Wow, you'll be pleased to have the pain of burst appendix behind you! I suffered from this in the spring of 2006. I can still remember catching a hogget that needed a hand to lamb, while I had a drain and bag hanging off my belt. Crazy times. Lovely hay in the bank with potentially some better 2nd cut coming. Great videos, thank you! HNY from North Canterbury.
Thanks for sharing, i personally think good quality hay is quite an under valued feed in the dairy industry, your farm is looking nice and green still, we are in central plateu and farm is looking like it normally would early February burnt and lots of stressed grass
It is definitely undervalued. We were talking the other day that our rain volumes are actually really low. Probably for the last 18 months a fraction of the total average volume. We haven't got a single ml more than what was needed but the timing was good. So I could totally understand how in some places it is getting pretty bleak. Fingers crossed something turns up in the forecast for your area!
Love your videos! Why do you like hay so much tho? I personally think it's a waste of grass, as it's so low in energy. I'm 145 cows on 50Ha grass only in the Waikato and I never once have thought 'man hay wud be nice to have right now.' I can see how in winter when we are on a 120 day round it wud help the cows be more content but I still don't see it being cost effective.
We view it as a health food. If a cow is unwell it seems to be the first thing she goes for. It balances out the grass in periods of imbalance so when bloat is around etc etc. We also think it is excellent for cows with eczema because its low in chlorophyll. Really valuable transitioning springers Impossible to make on high stocked farm though so I totally get what you mean.
When I was young and on the farm i used to love everything about making hay near Nelson
Very interesting, we baled our first lot of hay today at the neighbours. We will bale our own this week hopefully 🤞 great video
Great! Nothing better to refresh yourself after the festive season than to be making hay.
Wow, you'll be pleased to have the pain of burst appendix behind you! I suffered from this in the spring of 2006. I can still remember catching a hogget that needed a hand to lamb, while I had a drain and bag hanging off my belt. Crazy times.
Lovely hay in the bank with potentially some better 2nd cut coming.
Great videos, thank you! HNY from North Canterbury.
Crikey, that's not fun! Crazy how a silly little organ can make such a mess!
Thanks for sharing, i personally think good quality hay is quite an under valued feed in the dairy industry, your farm is looking nice and green still, we are in central plateu and farm is looking like it normally would early February burnt and lots of stressed grass
It is definitely undervalued. We were talking the other day that our rain volumes are actually really low. Probably for the last 18 months a fraction of the total average volume. We haven't got a single ml more than what was needed but the timing was good. So I could totally understand how in some places it is getting pretty bleak. Fingers crossed something turns up in the forecast for your area!
Love your videos!
Why do you like hay so much tho? I personally think it's a waste of grass, as it's so low in energy. I'm 145 cows on 50Ha grass only in the Waikato and I never once have thought 'man hay wud be nice to have right now.' I can see how in winter when we are on a 120 day round it wud help the cows be more content but I still don't see it being cost effective.
We view it as a health food. If a cow is unwell it seems to be the first thing she goes for. It balances out the grass in periods of imbalance so when bloat is around etc etc. We also think it is excellent for cows with eczema because its low in chlorophyll. Really valuable transitioning springers Impossible to make on high stocked farm though so I totally get what you mean.
Mind children playing on bales what country are you from not usa they mow the ditch stroke first 😂
New Zealand. I did notice that!