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_Brian wrote: »

Many of us on small farms of bad land will find ourselves in some line of Seamus’s poem.
Nice bit of work by a talented man.

https://www.facebook.com/125309587523622/posts/1938112339576662/

I love his work but by far this is my favourite as it reminds me of so many people.

https://youtu.be/bgX-Gugc69I

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I says wrote: »

Yeah they think 50 to 100 yrs ahead of everyone look at buying the dairy farms around the world

Doing a bit of a blast from a few days ago here. :rolleyes:

But there's a theory that the Chinese are targeting farms with rich mineral resources underneath.
So two birds with the one thrown stone for now.
Seemingly more of an occurrence in New Zealand atm.

Mac Taylor

Say my name wrote: »

Doing a bit of a blast from a few days ago here. :rolleyes:

But there's a theory that the Chinese are targeting farms with rich mineral resources underneath.
So two birds with the one thrown stone for now.
Seemingly more of an occurrence in New Zealand atm.

Haven’t New Zealand stopped foreigners buying land now

Say my name

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Haven’t New Zealand stopped foreigners buying land now

Still happening according to 'other' farming forums.

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foxy farmer wrote: »

On the subject of the Chinese what ever happened to the big development in the Midlands (Athlone)? that was to be built and centred around chinese business. A type of hub I think they called it. Well Over 100 acres was going to be developed.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/china-has-been-buying-irish-should-we-be-worried-1.3605484

gozunda

_Brian wrote: »

We got two cats here.
One is fat lazy and seriously friendly, the other is less friendly but boy does she hunt.
Never ever see mice or rats round the farm, pigs are messy with feed and never anything since getting the cats.

I have a number of cats in the yard. Look after them and now never have a problem with rats etc. Always heard it said that cats and mice can pick up the scent of cat and are much less likely to set up home close by ...

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Probably in the wrong forum.

But where did all this money from China orginate from?

In a yes or no answer did they just turn on the printing presses?

Birdnuts

Say my name wrote: »

Still happening according to 'other' farming forums.

Qatari racing have gone on a bit of a spending spree in Tipp/Lim recently too

_Brian

Say my name wrote: »

Probably in the wrong forum.

But where did all this money from China orginate from?

In a yes or no answer did they just turn on the printing presses?

Sheer volume of population produces allot of revenue. Most Irish people can’t grasp how the U.K. 60million population compares to our 4, ramp that up to near 2billion people, it’s staggering.

I think the “a million seconds is 11 days where a billion seconds is 31years” is a good demonstration of just how large it is.

Plus the manufacture pretty much everything with low spending on healthcare, education, or social welfare.

148multi

gozunda wrote: »

I have a number of cats in the yard. Look after them and now never have a problem with rats etc. Always heard it said that cats and mice can pick up the scent of cat and are much less likely to set up home close by ...

Rats and mice are repelled by the scent of a cat, but here's where things get complicated. If a rodent becomes infected with lepto, the lepto changes the part of the brain that creates the fear of cats, so that the infected rodent becomes attracted to the scent of a cat, because lepto can only reproduce in the gut of a cat. If a person gets infected with lepto they are four times more likely to to die in a traffic accident, because it affects the same part of a human brain, so the person takes more risks.

Willfarman

Funnily the smell of a Chinese can send cats running too..

gozunda

148multi wrote: »

Rats and mice are repelled by the scent of a cat, but here's where things get complicated. If a rodent becomes infected with lepto, the lepto changes the part of the brain that creates the fear of cats, so that the infected rodent becomes attracted to the scent of a cat, because lepto can only reproduce in the gut of a cat. If a person gets infected with lepto they are four times more likely to to die in a traffic accident, because it affects the same part of a human brain, so the person takes more risks.

Always wondered why I was so attracted to high altitude mountain skateboarding :pac:

Keep Sluicing

_Brian wrote: »

Many of us on small farms of bad land will find ourselves in some line of Seamus’s poem.
Nice bit of work by a talented man.

https://www.facebook.com/125309587523622/posts/1938112339576662/

Well feck ya Brian. That cut a bit too close to the bone. Bastard.

148multi

gozunda wrote: »

Always wondered why I was so attracted to high altitude mountain skateboarding :pac:

Watch out for the mountain cats when air borne ðŸ˜

Say my name

Looks like the "Smart grass" project/webpage could be finished?

http://smartgrass.ie/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi

This is what the project was when it was running.
https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/sheep/new-grass-trials-show-a-potential-90-reduction-in-ghg-emissions-36054164.html

Edit: Ye'd better grab a screenshot of that independent article before that's pulled and all. :pac:
#notsuspiciousatalloneveofbiologicalfarmingconference

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Reminder - Dynasties BBC1 @ 8.30 tonight.
https://www.bbcearth.com/dynasties/

Muckit

Tis offically wintertime roster here from this evening. I'm always anxious until l open the silage!

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

Tis offically wintertime roster here from this evening. I'm always anxious until l open the silage!

Looks good

Mooooo

Muckit wrote: »

Tis offically wintertime roster here from this evening. I'm always anxious until l open the silage!

Good looking stuff in fairness to you. Won't be opening our pit till before Xmas. Will feed most of the bales first from Fri on. Not looking forward to it, Fcuking hate bales

Odelay

Muckit wrote: »

Tis offically wintertime roster here from this evening. I'm always anxious until l open the silage!

I’d eat that, good job.

Bullocks

Willfarman wrote: »

Funnily the smell of a Chinese can send cats running too..

We were on the beer one Sunday a couple years ago and a few of us went into a chinese . There was a cat dead out on the road and some lad caught it by the tail , brought it in and slapped it on the counter . "Ye won't get anymore till ye pay for the last few " and walked back out . The queue got short pretty quick

KatyMac

Putting out bales yesterday and felt the tractor 'drop'. Thought I'd gone into a hole or something. Looked out the window and there was a wheel lying on the ground beside me! I've broken the knuckle bit that the front wheel is attached! Now I'm thankful for a good neighbor who is coming for the next couple of days to help feed until I get the part fixed. Yet another neighbor is doing the fixin for me! Wow, I'm useless on my own!

Buford T. Justice XIX

Today is the feast day of St. Martin of Tours. It is also known as Martinmas. Here's a little bit about the tradition of killing fowl or sheep on Martinmas eve.
http://irisharchaeology.ie/2016/11/animal-sacrifice-and-blood-letting-saint-martins-feast-in-ireland/

Grueller

KatyMac wrote: »

Putting out bales yesterday and felt the tractor 'drop'. Thought I'd gone into a hole or something. Looked out the window and there was a wheel lying on the ground beside me! I've broken the knuckle bit that the front wheel is attached! Now I'm thankful for a good neighbor who is coming for the next couple of days to help feed until I get the part fixed. Yet another neighbor is doing the fixin for me! Wow, I'm useless on my own!

I broke a stub axle on the front of a 4000 here with a bale up high on the front loader. Still get slagged about turning over a tractor on a perfectly level concrete yard.

Water John

Some older tractors had front housing cast and were really not able for a loader.

charolais0153

Bullocks wrote: »

We were on the beer one Sunday a couple years ago and a few of us went into a chinese . There was a cat dead out on the road and some lad caught it by the tail , brought it in and slapped it on the counter . "Ye won't get anymore till ye pay for the last few " and walked back out . The queue got short pretty quick

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057452774&page=2
Read this recntly enough. Good laugh

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Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Today is the feast day of St. Martin of Tours. It is also known as Martinmas. Here's a little bit about the tradition of killing fowl or sheep on Martinmas eve.
http://irisharchaeology.ie/2016/11/animal-sacrifice-and-blood-letting-saint-martins-feast-in-ireland/

There's a cathedral in Ypres, on the French - Belgian border dedicated to St.Martin.
Ypres or "Wipers" as the allies (british) nicknamed it was the scene of some of the bloodiest battles of WW1.
The cathedral was badly damaged on the frontline between Germany and the allies and was demolished after the war and rebuilt to the same plans.
The area had a great tradition of honouring St.Martin with the children of Flanders usually participating in a procession carrying paper lanterns following a rider on horseback and then it was followed by a goose dinner.

L1985

Monday mornings-woke to a neighbour in our drive to tell us that the weanings have broken out....got them back in and two posts had been broken on a line(same line I was working on sat-all the posts seem to be rotten now
). Started lashing rain as I drove in the stakes but got it sorted. Came back down to feed the cattle and being in a rush, I managed to snap the tine straight off the bobcat....went to use the tractor and the bucket was on it
So had I change that! Finally fed the cattle and went in to a burnt breakfast....to top it all off my tonsilitis is back and had to call into the Drs to get another dose of antibiotics. Made it to work for 945 feeling like id already put in a days full work!! The joys of it!! I'm just hoping I've used up my quota for a while!!

Muckit

God that's the morning from hell! I'm just thinking u did well to be in work for that time!!

whelan2

L1985 wrote: »

Monday mornings-woke to a neighbour in our drive to tell us that the weanings have broken out....got them back in and two posts had been broken on a line(same line I was working on sat-all the posts seem to be rotten now
). Started lashing rain as I drove in the stakes but got it sorted. Came back down to feed the cattle and being in a rush, I managed to snap the tine straight off the bobcat....went to use the tractor and the bucket was on it
So had I change that! Finally fed the cattle and went in to a burnt breakfast....to top it all off my tonsilitis is back and had to call into the Drs to get another dose of antibiotics. Made it to work for 945 feeling like id already put in a days full work!! The joys of it!! I'm just hoping I've used up my quota for a while!!

Go to work to relax after all that

L1985

Muckit wrote: »

God that's the morning from hell! I'm just thinking u did well to be in work for that time!!

Tell my boss that -I was actually only 15mins late! Checked myself in the mirror there and just realised I completely forgot to put on any makeup-the joys!!
We were lucky thou-our neighbour helped us get them back in and that could have been an absolute nightmare! Also the tine snapped with such force a piece of metal came back and hit my leg....if that had been my face I'd have been in real trouble! So we can take the small positives....

mayota

Some of the bucket reared calves are coughing here when they run up to trough. Been dosed and looked after. Seem healthy besides. Any tips?

orm0nd

mayota wrote: »

Some of the bucket reared calves are coughing here when they run up to trough. Been dosed and looked after. Seem healthy besides. Any tips?

virus I'd say ,,, some similar here

delaying housing to see if it clears,

charolais0153

mayota wrote: »

Some of the bucket reared calves are coughing here when they run up to trough. Been dosed and looked after. Seem healthy besides. Any tips?

Youd have to point tosome sort of pneumonia or hoose

Odelay

Awaiting a tow truck in the M7 where the road works are, it’s a nervy experience sitting here....

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Odelay wrote: »

Awaiting a tow truck in the M7 where the road works are, it’s a nervy experience sitting here....

You know the correct procedure is to leave the vehicle and get over the crash barrier and wait there.

Obviously don't exit via the driver's door.

(It'd be hard to know myself now if I'd follow that advice on a cold November night).

dzer2

Odelay wrote: »

Awaiting a tow truck in the M7 where the road works are, it’s a nervy experience sitting here....

Some day for delays on that stretch today. Went on it 4 times if there wasn't a tip then there was a breakdown

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mayota wrote: »

Some of the bucket reared calves are coughing here when they run up to trough. Been dosed and looked after. Seem healthy besides. Any tips?

What dose did you use and when?

kowtow

In trouble for missing the OH on the Gerry Kelly show yesterday.

Now I have to find out who the hell Gerry Kelly is and how I get a podcast.

naughto

Off work sick with adhesions from appendix scar for not great to be honest any one have them

whelan2

naughto wrote: »

Off work sick with adhesions from appendix scar for not great to be honest any one have them

When did you get them out?

Waffletraktor

kowtow wrote: »

In trouble for missing the OH on the Gerry Kelly show yesterday.

Now I have to find out who the hell Gerry Kelly is and how I get a podcast.

This? (Slow Day.)

https://www.lmfm.ie/on-air/shows/late-lunch/late-lunch-podcasts-(1)/late-lunch-monday-november-12th-2018/

kowtow

Waffletraktor wrote: »

This? (Slow Day.)

https://www.lmfm.ie/on-air/shows/late-lunch/late-lunch-podcasts-(1)/late-lunch-monday-november-12th-2018/

That's the one you are a star, she could talk the hind legs off a donkey that one.

naughto

whelan2 wrote: »

When did you get them out?

About 12/13 yrs ago

Lady Haywire

Is there ever arguments over long handle/short handle on forks/graipes/sprongs/sporks in other yards? I can't work with a short handle, Dad can't work with a long one! He managed to lose the graipe this summer putting out dung & he got one with a short handle & it's driving me demented already :pac:

foxy farmer

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Is there ever arguments over long handle/short handle on forks/graipes/sprongs/sporks in other yards? I can't work with a short handle, Dad can't work with a long one! He managed to lose the graipe this summer putting out dung & he got one with a short handle & it's driving me demented already :pac:

Short handled yokes should be banned. You're forced to bend more with them. Have a short D handled shovel in the jeep for emergencies. Had to use it recently cleaning up after a load of lime tipped in the field. Christ what a dose. Remember seeing some gardening programme yrs ago and they said they were the worst thing invented.

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2 sprongs?

Lady Haywire

Say my name wrote: »

2 sprongs?

That's what I'm thinking. Or search for the one i had worked with for the last 20 years!!! I had the tines all lovely & worn down, poor cows are liable to get a poke in the nose with the new one as they're so long.

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Lady Haywire wrote: »

That's what I'm thinking. Or search for the one i had worked with for the last 20 years!!! I had the tines all lovely & worn down, poor cows are liable to get a poke in the nose with the new one as they're so long.

That has to be a Triggers Broom?

Or else you're combing your hair with it.

Lady Haywire

Say my name wrote: »

That has to be a Triggers Broom?

Or else you're combing your hair with it.

Not really, only got use when I was around as it had the long handle & Dad wouldn't use it! Thrifty sort of worker back then