Sam Bales

Husband, father and farmer. Passionate about mixed farming. All views are my own.

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@EdinvaleFarm Not good Jock. Hopefully you can get some answers. Are you running bloods for minerals?

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@WhitriggsStuart 👍 good going Stuart. One day I may be at your level!

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@EdinvaleFarm Always worth a try and as you say, nothing lost 👍

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@EdinvaleFarm I've found 2.5yrs is a good time to calve natives but only if your calving twice a year. Calving at 2yr old sounds great, but you do need very well grown heifers. And I'm not harsh enough to remove a lovely homebred animal from the herd for not conceiving to calve at 2 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@cvfarming @AgriWebb worth a look. Only been using it for a few months but very pleased with it. Used it for calving, lambing, treatments and weighing without any issues.

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@EdinvaleFarm @AgriHighland @CammockSalers I do love the insight you bring as a farmer and butcher Jock 👍👍

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@herdyshepherd1 Fair enough. Every system is different and every animal is different. I wasn't sure about Autumn but I love it now 😂

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@Wyefarm No problem, yes very individual in terms of how animals are affected. It is testing us somewhat but I keep hoping we are through the worst of it.

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@mays_farm @cvfarming Very important David! Often difficult to quantity but very easy to dismiss. Although perhaps arguably less so with the decreasing chemical toolbox. 🤔

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@EdinvaleFarm Your well ahead of me! I've a lot of bales to move and position.. at least they are mostly made! 😂

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@ClynelishFarm @mad4farming @ThePasturePod Was it really 3hrs! Soon past some time turning hay! 😂

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@mendipfarmer Great bits of kit, but do take time for weeds to die, but they do! We've a tractor mounted Edlington but they no longer make them sadly.

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@EdinvaleFarm Graze the wet bits, it puddles then and makes them muddy which wading birds live 👌 (obviously I don't mean trash them or the whole field..)

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@ClynelishFarm @johnmpringle1 Quite! 😂 What is said when working stock, stays where you were handling stock... 😬🙈

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@johnmpringle1 This is music to my ears! I just wish I could persuade those with the purse strings that! It may also help me want to manage sheep better. Having just installed a new recording system, it's certainly made us want to keep records up to date and accurate, a positive move!

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@ThrimbyFarms Exactly what it's about!! 👍 We can weigh lambs quite quickly now! 😂

[Sam Bales @sam_bales]

@ClynelishFarm I know several small people with carpet farms who would love them! 🤣