Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

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Pitch inspection today

And.......

Anyone any ideas what the worldwide shutdown will do for dairy markets? Will there be a market for all this milk with peak production coming up.

People still have to eat. I'd be more concerned about getting through this than the price of milk

 

[Wishful Thinker]

Scrotch coming at the end of the week lad, should've kept it in the bag. Still on the slurry here, but we're backward in the foothills of slemish.

Better not slurry then chief, burn it on to the grass .
I do hope your wrong, that’s what the old man said and I’ll never live it down if he’s right.

 

[yin ewe]

Better not slurry then chief, burn it on to the grass .
I do hope your wrong, that’s what the old man said and I’ll never live it down if he’s right.

Out of the great high Moore concrete slurry store so nice and thin. Besides no grass to burn, sheeps seen to that!!

 

[yin ewe]

Scotch? You'll have to pick another word us low landers know.

You're missing an 'r'. Cold, dry, sunny and breezy, grass starts to go brown.

 

[MrA.G.]

I realise most of you men are probably on borehole supply. However could anyone on NI water mains give me a steer on normal water bills per head. Over £700 here for the last 6 months, average cattle numbers of about 320, varying ages. Probably need to look at alternatives.

 

[lazy farmer]

I realise most of you men are probably on borehole supply. However could anyone on NI water mains give me a steer on normal water bills per head. Over £700 here for the last 6 months, average cattle numbers of about 320, varying ages. Probably need to look at alternatives.

Are you dairy?
I5 doesn’t seem very high at all.

 

[jay]

I realise most of you men are probably on borehole supply. However could anyone on NI water mains give me a steer on normal water bills per head. Over £700 here for the last 6 months, average cattle numbers of about 320, varying ages. Probably need to look at alternatives.

Are you dairy?
I5 doesn’t seem very high at all.

It's very low if you're dairy. Ours is higher even with a poor borehole & rainwater collection. Cost & success of a borehole varies massively according to the geology of your area, round here rock is hard and dry so it's expensive and uncertain. In other areas the drillers will work on a no water no fee basis I'm told.

 

[MrA.G.]

Are you dairy?
I5 doesn’t seem very high at all.

It's very low if you're dairy. Ours is higher even with a poor borehole & rainwater collection. Cost & success of a borehole varies massively according to the geology of your area, round here rock is hard and dry so it's expensive and uncertain. In other areas the drillers will work on a no water no fee basis I'm told.

I should have said they are beef cattle. Maybe it isn’t too bad then. Was just considering the possibility that we had a leak but probably not then!
@jay , out of interest what do you use the rainwater for? Wash down or drinking or everything?

 

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Vet coming today to do a LDA. We wants the cow in the crush and a bucket of hot water and no one near him. Strange times

 

[Beef farmer]

Vet coming today to do a LDA. We wants the cow in the crush and a bucket of hot water and no one near him. Strange times

Or you smell

 

[Back Row Man]

Vet coming today to do a LDA. We wants the cow in the crush and a bucket of hot water and no one near him. Strange times

Would that be the practice in your area that has been sold to a big company?

 

[jay]

I should have said they are beef cattle. Maybe it isn’t too bad then. Was just considering the possibility that we had a leak but probably not then!
@jay , out of interest what do you use the rainwater for? Wash down or drinking or everything?

Just wash down, even with filtering and uv treatment I'd be worried about using it for drinking.

 

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Would that be the practice in your area that has been sold to a big company?

That's where it get complicated

 

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Or you smell

Unfortunately not.i learned those social skill many years ago. Ifs something more deadly

 

[Stuart1]

Has anyone noticed a spike in SCC’s? I’m struggling with individual cows this past fortnight. 5cows that where cruising along in the 100’s now all millionaires. I’ve also got 3 new cases of cows with dermatitis on the udder, towards the from in the cleft. I had a issue with it before but managed to clear it up fairly sharp before. Foot bath 6 days a week and in terms of dermatitis on cows feet I’d be running at a very low percentage. Any advice on where they’re picking it up Or how to prevent it on the udder? It’s knocks a cow for six if it gets a grip on her.

 

[Wee Willy]

Quare day!

 

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Quare day!View attachment 866328

Was it a break out. Don't worry .has happened here too

 

[Wee Willy]

Was it a break out. Don't worry .has happened here too

Yes. I opened the door and they broke out to the field where I opened the gate. Eating grass..pure madness.

 

[Davy]

Good man willy. Still too short of grass here to be doing the same but I'm itching to get then out.

 

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Yes. I opened the door and they broke out to the field where I opened the gate. Eating grass..pure madness.

You mean without ensiling or zero grazing the grass cows will actually go out to the fields and eat it. I am astounded. Sounds like the way to go. I remember seeing that in old photos years back. Must be great for the cow to feel the sunshine and all that fresh air. Just fantastic William