Pierce Deegan

Dairy farmer, milking cows under the Streamfield prefix

[Pierce Deegan @PiercyDeegan]

@st3venwilliams @richrobscows1 If you follow me back I can give you a contact for Martin Fox the Grasstech sales manager for the uk and he can sort you with Ieuan Evan’s who is based in wales and hires and sells them

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@jhealyq @1noeloconnor We have gotten 9 mil since the 10th of June

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@aoifedoyle7 Was 4 weeks on maize and red clover by night wilted grass by day here changed that up 2 weeks ago to 0 grass by day or night second cut silage by day and night now mazie at barrier after milkings

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@aoifedoyle7 Great to be in a position to still have a requirement for them 🙈

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@aoifedoyle7 4 mil in 20 minutes feel like the boys in mayo the wait is over 😂

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That’s the crack now for the foreseeable… maize and red clover by night… wilted grass by day

[Pierce Deegan @PiercyDeegan]

Getting toasty now 🥵

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@TrevorFarrell12 @ashleighfen Didn’t really switch I use from 3 company’s but the most repeats were Dovea last 2 years

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@TrevorFarrell12 @ashleighfen And again on November and it seems to have cured it wouldn’t stop using them now I spoke to a real nice lad called Andrew in Bimeda and he tested grass and silage and both tested high in sulfur

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@TrevorFarrell12 @ashleighfen By PG I mean progressive genetics straws Trevor
But about 8 years ago we had that trouble too done alot of research and it seemed to be a a high sulfur problem that was blocking copper and creating a deficiency starting using Cosicure boluses in March

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@JerryMoloney1 @1noeloconnor Used it for excat same reason last year and got same results may aswell gave them water lad

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Some new blood added to the herd… Monamore Earlybird Vera scanned in calf to Generate 👌 is it to early to be looking forward to calving

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Waste not want not 😂 it’s a bad time to be a milk pump 👌

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Last of the prep work done just need 2 lads and a bit of luck now 🤞

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Lot 203 in Kilkenny Co-Op Livestock Mart this Wednesday
Streamfield Blacktie by Fr9816 Laharn Bruno off a Fr5971 Viaductview Fiveo dam GP82 at 3.78 protein 6800 litres Grand-dam a VG87 LHZ cow at 3.61 protein 8000 litres

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That’s a start made 💪💪 3 on for the morning aswell

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@2pintpaddy 3rd year with one just pump no mixer as we feed whole milk super job but pump to slow so use valve and bucket, pump will work though if you hang on a feeder put in say 10 litres get calves sucking hang on next feeder get calves sucking then you can top up to correct amount

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@JerryMoloney1 @jhealyq @2pintpaddy @MunsterBovine Well Jerry did you get earlybird got a call yes to say he out of stock and won’t be got again