Cotlandfarmer

Cotlandfarmer

Hi we are a spring block calving dairy farm in West Wales. I'll show you what we get up to throughout the year, from calving to milking to silage making and everything in between.

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Spring 2023 calving is go

Spring 2023 calving is go

Feeding with the JCB 520-40

Feeding with the JCB 520-40

Calving 2022 has started

Calving 2022 has started

Heifers grazing Redstart

Heifers grazing Redstart

Direct drilling redstart

Direct drilling redstart

Growing Redstart this year.

Growing Redstart this year.

Field work 2021 begins

Field work 2021 begins

First time hedge trimming

First time hedge trimming

February farm update

February farm update

Bale Off Challenge

Bale Off Challenge

Breakdown on New years eve.

Breakdown on New years eve.

Claas 8300 forage wagon

Claas 8300 forage wagon

Controlling grassland weeds.

Controlling grassland weeds.

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  • @siggy_7459
    @siggy_74592 ай бұрын

    Did you ever get this one running? I haven't seen one of these in action for 25 years, it was genuinely a highlight of my youth!

  • @Tomlamb980
    @Tomlamb9805 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @frankgoodman7057
    @frankgoodman70577 ай бұрын

    Yes very good first time watching your farm . I will be be looking forward to more .

  • @johnnybland457
    @johnnybland4577 ай бұрын

    Happy new year mate

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer7 ай бұрын

    Happy new year

  • @TomGarner4505
    @TomGarner45057 ай бұрын

    Great year in review, looking forward to seeing you more often this year.

  • @nickaf5262
    @nickaf52627 ай бұрын

    I bet you miss that jcb TM 310s

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer7 ай бұрын

    In all honesty I'm not missing it yet.....but maybe when the time comes to change next time we may look at a pivot steer machine.👍

  • @michaeldoyle6766
    @michaeldoyle67667 ай бұрын

    Great video, be brilliant if you could get a few out more regularly. Keep up the great work.

  • @andrewjones2640
    @andrewjones26407 ай бұрын

    Good to see you back Gareth great video of your year on the farm 👌🏻👍🏻 happy new year to you and your family

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer7 ай бұрын

    Happy new year! Andrew 👍

  • @johnearle6667
    @johnearle66677 ай бұрын

    Any person who knows about new Holland knows that if you take the head off at around 8k hours they shouldn’t drop valves

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer7 ай бұрын

    I've never heard that before but I'll keep it in mind. Thank you👍

  • @Buy_YouTube_Views_a050
    @Buy_YouTube_Views_a0507 ай бұрын

    I appreciate the effort you put into creating this content, thank you.

  • @davidandrews8631
    @davidandrews86317 ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @CowfarmerDan
    @CowfarmerDan7 ай бұрын

    Happy New Year Gareth

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer7 ай бұрын

    Happy new year Dan 👍

  • @86dmcg
    @86dmcg7 ай бұрын

    Brilliant video. Best of luck for 2024.

  • @nigelgribble8736
    @nigelgribble87367 ай бұрын

    Crikey your vids are awesome, better than many on You Tube. You definitely should do more as you explain things well gave an interesting system but you also seem to enjoy it? No need for long videos 10 mins once a week maybe? JCB is gorgeous!

  • @tommawle8896
    @tommawle88967 ай бұрын

    Fascinating watch. A very similar system to what we do here in New Zealand. Cows look similar too.

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer7 ай бұрын

    Yes very similar to the New Zealand system, I've used only New Zealand bulls for the last seven years.

  • @tommawle8896
    @tommawle88967 ай бұрын

    We’re building a compost bedded barn for wintering cows and for feeding supplements over here. Winters are becoming so wet of late and feeding out in the paddocks is too wasteful with such a high cost to silage. Seems like we’re heading slightly back towards what we used to do in Britain, housing cows! Some sort of hybrid system is where it seems to be heading to avoid environmental impacts in the winter but not loose sight of grass and grass management being the key driver to lowering feed costs. Kiwi cross cows seem to be a good fit for this system and efficient producers for the milk powder market. Keep the videos coming, loving seeing how it’s done back home!

  • @robjw7250
    @robjw72507 ай бұрын

    Great video diary 😊

  • @casto-
    @casto-7 ай бұрын

    Happy new year mate! Nice to see you posting 🙂. Another busy year for you in 2023 by the looks of it, hopefully the weather is a bit kinder for you (and everyone else) in 2024 🤞🤞

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer7 ай бұрын

    Happy new year Casto. 👍

  • @andrewdavies1322
    @andrewdavies132210 ай бұрын

    Hasn't it crossed your mind it might be you that's the prick?

  • @wilnicholas3519
    @wilnicholas3519 Жыл бұрын

    Can we see more of shay?

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    Of course, I'll tell him he has a fan👍

  • @anthonykent1959
    @anthonykent1959 Жыл бұрын

    Hi is that DIY genus semen for dairy replacements you do

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    No not used Genus for about 20 years 🤣 only bought semen from LIC and CRV for the last 10 years. 👍

  • @anthonykent1959
    @anthonykent1959 Жыл бұрын

    Is mainly, Autumn calving, Or milk price, even though- out year or, summer some of them? 😋

  • @j.clarke8685
    @j.clarke8685 Жыл бұрын

    Not just my farm so! 😂🙈

  • @holman26
    @holman26 Жыл бұрын

    i bealive the smyth feild masters are the FM 20s wich makes them 22ft loong as the 20ft are the FM18s

  • @antonyfarming
    @antonyfarming Жыл бұрын

    Good job 👍

  • @DanielShortdan_short7530
    @DanielShortdan_short7530 Жыл бұрын

    Think you could do with a new hat shag 😂

  • @CowfarmerDan
    @CowfarmerDan Жыл бұрын

    I have a feeling we're in for a damp March 😆

  • @johnsheahan7914
    @johnsheahan7914 Жыл бұрын

    Great video as always keep up the great work and videos

  • @curraghmore1989
    @curraghmore1989 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see lovely clean cows.

  • @jasdunlop9907
    @jasdunlop9907 Жыл бұрын

    Your wee handler punching above it's weight handy stand in mabby not as fast as big forklift but gets the job done 👍

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    I would be lost without this little one. 👍

  • @Milchhofdewitte
    @Milchhofdewitte Жыл бұрын

    Nice movie 👍👍

  • @lee-hallagri3075
    @lee-hallagri3075 Жыл бұрын

    Great videos as normal, it has been a bad couple of years

  • @dannyweaver1574
    @dannyweaver1574 Жыл бұрын

    Good videos keep the good work up plus was you in Brecon by any chance it was either one day last week or on Monday might have mistook you for someone else

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    Cheers Danny, yeah I was in Brecon on that Monday. Had a couple of nights away before calving got going. 👍

  • @damian42069
    @damian42069 Жыл бұрын

    solo grind.. fair play to ya lad id never milk on my own always 2 men in parlour

  • @ihonestlydontcare1158
    @ihonestlydontcare1158 Жыл бұрын

    I prefer milking on my own, can put in my earphones and nobody to bother me 😂

  • @jamesboyle1038
    @jamesboyle1038 Жыл бұрын

    I could get used to a video from you every week again

  • @antonyfarming
    @antonyfarming Жыл бұрын

    Happy new year 🎊

  • @RaysFarming
    @RaysFarming Жыл бұрын

    Hello Gareth cracking video good to see you back and a happy new year to you look forward to the next one keep up the good work 👍👍

  • @benharley4279
    @benharley4279 Жыл бұрын

    Great to see you back happy new year love to see more

  • @IFarmWeFarm
    @IFarmWeFarm Жыл бұрын

    Great video Gareth, you have a powerful setup especially that cow shed. A happy prosperous new year to yourself and the family

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Adrian 👍

  • @123teasy
    @123teasy Жыл бұрын

    great to see u and happy new year

  • @richardleigh1762
    @richardleigh1762 Жыл бұрын

    Good to see you back Gareth , Happy New Year and keep the videos rolling .

  • @andrewjones2640
    @andrewjones2640 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Gareth where is the TM or do you just find the little JCB more handy? Happy new year to you all hope 2023 is a good one 🍻

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    The tm was feeding the young stock, happy new year to you too👍

  • @neilmeacham1210
    @neilmeacham1210 Жыл бұрын

    happy new year mate to you and famliy

  • @paulwallace3757
    @paulwallace3757 Жыл бұрын

    Just normal year on the farm in NZ. Cheers

  • @dafyddmason4559
    @dafyddmason4559 Жыл бұрын

    Isn't farming fun 🙈 blwyddyn newydd dda diolch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    I certainly is😂 Got to show its not all perfect 👍

  • @philipoconnor2236
    @philipoconnor2236 Жыл бұрын

    The elec gate closer in the👁️..... Like how!!?? 🙈🙈🙈 Looks like she came right👌👍👍👍

  • @philipoconnor2236
    @philipoconnor2236 Жыл бұрын

    Best of luck with the new tractor!

  • @paddygoesracing
    @paddygoesracing Жыл бұрын

    Nightmare .

  • @itsmegareth9663
    @itsmegareth9663 Жыл бұрын

    How many are you milking at peak?

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    At peak we were milking 360 in 2022.👍

  • @itsmegareth9663
    @itsmegareth9663 Жыл бұрын

    Im curious as to why you dont feed tmr?

  • @Cotlandfarmer
    @Cotlandfarmer Жыл бұрын

    We are a spring calving farm so the focus is on milk from grazed grass. I feel a mixer wagon would be wasted on feeding stale milking cows in the autumn. In the spring it would be useful to add a little more energy to the ration, but I think it's just as easy to feed a higher energy meal on the parlour. 😀👍

  • @antonyfarming
    @antonyfarming Жыл бұрын

    Yes hedge cutting vid 🙏 heifers looking good👍

  • @chrisharding7203
    @chrisharding7203 Жыл бұрын

    Please show the hedge cutter cutting hedges

  • @TomGarner4505
    @TomGarner4505 Жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to the next video, be it hedging or silage.