Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

roosterman71

kollegeknight wrote: »

Fair play to you.

I stopped running there in august when the BIL got sick. I was running to get fit. Started back jan 1st. Just in from a 16km jog. I want to do a half marathon in may, never did it before.

If you can do 16k now, you don't have to wait until May for a half. Head up to Kinvarra at the start of March and tear around there for the half. Be mighty!

Genghis Cant wrote: »

If you can jog 16k in Jan/ Feb and do a half marathon in May there's no reason you couldn't do a full marathon later in the year. Like Dublin in Oct. Go on balls out and do it !

https://www.halhigdon.com/training-programs/marathon-training/novice-1-marathon/

Scroll down to the end there. 18 weeks of training for you. That's the novice plan, you might be much better than that but he has all sorts of plans there.

You'd be hard pushed to get a ticket for Dublin. I'd be looking at other regional ones such as Cork, Limerick or even the Belfast one. They might be all coming a bit too soon though.

kollegeknight

roosterman71 wrote: »

If you can do 16k now, you don't have to wait until May for a half. Head up to Kinvarra at the start of March and tear around there for the half. Be mighty!



You'd be hard pushed to get a ticket for Dublin. I'd be looking at other regional ones such as Cork, Limerick or even the Belfast one. They might be all coming a bit too soon though.

I’ve 3 children under 5. I’m lucky to get out for 1/2marathon training. Great to clear the head.

My OH has her wrist fractured so up the walls at the moment. Getting out around 9-9:20pm.

wrangler

Election debate at tullamore farm tonight at 7.30, going to be shown live

https://www.farmersjournal.ie/irish-farmers-journal-to-hold-live-farming-debate-524283

alps

Both white and green diesel are back 8c in a month..

Reggie.

alps wrote: »

Both white and green diesel are back 8c in a month..

Nearly time for a fill me thinks

Buford T. Justice XIX

When the cattle break out onto the road

https://twitter.com/jerodmcdaniel/status/1224351703799160832?s=19

Say my name

These new robotic milking parlours are coming on in leaps and bounds.

They'll soon be up on the quad and changing paddocks. :pac:

https://twitter.com/CaliaDomenico/status/1224462004880060417?s=20

Lady Haywire

^ That's nothing. I had a toy dog which did backflips years ago :P

Say my name

Lady Haywire wrote: »

^ That's nothing. I had a toy dog which did backflips years ago :P

If only you studied it and took it apart and scaled it up ..imagine where you'd be today..

patsy_mccabe

Base price wrote: »

For any of ye with/interested in horses it was a sad day today when Robert Hall hung up his boots.

I'll always remember his voice be it at the Nations Cup in the RDS, Fairyhouse etc. His voice will be sadly missed.

I see Tracy Piggott is gone now too. RTE not renewing her contract.

Say my name

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I see Tracy Piggott is gone now too. RTE not renewing her contract.

They're clearing out the decks for cheaper younger talent.
Marty Morrissey better watch himself!!

blue5000

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I see Tracy Piggott is gone now too. RTE not renewing her contract.

Anyone else start reading this and think, fook is she dead as well?:eek:

davidk1394

Reggie. wrote: »

Nearly time for a fill me thinks

What's green diesel at ?

roosterman71

Weather is giving it rough from Saturday for a lot of next week. According to the folks in the weather forum, strong winds on the way. Would I be mental to get slurry out? I've a few fields I can travel now and was thinking of doing them Thursday/Friday

Say my name

roosterman71 wrote: »

Weather is giving it rough from Saturday for a lot of next week. According to the folks in the weather forum, strong winds on the way. Would I be mental to get slurry out? I've a few fields I can travel now and was thinking of doing them Thursday/Friday

No go on. If it's anything like here there's good growth atm.

This cold spell looks to be a very short lived affair. It'll be windy the whole week but it'll be wet and mild after.
You'll be kicking yourself if the whole month is wet.

1373

roosterman71 wrote: »

Weather is giving it rough from Saturday for a lot of next week. According to the folks in the weather forum, strong winds on the way. Would I be mental to get slurry out? I've a few fields I can travel now and was thinking of doing them Thursday/Friday

You’d be mental not to . Weather might break for weeks

kevthegaff

Anyone see the video of the pigs buried alive on whatsapp in Asia, and we get the brunt of the cruelty campaign

Base price

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

When the cattle break out onto the road

I've been down that road before minus the lasso and warm/dry weather when cattle broke through the flimsy fence around Dublin Airport in the late 80's. I remember another incident in the early 90's when a heaver (outlaying stag) jumped the low fence into the airport grounds to graze uninterrupted.

Say my name

A diet tip for anyone calving or lambing stock and you feel you hit the wall every spring.
Throw away the processed salt and go on sea salt instead. Actually get some coarse and take five or six grains everyday And dissolve it in your mouth in your saliva before swallowing.
Use the fine salt as you would the processed.

In processed salt you've one mineral sodium.
In sea salt you've ninety minerals in proportion just right.

I've been on it myself this last two months and I've more cows calved this time of year compared to other years and I've way more energy than other years.

Base price

Say my name wrote: »

A diet tip for anyone calving or lambing stock and you feel you hit the wall every spring.
Throw away the processed salt and go on sea salt instead. Actually get some coarse and take five or six grains everyday And dissolve it in your mouth in your saliva before swallowing.
Use the fine salt as you would the processed.

In processed salt you've one mineral sodium.
In sea salt you've ninety minerals in proportion just right.

I've been on it myself this last two months and I've more cows calved this time of year compared to other years and I've way more energy than other years.

Good result :eek:

As a aside whilst watching the leaders debate on RTE I'm packing a bag and off to a cave...

Base price

Base price wrote: »

Good result :eek:

As a aside whilst watching the leaders debate on RTE I'm packing a bag and off to a cave...

Are you not inspired by our great leaders?

Buford T. Justice XIX

Base price wrote: »

Good result :eek:

As a aside whilst watching the leaders debate on RTE I'm packing a bag and off to a cave...

Supposed to be a storm on Saturday so that won't do much for turnout.

Base price

Deleted User wrote: »

Are you not inspired by our great leaders?

TBH I thought that Mary Lou would give a good account but so far she is dismal. Leo Varadkar is so so and but I'm really really disappointed with Michael "clutching at straws" Martin.
Had FF canvassers in the yard last week and even they said that Michael Martin would coalesce with any dog on the street in order to become Taoiseach. Historically I would lean towards voting for FF although OH's tradition would be FG.

Base price

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Supposed to be a storm on Saturday so that won't do much for turnout.

Let the storm blow as I'll be holed up in my cave with my two Rotties, cat, lots of food, blankets, a few candles, cans and baby wipes.
Come for me when it's all over

Base price

Base price wrote: »

TBH I thought that Mary Lou would give a good account but so far she is dismal. Leo Varadkar is so so and but I'm really really disappointed with Michael "clutching at straws" Martin.
Had FF canvassers in the yard last week and even they said that Michael Martin would coalesce with any dog on the street in order to become Taoiseach. Historically I would lean towards voting for FF although OH's tradition would be FG.

I thought she spoke well on social issues, quality of life, while better than much of the world, could be a lot better. She just got handed a broadside on the Conor Murphy piece. Not much interested in the other two, have had a lot of dealings with both those parties.

Castlekeeper

Say my name wrote: »

A diet tip for anyone calving or lambing stock and you feel you hit the wall every spring.
Throw away the processed salt and go on sea salt instead. Actually get some coarse and take five or six grains everyday And dissolve it in your mouth in your saliva before swallowing.
Use the fine salt as you would the processed.

In processed salt you've one mineral sodium.
In sea salt you've ninety minerals in proportion just right.

I've been on it myself this last two months and I've more cows calved this time of year compared to other years and I've way more energy than other years.

Wash it down with a spoon of cider vinegar and you'll be still going like the duracell bunny at silage time
I would never found any pressure before Patrick's day, with bad weather in April being the worst of all.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Base price wrote: »

Let the storm blow as I'll be holed up in my cave with my two Rotties, cat, lots of food, blankets, a few candles, cans and baby wipes.
Come for me when it's all over

I'll only charge a SH heifer as a call out fee:pac:

We need more pics of those girls.

awaywithyou

Base price wrote: »

TBH I thought that Mary Lou would give a good account but so far she is dismal. Leo Varadkar is so so and but I'm really really disappointed with Michael "clutching at straws" Martin.
Had FF canvassers in the yard last week and even they said that Michael Martin would coalesce with any dog on the street in order to become Taoiseach. Historically I would lean towards voting for FF although OH's tradition would be FG.

If FF had anyone except Micheál as leader they would walk this election.... he is a link to what went on 10 yrs ago....

If any of these leaders were debating against Trump he would chew them up and spit them out

Limestone Cowboy

Would I be mad to spread a bit of nitrogen with a cold week promised next week. Ground condition is fairly good at the moment. Might not be after the weekend. Would like to have a bit of grass coming.

gozunda

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Would I be mad to spread a bit of nitrogen with a cold week promised next week. Ground condition is fairly good at the moment. Might not be after the weekend. Would like to have a bit of grass coming.

Good news is soil temperatures seem to be near or above 6C - min temp for growth

https://www.met.ie/forecasts/farming/agricultural-data-report

But I reckon myself the old rule applies of not spreading fertiliser if the tractor wheels are tracking the ground and don't spreading if heavy rain is forecast within two days. 

If the temperature drops next week again- there wont be much growth tbh and any nitrogen will just be sitting there at best...