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Thank you. They take some finding 👍

Thank you very much. I try to show day to day real farming. Good and Bad 👍

That would be unbelievable. Thank you. I can’t see my small channel growing so large. Thanks again. 👍

Hi Philip. It’s our first year trying it. So far there seems to be a reduction in pest flies. But on saying that, we have so far had so much cold wet weather that the flies are slow to get going. I’m hoping to do an update at some point. The yellow Buckets are working well. Thank you for your comment 👍. Richard

Glad it was helpful!👍

Hi Adrian, I missed him setting off with the tractor and trailer!! As far as I understand is he did the correct thing and just let the tractor run out down the hill. The best way is just to concentrate on keeping it straight and let it run out. That would be, No brakes, No clutch pressed. (In other words, feet off) To touch brakes may cause a sliding of the trailer and tractor. It then may have over turned as it went sideways. If there was no room to run out (a wall, a cliff etc.) then things are different. All was well and he has learned from the experience. Thank Your for your Question. Richard.

@@yorkshirefarming Trailers don't have engine braking, so careful use of the brakes would help.

@@adrianchetwynd1334 it’s a shame I didn’t catch it event on camera. I agree with you about the brakes. The driver, Jake, has only just passed his tractor test. He is 17 years old. So a little short of experience. He has not been driving tractors from a young age. I’m sure he will gain experience.

Just found your channel, fantastic video!

Mathew, We have tried it the other way around. Orange side up. On the new roll it is rolled so the orange side is down. To roll it out with orange side up, it is bad to roll out as the roll is upside down. You are probably correct. We have tried it both ways and it doesn't seem to make ay difference. Thank you for your message.

@@yorkshirefarming no worries, trying it myself for the first time this year and just what the instructions said. Can’t see it making much difference myself 👍🏻

Thank you so much for your kind messages of support. It is very much appreciated.

Thank you. I will keep you updated. It looks promising. There is reduced flies due to the cool wet weather but we are expecting a big flush of the little bugs.

I’m sure it’s going to help.

Haha hopefully it'll warm up and stop raining at some point! Excited to hear more

You are very welcome. I learned a lot from you. Thanks for you help.

Thank you.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for your support!

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Good spot👍. We had been doing some tweeting that day. It is indicating I little high. Normally around 750kg to 800kg on 105 to 110 cows

Thank you for your kind words. thanks for watching. It helps with providing non farming communities understand farming 👍

You’re probably right. It has served us well. It has never had a major breakdown and worked non stop.

The prices seem to vary such a lot.

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Hi Good question. We don’t have a forage wagon and the only way to pick the grass up would be with a round bailing and feed directly to cows. The best way with zero grazing is to get the grass to the cows as fresh as possible and without damaging the grass. If the grass leaves are damaged ( chopped or crimped) it doesn’t have the same appeal to the cows. It will also wilt and dry quicker which reduces appetite. There is also not letting the grass fall to the ground where it can pick up soil. Silage making is a different process for grass as it is pickling it and the breakdown of the grass structure make it more palatable preserving the quality. Thanks for your question. Thanks for watching. 👍

The benefits of zero grazing are great. It solves lots of problems. This wet spring is a good example. 👍

@@yorkshirefarming the only down side is constant running back and forth with the grazer and the slurry tank

@@philiptyndall4968 yes I agree. It keeps us busy all week. It is worth the extra work. The cows look great and healthy. Milk quality is good. 👍

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That sounds like a very good idea. We will try that. Thanks 👍

That is a Grate Question. The Mower can be tilted forwards and backwords as you would if its is on the 3 point linkage for slight adjustments, but the mower on the Grazer is fitted to run flat and level. From the factory you can order spaces that fit to the mower pans that will lift or lower the cutting hight. To change hight between fields would be difficult. it involves removing the pans to add or remove the spacers. Our machine has no spaces and we find it works well. Thank you for your question. I hope it helps. Richard

@@yorkshirefarming thanks for that

Thank you. I’m glad it helped. Video is try to help farms and possibly good ideas for use on their own farms. Thanks again 👍

Thank you very much.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks and welcome I’m glad you enjoyed. I do try my best to 👍

Hi. We keep feeding as simple as possible. Feeding Grass Silage and Brewery Grains ( barley waste) through the winter. Switching on to Fresh Grass and Grass Silage, Brewing Grains in the early spring. Summer is all fresh grass and brewing grains. We feed concrete through the Robots at different protein levels depending on the amount of protein at the feed fence. Cows housed 24/7.

@@yorkshirefarming Don't underestimate youreself that 36 liters is more then just a simple ration! Keep up the good work and nice video's. We just started zero grazing oureself and i'm very curious how other farmers do it.

Hi. We are not affiliated with them at all. It’s just we enjoying using the machine and it solves lots of on farm problems with feed cows. I can hope they send us a free slurry tank🤣🤣🤣

Well. I try. 🤣🤣🤣 it’s a fun too.

Thank you Nick. Let’s hope the weather changes soon

Thank you. Hopefully it will all be ok eventually 👍

Thank you for your advice. We did work it out, Eventually. Thanks 👍

@@yorkshirefarming i really didnt mean to sound like such a kn@b in my original comment. Im a new subscriber and love your content.

From some of the comments. It seems a little mixed on conditions. The south seems to be about 2/3 dryer than your farms in west wales. We are on the same as you and probably about just 1/4 dry. The third is just a no go. I have never known it so deeply wet on the land. Thanks for your message. Let’s hope it changes fast. BUT with out turning into a desert. 👍

Same here in Derbyshire not had a prolonged period of dry since July. Some ground only had 1 cut. Run out of bales to feed and now buying it in as it’s still not fit for turnout. (Sucklers)

I agree. This winter just doesn’t want to end!!! I’m sure the tap will be turned off eventually 👍

Thank you very much 👍

Wow. That is brilliant. The problem we have is the ground is saturated and will take a few weeks to become workable. Well done on getting your cows out. 👍

Tell me about it. It just just so wet in the field

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@@yorkshirefarming Wonderful! Let me know if you need any details, or a contact, perhaps even a site view (im based in cumbria). I genuinely think they are a great tool to have, depending on barn design, labour saving and disease control. But that always comes for a cost, which i always have the moto Preventing is cheaper than treating.

Hi Steve, Thank you very much. This is my first attempt at live streaming a video. Thanks again for your lovely comments.

Your kind words mean a lot! It's great to hear from someone with your experience.

Thank you! Cheers! It’s not an ideal system but it does work well most of the time. As we get to the end of the winter it does get blocked up. We do have different ideas of alternative systems but we will cope with it for now thanks for your comments 👍

Hi Richard. We have to clean the tank out once a year. It is the straw and a badly designed underground tank that is the problem. We have looked into separation. It would not be cost affective for us on that building. The animals that are in there will all be turned out to grass and the building will be empty for 7 months of the year. Your question has got me thinking about something that may work with a separation system. The system you talk about in an other video is Tom Pemberton. His system is very good. They are struggling to get the muck out onto the fields too. We are in a similar situation. Thanks for your comments. You have got me thinking about a new idea. All the best. Richard 👍

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Agreed 👍

Thank You for your Kind Comment. I agree with you about the wire to hold the trap, that would work very well. Not mention it in the video but I sometimes put the loops together in the run and stick the flag through both to hold them.

Thank you so much for your kind comments. We love our job and just love looking after the animals and working the land so it all looks beautiful. Your support is amazing.

Hi Steve. Grate question. We do approx 39,000 pints a week. 👍

You are welcome too