Really good channel you have here. After 25 years on a small block running dry stock then through changed circumstances returning to the city I very much enjoy watching your videos. Of course none of my towny friends or workmates ever understood why I should choose such a life or why I should say things like “ i really miss my big animals” or “wow, thats a beautiful fence “ when out in the office car but I’m sure you and many of your viewers will totally get that . Love your dogs, my border collie wasn’t really needed but a great mate as I never had trouble moving stock by myself because as you know they always see you as the guy with the new food and follow you anywhere .😀 Keep up the good work and hope that leg mends quickly.
That is a nasty leg mate. I tell you, if I lived their at your property I'd get no work done, that hill country you have is absolutely stunning, I could just sit their all day just taking in that view. Also thanks so much for when you talk about your business, you go into so much detail about your whole operation, I find it so incredible the insight you give us to your life. Thanks to you Alister and your family for sharing so much
Bugger that would hurt - done it to my arm on a commercial oven and it took a few weeks to heal - lesson learnt - thank goodness it was not Gerogia you would have felt worst - keep it covered and don't get it infected - love in your into that one of the dogs was having a poop in the backround, it made me laugh
re the chickory, w. clover, r. clover and fescue paddock, as you know, such "medicine" paddocks, judiciously used, can reduce the need for sprays and drenches. For those who don't know, various seed mixes for cattle and sheep are available. A very good video; kudos to you for revealing the cause of your motorcycle injury. Col, Bay of Islands.
Welcome back ! .. and as always beautiful sharing adventure upload and share and loved the beautiful filming footage compilation views ! .. appreciate your efforts and hard work for sharing your beautiful sharing lifestyle adventure .. thanks again ! ..
Burn looks good mate. Your fur has grown back so should be all good without out too much scaring. Good to see you buying the right ppe for riding. Times have changed. We need to stop doing what dad and granddad did and look after our selves instead of destroying ourselves..
not a good role model but an extremely good example of why you should be safety conscious. The kids will never forget this lesson a hard one for Dad but a life long one for generations
Oh bugger that's definitely horrible, strangely enough you and I share the same accident, I did this back in 1980, when I was a young handsome man like you mate, now actually I am just catching up with your site, as had eye surgeries, now able to see everything so clearly. Many regards Warren, I will catch up with your recovery in a month 😮😮.
Good to see healthy swards . It will be interesting to follow what happens. Do you have any thoughts as to feed value with standard leys vs the plantain clover mix?
How many years do you normally get out of the chicory mix? We are currently sowing straight chicory every spring, spraying out in autumn and sowing an annual grass for winter. Young cattle do very well but it is quite expensive.
I'm glad your leg is recovering ok. I wouldn't be so hard on yourself. As another way to look at what happen to you is a consequences of you actions. So in turn its showing the young generation that there can consequences to there actions in life so may make them stop and think before they do something. I would have to give that lamb 10/10😂. Just my opinion while grass is growing great and still getting rain wouldn't it make sense to make baleage now so got it if things go really dry. Plus if you make it now with the weather patterns the paddocks should bounce back quickly . Your lambs are looking in great condition to and looking promising for the first pick you must be really pleased about that and I hope prices stay strong for you 😊
@gennabird107 fair enough. Like a lot of things, it can be interpreted in different ways by different people. I would be keen to hear what it means to you guys and if you are incorporating it into your farming practices. In particular low inputs and use of glyphosate etc.
That burn looks tender🥺. Catch crops look awesome. What weight are you aiming at for the contract? I expect you’ve heard about what’s going on in UK. Labour Party have attacked all business/ family farms with Inheritance Tax. There is a lot of pressure to reverse it as it will mean no young people will bother to go into Ag knowing they gonna loose 20% with every generation.So far they have attacked heating allowances,pensions,private schools,university fees,Farmers and small business.. Then they talk about growth 😂😂,it’s unbelievable. I think Donald will sort them out before ‘We have no country left’. We could do with another election ourselves.I can’t take 5 years of this🤠
Just a question but would you for example or other farmers take on a young fella who no's what he's doing in the yards and basic skills and knowledge when it comes to working with sheep and can use a dog whistle but hasn't worked with dogs and doesn't have a clue how to train a dog
Talk to someone from Ag research grasslands and get them to come and see it. Well with Trump back in power will it effect your beef exports to the US with Trumps tariffs? Some of my farmer mates are worried about that how it could impact the new zealand beef exports.
Another cracker of a vid. I know I am just a “townie” but tailing must hurt like hell. But the lambs seem to handle it. Probably the adrenaline rush with being handled and separated from mum keeps them alive. Bet it hurts when they mother up again. You do a cleaner job than a you tuber in the north island. Hill farmer or something. A few bleeders. Yikes.
Hard to take you too seriously with the dog taking a dump in the background. 😂
Really good channel you have here. After 25 years on a small block running dry stock then through changed circumstances returning to the city I very much enjoy watching your videos. Of course none of my towny friends or workmates ever understood why I should choose such a life or why I should say things like “ i really miss my big animals” or “wow, thats a beautiful fence “ when out in the office car but I’m sure you and many of your viewers will totally get that . Love your dogs, my border collie wasn’t really needed but a great mate as I never had trouble moving stock by myself because as you know they always see you as the guy with the new food and follow you anywhere .😀 Keep up the good work and hope that leg mends quickly.
Slow mo replay of the lamb jumping cracked me up haha
Sorry to hear about your mishap . . . never tire of viewing those stunning hills. Cheers.
As a kid in the early 60s, I would stay with my grandma, she only had the chicory coffee drink ☕️, plus tea of course, 😊
That is a nasty leg mate. I tell you, if I lived their at your property I'd get no work done, that hill country you have is absolutely stunning, I could just sit their all day just taking in that view. Also thanks so much for when you talk about your business, you go into so much detail about your whole operation, I find it so incredible the insight you give us to your life. Thanks to you Alister and your family for sharing so much
Cheers Mate, glad you find it interesting
Bugger that would hurt - done it to my arm on a commercial oven and it took a few weeks to heal - lesson learnt - thank goodness it was not Gerogia you would have felt worst - keep it covered and don't get it infected - love in your into that one of the dogs was having a poop in the backround, it made me laugh
2 of them, having turns in the same patch, I noticed and had a laugh too 😆
re the chickory, w. clover, r. clover and fescue paddock, as you know, such "medicine" paddocks, judiciously used, can reduce the need for sprays and drenches. For those who don't know, various seed mixes for cattle and sheep are available. A very good video; kudos to you for revealing the cause of your motorcycle injury. Col, Bay of Islands.
Thanks 👍
I hope you recover quickly! Nice view from the cabin! Take care and take it east while you are recovering....
Welcome back ! .. and as always beautiful sharing adventure upload and share and loved the beautiful filming footage compilation views ! .. appreciate your efforts and hard work for sharing your beautiful sharing lifestyle adventure .. thanks again ! ..
Thanks mate
Burn looks good mate. Your fur has grown back so should be all good without out too much scaring. Good to see you buying the right ppe for riding. Times have changed. We need to stop doing what dad and granddad did and look after our selves instead of destroying ourselves..
Sorry to see that. Take care. Glad it wasn’t worse. Stay safe.
Ouch that would’ve hurt, hope it heals up quickly for you. Booked into hill house in a few weeks, looking forward to staying there.
Nice. Make sure to say hi when you come up.
My father was on country calendar years ago, his boss pretty much invented the post hole driver, kuweku, southland.
Damn … beautiful green fields .
not a good role model but an extremely good example of why you should be safety conscious. The kids will never forget this lesson a hard one for Dad but a life long one for generations
Oh bugger that's definitely horrible, strangely enough you and I share the same accident, I did this back in 1980, when I was a young handsome man like you mate, now actually I am just catching up with your site, as had eye surgeries, now able to see everything so clearly. Many regards Warren, I will catch up with your recovery in a month 😮😮.
Hope your recovery goes well.
That’s nasty, I’ve don’t that before. All the best on a speedy recovery and keep up the good work
Bad luck mate. Such a buzz on the bike though eh 😮
Good to see healthy swards . It will be interesting to follow what happens. Do you have any thoughts as to feed value with standard leys vs the plantain clover mix?
It will retain it's higher ME for longer into the season compared to ryegrass based pastures which will drop equality when they start going to seed.
If you would like some kawakawa balm I make it
that would heal your leg
Thanks, I think we have some here already. So I will give that a go.
I was dinking my son and the exhaust burnt his leg , he didn't complain till he got home , still has the scar to prove it, he was 8 at the time
Hi I like your video
Ouch. Hope your leg heals well.
I wonder is Alistair had an email from Crawford about a visit?
Na I haven't yet
Bugger, that must have hurt. Go easy on the recovery, take your time, and watch for infections.
Yea definitely.
How many years do you normally get out of the chicory mix? We are currently sowing straight chicory every spring, spraying out in autumn and sowing an annual grass for winter. Young cattle do very well but it is quite expensive.
Two to 3 years then left with Italian and clover pastures which will hang in for another 2. If I let them seed they could last a lot longer.
@ oh ok so do you have to shut it up for winter to protect the chicory or is it fine to graze still?
@mynameis123456ish we normally spell it over winter to ensure there is enough good lambing feed on the paddocks in early spring.
Good you recognize your mistakes ,hope you didn't wreck the Red Bands
Na they are all good 👍
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Nasty burn. I hope mrs Bird wasn’t too hard on you!
Nah he learnt this lesson without any stick from me. 😉
Na she's pretty good to me
I'm glad your leg is recovering ok. I wouldn't be so hard on yourself. As another way to look at what happen to you is a consequences of you actions. So in turn its showing the young generation that there can consequences to there actions in life so may make them stop and think before they do something. I would have to give that lamb 10/10😂. Just my opinion while grass is growing great and still getting rain wouldn't it make sense to make baleage now so got it if things go really dry. Plus if you make it now with the weather patterns the paddocks should bounce back quickly . Your lambs are looking in great condition to and looking promising for the first pick you must be really pleased about that and I hope prices stay strong for you 😊
Always wear your riding boots eh. Lesson learnt
Whats your feelings on regenerative ag? I have a feeling your not a fan.
We are definitely fans of what most people consider regenerative ag to be. It's the term and how it is sometimes used that we have issue with! 😊
@gennabird107 fair enough. Like a lot of things, it can be interpreted in different ways by different people. I would be keen to hear what it means to you guys and if you are incorporating it into your farming practices. In particular low inputs and use of glyphosate etc.
That burn looks tender🥺. Catch crops look awesome. What weight are you aiming at for the contract?
I expect you’ve heard about what’s going on in UK. Labour Party have attacked all business/ family farms with Inheritance Tax.
There is a lot of pressure to reverse it as it will mean no young people will bother to go into Ag knowing they gonna loose 20% with every generation.So far they have attacked heating allowances,pensions,private schools,university fees,Farmers and small business..
Then they talk about growth 😂😂,it’s unbelievable. I think Donald will sort them out before ‘We have no country left’.
We could do with another election ourselves.I can’t take 5 years of this🤠
Pretty rough outlook for you guys for sure. 18.5kg off mum would be great.
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Such a painful way to learn a lesson!
You new bedder.
Seriously speaking, I don’t know why you let Snowy go when you’re mustering, he’s more hindrance than help.
Just a question but would you for example or other farmers take on a young fella who no's what he's doing in the yards and basic skills and knowledge when it comes to working with sheep and can use a dog whistle but hasn't worked with dogs and doesn't have a clue how to train a dog
Talk to someone from Ag research grasslands and get them to come and see it. Well with Trump back in power will it effect your beef exports to the US with Trumps tariffs? Some of my farmer mates are worried about that how it could impact the new zealand beef exports.
why don't you just use the permanent wire strainers to tighten up the wire gives you some spear wire to tie a knot if you ever have to fix it
I think the fence line has permanent strainers on it further up the fence.
Another cracker of a vid. I know I am just a “townie” but tailing must hurt like hell. But the lambs seem to handle it. Probably the adrenaline rush with being handled and separated from mum keeps them alive. Bet it hurts when they mother up again. You do a cleaner job than a you tuber in the north island. Hill farmer or something. A few bleeders. Yikes.