Farming Chit Chat

reilig

whelan1 wrote: »

afair we had a few ducks at that stage , we got an odd letter about poultry things so we must be registered so

We had none at that time.

whelan1

fantastic weather here today... was very frosty this morning though

5live

whelan1 wrote: »

does any one know do you need a licence or something to keep poultry , ds has around a dozen hens etc and someone said we should have a licence , its the first i ever heard

Think you have to have one after bird flu epidemic. I dont know the punishments. Probably have to listen to entire Brendan Smith back catalog of ministerial interviews from RTE if you are caught without one:eek:. Get one tomorrow if you know whats good for you:)

who the fug

how much is a litre of milk at the farm gate nowdays

stanflt

who the fug wrote: »

how much is a litre of milk at the farm gate nowdays

not enough:D

who the fug

stanflt wrote: »

not enough:D

It was never enough:D

Round 1985 I think the old fella was getting 95 p a gallon,wondering if it ever went up:D

stanflt

who the fug wrote: »

It was never enough:D

Round 1985 I think the old fella was getting 95 p a gallon,wondering if it ever went up:D

its currently 34cent a litre-which in 1985 prices would be equivalent to 122p a gallon

who the fug

stanflt wrote: »

its currently 34cent a litre-which in 1985 prices would be equivalent to 122p a gallon

bet diesel and bag manure have gone up by 150 % since then, running like feck away from the farm was a good move

stanflt

who the fug wrote: »

bet diesel and bag manure have gone up by 150 % since then, running like feck away from the farm was a good move

sure most of us dairy farmers only milk for the craic and the fun of it:D:D:D

who the fug

stanflt wrote: »

sure most of us dairy farmers only milk for the craic and the fun of it:D:D:D

I just thought ye was mad:D, seven days a week TB brucellosics testing. caving cowpox

Worst of all Cows what can kick (crosses my legs on that one:p)

leg wax

stanflt wrote: »

sure most of us dairy farmers only milk for the craic and the fun of it:D:D:D

i have to say suckling is like been semi retired compared to milking cows

whelan1

leg wax wrote: »

i have to say suckling is like been semi retired compared to milking cows

many suckler farmers i know say it is actually harder than dairying , i know its not the actual work load just the hardship there can be.... i dont agree:)

JohnBoy

I'd imagine it depends on the cattle you have, and how you handle them.

dairy cows are just so nice, and you have to be nice to them to keep your counts and everything good and low, but a wild suckler that gets seen once a week is gonna bring a whole different level of pain with it.

whelan1

was talking to a neighbour today, his grass is getting scarce anyone else the same , i have loads:D

5live

Need rain last week so looking forward to the weekend. Will have a big big jump in growths next week. I hope:pac:

reilig

whelan1 wrote: »

was talking to a neighbour today, his grass is getting scarce anyone else the same , i have loads:D

We never had so much grass so early. Its the first time in 10 years that we had all the cattle out before the May Bank Holiday.

johngalway

Plenty of grass here. Though the neighbours are threadbare. But that's down to keeping sheep in too long and not putting out any fertilizer.

whelan1

ye i am back looking at m.t. cranniums forecast for the first time since the snow , to see if theres any rain coming

johngalway

whelan1 wrote: »

since the snow

Beware the disgruntled types on there who'll try to convince ya it's still gonna snow before "Summer" :pac:

whelan1

well i am normally blamed on here when it starts to rain:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Bizzum

It's some spell of weather we're having. I never thought in Feb when I booked my Hols that we would get such a run of it in late April!
Though thinking back to last year I spent a week in Oughterard in late april and it was very dry too.
All's I need now is a few days to recover from the holiday!

johngalway

Fishing Bizzum?

Bizzum

johngalway wrote: »

Fishing Bizzum?

Nope..........Although I do fish!
Derroura mountain bike trail. Can't be to far from ya?

bbam

reilig wrote: »

We never had so much grass so early. Its the first time in 10 years that we had all the cattle out before the May Bank Holiday.

We got the first batch out last week the last out yesterday... Just love seeing them skipping down the field for the first time.. This is our first summer without cows and grass is reasonably plentiful..

sea12

whelan1 wrote: »

ye i am back looking at m.t. cranniums forecast for the first time since the snow , to see if theres any rain coming

Where do most people look at the long range weather forecast. They all seem to be saying different things for next week. Anybody recommend a good one?

whelan1

sea12 wrote: »

Where do most people look at the long range weather forecast. They all seem to be saying different things for next week. Anybody recommend a good one?

go to the science category on boards and then on to weather

sea12

whelan1 wrote: »

go to the science category on boards and then on to weather

Thanks whelan, Saw a link for another site in another thread also. Still all saying different things,

We shall see how accurate they are. Someone has to be right.

Min

sea12 wrote: »

Where do most people look at the long range weather forecast. They all seem to be saying different things for next week. Anybody recommend a good one?

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_weather.html

Min

The prediction at the moment is for a wet and windy May...fills the barns with corn and hay...

whelan1

we have the windy we are missing the wet . although i could live to regret saying that:D

djmc

whelan1 wrote: »

go to the science category on boards and then on to weather

At the top of that page look at the daily forecasts buy MT cranium
I think he is fairly on the ball and hes just given a forcast for the summer today
He also has a site irishweatheronline.com and is a bit of a legend on the weather forum.

bbam

whelan1 wrote: »

we have the windy we are missing the wet . although i could live to regret saying that:D

Indeed.. can you imagine rain along with that wind :eek:
We're on heavy ground and so rain isn't so much of an issue..

whelan1

went out on my bike yesterday .. every road from my house is a hill and the wind was against me... i didnt venture too far:D

whelan1

if you went to a restaurant selling argentinian steak would you assume the steak was argentinian in origin ?

johngalway

whelan1 wrote: »

if you went to a restaurant selling argentinian steak would you assume the steak was argentinian in origin ?

I would. I'll get shot for this next comment... Had Argentinian steak in Spain a couple of years ago and it was fantabulous :eek:

johngalway

whelan1 wrote: »

went out on my bike yesterday .. every road from my house is a hill and the wind was against me... i didnt venture too far:D

What, the wind was against you in every direction? Fibber

whelan1

johngalway wrote: »

I would. I'll get shot for this next comment... Had Argentinian steak in Spain a couple of years ago and it was fantabulous :eek:

on the louth forum theres a guy opening a restaurant asking where to get supplies , he was a bit cocky when i said irish beef , he said irish beef is what he uses

johngalway

whelan1 wrote: »

on the louth forum theres a guy opening a restaurant asking where to get supplies , he was a bit cocky when i said irish beef , he said irish beef is what he uses

Is there a way of cooking it that it could be called Argentinian?

whelan1

from reading back through it he doesnt actually say irish beef is used , i am not good at copying and pasting but if you go to the louth forum and look at the thread on the poets rest

Dusty87

Did yis see in the journal this week, russia has stopped importing brazilian beef (and pork and poultry). Cant quote cos im on the phone (or read cos im on the couch:)), but somethin about calling for an eu investigation IIRC. If i have to il get up and read it again if anyones interested

whelan1

well who got rain ? we got none yet

reilig

whelan1 wrote: »

well who got rain ? we got none yet

None in the midlands yet either

Username John

Jeez, down here in the real capital, we must be after getting a few inches of it over the past few days.

Started raining last Sunday around dinnertime - stayed raining constantly til Monday dinnertime. Annoying, as I wanted to do a few things on the Bank holiday Monday...
Few heavy showers again this morning.

met.ie say
"On Thursday another area of heavy rain will spread countrywide from the south with the risk of local flooding, especially in southern parts."

johngalway

We got some last night. Don't know how much though.

bogman_bass

whelan1 wrote: »

well who got rain ? we got none yet

was spitting in south meath half an hour ago but nver got going

theroad

Rained most of the day here in Limerick until about 4 o'clock. It's needed. More on the way, too.

bbam

None here yet, gently does it though as I have fertilizer out and at these prices I don't want any washed away...:rolleyes:

On a side note the flowers are just starting to show drought damage, hose watering just doesn't cut it...

sea12

a bit of rain here for the last 2 hours in the midlands. badly needed though. its the first time in weeks. wasnt much this evening but predicting a good bit for thursday. Agree with the poster above, that dont want it wash fertilizer out. too expensive for that.

sob1467

Raining all evening In donegal

dar31

raining here for the last 20 min.
could do with a good days rain
looks like temp. is going to rise a few degrees as well
looks like there may be some nice growth ahead, hope so,
as fresh air dont do much for milk yield