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Buying More Maize Silage & A Cow Has Picked Up A Bad Habit!

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It's a busy morning on the farm as we are spraying out the chicory in preparation of sowing annual ryegrass into it. Cow 166 is suckling off other cows so we put a temporary measure in to stop that!
And I have brought some maize from next door to top up the pit.
As always thanks For Watching!!!
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Hey I’m Andrew The Once A Day Farmer, I farm alongside my father on my family dairy farm in New Zealand.
Our Dairy system is quite unique as we only milk our 320 jersey cows Once A Day (hence the name), and they stay outside on grass for 365 days of the year!!
Email Enquiries to:
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macknit@gmail.com
If you want to send me something my address is:
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118 Bank Road
RD3 Ohaupo 3883
New Zealand

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@johnbrown8627 3 года назад

hi from scotland a very nice heard off jersey cows

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Thanks 👍

@MrGeroth 3 года назад

Never heard of a cow sucking a cow. Good video. Thanks for sharing.

@JMFarming 3 года назад

Those nose rings are a good job! Used a few of them over here too!

@zegermanfarmer3639 3 года назад

That's true, it doesn't take long before the bad habit is gone

@user-jr3it2ys9b 6 дней назад

Hi I like your video

@bruceandrew8829 3 года назад

Another great video mate. Keep them coming. 🇨🇦

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Thanks Bruce!

@shawnh8754 2 года назад

If you put those nose weaning rings in with spikes down, they'll poke the offender and you won't risk her tearing up some other cow's udder. I use those all the time when I have issues with calves. Drop them in hot water and they'll be easier to put in. At our farm we call them nose jewelry or the ring of shame.

@TheOnceADayFarmer 2 года назад

That’s a good tip thanks 🙏

@keithaspin5160 3 года назад

great music!!!!!

@tkgaming8819 2 года назад

You have some of the best looking jerseys I’ve ever seen

@TheOnceADayFarmer 2 года назад

Thanks but I’ve got a long way to go 👍

@solarpoweredfarm8813 3 года назад

They bloody loving that maize! Good plan to save that other feed to feed out early. Good job.

@marcusfelix8774 3 года назад

a tip: watch movies on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.

@casenfranco1769 3 года назад

@Marcus Felix definitely, I've been watching on flixzone} for since november myself =)

@user-wv4xc1us6u 3 года назад

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again... Your jerseys are looking great bro

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Thanks!! 👍

@nz.kid_dairyfarmer 3 года назад

we have cows sucking on the cows uder as well and that ring seems to work

@stevedarcy9542 3 года назад

Awesome video as always my friend. I’d say your dad’s done that before, but it certainly looks a bit dangerous pushing the cow backwards, what a great device that nose ring is. Best get your bike fixed before it lets you down. Thanks for sharing mate.

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

👍

@georgekenny9820 3 года назад

@@TheOnceADayFarmer Have you ever thought of harvesting your own grass silage?

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

@@georgekenny9820 not really to be honest as the only grass silage we make is in bale form and I can’t justify all the out lay spending all that money on equipment to make 80-100 bales a year. Great question tho thanks! 👍

@georgekenny9820 3 года назад

@@TheOnceADayFarmer Thanks for reply, sorry I didn't mean for you to buy your own silage equipment but just for you to grow your own grass & have the contractor cut & bale it, I know it would not be as good as maise but would not be too far off when baled at the right stage, all leaf & no stem. I think there would be a saving there as you are growing your own crop, or maybe you are stocked too tightly for it.

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

We do bale roughly 80-120 bales of grass silage annually and the contractor just takes and bale it, all dependent on if we have spare grass that is but we do grow about 125,000 kg/DM Maize ourselves I just brought some more in to be on the safe side. I like maize because I think it keeps good condition on the cows. Hope that sort of answers your question?

@garrettodowd 3 года назад

Great video

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Thanks ! 👍

@petefarmlife8225 3 года назад

It is safe if you have a head bail then put on the thing on the nose

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Don’t have a head bail unfortunately

@nevillegill2879 3 года назад

Firstly I was surprised when you said 15 ton of maize and then you explained it was dry matter. Your father is a very capable man to deal with that cow in the shoot (crush in Ireland) another good video.

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Haha yeah 15 tonne wet weight wouldn’t be a lot. I’m better with the camera so I volunteered him to do it 👍

@kathrynbonnell5037 Год назад

Do you have a mosquito problem with water collecting in your tires?

@TheOnceADayFarmer Год назад

Don’t tend to 👍

@nz.kid_dairyfarmer 3 года назад

i like how your making a bit more videos sonner

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Trying to put them out every Tuesday and Friday, although there won’t be one out tomorrow as I’ve been away 👍

@lancearthy9068 3 года назад

If you fed the silage earlier in the season would you risk udder health problems as the cows produce and hold more milk between milking?

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Yeah I know what you mean but I don’t think so 👍

@edwardroskam5429 3 года назад

Does the covered feed pad have wood or metal trusses to hold the roof up. Liking your video's

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Thanks! It has metal trusses that are bird proof too which is good 👍

@roberthiggins6401 3 года назад

I remember a few weeks ago, you said the cow's are out all year. I presume your winter climate isn't harsh?

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Yep that’s right, it can get pretty wet but not really that harsh. We definitely don’t get any snow.

@bobmorse3513 3 года назад

You have a great herd of jerseys to you dry off all at once and calve them in at once or do you milk year round

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

All depends on the season But typically we all dry them off together or within a week of each other. I don’t use dry cow or anything. And then they all calve within about 9-10 weeks starting from July 17th

@harshawardhandukane8984 3 года назад

Hello i am from india i love your video of dairy farming i have done dairy diploma course i have 15 years experience of dairy farming can i get to work in New Zealand please guide

@robertrecher254 3 года назад

Hey great video!! Just wondering if you see a big difference between the herds? 1is all grass fed and your herd is fed some maize. Does it affect the fat and protein??

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Great question and to be honest I’m not sure because all the milk goes into one vat but the MS% Is definitely higher in the maize fed herd along with the production or litres per cow, I just can’t put a figure on it sorry

@robertrecher254 3 года назад

Does your dad have any interest in feeding maize?

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Not at the moment

@user-eo5ol1qv1n 3 года назад

How are maize/corn prices affecting you?

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Doesn’t really effect us too much as it tends to stay the same each year.

@harrylond6691 3 года назад

Great video are you near mt proingio?

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Yeah it’s pretty close 👍

@chrisking3807 3 года назад

how well are the girls producing atm

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

They were doing just under 1MS but are dropping at the moment

@garethsinnamon4401 3 года назад

Do you calf the cows outside?

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Yes we sure do 👍

@Cathal-lt2kn 3 года назад

just a wee question why do you only milk once we milk twice :)

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Suits our system really. milking sheds to small to milk TAD, jerseys convert really well to OAD and it’s easier on them and us. I should really do a video on why we went OAD 👍

@Cathal-lt2kn 3 года назад

@@TheOnceADayFarmer 🙂

@brianjonker510 2 года назад

just a wee question Why do you only milk cows twice we milk three times:)

@nz.kid_dairyfarmer 3 года назад

sooner

@petefarmlife8225 3 года назад

How long do you milk in a day? How many season are you doing the once a day milking?

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Milking takes a while, cups on at 5.15am and last cups off about 8.45-9.15. Been OAD full season for about 5-6 years

@worldtravel6363 3 года назад

why have you jersey cows and not kiwi cross or holstein frisian cows

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

We get paid on a milk solid basis and not litres, and jerseys are really Efficient at producing milk solids. There lighter so don’t make as much mess in the winter and we like them 👍

@worldtravel6363 3 года назад

@@TheOnceADayFarmer so they dont like big american holsteins in new zealand

@TheOnceADayFarmer 3 года назад

Yeah some people do but it’s just personal preference really 👍 the kiwi cross would be the most common cow