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looking for dairy cows / heifers

whelan1 · 2009-04-13 19:22:48

i am looking for some dairy cows / heifers in the north east area seems to be a major shortage any body know of any ?

13-04-2009 8:22pm

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i am looking for some dairy cows / heifers in the north east area seems to be a major shortage any body know of any ?

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#2 13-04-2009 8:41pm

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like gold dust here in the west, I bought 3 calved monti X heifers & 1 second calver Br FR locally for €6000 with €100 back for luck.

at 20c/L am I mad ??? better not answer that !!

All my life I have farmed with the philosophy that you must keep stock numbers both in good & in bad times.

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#3 13-04-2009 9:11pm

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thier are only two reasons why cows could be so expensive this year

1. thier is a shortage
2. thier is no alernative to continuing to milk, no off farm employment available so as bad as milk price is , farmers have little option but to keep at it

cows are at least 500 euro a head too expensive considering the price of milk

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