SHOULD WE GO FOR IT??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- In today's video father and i go have a look around some maize i have been offered from my god mother...
Should we go for it? Is maize worth it?
Could we put it in the muck heap?
Hope you enjoy the video!!
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Tom, we so need a shirt with a slogan ‘me and dad’ crossed out with ‘Dad and I’. 👍
Love your father correcting you, gives me a giggle each time. Hubby and I enjoy watching your videos here in Australia.
Me and father, father and I. Don’t think I’ve heard him say Dad
@AmazingJellyfish, right at the end of this video he calls him Dad ❤
A great idea. That would be a big seller.
Yassssss
Good seeing Dad up and around, that man is an encyclopedia when its comes to farming. And how lovely having a boys day out and wasn't Henry a real little star. 👍
I challenge you to actually fact check some of the crap his dad says....... Its hilarious to hear him talk like he knows what he is talking about but in reality is forest gump IQ level
Did you sting your arse on a nettle
Over here in America we call it corn silage. We've always fed corn silage and hay. I believe you'll like the results Tom.
If you chop it we would harvest it regularly with the combine then grind it in a feed grinder to feed our beef cattle either way works well
it is down to ROI. If it is cheaper than grass with higher milk in liters then it is a go. But there grounds is so wet the can't get even the grass off.
we do both grass silage and corn silage
Henry is such a delight. The Ginger One is a walking encyclopedia of farm knowledge,I learn something new about British farming techniques every time he speaks.☝👍
Henry is a riot! Just think, soon you'll be bringing your little one with you on these outings. These Sunday "walk and talk" with your father is always a treat.
There is hope for the world, when a little child like Henry says I don’t want to waste it. Love him.
We fed maise silage and alfalfa/orchard grass silage depending on the time of year. We got good production from both. We grew our own so kept the costs minimal. Listen to your father, he understands maise silage. Listening to you father is like listening to my own father. 😊
Preview of Tom as a dad, carting his nephew around. :)
Nice to see everyone. Glad Ginger Guy is feeling good.
The experience and knowledge of the Ginger Guy is awesome. Good to see the three generations.
We do a bunch off maize over here in nz you’ve also got to remember to transition them onto it over a week
Expensive yes but there are very few single ingredient feeds that are as good overall for cows. Great not only for driving milk production but also amazing for keeping condition on cows and as a result improving general health and conception rates. Downside of trying it is you may never go back... 😅
Hahah see what happens this year. 😂
We use it for finishing cattle. It was cut the past week.
Congratulations to Warings. It's a great building 👍🏼👏🏼
Henry is a genetic replica of his ginger grandfather! He has the interest, vocabulary and attention span of a much older child and farming is in his genes! You are doing a wonderful job family of investing in this golden child to become the next generation of Pemberton farm! Take that boy with you everywhere as he is a sponge listening and watching and imitating everything you two do and very keen on learning and 'being a farmer'! Don't worry Tom, your child will probably have great potential also and by the time your children will be interested in stepping in to a major role it will take a village to run your farm business even more than what your family does today. Pemberton's have a brilliant future!
Also, congrats to Warings! Well deserved! It is an engineering marveled worthy of recognition!
Always a pleasure to hear your father pass on his knowledge
Tom your father is very clever love your channel thank you from Australia
Whether you feed maize or grass base rations all come down to what you can raise on your farm efficiently. Here in the American Mid-West, we have prairie soils that are perfect for corn/maize production. Our soils also grow alfalfa well too as they are well drained. So the most common ration is maize and alfalfa here. That is for beef or dairy production. From what I have seen on your home farm, drainage is an issue. So maize production may not be the correct fit for your operation.
Now from a milk production stand point, I think you will find that maize will increase the production. Your Father and you will have to see if the ROI makes it a good fit for your farm. One thing I have learned is every farm is different. Different soils, labor sources, capital investment, an management styles, all of these make what is "best" widely variable.
I must admit ..watching this and "build it, they will come" kept popping into my head 😂.
I'm from Blighty but now in New Hampshire USA and the amount of corn mazes is epic. Might be an idea for Autumn in the future.
We got 2 loads back in February, fresh cows went up from av 32 litres to 38 litres, (not a high input herd)
Maize is great when the cows go out to grass in the spring i feed it to the cows after evening milking they milk well on both grass and maize
We fed both in the winter. Corn and bailed hay. Cows loved it. This was waaaaay before all the electronics you had installed. Only way we could tell was every other day when the truck came in to collect the milk.
Fascinating video and Andrew Pemberton once again demonstrates his expertise and vast knowledge. Always a pleasure to listen to. I also wish to congratulate Wareing on their award. It is also good to hear that it is Tom's new shed that was the building that led to the award. We all saw the amount of research, effort and expertise that went into that building. I will forever remember Mark and his ping pong ball test on the concrete and not leaving until very late at night only after he was satisfied that the floor was perfect. It is good to see true professionalism and attention to real quality being rewarded.
As an erstwhile architect, I agree.
It is impressive how you are constantly open to improving all you do. It is so much easier and less scary to stay with what you know
Corn is something the Ginger guy obviously knows and he's still the boss.
Henry is a Super STAR ⭐ You have to feature him in future video's Tom. He is as wise as the Ginger Warrior himself. Not so sure about the idea of giving up good grazing land for the sake of growing maze as a winter feed. With your land subject to dense flooding there is the added risk of crop failure. IMHO Flooding won't have the same impact on grass and the land soon recovers.. If needs be, it would be better to have someone else to grow the crop for you or buy in maze winter feed. Just my two P's worth.
I love listening to your dad; it's always good to hear someone talking about something they know a lot about. And there is Henry taking it all in.
Thanks for the video Tom I grew up with corn fields all around and you know I learned more about corn in this video from your father in the short bit of time he talked about what your looking for in a good crop of corn for cows.
BeWell, TakeCare, and StaySafe on the Farm. ✌️💚🖖
Great seeing your dad is ok can’t wait for your new baby’s arrival you’ll be a fantastic dad
Had a pig of a day feel about 25/100 seeing your video just bumped me up 80/100 thanks Tom 🎉❤
Got to love farming with family, it’s a must you get them interested from an early age, there our future food suppliers ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Henry is bloody adorable. What a smart little lad 👍🏻
When he crossed his hands on Tom's hair lol cute little lad
Omg Henry is as cute as a bug’s ear. So cleaver. 🌽🌽🌽🌽🐄🐄🐄🐂🐂🥰🇦🇺
Your old man should be a teacher. The knowledge on the man needs to be shared
He’s great, he has forgotten more than I know ☺️
Anyone who wants to know why you are so good at youtube has only got to watch videos with your dad . Thanks for this Sunday video Tom
The ginger ninja knows his maze he’s a wealth of knowledge 💪🏻💪🏻👌🏻✌🏻
Good man Tom. Get some practise in for your little one when he/she is a bit older. That's a great little nephew you have.
When I started watching your videos, I couldn't believe y'all did not feed corn silage. Y'all should give it a shot, I believe you'll like the results.
Tomas, you can’t get any better corn feild to put up for feed, make sure it’s put in a proper place for storing and when said and done you’ll learn to plant it next year. Your relative in whatever sire line he is is a good looking farmer who looks to be doing a very nice job at farming. Excellent crop of corn which seems to be very heavy planted. Work with a nutritionist when you feed the corn silage and quit the guess work, best of luck
My brother-in law's family raised and sold veal. Veal from Maze fed male calves was quite a great market for them.
Hi Tom. Really nice video to watch on sunday while mowing silage. Cant wait to see corn silage video. Keep up the good work man. I want to grow corn for my cows to, but right now its not possible hopefully in future.
It’s all about tonnage you can grow mate, and what you could grow or buy instead of it and you weigh it up. Do you know how many ton of grass you grow per acre per year? If you do, just run the numbers on how long the paddock could be out for ect. If there’s paddocks that need renovation it’s an easier sell. Good luck, it’s great feed.
Just saw your father's comments, he has no idea,it's not all about the cob. He's wrong about the seed,it's normally 36 thousand per acre maximum.
Maize has grown very well this year in uk and Ireland. It got the heat and rain at the correct times. This doesn’t happen too often that it’s this good with our climate.
Love the smell of good corn silage. We see lots of it here in Canada 🇨🇦 ❤.
When I was back home in New Zealand, we grew alot of maize for surrounding dairy farmers.We sold it at cents per kg of dry matter, samples were sent away for testing for dry matter.Normally it was 14 to 16 ft tall, .Great way for putting condition on cows
I live in Alberta Canada and there is a lot of farmers here that use “maze” but we call it it silage and we just grow it, cut it, clamp it, let it ferment like grass then feed it to our cattle and pigs. It’s been done here for eons
Glad your Dad is feeling better. 😊👍👍
Go for it Tom, if you say that you’ll come down with feeder it’ll be too time consuming and you won’t do it!! Look and Farmer Phil and see how self sufficient he is with feeding!!!
Another very interesting video Thank you Lester ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊
Hello Tom!
Either you make thirds of corn and two-thirds of grass silage with corresponding levelling feed, or two-thirds of corn and thirds of grass silage with levelling feed. In Germany it is done this way.
Fantastic video your dad is a wealth of knowledge and experience like going back in time 20yrs for me and listening to my crop husbandry lectures at riseholme agricultural college.
henry was the star of the show tom your dad is looking well great video keep them up.
Interesting video
Are there any other crops your father and you would consider such as potatoes, fodder beet, mixed species swards, kale, forage peas etc, a discussion about the pros and cons of different options - amount of work, fertilizer, environment etc and why your father and you go for grass and now maize might make and interesting video.
I'd say go for it. As a diary farmer from the south west you'll love it and will see the difference in milk quality and quantity
Fantastic video Tom! I learned so much about Maze! It was a Mazing! Any time you can have the Ginger Warrior and Henry in the same show…. It’s bound to be a hit!!!!! Thank you for sharing the process of how you and your father deliberate the cost vs benefit of this opportunity. Great content.
Depending how volatile your milk price is obviously don’t know how exposed you are the fact you’ve got the shop and machine and it’s not my business to know but Maize can offer better PPL versus cake. I’ve turned feeders completely down to minimum and seen milk solids go up, don’t be blinded by litres do a milk solid’s comparison and you’ll get the true value of maize as feed. Can fatten beef animals really well but can taint the fat yellow if over done. But benefits out way the cons
My great uncle grew corn to feed his beef cattle. We used to grab all the dropped fruit from his peach, pear and crab apple trees and those would go into the feed too. Cows loved it, a few cows loved those over ripe crab apples a bit much.
Have a look at the Veggie Boys their cows really love the maize silage. They even make silage out of the green parts from their sweet corn harvest. I think their next video will be cutting the corn silage.
Can you undersow the maize with clover, you you can take a crop off after the maize is cut.
Henry is a legend ❤😂🎉
Maize is great for milk , but over winter you've got to keep protein up..
Its brilliant as a buffer on early grass ..
Poor Andrew goes into hospital Tom spends all his money, no wonder the man doesn’t like hospitals 😂
It’s not me 🙈 it’s him. He gets bored when not farming 😂
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The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree Tom 😉👍🏼
Your ground is 2 wet
@@dereklitchfield7574No it isn’t
Tom your dad has great knowledge, You have the perfect teacher.
That corn will make great feed for you
My grandfather swore on corn sileage and alfalfa for milk production... that was the 70s... Times have changed with technology and options. Best of luck gentlemen. ❤
Now you have the data i'd live to see a monthly sunday vid showing the stats from the previous month. Talk about changes made and how it affected milk yields.
Yes definitely I work for a farm that has 1000 milking cows and they grow between 400 and 800 acres a year and the results are great.
So lush to see Daddy with you. Rotation and a fallow field. An orange tractor, I would like. Pre war, that was. Now it's green :))
I think i would clamp on your farm tom........for one thing the contractors trailers will hold more than your keenan and secondly you got to be carefull of the secondary fermentation it might be easier to control in your own clamp. i don't know but i reckon a lot of your fields are too wet for maize growing and harvesting late in autumn.......i think maize likes free draining soils but maybe you got some dryer fields
Henry is a star, also the future.
Good morning. To all the general public who think farmers are always moaning about weather etc, please stand up and give farmers a clap. The knowledge and skills they possess are unbelievable. The ginger warrior is truly a walking encyclopaedia. His information is not read from a book but earner over a lifetime of trial and error.
I don't think that. Please don't presume.
I think you are underestimating the amount of research and reading most farmers do to learn their business and stay up to date with keeping it as efficient as possible.
@@chucklesx There you go presuming again. I absolutely admire all that farmers do, and wonder at their tenacity, learning, flexibility and endurance (!).
I was merely irritated that you think that non-farmers don't appreciate the huge challenges facing farmers.
Although when it goes right, I also can't imagine a more satisfying job.
@@sroberts605... My comment was to the original post, not to your reply as you seem to have assumed 😊
@@chucklesx Oh! Apologies!! lol
Could you not power wash your silage bale storage next to your smaller cubical shed and tip maize in there?
It’s not going for at least 10 days 🤦♂️
If planted near enough to the farm you could make a maze maze? So then it's not just a crop for the cows but also a visitor attraction thing?
Always love your videos. Growing up in Wisconsin, USA, we fed corn and alfalfa to our dairy cows. You do want land that drains well for corn, you may want to buy it from someone whose acres are better for corn. Our cows did beautifully on the alfalfa and corn. Delicious milk. Alfalfa was fed as bales all year and a hayledge during season. Corn silage was put up in our silos for storage and some corn was left on cob, stored and then ground and mixed with minerals and other ingredients into a dry feed for the cows as well. Thank you for sharing, it brought back some great memories from my childhood! I love your obvious love of your cows and what you do every day. Keep up the fantastic job! 💙💜🐄🐂🌽🥛
I think alfalfa also needs land that drains well. Probably too wet where the Pembertons are.
You will never regret feeding corn,been feeding corn continually since 1949 in upright silos bunkers and just pile on the ground,with rounded sides.
You mentioned "chopping" the cobs. When I lived in Iowa, USA, farrmers would grind the corn with augers, then store the grain in large siloes. I recall that maize (corn) required lots of nitrogen fertilizer. I recommend a patch of sweet corn for a tasty summer treat for Henry.
Hi Tom corn is a great feed nothing like corn feed milk cow's milk is so different in Tast good luck I hope it goes well.
Henry needs some safety goggles when going maize hunting!
I think you need to run all your ideas through Henry the farm manager..... Buy bigger 🚜... 😉👍
Hahahah correct!! 😂
Great video Tom and im glad your dad is on the mend ...you nephew is so sweet 😊
Great maize get it chopped as soon as possible and put it in the muck heap 🎉
Tom, breathe....... you are usually the one suggesting trying new things. Give it a go and look at your data then makes decisions. You've got this!!
well done warings , deserved award, curious, if you do go for maize, do you need a separate clamp??? if so do you have the room to store both . if not thats a potential cost i guess.
I would say you will not be disappointed. We feed corn silage aka maize. The way you guys feed grass.
Henry is absolutely adorable! Put him in more of your videos! I aged about 10 years when you almost dropped him!!
Nice to see Wee Henry along with your dad the legend very interesting video , great news for Warings they are a top company
3-4/1 think it’s a great idea build another clamp lol the legend has the knowledge and also the coos would love a change a little something different ❤the way you are with wee Henry who is such a sweet young man shows you are going to be a great dad Tom ❤
I think testing out the maze will be great, especially now you’ve the tracking collars.
I’ve never seen a video where I haven’t learned something from the Ginger Warrior. Meanest me think so much of my dad. He was the same way.
Great video Tom. Be interesting for you all on farm see who this plan plays out . Hope it's a win win for all involved.
15:00 great content again
Maybe get rid of the bail and use that clamp Tom
Picking it up on the 5th 🤦♂️
Love wee Henry! So sweet. A good preview of who you’ll be with your own! Love to hear him talk. ❤
Morning go for it maize will make a great addition to the cows feed and it will help finish the beef cattle
It’s an expensive crop alright but it’s often the same price if not cheaper than first cut silage on kg of DM. Work it out and see.
We pitted ours yesterday and got 26t per acre off it
Sow it as early as you can on your own land Tom and use an early variety and plastic and you’ll get it off in mid September before it gets too wet
Good video! I hope your Dad is feeling better!
What DOESN'T your dad know about?! Holy cow, he knows everything!
it is a bit expensive but worth it , cows love it , does them good and i am sure the milk will go up and increase the quality , may be you can cut back on cake a bit too , i think whole crop is a good way to increase production possibly like peas , or wheat, and barley , maze is very good though well worth a go now you have a chance , glad to see your Dad back on form too
Henry? I have a friend named Henry. He fancies himself to be
a non conformist forward thinker. He spells his name HEN3RY.
Of course, the 3 is silent.
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This is why i stopped watching your channel tom your a typical farmer these days always crying poverty 😅along with asking for government grants free money working class people don’t have your luxury unfortunately 🤦♂️🤦♂️
I have been dairy farming her in the northwest corner of Illinois since the mid 70s. We grow 1500 acres of corn and 300 acres of alfalfa to feed our milking herd of 140 cows their replacements and all of the Holstein steers born on the farm. We normally chop about 250 to 300 acres of corn annually. Our TMR ration consists of 60% corn silage 30 % alfalfa haylege 8 % high moisture rolled corn and the rest is protein mix and mineral. Our herd is averaging over 23,000 pounds of milk per cow annually. I think you will love feeding corn silage.
Daddy, a dairy farmer, and his brother farmed side by side. They grew corn (what you are calling maize) which, if it wasn't cut for grain, was chopped and blown into one of several silos for silage. Alfalfa was grown to bale or chop. Chopped, it was blown into Harvestors for high protein haylage. Daddy was a Master Farmer of Pennsylvania with award winning high protein hay and silage. Also his cows were all registered Holsteins. I write all this because I wonder why you would question using your locally grown maize as a feed or silage. btw, your father's knowledge of crops is amazing! (and you are a sweetie!)
An idea for your own first crop of maize 🌽 ......
Once you get the viewing area opened up, grow it as close to the shop as possible and make it a maize maze !!!!!!??????
Nothing ventured Nothing gained Mr Tom Pemberton thought your wise old father would of taught you that!!!!!!
Some varieties of maiz in Guatemalan Highlands grow to 6 meters in height (19.7 feet). I lived there and couldn't believe it was really maize!
Morning Tom. We harvested 350 tonnes of it yesterday. A bumper crop!
Don’t just measure the use of maze by actual milk production, but consider the herd health variables that you can’t see for at least 4 months especially conception rates. Rumination studies have shown the corn silage adds different qualities of forage to better enhance the diet of your dairy herd. I was a feed specialist in USA and you will be pleased with overall improvement, good luck with the maze, 64% moisture is the best and pack it tight.