Good for you.😊. The current shock is well worth the long term gain. You're lambs are great this year, so just imagine the bundles of yummy joy they'll be for the next few years, without you having to worry about the grass at all. Thanks for sharing all aspects of your life and experiences with us. It's nice to see you and Lizzy out enjoying the beautiful sunshine. ❤
I love how open and honest you are Cammy. The better the grass the better the lambs will be so really it's a win win situation in a weird kind of way plus it makes you happy.
I enjoy your enthusiasm and appreciate your dedication. You did say “let me know what you think in the comments “, I do wish some of the comments were a tad bit more supportive. I know nothing about farming of course.
It will come back to you and Lizzie in the form of healthy lambs and ewes. Even though you don't own it you are still being a good steward and shepherd. Happy land and happy sheep.
Great job , its worth the investment , especially on that section of land for your lambs and ewes who will thrive on it . Landowner will be happy that your improving the land and when I hear you talk nostalgia, 1st reseed you done always had to be there, your Dad will be smiling down on you, Lizzie and the kids with pride.
"16-16-16 fertilizer is a balanced blend of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium used to increase the nutrient levels in the soil" Gotta love wearing shorts in the last week of October!!! I think Mother Nature set a new high temperature record here in Ontario, yesterday. 🌄
Reseeding is an investment in the future lamb crop for a few years ahead. The cost will be worth it in giving the lambs a good feed, leading them to grow well, and get to market. There is always an input cost associated with anything in business. Hopefully there's a decent lamb price when it comes to taking your next batch of lambs to market. That's the big unknown.
Thanks for sharing this Cammy, something we say is yes reseeds are costly but you can’t afford not to do it, all the extra quality production you get and the sheep will let you know which pasture they prefer :)
I think by doing videos like this you show us non-farmers what it takes to grow sheep. These fields need work and reseeding and fertilizer. It makes it all more real to us. Thank you!
Enjoy your vlog. Enriching the ground you use and leaving it better than you start. Most likely will give back next year snd easier to maintain. Taking care of the sheep. You can never regret!! You'll encourage others and maybe find ways to cut cost. I wonder if ground gets tilled twice and raked do you need the expense of Round up? Because in theory good seed gets established then no space for weeds. Just a thought.
In these parts the seed blend would have clover, perennial rye grass and some sort of fescue. Many people also have Timothy grass which makes excellent hay when cutting.
think also what your saying is the sheep are growing better on that field now so that adds value. Another thing to think of is that positive of the reseeding should maybe last for a number of years. how many years before one does it again on average.
If you have a good relationship with your landlord and you do this, your sheep will do well and the landlord will appreciate that you value the land that you rent and are perfectly willing to keep it in top working condition. You are a valuable renter.
I concluded this video thinking about the old proverb You reap what you sow, if you, Lizzie and the sheep are happy that’s what counts … it’s only money which is really easy for me to say!🤣😂🤣
Thnks for this video, it's really interesting and does display how much investment Farmers make in not just their animals but the lands their animals love nd graze on. Certainly, Ayre has been farmland for millennia, yet the land and the animals are still thriving, because you and ther Farmers are taking excellent care of the environment, giving back and nurturing the land, which in turn nurtures your sheep. Wonderful to see and know is happening!
Cammy and Lizzie are working so hard.. learning what is best for their Sheep... and the land that they graze on. Re: Environment > The only thing that I think is harmful to the land, animals and humans is > Spraying > Round-up. I didn't realize farmers are still using this? It's been such a controversial issue for years. Is there a better way....?
@@l.m.4014 They used something that would make the plants there grow to death, then they can be turned into the earth a fertilizer. Some of these are much safer than Round-Up. You'd have to ask Cammy what was used. It might even have been a natural chemical for all we know.
I am just in the process of reseeding our 4 hectares (improving the existing grass) without any equipment. I had Chatgpt advice me on which species of grass to use and Chappie came up with Festuca, orchard grass, rye grass, clover and black oats being ideal for my area. It also told me to use scutch grass but that is very expensive here on the iberian peninsula. I think I spent €350 for the seed and 120 for a walkbehind broadcast spreader. The first bit I did last Monday and now we have torrential rains for a few days so I wait.... Curious if I get any results. When we first moved to Portugal, I bought a special seed mixture for horses - in Holland. Didn't do much so you live and learn.
A boy Cammy another good video 👍. You were close with the tractor work guess 😂😂. Well worth it though all in, your field will be much better after it & the sheep will benefit from it.
A holiday abroad could cost you that for the whole family for a couple of weeks. The sheep will get better fed so that saves on buying in feed and let’s face it it’s obviously given you more pleasure than a holiday. Or a fast car like hood gp 😂😂
Yes! Plus, if the new growth is healthier for the animals, the you have higher quality animals, which are more likely to bring in a higher price at market as the years go on. Suck in the short term? Yeah, maybe. But long term can be totally worth it.
Don’t think there’s any point on calculating figures on 800 lambs on a 20 acre field in reality. If it needed doing it needed doing and if you never lifted a hand well then yeah it will cost you as it will again in 10 years when it needs doing again.
Cammy has 1 sheep per acre 😂. Don't know why he said 800 lambs on this. 800 lambs at foot for the year I'm guessing. Does any one know how many lambs in total has he had.? Don't say it too loud the tax man may be watching
I think we you compare the cost of pelts and hay. The reseeding and replenishing the field as you did in the long run is most likely to be cost efficient. Especially since you do not have the farm equipment to do it for yourself. It is what it is. Thanks for sharing.
It sounds like a lot of money, but you need to remember you won't have to touch that field again for quite some time. Add the number of lambs you put on it. I think in the long run, you will benefit from the reseeding more than you know. Also, having a good relationship with the landlord is a bonus. If you didn't care about the land, I'm sure you would lose it from the landlord, or the field would suffer and become useless. As farmers, we don't raise livestock. We grow grass and maintain the land. The livestock helps us as a tool to be able to continue this care of the land. Something totally unrelated. I would like to purchase some merch from Fed By Farmers. Unfortunately, your sizes are too small. Here in Canada, sizes are different. Why do you not have larger sizes available? Love your videos. 🇨🇦
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As a farmer, please learn about grasses, clover, as a lessee we always work up or fertilize with lime the first two years of a lease. Know too many lessee who just mine the soil of its fertility.
the question over whether it was worth it surely should also include how long you will be able to use the field? Do you own the land itself or are you a tenant? And, if you're a tenant, how secure is the tenancy?
There’s a “Roots so Deep” trend here in California where farmers rotation graze sheep, with cows and ducks for land management. It’s supposed to save costs on pasture reseed, liver fluke treatment, and supports more livestock per acre. Wonder if it actually works???
I am all for....the least 'treatments' possible. Many of those treatments can be Toxic to both the animals, humans. and esp. young children. Just working with / touching / administering....some of those products can be harmful. It is the year > 2024 > You would think someone would have come up a simpler / easier / cost effective / solution by now. I do believe, they are very smart to give their sheep > "Crystalyx" Vitamins > that help ward off, diseases. (Healthier to fight off and heal quicker)
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£9,000 can sound like a lot, but how many years will it last before it needs doing again & it's feeding hundreds of sheep. So, it's far cheaper than bought in food, in fact, it looks like a bargain! Be proud that you are investing for the future, your family's future. Well done you!
See Deep Souyh Sheep and Beef for the New Zealand conditions closest to yours. He runs an annual program of new grass following swedes. Mantaing quality feed while maximisg pasture utilisation will give you the returns you deserve from the quality job you have done.Go well.
Gotta work out the break even on extra grass growth. But you would need to know how much it’s grown compared to old pasture, or you would have to keep track on how many sheep it’s fed for how long. We know that’s not getting recorded 🤣🤣 you’d be able to back calculate it to figure out how many extra lambs you could run or how much extra kg’s of lamb you grew as that’s all you sell.
But you only have to do most of that once. So you need to amortize it over the number of years you will use it. In the future you might only have to fertilize. So 9000 over 10 years is only 900/year So not bad at all.
I would have liked this better if you had show video footage of each of the stages as you are pricing and describing them. Maybe next time! Fly by the seat of your pants farming. Maybe you'd like to sit down and have a chat with Mark Brock about your fields :)
But will it pay back Next year when the lambs use that field and the year after and so on? Right, it will pay of but not in just one year, I’m guessing. Love from Stockholm, Sweden!❤️❤️❤️🇸🇪
The lime is the most important input. Liming alone will show a jump in productivity. Magnesium limestone the best if locally available. Needs doing every 4 - 6 years usually. Remember nitrogen acidifies the soil. For every ton of N you will end up needing a ton of lime.
Cammy i cannot comment on whether this is good or bad , but it strikes me that it is time for a course to upgrade your business plans and spread sheets you obviously work instinctively now
Chuck 'em in the Royal Mail and off the little woolies go around the world. Will return postage be included, or must the subscribers be responsible for that cost?
Unless you had a field of trees beforehand it wasn’t worth it unless it cost zero to do. 9000? Someone definitely had a good payday(not that they shouldn’t ). Imagine how much mob grazing infrastructure you could have put in with £9000.
Oh, its totally worth it! Infrastructure is a stretch if you havent tbe grass for them to eat, after all. With this, the renewal only has to give him what, ten more lambs in ONE year to pay for it, and its likely to do at least that for 5 years. So you've paid, not only for the first go, but for the next, AND made enough to treat another field AND put ten lambs worth of profit in your pocket....after just 5 years.
