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Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

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    #6542
    Danzy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,826 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Is it easy to get fleeces from lads, need them for hive roof insulation.

    They don't have to be washed or anything special, straight off the back.

    Obviously I'd pay.

    Is wool still hard to sell.


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    #6543
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    Danzy wrote: »
    Is it easy to get fleeces from lads, need them for hive roof insulation.

    They don't have to be washed or anything special, straight off the back.

    Obviously I'd pay.

    Is wool still hard to sell.
    Where you based?
    I’ll be shearing next week


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    #6544
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,218 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    wrangler wrote: »
    Sheep dipping tank, great job if you can have it under the race,
    with a dummy sheep up front and a spring loaded trapdoor they just fall in

    Yes, hope to get a sideways slide, with a curtain or something.
    Not too bad a job if you can confine groups of 5 or so right beside it.


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    #6545
    Danzy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,826 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Where you based?
    I’ll be shearing next week


    North cork.


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    #6546
    wrangler
    Registered Users Posts: 11,142 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    Yes, hope to get a sideways slide, with a curtain or something.
    Not too bad a job if you can confine groups of 5 or so right beside it.

    They never forget dipping from one year to the next, My sheep wouldn't go within 5 ft of the tank at any time of the year


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    #6547
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,518 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Lovely moon out tonight


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    #6548
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,218 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    wrangler wrote: »
    They never forget dipping from one year to the next, My sheep wouldn't go within 5 ft of the tank at any time of the year

    Hope it doesn't rain tonight....
    Left a ton bag of concrete mix sitting in it in case it decided to float.
    Learned that the hard way once....


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    #6549
    Castlekeeper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭Castlekeeper


    Say my name wrote: »
    And in other news we haven't got a government yet because.. wait for it.

    The Greens have a sizeable number of secondary school students (with no life experience) as members. They have the same vote as the adults in the Green Party. And the GP have a system where the party can't decide on what actions they take without it going to a vote from their members.
    So the 17 year olds want the GP to remain in opposition for now and to be a majority party in the future and the adults want to go into government now.

    That's gas, have you a link or source for this?


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    #6550
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,500 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Castlekeeper wrote: »
    That's gas, have you a link or source for this?

    Morning Ireland a few days ago.


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    #6551
    ganmo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Say my name wrote: »
    Morning Ireland a few days ago.

    The kids didnt really know what they were on about, one said they should stay in opposition so they could make meaningful changes rather than go into government and have their changes watered down.


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    #6552
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,500 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    ganmo wrote: »
    The kids didnt really know what they were on about, one said they should stay in opposition so they could make meaningful changes rather than go into government and have their changes watered down.

    It'll be a case of whoever teaches the students or whatever they were taught rules the country in the next government.


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    #6553
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113633416#post113633416

    Portaloo in the field and one in the yard 😂


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    #6554
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,518 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Say my name wrote: »
    It'll be a case of whoever teaches the students or whatever they were taught rules the country in the next government.

    Sure aren't parents teaching their kids atm


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    #6555
    Waffletraktor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,428 ✭✭✭Waffletraktor


    _Brian wrote: »
    https://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=113633416#post113633416

    Portaloo in the field and one in the yard 😂

    Spud/veg boys have to do it now for their supermarket contracts assurance schemes, farm assurance requires on site facilities and shower for employees aswel.


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    #6556
    MickeyShtyles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭MickeyShtyles


    We’ve a Dublin Eircode and a Meath address, so from 2mora we have two counties to drive in.
    What sort of codology rule is this?


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    #6557
    Danzy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,826 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    MickeyShtyles wrote: »
    We’ve a Dublin Eircode and a Meath address, so from 2mora we have two counties to drive in.
    What sort of codology rule is this?

    Pedantic.


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    #6558
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,567 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    MickeyShtyles wrote: »
    We’ve a Dublin Eircode and a Meath address, so from 2mora we have two counties to drive in.
    What sort of codology rule is this?

    Ahh it’s just to give some freedom and yet not having people running the length and breadth of the country just yet.

    Yea there’s anomaly’s but sher isn’t it better than nothing.

    I don’t think it was intended to be mathematically scrutinised, just a bit more freedom.


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    #6559
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,518 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    I think it would have been better say a 30km distance rather than your county.


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    #6560
    ganmo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    whelan2 wrote: »
    I think it would have been better say a 30km distance rather than your county.

    Theres no one rule that will suit everyone


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    #6561
    jimmy G M
    Registered Users Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭jimmy G M


    Decided to try to incorporate some white clover into grass sward of a 5 acre field as an experiment yesterday... 5kg of clover and 3 bags of granlime into the spreader and away. Field was cut for bales aprox 10 days ago but slow regrowth.
    Field got slurry earlier in the year and P&K would be ok. A bit of rain over the past few days also
    Going to harrow with grass harrow today or tomorrow....
    Any thoughts/experiences?
    Would I need to roll as well.... yes I imagine...


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    #6562
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,446 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    jimmy G M wrote: »
    Decided to try to incorporate some white clover into grass sward of a 5 acre field as an experiment yesterday... 5kg of clover and 3 bags of granlime into the spreader and away. Field was cut for bales aprox 10 days ago but slow regrowth.
    Field got slurry earlier in the year and P&K would be ok. A bit of rain over the past few days also
    Going to harrow with grass harrow today or tomorrow....
    Any thoughts/experiences?
    Would I need to roll as well.... yes I imagine...
    Usually add clover from sept onwards due to grass possibly smothering it out and wetter time of the year.
    Clover could take a good month or two to establish in the swarth so be patient.
    No harm to give it rub of the harrow and roll to get soil contact.
    Are ya sure it would have gone out even as its prone to take over if sown too heavy


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    #6563
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    jimmy G M wrote: »
    Decided to try to incorporate some white clover into grass sward of a 5 acre field as an experiment yesterday... 5kg of clover and 3 bags of granlime into the spreader and away. Field was cut for bales aprox 10 days ago but slow regrowth.
    Field got slurry earlier in the year and P&K would be ok. A bit of rain over the past few days also
    Going to harrow with grass harrow today or tomorrow....
    Any thoughts/experiences?
    Would I need to roll as well.... yes I imagine...

    You need to graze the grass regularly at low covers to let light down to the bottom of the sward so the clover can get established.

    And no N for the rest of the year, or till September at least. Any N will get the grass growing stronger than the clover and shade it out.


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    #6564
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Thanks for getting me back in Buford. Now don't be locking me out again! :P


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    #6565
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Thanks for getting me back in Buford. Now don't be locking me out again! :P

    I only suspended the ban, any more of those pics and I'll bring it back:eek: :D


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    #6566
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »
    I only suspended the ban, any more of those pics and I'll bring it back:eek: :D

    iK1qmOe.gif


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    #6567
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,446 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »
    I only suspended the ban, any more of those pics and I'll bring it back:eek: :D

    Finally the ban hammer was used


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    #6568
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,500 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Ain't it great weather all the same.

    Silage and hay being saved. Turf made and in with lots.

    Loads of rain on the way.


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    #6569
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,518 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    It's been great weather for the kids being off. Mine are still outside.


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    #6570
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,421 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Say my name wrote: »
    Ain't it great weather all the same.

    Silage and hay being saved. Turf made and in with lots.

    Loads of rain on the way.

    Make sure you've sprayed the spuds.


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    #6571
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,500 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Water John wrote: »
    Make sure you've sprayed the spuds.

    Yep. Seawater gone on them this evening.


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