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You got big plans?
Not exactly milk related , I had the pleasure hearing this guy live at an event in Armagh one night when he was the “bard of Armagh”, you could probably make a living as a bard?
Long run the f...... and as usual the farmers union,yes sir no sir 3 bags full sirNo slurry exemption if waiting on a new tanker
The high demand for low-emission slurry spreading equipment has led to delays with machinery manufacturers.www.farmersjournal.ie
Take it uv got a dribble barLong run the f...... and as usual the farmers union,yes sir no sir 3 bags full sirNo slurry exemption if waiting on a new tanker
The high demand for low-emission slurry spreading equipment has led to delays with machinery manufacturers.www.farmersjournal.ie
Nope,I'm not spending 30k on a new tanker, I will reduce stock, reduce milk and hope those niea bastxxds die of hunger before they get my lenghtTake it uv got a dribble bar
Yip sign if the times, I've seen it before the farm dies slowly,then,the farm is dead, long live the farm, youth and new bloodPlenty of ground for sale near cowtown z u may have a dig under the mattress
What do you mean farm dies slowly? Lack of investment?Yip sign if the times, I've seen it before the farm dies slowly,then,the farm is dead, long live the farm, youth and new blood
A farm improvement to make the job easier or safer is a wise investment such as fencing or a silage pusher up for example.What do you mean farm dies slowly? Lack of investment?
Does investment inevitably mean expansion?
What are wise investments and which are just jumping on the treadmill of more work?
Lakeland operate tha A +B -C system down here .Not my writing below but I’d tend to agree. Any strong counter arguments?
To NI dairy farmers, a note on milk solids and milk price.
We hear talk on paying for milk solids and changing the payment structure. Some farmers are nervous about changing the way milk is paid for. They are worried about losing out.
Today we use a generation old model set up when milk was 18p. It could be 30 years old.
Broadly speaking Fat is worth 7.2p or so, and protein is worth about 11.3p = total of 18.5p (it varies slightly between the buyers)
This month Lakeland paid 29.9p for base quality milk to a 100,000 litre supplier.
That leaves a difference between quality and price of 11.4p.
This 11.4p is for producing volume, or water, which is of no value to your milk powder, cheese, butter and whey producing milk buyer.
Combined fat and protein payments are worth 18.5p/29.9p = 62%
You can conclude that additional milk quality over and above base is only getting 62% of its worth. Likewise, low quality producers are not getting penalised properly.
Why should we worry?
Because you as a farmer has been getting the signal that litres trumps quality, and now we have one of the lowest milk quality figures in Europe. This inevitably means a lower than average milk price. We're living on a lower milk price and will eventually become uncompetitive.
Now the price of gas is rocketing, and it costs more to dry low % milk, making the problem worse.
We need change, we need farmers to start thinking about this, and ask questions from their milk buyers.
We don't need A+B-C payments, its too much to go from volume bonuses to that
What we need at least is a new standard litre reflecting a mid point in our milk price cycle, (25-26p?) and fat and protein increments to be based on that price. We can talk then about a new milk pricing model.
And we need this soon.