Alan Hopps

Dairying adviser, hobby photographer & Christian

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

@martinastro2005 Markethill Co Armagh just on the phone

[June Slater @juneslater17]

Stop calling it flooding ..
When huge pools appear preventing traffic because councils don't clean the gullies frequently enough
It's not flooding .
It's neglected .
Whilst councillors go to meetings about carbon capture.

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

@BakersofHP Derogated farms in Northern Ireland have to do a P balance. It needs to be less than 10kg P surplus per Ha. https://t.co/Hb2J05YymI

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

@IanMiddletonX @OxfordshireCC Interested to hear what you intend to do with the massive amount of carbon stored in soils & foliage on the beef farm where you no longer buy their beef? Farmers are very much part of the solution to carbon through sequestration rather than the problem.

[milkprices.com @MilkpricesCom]

StoneXMilkpricescom UKMFE fwd curve (17mths to Jul'23) saw a record jump this week +4.1ppl (on record levels the previous wk) to average 44.62ppl net to the producer, 15ppl higher than this time last yr. If price levels hold then 40ppl price announcements shouldn't be too far off

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

Diversification idea?

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

@winkerwatson1 @BBCnireland @BBCiPlayer Enjoyable show, well done

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

@chriswalkland Cracking rise in prices. Will have to help float all boats surely.

[CAFRE @DiscoverCAFRE]

DAERA invites applications for Dairy Technology Demonstration Farms. The role of these farmers is to host visits & showcase the use of innovative technologies on their farms.

Applications will close at 4.00pm, Wed 13th Jan.

Find out more & apply⬇️
https://t.co/n7sc5MJ8nI

[CAFRE @DiscoverCAFRE]

CAFRE invites you to the second of a series of three Sustainable Calf Rearing webinars. Event 2 will focus on implementing accelerated growth in dairy heifer calves.

📅Thursday 19th Nov at 8pm
📍WebEx

For more information
https://t.co/QTYRxUz2je

[CAFRE @DiscoverCAFRE]

Don't forget to join us on the first of our series of CAFRE calf events - Calf House Design.

📅Thursday at 8pm - 9pm
📍WebEx

For further details and how to join: https://t.co/KzggUkHBOu

[CAFRE @DiscoverCAFRE]

CAFRE is hosting a series of 3 online events that will cover various aspects of the design & management of the new CAFRE Calf Unit.

The first event will take place on Thursday 19th Nov and calf house design will be discussed.

For more information⬇️

https://t.co/r3sLoVLshB

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

Thunder storm over Armagh City 15th June @newslineweather @WeatherCee @barrabest

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

Current lock down causing issues on farm. Sad to see perfectly good milk going down the drain.

[Robert Mallett @NorthleazeFarm]

Had to dump today's milk as well so that is 17000l down the drain. But the girls aren't bothered we will do everything to keep them happy and healthy.

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

So it's not just farmers responsible for car emissions then !!.......BBC News - Rise of SUVs 'makes mockery' of electric car push
https://t.co/OAo3doGfo1

[Dr Mark Little @m_w_little]

Feeding colostrum by bottle or tube makes no difference. Get colostrum into calves within the first hour, that is the most critical @TrouwNutr_GB @DiscoverCAFRE @UFUHQ @dairyuk

[Dr Mark Little @m_w_little]

Nutrition is key in the battle against antibiotic usage and to help cows stay healthy @TrouwNutr_IRE Brain McAuley talking at the @UFUHQ @DiscoverCAFRE @dairyuk conference

[Dr Mark Little @m_w_little]

Brian McAuley, vet from Firmount with his talk overview slide on Leading the way on reducing antimorcobial use #AMR at the @DiscoverCAFRE @UFUHQ @dairyuk conference with @TrouwNutr_IRE

[Alan Hopps @alanhopps]

Margin over concentrate is a good indicator of profitability on the dairy farm @JasonMcF Dairy conference @DiscoverCAFRE @UFUHQ @dairyuk