Graham Kavanagh

Graham Kavanagh

Suckler farming in Ireland

moving bull

moving bull

weighing time

weighing time

daily routine

daily routine

cattle away to factory

cattle away to factory

Silage round 2

Silage round 2

Start of silage

Start of silage

Preparing for silage

Preparing for silage

Getting ploughing done

Getting ploughing done

Bulls away to factory

Bulls away to factory

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  • @Imtheman1977
    @Imtheman19778 сағат бұрын

    Great grass in the reseed. What seed varieties did you use?

  • @damienconnolly4231
    @damienconnolly42319 сағат бұрын

    Great teamwork. 👍

  • @farmerslife2612
    @farmerslife261220 сағат бұрын

    Hi lad that was a great job cutting the grass lad and it looks good sliage and the young lad to 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @paddy294
    @paddy294Күн бұрын

    Cracking video as always. Diarmuid is a great. Love the drone footage

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @GrahamkavanaghfarmingКүн бұрын

    Thank s paddy

  • @mikekinsella7575
    @mikekinsella7575Күн бұрын

    Interesting video, did diarmuid help fly the drone, he got some great shots fair play to him

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @GrahamkavanaghfarmingКүн бұрын

    He was the pilot not bad for first go

  • @mikekinsella7575
    @mikekinsella7575Күн бұрын

    @@Grahamkavanaghfarming he did really well, very talented.

  • @Sean-fb7cy
    @Sean-fb7cyКүн бұрын

    Great operator Graham

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @GrahamkavanaghfarmingКүн бұрын

    Is that alright

  • @tomgreene1843
    @tomgreene1843Сағат бұрын

    He is indeed.

  • @matthewryan8169
    @matthewryan8169Күн бұрын

    Video quality very good Graham

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @GrahamkavanaghfarmingКүн бұрын

    Thanks lad

  • @johnoshea62
    @johnoshea624 күн бұрын

    You have super cattle a credit to you. Have you ever used red clover mix for silage or would u recommend the Italian ryegrass, I'm going reseeding silage ground and not sure wat the best option is

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming3 күн бұрын

    Never used red clover some swear by it but on a year like this maybe hard to get it dry enough? High in protein you’d need to be mixing it with ordinary silage and I don’t know about grazing it bloat etc. on i r grass you could get 4 -5 cuts you have to stay on top of it and you can graze it too same as grass but won’t last aslong as standard mixes 3 yrs max looses persistence after that if you have weeds can be controlled easier as no clover

  • @garymadden2656
    @garymadden26567 күн бұрын

    Great video Graham that’s a serious bull that older one 👌

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming3 күн бұрын

    👍he is a good bull alright

  • @tommitchell1826
    @tommitchell18267 күн бұрын

    same boat as regards trying to make hay they say next Sunday on but i wnt hold my breath

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming6 күн бұрын

    🙏

  • @farmerslife2612
    @farmerslife26127 күн бұрын

    Hi lad that was a great video of your limousines cow's and your two limousines bulls two class bulls 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming3 күн бұрын

    Thanks lad

  • @gerryskelly3845
    @gerryskelly38459 күн бұрын

    Is that reseed just for silage ? OR can you grase it to .did you plough for it or ? Thanks I am always interested in your video

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming9 күн бұрын

    We will be silaging it hard but can be used for grazing no problem you don’t want to let it seed out as it is like a weed if in tillage rotation ya plough that as it was badly poached

  • @paulfinnan1984
    @paulfinnan19846 күн бұрын

    How many cuts a year is it possible to get from that irg ? Had u it before this ?? Lovely looking stock .

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming3 күн бұрын

    You’d get 3 heavy cuts and maybe 5 light cuts for bales had it before won’t last much longer than 3 years

  • @paulfinnan1984
    @paulfinnan19842 күн бұрын

    @@gerryskelly3845 thanks

  • @Sean-fb7cy
    @Sean-fb7cy9 күн бұрын

    The chap worked it out very fast fair dues to him Thanks for the video

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming9 күн бұрын

    👍🙏

  • @paddy294
    @paddy2949 күн бұрын

    Cracking video as always. The cows look in great shape. It’s a credit to you

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming9 күн бұрын

    Thanks paddy

  • @mauricesheehy2460
    @mauricesheehy24609 күн бұрын

    Young lad jumping up inthe background very funny. Thanks.

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming9 күн бұрын

    Photo bombing

  • @bryanpaul9542
    @bryanpaul954211 күн бұрын

    Proper farmer’s post. No crap talking. Keep it up

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming9 күн бұрын

    👍

  • @murraysmith6315
    @murraysmith631513 күн бұрын

    Cattle are looking good Graham! Great to see you in a short sleeve shirt, long may it last. 👌

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming12 күн бұрын

    You’d want the water proofs on today real summer weather

  • @murraysmith6315
    @murraysmith631512 күн бұрын

    @@Grahamkavanaghfarming Didn't last long then? 😒

  • @tomgreene1843
    @tomgreene184313 күн бұрын

    Great video and stock...the cost of finishing the light ones might be high enough.

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming12 күн бұрын

    It will but I’d rather finish em off now when gone this far they have cover so won’t take too long

  • @Imtheman1977
    @Imtheman197715 күн бұрын

    Some.group of cows and calves.....you have a few standouts (the blacks).. are they subs following hard calving?

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming15 күн бұрын

    Nope they belong to my eldest confirmation money headed off with grandad and came back with them

  • @DarRyan123
    @DarRyan12315 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @Sean-fb7cy
    @Sean-fb7cy15 күн бұрын

    Smashing stock great credit to you Graham

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming15 күн бұрын

    👍 thanks Sean

  • @farmerslife2612
    @farmerslife261215 күн бұрын

    Hi lad that was a class video of your limousines heifers and them is class cow's and calf you have and you never had bad ones yet lad 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming15 күн бұрын

    👍

  • @anthonyodonovan7266
    @anthonyodonovan726615 күн бұрын

    Great stock. You would get well over 3€ a kg in any mart for them heifers

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming15 күн бұрын

    For to be same as factory price have to get 3.25 and that’s without weight loss from going to mart

  • @user-ct9hf4te5l
    @user-ct9hf4te5l16 күн бұрын

    A wonderful herd of cows and calves

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming16 күн бұрын

    Thanks Donal

  • @jonathandunne8389
    @jonathandunne838916 күн бұрын

    When were the heifers born

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming16 күн бұрын

    Those heifers are ranging from 14mths to 18 months

  • @paddy294
    @paddy29416 күн бұрын

    Cracking video as always. Where did the black weaning come from that are with the cows

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming16 күн бұрын

    Daniel my eldest went off with grandad one day and that’s what came back

  • @niamhmcintosh4209
    @niamhmcintosh420914 күн бұрын

    Was also wondering about that

  • @patdonnelly4803
    @patdonnelly480316 күн бұрын

    Good video Graham Hows the young bull going Lovely cattle well looked after fair play to ya

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming16 күн бұрын

    Bull doing ok don’t like the look of him at the minute but he will be filling out from now on i hope 🤞

  • @johncussen3386
    @johncussen338616 күн бұрын

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming16 күн бұрын

    👍

  • @michaeloldfield9313
    @michaeloldfield931316 күн бұрын

    fantastic luking stock graham

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming16 күн бұрын

    Thanks Michael

  • @damienkeane5305
    @damienkeane530517 күн бұрын

    Graham, your stock are a credit to you..are you 100% Ai .or would you run a limo stock bull aswell..what sort of breeding is in the cows..serious stock..

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming17 күн бұрын

    Did a few ai this year for replacements but we are running 3 limousin bulls at the minute the cows would have Simmental in there background but that’s a long time ago so would be nearing pure limousin now

  • @user-ct9hf4te5l
    @user-ct9hf4te5l17 күн бұрын

    Very interesting video as usual

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming17 күн бұрын

    Thanks Donal

  • @farmerslife2612
    @farmerslife261217 күн бұрын

    Hi lad that was a great video of your limousines cattle 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming17 күн бұрын

    👍

  • @briankiely5942
    @briankiely594217 күн бұрын

    Hi Graham, how do you start of calfs on the old type meal feeder,

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming17 күн бұрын

    We just use a ration with a good bit of molasses in it you’d be surprised how quickly they get going

  • @AdoKehoe
    @AdoKehoe18 күн бұрын

    O there a old international case there to not all valtra tractor s😅good video mr kavanagh 😅

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    We had international and case international before the valtra picked that one up a few year ago came in from south france

  • @theoracle8560
    @theoracle856018 күн бұрын

    Maybe you’ve said already but how did the fixed time Ai work out on the heifers this year??

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    I think we got on good only seen activity with 2 haven’t got around to scanning yet but that will tell the tale

  • @leslierothwell9951
    @leslierothwell995118 күн бұрын

    Serious stock

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    Thanks lad👍

  • @paulmalone4587
    @paulmalone458718 күн бұрын

    Super cattle

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    Thanks lad👍

  • @seamusmoroney2035
    @seamusmoroney203518 күн бұрын

    Do the cattle eat everything infront of the barrier before you fill it up again or do you have to clean it out? Do you get much of them dunging out through the barrier? Before you had the advantage feeder how were you giving the calves ration at grass?

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    Yes they would have it finished off each time have it worked out how much they would eat. Don’t have much trouble with dunging in trough but they would be sound enough in dung that maybe help. We used the normal type creep feeder just a hopper with a trough underneath and thy could eat as much as they liked but as they get used to it they could eat more than 5-6 kilos a day too much I think as they on cow aswell

  • @nenuphar2104
    @nenuphar210418 күн бұрын

    Thnaks for sharing 👍

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    👍

  • @paddy294
    @paddy29418 күн бұрын

    Great job as always. The cattle are looking mighty

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    Thanks paddy

  • @brianprendergast8994
    @brianprendergast899418 күн бұрын

    Is grass not as good a feed this time of year

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    Nothing wrong with grass it’s just it’s scarce with the weather we’re having. We put out the creep feeders with the older calves around now in a normal year but have them out with them all this year as grass is scarce

  • @yant8777
    @yant877718 күн бұрын

    Good one Graham, as always.You were right to avoid clover.I had to use clover safe spray on mine.€700 for 20 acres and zero kill ! (Maybe the weather,who knows) Fine thing if i spent it in the pub.

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    Ya I think these safe spay are gone too safe don’t kill anything. That seed we got is pure ryegrass only leaving it in for couple years but if I was doing a proper reseed I’d get the mix without clover and stitch it in after sorting the weeds

  • @oliverkennedy8110
    @oliverkennedy811019 күн бұрын

    Are those bulls pedigree ?

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming18 күн бұрын

    No they are lmx on cards. There would be some coming back as purebred 30 years with limo’s and keeping our own heifers so they may be getting near pure

  • @agecard16
    @agecard1621 күн бұрын

    Hi Graham do you work full time at the farm?would you kill many a year?

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming21 күн бұрын

    Was working full time in joinery have changed back to 3 days. We finish about 80 cattle and 10 cows yearly

  • @agecard16
    @agecard1620 күн бұрын

    Good stuff. Alot of work involved to be working full time and doing all the cows and finishing that many too.

  • @AdoKehoe
    @AdoKehoe21 күн бұрын

    Another grate video mr kavanagh 😅 the n is looking fantastic I have to can't beat a valtra or older valmet s back in late 90ths n valtra valmet n valtra 6000n8000 hiteck series 😅do love the new ones to N T an the Q series fantastic tractor s keep video 📹 s goin lad regards from Mr valtra

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming21 күн бұрын

    New ones seem to be fine job but you’d want to win lottery

  • @seamusmoroney2035
    @seamusmoroney203522 күн бұрын

    Nice stock, are they kept indoors on a finishing diet or at grass with supplementary ration? Would be interested to hear more on your grassland management, are you paddock grazing, are you moving stock frequently or giving them larger areas? Nice work!

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming22 күн бұрын

    Ya we finish indoors. We keep moving cows and calves around depending on field size the longest they be on one field would be a week

  • @Johnvvnsh
    @Johnvvnsh22 күн бұрын

    Hi Graham super stock Where do you kill the cattle thanks

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming22 күн бұрын

    Abp in Waterford

  • @farmerslife2612
    @farmerslife261222 күн бұрын

    That was a great video of your limousines heifers and limousines bulls to you done will with them 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming22 күн бұрын

    👍

  • @tomgreene1843
    @tomgreene184323 күн бұрын

    23 kg weight difference a huge figure when you put in the price. That E heifer was a magnificent beast. Do you ever deal with a local butcher at all ?

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming22 күн бұрын

    👍

  • @DavidPorter-s3m
    @DavidPorter-s3m23 күн бұрын

    Great videos, love the info on kill out weights. Super cattle

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming23 күн бұрын

    Thanks David

  • @paddy294
    @paddy29423 күн бұрын

    Cracking job as always lad

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming23 күн бұрын

    Good man paddy

  • @philipoconnor2236
    @philipoconnor223623 күн бұрын

    Do you sell any of your bulls or heifers for breeding Graham or do you factory everything ?

  • @Grahamkavanaghfarming
    @Grahamkavanaghfarming23 күн бұрын

    No we never did having to stand over bulls bit of a pain and our bulls would be hard calving I’d say, there seems to be a market for shapy heifers alright