MORE COWS HAVE TO GO...
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- čas přidán 18. 12. 2023
- In today's video were are back to TB ing. This is 60 plus days after the last Session. We "Gamma Test" every cow over the age of 6 months old and it takes even longer!
Angus's that do have to go.
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I had tears in my eyes watching this video and looking at the heartache and frustration in your face. And we, your audience, know how much was going on at the farm and in your personal life at the same time. Thank God for your family and farming community. I don’t know if I could have handled this with as much grace.
Respect to you Tom and all farmers out there. The vast majority of the general public have no idea of the stress and sheer hard work you guys do. Hope Team Pemberton have a great Christmas, you deserve it 👏
So pleased you have shared this. Non livestock people have no idea the stress and costs of a TB reactor can have. Scares the hell out of me. Not sure about the gamma test people tell me it can be savage. It’s time somebody stood up to the tree huggers and we start to address the badger problem. TB is spreading north year by year, current methods are NOT WORKING. Farmers know it and the vets know it.
So good you are sharing your story TB Tom. It’s so hard to have to send away previously believed healthy cows.
Stay strong and hope you and the rest of the Pemberton family are doing well.
I'm pretty sure that first sentence has the words *story* and *TB* in the wrong order.
"TB Tom" sounds like a cruel nickname.
*sharing your TB story Tom*
This is why I love this channel, honesty and integrity.
What a year you’ve had, but the shinning star on top of your tree is another potential Pemberton farmer, your new baby son.
Merry Christmas to you and all your hard working team.
Tom, this could happen to anyone. Thank you for sharing real honest filming
Love the honesty your mum and dad should be so proud of you . Your emotion is real 😍.
Oooppphh that was a tough watch, the stress and emotion in your face and voice was palpable. Great video Tom, this sort of content needs to be on Country File and the likes.
There was a report on Country File a while back when Adam Henson lost a longhorn steer. He breeds rare breeds so losses are difficult to replace.
Speaking as a farmer myself I've been through 3 tb breakdowns in last 2 years . Lost 6 reactors in total only 1 came back as having tb . Good on you for showing the process of testing and everything else
We found out when we went down 7 years ago the badgers or deer was eating stock feed parsnips. Now we stop feeding stock fed parsnips been clear of tb 6 years. We'll done for explaining to people about tb
I am so sorry Tom, please don’t forget that you are an amazing farmer. Every video you put out demonstrates how hard you work, your integrity and transparency in what you do, and how deeply about your herd and their welfare. Your statement about more needs to be done is spot on. There needs to be more awareness put out on a global level on how this impacts everybody around the world, because absolutely does. Keep doing what you do, you are such an amazing ambassador on how farming should be done. Sending hugs to you, Jo, your pops, the fam, and your team!!
I remember many years ago my sisters farm in Dorset went on a badger, pigeon, rabbit and deer killing rampage, they had no tb for 6 years afterwards.
Very good post m8
I'm so sorry you've had to go through this, Tom. Having to lose 2 cows for no reason is devastating. I'm just very thankful for you that the disease didn't spread further than the 1 cow that was confirmed positive. The results for this 2nd round could have been catastrophic. It's so much stress! 😢
You looked absolutely gutted.....prayers for you and your family AND the farm to continue in good health.
Tom: Here in Michigan, we had an outbreak some years ago with T.B. in our herd. It was discovered they got it from a nearby feral deer sanctuary that had a massive outbreak. These deer were never hunted and were kept by a wealthy landowner who was opposed to deer hunting and culling of older or sick animals. The Department of Natural Resources came in and harvested over 1500 deer in one day. This stopped the outbreak and we were compensated by the wealthy landowners land insurance. Deer hunting on your land should be a must to control diseases brought in from the wild!
Deer are everywhere around the farm. There are stock fences for cattle but deer just hop over. There's not one huge landowner all way round the farm who could blamed for a failure to control deer. This is not USA.
TB is a regular feature of my farming life. No farmer wants any infected animals on their holding. We as farmers wish that the same effort would be made to reduce infection in wildlife
Keep fighting the good fight Tom, your integrity and honesty are an absolute credit to you. Extremely stressful experience to go through, and a set back for the herd, but every day is a new day.
Oh Tom, I dont know what to say. The heartbreak on your face said it all. The stress, physical & emotional must have been tremendous on all of you. I just wish I could hug you all. You are doing everything you can...you can do no more xxx
My heart sank when I saw & heard the stress in your voice and on your face. So sorry this happened. Keep your chins up chuck. Things will improve. Lovely to see you passing today. 👋🌲
There’s a huge over population of deer in the UK. During Covid demand for venison fell through the floor as Restaurants were shut. Ergo no deer were culled for over a year. They’ve continued to multiply in the following years.
I am so sorry Tom. You sound even more down than when Neptune left the farm. If the deer are infected, they could shed it when they pee or poop. If the cows graze where the deer have done their business.... just a thought. You take such wonderful care of you cows, it is painful to see you going through this. Thank you for sharing because as you say, it is part of life on the farm.
That is exactly how this can spread even without actual animal/animal contact. The virus can be spread through feces, urine, saliva, respiratory exhalations. Infected wildlife on pastures.
As a farmer myself, we have had TB for 7 years. Testing them every 60 days. We keep testing and killing cows, and nothing changes. Something needs to be done. Lost around 250 animals so far 😢
Something needs to change 🤦♂️
Jesus wept! What frustration and stress!!!
Something does need to change - surely there is another way!
So much stress this causes. I feel for you and your staff and of course your family. I am not from a farming background at all, and did not understand what havoc having a positive TB test brings on. So sorry you had to go through this. Thanks for showing us real life of a farmer by posting these videos. Hang in there. From Oregon, USA
OM G what an awful situation to be in I hope that all works out well for you and your family congratulations on the birth of the next Pemberton generation. Nice to see Heidi back on the farm hope that her veterinarian college courses are going well for her 👍🏻🇮🇪☘️
Such a debilitating time for you and your family. I am a retired farmer who had a herd just outside of a TB zone in the United States. The stress was unbelievable. I pray for the best outcome for your herd. Stay strong for your family.
Farmers and fishing industry should have more help from the government. I don't buy foreign meat or vegetables only British, sorry about the cattle, great vid Tom... Good luck
I don’t see anything other than British or Irish meat in our shops, apart from NZ Lamb.
My heart goes out to you guys. I’m so so sorry this happened to you. I’m not a farmer, but I see the hard work and dedication you all give, every minute of every day. You guys care so much for your herd. And it shows. I’m sorry you are going through this. I hope you all stay strong and try to have a Merry Christmas. We love you Pemberton Farms!! ❤️🇨🇦🐄
I've never had to go through it, this must have caused some sleepless nights. Thinking what have we done wrong or different, hat's off to you and your dad for showing the down side of farming.
I can feel your sadness. Your concern is true and the regret regarding the needless death. I can understand. God bless your journey
I hope you find answers to your questions Tom. Your being honest & up-front about your situation. I remember watching the news during the mad cow disease and the devastating effect that had on farmers and the country. The good news is we recovered from that incident. You will recover from this and be much wiser as a result. Stay strong Buddy. PS Nice to see Heidi helping out.
So sorry you're all having to go through this. You obviously care about your livestock and that makes it a harder impact emotionally.
Better days ahead. Have a cheery Merry Christmas, all.
Tom I'm devastated for you 😢 this can happen to anyone you are so careful and caring with your animals , my heart broke 💔 seeing your last video especially the end with the girl leaving, we had foot and mouth 😢 just awful and soul destroying 😢 thanku for being so honest
❤❤ my heart goes out to you all. This is such a tragedy and wanting to be proactive instead of reactive is a true sign of someone that has all the best intentions for their livestock as valuable animals. I'm so sorry for the losses you've suffered. ❤
We’ve been struggling with tb for the last 15 years on and off. The test is unreliable, the compensation is rubbish and the stress on us farmers is unbearable. The reason nothing is done to change the system is the fact that the vets are earning good money out of testing-it’s there bread and butter. Our vet said there would be 50% less vets at there practice if they didn’t tb test. As a result there’s no motivation for the vets to do something about it they are happy ticking along testing away, if a Covid vaccine can be made and given to humans in 2 years how has it took over 30 years to make a tb vaccine!? Sit tight and enjoy the ride Tom it will only get worse unless something is done- good luck 🤞🏼
Only time I see a vet is TB test days!
Good that you're telling your story, like Emma did on the last season of Clarkson's Farm. The mindset about this needs to be reset in England. And I'm not even English 😅. But I do feel for you guys
Tom I feel for you all so much. The heartache this has caused you all I'm sure will have aged you. You are so lucky being in a good farming family which I'm sure helped you all greatly when you had the first reactor. Unfortunately it's not until this subject is given much more publicity that more stringent steps will be taken. We all love our coutrys wildlife but when some of it is a walking time bomb something has to be done. You take care and thanks for your genuine, educational content. ❤
My thoughts are with you all Tom ❤❤❤
That crush is certainly earning its keep.
Tom thank you so much for not mixing up no lesions on PM and not having TB. So many people mix that up, you clearly know your stuff 👍
Tom it’s great that you show this. I wish people who go and buy their beef in the supermarket understood what farmers have to go through. I’m not a farmer but I do come from a farming family in Ireland. I wish you the best.
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@@stevedaddy5707 lived and worked on my family’s farm for 3yrs. So what point are you trying to make? Even if I never did, all I’m trying to say is I wish everyone understood farmers hardships.
Even a blind man can see the worry on your face Tom i absolutely feel for you all 😢
Thanks for sharing this Tom I know it’s not easy knowing how or why the TB got onto the farm. It’s just good to know that your taking care of your animals the best that you can.
BeWell and StaySafe ✌️💚🖖
YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!! Heidi’s back,when things aren’t going great Heidi just makes it that little bit better ❤
Tom and everyone else: thanks so much for sharing. Heartbreaking, but a story to be told. Be well and safe travels.
Think its quite amazing Tom that you were contending with this in the background through the past 6 months or so with everything else you were doing, and didn't give it away at all, yet it was understandably clearly on your mind. Good on you and the team. Devastating though it must be, take heart from the fact that you are not alone and every other cattle farm up and down the country at some stage is having to go through the same issues
Love the honesty. Life, especially farm life, isn't easy, but you show how you pour your heart and soul into your animals. I've been a fan and avid watcher for years. Know this is hard to go through, but you know there's the other side, you will get through as in all things .
I'm so sorry this has happened to you, Tom. I respect your & your Dad's professionalism so much. The only thing I can think of is that maybe the TB came from an auction environment? Who knows - I just feel so bad for you all. You're in my prayers!
Does the Gov help with the cost of the testing? I don’t think many people know what a huge cost this whole thing is, the unable to sell products, the extras hands, the testing, the loss of stock…….. hugs!
Part 2 of a 3 part documentary. I can sure feel your pain, Tom. Such a shame the 2 were culled, essentially unnecessarily.
Was it the first video where it was mentioned that the deer were running something like 80% tb? Nothing gets done about that, but the government sure doesn’t seem to mind passing on the stresses, both financially and emotionally, to the farmers. Just doesn’t make any sense.
One of the heroes of this whole affair is the Arrowquip crush. Sure earned it’s keep during this whole time.
Cheers Tom. Praying for you and your family.
She’s done really well! Glad we got her a while back. What and ordeal it has been 🤦♂️
@@TomPembertonFarmLife no doubt. I know how gutted I feel. It’ll be 10 times worse for you. By the fact you went to market the other day, it looks like you’re not locked down. This is good. That being said, despite you were previously 50+ years clear, you’ll never look at testing quite the same ever again.
Sorry for the bad news. We are in Michigan in a TB surveillance zone. We tested negative 2 years in a row. Tb is prevalent in the whitetail deer herd in northeast Michigan just to the north of us.
Possum are also a potential vector in your area.
So sorry you are going through this terrible time with TB. I hope this will be behind you soon.
Just to repeat what I said to your last video. You're an inspiring young man who has achieved more, in the most challenging of times, than most your age Tom and its a testament to you in how you cope with the worst and best of what farming and life keeps throwing at you.
We have nothing but admiration for you.
bad times. We went down with 2, first for 5 years, but passed the 1st 60 day test,. Last time no visual lesions, neg lab test. But we are in a cull zone, so something is being done.
keep posting, you're doing a grand job.
Thank you for sharing all this information, I’m learning a lot from it. Glad you decided to put it in 3 videos so that we can absorb the information and see the impact this has all around. I’m grateful that there’s all this knowledge, tests, more tests to ensure the other test was correct and so on however the impact, stress, fear, time, losses that happens is quite devastating and that’s not even addressing the effect it has in the community. Very grateful to all of you for sharing, caring and educating. ❤❤
Tom you've been lucky to make it this long without anything down in for the last 20 years in south and west wales youd be lucky to stay clear for more than 18 months
Hi Tom.😢 This is the first video that saddened my heart. I could imagine how you feel as you did this video. You such a caring and loving farmer. And to me I had TB as a child and I got it from someone that had it. I'm glad I am still aive. And in my 60s. I don't know how much it was a loss to your farm but I pray for God to give you strength and hope in the coming season and blessings of new baby calf's to add to your farm. Have a blessed and Merry Christmas and a blessed and wonderful New year.
Wow. Just stunning. I’m so sorry Tom. They say everything happens for a reason. Hopefully by you educating the public on this problem someone can find a better solution so no farmer has to go through this again.
So sad to watch you guys going through this!
Stay Strong Tom.
All of our thoughts are with you and your family.
Steve - County Durham..
Tom my heart is genuinely breaking for you and your family and wonderful team. Absolutely gutted. Thank you for sharing this story with us.
You guys do a great job with your cattle keep up the great work, and your CZcams videos are a lot of fun to watch
I had everything crossed that you would not loose any more of your herd 😢
So sorry for you and dad plus the team for your lose
Praying for the end of theses issues... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 so sad 😢
Awesome videos on the subject of TB. Im obviously not a farmer but can’t believe the hard work you guys have to go through to protect your herds. You do all you can but only takes the the surrounding wildlife to move across your land And your infected. And you’re surrounded with wildlife. Must be like your under siege. It’s sad but you guys done a great job.
Total respect for you, your Dad, and all farmer's, it's so heartbreaking to watch the 2 cow's that had to be put to sleep and they didn't have tb,you can see how much you love your cow's and Nigel, I don't know about any viewer's but I love your cow's too, there so friendly it's lovely to watch them, so sorry Tom but it's true why doesn't the government do anything about it especially as its spreading across the UK, thinking of you Tom, Joanna, your Mum and Dad 🚜🚜🚜
thank you tom for always showing the good bad and ugly. good look for future testing
We are praying for y'all and the cows, believeing all will be well !! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Tom my ❤️breaks for you.
Thank you for your Open and Honest communication. I learned a lot. Keep moving forward Tom YOU ARE THE BEST ❤️
I am sorry you all have to go through this. I have been watching the sisters in wellies you tube and they have been showing their struggles with TB.I hope you never have to go through what they are going through i hope it's just Going to be that one cow only .
Cannot imagine your heartbreak at this news. Hoping your farm recovers quickly. Sending hugs/support from the states.
Those small cows are so young! What a waste, best of luck 😢hope that all your tests remain clear! What a tough time
That is so very sad 😔 poor cows it’s wrong they died for nothing my heart goes out to you all ❤
Oh Tom, I'm so sorry you and the team are going through this. These episodes are breaking me and I'll never own a cow in my life. But you do, and we're invested. Wishing you all the strength and resilience you all need to get through. Also some sleep for you and Jo. Perhaps naps. And milkshakes. Lots of milkshakes ♥
Something needs to be done to clean up the wild population. I feel that there is undue financial and emotional stress being inflicted on farmers for the notions of conservation, rewilding, and similar initiatives. We live in a managed landscape. What we see is not wild anymore. We should accept this and proceed accordingly. I was sorry to see your distress. You take good care of your stock and treat them gently and with respect. Watching a few cows being born should reawaken some optimism. Regards, Stephen. 👍
I'm not a farmer but being from Wiltshire we do hear a lot of TB incidents, I am really sorry to hear of the issues but again thank you for sharing your experience.
The defeat and stress in this video is actually heart wrenching. I'm so sorry that you've had to deal with this.
Tom, my heart goes out to you 💔.
I'm not a farmer, but on my uncle's farm in Kerry, I can remember the testing day. The atmosphere was very heavy around the yard. And then the waiting for the results. Thank God he was clear .
Keep your head up. You're not the first and you won't be the last farmer who has to fight this.
They have all come back. This is something that we, the public, should be aware of . Farming is NOT easy. 50% hard labour, 50% worry. Isn't it amazing how they have NEVER come up with a vaccination or cure in all these years, but a covid shot overnight 🤔
All the best from Ireland 🇮🇪 👏
😢 very sad the hear the outcome Tom, but you are correct something needs to be done with regards the wildlife environment and controlling TB, but how is a good question as it is spread across the country. Stay strong Tom you will get through this. 💪🙏
sad time Tom as it is for everyone , takes me back to farming in NZ back in the early 80s and of course everywhere you looked it was stock and it was not unheard of for whole farms to be cleared of all there stock , absolutly devistating ,enough to break you !! so there we are tom its sodding painful to lose one , also there wasnt a badger to be seen anywhere , good luck with what lies ahead , was glad to come back here and out of stock ,regards
You're right Tom, surely prevention is better than the stress you've had to go through. You mentioned avian flu, it is known wild bird life in New Zealand are carriers of TB as well as opossums
This breaks my heart. I hate it when bad things happen to good people.
We had TB in the Netherlands, where all our cows were culled by the government
All silage grass and cow manure has also been destroyed by the government
started all over again with an empty farm 2010
Good luck Tom, I sympathize with you
I feel for you. Good luck on all your tests
Could someone inadvertently carried it to the farm with dirt on shoes or such? So sorry for your troubles, but thanks for sharing the process with us. Merry Christmas and congratulations on the birth of your son.
Tom, hats off to you for showing all of this. You are a great guy and you have a great team around you.
So Happy you must be that you have the handling system other wise its double hell and not Just one 😮
Stay strong, Tom and the whole team. You will bounce back. We are all wishing you and the team the very best.
Sorry your going through this Tom thank you for sharing this with your viewers.
Grew up on a farm. Own a farmette now but surrounded by bonafide livestock farms. Sad for the stress you and your neighbor farms are having to endure. Relieved that the entire herd was not wiped out. Hoping that the "deer as carriers" problem and the over reaction to the positive testing of one can be solved. Profit margin is small enough and it's heartbreaking to lose an animal, especially when the test is inaccurate. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts.
You all have coped and managed the herd so well through this and you had so much going on last summer as well. I’m sure you had the breakdown moments and the tears, I have never known a farmer who wasn’t devastated by the loss of an animal in these circumstances, especially the animals that were probably OK. You understand, well more than that, you are completely behind the reasons why it needs to be this way but it will never stop you wanting to lash out as you grieve both the loss of the animals and work through the reality of the major repercussions for the farm and the way you do business in the future. You and the Pemberton family have my respect and admiration.
Saddened to hear of your struggles. Sending positive thoughts and prayers.
Hi Tom I hope with your media platform you can highlight the tb situation ! Seems the protection on badgers etc is completely wrong! Along with deer spreading tb yet nothing drastic is done about it other than cows being slaughtered to save the so called cute badger !
Make some noise Tom!
Great hard hitting vid this should be shown on tv people out there that go o about cows and global warming need to get a life Thanks Tom for this it really upset me what you’ve had to go through love your vids watching them for years stay safe
Tom, Thank you for being willing to educate us here in Canada. I really appreciate your willingness to show the "poopy" side of farming. I have learned a lifetime and there's still more to learn from you!
Didn't really enjoy the video but found it very informative. If sometimes surprises me how people cope with farming.
Girl in Ireland has TB. She thinks it's ftom deer as well. As they have loads.
Thank you Tom , I’m so glad you didn’t have to get all of them slaughtered, & yes they might give you money for the cow but it’s still not right because they are all your pets & you probably know every single one of them, I hope you don’t get any more with it
You’re absolutely right about something needs to be done before it gets on your land it’s so frustrating. Thank you for sharing all that’s happening on your farm 👍🏻
I think the problem is the government and the general public care more for wildlife than they do for cows/cattle .......but when you have a farm and cattle on it it is very frustrating and makes us farmers angry when we see our animals having to be slaughtered and the only answer the government seems to have is keep testing your animals and keep taking away the reactors........if this strategy worked fair enough but it's not working the T.B problem is getting worse rather than better
@@geraldbeard856🙄🤦🏼♂️That’s how it works. Deal with it FFS! What a ridiculous statement! It’s not like they can keep them, get real!
Thankyou for sharing this journey with us. Totally agree something needs to be done to help the farmers. Such a waste of perfectly good stock. Let’s hope someone comes up with a solution to help stop the spread of TB !!
Very moving vlog. Thank you for shareing these lows with us
As bad as it was, I'm so glad it wasn't as bad it could have been.
Been watching your cows and how well you look after them for years and look forward to many more.