Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[yin ewe]

More meal.

 

[it's not over]

More meal.

Unfortunately

 

[it's not over]

Hard to beat a bit of global warming, Costa del n antrim

 

[nivilla1982]

Lakeland Dairies announces July milk price - Agriland.ie

Lakeland Dairies is the first processor to announce a July milk price and has increased payments to suppliers

www.agriland.ie

 

[flatliner]

Lakeland Dairies announces July milk price - Agriland.ie

Lakeland Dairies is the first processor to announce a July milk price and has increased payments to suppliers

www.agriland.ie

The only way is up..................... for now

 

[daveydiesel1]

Whats people charging for tedding and raking this year?

 

[Wee Willy]

I'm paying £7 to £8.

 

[Mouser]

£6 plus fuel, so use the fendt and £6 will do

 

[yin ewe]

£7 including fuel.

 

[yoki]

On the subject of charging, what are people paying now for relief milking?

And I'm talking in terms of someone reliable, not the beer money brigade.

 

[Conrod96]

On the subject of charging, what are people paying now for relief milking?

And I'm talking in terms of someone reliable, not the beer money brigade.

Depends how long milking lasts? How much that person is expected to do eg cubicles and all as well?

 

[yoki]

Depends how long milking lasts? How much that person is expected to do eg cubicles and all as well?

Farm Relief used to allow 2hrs for a standard milking and any time over that was charged by the hour.

Not sure if it's still done that way or not.

 

[it's not over]

Anyone got 50p/ litre yet, in 1 mile radius from me there were 7 dairy farms,some small, now there's 2,including myself,5 were only 1 generation 1 is 2nd generation and the other 3rd generation, is there any youth coming forward who want to milk, only a bunch of old slave drivers left

 

[yin ewe]

Anyone got 50p/ litre yet, in 1 mile radius from me there were 7 dairy farms,some small, now there's 2,including myself,5 were only 1 generation 1 is 2nd generation and the other 3rd generation, is there any youth coming forward who want to milk, only a bunch of old slave drivers left

It's the same everywhere, but herds are just bigger, a neighbours father always milked 48 cows, now the son has a 2 in front of it, which is as many as the half dozen herds that have quit within a mile here. Plus I can think of another half a dozen that have started up in the last couple of years within 5 miles so probably no fewer cows in the area overall.

 

[deleted user 436632456]

is there any youth coming forward who want to milk, only a bunch of old slave drivers left

Sadly it doesn't suit the aspirations of the youth of today. Plenty of farmers son's & daughters are prepared to milk but it's getting the staff that you need is the real problem.

I think we are all guilty of assuming that people will work 13/14 hrs a day with every other weekend off for a "Lock of Pound" but those days are long over.

A lot of the big herds who have approached the shift pattern work style seem to be doing ok though with staff. 4 on 4 off could work for managing staff on the smaller herds but just means the owner will probably be working 8 days a week managing the whole thing.

 

[pappuller]

Anyone got 50p/ litre yet, in 1 mile radius from me there were 7 dairy farms,some small, now there's 2,including myself,5 were only 1 generation 1 is 2nd generation and the other 3rd generation, is there any youth coming forward who want to milk, only a bunch of old slave drivers left

Probably not many slaves left to drive

 

[Buford T. Justice]

Sadly it doesn't suit the aspirations of the youth of today. Plenty of farmers son's & daughters are prepared to milk but it's getting the staff that you need is the real problem.

I think we are all guilty of assuming that people will work 13/14 hrs a day with every other weekend off for a "Lock of Pound" but those days are long over.

A lot of the big herds who have approached the shift pattern work style seem to be doing ok though with staff. 4 on 4 off could work for managing staff on the smaller herds but just means the owner will probably be working 8 days a week managing the whole thing.

Much will depend on whether a farm is looking for full-time or part-time staff. There's probably a good share of people who would welcome part-time and/or seasonal work be that milking or calf rearing.
Probably more work for the employer in seeking and managing a number of part-time workers but less pressure in losing a part-time staff member than a full-time one, though.

I think it's an option that merits consideration at least.

 

[Back Row Man]

Dale Farm increases milk price for July by 2p taking the base to 46.05p, taking the average farm price to 46.85p

 

[Conrod96]

Few days in County Down over the weekend different world fields burnt and very little grass about

 

[Back Row Man]

Few days in County Down over the weekend different world fields burnt and very little grass about

No shortage of grass in N Antrim....