Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[surprisefarmer]

All clear thank goodness. The tubes state a 30 day term and I give my cows 60 so maybe that helps.

I had a couple of the snap test kits but they were out of date, but found a local man with a strip testing kit.

 

[it's not over]

Nothing like colostrum for bumping up the bf and pr

 

[Beef farmer]

Nothing like colostrum for bumping up the bf and pr

That or x bred cows.

 

[Wee Willy]

Felt like Sept/Oct shifting the fencer tonight. In the parlour yields were similar to Sept/Oct. Just asking,has anyone else cows yield dropped off a cliff this week or am I a sh*t farmer? Grass is very lush but thinking it grew too quick, full of nitrogen. Leaving a fair bit behind them.

 

[The Agrarian]

Probably spent more time at the dyke back than eating today.

 

[Aircooled]

Yields down here a bit but grass is variable and always wet. If we miss this high pressure, they might need silage shortly.

 

[yin ewe]

Felt like Sept/Oct shifting the fencer tonight. In the parlour yields were similar to Sept/Oct. Just asking,has anyone else cows yield dropped off a cliff this week or am I a sh*t farmer? Grass is very lush but thinking it grew too quick, full of nitrogen. Leaving a fair bit behind them.

Got silage tested for N on Friday as it's very green and was on the high side, must have been a fair bit left over from 1st cut as I only put 60 units on 6 weeks ago.
Yields have dropped this week but grass is shot, next couple of fields are silage aftermath so hopefully they come back up.

 

[The Agrarian]

High pressure coming end of week. Will be sunny on the 12th.

 

[Aircooled]

High pressure coming end of week. Will be sunny on the 12th.

Have you got that information from a reliable source?

 

[The Agrarian]

?

 

[Davy]

Sure the sun always shines on the 12th...

 

[The Agrarian]

Sure the sun always shines on the 12th...

Not always. But guaranteed sunny on odd numbered leap years.

 

[Wee Willy]

Sure the sun always shines on the 12th...

The 17th of March was the wettest day this year.
If the 12th of July turns out warm and dry,proof (if needed) that God is a prod.

 

[it's not over]

Got silage tested for N on Friday as it's very green and was on the high side, must have been a fair bit left over from 1st cut as I only put 60 units on 6 weeks ago.
Yields have dropped this week but grass is shot, next couple of fields are silage aftermath so hopefully they come back up.

Sowed 65 units 4 weeks ago. Hoping to cut incoming weekend. Surely grass would of been eating close to 3 units a day. Testing grass tomorrow.
So now everyone is looking for sun. Yous will learn

 

[yin ewe]

Sowed 65 units 4 weeks ago. Hoping to cut incoming weekend. Surely grass would of been eating close to 3 units a day. Testing grass tomorrow.
So now everyone is looking for sun. Yous will learn

Borderline I was told, just covering his rear end when we end up with a pit of dung. Should be ok if we get a couple of dry days.
I never stopped looking for the sun, it can rain every day from November to February if it likes.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Borderline I was told, just covering his rear end when we end up with a pit of dung. Should be ok if we get a couple of dry days.
I never stopped looking for the sun, it can rain every day from November to February if it likes.

What about hedge cuttin? I bought a new hedgecutter couple of years ago and im lookin a bit of cutting in ballymoney-ballymena area if any of uz are interested

 

[thewalrus]

The 17th of March was the wettest day this year.
If the 12th of July turns out warm and dry,proof (if needed) that God is a prod.

he’s taking the p!$$ though, it’s only because the 12th has been cancelled!

 

[daveydiesel1]

he’s taking the p!$$ though, it’s only because the 12th has been cancelled!

Bit blasphemous

 

[The Agrarian]

The 17th of March was the wettest day this year.
If the 12th of July turns out warm and dry,proof (if needed) that God is a prod.

In that case, God switches teams a fair bit. ?

 

[thewalrus]

Felt like Sept/Oct shifting the fencer tonight. In the parlour yields were similar to Sept/Oct. Just asking,has anyone else cows yield dropped off a cliff this week or am I a sh*t farmer? Grass is very lush but thinking it grew too quick, full of nitrogen. Leaving a fair bit behind them.

same here. Paddocks where being grazed down very tightly now all of a sudden need to get the topper out!