Adrian, you and your wife should be congratulated on your lovely daughters. They are a little shy (which is a good thing) unassuming and polite young women. Congrats. 👏👏🌹
The reason your channel is doing so well is your very honest and straight with people, you show everything both good and bad and explain it all in great detail and this video was a prime time example. I’ve said it before but your farmyard and animals are a credit to you and your family. Have a great 2023 and thank you for all the great content in 2022
@@IFarmWeFarm id write exactly as James has written ,and i watch all your videos well done ,,,,,just a small critque, wheres the room for nature on your farm ,hedges are given short back and sides ,all the bushes at old house your working on removed do you intent to plant anything back ,also looking back you removed scrub as you called it for the machinery shed so im just wondering you enviro credentials ,hope its more that replacing a splash plate on the tanker ,have you thought about joining Acres enviro scheme ,of course theres limited acess but you must have resarched it ,if ylou were gauranteed to get in to it would you go for it ,im a farmer by the way
I don't know anything about farming but I have learnt lots from watching your videos. Can see that you have to have many many skills and a stout heart. It's a great channel
Hi Adrian, If you drill a hole straight through bars in the open position all you have to do is push in a bolt and it holds it open. A handy fix for working alone. Keep the good work up
Great stuff Adrian as always,unreal think 12 months gone sense last calfs born ,wow years going quick ,have great 2023 you and all your great family, there credit to you and your wife
You lucky man.... my father is 67 and had been trying for years for a red fresian.... had one last year but it was a bull and one 3 years ago but its nearly all white and not much red. Hopefully it will happen this spring.
Great video your daughter is such a big help to you great kids the clump looks good the animals look great I hope you and all your family have a safe and happy new year
I’m not from the farming world But I Love watching your videos. So heartfelt and genuine. Love your hands on approach and Nicole keeping you on your toes!! Love your new heifer-she’s beautiful 😍. Looking forward to another great year of videos in 2023. Keep up the good work and thank you for posting 😊
Years ago when I had a bit of a farm, I used to love watching the cows play, calves being born a true delight. One of gods little blessings. I trust you and your family had a great Christmas and that you have a happy, prosperous and healthy new Year.
All the very best to you Adrian and your family for 2023, I’ve only recently found your channel and enjoy being educated with all your daily challenges, thanks a million. 👍
You know that corner that gets bad Silage and along the edge of the walls. Get a few bags of salt next year and sprinkle some along them places before you cover the pit. The salt doesn't allow the aerobic bacteria to get going at all and you won't get that waste 👍
Great video Adrian. Id's say your waste on the corners and on the slope face of the pit there is due to lack of compaction letting the oxygen in. You can see clearly where the bags have come off because they've squashed down the silage over time, which just shows that the rest of the pit could have done with a bit more compacting before it was covered. Always hard when the slopes are too steep to roll well. And the shoulders are probably the same reason, just hadn't been rolled tight to the walls.
Yes I’d say your right there, it’s hard to beat the compaction. That spot it’s hard to get at to roll but the rest of it thankfully looks great once we got into it. Happy 2023 👍
Hi Adrian, firstly, I used no tyres on my silage pit this year for the fist time after seeing your sucess last year. I have used the pebble bags around the sides for a few years but this year I have used the cage of an IBC tank with the front cut out for the bags commimg off the pit it will hold more and they won't fall off when tilted back. Secondly for your crush gate if you open the gate and drill a hole in the sleeve and through one wall of the bar of gate and put a 8/10mm bolt or pin on a bit of chain to stick in the hole it will keep the gate open and is easy pull out to allow gate close
Just on keeping the crush gate open. We have the same gate at home and had the same issue. What I did was drill a hole straight through the hinge and pole when it was fully open. I then put a bolt in to leave it locked open, pull the bolt and it slams shut. I have the bolt on a light chain hanging from the pillar so I can put it in any time.
Only just found your channel over the holidays, looking forward to watching throughout the new year. Best wishes to you and your family, stay safe and well.
Silage looks good. I do have them little bits of Moldy spots right on top but never makes much difference. They never are deep. Hard to beat a new calf born on farm and all going well. 👌
The corners of the wall Adrian! Ive been farming and drawing silage for years now, covered literally hundreds of different pits. The only thing creating the waste there is that there isn't any compaction. You can roll it all day long but there isn't enough actual grass there to keep it compacted. As soon as you take the machine off rolling. The grass pops back up and air goes right back in to it at base level, rotting the corner, no matter how well you cover it, It's just one of those things that you've to live with or put something very heavy at the corners which might damage the sheet. Thanks for all the hard work. Happy new year.
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Happy New Year! I never miss one of your videos and enjoy them all. thank you for always being interesting and teaching me so much about where my food comes from.
Try use not sharp shovel on the first liar of plastic on edge to tuck it down. Or lay plastic over all edges before making silage. But som acid can allso help alot. Walk over with a handpump with acid before u cover
🥰 Oh what a wonderful way to end the year! A beautiful heifer. Happy New Year. Hope 2023 is a happy, healthy and successful year for you and your whole family and farm. The Lord blessings. 😁
Hi Adrian, we do a lot of contracting and seen fair few farmers sheet clamp totally different In my opinion doesn’t matter what you sheet with, its the rolling the pit that counts especially with the sides, or air gets trapped and goes mouldy. Take care from Anglesey.
I think you hit the nail on the head lad, it’s a hard spot to get rolled properly. Might try it a different way this summer, more of a slope and higher at the back. Thanks for the info lad 👍
Quick fix for the skull gate Adrian.. cut a block of timber and drill 2 holes in it just slide it down over the tubes when you want it open...cost effective too
A bit of re bar with the ends turned down will do the same job. Also regards hanging a gate onto the headgate, make sure it's not in the way of a head scoop which you may not need at present but it is a priceless piece of kit and something we only consider when we're no longer fit to wrestle with the animals. Could you hang it on the centre post and close against the headgate? Thanks for all the wonderful videos and continued success in '23.
Happy New year to all at Ifarm wefarm the silage look good adrain it just a small mistake every one makes them and ya learn something new every day with farming
Howya Adrian I’ve the same crush at home and when your opening it push the side nearest the wall all the way over to the wall and then it stays open better
Happy New Years to you and your family!!! So happy I found your channel this year. I have really enjoyed watching the videos and so has my husband. Looking forward to your videos this new year. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us! ❤
Another yr and it never has two videos the same great content off you every week and so easy to follow have worked on a large dairy farm yrs ago I love it. Just a thought the mould on the corners could it be a water trap slow to release if there is modifier in it there and the mould in the middle was probably nettles or docks bit of bad grass. Keep the videos coming all the best for 2023 to you and your family Sláinte.
All the best for 2023! I think if you have a spare half an hour next silage time, if you jump on your loader tractor and take round an extra bucket full or so on them sides of the ramp and give them a good roll down then I'd be sure there won't be waste. There just slack spots where there not packed in just enough.
Great video Adrian & Nicole, i have good memories of moving cattle from one farm to another and the old man saying don't let them stop at a house with nice flowers or they eat all, Happy New Year to you & yours!
Happy new year to ye all. If you drill a hole through that crush gate on the inner post and outer post at the swivel point when the gate is wide open and then have a nail to put in to the double hole it will hold it open. You could weld the nail to a chain so you won’t lose it.
Adrian, you and your wife should be congratulated on your lovely daughters. They are a little shy (which is a good thing) unassuming and polite young women. Congrats. 👏👏🌹
Thank you
The reason your channel is doing so well is your very honest and straight with people, you show everything both good and bad and explain it all in great detail and this video was a prime time example. I’ve said it before but your farmyard and animals are a credit to you and your family. Have a great 2023 and thank you for all the great content in 2022
Thank you James same to you and yours 👍
@@IFarmWeFarm id write exactly as James has written ,and i watch all your videos well done ,,,,,just a small critque, wheres the room for nature on your farm ,hedges are given short back and sides ,all the bushes at old house your working on removed do you intent to plant anything back ,also looking back you removed scrub as you called it for the machinery shed so im just wondering you enviro credentials ,hope its more that replacing a splash plate on the tanker ,have you thought about joining Acres enviro scheme ,of course theres limited acess but you must have resarched it ,if ylou were gauranteed to get in to it would you go for it ,im a farmer by the way
I don't know anything about farming but I have learnt lots from watching your videos.
Can see that you have to have many many skills and a stout heart.
It's a great channel
Fellow dairyman here in USA . Really enjoy your videos !
Thanks for tuning in 👍
What a belting looking calf.
All the best for 2023. Nicole had the making a great " dairy farmer " hardly surprising with such good example you are setting.
Nicole is shaping up to be a top farm hand. Won’t be long before she’ll be telling you what needs to be done.
She’s at that stage already 🙈🤣
All the best for 2023 to and your family
Hi Adrian, If you drill a hole straight through bars in the open position all you have to do is push in a bolt and it holds it open. A handy fix for working alone.
Keep the good work up
That’s what I’ll do, simple fix with maybe a chain or something attached to a pin or bolt. Happy 2023 lad 👍
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Great stuff Adrian as always,unreal think 12 months gone sense last calfs born ,wow years going quick ,have great 2023 you and all your great family, there credit to you and your wife
Time flies for sure, happy new year Edward 👍
Cutest calf ever❤❤❤ love your channel!
I always appreciate your high standards and quality stock. I hope the new year really is a prosperous one for our farmers. Be nice to your girl now!
You lucky man.... my father is 67 and had been trying for years for a red fresian.... had one last year but it was a bull and one 3 years ago but its nearly all white and not much red. Hopefully it will happen this spring.
What a beautiful calf, Wishing you and your family all the best for 2023
Great video your daughter is such a big help to you great kids the clump looks good the animals look great I hope you and all your family have a safe and happy new year
She’s very helpful, her sisters do be out with us to be they don’t want to be on camera which I have to respect. Thank you and have a great 2023
I’m not from the farming world But I Love watching your videos. So heartfelt and genuine. Love your hands on approach and Nicole keeping you on your toes!! Love your new heifer-she’s beautiful 😍. Looking forward to another great year of videos in 2023. Keep up the good work and thank you for posting 😊
Thanks Carol, happy 2023 👍
Years ago when I had a bit of a farm, I used to love watching the cows play, calves being born a true delight. One of gods little blessings. I trust you and your family had a great Christmas and that you have a happy, prosperous and healthy new Year.
All the very best to you Adrian and your family for 2023, I’ve only recently found your channel and enjoy being educated with all your daily challenges, thanks a million. 👍
You know that corner that gets bad Silage and along the edge of the walls. Get a few bags of salt next year and sprinkle some along them places before you cover the pit. The salt doesn't allow the aerobic bacteria to get going at all and you won't get that waste 👍
Nicole is a great help to you Adrian,, a credit to you and your wife as are all your children. Happy New Year to you all.
Thanks Gerry happy 2023 👍
Great video Adrian. Id's say your waste on the corners and on the slope face of the pit there is due to lack of compaction letting the oxygen in. You can see clearly where the bags have come off because they've squashed down the silage over time, which just shows that the rest of the pit could have done with a bit more compacting before it was covered. Always hard when the slopes are too steep to roll well. And the shoulders are probably the same reason, just hadn't been rolled tight to the walls.
Yes I’d say your right there, it’s hard to beat the compaction. That spot it’s hard to get at to roll but the rest of it thankfully looks great once we got into it. Happy 2023 👍
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Hi Adrian, firstly, I used no tyres on my silage pit this year for the fist time after seeing your sucess last year. I have used the pebble bags around the sides for a few years but this year I have used the cage of an IBC tank with the front cut out for the bags commimg off the pit it will hold more and they won't fall off when tilted back. Secondly for your crush gate if you open the gate and drill a hole in the sleeve and through one wall of the bar of gate and put a 8/10mm bolt or pin on a bit of chain to stick in the hole it will keep the gate open and is easy pull out to allow gate close
Wishing you and your family a very happy new year. Continued success to you with your farm and on UA-cam. Your farm and stock is a credit to you.
Same to you and yours James
Wishing you a very Happy New Years. Looking forward to your videos in 2023
Ha great 2023, and my you prosper this coming year
Just on keeping the crush gate open. We have the same gate at home and had the same issue. What I did was drill a hole straight through the hinge and pole when it was fully open. I then put a bolt in to leave it locked open, pull the bolt and it slams shut. I have the bolt on a light chain hanging from the pillar so I can put it in any time.
Happy New Year to you and family and all the fellow viewers….
Only just found your channel over the holidays, looking forward to watching throughout the new year. Best wishes to you and your family, stay safe and well.
Silage looks good. I do have them little bits of Moldy spots right on top but never makes much difference. They never are deep. Hard to beat a new calf born on farm and all going well. 👌
Cheers Gerry, ya it was only a barrow or two of mould so no big issue, probably not rolled enough at the back. 👍
Happy to see calving started well.
Great videos all through 2022 Adrian
I admire your enthusiasm and dedication to your family and your farm, happy 2023!
Thanks lad, happy 2023
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Silage & Heifers lookin very well.
A great end to today's video Adrian, happy new year to you all.
Happy new year to you and all the family Adrian. Nicole was on the ball backing you in with the trailer. Great girl.
All the best wishes for you and your loved ones for 2023 Adrian! Thank you for bringing us along on your farm, it is most enjoyable.
All the best to you and yours, here's to a fantastic '23.
Happy New Year from Ontario Canada.
Happy new year love you videos, love the kids and the dogs. Not forgetting the cattle. We'll done from Mayo.
The corners of the wall Adrian! Ive been farming and drawing silage for years now, covered literally hundreds of different pits. The only thing creating the waste there is that there isn't any compaction. You can roll it all day long but there isn't enough actual grass there to keep it compacted. As soon as you take the machine off rolling. The grass pops back up and air goes right back in to it at base level, rotting the corner, no matter how well you cover it, It's just one of those things that you've to live with or put something very heavy at the corners which might damage the sheet.
Thanks for all the hard work. Happy new year.
I’d say you hit the nail on the head there lad, think there’ll always be a bit of waste there. Happy new year 👍
Farmer holiday is over now you have cow calved Happy New year to all
Comment for the algorithm to help the channel 👍 👍👍.
Just to let you know, incase you can't see them; there has been some text message scam thing posted under a lot of the comments on UA-cam.
Thank you an interesting year, all the best wishes to you all for 2023. 👍
Happy New year from our house to yours Adrian! Continued success fella!
Great video Adrian, silage quality looks good, great to have the first calf on the ground safe and sound. Wishing you and family all best for 2023.
Happy New Year! I never miss one of your videos and enjoy them all. thank you for always being interesting and teaching me so much about where my food comes from.
Thank you, I appreciate that greatly. Have a great 2023
Nice one Adrian
Best wishes for 2023 to you and the family
Such a good video, best of luck i 2023!
Have a fantastic 2023! 🎉🥂🪅❤️
Well done have a great new year and looking forword to the next video
Congratulations on the new calves!
What a great way to end the year - with that bonny calf, congratulations, and all the best for the New Year and the calving in January.
All the best in 2023 to you and your family Adrian. It is always nice to see your family helping you out.
Have a great day!
Try use not sharp shovel on the first liar of plastic on edge to tuck it down. Or lay plastic over all edges before making silage. But som acid can allso help alot. Walk over with a handpump with acid before u cover
🥰 Oh what a wonderful way to end the year! A beautiful heifer.
Happy New Year. Hope 2023 is a happy, healthy and successful year for you and your whole family and farm. The Lord blessings. 😁
Thanks Donna happy 2023
Happy New Year to you and your family, I love your videos, so calm and relaxing.
Happy new year to you and the family. One of the best channels keep it up 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Same to you and yours lad 👍
Hi Adrian, we do a lot of contracting and seen fair few farmers sheet clamp totally different In my opinion doesn’t matter what you sheet with, its the rolling the pit that counts especially with the sides, or air gets trapped and goes mouldy. Take care from Anglesey.
I think you hit the nail on the head lad, it’s a hard spot to get rolled properly. Might try it a different way this summer, more of a slope and higher at the back. Thanks for the info lad 👍
Happy new year from here in Dublin hoping that you will hit 100000 Sub's in early 2023.
Thanks lad, same to you and yours
Happy New Year to you and your Family. Thank you for your videos it is a pleasure to watch them.
A Happy New Year to you and all the family Adrian. Thanks for all the great videos. That was a lovely present at the end.
Happy New Year!
Happy New year to you and your family hope 2023 is a good year for you and your family.
Happy new year to you and your family for 2023. Super watching every Sunday.
Quick fix for the skull gate Adrian.. cut a block of timber and drill 2 holes in it just slide it down over the tubes when you want it open...cost effective too
A bit of re bar with the ends turned down will do the same job. Also regards hanging a gate onto the headgate, make sure it's not in the way of a head scoop which you may not need at present but it is a priceless piece of kit and something we only consider when we're no longer fit to wrestle with the animals. Could you hang it on the centre post and close against the headgate? Thanks for all the wonderful videos and continued success in '23.
Happy New year to all at Ifarm wefarm the silage look good adrain it just a small mistake every one makes them and ya learn something new every day with farming
Howya Adrian I’ve the same crush at home and when your opening it push the side nearest the wall all the way over to the wall and then it stays open better
Great end to the year. Happy new year to all
Happy New Year from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 !
Thank you for your amazing videos. Wishing you and your family an amazing 2023! ❤️
Happy New Year to you Adrian and family. You’re my early Sunday morning viewing while the wife and kids are still in bed here in NY
Very cool, love NY and can’t wait to get back there one day
Happy New year to you and the family 👪 ❤️
That’s a lovely calf,😊
Adrian, you have a brilliant daughter in nicole. Happy new year to all your family
Happy New Years to you and your family!!! So happy I found your channel this year. I have really enjoyed watching the videos and so has my husband. Looking forward to your videos this new year. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us! ❤
Thanks for watching, have a great 2023
Happy new year to you all in Co cavan
Another yr and it never has two videos the same great content off you every week and so easy to follow have worked on a large dairy farm yrs ago I love it. Just a thought the mould on the corners could it be a water trap slow to release if there is modifier in it there and the mould in the middle was probably nettles or docks bit of bad grass. Keep the videos coming all the best for 2023 to you and your family Sláinte.
Happy New Year to all!
All the best for 2023!
I think if you have a spare half an hour next silage time, if you jump on your loader tractor and take round an extra bucket full or so on them sides of the ramp and give them a good roll down then I'd be sure there won't be waste. There just slack spots where there not packed in just enough.
Yes I’d agree with you 100%, just a hard spot to get at. Maybe even slope that front more and raise the back a bit. 👍 Happy 2023
Hello Adrian very happy and healthy new year to you and your family take care Gerry
Happy New Year! Congrats on your first calf of the year! She's lovely!
Happy new year 2 you all.👍🏻🐄🐂🐄
Great video Adrian. I have a similar crush gate and it has a bit of plate that folds down to hold it open.
Happy New Year to you and your Family.
Great videos Adrian and family hope the best in 2023!
Great video Adrian & Nicole, i have good memories of moving cattle from one farm to another and the old man saying don't let them stop at a house with nice flowers or they eat all, Happy New Year to you & yours!
Same to you and your lad
A very happy new year to you and all the family
Happy new year to Adrian and your family. Hope 2023 brings you health and happiness
Happy holidays to you and your family
Happy new year to you all
Happy new year to you and your family, all the best for 2023.
Happy New year to you all another great one fine looking stock you have
🙃 Happy New Year from down under.
Love the videos, happy new year 🎉
Happy New Year Adrian to you and your family and all your hard work keeping us informed of your working life good points and bad points.
I wonder if the waste in the corner is because its the area that will have the most temperature fluctuation over the time the silage is covered?
Happy new year to ye all. If you drill a hole through that crush gate on the inner post and outer post at the swivel point when the gate is wide open and then have a nail to put in to the double hole it will hold it open. You could weld the nail to a chain so you won’t lose it.
Great video again Adrian and Nicole .happy new year all there.🌟🥳
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎉 From Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada Great videos
Happy new year to you and your family,
Looking forward to your videos in 2023, god bless you all,👍