We are due a TB test at the end of May that will be 4 TB tests since June 2023. We had do one because of a neighbour(contiguous) and 2 because we had one animal show a Tb abscess in the factory and our annual Test
Oh Andrew im sure you do count your blessings as far as TB is concerned . Here in west wales if you have a problem ( as we do ) every 60 days you test . You obviously are governed by a more farmer sympathetic government. Enough ranting, yet another interesting video . Ps what is Mohaka . Is it a blend or a single grass 😂😂
Calves are great for nip off graze. Don't need many, 2-3 calves per ha for a day or two enough to do the job if graze early. Surprising how small the seedlings are when they stop pulling out. Couple of cm tall even, sooner you nip off the better. Feels like there's nothing in the paddock when you put them in, but looks like a mowed lawn after. Ive found sometimes the big plants pull out easier than the seedlings. Your undersown grass would benefit from a graze earlier as well to prevent shading seedlings out. As long as not hard grazing, the older plants will protect them a bit as well.
I usually roll the pasture after the first time the cows are on it. That way any grass they pull will be packed back down and it usually grows back OK.
Hi Andrew. We had an old freezer like yours & it chewed through the electricity ... due to the seals & lining being munted. You might want to think about investing in a new freezer ... it will pay for itself in electricity savings.
Ospri have 212K hectares of 1080 possum feeding for 2024, mostly in the South Island. DOC have 750K hectares this year, mostly aerial 1080, they appear to have already done parts of Pirongia and Kakepuku on the summaries map. One might expect to see an AsureQuality- Kaitiaki Kai Livestock field services technician turn up to do the caudal fold skin test? With grazing stock away from a 'home farm' there are at least a few bovine tb risk factors. Potentially neighbouring livestock nose to nose transmission, if the property is not ring-fenced. The livestock of other owners on grazing properties with livestock (from multiple groups from different areas). Infected possums can walk or hitchhike on vehicles fair distances etc.(Anecdotal - years ago the nz authorities did traceback from a tb infected dairy herd to the calf rearers who had purchased calf milk from the farm)
My Chicory paddocks grew alot of Fat hen. Look like one of those paddocks could do with a post emergence spray ? I might do it this time. I'm usually guilty of not doing that and then wondering why I'm growing weeds 😂
@brianjonker510 very short term though. So March to October maybe November for some farmers. Then the crops are back in for summer. And it's all fast growing grass. So we'll sprinkle nitrogen on it as we go. And I guess because we graze the grass it's still considered relatively cheap to what concentrates we have available to purchase. However with permanent pastures then yes we'd sow with clovers
@brianjonker510 Just thinking about the 3 year grass Andrew put in. With that type in a sward I would expect clover to be sown too. With Andrew's undersowing into existing pasture that's needing extra, I suspect it was the ryegrass seed without clover he was sowing
Excuse me for being rude but,yes that old but,Rather than getting all huff and puff about grazing issues, surely you know the paddock size,how many kgs of dry matter per hectare, therefore how many megajoules of energy per hectare, then you know how many megajoules of energy every cow needs to milk,breath,walk etc ,Its simple maths.Was doing this 17 yrs ago when I gave up dairying with unbelievable results. I also believe you leave your first grazing on new grass way way to late.Once the grass is well in its 3rd leaf stage it won't pull out.Grazing at this earlier stage develops better roots and plant alot earlier and therefore more dry matter.Just my thoughts we all have different ideas
I do not see why farmers with an C8 to 10 TB clearance, cannot sell whole milk to the public. I understand the logistics involved, but farmers who wish to and can cope with the extra work, should not be prevented from doing so. We are over-regulated and hampered with a great deal of tedious, often pointless rules and laws. When we were kids, camping at a beach near a farm, we'd take the billy and traipse over to the cow shed and the farmer would measure out milk with a pint dipper and we'd go back to the tent with half a gallon of milk and half a pint of cream from the shorthorns for our porridge and milky drinks. No past-your-eyes and no homogenisation yet no one ever contracted tuberculosis and vaccination was routine anyway so what was the fuss? Government "If something is helpful or useful, get rid of it!"
Tb testing every six months here, latest on Tuesday. Read clear today in North Somerset. Beer tonight!
We are due a TB test at the end of May that will be 4 TB tests since June 2023. We had do one because of a neighbour(contiguous) and 2 because we had one animal show a Tb abscess in the factory and our annual Test
Tb test every 5 years wow has to be done every year in Ireland
Oh Andrew im sure you do count your blessings as far as TB is concerned . Here in west wales if you have a problem ( as we do ) every 60 days you test . You obviously are governed by a more farmer sympathetic government. Enough ranting, yet another interesting video . Ps what is Mohaka . Is it a blend or a single grass 😂😂
Calves are great for nip off graze. Don't need many, 2-3 calves per ha for a day or two enough to do the job if graze early. Surprising how small the seedlings are when they stop pulling out. Couple of cm tall even, sooner you nip off the better. Feels like there's nothing in the paddock when you put them in, but looks like a mowed lawn after. Ive found sometimes the big plants pull out easier than the seedlings. Your undersown grass would benefit from a graze earlier as well to prevent shading seedlings out. As long as not hard grazing, the older plants will protect them a bit as well.
111 is a grass harvesting machine!
Oh.. nice.. sir.. ❤
I usually roll the pasture after the first time the cows are on it. That way any grass they pull will be packed back down and it usually grows back OK.
Another great video cows being nosey around possum carcasses are a big Tb risk
A bit of freezer envy, I have to admit.
Hope it brings a lot of great moments for the entire family and friends when the time is right.
That young grass you grazed look amazing. I wish we could go it that fast down in southland
Hi i like your video
Hi Andrew. We had an old freezer like yours & it chewed through the electricity ... due to the seals & lining being munted. You might want to think about investing in a new freezer ... it will pay for itself in electricity savings.
Hi Andrew love your videos
I’m doing the carnivore diet, and I could definitely use a freezer full like that
Ospri have 212K hectares of 1080 possum feeding for 2024, mostly in the South Island. DOC have 750K hectares this year, mostly aerial 1080, they appear to have already done parts of Pirongia and Kakepuku on the summaries map. One might expect to see an AsureQuality- Kaitiaki Kai Livestock field services technician turn up to do the caudal fold skin test? With grazing stock away from a 'home farm' there are at least a few bovine tb risk factors. Potentially neighbouring livestock nose to nose transmission, if the property is not ring-fenced. The livestock of other owners on grazing properties with livestock (from multiple groups from different areas). Infected possums can walk or hitchhike on vehicles fair distances etc.(Anecdotal - years ago the nz authorities did traceback from a tb infected dairy herd to the calf rearers who had purchased calf milk from the farm)
Works as in factory ? What kind of prices would you be getting ?
It has been raining bucket loads in Australia
My Chicory paddocks grew alot of Fat hen.
Look like one of those paddocks could do with a post emergence spray ?
I might do it this time. I'm usually guilty of not doing that and then wondering why I'm growing weeds 😂
ahha very true
Going on to 28k subscribers!
What road is your farm on because I love your far and content
How do you get rid of those slugs?
Dinner at your place ? 😉😋
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You planted straight grass with no clover? Is that standard in New Zealand?
Yes with annuals and Italians it is.
@@peasant5612 Because of the cost of nitrogen that seems counter intuitive. Yet It must work well if that is industry standard
@brianjonker510 very short term though. So March to October maybe November for some farmers. Then the crops are back in for summer. And it's all fast growing grass. So we'll sprinkle nitrogen on it as we go. And I guess because we graze the grass it's still considered relatively cheap to what concentrates we have available to purchase.
However with permanent pastures then yes we'd sow with clovers
@brianjonker510 Just thinking about the 3 year grass Andrew put in. With that type in a sward I would expect clover to be sown too. With Andrew's undersowing into existing pasture that's needing extra, I suspect it was the ryegrass seed without clover he was sowing
Ducks can carry Tb
have you used ferdon genetics
Excuse me for being rude but,yes that old but,Rather than getting all huff and puff about grazing issues, surely you know the paddock size,how many kgs of dry matter per hectare, therefore how many megajoules of energy per hectare, then you know how many megajoules of energy every cow needs to milk,breath,walk etc ,Its simple maths.Was doing this 17 yrs ago when I gave up dairying with unbelievable results. I also believe you leave your first grazing on new grass way way to late.Once the grass is well in its 3rd leaf stage it won't pull out.Grazing at this earlier stage develops better roots and plant alot earlier and therefore more dry matter.Just my thoughts we all have different ideas
Are you serious about 5 years since your tb test
I do not see why farmers with an C8 to 10 TB clearance, cannot sell whole milk to the public. I understand the logistics involved, but farmers who wish to and can cope with the extra work, should not be prevented from doing so. We are over-regulated and hampered with a great deal of tedious, often pointless rules and laws. When we were kids, camping at a beach near a farm, we'd take the billy and traipse over to the cow shed and the farmer would measure out milk with a pint dipper and we'd go back to the tent with half a gallon of milk and half a pint of cream from the shorthorns for our porridge and milky drinks. No past-your-eyes and no homogenisation yet no one ever contracted tuberculosis and vaccination was routine anyway so what was the fuss? Government "If something is helpful or useful, get rid of it!"
You can. But only to the consumer who must buy it from you directly on the farm. Lots of dairy farmers are doing it