Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[Aircooled]

Would controlled starvation work any better?

It's a balancing act. Maybe cut the field for silage and let them out to the dykebacks!

 

[Back Row Man]

Got feed rep to test grass today, cut 6 weeks ago today . Fertiliser 5 weeks ago + light slurry... grass high in N, needs about a week. He said he's found a fair bit of luxury uptake and thinks some N left over from the 1st cut. As for moving to robots I know 2 being taken out as the farmer moves herd to to another part of his land and converting a beef house to cubicles and installing a parlour.... no more than a 10 minute drive from you
Conrod96

 

[Conrod96]

Got feed rep to test grass today, cut 6 weeks ago today . Fertiliser 5 weeks ago + light slurry... grass high in N, needs about a week. He said he's found a fair bit of luxury uptake and thinks some N left over from the 1st cut. As for moving to robots I know 2 being taken out as the farmer moves herd to to another part of his land and converting a beef house to cubicles and installing a parlour.... no more than a 10 minute drive from you
Conrod96

Not often it’s happening that way round

 

[it's not over]

How much did you sow to grass backrowman

 

[Back Row Man]

How much did you sow to grass backrowman

2.5 bags/acre 22-0-11

 

[it's not over]

2.5 bags/acre 22-0-11

I wouldn't of thought youd of had an issue with n

 

[Mouser]

5 weeks worth of n but first 2 weeks probably wasn't growing much due to dry so would expect that. We're 8 weeks cut today, just nice crop with bit of stem if get at this week.

 

[Back Row Man]

5 weeks worth of n but first 2 weeks probably wasn't growing much due to dry so would expect that. We're 8 weeks cut today, just nice crop with bit of stem if get at this week.

Yes I'm not surprised,dry ground, nice crop of grass . The man who puts it in for me still has his own to do and he was earlier than me with the 1st so I'm happy to wait until next week.

 

[Aircooled]

Anyone like to put a value on standing crop of wholecrop barley. Big bulk of leaf and grass, fine narrow seed heads but good length. Barley not overly thick when walking in it but should add bit of value when filled out next week or so. £180/acre?

 

[thewalrus]

Anyone like to put a value on standing crop of wholecrop barley. Big bulk of leaf and grass, fine narrow seed heads but good length. Barley not overly thick when walking in it but should add bit of value when filled out next week or so. £180/acre?

are you buying or selling? 180 wouldn’t cover the rent round here

 

[Stuart1]

Sent a 24day old B&W Bull calf to the mart today, got £160. I was taking £25 not too long ago. Il not complain

 

[Aircooled]

are you buying or selling? 180 wouldn’t cover the rent round here

Buying and trying to be fair. Bought nice 1st cut grass for £140 last month. What price range would u put it in considering barley isn't too thick?

 

[Conrod96]

Buying and trying to be fair. Bought nice 1st cut grass for £140 last month. What price range would u put it in considering barley isn't too thick?

Yeah in round £200 here for that sort of crop if good covering of grass to make up the tonnes

 

[thunderballs]

More meal....

 

[yin ewe]

Have you not heard? Apparently our price doesn't follow the gdt.............................. on the way up.

 

[it's not over]

More meal....View attachment 892792

Yeah more meal more grass
Its boom or bust farming
Milk powder up 14%

 

[Back Row Man]

Yeah more meal more grass
Its boom or bust farming
Milk powder up 14%

Darn it.... Dale Farm DF don't make milk powder!!!

 

[jay]

Yeah more meal more grass
Its boom or bust farming
Milk powder up 14%

That Thompson's rep will appreciate you yet

 

[Back Row Man]

That Thompson's rep will appreciate you yet

Would that rep milk cows as well as being a rep?

 

[Bald Rick]

Big piece in today’s Times about the calf export from NI to Spain.
Apparently two week old calves are travelling 30 hours without being fed and Compassion in World Farming are on the case as it breaks all rules.

Tories have pledged to stop live animal export post Brexit and dairies are tightening up on shooting.

Calves go unfed for 30 hours in lorries, say welfare groups

Unweaned calves as young as two weeks’ old spend up to 30 hours packed in lorries without being fed during journeys that animal welfare groups say breach rules on live exports.Dairy farms in Northern Ireland sent 13,000 unwanted male calves for fattening in Spain last year. They were loaded on to th

www.thetimes.co.uk

(Behind a paywall unfortunately but gist as above)