Baling Silage In January!? This Is So Unusual!!!

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ม.ค. 2023
  • Usually by now we are crying out for rain but it is still so green! Feels very weird to be making silage in the middle of January that's for sure
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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!!
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    RD3 Ohaupo 3883
    New Zealand
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  • @teresawalsh4114
    @teresawalsh4114 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    From IRELAND here nice to see that Mc hale working in New zeland

  • @redmapleleaf4617
    @redmapleleaf4617 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The tourism industry should be paying channels like yours! Since I've been watching your channel, I have this desire to come and see NZ and that never happened before. And Ardern quitting also makes NZ more desirable! lol

    • @gregsullivan8956
      @gregsullivan8956 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would quite enjoy spending a July along with the cooler temperatures compared to SE USA

    • @redmapleleaf4617
      @redmapleleaf4617 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gregsullivan8956 And I have a very strong desire to see the southern USA. I give credit for that to youtubers who show old houses down there. I love the USA (but, of course, not the government!)

    • @gregsullivan8956
      @gregsullivan8956 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@redmapleleaf4617 Ole Joe needs help...just needs to be a Grandpa. Government is broken. Period!

    • @gregsullivan8956
      @gregsullivan8956 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@redmapleleaf4617 I often use Google Earth to get a look at other places around the world

    • @redmapleleaf4617
      @redmapleleaf4617 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gregsullivan8956 Sorry but he needs a whole lot more than help! He's got enough "help" in wrecking America. I can't stomach him as much as I can't stomach Trudeau.

  • @yvonneward
    @yvonneward ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow makes you realise just how tipsy turvy our world is glad you got some silage for the ladies and calves x

  • @pauljstod8804
    @pauljstod8804 ปีที่แล้ว

    That sunshine ☀️ looks pretty nice 👍

  • @peasant5612
    @peasant5612 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Ole coulda, shoulda, woulda lol
    Amazing aye, making bales in January, up in Northland we've had 4 summers frantically feeding out bales, never can you have enough, finally like you we've got green grass

  • @willyfindlay4398
    @willyfindlay4398 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see the sun when making your Bayladge.

  • @dave_from_mo
    @dave_from_mo ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful farm!!!

  • @johnjordan4647
    @johnjordan4647 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Andrew those drone shot show how good the farm and the Waikato countryside in general look. Nice and green especially for this time of the year. Keep up the good work Young Fella

  • @ianhaggart1438
    @ianhaggart1438 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great one sir...... January 🤣🫠 we are not quite that warm 🥶. Thank you for sharing that sun and warmth..... at lease we can dream 😌 😆 stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Ps silage looks good for that time of year.

  • @eduekito
    @eduekito ปีที่แล้ว

    Andrew your drone videos are every year better. And this song is amazing for it! 🎉

  • @reubensterling6378
    @reubensterling6378 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been a great start to summer, im doing a few perky contracting jobs for neighbours and we are cutting in the morning and baling in the arvo on the hot days, best sugar content is around 9-10am. Cool to see the old TM I wonder who will be doing new hollands now Norwoods have lost the contract for new holland

  • @multipower617
    @multipower617 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to see the TM on the rake
    Oh and congratulations on getting rid of Cindy
    I'd imagine it's going to be a heck of a party

  • @johnodwyer6288
    @johnodwyer6288 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great to see ye are getting the rain to keep everything growing, the country is looking beautiful, don't forget though there's no guarantee that this will be a short drought weather could go against u later

  • @haydensmith2395
    @haydensmith2395 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    same down here in manawatu we’re cutting baleage in a few weeks those contractors flat out

  • @peasant5612
    @peasant5612 ปีที่แล้ว

    January 2016 the last really good rain, greens grass, didn't stop raining, unfortunately it turned into the wettest winter almost ever

  • @francish8102
    @francish8102 ปีที่แล้ว

    Be in NZ Monday is the plan, finally able to revisit the beat place in the world. Looking forward to seeing the cows and the green again

  • @andrewball9999
    @andrewball9999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We made a stack on Wednesday. Started mowing at 6 am, rake started at 7 and wagons at 8.
    Our contractor is today making the 6th stack this week.
    This summer will be talked about for years to come

  • @davidporter9556
    @davidporter9556 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great way to clean up paddocks an extra feed

  • @seanmoynihan7471
    @seanmoynihan7471 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hard to beat good Irish balers

  • @owenmcnally3989
    @owenmcnally3989 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm a bit jealous of the weather 🤣

  • @kellymcdermott2546
    @kellymcdermott2546 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This year is weird. The spring rain never stopped, so summer dry has not started yet.
    Due to the wet paddocks there are a lot of balers getting stuck where they have never been stuck before.
    Maize was still being planted right up to christmas as the earlier plantings on the flats have been drowned, some places twice drowned. Late november is usually end of maize planting season.
    Summer earthworks season usually starts around october and runs until may. This year the earthworks will be just starting in January!!!

    • @TheOnceADayFarmer
      @TheOnceADayFarmer  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep drove past some the other day that wouldn't have even been a foot tall which is crazy for this time of the year!
      Even more rain coming by the looks of it so might have to start in February

  • @stevepalmer8285
    @stevepalmer8285 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so happy that you managed to cut the grass and bale it in January. Also the drone footage was awsome .take care from the UK.

  • @ronaldlucas5360
    @ronaldlucas5360 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice 👌

  • @edwardwhelan6591
    @edwardwhelan6591 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello from Ireland

  • @shaynelammas9413
    @shaynelammas9413 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoyed your Video Andrew your lucky that you had really good Weather to bale in . Best tractors are Fendt or any of these brands Kubota or Valtra or Massey Ferguson or New Holland or Case or Deutz. But they have to be fuel efficient and Servicing cost are low along with low parts cost too . I am Sure how much a New tractor costs in New Zealand with the brands l mentioned Andrew really

  • @txellg.m8170
    @txellg.m8170 ปีที่แล้ว

    hello from spain!

  • @kellyhawk822
    @kellyhawk822 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Have you ever square baled any for yourself? I know the round bales are easier to feed but just wondering

    • @TheOnceADayFarmer
      @TheOnceADayFarmer  ปีที่แล้ว

      No never have, I've brought squares but just prefer rounds

  • @ez32.
    @ez32. ปีที่แล้ว

    We just had our silage done the other day

  • @bigears4014
    @bigears4014 ปีที่แล้ว

    Slim pickings for the contractor when the grass is thin , I've never seen silage so dry

  • @KiwiJim13
    @KiwiJim13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👀🙄🐾👍It's a good season for growing grass and making silage hay not so much hopefully we don't get Willie Jackson as PM on Sunday or it will be a case of last out turn the lights out

  • @fsbjewellery
    @fsbjewellery ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m a bit jealous. So dry here in Otago

  • @warrenbarlow3110
    @warrenbarlow3110 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just wandering how much your getting changed per bale we’re paying 75 dollars a bale + gst cheers

  • @philipwatts992
    @philipwatts992 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its a bit wet at the moment here in Qeensland

  • @dagodairy8049
    @dagodairy8049 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this all kikuyu grass, Andrew?

  • @gregsullivan8956
    @gregsullivan8956 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello from USA