ONE MASSIVE CHANGE THAT TRANSFORMED EVERYTHING.... IT'S HUGE!
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- In today's video i got the opportunity to see what the DREAM TEAM that is Poppy and Josie have been up to on their 210 cow farm. ONE HUGE change has Transformed the farm!
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Don't go small Tom! This is a 30-50 year investment so go big, maybe space it for 24 a side but only put in 16 units to begin with but look 20 years down the road with 2 milkers doing the work.
And always go for a rapid exit system, this takes quite some time to let the cows walk away
Have the cows walk straight out of the bails, not turning 90⁰ as soon as they exit.
Richard is a fountain of knowledge and a great contact to have, a gentleman that points out the obvious that others would overlook. I could’ve listened to him all day long. 👏👏👏👏👏👍
Richard is a fantastic, so much knowledge
If you put Richard and the GInger warrior together they will revolutionize farming I guarantee it.
My young ladies loved watched this, very inspiring. There cows are in great order. Super young women. 12 unit would suit you Tom, I milked 140 for 10 years with one and it was the perfect size for one man in the pit. 👍
26:10 Adrian did you see 👀 the feeders in the parlour to stop cow's getting more feed
@@smalldairyfarmer I spotted that one 👌
Well done Girls. What a lovely family. Thanks for sharing Tom.
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Thanks for the video Tom, really interesting to see some new tech and it was lovely to meet the Sisters in Wellies. Rich seems like a top guy too, I reckon a video of him and The Ginger Guy putting the world to rights over a few beers would be good entertainment 😄
Great to see a couple of young ladies work so hard. 👏🏻
I like how you show your viewers the many different ways that milking is done on different farms. And you learn they way they do things and see if you can incorporate that into your routine. Shows us that you are real down to earth person
This was an awesome road trip you took us on , Richard is awesome
Tom u should go to a 20 unit or at least 16 units for ur seize.. one person can manage 20 units with acrs
What a great parlour!! Thanks for the introduction to this wonderful farming family. I have followed the sisters on IG.
These girls are a real inspiration and nice to see a family united, thanks tom seems to me this is the system for you
What a cool look at farm practicality and design! If you and your Dad decide to go with another Parler for farm, definitely go big to accommodate any growth you want to do, but not too big. I'm not keen myself on the completel robotic thing that some farms have done, but I think the way Richard, Josie and Poppy have done it is great! You still get the time with the cows/inspection/etc, but the technology helps
Fabulous video Tom. I can't wait to see what route you take with your new parlour the most important thing is to make it big enough if you decide to expand in the future its a lot easier to add capacity now than later and cheaper too
Love how close the farming community is they all go above and beyond to help each other out
Hope you get this on your farm! That was amazing. 😇💜
16 units is nothing for one man. Someone I know milks in a 32 unit by himself.
If you went to this parlor, just think of all the projects you could accomplish. It’s so bright and clean. I really like it. And only one hour in the morning and one in the evening. Looks like it was very well planned out. Hope it’s in your future. Soon!
never stepped foot on a farm but i really enjoy these vids! i like the set up of this one a lot. thanks for the vid.
That “squeeze by” is just what you need Tom, no more forgetting to close the gate😂🐄🐮
The sisters system looks awesome. I like the computer will know if they haven't moved much or had a calf. I've seen different systems on milking but the sisters version seems to be right up there with the best of them. I'm sure the cows are happy cause the food drops automatically when they empty their bowls. Tom, an awesome video! 👌 A big thank you to the sisters for taking the time to explain things and do a video.
Love this set up. It's so well lit and the yellow is great! Really well thought out and the cows obviously gel with it. Great to see such a progressive enterprise!
Great video Tom and all respect to the girls they have a great setup.
This parlour 😍 and set up is incredible. Tom you seem more excited about this set up than a robot. Keep up the great work. Hope you have a great Christmas to you and your family x
So cool. That parlor is amazing. So well thought out. The time it saves…and time is money.
Time is money! 😂
You sound like father now
Their parlour is so quiet because the vacuum pump is running off a V.O.D. You really should consider a V.O.D. considering the cost of power, great potential savings.
Everyone who installs new vacuum pumps chooses these doesn't they?
Another fantastic video Tom, for me it would be a parlour over robots every day of the week, just because you see every cow twice a day up close, watching how they are walking in, if they are eating up, seeing if any mastitis and how bad it is among other things, yes robots can detect things but it’s not the same. Used to milk 200 to 250 in a 8/16 herringbone took up to 5 hours depending how many were dry, for me I would go 12/24 or 14/28. I know it all comes down to cost, think how you are now set up the parlour is the better of the two, plus if you put a cafe in and expand to letting visitors in viewing gallery will pull a lot more people in. Can’t wait to hear what system your going to go with.
That is a sweet setup, especially the strip grazing & back fencing they described. Are there farms around you that graze (well) and use robots? I wonder if the robot would limit the access to grazing.
The cows have to get used to it, and the farmers even more. But some make it work well.
over here in nz we milking 31 aside every 10 mins 350 over hour and a half very fast as we don’t need to clean teats before milking just teat spray after
What a brilliant set up the farm has..............Well done Richard and Girls You can see Dad is so proud of his daughters amazing.
That was impressive, a very nice parlor thats easy to work in. The girls make it look easy, their parents must be very proud of them as they should be. Keep smilin.
Nice farm but not a fan off the swing over parlour we have a 2x10 and its very good
Go 16 units minimal we have 16 unit and there's times when cows are at there peak we're even waiting and thats one person milking. If going big enough means even saving 10mins each milking that's over 120hrs in a year.
Their system looks very similar to how we doing in New Zealand. Have your looked any any of our dairy farms and systems from over here in NZ
I used to milk 300 in 20/40 dairymaster no acrs no feeding. We had out of parlour feeders which we programmed to be off for an hour before milking and come on when we started. This way the cows came in and out in their own. Cleaner parlour as no food or feeders. 1 Milker 10300 average. 160/hr winter 200/hr summer. I’m a foottrimmer now. But always watch your videos ( hoof gp featured me on the rollover last year)
I’ll have to check it out ☺️
Loved this episode. I think that’s a great benefit from this type of parlour. It lets you maintain the connection to your herd. I’d been thinking robots, but like you said, a 12 or 16 swingover would be great for you and save you a bunch of time.
Your biggest attribute is what a great cow man (stockman) you are Tom!
Get a bigger parlour and stay hands on with your cows mate robots aren't the same as good as they are!
I know your busy with other stuff and get milkers in so maybe robots would make sense.
But I'm sure you'd do it yourself if you could milk 50 even 60 in one go and your laughing
Go for it, Tom, this is clearly transformational for them, and would be for your family farm too.
Don't go robotic !!
One of the most enjoyable and informative videos you have done. Richard and his daughters seem to have got the right balance in going for efficiency by good design and not chucking £££ to make it work.
Tom downside of collars is if u have a lot of cows and it looses it it’s a ballix to find the collar or find which cow the collar is of
Smashing parlour ... go for 20 units with ACRs Tom it will change yours (and Lukes ) life imagine 6/7 rows and room to expand if you want to later on.. go for it 👉👍
100% agree with what Richard said about incline into the parlour, squeeze gaps and extra wash down and air line points. Got very similar parlour here, been in 20 years and still looks and works 👍
Also go bigger than you feel is needed right now
The cleanliness of the parlor speaks for itself. It is beautiful.
I feel like the robot milkers would take away the personal touch away. You get to know your cows and I feel you would regret having a robot milk your cows.
Well what a fantastic family set up that is!! And designed by the father - absolutely brilliant. Total respect to them.
Great setup there and always nice to have good look around you
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Does @geafarming have any DemaTron boxes for the parlour that actually hold up? I see this parlor has a lot of the cheaper boxes without the full keypads on them now....
One thing every dairy farmer says about its a must in a new parlour is an adjustable floor to adjust it to your height. It really helps them with back Problems because anyone milking can adjust it to the perfect height even if the person milking in the morning is like 6 foot 9 and the one in the afternoon is only 5 foot 4.
Anyway, nice video with 2 very nice girls loving farming and cows as much as you do!😊
My advice for parlour size is make sure you make it big enough to future proof yourself. There is no harm in a fast milking. And you will manage 20 a side on your own easy.
Hi Tom,
Considering for the time of the investition; size your parlor for where you want your herd to be in 10 or 20 years plus a bit of margin. sizing it for the actual herd would be a miss.
And the collars, just go for it. you could even add a weighting system in the gate system if it makes sens for you. you like working with the data and have an evidence based approach, so go for it it will help you.
Really enjoyed that video. Thanks to the girls and Richard for allowing us to see their great setup. So the question is when are you putting one in? When I've watched your milking vids they've blown my mind with what you put up with and the time it takes. We milk in a 24a/s with one person and have only recently put in acr's. Little over an hr milking 9 rows, no worries. But that's NZ for ya. Consider auto teat spray as well, one less job. The other thing I notice comparing uk to nz, is you are trying to graze outside more, and we are trying to have more infrastructure to get them inside a bit. I guess the ideal is a happy medium, best of both worlds. Have a great Xmas in the UK, don't work to hard 👍
That's a very impressive milking setup, really like how bright and spacious it is (really inviting). 👍
would be interesting to see the pros and cons of parlor ,vs robots. Maybe on the chalk board or spread sheet. A lot to consider. One thing with the parlour (not that I know anything) you see how every cow is walking. The collars sound amazing for all they can do.Both will need room for herd getting larger. This decision could keep you awake at night. Find these videos fascinating. thanks for taking the time, your sense of humour and attention to details.
I'd love to change our parlour. Always thought id get robots but over the years ive changed my mind. I think id continue with a parlour but at least double the points. Currently 6 aside.
Hi Tom, I have been watching your vids for some time. I am a Dutch diary farmere's son and since you are looking to upgrade your parlour, I am pleased to see you are checking out other people's dairy set ups. I would urge you to make time to visit The Netherlands and check out what is going on there. Obviously many a milking robot has been developed there, but equally diary tech at the 'manual' level has also carried on developing. I cannot simply translate what is said in the attached video, but just having a look may spark your interest in looking into it more. Many dairy farmers in Holland decided not to invest in robots but have adopted the 'pop up' cluster system which is not really a cluster but a system that pops up out of the floor. Have a look and see here: th-cam.com/video/Ck7R883XzsA/w-d-xo.html
If you click on the subtitles and then the little cog wheel next to the subtitle button, you can get a translation from the Dutch to English other languages.
Great video. I've always been one to learn from what other folks are doing and then apply to my situation. My first thought was, this milking parlor is so clean and bright. Thanks for sharing.🙂
Nice video Tom, we milk about 7 years in a 14 unit delaval. My advice is, the better the cow flow the larger parlour you can go. We milk about 80-100 cows an hour with one person. Some other farmers who looked here always build there parlour 2, 4 or 6 stalls bigger. If i would do it again i would go for double 16 with one man. Good luck with the future plans!
That is a beautiful set they have. I can see you going for a very similar system as I know you like to be around your cows and you like milking. As you said you'd probably go for less per side but I guess that depends on how many more cows you intend milking and that comes down to land.
Really light bright and airy.
Richard would be a great man to help you design yours when you come to it for his experience.
I don't think you'll go for robots personally as you love that part of the job but I could be wrong?
Good luck Tom.
Does Richard have a farm shop and fatten the bull calves? Out off interest.
Superb Video, Great Insight in to Richard and Family and their Milking Systems.
Tom very impressive setup we milk 120 cows in a 20unit Dairy Master herringbone put your parlour in big enough definitely acrs auto washer is also a great time saver.Can milk 120 cows in 1 5 hrs including washing up
Oh wow!! 20 unit meaning swing over or 10 doubled up?
👍👍😁❤️Great video! So interesting to sed how various farms are milking .
Our old milk house would only milk 2 cows to a side. We could milk 4 at a time but it was one side and then the other. We would put the milkers on one side then get the other side ready and put the milkers on them, then take the milkers off the other side and let more cows in. We milked around an average of 125 cows. It took us 9 hours to milk every day. It was very hard to plant and harvest the crops and do everything else that needed to be done. It was just my dad and two early teen sons.
Go robots Tom….. you won’t look back and it will free up a fair amount of time for other jobs/ projects….. look at all options
Come on Tom go go go for it all that extra time you will have great video really enjoy watching you 😊😊😊
Hi tom love your farm & videos 🚜🚜🐄🐄
Don’t be worried about going to a 24 unit with one man, no worries bigger, the parlour, less time spent in there
You need one of these Tom. I also highly recommend the yellow. Warmer color. Blue is cold. This parlour is a palace. Kudos to the Sisters in Wellies. I can't find them on YT.
Great video tom!!! Amazing job girls keep it up
Fantastic parlour they've got. Gives a robotic system a run for its money.
I think even if you had robot milking you would still be in to see the cows, thsts just who you are. I love this parlour. Do it.😚😚😚🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪, only dont scrimp, get everything you need. Thank you girls and rich.
My previous employer, I've had to pack in as a dairy manager now, hip, knee probs, insisted we replaced the old 18/18 fullwood parlour with a fullwood 24/48 same size as the girls is there. No mod cons, no auto milk recording, just heat time collars and seg gates, but....just 1 man milking...and I frigging hated it. It's not a 1 man parlour, 1 man can only milk so many cows an hour, 80ish I believe. So don't go too big unless you're prepared for 2 milkers, or you try 1 and get a v v frustrated, stressed herdsman and poor mastitis control etc. I really hated the 24/48!!!!
We have a robot now for 6 months and I love it. If you want to save time i think you need a robot. But i hope you gonna be happy with your choice, good luck
What a fantastic video, takes me back a few years, milking in an old parlour, how technology has come on. Thanks for sharing Tom…
Tom, PLEASE tell me Poppy and Josies accent?!.
Sounds so unusual and it's driving me mad trying to guess!!
What’s beautiful set up! And what a modest family! Thanks for taking us along! Now if I could learn your accent better !!merry Christmas
Just passed their place on way to go shopping.I have milked in several different parlours and GEA I think are the best
Another great video Tom great setup they have there 👍👍👍
I prefer this parlour over the robots. you and yiur dad are very hands on. This is the way forwardfor you guys. im excited for you both. Thank you for allowing tom to come to your farm. brillant
Excellent video with a lovely family, with a very clever Dad with fore-sight to design that system.
Thank you Tom, what an amazing visit. Just love the girls enthusiasm backed up by Dad. Take care.
What an interesting vid . Well worth the early morning road trip . Richard n his daughters have a fantastic set up.
If i was you only 12 a side keep it simple specially if i's only one person go bigger means more people. You're only problem is room/spcae but if you take out the milk vats and re-arrange it all you could work it all. But great thing about you tube so many videos of different parlours. I can't remember the one i like but pearson milking technology have a few videos of designs you might like aswell and yard ideas too. If you think 24 big try 5100 cows 2 parlours its in canada if you want a field trip.But love the ideas this family have simple but works.
Great video…. My old days of milking we’re the same as Tom P., Hours open hours of the year spent in the parlour. A good parlour is the greatest time saver of all for a dairy farmer.
Iv milked up to 24 a side by myself and it works out just fine, especially with ACRs.. go plenty big enough anyway
great video, cracking set up, what a nice family
Would have liked to know how big of footprint the parlour RHD run in & the clamps needed & 200 head, are they grazing off 200 acres or more, as they must be out 200 days per year if the need 2 acres per day that’s 400 acres, the parlour must surely be sat central or it be a long walk every day to get milked
What a lovely farming family . Now following them on instagram.
Well Tom I feel a twenty row parlour would kind of be the max for one man is what I tend to find
We have a 40/40 westfalia, auto ID, acr, auto footbath, auto movement gate, auto shedder, got auto scrapers, automatic poo seperater, solids go into a yard, slurry goes into a pit. Milk 450 cows daily, 300 3 times a day and 450 2 times a day.
Hi Tom, I'm not a farmer, but this parlour is a must have in my view, the time saved, the welfare of the cows and person(s) doing the milking, add to that the electricity saved it seems a no brainier to me, of course the cost of such a parlour must be huge though... Love the video's learning a lot about the complexity of being a farmer... All the best. Peter
Lol to you 16 is abit much for 1 person. I milk 300+ on a 25/50 waikato parlour on my own and atm we are breeding got so got to manually pull cows out with the seg gate. Cause the auto seg was rubbish so we stopped using It. You need to look at the waikato stuff to. I know I. Late to watch this vid
16/32 would be fine for one man, I used to milk in one and it was really quick and easy could happily do 190 an hour on my own, if you do decide to go for a new parlour just go slightly bigger then you think I’d say
Great video again Tom. We have installed several high pressure hot water systems in parlours/dairies. Would be a pleasure to work with you if you go down that route.
Hello Mr.Tom my name's Brian waweru currently working in Almarai dairy farm in Saudi Arabia as a farm assistant both in the parlour and also as a cow pusher.wanted to know if you have any employment vacancies in your farm
We have a 14 unit with ACRs and a dump line and we can milk 90 cows an hour through it so a 14 or 16 would be plenty big for your operation and I wouldn’t even dream of robots on a grass based system
Yup you definitely need a new parlour Tom. I think this is the style you prefer keeping the hands-on approach with a little computer assist. Can't see you going for robots, you love your cows too much.
Excellent. When's yours being put in?
Thanks for taking us on a trip to see a new setup.
Hope you learnt lots from all three generations and Lottie the dog.
The Once_a_day dairy farmer in New Zealand loves his investment in collars.
Good luck with deciding on your next big step.
Thanks again
I adore how the Cows always file in and out with no bother. 👍👍🇬🇧🎅🏻
Did you know that they also come into the parlour in more or less the same order?
Tom, that was one of the best videos you've posted in a long time. I appreciate your interest and humility in pursuing how your colleagues do what they do, with a nod toward improving your own productivity and profitability. Best wishes as you and your dad continue to enhance and grow your operation!
This is so amazing. I grew up on a dairy farm. At first we milked the cows by hand then we could milk one cow at a time with our first machine. When we sold we chad a milking parlor that we could milk six cows at a time plus automatic feeders.we were in the barn for hours a day. Wow what we would have given for this setup. By the way I am almost 80 and a women. Thank you so much for thus video.