Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[The Agrarian]

Considering May is spring, I think you could call it a fair summer in N Antrim. A summer with extremes - extreme dry, extreme heat, extreme rain, and yet it turned out pretty well for grassland. Ground now in the best shape I've ever seen it leaving August, set up for the back end. What could possibly go wrong?

What could go wrong is that we happen to be way under average rainfall for the year. We would need to average 150mm/month for the rest of the year to reach annual average on this farm. Hope not. The only bad month we've had was May.

We have had a number of fair seasons in a row now. At least four. Wonder when they will revert to mean (and go below).

 

[Wee Willy]

Time you read,how to be a good dairy farmer 1988 edition again,need a refresh
Great grass about, n antrim full of 3rd cut bales, looks like cow out at night beyond the equinox, first time in many years

Time you put your hand in your pocket and bought the 2021 edition. Mixed species grazing is the whole rage at the mo.

 

[it's not over]

Time you put your hand in your pocket and bought the 2021 edition. Mixed species grazing is the whole rage at the mo.

Nope,you can't teach an old dog new tricks

 

[yin ewe]

This is how we grow docks in the tropics.

At least you're not telling the rt inspector lies when you tell him that you don't use any spray.

 

[Whitewalker]

This is how we grow docks in the tropics.

I applaud you , I thought I was very efficient at dock growing……your good!

 

[Wishful Thinker]

This is how we grow docks in the tropics.

Nearest cow is milking rightly on them anyway

 

[Wee Willy]

Nearest cow is milking rightly on them anyway

My one and only 40l cow.

 

[Wee Willy]

You are probably all assuming I'm a bad farmer but that's"The Horse Field" . Belongs to a millionaire. I have to be finished grazing 10th September as,I'm sure you're all aware, that's when polo season ends and horse team will be returning to be out wintered there.

 

[Wee Willy]

Cows like docks.

 

[Suckndiesel]

Cows like docks.

Those must be an aber high sugar dock

 

[it's not over]

I dont have any docks on the farm but have large carbon eating plants scattered throughout the grassland.

 

[The Agrarian]

Species rich grassland.

 

[Wishful Thinker]

Not on topic but if anyone got the dale farm magazine, brownie recipe at the back is unreal. Perfect to get the winter fat layer built back up.

 

[Back Row Man]

Time you read,how to be a good dairy farmer 1988 edition again,need a refresh
Great grass about, n antrim full of 3rd cut bales, looks like cow out at night beyond the equinox, first time in many years

That could be 4th cut in bales even in N Antrim! I know a man who has 5th in the silo, wouldn't surprise me to see a 6th..its only the 7th September, 6 weeks from now mid October. Costa del Mosside

 

[Ballygreenan]

GDT auction went up by 4% today.

So who wants to start with the list of excuses processors will give for not putting up our farm gate price...........?!

 

[yin ewe]

It's on the back of lots of drops, they've been doing really well to hold our price where it is.

 

[Back Row Man]

Your local director will be calling in with your free coat...

 

[Bogeyman]

A local precast concrete company has taken many a milk cheque from me and never so much as gave me a beanie.

It's on the back of lots of drops, they've been doing really well to hold our price where it is.

 

[daveydiesel1]

A local precast concrete company has taken many a milk cheque from me and never so much as gave me a beanie.

A also local meal firm takes a heap of money from me and 1 year at christmas the man said to me "aye u got a hat last christmas"

 

[yin ewe]

A local precast concrete company has taken many a milk cheque from me and never so much as gave me a beanie.

Just one more milk cheque and you might get a keyring