Easy Forage Moisture Test For Baleage
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- We perform a Microwave-based test on alfalfa to determine the current moisture in the crop! We are aiming for 40-60% moisture for optimal fermentation to preserve the quality of the hay after it is wrapped.
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Ryan, I have baled a lot of baleage the last 10 years. I prefer baling the windrows just the way yours are laying. Yes it is more travel for the baler but bales much better and you can run faster. It may dry more than you want by raking it.
I was wondering what Miss Hannah was going to say about this!
Congratulations on your wedding !
About your tee shirts, is it possible to design them with pockets ?
paper plates are always microwaveable XD
Ryan,take it from an old man married for 51 years!! Do not use the house microwave 🙄 to check hay moisture. Go to a yard sale and buy an old cheap one to do your test in your shop. Fun video!! Thanks 😊.
Pretty amazing to see how u can test the moisture in the hay.
I’ve dried lumber for over 35 years. The method we used to determine mc was, wet minus dry, divided by wet, times 100. It’s very accurate, and I believe it works for pretty much anything. And you don’t need a specific amount of sample.
Note to self, send Ryan an old Microwave for Mad Science Experiments..
Ryan, remember the two most important words for a successful marriage "Yes dear"
Welcome to the brotherhood of having a wife to question you all the time lol happy wife=happy life
Congratulations on your recent marriage. Keep your hat on it hides the peck marks😂
We’ve always done the old twist test. Grab a bunch of hay and twist it around if it breaks in 3 twists it’s good to go.
You need a bigger boat!
Next time make popcorn after hay to mask the smell.
Thanks Ryan that was very interesting on the drying fact pretty cool!!! Thanks for taking the time to show us that and for continuing with the outstanding videos as always. Also thanks for showing your wedding was awesome felt like got to be part of the special day. Congrats again Ryan and Hannah and wish u guys all the best and a great life together!!! Have a good one!!!
Yes they are lol
Send some hay down south! We are bad dry and hay is very short.
Great video!
So many fake contest winner notification scams it's hard to tell what is real !
I've seen guys take a piece of PVC pipe and cap the end and drill a hole in big enough for the probe to go in. Stuff it full and then test. Take care!
congrats and welcome back to youtube
Have been contractor doing this for over 30 years in Australia. Easier quicker test is take good handfull in both hands close together and screw it till breaks(needs some strength). If you can feel moisture on break to wet it looks/feels dry to dry but looks moist it’s right. Have done hundreds of thousands bales this way.
That works well for DRY hay not high moisture baleage.
Congrats to the new boss, sorry to hear that you have been demoted so soon Ryan.
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Great job Ryan! Good luck on hay/ baleage making.
Another great video Ryan !!
Aha cooking GRASS now, your supposed to SMOKE it HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
At least you didn't make the mistake of adding an extra zero to the time. 20 minutes would have REALLY banished you to the doghouse.
You probably should get yourself a “shop” microwave. 😂
Hey, this reminds me of the "Burrito verse Microwave" Yeah That exploded huge... I have a new microwave now
Awesome Dude! A matching shirt to go with a fine cap! Keep that baling going round and round! -Bob...
Hi there. Congrats. There are moisture probs you can buy. Was around 100.00 in canada
Ryan, interested to hear your thoughts on a JD 4520
The smell would be like sprouts and spinach all warmed together 🤮🤣. Might leave experimentation to old equipment outside 😁😉 I would be buying a new microwave already.... ps never dry out welding rods either in the oven that also stinks 😳 😉😆. Stay safe 🏴
I’m single everything is microwaveable! 🤣. I can only think of is hand testing an maybe eating a couple strands?
Don't rake baleage! Raking makes the bale less dense which introduces more oxygen and it also increases the chances of introducing bacteria from the soil. ..... both of which encourages mold to form on the bale.
Have you ever used the new holland hand probe for testing? Seemed to read only 50% of time with new battery....any tips?
That was an interesting experiment. Hope you had a fantastic honeymoon.
My wife of 42 years only got angry when I ran auto parts through the dishwasher. You know your truck has 110 volt plug you could just put a wave in the back seat.
Hay in the microwave is wife’s work, you need some husband classes. 😝
You should be be fine tbf over 65% moisture we make silage at around 70% in the UK often
Thanks for the video Ryan, very interesting experiment looking forward to seeing you guys baling it👍🇺🇸
Huh, last time I tried replying to get a hat, scammer tried to give me a seeder using your user name. I emailed you on this one.
Very interesting process......thanks for sharing
I am confused. Your baling at 69% moisture?
Got a Email from How Farms Work, saying that my comment had won me a new grain drill. SO I just ignored it. Congrats on your marriage.
Love videos that's a neat way to figure moisture!!
Why do dairy farms keep their haylage in bunks?
Science, i guess the microwave boils the water out of the grass. Potatoes and sweet potatoes cook same way in the microwave and are lighter coming out than going in.
45% to 50 % moisture makes good feed over 55% is to wet and the out side of the bale will get slimy
Thats pretty interesting actually.
Everyone seems to want grass fed beef so you might be onto something with the grass flavoring...
Very easy way to get divorced if ruin the microwave! I would say a bucket probe is safer and remember test at points in field as will dry differently. Some manufacturers offer a sensor for a baler also in Europe to read it for you
I bought a bucket tester. You jam a big sample in a 5 gallon bucket and stick this probe down in it. It's not as accurate as the microwave test but will get you in there close. After a few years of doing it you just know when to go. I can also tell you I've wrapped 70% hay and some 30% hay and it all came out great. Just use your nose when your opening the tube up. You'll know right away if something went wrong. Think dead fish in sewage. Yes its that bad. I had a few bales get rained on before getting them wrapped and set them aside individual wrapped. They went a hole where no animals could get to them.
Should have left a plate of the grass in the microwave and said it's a new diet you were starting...lol. See how far that one would go.
I have only a congratulations to you two, again, and a city boy like me really does need a farm on Shirt.
I use a windrow moisture sensor but I only bale dry hay for horses. It seems to be accurate, no issues at this point.
You could try putting ranch on it and then eating it to test the moisture 😝
Why dose it taste like grass ?? tell her you are a vegetarian know. You had a snack. LOL
I got a couple laughs out of this video always love your sense of humor
Here’s the comment from On the other side of the river in NE Iowa !
DIDNT SEE YOU AROUND FOR AWHILE. FIGURED YOU WERE TIRED HAD TO REST UP AFTER THE WEDDING...LOL LOL
awsome video ryan lol i can just imagine how hannah feels about the hole hay in the microwave thing hehehehehehe that was funny i do got to say that thumbs up and shared
really love your videos is there any way of getting your shirts in like xlt or 2xlt
Would be interesting to bale a bale and take the moisture with the probe and use this method
Don't use that method with a fermented sample. You get bashed to dog house for sure!
What is the best way to grow straight alfalfa
Drill or brodcast?
Try agratronix windrow moisture tester.
Congratulations on your wedding.
Hey he’s got a Raikes hat on! Pretty cool
Just wait till she finds out you used the dishwasher to wash tractor parts
Did you zero out the scale to account for the paper plate?
They make a scale and a cooker just for that job
Very interesting, thanks for the video
Hmmmm, who cleans the cleaner, aka hoover.
Thanks for the video Ryan!
Ryan, I'm sure you already know this but we use a Koster tester. True, it is more expensive than the microwave but once you own one you will have a more reliable test and you would probably never need to replace it considering how often it would be used.
I'm just here for the shirt lol 2x
I was going to say best to hide the skillets and pans 😉
dont test it bale it put it in you plastic bags dont wait
Ty for sharering and the contest
Thanks Ryan! Cool trick
I set my microwave alight you should place a cup of water with sample. Cheers Farmer Boo🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
Not even a week in already in the dog house lol
Yes Ryan they are micrwaveabke
Congratulations on your wedding
Doesn’t your brother have a probe to test hay?
A great video on what not to know about baleage.
Thanks for another cool video
“Why does this taste like grass?” 🤮
Why does my food taste like grass
Just commenting ro see if I win lol
Question, it has been a while since I've done that type of farming. Does the haylage end up "caramelizing" if it is wrapped at too high a moisture level? I seem to remember that that was a bad thing.
Too dry carmelizes. Too wet can create botulism.
To wet can internally combust and burn the whole stack down to
@@gregb6913 Too wet for baleage is above 70%. That will not combust.
Hello great video have a nice day
That was very interesting
That was pretty cool 👍
Winner winner, chicken dinner! 😜
Congrats I hope your bales don't weigh too much for your equipment.
Winner winner hay dinner lol
Congratulations Ryan , Hannah on your marriage. Enjoy Life - Eat - Drink - Be Merry. Say hello to Rocket. John Deere should sponser your channel. Greetings from Canada - Have a Nice Day Eh.
Ryan my wife said no lol
Thanks for the video Ryan, very interesting experiment looking forward to seeing you guys baling it👍🇺🇸
Finally gonna be back up in Wisconsin this weekend. I’ve been living in Iowa this summer and I just fell icky lol.