Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[The Agrarian]

Poaching's the road to nowhere. Water lies sour in the footholes all winter and the next spring. Can't get fertiliser on it until half the spring is by. It never catches up.

 

[it's not over]

It's still august. Long was to Christmas

 

[The Agrarian]

Im reliably told that in '85 it was all over by this stage.

 

[Back Row Man]

Im reliably told that in '85 it was all over by this stage.

In '85 it took until October to settle I don't think it rained all month.I was just starting out and still used hay for feeding some stock I got a load of hay from Wexford (you had to go south of Dublin to get it) and it saved me but cost £3/bale! We've seen some bad years since,89 comes to mind but nothing comes close to '85. I know now with experience not to try to fight bad weather,take stock in to save the ground,feed big bales and wait!

 

[Mouser]

Oceans of grass here but silo opened and cows in as making to much mess getting to it. Just take the hit and make a few extra bales when it dries.

 

[crabbitfarmer]

Oceans of grass here but silo opened and cows in as making to much mess getting to it. Just take the hit and make a few extra bales when it dries.

Same here, cows haven't had grass since the last day of July, not worth destroying land over. Still a couple or three months of the year left for grazing, no point leaving it that you can't get on it until next summer.

 

[Back Row Man]

LP base price for July supplies 28p

 

[Wee Willy]

Well that's my ground fecked.

 

[Davy]

There's not a spouting or gutter round the place fit to cope that evening!

 

[thewalrus]

Another summer another good advert for zero grazing! When's the next tranche of the grant scheme coming out!

 

[The Agrarian]

Good advert for free range you mean. Must take some photos.

 

[it's not over]

Good advert for free range you mean. Must take some photos.

At least we tried. Some amount of rain tonight

 

[crabbitfarmer]

At least we tried. Some amount of rain tonight

Still not as bad as '85!

 

[Wee Willy]

Still not as bad as '85!

Funny you mention that. My old parlour flooded tonight,last time was 85.

 

[Bankville]

Another summer another good advert for zero grazing! When's the next tranche of the grant scheme coming out!

Why would zero grazing fair any better in such wet conditions?

 

[Aircooled]

2017 was a good summer here, although maybe a bit short if it doesn't pick up soon. 1998 was a lot worse. Zerograzing can be done between the showers within reason. My cows are eating dry grass the night but tomorrow night could be different. Wouldn't be spending big money for a catchy job though. Ballygreenan had the machine for the job. Maybe sold now...

 

[it's not over]

2017 was a good summer here, although maybe a bit short if it doesn't pick up soon. 1998 was a lot worse. Zerograzing can be done between the showers within reason. My cows are eating dry grass the night but tomorrow night could be different. Wouldn't be spending big money for a catchy job though. Ballygreenan had the machine for the job. Maybe sold now...

Where are you. I want a farm there too.
I'll guess Co down

 

[Aircooled]

No. Getting washed away here with thunder and lightning at the minute. Brought dry cows in today, they won't be out again now.

 

[jockthethistle]

Central Scotland torrential rain all night .. Stopped at 6;30 .am .. Selling stores off grass today... Need to lighten the load on some fields ... Hellish ... jtt dry cows are in.

 

[Ballygreenan]

2017 was a good summer here, although maybe a bit short if it doesn't pick up soon. 1998 was a lot worse. Zerograzing can be done between the showers within reason. My cows are eating dry grass the night but tomorrow night could be different. Wouldn't be spending big money for a catchy job though. Ballygreenan had the machine for the job. Maybe sold now...

Aye, you missed the boat on that one (pardon the pun!) sold to a man in England.