Good idea of @borderterribles . Try & find someone local who will help you. Presenting them & handling them in the ring is an artform that takes time to learn.
Heifers of that size would be best handled by a teenager. Looks best if the size of the animal matches the size of the handler.
Just had about 6 Swallows for a couple of weeks. This weekend a team of House Martins have arrived. Already surveying last years nests round the eaves of the house
All go today. 1st cut cleared in ideal conditions. Meanwhile the show team took a road trip to Ayr Show. Won Ayrshire champion with Peggy 126. Pity the courier didn't get here with the grass seed or we could have got that job off the list as well.😃
As important as the species in the mix is the fertility, or lack of in the ground.
Spend big money on seeds but if your ph is wrong & your P & K index are 0 production will be low
Some Aussie aquaintances were on tour a couple of years ago.
Wanted to see our cows, could we book them B & B
On the day they were due phoned them at 3 pm. We are still in West wales (6 hours drive away )
They got to the B & B at 10 pm & missed the pub supper
We have to be in Edinburgh at 11.30...
Cutting today, spread out in the morning. decide when to chopping after that.
As @More to life says above letting the air at the ground will improve travelling conditions quickly
Cows are milking really well this week, Years of experience suggests they will milk well on this silage.
Though...
Mate of Grandson was pontificating, silage should be picked up straight behind the mower to minimise losses.
Told him, there speaks a man who has never woken in the middle of the night in a cold sweat having had a nightmare, the silage effluent was running in to the river.
So my rule is...
Should work OK, though havn`t seen that one before
If you need some advice, company called Solwise have very helpful lads on the phone who will reckomend the kit if you explain your situation
https://www.solwise.co.uk/
Once heard a story. Robert Bakewell summonded Thomas Bewick, the Northumberland artist & engraver to draw a favourite animal
Bewick set to, then Bakewell came over.
Draw it with shorter legs, deeper body instructs Bakewell.
Bewick insisted he drew what was in front of him.
Words were exchanged...
We know it`s "made for telly" but it is probably a better selection process than the average farm letting.
The agents get a better look at the applicants & the applicants get a chance to present themselves in other ways than just an interview & business plan.
More I see of the farm i reckon it`s...
If you wanted someone to do the organising legwork for you there is a lady called Caroline Cree who runs an excellent company called field farm tours who would help. They have a massive list of contacts throughout the UK
Otherwise decide on your route and come on here and ask. for example beef...
17 year old grandson gets his 1st foot ( toe ) on the property ladder today, and some independence. His uncle has warned he will check his doorstep every Sunday morning. Heels gain bonus points. Rigger boots, Ugg boots & crocks incur penalties ,🤣🤣🤣
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