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doircath
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Hi All. Totally new to this. Fairly sad to say but this is the first chat area i've ever beeen a member of. All to talk about females of the bovine variety!! Seriously though, I'm farming in the south east of Ireland milking about 90 holsteins. I'm 32, married with 2 kids. I came home to farm in partnership with my DAd in 1992. Started using holstein onto a british friesian base as a means of lifting yields as we have a contract to supply milk all year round. In the past few years we have looked towards raising the profile of the herd by buying in a few decent pedigrees. Some live animals and imported some embryos from Canada. Its still very much a work in progress though!!
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My name is Alan Harrigan im 21 and come from Armoy, N Ireland. I currently work with the 110 cow Frocess herd. 
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28/11/2005, 23:11
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Judy Stuart
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Welcome!
New and not finding my way around very well! I milk about 40 S A Reds and a few Holsteins. We are building a red breed in SA mainly with Swedish Red genetics. I work with children, teaching them about cattle (they are mostly city kids) and they attend Youth Shows. Also help Emerging Farmers where and when I can. Import Swedish Semen for distribution in this country. Love cows and want to talk about them!
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30/11/2005, 22:31
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farmerjoe
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 hello, My name is Joe and I'm an Alcoholic.
oh sorry wrong forum
Joe Cullen, 20, male, Located Queensland Australia, 5 yrs experience in dairying, Cert 3 Ag Qual.Currently working with a mixed herd of 120, experimenting with oad in a seasonal herd. Tropical pasture base with herbs plantain, chicory and red clover, I'm getting outta dairy for a bit and goin to work on massive beef station, Should be better than waking up at 3am and milking in winter.
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4/12/2005, 11:56
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PEOVEREYE
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Welcome!
I been cowtalking nearly a year ,good to know that i am not the only cow addict .
When i left school i started relief milking and studied on day release for 8 years varios courses which culminated in an HNC in dairy herd management and winning the RABDF Dairy student of the year , the same week i took over the tenancy of 100 acre 70 cow dairy unit . Since then i have taken over my parents cows and moved them here and now milk 160 on a bit over 300 acres all tenanted .
Slowly but surely getting better cow families through buying "mature" in calf PI cows but some of dads cows are deveoping well also . Every heifer calf is exciting.
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5/12/2005, 21:18
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indiesviewgw
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To introduce myself: We milk 50 cows in Wisconsin. All Holsteins with some R&Ws which are the focus of our merchandising and flushing programs. The main focus of our breeding program is showring type. Our two main cow families are Boelk Woodstock Dana-Red and Elm-Park Justcaws-ET*RC. Main service sires are Elegant, Gibson, Kite, Charles, and Tribute.
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Craigalea
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Im Heather Campbell (Dads from Argyll), 19, currently milking 305 cows (20 dry). From austraia
Oficially im in control of all bulls that are used in the herd but i have to work to a budget, i havnt figured how much that is exactly but most bulls are bought with PT contracts and he hasnt complained yet.
Im aiming towards long life, productive cows which get in calf and dont get mastitis (I may be dreaming) and if i get a show cow its a bonus, i dont think show type will pay our bills so i aim for milk and components (i will never use blitz and the like) as well as functional type, and heavily use bulls that have heifers that are really working in the herd. Im dabbling in polled and red HF as well.
1 thing i want more of in the herd is strength... but i havnt found the right bull yet (was considering hillcrest but then i saw his PL), front teatplace/foreudders and rear udder is what we need more of (too many blowouts) less we need of is mascot.
I have completed 2 out of three years of a bachelor of agriculture course, really enjoying pastures and soil subjects and not to boast but i am the top of my year level (love that chemistry) with an average of 73ish (subjects are scored out of 100) my next results are out on friday so ill get an official average then. People think im strange that i love chemistry and subjects that are closely associated with it (such as soil chemistry). They also think im strange cause im always looking at bull magazines, proofs on the web and posting on this forum and doing research into improving the herd, i seem to be a sponge when it comes to ag education and cows. Im not sure where i want to be employed but id prefer somewhere i can wander through proofs and pedigrees.
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7/12/2005, 11:53
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FattyWelshBoy
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Craigalea wrote:
Im Heather Campbell (Dads from Argyll), 19, currently milking 305 cows (20 dry). From austraia
Oficially im in control of all bulls that are used in the herd but i have to work to a budget, i havnt figured how much that is exactly but most bulls are bought with PT contracts and he hasnt complained yet.
Im aiming towards long life, productive cows which get in calf and dont get mastitis (I may be dreaming) and if i get a show cow its a bonus, i dont think show type will pay our bills so i aim for milk and components (i will never use blitz and the like) as well as functional type, and heavily use bulls that have heifers that are really working in the herd. Im dabbling in polled and red HF as well.
1 thing i want more of in the herd is strength... but i havnt found the right bull yet (was considering hillcrest but then i saw his PL), front teatplace/foreudders and rear udder is what we need more of (too many blowouts) less we need of is mascot.
I have completed 2 out of three years of a bachelor of agriculture course, really enjoying pastures and soil subjects and not to boast but i am the top of my year level (love that chemistry) with an average of 73ish (subjects are scored out of 100) my next results are out on friday so ill get an official average then. People think im strange that i love chemistry and subjects that are closely associated with it (such as soil chemistry). They also think im strange cause im always looking at bull magazines, proofs on the web and posting on this forum and doing research into improving the herd, i seem to be a sponge when it comes to ag education and cows. Im not sure where i want to be employed but id prefer somewhere i can wander through proofs and pedigrees.
I think I'm in love!!! Girl that knows cows,
sound like a hard worker, very intelligent and probably makes a good earing, will you marry me Craigalea?
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8/12/2005, 15:30
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Big Bird
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As someone who tries to breed high component, long life cows, and has qualifications in chemistry and geology ......
Aw sod it, here come the wife 
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8/12/2005, 21:04
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moneyhaw
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hi my name is steven browm from moneymore n.ireland I help run our 150 cow herd of pedigree holsteins
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8/12/2005, 21:50
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125000 cow
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Welcome!
Living the good life in WI, just took off on my own in my mid 20's. Milking 40 cows with plans to be at 80(gotta finish the second barn) by summer. Traditional midwest housing in a tiestall with extra cows on an outdoor bedded pack. Feeding a simple diet of corn silage, baleage and roasted soybeans(6-9lbs daily with mineral is the only nonforage they are getting). Shipping 70-75 lbs daily(we aren't pushing them real hard). Got 15 registered cows(5 excellent, 5 very good, 5 two years old yet to be scored) at present, the rest are ET carriers. Working with some decent cow famalies.
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19/12/2005, 1:00
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Porq
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Hi, I am in my late 20's and farm on a 120 cow registered holstein farm in WI. We buy all of our feed and concentrate on the cows. Just came across this site and it is nice to find others who enjoy dairy cattle as much as I do. Graduated from UWRF with a major in Ag. Business. Would love to get into some high profile cow families and use our herd as recipients. But it all takes time, money, and patience
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29/12/2005, 4:16
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