Silage making and cutting Corn in Northern Ireland

We follow Cullybackey farmer Robert McCaughey through last years season as he cuts the grass for the winters silage.
At the end of the season Robert and his fellow farmers run a corn cutting day using an array of vintage and modern machinery.

[@LeviRHogan]

I'm from Pennsylvania and I live near New Holland. Glad to see them in use in Ireland!

[@lisawaters2585]

How lovely to see you've posted again! I'm so excited!

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

Yay, thank you!

[@paranoiia8]

Damn didn't expect new video. How nice! 😊

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

Enjoy!

[@geraldbeard856]

It's interesting to see how farming has progressed over the last 50/60 years from the old double choppers to the modern self propelled that you would have to sell your house to buy

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

For sure.. The guy that owned the self propelled was looking to upgrade too and it would take a very nice house to pay for the new one!

[@geraldbeard856]

@@VideosofIrishFarmingLife I think farming and contracting paid better back in the old days, I know it was smaller kit and less output but in many ways it was more efficient cos you were powering the forager with a tractor that you would use all year round for many other jobs. I noticed only last week a online farm sale where what appeared to be a pretty decent Reco- Mengele trailed forager sold for £1,000 ......well a contractor won't do very many acres of silage for that money.......who ever bought it had a cheap machine i think

[@lindanichols3415]

Peaceful....
Love it💝🍀

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Glad you enjoyed it

[@enginefool692]

Excellent 👍

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Thanks for the visit

[@enginefool692]

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[@lordofhowell7158]

New subscriber. Brilliant video 💪🏻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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[@ChallengerMT875B]

Are they harvesting oats?

[@davezoom2682]

Think the tractors growed up , from that ancient David brown and Nuffield to those new Holland's .

[@corrigansrestorationvideos9403]

Thank god

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

More in the post too!

[@cwpetersonschannelofthings7785]

That is some absolutely stunning forage that was put up in this video !.!
I'd love to have a stand of oats like that for this years hay crop. I am curious though as to why y'all call oats corn over there ?
CW Peterson
Grass Valley, California; USA

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

Thanks 👍

[@jamesmccabe1702]

Just a language thing...like you yanks call primary schools shooting galleries.

[@g-sailing4427]

Hi why did they put the spuds on the silage?

[@j.h.customsireland]

question can someone explain the spuds being put on the silage on the pit cause thats a new one for me as ive never heard of that before thanks

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

They are added to give the cows that its to be fed to more nutrients. First time id seen that also..

[@j.h.customsireland]

@@VideosofIrishFarmingLife AHHHHHH ok that actually a good idea cheaper then buying in stuff to mix in the feed

[@corrigansrestorationvideos9403]

Well can you ever do ferguson 20s videos

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

Its certainly something we would consider.. Where about are you based at? Get in touch if you have a project you would like us to cover..

[@corrigansrestorationvideos9403]

@@VideosofIrishFarmingLife I wonder my father and i might be getting a ferguson 20 p3 do yee have any ploughing matches on soon

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

@@corrigansrestorationvideos9403 Where about are yous based at? We are outside Coleraine, Co. Derry.. Chrissy

[@sanjanewmoonlife]

This is hard job ,my father worked this kind job for Government,also we have farm .

[@Irishandream1]

Never see jobs for farm hands