CATTLE & GRASS UPDATE. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?

[@briangrammer898]

Thanks!

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Thank you!

[@dawnyWestScotland]

The cows and calves are just beautiful! 🐶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☀️🐄🐄🐄

[@realemonful]

Yeah, and I have never seen cattle grazing in tall green grass like that before either

[@seancasement2106]

Don't mind the armchair farmers, telling us all how it should be done. Yes we should do the best we can but we can't solve all the problems all at once. Little by little. Keep going!!

[@brendanwhite9799]

Agre fully karn is doing a great job you onley have at her cattle they are inlovley condition the care and attinsonshe gives them and her land ❤

[@wiremu9876]

"The proof is in the pudding" is what I remember my grandfather doing to the paddocks along the river that ran through the farm and they were always where the paddocks were exposed to flooding or swampy wet areas we had a lot of. He never sprayed them coz it meant an expense that we could never afford and only budgeted for the never ending battle with gorse and ragwort. The time before we would pull the ragwort by hand of course and the amount of trailer loads was never a great fan of back then. The topping of the rushes made a difference and we also spread the cow manure/muck from the yard & piled onto a 8 x 6 ft wooden sled by hand which was a lot more fun than pulling & dumping ragwort. It cracks me up with the similarities ur going thru. Crazy. Well I'm pretty much immune to those fond memories now (Not!) so I know exactly what ur going through but I'm living proof ur on the right track and if it's evidence they want from me then they need to go up to the "Pearly Gates" and ask for me grandparents. Otherwise they'll just have to get over it yeh. Keep going Karen. Ur on the right track. They can't acknowledge what they have never tried/experienced yeh. Good luck.

[@DickAnderson-k9y]

The cows help break up the soil with their hoofs which in turn helps the grass come up. Topping helps the soil retain moisture which in turn makes the grass grow. Mother Nature is amazing at making things grow. Keep up the great work with the farm and you are a great representation for farmers ❤

[@billroberts3864]

Karen, it is good the tractor does not have serious oil problems. The fields looks great after you topped the rushes and grass. Topping and applying muck seems to make the grasses really thrive. You are a good manager of your fields. Blessings to you.

[@Andy-ix2ox]

Topping is regenerative a lot of people don’t appreciate that, if you keep at it you will eventually see the weeds die off, it’s a slow process and will take years but the best part of it is that the place looks like someone owns it.

[@VikashVikash-sq7zp]

I like your all video related cattle and farming lots love from🇮🇳 india🇮🇳.

[@SanaUllah-jf2wj]

Your animals are awesome. You are working very hard.❤❤❤❤

[@liambrophy7574]

Some smashing cattle

[@johnnaughton3499]

Karen we call them felestrums in Limerick and they grow where they're are springs underneath. So a drains would get rid of the rushes.

[@rodewen6081]

Keep doing what you are doing the farm is looking great

[@grantirvine6098]

Hi Karen, Grant from NZ here. I agree 100% topping and harrowing is a great pastime in retirement. I'm a great believer in both , I brought a rundown dairy farm, and the benefit of both these activities improve the pastures and will kill most weeds over time. Cattle learn to eat the young weeds if slightly pressured allowing the young grasses and clovers to move into the gaps. Keep it up.

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Yes I have seen the same thing here. They'll often pick at the young rushes

[@Fireman9ify]

You're absolutely right about topping the rushes, it promotes grass growth. A small quad sprayer on the gator and spot spray the rushes only uses small amounts of chemicals. Lime helps enormously with rushes, and of course drainage. Bit by bit is the answer, the spraying course is very straight forward, used to be 250 euro, i knew less than you when i did it. Great stuff Karen, farming is a long long long term plan. Do what you can and dont put too much pressure on yourself, the jobs get done eventually.

[@patrickbrowne183]

Your cattle look really healthy karen they are thriving you can't beat the suckler's 🥇

[@centexan]

Glad to see at least some success with the grass and rushes. Good video, as always!

[@bobuncle8704]

The young’uns are looking good. As for the topping, I see several farmers doing it, and quite successfully at that. If it works for you, so be it.

[@alanhall9114]

livestock looking well and you have plenty of grass enjoy your few nights in the tent

[@farmerslife2612]

That's a lovely video of you and your lovely cattle to karen and look lovely to karen ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jonathanprimmer7642]

The main thing is that your happy with the end result 👍

[@user-zz4qr8pp9t]

Topping the rushes and spraying the regrowth about 5 weeks later is good for controlling them. You're doing a great job

[@glynroberts1682]

Lovely Countryside enjoyed thanks 🚜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@MarkLloyd72]

Hi Karen another enjoyable vid as always, I'd say keep going with the topping as its certainly helping, but when you can get yourself a set of harrows and add them into the grass management system as they will help as well.

[@johnlydon533]

Great video Karen. Good results from topping , great idea. Enjoyed watching 👍🏼

[@Mountjubilee_farm]

Selacks we call them best thing we find is if you roll them first then spray you get a better kill rate on them 👍🏻

[@Gearoid35]

Well done karen you have the fields nice and tidy

[@davidstoddard9160]

Karen you do a great job . I grew up on a farm and it is exactly how you say, you have a small amount of land it is hard to get enough income from what you have and still it is a huge investment.

[@kelvingravel8699]

Hi Karen great video again, thanks for updating us on the cattle they all look great. That one field shows the benefit of topping what a difference. Hope you enjoyed your break and chilled a bit. Thanks again take care and stay safe 👍 😊.

[@FarmingIRL2024]

Keep up the good work Karen, don’t mind what anyone else says.

[@mj3026]

Thank you Karen 😊 hope you have a good break 😘

[@leighwade6232]

Karen beautiful job with the cattle a inspiration, calves are growing topping looking Beautiful, enjoy your time away love from Australia ❤❤❤❤

[@brendanl3071]

You be for ever cutting rushes if you dont correct the soil. Weed licker and grass tine harrow . Start adding clover at back end.

[@davycrawford1795]

Your doing a great job Karen always enjoy ur videos

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Thank you 😊

[@jimgardner9044]

I have never used one but I do see them here in New Zealand It's a "hockey stick" weed wiper. Quite simple you put the chemical in the handle and wipe it on the rushes. It could be a way of trying weed wiping without the expense of a big machine. Just a thought, keep up the good work you are doing so well. Jim in NZ.

[@gerrybrown]

Super video Kar, you are dead on about having to get people in to do extra jobs all the time there would be no point in farming at all cause you would be making nothing out of the place each year, topping is a great thing to do on any farm and you see the results on your own place , keep the quality videos coming!

[@PACEZY]

5 s 145 deluxe mid range Santa is on his way. Look at the comfort and power for years to come. Someone would be singing up the kingdom then. Tenting this time of year 🥶🤧 continue working safely

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

🤣🤣

[@tomnash7059]

If you put out lime it brings up ph in soil and it reduces the rushes Karen you do might job

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

That place got lime last year so won't get it again this year but hopefully it will do the job

[@dannypahl829]

I enjoy watching your videos Karen ❤❤

[@mattyt758]

Hiya Karen, Great video, Hey as you said yourself in the video about the oil seal, Yes you can leavd it for as long as you want just check occasionally & put a drip tray or something soakable where you oark it at njght, Cab slows the job down a bit in splitting it but i did one last year, it has a rope oil seal, & about 2-3hrs to do with out cab,, So no worries for now, Hey keep up the goid work, 👍

[@lesterhertel2945]

Another very interesting video Thank you 😊😊😊😊

[@nice-n-generous1649]

Cool your going camping. Wish I was going with you.

[@timfarris6801]

Thank you Karen the cattle are looking great I live the big black cow you have she looks a lot better than she did before .your doing just fine with them .hope your dad is doing ok .thank you for sharing ...😊😊

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Yes thankfully she put on all the condition again when she went out

[@PaulRyan-ns5rm]

Well done jaren

[@JohnBailey-x9j]

Will have to pay a visit to kilcummin

[@declanconway2903]

Great video again Are you going to the ploughing.

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

I am. I'll definitely be there on the Wednesday anyway doing a few bits

[@declanconway2903]

@@karenmoynihanfarm planning on going Tuesday.

[@patrickosullivan4021]

Dad & rob will get on fine, take a bow, grass is great by you and the cattle are thriving, enjoy Ur picnic lol, Ur doing great 😊🎉

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Thank you!

[@HootMaRoot]

Topping rushes is the most cost effective way to get rid of them because sprays are so ineffective on them, give it a few years and they will be lots extra grass. 10 years ago on Scottish farming forums I read lots of debates when a good weedkiller for them was banned on best way to get rid of them, and popular way were topping, digging them out or ploughing and reseeding (still have to top and spreads them but come back a lot thinner)

[@pjdoyle5105]

Great video Karen. Stock all look well.

[@snakeboren4814]

🆒 VIDEO Karen!!!!

[@ADAMmoor]

hi karen hope ur well great vid as ever take care

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Thank you!

[@paulacunningham8976]

Your full of knowledge about the calves condition and when they come in to calf....v curious all them ha ....love the Aberdeen angus we have them Hope you loved EP some festival😂 x 😂🎉

[@terencetaylor4600]

Nothing lasts forever Kaz factor in replacing the front and rear seals maybe the bearings the clutch and the gearbox seal that should give you another thirty years.

[@allanmcintosh5171]

Calf’s are looking good 👍

[@michaelosullivan1892]

A drop of 15w30 is no harm 🤣🤣🤣☘️🇮🇪🌧☔️

[@gerryryan2142]

Great video again. What ever works for yere farm, stay doing it. If it aint broke, dont fix it 😅

[@harveystephens6115]

Does anyone there do overseeing of fields for a winter grazing grass or seed like oats or wheat for winter grazing? Y’all have done a grand job of management of fields this summer

[@artisancans3954]

"Gorgeous!" Young lady. Greetings from Yorkshire. Take care. John.....

[@Corfine]

National Ploughing Championship 2023 Ratheniska, Co. Laois ​great day Aldi tent great music

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

I'll be there on the Wednesday morning

[@JOHNJONES-hz2em]

Hi Karen, another great video, you could put a saddle on Sheehan and ride around the farm in style Yippee ki-yay"😂. Good luck with the camping, my idea of camping is in a 26ft caravan. ❤❤

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

🤣🤣

[@JohntyNich]

Very well explained on the topping but the way KZbin works you’ll still get comments. You just need to put the link to this video… Part of what you are doing is improving the soil and topping helps with that more than sprays. There will be plenty of seeds already down on the ground to boot. Not to say spraying can’t be effective but just throwing spray at it without improving the soil structure, I’d have my doubts.

[@JimF500]

Its good for my OCD watching someone do the topping😆. I hope your dad and Rob get on because you dont want to come back to find his head jammed in some railing😃................by the way if the seal is leaking from the flywheel side, the oil may eventually find its way onto the clutch, but it may be at the pulley side.

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

🤣🤣 I'm sure they'll survive an hour in the evenings together 🤣

[@kennethgreen2829]

Your cattle are looking in grand condition and the calves are cracking, they really are. 😀

[@brianthroup7891]

, might be worth looking at the PH of the soil rushes do like acid soil possibly a dose of lime could help with the rushes

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

We did that last year and limed it but doesn't seem to have made much of a difference so far 😔

[@brianthroup7891]

it can take 18 months to really take effect, ours was the same @@karenmoynihanfarm

[@FrancisMasih-v7d]

NICE ❤❤

[@johncoughlan5512]

Hence that’s why I told you use UREA

[@philgardener7018]

Enjoy your well earned break. Cutting rushes and weeds before they can seed is key as then they cant spread and it will weaken them over time. Would your weeds be lythrum. a pink/ purple flower. Shehan looks good fun. When we had the dairy farm most of the cows were tame like that.

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

These ones have orange flowers on them

[@Corfine]

Vintage club very handy for classic tractor classic cars shrule mayo

[@lucarmyfool4800]

After the cows grazed the land, put some cheep on it, they will eat everything that's left. Greetings from Belgium.

[@cdemo1186]

Would you put the black Angus heifer in calf. Lovely looking animal. 👍🏼 If you were able to get more dung Karen and a good shaking of lime it would do a serious job on that field of rushes. You're doing a great job with it.👌🏼

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

I would if I could keep her but we already kept the simmental from that bunch so can't really keep her. Hopefully someone will be interested in her at the mart next year as I'm sure she'll make an excellent cow given the chance. The lime will be going out soon so we'll see

[@cdemo1186]

@@karenmoynihanfarm great stuff. I'll look forward to that video. I know your farm doesn't produce enough dung to cover the whole field,would it be possible to get dung from a neighbour,so to get the whole field cover. The dung and topping certainly is improving it. And the more the cattle grass it the more they trample the rushes too 👏🏼

[@davidstoddard9160]

I am wondering if you can not just pull like a roller that is able to elevate it so it misses the grass and only puts weed killer on the weeds, Instead of topping all the time and be done with the weeds that you never seem to remove.

[@jimryan5724]

The next time you fitting the clutch replace the crankshaft seal

[@phil6465]

As the 135 doesn’t have a loader, the clutch should last for donkeys years.

[@tiziana2156]

Hi Karen. We are butcher from malta. We see your video's. We came many times in Ireland. From where you are in Ireland? Adrian and tiziana

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

I'm from Kerry in the south west

[@lytken]

LOL Karen you need to learn to use a lasso so you can catch the cattle 😂😂😜😋🙈🙈🥰🥰

[@richardconnor349]

Yellow water iris is what they are

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Yes I just googled it and they look exactly like that but just with orange flowers

[@pjdee5879]

@@karenmoynihanfarm Seilistrin or often seilistrom so the ellistrom is close - it likes wet ground around a lake. The Seilis bit means sunlight so bright yellow or orange.

[@andrewwebb2691]

Just keep at the rushes you will nock them back

[@patjoyce8062]

Are they flaggers have the a tick stem with a yellow flower on tops

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Orange flowers on top

[@jaessongee8864]

👍

[@snakeboren4814]

U work UR butt off..Karen!!! U deserve some ME time!!!!!!

[@ridgerunner80]

Don't know if it would help but could you try getting a few goats they help us with brush control and side benefits are milk and meat

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

I have a goat in one field and I've been very disappointed with her work ethic 😅

[@ridgerunner80]

@@karenmoynihanfarm slacking off a little

[@oppamaclare]

Karen, any chance some day, you might go through the breeding of the cattle you have. By that I mean the AI bulls you used down through the years. They are savage cattle, in fairness. I really like the look of 'big black'.

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Yes no problem. I might do it later in the year when they're inside as it might be easier to follow

[@gerardoconnor5010]

Would be a good idea to vaccinate calves for pneumonia 3-4 weeks before weaning

[@finbarconway-um6ve]

karen i think you dont need a licence to use a weed wiper, a creep feeder would be a great thing for your calves, it would get them on meal early and make weaning easy, the man who made your mini muck could make you one for handy money, they are pricey new, another bill, but you would find it great for the number of calves you have, you are doing great work, just keep chipping away,

[@lauriepearce8266]

Another excellent video showing just how realistic and pragmatic you are. Of course you need to watch expenditure. I see you also suffer from the notorious know it all keyboard warriors, the bane of all video creators lives. For what its worth I think your livestock look to be in fine fettle. I cannot help but be impressed by your identifying unwelcome genetic traits. Weed wipers are relatively new to the farming world , anything that reduces unnecessary use of chemicals is an excellent idea. Enjoy your break 😊

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Thank you so much 😊

[@antmorgan5255]

Karen everything takes time and money .

[@barryryan7278]

Ok karen we get it u just love topping 😂😂 I'd say u would top a paddy field.sure il wash the topper wont be using it for a while although maybe i will u can't leave it go😂😂 all joking aside topping is a good job nice fresh grass after it always and keeps land tidy

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

🤣🤣🤣 I am actually obsessed I admit it 😂

[@barryryan7278]

@@karenmoynihanfarm do the cows clean out the rushes fully when there young after topping karen?

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

@@barryryan7278 No not at all actually. They'll pick away at them alright but they certainly wouldn't get through the amount that's there

[@barryryan7278]

@@karenmoynihanfarm ah right taught they might is all thanks

[@magnuslang985]

Hur många olika par gummistövlar har du😊😊

[@christopherdavis7077]

Well Karen just wondering is shehan a full bull ur did you ring him he would make some bull wean him a pump the bull meal in to him you should get a good price for him just a thought hope it helps kid

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Oh he was ringed. We never keep them as bulls here. Sometimes you'd be sorry when you see ones like him

[@christopherdavis7077]

Pitty you should think about rearing your bull you have great stock have a think about it young bulls are making great money

[@josephcurran5899]

Ooh big black 😅😅

[@richdillon2157]

Hey Karen, I know I was one that asked why you don't spray and I understand why now. What I don't understand is why Y'all have to have a Spraying Licenses ? I don't here in Florida, Just have to use some common sence about you when you are spraying. I do know that as of 12/31/23 slash 1/1/24 we will not be able to buy Roundup off the shelfs like from a Home Depot or Lowes anylonger. You have to have a Farm a lot bigger than mine to be able to purchase it. It all has to do with the Big Lawsuit that the makers of Roundup are in from the CancerLitigations going on right now. I'll let you run for now. Enjoyed your video, Thanks for sharing. Bye.

[@harveystephens6115]

Here in Texas, we can get weed killer at a farm store and spray fields and pastures without license. Guess we fortunate! You coding a grand job Enjoy your channel

[@davidgilliland2658]

The topper is only spreading the rushes or any weed. You should spray a bit every year. 😅😅😅😅

[@paddy294]

First

[@artisancans3954]

"BUGGER!" I wanted to be.. HA!

[@aubreyhuntley1628]

Who is Rob

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

My husband

[@seanlynch8575]

😂😂😂😂. And the amount of broken hearts around the country just went to bed and decided they are not reading any more comments . 😂😂😂 You are right about bills on the farm. It must pay for its way and cover all costs and a margin for your time . Great work . Great cattle . Enjoy E.P

[@hautge]

twins?

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Yes our first set of living twins here

[@briancronin8476]

That looks like a hip injury in that calf.. Probably got a Puck from a cow.. Are we living in the same country I'm under pressure for grass all Yr.. This bloody weather.. 🙄

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Ya I'd say it is alright. Ours was slow at the start of the year but once it started to move it's been great

[@briancronin8476]

@@karenmoynihanfarm held you up with my cows last week, you were gone by before I realised who u were.. 🤦‍♂️😂

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

@@briancronin8476 Was that you?? Near Kanturk was it?

[@briancronin8476]

@@karenmoynihanfarm just before kiskeam village..

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

@@briancronin8476 Ya I remember alright. I was dead late and you were the second lot of cattle I met 🤣

[@4ndy530]

Thank God the 1tree5 is ok....soz I mean 135! 😂👍

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

🤣🤣

[@marilenapellegrini-o7d]

brava karen

[@patmac-p2w]

hope you had a well deserved break Karen

[@sid.r299]

Hi Karen. Don't bother listening all the smart arses. You do what work's on YOUR farm. What work's for you might not work for me, and vice-versa. To control rushes I would recommend soil sampling, it's probably the cheapest and most cost effective way to know what your land needs. Bloody good effort as always 🫡. Look after yourself.

[@karenmoynihanfarm]

Thank you