OUR FARM WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!

[@jamesmarsh4957]

this will be interesting because i am going to plant 12 acres into a SFI lay , have taken a cut of silage when its greened up will spray it off then plough and leave it for as long as I can and perhaps cultivate to help eliminate wireworm /leatherjacket , to plant a clover /grass lay , love to see what you are planting , i know straw looks like it will be a issue this year we are going to bale up some rough grass and make some hay to use for bedding to help with the problem

[@DJC995]

Hi James good bit of machinery shunting around look forward to seeing the changes Have a good weekend Thanks again

[@kaigill4740]

Great video James. Love what you did with the drill. Great idea by your dad. This is huge news and one I saw coming and think is a smart move for your farm. Keep up the great work buddy!

[@baldysfarm]

Thanks Kai, it will be very different but I’m looking forward to it non the less 👍

[@johnsimpson8652]

You will miss the corn and straw and rotating the cereals with grass ,also putting more eggs in the one basket but it will take away some work and hassle.

[@stephenross1581]

I think I predicted this about a year ago, only need the BIG cattle shed building now, I’m sure there will be plenty arable around you that will do muck for straw and also for you to buy barley ❤

[@paulthompson8467]

Going all cattle will be a big change only worry I would have and do have every year is getting enough straw for bedding

[@Silvermoonhomestead]

I think it's a brilliant idea. I'm a firm believer in doing what you love. So if cattle is what you love, go for it. Best wishes in your future endeavors.

[@derschwarzbrennerausdember8746]

Will you guys do also maize than to produce more feed?

[@baldysfarm]

We won’t grow any on our own land but may buy some in for finishing fat cattle on.

[@stuartsmith4014]

Good luck hope straw and corn prices don't rise too much we thought about it a few years ago but still growing corn still works out cheaper than buying in .

[@williamwood816]

Here in Nova Scotia, we went the opposite way. Because buying grain and straw just got to expensive. When I started farming here ,that was the government advice to do.. But when over the years it got frustrating to get straw So we have started growing it,the weather was hell last year but still worth. I hope your government payments while pay for you to pay for buying everything. Ps we do not get these government grants like you great.

[@martinburton1956]

are you going to slowly get rid of the crosses ? does it change what tractors you will have?

[@baldysfarm]

Yeh the cross will just be culled out as they get old or don’t get in calf etc. Tractor wise there will be a big change. We will go from 3 to 2. As they are replaced moving forward we will have a high powered 4 cylinder tractor (150hp) with a loader as the main tractor for mowing, carting bales etc and a physically smaller tractor (120hp) for yard work, bale shredder, bale wrapper, rake etc.

[@NiallsLiveStockLounge]

BRB, just off to take a mud guard off my tractor, lol. Good luck with the changes :)

[@willyfindlay4398]

How about growing some Miscanthus near your water courses to replace the straw you will not have. 😊 Just a thought for you. Good luck withe the chsnges. 😊

[@brianoregansbm373]

Only you know what’s right for you! Might be worth hanging onto the gear though just in case ye change track in a few years. Ye have lovely fresh arable gear, won’t do any harm to maybe hang onto it for a little while!

[@matthewbiffen4918]

Where will you get your straw from? As straw is ridiculous expensive at the moment and will be short this year ?

[@saragayle2217]

Great video, it sounds like very exciting things to come❤

[@baldysfarm]

Thanks Sarah 😊

[@malcolmpalmer8786]

Where are you going to get straw from ?

[@willtidy1138]

U not worried about having to buy all the straw in? Straw always seems to be expensive now with the weather being so bad and having an effect on the crops.

[@baldysfarm]

Not really no. We buy the vast majority of our straw in anyway and I’ve got a plan to start and our winter a little bit which will help reduce risk.

[@stephenhill8364]

you are beef farmers and not arble farmers you got a really good suckler heard now and you can expand that and grow good grass for them and see the rewards from the farm keep the good videos coming on you tube take care and have a good week

[@gerryoconnor8751]

Will you build a silage pit James?

[@richardmatthews3304]

Id stick with a bit of arable james mixed farming is the way forward i think, we cant do a lot of arable but the bit we do saves a lot of straw and feed buying

[@theDavitos]

ohh brother... just buy new aftermarket plastic pipe as i am sure it time for that soon or swap out the shorter one with one of other that is longer. :D

[@thomasbray8409]

Why not just take all the pressure of the coulters or even the springs?

[@baldysfarm]

Usually do if just drilling grass seeds, but it still put the small clover and herb seeds too deep. So took the pipes off the coulters and got on well and though we should make something more permanent 👍

[@adamholmes6493]

I've watched you videos for awhile now and you make alot of round bales with a change in your farming policy of going all grass wouldn't it make sense just to make clamp silage

[@garymadden2656]

👌

[@thomasevans5491]

We've changed from jd to new holland cheaper to buy parts half the price, had a jd with 5000hours and new holland with 5000 hours jd nothing but trouble new holland also more grunt

[@davidcroy3206]

Buy new Holland

[@baldysfarm]

Tbh, I think next time I’ll just buy what’s cheapest. 😂 McCormick is on the doorstep and JD is a few miles away (won’t have another though) everything else is a fair trek but will give them all a chance.

[@Farmandbuild]

Why not go dairy

[@derschwarzbrennerausdember8746]

Dairy aint worth it when you have to build a stable

[@FarmersSss]

You've completely wasted your time with your combi drill, all you needed to do was screw the little top links up on the drill to lift all the cultours up. They will spread the seed if they are out of the ground. I've done 1000's of acres like that contracting, just fine

[@alexbarnett8085]

Great to hear you're moving on to cattle!! 😁💪 Herbal leys are the way forward fixing nitrogen and diverse species! @cotswoldseeds comes to mind!