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Farmin' Ain't Easy
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2023
Farmin' might not be easy, but its exciting and fast paced with many adventures along the way! From the trials and tribulations to the thrills and the triumphs we vow to show the real life of a first generation family farm in Southern Alberta, Canada.
As a first-generation farmer, a millennial, and a person with progressive intent, David Benjamin will take you along on his journey of farming in the hay and forage side of agriculture. From soil health to the perfect piece of equipment for the job, the daily tasks to make things function on this farm will make for genuine entertainment for all ages. The wild ride of farming has so many stories to share, this channel will pay tribute to the influences that have been absorbed from others, while paying forward the opportunities to others.
There is no other industry outside of agriculture that I would be as proud to be a part of. Come along for a ride while we help contribute our little sliver to the world's food supply.
As a first-generation farmer, a millennial, and a person with progressive intent, David Benjamin will take you along on his journey of farming in the hay and forage side of agriculture. From soil health to the perfect piece of equipment for the job, the daily tasks to make things function on this farm will make for genuine entertainment for all ages. The wild ride of farming has so many stories to share, this channel will pay tribute to the influences that have been absorbed from others, while paying forward the opportunities to others.
There is no other industry outside of agriculture that I would be as proud to be a part of. Come along for a ride while we help contribute our little sliver to the world's food supply.
Miracle #1 - Can we Cut Sorghum Sudan Grass with Krone Triple Mowers?
WE have been waiting all season in anticipation to harvest this new crop to our farm. Can our equipment handle this one?
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Harvesting Proso Millet, & Friends with Benefits
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Just when we thought this field was written off by frost in June, we re-seeded it to Millet, and we officially saved the field for the 2024 season!
The Ultimate Round Baler Visited Our Farm #kroneagriculture
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We had a chance to to be the first in North America to put this New Vari-Pack V190 XC Plus to work, check out this beast!
We Need Your Help with these Silage Bales!
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We are using the tools we have available, but are in search of new and better ways to be efficient handling bales. Is this the best way? If you need feed, and are located in Southern Alberta, Canada please email us at infofarminainteasy@gmail.com
Silage Baling Massive Triticale Crop
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The Sequal to last weeks silage cutting video! Check this out! #nobleequipment #jcbagriculture #jcbfastrac #krone #thepowerofgreen #replenishnutrients #dsvnorthstar #ranchworx
Cutting MASSIVE Silage Triticale with Triple Mowers
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Dimension from the earths crust to David's Belly Button is 44".
Amazing Hay Crop Puts our Equipment to The TEST!
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A very nice blend of Legumes and grasses made this field an absolute dream to harvest. Nerd Warning Coming Atcha! #dsvnorthstar #nobleequipment #krone #jcbagriculture #jcbfastrac #thepowerofgreen
Many NEW Firsts on the First Day of Haying 2024!
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Whoa, just when we getting comfortable in our fleet, today highlighted and exposed us to some "firsts" we have never seen before!
Cutting Hay the Fastest Way We know How!
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Cutting Hay the Fastest Way We know How!
JCB Fastrac 4220 VS. Deutz 6165TTV & Bonus Loader Review
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JCB Fastrac 4220 VS. Deutz 6165TTV & Bonus Loader Review
Farmers Trying to be Cowboys - Major Crop Update
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Farmers Trying to be Cowboys - Major Crop Update
Horsch ING Around with the New JCB Fastrac ICON
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Horsch ING Around with the New JCB Fastrac ICON
How Accurate is the Metering System on our New Horsch No Till Drill?
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How Accurate is the Metering System on our New Horsch No Till Drill?
Seeding Research Plots for Replenish Nutrients With our Horsch Avatar No-Till Drill
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Seeding Research Plots for Replenish Nutrients With our Horsch Avatar No-Till Drill
First Time Intercropping with our New Horsch Avatar No Till Drill!
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First Time Intercropping with our New Horsch Avatar No Till Drill!
Our No-Till Drill Arrived From The Other Side of the World!
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Our No-Till Drill Arrived From The Other Side of the World!
Why We Aerate with a RanchWorx Aerator
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Why We Aerate with a RanchWorx Aerator
Finally, in a Tractor Seat, and Now I Gotta Go!
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Finally, in a Tractor Seat, and Now I Gotta Go!
Spring Plowing with Mr. Plow - Old Hay Field "She Gone"
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Spring Plowing with Mr. Plow - Old Hay Field "She Gone"
Springtime Power Harrowing for the Ultimate Seedbed
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Springtime Power Harrowing for the Ultimate Seedbed
When The "Ship Hits the...Fan?" Bridge?
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When The "Ship Hits the...Fan?" Bridge?
Raking, Baling and Aerating in the Snow?
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Raking, Baling and Aerating in the Snow?
Drought Crop 2024 - Sorghum Sudan, Silage Alfalfa, Triticale??? Oh My....
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Drought Crop 2024 - Sorghum Sudan, Silage Alfalfa, Triticale??? Oh My....
Can't Park There! Cummins Rescue Mission
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Can't Park There! Cummins Rescue Mission
Tractor Builds ULTIMATE Toboggan Track
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Tractor Builds ULTIMATE Toboggan Track
What Does A Farmer Do in The Winter Time?
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What Does A Farmer Do in The Winter Time?
Don't you have air conditioner in there...
Farmhand Mike has video your looking for.
we know you shit your pants in there dont blame a skunk
Don't fart in a closed cab. All real tho. Im a heavy equipment operator engineer. Was on a D 9 ripping for the 657s on a old cow farm. As we got about 10 ft down in a area I sunk down when I put in reverse the tracks brought up hair and flesh. About 12 cows deep. That dozer never smelled the same. The next job it went to the dump for 3 years still had that rotten meat smell.
Poor animals, humans really suck sometimes!!!🚮
Hey bud, I'm not one to make assumptions, so I'm not gunna start today. Have you heard of regenerative farming? There was a guy, so believe his name is William, who has been on the Joe Rogan podcast a couple times. He has a big ranch down in Georgia dubbed "White Oak Pastures". He does beef stock & various other animals cuz they're delicious and people buy delicious meat. He used to use fertilizer on his pastures to make feed for the beasts. Now he just has the herds alternate pastures, letting the animals fertilize & cultivate their own fields. I'm not suggesting you get your own beef stock, but I'd suggest letting beef ranchers use your fields between crops, let them fertilize your fields the natural way. Maybe try it with one or two fields for a couple years so you can see if it's worth doing or not. Natural is always better than chemical
very cool, Dave. 😊
Привет . из УЗБЕКИСТАНА ЭТО так должно быть таким маленький это для Коров
Thankfully smellavision isn't a thing yet! Check out my outfit I use in Scotland for direct cutting.
Just did that, nice Valtra (at least i think it's a Valtra lol) That looks like a cereal crop header that's been rednecks up to fit on the linkage of your work horse? I mean it's definitely working, but how are you getting from one location to the next with that wide thing on the front? Or do you have a second chase vehicle with a header trailer? But it's definitely working. Nice McHale as well. I only ever to to play with any of this stuff on Farming Simulator with my kids. I grew up on a ranch in Colorado, but my grandpa passed away back in '94 and my folks sold the ranch and moved us to Seattle. I wish I'd been able to take it over cuz this city life ain't me but I've been making it work for the last 40 years.
Ui Krone :) schön zu sehen .
I'm loving your content mate, fastrack's, triple mowers, bailing/all kinds of harvest's and your attitude, you're funny/witty/clever with your wording bro without knowing it. cheers, Jase from Australia.
Trying new things is usually a fun and interesting learning gamble, thanks for taking us on another one of your new adventures
I grew sorghum sundan grass, ryegrass mix as well in central Alberta. Very disappointed in the sorghum sudan grass. Very sparse, most of it never grew more than a foot. Glad someone was able to grow it.
I really wonder if that doesn't have something to do with the fact that this field was a pasture for decades, so it's been fertilized over and over again and tilled into the soil for that same amount of time.
@@TheBiggRiggz It has nothing to do with the fact that it was pasture for years and everything to do with your soil type. If it's loamy sand, you'll find that a lot of denitrification occurs because the soil doesn't hold nutrients very well, it practically leeches and even more so when subjected to rain fall. But if it's clay well then you get a lot of run off and not all crops grow very well in clay conditions.
@@Farmhand-Booker yeah I get that point, sand doesn't retain water, runs right thru it, clay acts like a barrier. I couldn't tell you what loam was if it slapped the snot outta me lol, but I imagine it's good dirt 🤣
FYI you can spray pardner on sorghum sudangrass. Great looking crop
Ya sure, liver sausage and you blame hitting a skunk. 😂😂😂
Neat looking stuff. Wonder how the protein and such on that sorghum compares to say triticale or baler oats?
Just try not to bale the skunk.
God bless you 😮😮😮😮😮
Damn that's tall vegetation! Putting that JCB & the Krone triplets to the test! Crazy Canadians 🤣🤣
I see a dual auger setup on your grain trailer in the background, what brand is it?
We’ve grown millet for a few years. Those we sell it ti love it. We plant it after fall triticale. One field we cut the triticale middle first of June a planted millet. And cut it early and will be cut next week. We bale ours in 3x4 square at 12%. My son want to go into baleage as well.
hey the guy is an Aussie 😀
I'm learning a lot of stuff that I didn't know could be done. (I'm a virtual farmer lol, I play FS22 with my kids) I thought that millet was something that was harvested with a combine, same with triticale actually. Didn't know you could mow them for silage. I knew about the friends with benefits already though. But that's a term i use for something else entirely 🤣 but that one is very important and I'm not in the ag life, though I'd take that over what I do for a living now if I thought I could make what I'm making lol. I live in a city that's right next to Seattle. Have lived here 23 years. In my little community within the city there's probably 1100 homes, and I know at least 75% of those folks in a first name basis. Half of those I have phone numbers for. I have numbers for 100% of the folks within a 3 block radius of my house and we communicate frequently. And our little pocket of the city is the safest in the entire city. We all pay attention to what's going on, strange vehicles get reported thru a chain of text threads, our kids are safe. If someone has a medical episode and can't do their yard work, there's a massive crew of us that go tackle it in short order. We did each other's cars, houses, and the block parties twice a year are goddamn insane! We're having our last one of the year this weekend. One of the neighbors is in a band so they always play good music. Another guy owns a catering company, so we all eat phenomenally well. This will go on until about 0200 Monday morning when everyone staggers home, then we all come back around noon to clean everything up, then it's back to the grind. Friends with benefits? We call that community 🤘😎🤘
Sure like your triple mower. Been running with baler oats here. The yields have been good on it. Lots of leaf to it as well.
I don't think that your millet was planted too late, I planted mine on July, 15. Haven't cut it yet but ours looks great. Our millet is double cropped on oats stubble. It is called White Wonder Millet
You definitely have to get a demo of the McHale Fusion 4 baler next season. It’s a fixed chamber baler like the Krone, but uses film instead of net. This means when you’re working with dry crops you need less rotations on the wrapper thus saving film. The other big benefit is in feeding the bales. You don’t have to separate net out & you have only one waste stream. Once you’ve used film you’d never want to go back to net. 👍
If it’s a tough crop, is it possible to ted it out, to aid drying?
I’d come work for ya! I also live in Alberta. A little bit more north
Do you test for nitrates before you cut? Millets are pretty versatile plants. Might not yield as much dry matter than other crops but are much better at handling dry tough conditions.
Wish you could try baling straw behind a rotary combine. That’s the big test
Those anderson bale wagons are pretty amazing though, and I think they hold 20 bales on the biggest model.
Looks good - but no McHale V8
You Say this baler is New....... We just bought 3 XT 190 vARI-CORE Balers Our last baling We averaged 45 4x6 bales per hour per baler........
Krone is 2nd to none in the hay and forage equipment.
I'm hearing if you are a small farm and buy krone equipment if you have a problem krone will not help you out. That's enough to tell me not to buy there equipment. I always looked and used at there equipment now after hearing his story I will never buy krone equipment again
I have had the opposite experience with Krone but my experience has never been the company itself my dealer or their Krone representative has taken care of me.
We are a small farm as well, Both our local dealer (Noble Equipment) as well as Krone provide us with excellent service. Aside from the high performance of their equipment, their service is a major reason we like our Krone gear as much as we do.
The stupidest farmers are those who rely on hearsay. You should always ask yourself who is saying this and why. Krone has very good customer service. And why? If you want to conquer a foreign market, you have to satisfy the customers. And you can only do that if you don't let them down. So next time, think a little before you rely on hearsay from people who have probably never seen a Krone machine, let alone used one. Knowledge is power and relying only on stupid chatter from fanboys of JD, Case etc. makes you a gullible person know-nothing
your only going 8.5 Mph ....If the field is smooth enough I go 10 Mph with our JD 560M and the neighbor sometimes goes 12 mph with his new holland 560
Those are great numbers as well @farmer_gage7120. The purpose of this speed statistic was to show the processing speed capable with this baler in 2.5 to 3 ton to the acre hay. Thanks for watching our video!
@@farminainteasy This Krone is still an impressive machine!
The 5x6 bales would still weigh more than 1250 lbs no? That baler looks pretty slick though
1250 is a light 5x6 bale, we make 1450 to 1600 +
Yes 1250lbs is a hair light, but we were 8.5-9.5% moisture. The weather was incredibly hot here this summer and we had a tough time getting moisture INTO our hay. These bales would have been heavier if we could have had higher moisture in the hay. Thanks for watching our video!
Thanks for the comment @ogre.79. Our hay is also typically 1450-1500lb bales when we can bale with some moisture. This year, it was quite challenging due to the hot weather.
@@farminainteasy yeah that's real dry good point. First time you needed one of those steamers up here like they use in the southern states
We upgraded to a KuhnVB 560 and made 450 1600 lbs bales in 12 hours. They are a beast, only needed to run one baler instead of 2 this year. Never got out of the cab to unplug once.
When it comes down to just appearances, that Duetz Fahr is a badass lookin tractor. Only farming i do is on Farming Simulator, and if I'm not using John Deere it's the DF. Unless i need a lot of HP then it's Fendt
Thanks for the comment and watching our video! I completely agree with the styling of the Deutz Fahr tractors!
Damn! Prefecture cylindrical bales! I always thought they were a bit more like the shape of the silage bales you made a few videos ago
Thanks for watching, we were very impressed with the consistent shape of the bales coming out of that baler.
I’d love to see that go head to head with a McHale 5600.
Maybe one day we can make that happen for you! Thanks for watching!
As a german now livin in the US i love seeing you enjoying the german engineered farming equipment or you speaking so highly of your JCB and your Horsch avatar, thats so different from what you see on US farms.
Thanks @chrisd531 for watching. We are very happy with our German and European equipment right now. It fits our operation perfectly 👌
Love the Krone baler review thank you. I have a 4*5 foot Fortimer Krone round baler. Us Aussies only have 4 foot wide round bales. Good for transport. We wrap our silage with a McHale wrapper. We cart our silage bales 18 at a time with our Hay hiker from Canada. My 89 year old father drives the hay hiker. Then wrap them off the field near our sheds. Then there is no risk of ripping wrap.
That's awesome!!! Those hay hikers are great machines too! Thanks for watching, and don't forget to cherish those moments working with your dad!
The Krone continuous round baler would eat that thing every day? You want to do 50 bales less every day?
I've never run the continuous baler, sounds interesting. So far we are impressed with the possibility of hitting 500 -700 bales per day if we had big enough fields. Thanks for watching!
Well David, you might have just found the goliath of round balers. Lets talk safety in transportation with 4' bales, seems like we have been doing something very wrong with wide loads for no reason. No other baler can go that fast and still pick up everything clean like that, or at least not that i have seen.
Couldn't agree with you more @farmerjimmy9600!
New holland front mount net warp as well and it works really good
For sure, the front mounts aren't anything to be afraid of anymore! Haha
I've been waiting for this video! The baler is really impressive!
Glad we could deliver it for you! Thanks for watching!
I thought by the title you were going to be trying a McHale 😉
I second that
Hahaha thanks for watching!! Considering....
The front load on the net wrap looks maybe a little overly complicated to me compared to my rear load. Wonder how that system will hold up over time through regular farmer use. Making nice bales. Sure want to make sure the feed is uniformly dry to pack it that tight or a guy could run into spoilage issues.
We sure liked the system on this baler, it was fast to load when you aren't trying to film yourself! Haha, especially like being able to carry 3 rolls of wrap!
That's a sweet round baler !
We thought so too, thanks for watching!
You guys seem to be handy in the workshop, have you thought about making a bale carter yourself? It would be far cheaper and something to do in the winter. Not meaning you have nothing to do in the winter, you're farmers, you're always busy, but I'm sure you know what I mean :)
Thank you for the great comment, it is currently something we are considering. We have several winter project ideas, I hope they come to fruition!
@@farminainteasy thanks for your reply mate. cheers