South Devon cows produce quality milk as well. In 1965 we had twenty-two cows, Jersey, Guernsey and South Devon on 84 acres nine hundred to one thousand feet up on Bodmin Moor and sent away four churns a day in spring and summer! How I miss those days of the family farm when farming was not just a job but a pleasure.
It’s when we had pride respected by others and were held as Great Briton was and will be again Great ! My late father used to transport livestock around the uk , as a small child I couldn’t wait to go to work at 5 am be picked up by my dad visiting farms . It was a magical time look at our country now ! 😔🙏🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
sort of. Back then they generally used way more fertilizer than was needed and the whole idea of using the animal waste - the manure and slurry - instead of chemical fertilizer was still new
Ultimately nothing is rite or wrong. Economy of scale means this farm is not a viable Business option. Economically multi story housing commision flat style is cheaper as all services can be focused in one geo area however comes with its own social problem's. Farmers are sitting on often over a million in land value but struggle to make a good living. So it makes sense to sell up. There is no rite or wrong. It just is. Ultimately my main concern the world over is food security. If we keep selling off food asset and subdivide farming land how do we feed the occupants of the new housing development. But that will be a whole new thread
My god , the good old days when grass had had so much fertiliser thrown on it , it was almost blue with nitrogen , ( yes , that,s where the american " blue grass "anacronym comes from ) , most of us could afford it then , & were not restricted to hell over what we were begrudgingly " allowed " to do with our own land , to adequately feed our animals , or be heavily penalised for non - compliance , basically ordered what to do with your own property by someone else,s english government you never voted for , enforced by a civil servant who has no idea of your individual agronomic circumstances & does not want to know , whom you hate the sight of anyway . He just follows a set governmental template with his eyes firmly shut . This man,s cows are a picture of health , his fields , tidy , ordered & highly productive , & his butterfat figures excellent , as only healthy , content , well - fed cows milk this well . The only slight criticism I might have is that the Charolais calves needed de - horning as baby calves , so it,s done young & they forget all about it . Otherwise he was doing an excellent job , without constant worries over meeting " external " government criteria & deadlines , such as e.a. limits on nitrogenous fertiliser use without consideration of the background level of AVAILLABLE nitrogen in the soil anyway . A lot of soil nitrogen is simply unavaillable to plants , therefore no point in counting it in plant soil health calculations , ( botany ) . The land itself will tell you what it needs feeding & how much , if you have the experience & savvy to read it properly , this man did ! Governments must stop messing with agriculture , go mess with someone else,s country again instead . Whoops ....oh s##t , war ! was it something we did ?
A delightful film for me as my first job was working on a dairy farm in 1978. Interesting that there is no mention of sulphur fertilizer in this video as it was supplied for free in those days in the dirty air from coal power stations and steal works.
Is there a ray of hope anyone knows who produced the Music for this program...mainly, the woodwind quintet type music starting at 11:42 sec. Many thanks..
caseku , I noticed the size straight away , and I'm not a farmer. Also I noticed I.c.I. this and I.c.I. that . That's why now the soil is a junkie. Needs drugs to grow crops , and small numbers of insects , birds.
Hello I live in London, United Kingdom and I am looking for work in agriculture or raising livestock. I do not know where to look. Please help if I can thank you. 😊
