Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker
- Thread starter it's not over
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boumaticboy
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Giving a wet night south Antrim and wed thurs distinctly average
AndooMooMoo
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- Location
- Co Down, N.Ireland
Gives rain tonight and tomorrow here so we're gonna wait till next week, that'll make it at least an 8 wk regrowth. Hopefully we'll get a bit of quality with the 3rd.
it's not over
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- Location
- thunder rd co.antrim
Jeez it wasn't 2 weeks ago yous were killing the fatted calf looking for rain.
- Location
- Northern Ireland
it can never be dry enough.....always rain around the corner
mixed farm
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But it was too dry, you need moisture for grass to grow. My father is kind of blaming me for the change in the weather cause I looked for rain ?
So it's all your fault, a week ago everything was ticking over nicely, now the slaps are in gutters, thanks for that.
mixed farm
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Well I wouldn't be much of a man for religion but at least someone answered my prayers!
- Location
- Northern Ireland
The good news is that we can look for rain, or look for drought all we all, and it doesn't make a pin of difference to the outcome!?.
It's perfectly natural for farmers to look for optimum conditions. Grass burning up is far from optimum I think you'll agree Z? When the pendulum swings too hard in one direction, we start to lose.
it's not over
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- Location
- thunder rd co.antrim
I've been in my hands and knees in a wet year more often than I care to remember. In my many moons I have never had a season ruined by drought or even come close. Roll on summer,roll on the sun. It will come and go soon enough. Once the lammas fair has gone so has summer
mixed farm
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I think we'd all prefer a year to be too dry than too wet but that doesn't mean you can't look for rain to come when you need it.
Happy at it
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- Location
- NI
Can't get my head round how quick this year's going in.
Good old Edwin poots is fir chucking a few pounds our way by the sounds of it. Will hardly help our image in Joe publics eyes Could they put the money to better use to drive a sustainable long term price across the industry?
Good old Edwin poots is fir chucking a few pounds our way by the sounds of it. Will hardly help our image in Joe publics eyes Could they put the money to better use to drive a sustainable long term price across the industry?
- Location
- Northern Ireland
What is it going to be based on?
Happy at it
Member
- Location
- NI
Neighbour had mentioned about 2p for three months production, but that was a month ago when it was still being discussed. Not sure what they have finalised, just saw it on the bbc news but they didn't give the details.
- Location
- Co antrim
How does it work and how do we apply for it?
Ballygreenan
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- Location
- Tyrone NI
But shir it's all OK, the prospects for milk in the medium to long term are good, or so I'm told!
As long as Joe keeps getting 2l for 80p he won't be too bothered. After all Edwin has been paying their wages too for the last 3 months.
What is a sustainable price 25p 30p 35p? One thing is certain, there will be a lot more milk produced at 35p.
Mouser
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- Location
- near Belfast
No point worrying what joe public thinks, they don't give a toot.