Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[pappuller]

Aye but feed protein =more litres,more diet energy=more milk protein. Autumn grass is supposed to be low in energy. Bringing them in at night soon. Milk at 7am and 7pm. Dark both times so never get to see grass,darn hard to shift fence using your phone torch to find strong bush in hedge!

Headtorch ?

 

[Suckndiesel]

Grass sample taken a week ago here, not sure about the protein accuracy [emoji848]

 

[it's not over]

This Oct milk will probably be the most profitable milk of the year. Grown on residual nitrogen,it's saving silage.currently averaging 24litres on 0.22kg/ litre over 4 fat and 3.3 protein. Nothing wrong with abit of Dr green. It's not about production,it's all about profit and loadsa money. I still feel the general consensus he for housed cattle on a shitload of meal with higher production for topping the charts at the next bdg meeting.
When will we learn,more milk less money,less milk more money

 

[it's not over]

Can someone explain why at present time milk protein is 3.54%..all grass and meal. Introduce silage and protein will drop to 3.10% .
Autumn grass=low energy= low milk protein.???
I'm confused.

Can someone explain cows on wet low fibre grass and fresh 3rd cut bales,can sh!t threw an eye of a needle yet bf is the highest it's been all year including last winter

 

[Whitewalker]

Aye but feed protein =more litres,more diet energy=more milk protein. Autumn grass is supposed to be low in energy. Bringing them in at night soon. Milk at 7am and 7pm. Dark both times so never get to see grass,darn hard to shift fence using your phone torch to find strong bush in hedge!

Sounds like a former life . What time do you get in the house starting milking at 7pm ?

 

[boumaticboy]

question for those using AI services,like to use BF like inch tarquin or goonhilly james but neither are sexed. what sexed holsteins would be the least extreme or close to BF? nihao or cabriolet have been recommended.ranger looks gd but isnt sexed either.

 

[jay]

question for those using AI services,like to use BF like inch tarquin or goonhilly james but neither are sexed. what sexed holsteins would be the least extreme or close to BF? nihao or cabriolet have been recommended.ranger looks gd but isnt sexed either.

I have cabriolets calving the second time, they're not big or strong but they are correct, teats tend to be small but we had no problem milking them. Milk quality is good too.

 

[The Agrarian]

Is it that you need more heifers, or that you're wanting to serve less to sexed BF and more to blue?

 

[pappuller]

Grass sample taken a week ago here, not sure about the protein accuracy [emoji848]

That's virtually identical to mine from last week, irg/westerwolds reseed early August

 

[Wee Willy]

Sounds like a former life . What time do you get in the house starting milking at 7pm ?

9--9:30pm.
It's fine.
Crabbed wife.

 

[boumaticboy]

Is it that you need more heifers, or that you're wanting to serve less to sexed BF and more to blue?

more beef calves=more money. try and get heifers out of the good cows.which ones are the good ones is the next question?!most milk/best quality/get in calf/feet/legs.unfortunately whilst i have cows that excel in one department there is a fault with most of them. have beef men looking BR Fr x lim calves.200 at a week old.makes bull calves for export not that worthwhile

 

[The Agrarian]

In that case take a look at Haribo, and Malox from AI services. If on BF cows, the bull calves will sell well, but more reliably easy calving than Limousin, so you get to stay in bed all night.

 

[it's not over]

I'm afraid if you want the wee girls you have to take the wee boys too. Add the value of a cow getting off the starting blocks with an easy calving

 

[Whitewalker]

9--9:30pm.
It's fine.
Crabbed wife.

Dad was like that but I moved it to 5pm milking. Nice to be done by 7pm
I don’t see any difference in the cows at that . Frig you need a life o sorts crabbed wife or not .

 

[mar]

Does anyone have a cattle handling setup similar to that in the videos with a circular forcing pen that I could look at and see it working. I plan on putting up one and modifying another this winter but want to see one working first before I buy any steel. It doesn't have to be in NI, anywhere North of Dublin to Galway or even a bit further South.

 

[Bankville]

Dad was like that but I moved it to 5pm milking. Nice to be done by 7pm
I don’t see any difference in the cows at that . Frig you need a life o sorts crabbed wife or not .

Maybe the wife won't let him outta bed early in the morning

 

[Whitewalker]

Maybe the wife won't let him outta bed early in the morning

Well if that was my problem I wouldn’t be calling he crabbed

 

[Bankville]

Does anyone have a cattle handling setup similar to that in the videos with a circular forcing pen that I could look at and see it working. I plan on putting up one and modifying another this winter but want to see one working first before I buy any steel. It doesn't have to be in NI, anywhere North of Dublin to Galway or even a bit further South.

Try teemore engineering they've sold and installed similar in some mart in ni I think

 

[boumaticboy]

In that case take a look at Haribo, and Malox from AI services. If on BF cows, the bull calves will sell well, but more reliably easy calving than Limousin, so you get to stay in bed all night.

is flek production proof comporable to holstein? haribo has a lot of milk behind him

 

[The Agrarian]

No, it isn't the same base. It's a base for the breed in Europe. I wouldn't worry about the milk on them.