Dairy Memories + Good Morning from the Farm Podcast

Good Morning from the Farm! Out in the field we discussed changing seasons, going organic, and mum's fond memories of dairy farming.
00:32 - Mum loves autumn
02:38 - Jonathan in with the girls again!
04:40 - Mum tying gates up with string
07:27 - Jonathan nice quiet bull
08:40 - Selling heifer's
09:53 - Grassfed beef
13:54 - Selling privately after 30 months old
15:23 - Can the farm go organic?
17:53 - Buying organic rams
18:55 - How are the chickens?
21:27 - Can mum guess the breed from the video
22:27 - Talking about Dairy cows

[@ginabadger5250]

Another beautiful video! It makes me feel like I'm sitting around chatting with friends.

[@flankfarm]

Thanks Gina, lovely to read a comment like this

[@himself2]

Hi guys,good to have you back

[@flankfarm]

Thanks David!!

[@paulthompson8467]

Hi folks great to see and hear from you again the drone footage was amazing was nice to hear Sarah reminiscing about when they had dairy cows take care and look forward to your next video👍

[@flankfarm]

Thanks Paul! Awesome to hear from you 🙌

[@keithhill3027]

Hi Ru and Sarah another great video and loved the film showing the dairy cows and sheep,take care both.

[@flankfarm]

Thanks Keith!

[@simoneastori4061]

Hi Ru and Mum Sarah,always nice to see you are well and everything is ok. Bring my salut to the family, especially Grandma

[@flankfarm]

Thanks Simone !

[@alastairwallis9499]

Another great video. Cheers

[@flankfarm]

Thank you Alastair !!

[@michaelwalsh648]

Thanks Ru and Sarah for another outstanding video! Whenever I watch I totally lose myself in it, it's like I am right there. It is so calming and relaxing and at times very humorous! I think the word you were looking for, Sarah, is "herringbone ". I always look forward to your next installment, great job as always!!

[@flankfarm]

Thanks so much Michael, what a lovely comment to read! I’ll let mum know 😂

[@FifeFarm]

Beautiful videos! Your mother is absolutely delightful. The video filming and editing is fantastic. Please keep the videos coming. Such an inspiration! I raise a small flock of hair sheep in the USA. All the best to you and your family.

[@flankfarm]

What a precious comment, thank you very much! New podcast coming out this week & videos to follow!! Need to google Hair Sheep now 😊

[@FifeFarm]

@@flankfarm Thank you for your comment. I'm Looking forward to your new videos! I have some videos of my sheep on my (new, small) channel. There are several breeds of hair sheep that grow hair (sort of like a goat). I have Katahdin Sheep but there are several other breeds as well. They fluff up in the winter for warmth and shed the fluff into a smooth coat by summer. With the cost of shearing and wool prices here very low, they make a great option. Many lines are bred for parasite resistance and good feet.

[@holymyrrhbearers6271]

I was so happy to see the little Massey survived the fire. I've worried about the little darlin'

[@flankfarm]

Thank you & me too 😂

[@viscache1]

We had a ewe that stuck it’s head through a section of fence then rolled onto it’s back and flipped the fence backwards causing it to choke her and roll her completely on it’s back. I noticed her about an hour after it happened and rushed in and got her free. It was the most ridiculous things any sheep has ever done and she looked well dead and gone…but when I freed her and rolled her right way up she shook it off and wobbled a bit before going off and rejoining the flock! She is still with us and fat and happy!

[@flankfarm]

Haha! That sounds like it should have been caught on camera!

[@karenthesheepgirl1909]

I love listening to these conversations with you two. I have a few sheep and raise livestock guardian dogs here in central florida. We just had a terrible hurricane and came through pretty much unscathed. Lots of trees down though aand we have a moat ( I used to think moats were cool) now. You always cheer me up!

[@flankfarm]

Thanks so much Karen! Comments like this cheer me up too 🙌 so sorry to hear about the hurricane, we saw it on the news…. Awful and we send you all the very best !

[@tcovington3105]

If ethically grown, with respect for your animals, small farms are definitely a great way to go. Organic is great but it needs to be affordable.

[@ennoriemersma73]

Sarah and Rufus, so glad to see and hear from you again. Beautiful pictures of trees starting to show autumn colors. Has the rain taken care of rejuvenating the grass? Is there enough food for the animals for next winter? Stay healthy, strong and take good care of yourselves.

[@royjacques5650]

Good morning lovely to see again where in England are you from your accent sounds very familiar ,roy.

[@flankfarm]

Good morning Roy. 🙌

[@adamfontana537]

Come on Ru, you don’t want to come to my farm in Australia? I have been breeding chickens for 27 years and I used to worm but since I started processing some of my own birds and never see any signs of worms I stopped. With the Dexters and goat I get a faecal test done and most of the time they don’t even have worms. I am not certified organic but almost as close that it really doesn’t matter.

[@flankfarm]

Thanks Adam!! I absolutely do, but it’s a little harder to pop in and visit in the morning before lunch when you’re in Australia 😂

[@adamfontana537]

@@flankfarm lol that’s true!

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

What is an organic bull? I noticed someone in your barn near the straw bales. Was that person repairing the barn roof?. I’ve seen that video about those red and white cows and you were asking if people knew what breed they were. I cheated and looked up other answers, but I would have guessed Ayrshires.

[@flankfarm]

Love this! Unfortunately no repair are happening yet… they were installing some temporary lights for winter 🙌 very impressive attention to detail there!

[@tcovington3105]

As mom is getting older and kids not so involved with farming, will mom move away from cattle and stay with the sheep? Keeping safety in mind.

[@lcrain7840]

organic will save your soil, every living thing's health, and ultimately sustain an abundance of fertility without costly chemical inputs that drain away fertility, making the soil reliant on those chemicals. Smart move, do it!

[@jorelpaloma4186]

Do you hire foreigh worker