Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

MickeyShtyles

Not a great wknd here. Neighbor killed in an accident up the road and someone drove into the bus stop beside the house, knocked the fence, the ditch and a few trees. And no sign of what did the damage.

Lady Haywire

There's hardly another set of twins in there? :pac:
Not due for another month.

Jb1989

Lady Haywire wrote: »

There's hardly another set of twins in there? :pac:
Not due for another month.

Course their is

Lady Haywire

Jb1989 wrote: »

Course their is

Noooooooooooo. I don't want any more!

whelan2

Lady Haywire wrote: »

There's hardly another set of twins in there? :pac:
Not due for another month.

Not twins,maybe triplets or quads

Lady Haywire

whelan2 wrote: »

Not twins,maybe triplets or quads

:eek:

She's quite a small second calver so hoping that's what's making her look so round. Incalf to a limo.

Say my name

Take away message ...keep your mouth shut....and stay off the blacklist.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/europe/eu-farm-subsidy-hungary.html

I says

Car insured for another year and I saved €145 by going on line. Cheers chill.ie.

Odelay

Say my name wrote: »

Take away message ...keep your mouth shut....and stay off the blacklist.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/europe/eu-farm-subsidy-hungary.html

I’d take very little heed of what Americans have to say on safe and affordable food production.

Say my name

Odelay wrote: »

I’d take very little heed of what Americans have to say on safe and affordable food production.

Shocking all the same that cronyism for the elites is not being challenged. If a word is said by the peasant farmer the attack dogs of the elites call around.

We're just on the cusp of it but if a farmer is not getting a living wage, over 30k in direct payments from the EU, then pretty soon that farmer will be out of business.
It doesn't matter what type of farming it may be, the race to extract as much blood as possible is just about complete.
Happy New Year everybody!..

wrangler

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/1104/1088580-gay-byrne/

One of a kind
Gay Byrne, RIP

memorystick

Would 25 fr bullocks be too tight on 2 spans of slats? 12.6 slat
Have 73 to fit on 6 spans. Fierce wet at the minute.

Birdnuts

wrangler wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/1104/1088580-gay-byrne/

One of a kind
Gay Byrne, RIP

Gay did good work in this country during the 60's and 70's - though in recent years he appeared to get very bitter and contrary when it came to certain subjects

148multi

Say my name wrote: »

Shocking all the same that cronyism for the elites is not being challenged. If a word is said by the peasant farmer the attack dogs of the elites call around.

We're just on the cusp of it but if a farmer is not getting a living wage, over 30k in direct payments from the EU, then pretty soon that farmer will be out of business.
It doesn't matter what type of farming it may be, the race to extract as much blood as possible is just about complete.
Happy New Year everybody!..

Was talking to a man involved in the save leitrim group, they got on to a large farmer organisation about the forestry plantings, the organisation sent two ladys from UCD to compile a report on farms being bought by non leitrim entitys. They found that most forestry in leitrim was owned by locals. But when the group picked one parish and researched the ownership, they found less than 10% local owners, and found a dainish insurance company had bought a number of properties for planting. There are many forms of corruption and I believe the people involved are getting better at covering it up.

tanko

memorystick wrote: »

Would 25 fr bullocks be too tight on 2 spans of slats? 12.6 slat
Have 73 to fit on 6 spans. Fierce wet at the minute.

Sounds like a lot of them to me, depends on how big they are i suppose.
How many could comfortably lie down at the same time.

naughto

Birdnuts wrote: »

Gay did good work in this country during the 60's and 70's - though in recent years he appeared to get very bitter and contrary when it came to certain subjects

Always though he looked down on people each to there own I sapose

Castlekeeper

Odelay wrote: »

Well worth watching.

Yes indeed, I've a new favourite sport, now I get why the ladies are into the rugby. You'd have to admire the conditioning and all round fitness.

tanko

I says wrote: »

Car insured for another year and I saved €145 by going on line. Cheers chill.ie.

I know it definitely pays to shop around for insurance but the cheapest quote isnt always the best.
It always pays to read the small print, sometimes the cheaper quotes don't cover as much as others. Some companies charge for temporary transfers if your car is in the garage others cover thirty days a year for free.
The customer service is brutal with certain companies with employees who will tell barefaced lies to get business and deny it later.
Settling claims can be a nightmare with some of them too.

Odelay

Castlekeeper wrote: »

Yes indeed, I've a new favourite sport, now I get why the ladies are into the rugby. You'd have to admire the conditioning and all round fitness.

Lol. I had the same thought watching it and the ladies rugby last year. What’s good for the goose and all that!

Lime Tree Farm

tanko wrote: »

I know it definitely pays to shop around for insurance but the cheapest quote isnt always the best.
It always pays to read the small print, sometimes the cheaper quotes don't cover as much as others. Some companies charge for temporary transfers if your car is in the garage others cover thirty days a year for free.
The customer service is brutal with certain companies with employees who will tell barefaced lies to get business and deny it later.
Settling claims can be a nightmare with some of them too.

The large print giveth and the small print taketh away,

Lady Haywire

I just hit a fox on the head with a turf.
Was bringing in stuff for the fire, and the brazen little shít was standing there facing off with the cat. So instinct took over :pac:
Gun is actually inside waiting for him as he's been around the last while. He can consider the turf his warning!

Odelay

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I just hit a fox on the head with a turf.
Was bringing in stuff for the fire, and the brazen little shít was standing there facing off with the cat. So instinct took over :pac:
Gun is actually inside waiting for him as he's been around the last while. He can consider the turf his warning!

Fcukin turf wars...

Grueller

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I just hit a fox on the head with a turf.
Was bringing in stuff for the fire, and the brazen little shít was standing there facing off with the cat. So instinct took over :pac:
Gun is actually inside waiting for him as he's been around the last while. He can consider the turf his warning!

Are you as good of a shot with yon gun?

Lady Haywire

Grueller wrote: »

Are you as good of a shot with yon gun?

With how close he's getting, I'd be a bad shot to miss!

Odelay

Lady Haywire wrote: »

With how close he's getting, I'd be a bad shot to miss!

You’ll be at drive by shootings next.

Lady Haywire

Odelay wrote: »

You’ll be at drive by shootings next.

Otherwise known as lamping :P

I says

tanko wrote: »

I know it definitely pays to shop around for insurance but the cheapest quote isnt always the best.
It always pays to read the small print, sometimes the cheaper quotes don't cover as much as others. Some companies charge for temporary transfers if your car is in the garage others cover thirty days a year for free.
The customer service is brutal with certain companies with employees who will tell barefaced lies to get business and deny it later.
Settling claims can be a nightmare with some of them too.

They’ll all Rodger ya if and when the can only some charge ya more for the privilege of bending you over.

blue5000

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-5000-Tractor-grille-genuine-original-new-old-stock-also-fits-Ford-4000/153699370326

I better mind the front grill, £245.

kollegeknight

What is the best month to sell empty/cull cows.

Albert Johnson

kollegeknight wrote: »

What is the best month to sell empty/cull cows.

April through to August? My reasoning being that summer grazers and 7 month retention men would be activity looking for livestock units for grass and beef prices are usually highest in late spring/ early summer. From now until Christmas is probably the worst time imo, the sucker and dairy farmer is offloading culls before the winter, beef prices are way back and the finisher has to either store them over or finish out of the shed which is high cost. The marts here in the North West are full of cows and will be for the next few weeks, I'd say cows are back nearly €200 a head in the last 3 weeks although that nearly always happens at this time of year. I know that's not much help to you with cows to sell at the moment.