A LOT OF BALES TO SHIFT. PART 1

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[@michaelstaunton1632]

Imagine if you moved Harry’s car with the front loader bale grab 😹

[@tomvalentine9985]

Great update Richard, pleased you dont have to be worrying about grass for a while. To me the prevalence of barn conversions shows the decline of agriculture in the last 20 years or so, they are the signifier of societal and economic change moving away from food production in a world that your dad and his forefathers would scarcely recognise. Every conversion is another nail in the coffin for traditional village life and once they're gone they're gone!

[@paddy294]

You’ve got a hell of a crop of bales Richard

[@T.morris1060]

I would clear them lumps of concrete up out the way, could cause bale wrap to get torn!

[@paulhannigan7302]

We have this theory in Australia that if the season allows you to make it, then generally you end up needing it.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

i agree, that often is the case

[@chrislee2221]

Lots of stone barn conversions started in the late 70s & early 80 in the South Hams (south Devon), to finance new modern sheds or pay for more land etc. What old barns make these days with OPP is crazy money and cost a ton of ££s to convert far more then a conventional build for the same sqm .

[@mistera2799]

A hell of a load of bales! Morning FF.

[@bobuncle8704]

All the rain this spring has turned out to be a bit of a blessing.

[@chrislee2221]

It was always an saying by farmers that if you have a full barn of forage by now then you usually need it come winter. Never know could be a hard or long winter ahead or even an early winter and start full winter rations. Nice feeling to have a full pit and big pile of bales already.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Very true!

[@ianhaggart1438]

Good morning.. Thats got to be one of my favourite jobs on our farm bale duty's... glad you've got a Hell of a crop of bales.. dont leave that silage tape lying around Richard or Harry will have it for speed stripes on his car...😅.. stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@irvenrathburn9421]

Good video Richard, nice to have lots of feed.

[@user-kr5uk2we7o]

lots of farmyard in the south hams has you go by not a sign of any farming all bloody holiday homes for the rich and are empty for most of the year which should not be allowed

[@nigelhales874]

More bales will be good for the animals and maybe sell a few good morning Richard and family

[@michaelproctor5312]

You need to speak to a land agent ,all you need is a footprint, old pictures of a barn and you may still get planning

[@tonysargent7787]

Another great video has always Richard and Harry and jack and family 👍

[@fanfeck2844]

What you save on labour with robots, you’d have to spend on maintenance for them. They’d have to go out in the fields in a brand new condition every time, with all the sensors working, that can spot problems. Can only see them being efficient on giant arable farms

[@fredharrowven1040]

Good morning Richard, What Situation to be in grass grass so much grass it’s growing out my A- - lol sorry Richard it just came to me, If there is one man and his family that deserves a hell of a lot of grass it’s you i wish you all the best with your grass. Well Richard you take care of yourself and stay safe.🚜🚜⭐️⭐️👍❤️

[@Sooty]

Interesting vblog. That rectangular building by your house you could convert into an Airbnb for visiting KZbin subscribers 😂 could be Harry's project. All that extra income would get his new tractor quicker 😊

[@donal3426]

Harry needs a cassette of alice cooper schools out for summer to play in car ,

[@stevepalmer8285]

Good morning Richard..a few months back you were understandably really worried about not having enough grub for the cattle ..but look at you now mate.. I was looking at the price of bales on Facebook market place and some people are really taking the mic out of how much they want per bale.anyway have a great sunday all.sending positive vibes from Cornwall..

[@williamhawks2372]

Yes you are right and remember the grass you don’t use you can sell it the grass have extra money in your pocket or catch up with your bills and do the second cut on all the fields

[@martinmorris8862]

I would have had to prank Harry! Typical young farmers prank. Move the car out of sight and fill the area with bales … you can guess the rest lol.. There is already a lot of advanced autonomous technology Rich. We already have much of the tech & Leley introduced an autonomous 0 graze machine. The battery powered Exos, unveiled in 2020, takes a new approach to zero grazing by cutting, carting and dispensing grass to housed cows entirely autonomously. Farmers weekly 21 June 2023. There is already driverless tractors and you can set up your own fully automated equipment like planting . the equipment lifts at the headland & the tractor will turn on its own drop back in and keep planting. Likewise in harvesting you can link the tractor trailer to the harvester and it will run alongside to fill keeping the exact speed and distance required. The tech is here and its as good as the programmer but there are a lot of pitfalls. Even the weather can affect and block signals to date no tech is close to being 100% safe or reliable. EM pulse , hacking, weather all a reality of what can go wrong.

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Lots of grass and more than enough hay and silage.

[@simonlichcaterpillarpower]

Goodmorning Richard, nice video!!!!! 😉👌👍💪

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

Ghat is a lot of grass! 😊

[@adamcrane1436]

Good morning the funky farmer

[@charliebalch3023]

Love your videos Rich like you said history of your farm in the 21st Century. But could you explain why you use silage against hay, corn silage or mixing them. Sorry ifs it’s a stupid question but surely silage grass or corn costs more than hay? So silage must deliver more milk per kg is that right.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thats exactly it, it's a better way of preserving grass and feeds better

[@charliebalch3023]

@@thefunkyfarmer so do you produce more milk in winter when feeding silage and maize?

[@2626stephen]

Pleanty of food for the winter. Should have burried Harry's car with bailes 😂😂

[@liamhennessy31]

Keep on spreading fertiliser. Make a big reserve of silage that you’ll have in the bank. Better looking at it than looking for it

[@stephenjones4339]

Should have stacked bales around Harry's car that would have foxed him lol

[@kieranosullivan02]

cant get it out until next year 😂

[@Dore60]

👍

[@user-pq1gy2xx9v]

Don’t want to politicise this but I do wonder if the changes re Barns is just that. A lot are not suitable for conversion and whilst the intent may be there in theory, they still need to get Planning Permission and meet the Regs. Often that is where they struggle. They’re not all convertable

[@jimgannon1917]

Mega crop of grass rrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[@peterobey491]

Don't apologise for having random thoughts about the future and other things, I'm just the same when I'm driving my tractor it helps with the boredom and monotony of the job at times. Craic On 👍

[@That_Bloke]

I did 229 bales on Friday it was about 7 hours

[@graemeroutley5170]

Please stack them tidy

[@rossnolan2883]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@antnewbon2673]

Its a bit of money in ya pocket i geuess.

[@KiwiJim13]

👀🙄🐾👍

[@MrsMcNeilly-gn5tp]

Can you do a convoy maybe again with harry and jack 😊

[@Agri-Life09]

You should get a go pro or something similar so the video etc is better and then you can get a head mount or chest mount so you have 2 hands instead of one so it's easier to drive tractor and record

[@williamokeeffe9874]

You should have hidden Harry's car with bales then let on you have not seen it 😂😂

[@BrynLlyod]

Like video

[@wulliewhyte544]

Did you see the bale with the big hole in it you put it on the bottom row against the wall

[@albertcross4275]

Sell it to tesco 😂

[@christopherhinton6456]

if so we wount need farmers. play into the hands of the goverment .

[@briantaylor467]

If you have more than you need you could sell some and buy yourself a bale squeezer or a bigger trailer for leading bales mate why don't you stack bales up around Harry's car and tell him you haven't seen his car and don't know where it is now that would be great i would have done it to him

[@greggroome2791]

🇮🇪🇮🇪🙏🙏💪💪👍👍

[@christopherhinton6456]

you need a check up from the neck up.

[@johnpick6829]

Why do dairy farmers always where wellies

[@mclarenrob2]

Because where there's dairy cows there's a lot of sh**

[@territaylor1133]

It's wear wellies

[@fanfeck2844]

To keep them out of the infirmary with pleurisy

[@thefunkyfarmer]

exactly

[@edwardmullins2716]

i called my grandad bonkers for buying a model A johndeere now hes retired hes calling me bonkers for taking on his failed project of rebuilding the old girl

[@tomcummins6904]

How amd why has harry a car hes only 12 or 13😮

[@thefunkyfarmer]

i know but he won't be driving it on the road. It's an mot failure. Adds to the fun of life on the farm