When the form is bad but the farm vibes are good

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
  • The weather is fairly broken at the moment and it's doing nothing for morale around the yard. But there's a few positive vibes hidden in places too. And there's an update on the milking cows plan.
    Could recommend Alan Watts enough if you're ever wondering what it's all about: • Video

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  • @jeromeobrien9303
    @jeromeobrien9303 Рік тому +4

    Love watching your vids. Straight out n no bullshit, it is what is..

  • @kuwait5282
    @kuwait5282 11 місяців тому

    The work very lovely work

  • @hameedullah4476
    @hameedullah4476 11 місяців тому

    Proud of you

  • @hameedullah4476
    @hameedullah4476 11 місяців тому

    Good job keep it up

  • @TheGrannyNut
    @TheGrannyNut Рік тому +5

    Those "ferns" that are creeping out into your field are bracken, and the quicker and harder you knock those back, the better. They are invasive little swines.

  • @tangofoxtrot4603
    @tangofoxtrot4603 Рік тому +6

    Look after the swallows, numbers are way down, i have only one pair this year normally 8-10. Egyptians catching them and selling to china .

  • @helenholmes3018
    @helenholmes3018 Рік тому

    What part of Ireland do you live it is very nice and green it is winter here in Tasmania so just be pleased for small mercys it is very wet and cold here

  • @jamesfox5245
    @jamesfox5245 Рік тому +2

    Fair play its a big step. I thought they weren't taking on any more new ppl in to milk.

  • @jamesgill2697
    @jamesgill2697 Рік тому +4

    Will milk improve ur lifestyle a big change in life for u. If ur heart is in it go for it but u don't see to many dairy lads wit time to spare

  • @mikeryan9355
    @mikeryan9355 Рік тому +9

    Stick to what you are at Kieran and keep improving your stock, the good times in milk are well over

  • @barryaherne2342
    @barryaherne2342 Рік тому +1

    If you think its worthwhile go for it, id love to do it myself but a little bit differently, id like to go organic and supply glenisk milking 24 cows twice a day, i have this crazy plan in my head i think ive thought of everything, and covered every base just need the magic money now and its good to go

    • @sullivansfarm
      @sullivansfarm  Рік тому

      That’s what banks and Credit Unions are for 😂 Best of luck if you go for it. Keep us informed 👍

  • @lindaarmstrongjackman9788
    @lindaarmstrongjackman9788 Рік тому +2

    Always interesting to watch. 😊👍👍 How many cows would you have to milk to make it worthwhile?

    • @sullivansfarm
      @sullivansfarm  Рік тому +2

      That’s the big question. I could milk 50-60 on the ground I have so loan repayments and a wage would need to come out of that. Trying to figure out cost of extra slurry storage at the moment

  • @hameedullah4476
    @hameedullah4476 11 місяців тому

    MashAllah

  • @allyachannel6918
    @allyachannel6918 Рік тому

    Indonesian 🇮🇩
    I am interested to work there🙏

  • @martinoneill1644
    @martinoneill1644 Рік тому +4

    How many units do you think you could fit there and would milk truck have any issues collecting at that location? Looks like a good plan.

    • @sullivansfarm
      @sullivansfarm  Рік тому +5

      It’d be 8 units. The milk tank would be collecting milk from in front of the shed. There’s silage bales there now but it’d be east to find another place to keep them

  • @Andy-ix2ox
    @Andy-ix2ox Рік тому +2

    Want to buy an eight unit dairy master? In every day use as they say, currently milking 140 through it and will have 160 for next year all going according to plan anyway, bought a new 16 unit yesterday and hope to have it ready by next February.

    • @sullivansfarm
      @sullivansfarm  Рік тому

      Thanks for the offer. If I go ahead with cows I’ll give you a shout

  • @bannixtownlimousins199
    @bannixtownlimousins199 Рік тому +4

    You keep picking out the Limousin as the best cattle in the groups and then say you'll stick to the Hereford and Angus Kieran 😪🤣

    • @sullivansfarm
      @sullivansfarm  Рік тому +2

      LM, AA, or HE - that’s all I’m buying from now on. I should have mentioned the LM in the same breath. They’ve left the most few quid after them here

  • @michaeloconnor9809
    @michaeloconnor9809 Рік тому +1

    How about retail sales of milk from the farm as organic. Conventional farming does not work, hence need for off farm job.

    • @sullivansfarm
      @sullivansfarm  Рік тому

      I'd rule nothing out. But from what I can gather the market for organic is fairly small. I've done some homework on "raw milk" and trying to make butter and cheese from a few litres of that while the rest of the milk goes to the co-op. I'd be aiming to sell to restaurants more than consumers. But it's all easy at this stage where everything seems possible. The reality will be very different whatever we go at. I tried to sell lamb direct to consumers a few years ago but it wasn't worth the extra effort

    • @michaeloconnor9809
      @michaeloconnor9809 Рік тому +1

      @@sullivansfarm
      Coffee shops swear by raw milk to enrich the coffee.

    • @sullivansfarm
      @sullivansfarm  Рік тому

      That’s interesting - I didn’t know that about coffee shops. And there’s plenty of them around to offer samples to. Thanks for that 👍

  • @kuwait5282
    @kuwait5282 11 місяців тому

    Hello brother help me I need cow work job

  • @gerrymulligan2602
    @gerrymulligan2602 Рік тому +3

    This time next year milking 100 cows

  • @sir243_simr
    @sir243_simr Рік тому +4

    getting into milking big mistake, too many got greedy and got into it and abandoned the tradition type farming