NIGHTMARE. 2 COWS FAIL THE TB TEST

[@stacybaby111]

Don't forget we all love you funky

[@thekookyco.6026]

So sorry, stay strong we are all rooting for you and your family ❤

[@jimpolk]

Merry Christmas to you the boys and the Mrs, Keep your chin up. It will surely turn around soon. God bless

[@jamescarre6743]

Oh Richard, my heart dropped on just seeing the video headline. Stay strong. Best wishes to you and your family.

[@jamesthompson8865]

The only time any government will care about farmers is when the supermarket shelves are empty. NO FARMERS NO Food.

[@jeremiahkearney5191]

So sorry to hear that sad news. Stay strong, best wishes for your family and the future.

[@saabsonsan]

Kier starmer is more interested in being named in acts of parliament so he doesn’t have to pay any tax on his pension when it goes over 1 million quid.

[@RobinCookson-o8r]

As a farmer, I don’t mind failing the skin test if they have it. But it’s absolutely rare they have it.

[@KathleenCurley-h1p]

My neighbour lost 46 cows out of 115. Never had TB before. Disaster for farmers.

[@paulwarrilow3427]

Farming is a constant gamble, you need a bit of money put aside to cover breakdowns etc. I agree with everything you said. So sorry to hear about the TB test, it must be a nightmare, try and stay positive. Hopefully Farmer P helped raise your spirits over a cup of "tea". Plus Ian has had a positive test, well one of his cows has, more bad news.

[@ianhaggart1438]

Richard... consider me another smiling face wishing you the best out of this current situation... Let's face it Starmer and his skid kicks don't care about our country and its people. .. Always look on the bright side of life..... and .whistle 😉.. im sure you would happily hold the door open for the PM hand give a standing aviation when hes gone.. stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

[@dogpaw775]

'animals ail, crops fail', that's the mantra handed down from my granddad and probably his before him. 'Stand up, dust yourself down and carry on', that was my mother. The rest of you, Support British Farmers.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

And the struggle goes on 🐄 . Real life stories from farmers

[@jimpolk]

So sorry Richard. Like I told Ian, I think it's the badgers. I'm of course talking out my butt but that's what I think. Some lead therapy would surely help.

[@geraldbeard856]

another tough outcome. be nice if someone from the government could visit a few farms to see for them selves how farming really is and perhaps they could give us some ideas as how the IHT could be paid from a industry that has to battle with all these issues. try not to think about it too much is my advice .........one day at a time. we've been down with t.b since july but just had our first clear test last week .........keeping our fingers crossed for another clear test in the spring

[@TheSparkysdog]

I'm not a farmer but common sense says you're spot on, just testing isn't solving the problem.

[@erickenyon4457]

Very sorry for your test failure…we back all our farmers… even if that “@@@@“ at number 10 doesn’t…stay strong and crack on…

[@MartinReade]

Good morning Richard, after half expecting the sequel to Harrys car, we are brought back to reality with this video. It s terrible news for the farm but unfortunately today its a case of when not if you go down with TB. It shouldn t be this way i agree, i m sure you also remember the days when reading cattle for TB ,the vet would just walk past them all and just nod his head and say "yes ,all ok". As a fellow sufferer 10 years ago,you will need to keep a strong mind set as it can affect mental health with the devastation it creates, never mind financially. The innoculent used for testing was "updated" about 15 years ago and is arguably more prone to pick up reactions but theres nothing we can do about it, its government approved! One other thought, during the summer, you showed us deer running through your fields ,they could be carriers as also cloven hooved, what can be done about that? probably nothing,protected species and all that. As a closed herd you have the best chance of clearing it out, it may well take all this winter to achieve. As for the new tank cooler, that has to be general wear and tear, we all suffer with that, you have managed so well for so long with the old one,well done. Above all Richard keep your head up, theres no stigmer today having TB its become almost normal ? One last thing, you and your family have a good christmas, don t eat too much and don t work too hard. please keep us updated

[@sheilabing9588]

So sorry Richard. Just what you don’t need. My heart sank when I saw the title. Kia kaha (stay strong) 🇳🇿🚜

[@christopherhinton6456]

and they could not give bull calfs away you could pick up bull calfs for 50 pence.

[@johnoverend1169]

I can't believe they have the same test for TB as they did in my dad's day in the 60s you would think in this day and age the was better test for T B

[@jamesbrown7794]

The tester making 30 grand plus out of finding TB they never going to sort it out

[@adamcrane1436]

Good morning the funky farmer

[@dessiemaguire343]

Sorry to hear you failed tb test. I no your fond of wild which is good but they should be tested and vaccinated because it will never be solved

[@spiercephotography]

Oh no, saw the title and my heart dropped. I am so so sorry. Especially since the government/officials aren't doing anything!!

[@cameronallison6889]

Sorry to hear that Richard.

[@adamcrane6306]

Good Moring The Funky Farmer

[@RG-mk3ds]

Absolute nightmare. Government need to revisit the Thornbury trial’s information. What to do is all there which I’m sure you know.

[@jdlotus8253]

I'm not a farmer, so please tell me if I'm missing something but it seems to me that TB testing is like Covid PCR testing in terms of reliability. If cows test positive and at slaughter are found lesion free do they have it or not? Is the test actually working to keep our herd TB free or is it just a way of keeping pressure on farmers ? Would wholesale vaccination be a better policy?

[@rogerbond7811]

I do wonder how reliable the test is?.

[@944steph]

What's the end goal of the powers that be? Do you think they want to hobble and suppress the working farms and the UK food chain to set up lucrative import deals for the top few to import food from other countries? Our high food quality production and welfare standards in the UK food industry seem to be awkward issues for the people and businesses keen on importing. They seem to be trying to wind up the agriculture UK industry, so the people have no choice but to accept hormones in meat, GMOs, BST in milk, and low animal welfare and husbandry standards that are the norm in many other countries' agriculture industry. I don't want to farm a factory; the UK landscape is not set up for big agg. A paying farm looks after the walls, fencing trees, and grass. It has a hand in every part of what you see out the window, reinvesting in the next crop or livestock and having money to reaper that length of the snow-damaged wall on the hillside, seeing a value in things that make the farm no money but are part of farming. The industrialists who lobby and have the ear of the rule makers can't import produce to match the standards the UK-produced goods carry and enjoy the unseen benefits, make the profits they want against a thriving UK farming sector. There's a real issue with trust at the moment. Not long ago, one of the ex-Politicians who has jumped on the tax family business MP bandwagon told people we did not need European fruit pickers; we could buy the soft fruits from offshore markets F the UK growers.

[@markyasaitis6050]

I was dairy farmer for over 25 years and we never had to deal with TB testing or anything to do with it. Is TB a problem all over England? Is it associated with the climate?

[@pcat1672]

I remember our cows being tested 60 years ago…

[@kevingovier5090]

Sorry for you Rich and Ian, I’ve always said TB test is out of date by 15/20 yrs, more studies need to establish on the situation, cows always seem to look well, as for injections, not surprisingly lumps will arise ! Covid injections for us was making us poorly for a couple of days after. More detailed science needs to be shown when animals are so called infected and proof from abattoirs, just my thoughts 👍🍻

[@KiwiJim13]

👀🙄🐾👍🎄🎅Good luck

[@tinagibbs618]

🥰 xxxxxxxxxxxx

[@bencarter2334]

Starmer wants to put solar panels, not farming. 😢

[@skate1961]

Hi awful news, as you said something needs to be sorted , but like everything else , starmer and co not listening

[@jasoncatling5582]

Sorry to hear that mate

[@robpooley7680]

I feel for you really do dairying is hard and sadly largely under appreciation, there always something nothing runs smoothly I had cow do the splits this morning, a few cases of mastitis recently just drives me mad the worry of it resilience you need it in spades to do this job

[@patmurphy7539]

Madens me when they go to factory and kill out clear,no wonder no young people want to take up farming, hard to blame em,I'm testing v soon so every test is nerving,at least I always say,it's out side the door,happy xmas

[@mikecollins7909]

Thanks, buy yourself a pint.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thanks Mike. appreciate that

[@dreamon4915]

You farmers need to club together and build a fund to get independent testing done on all "positive" results - there needs to be more scrutiny.

[@jonwright7394]

Gutted for you, its far far beyond the time the Govn should have a) sorted this out and b) stepped up with proper compensation.

[@TheLawnmowerman123]

Systems shit makes you wonder why farmers don’t sell up and work in Tescos best of luck

[@jamesthompson8865]

With the average age of farmers now pushing 60 in the UK I think a lot of the next generation already are.

[@KristinaPhilipFurnival]

Plus the first cow had not got tb

[@liamhennessy31]

Why are you keeping the cows with the calf. That makes no sense. Take the calf from the cow after a few hours and train them to a teat feeder.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

we don't have the shed space for the calves. we're not geared up for keeping them as we normally sell them on

[@jamessymington1907]

Hi Richard do u have a lot of deer in ur area as they are a major carrier of tb not just the badgers mite be worth investigating it

[@seamusdunne7129]

Not again, the same story over here and no better after all the years. Any way chin up 👍

[@johnmushko7555]

Bloody awful news.

[@tinagibbs618]

So sorry. Gutted for you and Ian.xxxxxxxxxx

[@greggroome2791]

🙏🙏💪💪🇮🇪🇮🇪👍👍👌👌👏👏

[@jasoncatling5582]

You have bad times all the time

[@WilliamHawks-m9l]

Why you don’t park the air compressor inside the milk room then won’t be outside. I think maybe they will last longer. If you could put them inside you’re not getting the weather and damp or snow and I think the machines rust if they’re outside faster was good to work and damp somehow like last time I was on my cousin‘s farm. They had real old compressors. They’re still using them and they have them in their milk room. Still using them.??

[@markh5433]

Sadly a Farmer lost his life this week in Lancashire due to the compressor blowing up at the start of milking, leaving a wife and 3 young children. 😌 leave the compressor where it is. Sorry to here about the TB results😌

[@paulf2529]

They are actually better outside with rain protection as you need good airflow, particularly in summer.