Concrete costs

Timber2 said:
Had a main dealer sales rep do a cold call today, told him it would be a quiet year for them.

They definitely must be quiet if they’re driving around and the price of diesel.
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I only remarked to the brother at dinner today that sales reps might actually start returning calls the way things are shaping up.
Most around here are only worried about diesel. Changing yokes isn't on the radar at all.
 
I got concrete about a month ago for 135 all in for 35N.
I collected a few smaller batches myself for 120 euro again 35N.
I got more today collected but I've no idea what it's costing now. I doubt it's the same price.
 
Mf240 said:
Would a slatted tank be completely out of reach at this stage . One of my ring feeders is getting shook . Might have to try keep it going for another few winters .
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I have to build during the summer, I can’t see how I can justify a slatted shed at current concrete prices, just build bedded sheds with minimal concrete
 
Ozzy Scott said:
My monthly letter from Roadstone
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Dear Customer,

We are going to use this latest global event to reach deep in your pocket.

When the event passes, we will not drop our prices and we will continue to extract as much as we can from your pocket so that we can make our shareholders even wealthier, and make sure the CEO and all of us get our bonuses.

You will not here from us again on prices, unless it is to rise them higher again, and pull your pants further down.

Thank you for your continued servitude. Here is a number to call, don’t bother contacting us though unless it is order lots of product, your loyalty means nothing.

Now get back out there champ to feed the corporate beast and gov’t tax basket.
 
Ozzy Scott said:
I have to build during the summer, I can’t see how I can justify a slatted shed at current concrete prices, just build bedded sheds with minimal concrete
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but why do you have to build unless for slurry storage? Because unless my Teagasc man is very off, then a dry bedded shed won't cut it for increasing storage very much unfortunately
 
Thinking of putting down a good bit of concrete around the house only with the imprint decorative detail on it ,I hate tarmacadam,concrete probably more expensive?
 
lanky_lad said:
Thinking of putting down a good bit of concrete around the house only with the imprint decorative detail on it ,I hate tarmacadam,concrete probably more expensive?
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I put printed concrete around the house on a patio area. Looked fabulous at first but gets grubby very quick, even a day after powerhosing. Can imagine an area with traffic will look even worse. Fairly expensive and doesnt look well after a few months is my opinion
 
lostpassword said:
I put printed concrete around the house on a patio area. Looked fabulous at first but gets grubby very quick, even a day after powerhosing. Can imagine an area with traffic will look even worse. Fairly expensive and doesnt look well after a few months is my opinion
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How is it for grip underfoot in the winter when it is dirty/some green forms on it !
Presumably it’s not as grippy underfoot as “brushed” concrete ?
 
Nashty said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but why do you have to build unless for slurry storage? Because unless my Teagasc man is very off, then a dry bedded shed won't cut it for increasing storage very much unfortunately
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I dont have animal capacity I desire in my main yard. Have leased sheds and outwintering so want to get as much on one yard as possible. Book calculations don’t worry me.

We bed about half our cattle, cleaning out a pen during the week, 20 bulls during 20 days had only 12 tons of dung. Slurry is just a pain in the @@@@, if you have to haul it long distances, different if you can throw down pipes and pump. Most of my slurry averages 45 minutes per load €€€€.
 
Ozzy Scott said:
I dont have animal capacity I desire in my main yard. Have leased sheds and outwintering so want to get as much on one yard as possible. Book calculations don’t worry me.

We bed about half our cattle, cleaning out a pen during the week, 20 bulls during 20 days had only 12 tons of dung. Slurry is just a pain in the @@@@, if you have to haul it long distances, different if you can throw down pipes and pump. Most of my slurry averages 45 minutes per load €€€€.
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Anyone that is bedding cattle should be spraying on EM. Brilliant stuff. Your bedding will last twice as long and far better fertilizer value when spread.
 
Ozzy Scott said:
I dont have animal capacity I desire in my main yard. Have leased sheds and outwintering so want to get as much on one yard as possible. Book calculations don’t worry me.

We bed about half our cattle, cleaning out a pen during the week, 20 bulls during 20 days had only 12 tons of dung. Slurry is just a pain in the @@@@, if you have to haul it long distances, different if you can throw down pipes and pump. Most of my slurry averages 45 minutes per load €€€€.
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I'm not disagreeing with you on the benefits of bedded sheds at all. I am merely saying that with slurry rules changing for the worse again shortly maybe the slatted tank is still the better option long term.
 
Nashty said:
I'm not disagreeing with you on the benefits of bedded sheds at all. I am merely saying that with slurry rules changing for the worse again shortly maybe the slatted tank is still the better option long term.
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I can’t see any issue from a storage POV, you can allow the circa 1m of dung under them, and aslong as you have provisions to store it, there is no issue, FYM could be shoved 15ft high for storage
 
Ozzy Scott said:
I can’t see any issue from a storage POV, you can allow the circa 1m of dung under them, and aslong as you have provisions to store it, there is no issue, FYM could be shoved 15ft high for storage
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My man told me I'd need the same number of weeks of slurry storage for my cows on paper regardless. He said I might be able to argue things if we were there or thereabouts with regard to storage but that we couldn't depend on deep straw bedding to make us compliant in the departments eyes. As I said, he could be wrong. I also don't have a covered dungstead so he may had a different view if I did.
 
Nashty said:
My man told me I'd need the same number of weeks of slurry storage for my cows on paper regardless. He said I might be able to argue things if we were there or thereabouts with regard to storage but that we couldn't depend on deep straw bedding to make us compliant in the departments eyes. As I said, he could be wrong. I also don't have a covered dungstead so he may had a different view if I did.
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I haven’t been fighting my corner in awhile, but you used be allowed I think 0.8 of a meter of fym storage under animals.
 
Ozzy Scott said:
I haven’t been fighting my corner in awhile, but you used be allowed I think 0.8 of a meter of fym storage under animals.
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Yes, but how do you equate that back to slurry storage limits. For example could I claim I had say 20 cows on straw bedding for a full housed winter period and as a result I don't need to factor in storage for them at all other than dairy washings? It's not too simple I think.
 
Nashty said:
Yes, but how do you equate that back to slurry storage limits. For example could I claim I had say 20 cows on straw bedding for a full housed winter period and as a result I don't need to factor in storage for them at all other than dairy washings? It's not too simple I think.
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Yes, no reason why you can’t. Take a mixed farm in the east of the country and they might have zero slurry storage, it would be all FYM
 
Ozzy Scott said:
Yes, no reason why you can’t. Take a mixed farm in the east of the country and they might have zero slurry storage, it would be all FYM
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Yes, but I don't think the department would consider them compliant nowadays according to my Teagasc man.
 
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