Gates OPEN Cattle Are MISSING! Phone Call We Hate & Dreadful Conditions Hit The Farm

[@shamrock4500]

When my Dad inherited our farm. he cleared every fence line, new fences and all new posts. My granddad only had a few cows, my Dad bumped it up to 100 head, so needed the fences done. The night my Dad passed, all the cattle had found a way out, he and Mom spent all night looking for them and bringing them home before dawn, Dad went to sleep and never woke up.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Your dad sounded like he was a good operator ❤️

[@wexfordforstrawberries4641]

The girls are the real backbone of the farm. They should be very proud.

[@jamesholland7473]

It is great to have the help of the girls . They make great farmers

[@frankreidy5881]

What a mighty man with a truly magnificent team. It is no easy feat managing the heifers and calves. You and your family can be proud of how you face the odds day in day out. The backbone of our great country 🇮🇪

[@andrewjones-productions]

It is a dreadful year weatherwise. My brother, who farms in mid-Wales, has much the same problems as you do. It is tough for many. I live in Japan and this year has strange weather here too. It was a warmer winter than usual that meant far less snowfall in the mountains than usual. That means that there is a water shortage and some areas have been limiting the flow of water which is vital for the paddy fields to grow rice. June is the rainy season here in Japan, again a vital source of water, but the very warm spring has seen the start of this wet season 2 weeks later than usual and with a very slow moving 'rainy season front', we've gone from little rain to far too much rain falling in a very short space of time and flooding the rice fields etc to levels that destroy the crop. On top of all that, they are predicting an unusually hot summer which will again bring its difficulties. As you say, the only thing to do is for farmers to be resilient and finds ways to get through it. Be the farmers Irish, Japanese, Welsh or whatever.

[@pattyberan4523]

So nice to include Sinead and girls helping out. Need to feature them more. 😊 Your cattle are so calm and farm is so tidy! Great work. 🏆

[@stephenross1581]

Adrian if tractor manufacturers made machines like you most farmers would only need one, Your work ethic is second to none, I can only wish you and your family all the success in the world ❤

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Cheers Stephen 👍

[@GaryLaurin]

Adrian and the family working hard and smiling. Awesome 👍🏻🇨🇦☘️

[@randybutler4772]

Adrian, you and the misses has taught your girls so well. I’m sure there isn’t much about dairy science they don’t already know. They will have wonderful family memories to reflect on later in life. Thank you for sharing your cattle videos. 🐄

[@AnnMcWilliams-p5x]

Lovely to see the family pulling together

[@goptools]

I don't know anything really about raising cows but find it interesting how you show that they have personalities and different behaviors amongst themselves. Very much like individual people. It also seems strange to see everyone walking around with winter coats on. I understand why when you say it has been the coldest June ever. Thanks for sharing about life on the farm. Hoping you have some good luck with the grazing.

[@TB-nh4dg]

I Farm We Farm & having the craic…! Sinead “why is your leatherman on the bedside table” “Be sleeping with one eye open” 😂 Best wishes to you all!

[@MayorofDipshittery-lq7if]

We had 1976 when it was too hot then 1985 when it was woefully wet but we got through it just the same, we get through it because we have to and this’ll be the same but that doesn’t mean it’ll be easy or fun, head down and push through is all you can do. 👍

[@phillipmatthews148]

Against all odds still a big smile,we’re all rooting for you!

[@TheFarmerTheCheesemaker]

I fell hard the other week trying to catch a yearling heifer that escaped into the dooryard while we were trying to catch her for AI. You all did very well to round up the escapees! It’s amazing that an ocean apart we’re having similar weather. It was dry in Maine thru May and grass got away from us. Then we had a heatwave for two days and now it’s colder and we’ve had inches of rain. Grass stopped growing and we’re feeding silage and feeling the pinch of milk Volume loss. With this cold weather and rain tho grass might pick up speed. My grass walk each week tells me growth is starting to get back to match daily intake of the herd. Just need it to go a bit beyond before turning the Cows out again.

[@joflood]

I feel for you Adrian... it's so hard watching the paddocks get wrecked and not knowing where you are going to put everything if it doesn't warm up and turn around. You are an inspiration to everyone thank - you for your positivity even when you probably feel the opposite. Weather looks to be on the improve now hopefully.

[@AD-hs2bq]

What a great family you have! Keep the positive attitude. This, too, shall pass. ❤️

[@LongfordGer]

Adrian, I'm always so impressed with how you handle your animals with such patience and kindness. Very funny how much the calves liked the dose you gave them; they're such simple goofballs really! I grew up on a farm in Longford, just down the side road by Johnston Farm Machinery, where you bought your tractor. Sam Johnston's wife was my next door neighbour! My Dad was a cattle dealer, and you remind me of him with how you give the animals time to find their way to where you want them to go. I always thought that too many guys tended to rush and bully the animals. We mostly (sometimes if Dad was in a hurry we didn't do so well!), tried to take our time, be patient, and avoid stressing them. It made it a lot easier when you got them in the yard for dosing and so on. Same when loading them on the truck, no need for a rodeo, they just need a little time to see ahead. People forget that their vision is black/white/grey and not great, and I often wondered if the occasional 'wild' animal he would have acquired maybe had poor eyesight & were therefore very nervous. I really hope that the weather improves for you and all the farmers; it would make life so much easier. Also, it's just great when you see the cattle thriving when grazing naturally on decent grass. Love your videos; my late Dad would have been super impressed with how you go about your business. You're even tidier than he was, and that's something! Very best wishes, Gerry

[@Dan_8712]

Absolutely dried out down here along the south coast. Cold weather and north wind has us crying for rain in order to get grass growing. Crazy the difference and we're only a few hours away.

[@patriciamccormack7626Teashee]

Fantastic video/jobs Adrian and family,👍 considering what you've been putting up with😲 and still smiling, you're all a true inspiration 🤗 I was lol when you said about the disco, I was picturing the calfs shaking their moos/moves at the DJ😂 Have a wonderful day Adrian and family ❤

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Good luck with everything on the farm ahead there 👍👍👍

[@Murphycats]

The weather is mad. Here in the states (SE) we are having high temps and no rain. Hope things start looking up for you weather-wise. Love seeing the girls and Sinead pitching in and helping. I know they are a great help to you. Farmer families work together!

[@Scotty7268]

Every blessing on you and your family.

[@suzieq2958]

Hopefully you're breathing a sigh of relief and you have this lovely weather we have in Oxfordshire, over there too😊

[@stevepalmer8285]

Good morning Adrian. Thanks for another great video. Lots going on. But you and the team always get it sorted. Take care and thanks again.

[@maxatherelaxer]

As a you lad in Australia we had a house cow, I would let her into the yard in the morning and milk by hand 6 litres. Then let her back into the paddock she came from. Fo a month or so the other cows would get back into the yard where I milked the house cow and my father blamed me. So one morning I left the yard as normal and then doubled back and quietly watched. Low and behold the bossy cow of the heard had learnt to open the gate with her tongue. It took me a week to convince my father 😂 He then upgraded the lock on the gate.

[@southofpanama]

The coldest June on record will definitely not get reported!!

[@TheJimcrooks800]

Ach Adrian, you should be a philosopher. I hope the weather turns warmer and that the grass gets growing again to feed those bonny calfs and cows. Keep going - there are too many who succumb to the perpetual uncertainty and the criminal milk prices from supermarkets. Your channel is informative and inspiring. And so are you and the family.

[@patodwyer721]

Nice one Adrian and family

[@Lisa-ju6vy]

Lovely to see the family inclu your wife getting involved,and wat lovely clean cows esp with the muddy fields. Another great vid addy

[@lynnew5619]

What a year. We’ve been drowned and are now about to be boiled. What on earth is coming next? New follower here who is watching your back catalogue. Gonna take me a while…. 😆👍 You are lucky to have such a lovely family.

[@johnreaney847]

Another great video, nice to see the family all helping out, stay positive

[@nataliegraham9552]

Ohmy, the rollercoaster you and your family have been on this winter and spring with the horrible weather, Adrian, is so very distressing - it's the same theme across the farming channels I watch whether it's your part of the world, Aussies, Canadians or here in the US. Like you, many of them smile at least a little for the camera, but also like you they lay out the challenges they're facing, which I think is very beneficial for all of us not directly involved in agriculture. I also learn a lot about what's going on and the ripple effect it has by listening to the Fed By Farmers podcast, which focuses mainly on the UK. Not that it will have much effect, but I'll keep fingers crossed and prayers to whoever will listen that the weather will even out at least enough to be able to manage your farm resonably this summer. Never stop letting us know what you're facing - I hope it helps at least a little to be able to share it with your virtual community. Hugs to all of you from over here in the States! ❤🐄❤🌱❤🚜❤

[@kflan3342]

Prayers for sunny dry grass growing weather.

[@eugdoh5678]

Love the videos. Reared on a small farm in Donegal now living on the Isle of Man but you never lose the love of the land. Look forward to future updates.

[@thatcouncilestatekid1832]

Keep going mate I absolutely love your content. I love a bit of farming 👌🏻

[@johnlydon533]

Great video Adrian. Hope the weather picks up soon. Love your positivity. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@radharcanna]

It’s non stop on the farm. I don’t know where you get the energy. Shocking weather too. Hope it gets better soon.

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

Oh my , you are really wet , and in Utah USA we are really dry looks like the end of August int September .we are that dry . You are all ways positive up to the day . Thankyou for the vidios .take care .

[@MayorofDipshittery-lq7if]

Sunday and cup of tea with Adrian 👌

[@lesleylindsay-xe6gn]

Hello Adrian..Great to see the whole family getting involved..Great video as always

[@rosenbloom100]

Keep smiling

[@mandyrobinson8353]

Morning Adrian & girls

[@patmartin7907]

Hope the weather picks up I can remember snow in June good on you we just have to keep ploughing on Ireland is a great country just the weather Great video

[@ultanb]

It's not easy to stay positive with the weather at the moment but fair play to you and your family. My job used to be filling the bottles for dosing. Another enjoyable video as usual.

[@georgemorrison6689]

It's been wet spell right enough, really catchy weather for silage, hay is out of the question but like you say we have been here before and will be again, supposed to be a nice week coming so hopefully get something done, lasses are a great help now although they look like they want to somewhere else😂, your good lady is a natural on the mike, enjoyed the video Adrian thanks for sharing

[@georgiaannbicknell6129]

😊I’m chuckling seeing you with your vest on. It was over 90degrees F here at 0900 this morning. Georgia from Central Florida.

[@robdixon945]

Thanks for the show Adrian 🍻, we are still looking for a decent rain for the crops and feeding sheep by hand

[@DonalKelly-wf1tp]

I love the video's I just bought clipex post for fencing timber posts rot after 4-5 years your tough out well done

[@DiarmuidMcNicholl-x3d]

It's lovely to see the whole family pulling together to help out when it's needed. You should be very proud of your wife and girls as I'm sure they're proud of you. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Hopefully the weather will pick up very soon and things will straighten out for you and your health and also the cows 👍🏼👍🏼

[@stuartjgarland]

Another brilliant video Adrian, always insightful for a City Slicker now living in the countryside

[@marketmalc]

You'll do it and bless your girls. Never doubt lass power. I've got four. Love 'em to pieces. And a son, the youngest. He's 35!!!

[@johnmulrine4429]

Keep it light all the best

[@jamesjohnston1007]

Great video Adrian team work 2 munch rain every where

[@tonysargent7787]

Another great video has always Adrian Sinead and family 👍

[@dane5896]

We have the opposite weather in Southern New Jersey, USA. Haven't had any rain in ten days and high temperatures in the 90's. ☀🔥

[@MrShaggerohara]

You were lucky to get the silage in before the weather broke

[@willyfindlay4398]

Great video Adrian. Hope the rain takes a summer holiday this year for you.😊

[@grahamstubbs4962]

Mate, I hope you get some better weather soon. Where I am in the UK it's just turned unbelievably hot and dry. And the electric fan just died on its arse. Can't have everything, I suppose.

[@bobuncle8704]

It’s a crazy year indeed. The gettin through’s the critical part.

[@johnphelan6623]

Well done to them young girls! 👏 fair play❤

[@davycrawford1795]

Great video ur girls are a great help to you

[@thomasfinnegan2854]

When was that video made Adrian here in North meath land is parched

[@JohnONeill-sz9jj]

Watching from poolside majorca. Keep up the good work.

[@johnoconnell3842]

There’s a big variation for a little country. We had a bit of rain late Friday evening/early Saturday morning. Up until then it’s been pure drought conditions here. All the fields around us are that yellow/very light green grass and the ground is hard as a rock. That little bit of rain didn’t soften up half an inch of the earth. Same thing as happened now for the last 3-4 years. From mid may to end of June guaranteed to have a month minimum of no rain. As Adrian you mention it was cold too which further stalled the growth. I’d say I need 5-6 hours of solid rainfall to get the grass growing normally again. No fertiliser put out for second cut on ground cut 3rd of June due to the dry conditions….so I’m looking at your poached gaps with my mouth open…cork based for reference

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Yes massive difference, we had plenty of again rain yesterday morning up till lunch time. Same again last night with a wet start this morning backed up with a constant northerly wind. But a lot a people further down south aren’t getting that rain. Still not much of a growth here but plenty of moisture in the ground. Second cut took a long time to start regrowing but thankfully is moving well now with the fertiliser out around 10 days ago. Way behind and a third cut just won’t be happening

[@charleshart6992]

Excellent video! Hope it stops raining!

[@EarlePriest]

Great video and you are so positive it gives other the strength too all the best to you and keep up good work

[@bethstehouwer922]

Adrian, Have you ever looked into cement reinforced with rebar posts for your fencing? No rotting and strong. :)

[@bigg4299]

Brilliant video chum....

[@twinchop4581]

U should look for a demo on the concrete stakes u can drive with a stake driver! Grassmen them in a video one time ! Be interesting to See how they work in real life ...

[@sandymcghee3328]

Cracking video as always Adrian good team work 👍👍👍

[@dwayne5686]

Keep going lads and lasses the country needs use 😊

[@davidhamilton3726]

Just a thought is dosing for worms and a mineral drench on the same day not counter productive? Dose = empty everything out of the stomach including the mineral drench. Love the videos keep up the great work Adrian and family!

[@IFarmWeFarm]

We’ve always done it this way, that doesn’t mean it’s correct though but we’ve seen good results. Having a good lick bucket with them is hard to beat

[@raymondconnolly1435]

Feeding silage no grass here in meath how is the collars working 😅

[@Flipster-v1k]

Hi Adrian may be a silly question. Would you consider using recycled plastic fence posts rather than treated wooden ones, after looking I know that they are a little more expensive but the longevity of plastic posts must be a good prospect? Enjoy the vlogs thank you Adrian cheers Flipper.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

I’ve bought some steel ones to see how they go, might get some plastic ones too. No place around us stocks the plastic ones yet

[@dellhell8842]

Those Leathermans are a great tool. I've been using them for years for all sorts of odd jobs.

[@ipfreely10001]

Go down the house and lite the fire! Says it all that. We did have the log burner going or 2-3 hrs 3 nights on the trot here in norfolk, uk, around the 8th june i guess. Not good!!

[@gerrymulligan2602]

Pity weather against ya having heat.wave here in ny going be over 100.degrees today

[@andrelorentsen5014]

Hei! I wondered where u got that plastic bin for the cereal. I should have one for my heifers too😃 It looks like the weather have been worse at Irland than Northern Norway this spring/summer so far. Had an incredible weather during May and first half of june.😎

[@patlydon519]

The untold story wuth the bad weather, for everyone else the milk comes from a freezer!

[@Joesmyth09]

Great vid

[@everestyeti]

Did you find out who left the gate open, or did one of those pesky heffers open it. Pity you can make money out of the rocks, they seem to be a lot easier to farm. 😂 Nice to see the family out, must be encouraging to you and make you not feel so lonely.👍

[@farmerslife2612]

That's a great video of your cattle lad and them is great fresion heifers lad 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@seancollins926]

Thanks for the info. Must check his out.

[@eabhabrady2]

Great video Adrian cheers lad

[@davidduffy3021]

Great video

[@Gearoid35]

Who let the calves out, great family effort there

[@garymadden2656]

Great video Adrian aye you just have to smile and keep going 💪👌

[@colmanlong1032]

Whats gone wrong,that you have to give all these minerals & trrace elements.i know im going back well over 30yrs ,bbut there was no such thing of all those doses ,is the soil completely depleted.

[@theoracle8560]

Too much artificial fertilizer and overstocking has land ruined, farmers blindly following BS advice from Teagasc.

[@damien3278]

The huge volume of rain we get now in the last number off years is depleting the soil off its nutrients, that's how there ending up in the water ways, The might be blaming the Farmers for destroying the environment and our water, but the farmers are not doing that much different than the always did, some have got bigger some have ceased, if we sowe fertiliser and we get a wash out off rainfall Naturally enough a percentage off it is going to be lost.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

The weather is the main cause here, wettest 10 months I have every seen. We had a washout of a spring but grass growth was still good, unfortunately by the time the calves got out the grass was very strong and of poor quality. I always find a good mineral booster works well with there first dose. It’s not essential though and the calves were still thriving, we giving very little minerals after that. It’s even good for ourselves to take something due to the lack of natural sunshine.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

@@damien3278pretty much bang on there Damien.

[@colmanlong1032]

@@IFarmWeFarm Spot On there.,used a seaweed bucket here and it turned them inside out,but we had the yellow mud,some of it never dry out .

[@jimpolk]

Lots of rain Adrian. Do you remember ever having that much over time before?

[@michaelfeeley6180]

You got a lot of rain 🌧️ need rain in the south west send it down ⬇️

[@cianhalley9266]

Imagine warmest mat on record ( 😂) followed by coldest June on record

[@gerrymulligan2602]

How much hour paying them great.see.family helping out

[@IFarmWeFarm]

I say too much they say not enough 🙈

[@homesweethome6583]

They get paid weekly, very weakly,

[@HootMaRoot]

This must have been one of the wettest June's I can remember in recent times, while we didn't have it as bad in the western Isles Scotland as everyone else south of us did. This June we have been lucky to get warmer than 12C and winds under 15mph along with rain every day or 2. Worst thing is July is usually our wet month

[@phil6465]

Is your grass growing? Up in Orkney it’s done very little growing for a few weeks with the poor weather.

[@HootMaRoot]

@@phil6465 I don't keep any animals, only grow fruit and veg so I don't have to buy any throughout the year, but all my brasicas have been very slow in growing. My early cabbage is usually ready to lift from middle to end of July and they look like they will be at least 1 if not 2 months behind. But I have seen a lot more sheep being put out onto the common grazing land a lot earlier and cattle having to have bales because of no growth

[@chikhimarwa2171]

Hello, I am a girl from an Arab country, Algeria. I want to work on Swiss farms. I love cows, and this is my profession. Can you help me?

[@MrShanbla]

Would you consider trying Clipex fencing Adrian?? Just a thought given I know in other videos you've mentioned how quickly new timber posts seem to rot. I reckon the Clipex are way forward!!

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Bought some of them in the last few weeks, you’ll see them in tomorrow’s video. At around €9.30 each for two row wire erection. They’ll be worth the extra cost so long as they can take the strain of our strip grazing reels and line.

[@MrShanbla]

@@IFarmWeFarm Nice one!

[@gerry6420]

Nothing worse than that call to say your cattle’s is out. 😅

[@jackiedonaldson5218]

You must have had a lot more rain in Cavan than we have in Armagh Adrian. Hard to believe. Our ground is actually in good shape but no growth to be found. Hopefully better this week coming

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Last Saturday 15th was fairly heavy all day, we also had quite a bit two days prior.

[@jackiedonaldson5218]

@@IFarmWeFarm unreal. You’re only up the road from here. That’s the weather in Ireland for you.

[@Mr.M1STER]

Leatherman knives and multitools are brilliant. Well worth carrying for the work you do.

[@terryatkinson899]

The rain would get on your trupenny bits 🙄👍🇮🇪