Great to see a spring calving herd in Pembrokeshire, its the best system for that county,dont listen to the tarmac farmer guy's.
@siggy_74597 ай бұрын
Did you ever get this one running? I haven't seen one of these in action for 25 years, it was genuinely a highlight of my youth!
@Tomlamb98010 ай бұрын
Nice
@frankgoodman705711 ай бұрын
Yes very good first time watching your farm . I will be be looking forward to more .
@johnnybland45711 ай бұрын
Happy new year mate
@Cotlandfarmer11 ай бұрын
Happy new year
@TomGarner450511 ай бұрын
Great year in review, looking forward to seeing you more often this year.
@nickaf526211 ай бұрын
I bet you miss that jcb TM 310s
@Cotlandfarmer11 ай бұрын
In all honesty I'm not missing it yet.....but maybe when the time comes to change next time we may look at a pivot steer machine.👍
@michaeldoyle676611 ай бұрын
Great video, be brilliant if you could get a few out more regularly. Keep up the great work.
@andrewjones264011 ай бұрын
Good to see you back Gareth great video of your year on the farm 👌🏻👍🏻 happy new year to you and your family
@Cotlandfarmer11 ай бұрын
Happy new year! Andrew 👍
@johnearle666711 ай бұрын
Any person who knows about new Holland knows that if you take the head off at around 8k hours they shouldn’t drop valves
@Cotlandfarmer11 ай бұрын
I've never heard that before but I'll keep it in mind. Thank you👍
@Buy_YouTube_Views_a05011 ай бұрын
I appreciate the effort you put into creating this content, thank you.
@davidandrews863111 ай бұрын
Great video!
@CowfarmerDan11 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Gareth
@Cotlandfarmer11 ай бұрын
Happy new year Dan 👍
@86dmcg11 ай бұрын
Brilliant video. Best of luck for 2024.
@farmernige11 ай бұрын
Crikey your vids are awesome, better than many on You Tube. You definitely should do more as you explain things well gave an interesting system but you also seem to enjoy it? No need for long videos 10 mins once a week maybe? JCB is gorgeous!
@tommawle889611 ай бұрын
Fascinating watch. A very similar system to what we do here in New Zealand. Cows look similar too.
@Cotlandfarmer11 ай бұрын
Yes very similar to the New Zealand system, I've used only New Zealand bulls for the last seven years.
@tommawle889611 ай бұрын
We’re building a compost bedded barn for wintering cows and for feeding supplements over here. Winters are becoming so wet of late and feeding out in the paddocks is too wasteful with such a high cost to silage. Seems like we’re heading slightly back towards what we used to do in Britain, housing cows! Some sort of hybrid system is where it seems to be heading to avoid environmental impacts in the winter but not loose sight of grass and grass management being the key driver to lowering feed costs. Kiwi cross cows seem to be a good fit for this system and efficient producers for the milk powder market. Keep the videos coming, loving seeing how it’s done back home!
@robjw725011 ай бұрын
Great video diary 😊
@casto-11 ай бұрын
Happy new year mate! Nice to see you posting 🙂. Another busy year for you in 2023 by the looks of it, hopefully the weather is a bit kinder for you (and everyone else) in 2024 🤞🤞
@Cotlandfarmer11 ай бұрын
Happy new year Casto. 👍
@andrewdavies1322 Жыл бұрын
Hasn't it crossed your mind it might be you that's the prick?
@wilnicholas3519 Жыл бұрын
Can we see more of shay?
@Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын
Of course, I'll tell him he has a fan👍
@anthonykent1959 Жыл бұрын
Hi is that DIY genus semen for dairy replacements you do
@Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын
No not used Genus for about 20 years 🤣 only bought semen from LIC and CRV for the last 10 years. 👍
@anthonykent1959 Жыл бұрын
Is mainly, Autumn calving, Or milk price, even though- out year or, summer some of them? 😋
@j.clarke8685 Жыл бұрын
Not just my farm so! 😂🙈
@holman26 Жыл бұрын
i bealive the smyth feild masters are the FM 20s wich makes them 22ft loong as the 20ft are the FM18s
@antonyfarming Жыл бұрын
Good job 👍
@DanielShortdan_short7530 Жыл бұрын
Think you could do with a new hat shag 😂
@CowfarmerDan Жыл бұрын
I have a feeling we're in for a damp March 😆
@johnsheahan7914 Жыл бұрын
Great video as always keep up the great work and videos
@curraghmore1989 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see lovely clean cows.
@jasdunlop9907 Жыл бұрын
Your wee handler punching above it's weight handy stand in mabby not as fast as big forklift but gets the job done 👍
@Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын
I would be lost without this little one. 👍
@Milchhofdewitte Жыл бұрын
Nice movie 👍👍
@lee-hallagri3075 Жыл бұрын
Great videos as normal, it has been a bad couple of years
@dannyweaver1574 Жыл бұрын
Good videos keep the good work up plus was you in Brecon by any chance it was either one day last week or on Monday might have mistook you for someone else
@Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын
Cheers Danny, yeah I was in Brecon on that Monday. Had a couple of nights away before calving got going. 👍
@damian42069 Жыл бұрын
solo grind.. fair play to ya lad id never milk on my own always 2 men in parlour
@ihonestlydontcare1158 Жыл бұрын
I prefer milking on my own, can put in my earphones and nobody to bother me 😂
@jamesboyle1038 Жыл бұрын
I could get used to a video from you every week again
@antonyfarming2 жыл бұрын
Happy new year 🎊
@RaysFarming2 жыл бұрын
Hello Gareth cracking video good to see you back and a happy new year to you look forward to the next one keep up the good work 👍👍
@benharley42792 жыл бұрын
Great to see you back happy new year love to see more
@IFarmWeFarm2 жыл бұрын
Great video Gareth, you have a powerful setup especially that cow shed. A happy prosperous new year to yourself and the family
@Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын
Thank you Adrian 👍
@123teasy2 жыл бұрын
great to see u and happy new year
@richardleigh17622 жыл бұрын
Good to see you back Gareth , Happy New Year and keep the videos rolling .
@andrewjones26402 жыл бұрын
Great video Gareth where is the TM or do you just find the little JCB more handy? Happy new year to you all hope 2023 is a good one 🍻
@Cotlandfarmer2 жыл бұрын
The tm was feeding the young stock, happy new year to you too👍
@neilmeacham12102 жыл бұрын
happy new year mate to you and famliy
@paulwallace37572 жыл бұрын
Just normal year on the farm in NZ. Cheers
@dafyddmason45592 жыл бұрын
Isn't farming fun 🙈 blwyddyn newydd dda diolch 🏴
@Cotlandfarmer2 жыл бұрын
I certainly is😂 Got to show its not all perfect 👍
@philipoconnor2236 Жыл бұрын
The elec gate closer in the👁️..... Like how!!?? 🙈🙈🙈 Looks like she came right👌👍👍👍
@philipoconnor22362 жыл бұрын
Best of luck with the new tractor!
@paddygoesracing2 жыл бұрын
Nightmare .
@itsmegareth96632 жыл бұрын
How many are you milking at peak?
@Cotlandfarmer2 жыл бұрын
At peak we were milking 360 in 2022.👍
@itsmegareth96632 жыл бұрын
Im curious as to why you dont feed tmr?
@Cotlandfarmer2 жыл бұрын
We are a spring calving farm so the focus is on milk from grazed grass. I feel a mixer wagon would be wasted on feeding stale milking cows in the autumn. In the spring it would be useful to add a little more energy to the ration, but I think it's just as easy to feed a higher energy meal on the parlour. 😀👍