Growing up on a farm. Youngest of 8 I stuck with it and worked it for my future. My other siblings didn't and moved on. Which is fine. It's not for everyone. Our father died 2006. Which left everything between us kids. I couldn't afford to buy them out and they just wanted to cash in and be done. So every acre, building and equipment was sold. All but my share of land. I still own my land and been renting it out every since. Renter is son of my father's classmate. He lets me go out and help him when he needs help. I have moved on in job. But I enjoy being in tractor and doing it. Especially times I'm working on my own property. You bring me peace when I see a video from you. I'm sure many can say the same thing. Keep up the good work and keep on keeping on
Unfortunate story that happens to to many family farms I belive they should be left to the ones who have worked and cared for it and want to continue it
America , where tax payers think food grows at the store and government employees is our best , knowing it's not the case! It's disgusting how many people " tax payers" do that to their family farms! Hopefully money tastes like sh!t
You’ll be pleasantly suprised how hardy the variety’s of winter wheat are now days. We had an open winter last year with a week of -40° F. The winter wheat was all brown this spring and with some heat it all came back, cut a record crop even! We’re just across the border from you in Montana
Winter wheat has been working well for us in southern Alberta. Just as dry as you are. In the past varieties didn't like the harsh winters, but current varieties do pretty well. The only thing that will winter kill it is snow melting in the spring and ponding up. I don't think winter wheat will actually get to flag leaf without dormancy. I've seeded a few acres accidentally in the spring, thinking it was spring wheat. It never got to flag leaf. Just looked like a lawn all season. I heard a guy once seeded five quarters of wheat and didn't realize until much too late it was winter wheat seed. haha. Always label the seed bins.
Man,spending months in harvest,then turning right around and going back into those same fields with a seeder…that’s got to test the limits of even the most devoted farmer!! No breaks!
Without wanting to sound arrogant, that's exactly what we do in the UK and Europe we do very little spring cropping as the yields will be halved. The difference is our climate is temperate so damp cool winters, and we don't farm the acres
Second comment; excited to seed you give fall wheat a go!!! Jave seen flag leaf freeze on winter wheat ONCE, seeding date August 10.. very common to seed third week of August... not uncommon to see 20 to 30 bushels, with No rain after March 1....
Im really looking forward to this experiment. If you had done a couple acres for 40 years, you might have an Immortal Mitchell variety by now❤😂 Good luck!
Again with the north farm Mike, why do you not try a solar powered electric fence? For the price of the posts, ribbon, and the unit might be worth the investment? Put some surveyor tape on it so it flaps in the wind and maybe keep those animals away
Mike the wheat will be fine for yield over winter unless the second knot or bunp on the stem before dormancy.... (sending flag stage) With bolth crops seeded best possible conditions winter does up to 40% better than spring wheat... key to not freezing out? Tempature swings from, dormancy to growing back to dormancy in under 20 hrs. Youve alway got spring seeding option if it freezes.
Couple thoughts on the bags. Would it be better to 'spill' a bit of product away from the bag area as a bait stations type deterrent? Now I realize that animals have a tendenancy to get into things, so just a thought on that. Or, would buying the lifts of construction site fencing from Ritchie etc, be helpful? Again, alot more work, not perfect by any means, but if wildlife is costing big losses it could pay. Just thoughts...
The best way is to attract their natural predators. Along the lines of giving the predators something to eat, and then the other wildlife will leave. You will have to read between the lines on that one.
Young man, have you done a History of the Farm episode? If so, where can I find it? Cheers and carry on. I hope politics make changes in Canada soon for your benefit.
Would setting up an electric fence around grain bags be of any value? T posts and 2 hot wires will hold back most domestic cattle but I have no idea if that's useful for Elk. a small solar energizer unit might be worth looking at. Once the snow begins to fall I guess they have limited application unless the battery runs a little heater coil on the underside of the panels. I feel sure someone would have done it by now if it was worthwhile.
very curious if it survives sask winter if you dont get snow cover, i would still try a field of KWS hybrid rye, that stays green at -30c without snow ez pz, winter barley is best for spring droughts but no way thats gonna survive winter in canada
@@clearskiesranch1362 We have farmed Deer in New Zealand for over 50years with permanent Deer fencing Very easy to put around grain bags and remove when needed and reused
@@clearskiesranch1362 Yep,they are about 10 feet tall and the New Zealand herd has been derived from Elk first introduced by Teddy Roosevelt as a gift in 1909
Mike do I assume correctly that this winter wheat is a test to see if you could seed more of the south farm in the fall and combine it earlier then? To reduce overlap with north farm?
Mike ,I have a question. Why are the mid row banders in the ground, i thought mid row banders are for using fertilizer? Do you need fertilizer now for winter wheat? Bevor the winter comes?
I would have enjoyed watching the size operation the person had when all that land was cleared out of timber to be farmed, i bet they had huge bulldozers!!!
@@clearskiesranch1362 was any parts of the ground yall farm actually cleared?? The reason I'm asking is the farming practices are so different in your area as mine, I'm in South Louisiana where every acre was cleared to be farmed its 2 completely different environments
@@notpoliticallycorrect4774 the first article that ive found on the internet has the climate measurments of 3 different climate stations in canada from 1957 till 2023. it found out the average climate of the years around 1957 which was 42,26 F changed or warmed to 43,88 F in the years before 2024. this article says theres a clear trend, and all of scientific community says theres climate change and i trust people who give their whole life to science and knowledge over people that just know from hearsay and own anectodal evidence.
@@lynwessel2471 ,yeah. I know that. But seeing how they shuffle through equipment,i wouold not be surprised of they ordered one or two of these big dogs.
Growing up on a farm. Youngest of 8 I stuck with it and worked it for my future. My other siblings didn't and moved on. Which is fine. It's not for everyone. Our father died 2006. Which left everything between us kids. I couldn't afford to buy them out and they just wanted to cash in and be done. So every acre, building and equipment was sold. All but my share of land. I still own my land and been renting it out every since. Renter is son of my father's classmate. He lets me go out and help him when he needs help. I have moved on in job. But I enjoy being in tractor and doing it. Especially times I'm working on my own property. You bring me peace when I see a video from you. I'm sure many can say the same thing. Keep up the good work and keep on keeping on
Unfortunate story that happens to to many family farms I belive they should be left to the ones who have worked and cared for it and want to continue it
America , where tax payers think food grows at the store and government employees is our best , knowing it's not the case! It's disgusting how many people " tax payers" do that to their family farms! Hopefully money tastes like sh!t
You’ll be pleasantly suprised how hardy the variety’s of winter wheat are now days. We had an open winter last year with a week of -40° F. The winter wheat was all brown this spring and with some heat it all came back, cut a record crop even! We’re just across the border from you in Montana
I'm excited to see how things go we usually do do seed some winter wheat and usually have pretty good yields best of luck mike and family
How about an af 11
How about a cr 11
Good luck seeding your winter wheat Mike
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I’m still laughing about your flag leaf reference. 😂 Pure gold. Loving all the content Mike. Go well.
Glad to see you're getting some moisture. Hopefully it continues.
Like your adventure attitude. If you don't seed it, you don't get it. Will be good for that old pasture land
Always thought you where to far North for winter wheat but glad your trying with newer varieties. Hope it works for you all.
There has been some winter wheat and fall rye grown in central Alberta
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Those seeding videos are the best 👌
Winter wheat has been working well for us in southern Alberta. Just as dry as you are. In the past varieties didn't like the harsh winters, but current varieties do pretty well. The only thing that will winter kill it is snow melting in the spring and ponding up.
I don't think winter wheat will actually get to flag leaf without dormancy. I've seeded a few acres accidentally in the spring, thinking it was spring wheat. It never got to flag leaf. Just looked like a lawn all season. I heard a guy once seeded five quarters of wheat and didn't realize until much too late it was winter wheat seed. haha. Always label the seed bins.
When I asked you last year about planting winter wheat you weren’t sure. But it seems you decided to go ahead with it!
Man,spending months in harvest,then turning right around and going back into those same fields with a seeder…that’s got to test the limits of even the most devoted farmer!! No breaks!
Without wanting to sound arrogant, that's exactly what we do in the UK and Europe we do very little spring cropping as the yields will be halved. The difference is our climate is temperate so damp cool winters, and we don't farm the acres
Any updates on the 715?
Glad to see you are seeding Winter Wheat.
Good on you fellows seeding winter wheat. As a Sk farmer im not sure how you survive being droughted out 7 years out of 10.
With the 3 inch plus rain you had after this was seeded it's a great start for 2025
Second comment; excited to seed you give fall wheat a go!!!
Jave seen flag leaf freeze on winter wheat ONCE, seeding date August 10.. very common to seed third week of August... not uncommon to see 20 to 30 bushels, with No rain after March 1....
Great video Mike
Im really looking forward to this experiment. If you had done a couple acres for 40 years, you might have an Immortal Mitchell variety by now❤😂 Good luck!
I hope this works for you guys...should relieve planting pressure next spring
Again with the north farm Mike, why do you not try a solar powered electric fence? For the price of the posts, ribbon, and the unit might be worth the investment? Put some surveyor tape on it so it flaps in the wind and maybe keep those animals away
Big red on duals ,oh yeah.
She’s mint
Oh man that looks like fun
Mike the wheat will be fine for yield over winter unless the second knot or bunp on the stem before dormancy.... (sending flag stage)
With bolth crops seeded best possible conditions winter does up to 40% better than spring wheat... key to not freezing out? Tempature swings from, dormancy to growing back to dormancy in under 20 hrs. Youve alway got spring seeding option if it freezes.
In Norway we are using festival fences to protect our gras round bales from the moose. But they are not in the same scale as a 300ft bag
LoL. Mike says when sensors don’t work you “mute them”😂👍
Always wondered if wed see some winter wheat sometime, good luck
It is very giant and very cool
This could be a game changer!
Fun to see drills out in September 👍
Mike, you may want to put construction fencing around your bagged grain. Have to do it out West.
Those elk will remember where they found those bags and return for another free meal
Ive always wondered why you didn't do winter wheat. Here in Ontario it's our second largest crop.
Forty below zero, wind, and lack of moisture doesn't make for good winter wheat.
At 56 degrees north our winter wheat are already up and green. How timing differs the further south you go.
4:20 look like transformer. It's very COOL.
Couple thoughts on the bags. Would it be better to 'spill' a bit of product away from the bag area as a bait stations type deterrent? Now I realize that animals have a tendenancy to get into things, so just a thought on that. Or, would buying the lifts of construction site fencing from Ritchie etc, be helpful? Again, alot more work, not perfect by any means, but if wildlife is costing big losses it could pay. Just thoughts...
The best way is to attract their natural predators. Along the lines of giving the predators something to eat, and then the other wildlife will leave. You will have to read between the lines on that one.
Hopefully the winter wheat works for you.
Young man, have you done a History of the Farm episode? If so, where can I find it?
Cheers and carry on. I hope politics make changes in Canada soon for your benefit.
Did you even watch the video? He told you all the reasons why
@@clearskiesranch1362 Did you happen to notice my edit?
About the blockage- don’t shoot the messenger- keep digging until you find the problem.
Hello!
Maybe you could wash that bird poop off in your new wash bay and give us a tour.
I'm sure he'll give us a guided tour in the very near future 🤞.
It’s a wash bay what do you need a tour for
I wish you very good crop!
The way our climate has changed I think winter crops are the future have to get a head of 40c July which have had 5 plus years in a row
Would setting up an electric fence around grain bags be of any value? T posts and 2 hot wires will hold back most domestic cattle but I have no idea if that's useful for Elk. a small solar energizer unit might be worth looking at.
Once the snow begins to fall I guess they have limited application unless the battery runs a little heater coil on the underside of the panels. I feel sure someone would have done it by now if it was worthwhile.
very curious if it survives sask winter if you dont get snow cover, i would still try a field of KWS hybrid rye, that stays green at -30c without snow ez pz, winter barley is best for spring droughts but no way thats gonna survive winter in canada
We plant fall rye and even with no snow cover in sask it has been ok.
Salut Mike magnifique vidéo et le tracteur et grand semoirs tu seme le blé pour essayer 😂😮😅😊
Isn't there some scent that you can spray on the bags to repel elk ? Otherwise maybe cover them with some strong tarp ?
What type of canola did you all grow this year and witch preformed the best?
Another great video mike. How many acres are u guys planning on doing
i know it takes lots of money to farm as i have donw it before in the usa farmers home adminstration is our big financer who is canadas
@mike Why don't you pout electric fencing around the grainbags to prevent the elk from reaching it?
Electric fence will never stop an elk
@@clearskiesranch1362 We have farmed Deer in New Zealand for over 50years with permanent Deer fencing
Very easy to put around grain bags and remove when needed and reused
@@allan8490it would need to be 10ft tall to stop elk
@@clearskiesranch1362 Yep,they are about 10 feet tall and the New Zealand herd has been derived from Elk first introduced by Teddy Roosevelt as a gift in 1909
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Morning
Im with you on fall rye if drouth kills it its really bad
I always wonder how the mediocre harvests finance this expensive fleet.
Its all on finance/lease. Thats how.
The payments still have to be made
mediocre harvests on 30000 plus acres adds up
Nearer 45,000 acres @ south farm, but it's all relative at the end of the day.
@@leddieliveit was 45,000 6 years ago. They’ve added at least 5,000 acres a year since then
Mike do I assume correctly that this winter wheat is a test to see if you could seed more of the south farm in the fall and combine it earlier then? To reduce overlap with north farm?
Partly. Buts also to see if fall seeded crops are a viable alternative so the crops can beat the extreme summer heat
What about grass hoppers eating the growing point?
Would a electric fence like they use to keep livestock in pasture work for elk and grain bags
Mike ,I have a question. Why are the mid row banders in the ground, i thought mid row banders are for using fertilizer? Do you need fertilizer now for winter wheat? Bevor the winter comes?
So Mike why cant you grow Winter Mustard? Winter Canola is common practice here in Europe
Same reasons that winter wheat usually isn’t an option
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We had to give up on winter wheat in southern MB. Not worth it.
Couldn't make it yield?
What about canola?
Sounds like FH Farms needs to start getting compassionated by dept of Wildlife for Elk feeding..
Careful, they might arrest you and take all your owned assets for baiting. Lmao.
9RX 830 someday?
Ever consider fall Rye?
I would have enjoyed watching the size operation the person had when all that land was cleared out of timber to be farmed, i bet they had huge bulldozers!!!
There hasn’t been a tree in that part of Saskatchewan for 30,000 years
@@clearskiesranch1362 was any parts of the ground yall farm actually cleared?? The reason I'm asking is the farming practices are so different in your area as mine, I'm in South Louisiana where every acre was cleared to be farmed its 2 completely different environments
@@lukedesselle2491 maybe some of the river bottoms for homestead shacks or firewood. 99% of it was grass that was burnt off or plowed under
thats the right choise
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how many acres a hour can you seed into winter week
Where’s the 715?
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when is hunting season in sask.
Whats out thier besides land...are thier no farm sites
Will this years rain help for next year
Better than nothing but the heat/wind has pretty well dried it up
Going Seeding?!
Mike do you roll your winter wheat ?
My question as well.
Along with should one cross hatch with the existing rows to possibly max out any available nutrients and moisture? Just asking
Hi Mike I have a question😉 In Denmark we do a lot of winter canola, would that work for you??
No. For the same reasons that winter wheat usually isn’t an option
No it is much colder here than in Denmark
with climate change going forward, thus warmer winters, i can see winter wheat being planted canada-wide in the next decades
Don’t go spewing that nonsense
Last winter was longer and colder than normal.
@@notpoliticallycorrect4774 the first article that ive found on the internet has the climate measurments of 3 different climate stations in canada from 1957 till 2023. it found out the average climate of the years around 1957 which was 42,26 F changed or warmed to 43,88 F in the years before 2024.
this article says theres a clear trend, and all of scientific community says theres climate change and i trust people who give their whole life to science and knowledge over people that just know from hearsay and own anectodal evidence.
@@notpoliticallycorrect4774 tho in the last 100 years the climate changed only by 1°C. i think canada could need 3°C more
@@wohliq1trust the people who are profit motivated and are often funded by questionable sources or off shore accounts? Sounds intelligent
Mike,i have a question: Do you or any of your fam members consider ordering one of those Big Daddy 9RX series?
He's still waiting for his Case 715 to arrive
@@lynwessel2471 ,yeah. I know that.
But seeing how they shuffle through equipment,i wouold not be surprised of they ordered one or two of these big dogs.
Hello mike i have a question are you able to sow cover crops in your area?
No I’m in the same province as mike and at least for a lot of the guys I seen never done cover crops
Very few acres grown in Saskatchewan. Season s are too hard
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Any updates on the 715 ??