Malcolm Kidd

🌾🐮🐄 🔜VMS

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@JerryMoloney1 Just be aware of the allelopathic effect oats can have on other crops. It could hamper your grass seed.

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@DarraghScott Is it mainly slats or solid floor it's doing Darragh? What sort of area can it do comfortably?

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@bryanjdaniels If you've WiFi where the fencer is just put in a smart plug and your able to turn it on/off or even off for a certain period of time and automatically come back on. It's a game changer

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@JerryMoloney1 @bryanjdaniels @sprinkles785 @rayofoghlu If you want another opinion, from what I've read dandelions are usually a sign of low calcium in a soil. Also thrive in a high N and high K environment along with compacted soils.

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@ashleighfen Only on 7.2mm here since the 14th june. You have to go back to 27th may before we've had a cumulative amount that breaks 50mm, but I'm sure we'll be back on track in no time 🙈

[Base Ireland @BaseIreland]

https://t.co/0Sl68XfBys

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@Friesian_man @GillwallyO https://t.co/880c3ikGyI

Definitely Irish involvement in the start up of this scales and backed by Gallagher

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

This was a nice little reminder of the progress over the last couple of years but not nearly as exciting as the potential of the next few ☘️🐄🤖

[DeLaval_UK_IE @DeLaval_UK_IRE]

🤖🐮 New entrant to dairying sets up innovative robotic milking system in Co. Carlow!

Malcolm Kidd uses a DeLaval VMS V310 robot to save time and labour while achieving yields of up to 9000L/cow/year with 4.35% butterfat and 3.6% protein.

Full story: https://t.co/ln3C3B8mtP

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@fairleigh_ag @DeLaval Keep an eye on the 1st robots on the concentrates line. If the cows prioritise that robot it could empty before the motor kicks in to fill it back up. You can increase that hopper size or decrease the size of the hopper at the motor to help

[Enniscorthy Farm Systems Ltd @EFSPaddy]

A second DeLaval VMS being added to Malcolm & Ivan Kidd’s farm in Carlow yesterday. The first V310 milking robot was installed two years ago. Shane, our Sales Representative and Mark, our VMS Technician were on hand for the delivery. 🐄 🐄

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@DavidClivestock Thanks they've settled in nicely, a pleasure to deal with you again

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@TaeSavesLives Correct me if I'm wrong but as a young trained farmer I can't claim TAMS to put in a 2nd robot that would allow me to milk more than 75 cows but I could claim on a conventional parlour and potentially milk 160 cows 🤷‍♂️

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

Celebrating the bots 1st birthday with another addition 🤖🐄

[Enniscorthy Farm Systems Ltd @EFSPaddy]

Would you like to work in the Robotic Dairy Sector in the South East? Due to expansion, we are hiring!! 🐄 🐄

For more information please go to:
https://t.co/YZc3WWJXMF

Please send cv’s to [email protected]

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@ShaneSeymour2 @stierney123 I think he's free the 1st week in Dec if you want to book him in 😜

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@ShaneMcAuliffe1 @lelyrobotman @CallansCows @FullwoodPackoIE @DeLaval_UK_IRE Have a Delaval v310 and happy with the machine.

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@stierney123 Its a good thing it wasn't there at the end of the night or some lads could have tried taking it home 😬👀

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@stierney123 Don't forget the 10% comission due to the breeder 😜

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

@stierney123 It won't be the 1st Jager you for rid of in Kilkenny 🙈

[Malcolm Kidd @MalcolmKidd7]

A big milestone on the farm today. Thanks to all involved in the project so far 🐄

[Enniscorthy Farm Systems Ltd @EFSPaddy]

Ivan & Malcolm Kidd on-site at their farm for the delivery of their DeLaval V310 today in Co. Carlow. 🐄 🐄