Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[Wee Willy]

Yes silage ground has stalled and cow grazing isn't coming back after it's grazed. Great weather but always a sharp air, don't like to say it but it'll take some rain to bring proper heat.

I thought it was only me that couldn’t grow grass. Due to start 2nd round in 8 days and there’s not much there. Things can change dramatically in a week.
cows still in at night.

 

[Mouser]

Any I've seen, swards are thick and heavier than they look. Some years are like that, don't be risking blocking the mower @yin ewe

 

[daveydiesel1]

Thought it was only me. Cows out on thier 5th day now and not up any litres yet but the grass has no strength in it yet

 

[MrA.G.]

Happy enough with grazing here, 10days into the 2nd round, plenty of moisture from Easter Sunday’s rain. The regrowth on the early grazed ground has caught up again with the bits and pieces that were skipped first time round

 

[yin ewe]

Any I've seen, swards are thick and heavier than they look. Some years are like that, don't be risking blocking the mower @yin ewe

Organic swards here this year so not likely to block the mower.
Don't think you'll block the harvester where you're lifting today, good job it's a 50' row.
Looked as good as any year to be fair.

 

[Scania143h]

Dropped 1st cut here today. Happy enough with the crop tbh. Only got slurry and 1 bag off fertilizer. Get abit off slurry on and rain next week it should take off again.

 

[The Agrarian]

Good decision.

 

[daveydiesel1]

What is fresian bull drop calves makin currently

 

[it's not over]

What is fresian bull drop calves makin currently

£0.00

 

[daveydiesel1]

£0.00

Ugh come on they must be worth somethin

 

[flatliner]

£0.00

Got a handful of ayrshire drops for the same money

 

[Conrod96]

You might get a fiver for them if your lucky from what we seen last day we went to the mart

 

[it's not over]

Get the calves away if you can, they're only bed blocker for heifers calves, gave the last 20 away, a fiver a tenner, even £20, never be seen at end of the month

 

[yin ewe]

Get the calves away if you can, they're only bed blocker for heifers calves, gave the last 20 away, a fiver a tenner, even £20, never be seen at end of the month

Turning them into over £1200 at 28 months here, that's a right few fivers.

 

[Davy]

Where does one go to get a hydraulic toplink in these parts?

 

[Aircooled]

John Laverty Armoy had them at a time.

 

[The Agrarian]

Farmcare

 

[Wee Willy]

Turning them into over £1200 at 28 months here, that's a right few fivers.

Did you give them a wee lick of meal? Do they eat grass/ silage?
There's the problem. Today's bullocks at 1200 will leave money. Next year's might not.

 

[yin ewe]

Did you give them a wee lick of meal? Do they eat grass/ silage?
There's the problem. Today's bullocks at 1200 will leave money. Next year's might not.

No difference from the risk you take any year, milk at 40p today might leave money but will it be any use in 6 months time?
The way I look at it the boy buying them out of Ballymena at a fiver is trying to make money and I ain't making much at a fiver, so I'll take the chance.

 

[Wee Willy]

No difference from the risk you take any year, milk at 40p today might leave money but will it be any use in 6 months time?
The way I look at it the boy buying them out of Ballymena at a fiver is trying to make money and I ain't making much at a fiver, so I'll take the chance.

Added bonus is you know your calf is healthy. I wouldn't be rushing out and buying a pile of the wee £5 calves. Dungannon yesterday the reasonable fres bull around £30