@rayofoghlu @bartleyj49 That machine is probably on order for a long time Ray. It wasn't just taken off a shelf last week
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Darragh Callanan 🐄
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Darragh Callanan 🐄
@CallananDarragh
Dairy farmer from the west of Ireland 🐮 In partnership with my father with pedigree Holstein cows (Lavallyconor Herd)
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@bartleyj49 I have non issue with someone investing in their profession. These machines are generally owned by the individual and contracted into businesses.
Hes been a major agitator in this crying poor mouth while making videos of buying high end, customised, 'bigbank' branded machines
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I feel bad for the man. Hes in way over his head. Him and many decent working people have important points to make but have been manipulated by youtubers and tiktokkers after likes.
Heres one such influencer last week taking delivery of a new custom designed branded forwarder🤷♂️
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Fuel protest spokesperson: "Nobody knows what the plan is... this protest is out of my hands". ⛽🚫Have the fuel protests gotten out of control? Anton speaks with John Dallon, Kildare farmer and protest spokesperson.
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@culladgh @crilly1010 As a farmer there is no option. The only other option that might be there is have old machinery that spends hours in the mechanics at €80/hour labour plus expensive parts. In alot of cases its easier have a repayment, which the majority of them probably have, and get work done
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In their brand new John Deere tractors? These are FF/FG voters by the way.
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When did the Irish Left become such snivelling little bastards? Lefty, middle class socialists condemning working class Irish men and Irish women because they’re protesting against the rising cost of fuel in this country.
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@SimonHarrisTD You've fully lost the room Simon, simple as. Workers generally have been good FG and FF voters. Now ye have turned yer backs. My bill for silage production alone will be over €10000 higher this year due to higher diesel costs. You'll have half of that in your pocket
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The blocking of the distribution of fuel is a sinister and despicable attack on our economy and our society. This is not a lawless country. The laws of the land must and will be applied without fear.
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@keenan17 It's a woful dose alright but the vaccine has made a big difference here. I don't think there's any getting rid of it once it gets in
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@CallananDarragh I’d rather not to have it all tbh Darragh. Have it from the start here and is effecting them worse now. Cows vaccinated according to calving dates. Not saying vaccine is silver lining but I’ve had it bad the past 3 years. Not much changing left to do imo.
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Just putting this out there. Vaccinate for rota virus for as long as I can remember and for the last 3 years getting cruel hardship with calves still getting rota virus. If ye could vote below on which ye do id greatly appreciate it and for some retweets also. Thank you
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@2pintpaddy @sprinkles785 @MunsterBovine Without seeing them you're wrong Paddy, you should have picked different ones 🤣🤣
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@sprinkles785 @MunsterBovine Not a chance , finally getting a bit of sense 🤣👍😝
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Bulls ordered for this year , and no, im not putting up a list of my bulls 🤣😜😝
@MunsterBovine #WestCork🇮🇪🐄
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Darragh Callanan 🐄 retweetledi
⭐ Two Pedigree Angus Bulls for Sale ⭐
Sire: Scottish AI bull "Rawburn Jumbo Eric (AA5055)" 🏴
Dam: Fairmount Pilly
5⭐ across the breed for DBI of €129 and 3.3% calving ease on dairy cows
Genomic and fertility tested for buyer.
RT appreciated.
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@sprinkles785 @kieran_kigr 3 or 4 queuing up to get out I'd say 😂
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@johnkellyjkcs @Kildareman2 @rtenews It isn't a matter of diversification. It's a matter of climate, land type and labour availability. We have a mild wet climate that can grow grass and cheap labour is non existent. Dairy and beef do well here.
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@Kildareman2 @rtenews I dont have the choice if its not available.. beef and dairy seem to win out with the Irish farmers.. they dont want to diversify ..
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Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has published fresh proposals aimed at resolving the dispute between farming groups and Bord Bia rte.ie/news/ireland/2…
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@AidanAidanmc @AlanBurton12 The middle is a bit of a reach to try and push one up while trying to get them to suck. Very manageable in other stalls. It's more awkward than overly heavy 2 guys would lift it. They are a fantastic tool to get calves going
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@CallananDarragh @AlanBurton12 Thanks for that.
Why not put the contrary one in the middle?
How heavy is it??
Would two guys lift it around, over gates etc
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Anyone on here with one of these??
If so, what are the pro’s and cons??
Nothing worse than trying to put a bunch of young on a feeder for the first time and then big awkward brute just knocks them all off🤯🤯🤯
Might contraption help that situation??
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@AlanBurton12 @AidanAidanmc One person good enough just don't put a contrary one right in the middle. Hold the bucket for 20 seconds and when theyre sucking put it in holder. Have 2 of them here and would be lost without them. Only 2 cons is loads of buckets to wash and they are bulky. Way more pros
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@AidanAidanmc Was post up on it last week, someone said you would need 2 people for it, 1 in front in 1 pushing up behind
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@kiltullaghfarm @grok Firm in north Dublin sell bird scarers. Working reasonably well here for the last few years.
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Hey @grok when you’re finished violating women’s privacy on here could you tell me how to get rid of the thousands of starlings destroying my shed at the moment?
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Darragh Callanan 🐄 retweetledi
Great night last Thursday presenting the silage results data of the Laois/Offaly Friesian Breeders Silage Competition 25".
We had 2 brilliant guest speakers @CallananDarragh, Lavallyconor Herd, Galway & @Jimmulh, Danville Herd, Kilkenny.
Congratulations again to the winners👏🏻
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@Daithi_fenno Descale acid is the only one that works here. I put it on with a knapsack sprayer and wash off after a few minutes. It could need a number of applications
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Can anyone advise on a chemical to get rid of lime residues in a milking parlour that is suitable for mats steel etc
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@CiaranOShea11 I tried leaving clover fields till last on each round if I came short then it wouldn't bother me but it was very noticeable. Only seeing nice clover in them now
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@CallananDarragh Everyone seems to get different advice. Ours was spread early and then leave it to work away
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Middle of June and my heavy clover dense fields have grown fuck all grass this year. The aged sward paddocks have grazed alot more with one small helping of fertiliser
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@CiaranOShea11 I was told treat it the same as non clover until 1st of June then go half rate for the rest of the year. Fertiliser restrictions gone so tight every small bit should help
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@CallananDarragh Relatively new to it too (only the last 5-6 years) but its so far behind previous years for the same time of year its rediculous. Over half the grazing season gone is a bit too long to wait for it
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@JerryMoloney1 One thing that really irritates me is teagascs reasoning of using a big team of bulls to reduce risk from EBI drop off of genomic sires. One bad cow in a poor milk price year is one too many. In saying that its one too many in a good milk price year too 😂
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@JerryMoloney1 Haven't used him but that EBI drop wouldn't turn me off. Dam looks like a serious cow and sire is good too. He has come from a "take a guess" fertility figure back to a one that's still respectable. In saying all that making all breeding decisions totally off EBI is a poor gamble
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@grazyfarmer Protein well back here in last collection. Was humming lovely until that. Grass is poor enough in places.
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Just texting a few other farmers to find out how much their cows have dropped so we can tell ourselves we aint that bad after all, and then blame something out of our control!! #dropping
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