Thanks! It is, very lucky! To be honest that’s a very good question! It will hopefully get used this year whilst the cows are still in their dry period. They had an awful lot of ground to cut last year. Some ground has been given up and also cattle numbers are going up so it will be used soon!
There are some nice articles on the internet. Using "Rothamsted Research" or "North Wyke Farm Platform" will get to some articles on the facility and a wikipedia article discusses the history. According to wikipedia, John Bennet Lawes started using bone dust on turnip crops as an experiment to improve growth. Other mixtures were also added to the fields. John Bennet Lawes is credited as founding the first artificial fertilizer factory as a result of the research conducted on the family estate. Also, the North Wycke Farm Platform webpage states, "...the North Wyke Farm Platform ‘farm lab’ is a large-scale research facility to study the complete flow of nutrients from soil to food, with the clear and distinct aim of making farming a more sustainable endeavour." It is an interesting read. Although it probably would sound better with Josh explaining it all!
I really should know more, my Dad has been a scientist here for 30+ years. As stated above, there is a lot of information available on the internet, especially on the Rothamsted research website. It's really cool to see so many people take an interest in it!
I can indeed. The farm is owned by a research council and carries out a number of different experiments for various things for various people. Some is for private company’s and some is for the governmental figures. Main focus’s are greenhouse gas emissions from ruminants. We have special feeders in the cattle sheds that monitor the cattle’s breath as they fees to see how much methane they emit. We also look at finishing times for cattle on different silage swards and so on. Loads of stuff going on!
Thanks Josh great farm tour and interesting, 👍
Not a problem! Glad you liked it!
This is what we waiting for, thank you, nice looking farm
Hope it was worth the wait! 😂
@@JMFarming absolutely!
Such an underrated channel
Very kind! Thanks for supporting the channel!
Great Video again very informative 👍
Thanks Paul!
Love the sheep shed 😍
It’s a beauty!
I’m in love with your farm grate set up must have 20ac of sheds 👍
There are an awful lot of buildings yes!
I wish, you showed us how you push the feed
You’ve seen it now! 😂
Loving the videos josh, keep it up👍
Thanks Gabriel!
Sweet setup 👍 looks like a very well designed farm.
Re the silage, why use the newer cut before the old cut?
Thanks! It is, very lucky! To be honest that’s a very good question! It will hopefully get used this year whilst the cows are still in their dry period. They had an awful lot of ground to cut last year. Some ground has been given up and also cattle numbers are going up so it will be used soon!
Great vid.👍 Just wondered why you have a forager, surly theres cheaper options than having that beast of a machine.
We have it for being able to yield map and for real time analysis on the forage as it’s harvested. We have the harvest lab on the forager! 👍
Great video,
Just a quick question, is it only the browns that have barley ? What age do they get sent off at compared to the other groups ?
Thanks, Mathew! Yes, only the browns get barley. They finished between 14-16 months if my memory serves me correctly! Currently on 4kg/head/day
Cheers josh. You'll have to give us the back story to how the farm became a research farm?
I’ll have to do some research on that myself!
There are some nice articles on the internet. Using "Rothamsted Research" or "North Wyke Farm Platform" will get to some articles on the facility and a wikipedia article discusses the history. According to wikipedia, John Bennet Lawes started using bone dust on turnip crops as an experiment to improve growth. Other mixtures were also added to the fields. John Bennet Lawes is credited as founding the first artificial fertilizer factory as a result of the research conducted on the family estate.
Also, the North Wycke Farm Platform webpage states, "...the North Wyke Farm Platform ‘farm lab’ is a large-scale research facility to study the complete flow of nutrients from soil to food, with the clear and distinct aim of making farming a more sustainable endeavour."
It is an interesting read. Although it probably would sound better with Josh explaining it all!
I really should know more, my Dad has been a scientist here for 30+ years. As stated above, there is a lot of information available on the internet, especially on the Rothamsted research website. It's really cool to see so many people take an interest in it!
U mention research farm a lot you wouldn’t mind to tell me exactly what ye do as research farmers
From Ireland btw never heard of a research farm
I can indeed. The farm is owned by a research council and carries out a number of different experiments for various things for various people. Some is for private company’s and some is for the governmental figures. Main focus’s are greenhouse gas emissions from ruminants. We have special feeders in the cattle sheds that monitor the cattle’s breath as they fees to see how much methane they emit. We also look at finishing times for cattle on different silage swards and so on. Loads of stuff going on!
@@JMFarming thanks keep up the good work