losing half of my gain to the drag from the fixed contract.
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it's not over
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Was this planned
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it's not over
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Fixed contracts seem a good idea at the time but even though I'm winning at 29p I still regret signing it. I know people on a fp contract of 23p
thunderballs
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Planned no. Kept the cows in at night this year and they have held their milk very well. Couple extra, overstock, sale needed. Selling extra cows would probably be a easier way off getting the extra money. Time yet to let them go
Whitewalker
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Just did a fly past Ballymoney area , can’t believe how green it is . Even saw a half decent crop of silage being baled. Neighbour baled some ground and the driver struggled to see 30 ft awards .
it's not over
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We've had a great year from 10th may on. Cows and cattle easy grazed. More silage made than last year. We've had 2 bad years so we needed a break. 2nd cut in which allows more land for grazing
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Around ballymoney is predominantly heavy land. It changes on the way out to stranocum.
Pretty much the same here. Took some 2nd cut 10 days ago, some of which was light, but we wanted to get a 3rd cut off it. Put the rest in today and it had bulked out well since the rain on Sunday. Rain forecast overnight and in the morning to keep things ticking over.
Silos aren't sinking after they are filled and no seep at all, so I reckon silage will go further when feeding, at least I keep telling myself that.
lazy farmer
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I hope you've all had a good soaking 
AndooMooMoo
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We had just over 9mm, that's the most rain we've had in well over 2 months now. Feeling slightly less panicky.