6:56 "you can't quite U-turn quick enough." That is why farm tractors have separate right and left brakes. Practice this (with the loader down low): stop, turn the steering to the lock, stand on the brake for the inside wheel. You should pirouette around that wheel, which is much smaller than you need for a 20 foot seed path. The rest is just practice and getting to know your own tractor.
You have an 8' cultipacker with notched wheels, designed to brake up dirt clods & in this case to bed seed for germination. These were designed for 4-5 mph used with an 8' disc & springtooth ^ drag harrow for completion of seed bed. The packer is a great farm tool. btw, I always spread seed & pulled packer in a single pass, less time & fuel.
And as always you have given us one more reason to watch your videos mate love it and thank you for sharing it with all the best to you all and your family Mate.
When I was in my teens we had a 8 year drought in the Bredasdorp area. We carted water in 44gal drums to the houses on the farm from a neighbour who still had water in a borehole. After cooking and washing the left over went to the few animals still around. They were kept in the house garden as they had to be fed. Many farmers went bankrupt. Regards from Billy in South Africa
Thanks for sharing with us Evan and Rebecca . Glad you got the pasture taken care of before the rain came, every drop helps some. The field looked to ride some smoother before the planting and even better after the roller packing. Looks great around there . I know you're relieved about all the meats in freezer camp and so thankful that you have back up systems if there is any power loss so you can save the food. Stay safe around there and keep up the great videos and the fun you both have . Fred.
We have been raising our own chickens and a few turkeys for over 20 years. As we get older we are raising less. I have a guy that gives me a beef or two each year in return I trap coyote and other predators in return. I process all the meat myself my wife make the labels etc.
I have so loved watching how you have built that amazing place over the years, thank you for taking us along on that journey. I do miss seeing the animals lately, I adore beautiful Miss Mia ❤
That is about the same rain I got out of Francine. At one point I was predicted for 6 inches! Ended up just getting a few light showers to knock the dust down. Could have used 2-3 inches over a couple days.
Hi Evan, I always like the way you say roof , it sounds like roooof anyway that’s how you American say it that’s okay thanks for the video really appreciate you guys. I will be praying for rain for you in the mighty name of Jesus , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺
Y’all got more rain than we did over here east of Terre Haute. That storm was a total disappointment. Bummer. Praying you got and/or get enough rain to get your pasture growing. Good deal on the poultry this year. Less than $2 a pound is awesome!
JudithB Good job Evan!!!! Francis has had our Arkansas farmers scrambling to harvest the rice. I think they were trying to harvest cotton too. On my side of the state we got some rain but not much in wind, so pretty lucky!!! I am spreading fertilizer on the back yard and will spread the chicken pen poo on that yard too. I am afraid it might be too hot to put in the garden, but got rabbit poo for that.
Hey Evan,I noticed you had problems on your turns, one of two things would help, go slow on your turns or if your break pedal can be separated left from your right wheel, then you can use this single wheel breaks to turn, this also could work when cutting hay, because you will be able to make sharper turns.
I wish I could send you some of the rain we have been having here in Florida! It has rained almost every day for the last two weeks. Saying a prayer the field works out well for you. Stay safe and God Bless!
Nice job on the chickens and the seeding of the field. We haven't had much rain in our area, maybe an inch and three quarter, since July 31st, not good. Our pastures are very dry, not much growth to keep ahead of the cattle. Good luck on the seeding, I hope we all get some much needed rain in the near future. Have a nice day!
You should have put the small seed (clover) at the top a little at a time as you travel around the field because the small seed will find their way to the bottom and get scattered quickly. If I'm right keep an eye on where you ended up and see if there is little if any clover. I'm speaking from experience.
Best wishes after all the work you have put in to establish your new pasture. Living in South West Scotland we tend to forget how hard it can be to grow lush grass in more drier climates, especially when you are on clay.
The farm is well run and it shows. Don't see much of the ducks in the pond. The wildlife are soon in season if a stag might be on the winter dinner menu. Lots to do before the first winter storm.
To avoid the over seeding and correcting. When you get to the end don't do a u turn. Turn then miss 3 or 4 rows then turn back in and each time yo do this you eventually move down the paddock with very little over lap
Looks good Evan. Using the cultipacker is important! It will smooth out and bed the seeds. Lots of friends in freezer camp! Invite them to dinner soon!
I’m in northwest Alabama, and we were predicted to get 4 inches from Francine. As of Sunday afternoon, we’ve gotten 11 inches and still cloudy . Hope y’all get more
Watching you working the field reminds me of when we lived in south west Oklahoma.We saw tractors working the field in July getting ready to drill wheat.The dust would fly there just like at y our place.Brings back good memories.
What a mixture!! The animals will love that, just be careful on the amount of clover the cows get. If they get too much it can cause bloating, which can be deadly. Check the internet for more details.
Beats going by wheel marks. We would use the packer or just a disc with no angle on it to get the seed covered. Those furrows will level out with the rain.
a great drag for your dusty pasture can be made from a few of those pipes you use for posts ..... pipe drags are great for leveling the ground and mashing clods into powder .....When you have the soil in the shape you had it in before planting , pull the pipe drag slow and it will fill in low spots .... the more times you go over the field , the more good it does ..... your tractor should be able to handle two pipes , hooked one behind the other using I bolts and chain ... space them about 3 feet apart .. 2 , 10 foot lengths would be about right ..... They work only on dry soil ....
That is going to be one wonderful field. A virtual smorgasbord for the livestock. The seeds should have made great contact using the packing roller. We are trying to learn about solar and enjoying the channel. Let it rain ☔ have you ever eaten turkey eggs? TYM is a great help. You have accomplished a lot.
Maybe you could add an aftermarket GPS auto steer system to your tractor as a project? I saw that somebody on a German farming channel did this and is quite happy with the system.
Always drill or sow, when the dusts flying, don’t worry about the rain, that seed will sit there for a month or more, but even without rain it will still grow
Hey Evan. Wonder how it would work if you ran the cultipacker over the field before seeding. It looks like it would make a great planting bed for the seed the way it makes rows in the ground. I just planted a small section of mine. I don't have a cultipacker but, I disc-ed up a couple inches before spreading the seed. Then I hooked a chain to the 3-point and just drug it over the field to cover the seed. No, I don't really know what I'm doing...lol...so fingers crossed! 🤞
You need to install a simple rain gauge on one of those new fence posts. Then you will know exactly how much rain your farm was blessed with. I no longer farm. But I always still enjoy checking my rain gauge on my deck. Hope you continue to get more rains.
The easiest way to broadcast is to mix your seed in with your fertiliser, I’ve sown thousands of hectares that way, and drag light harrows behind you, then Cambridge roller
If there is no rain you can always pump your pond empty, you have a pump and sprinklers. It is a lot of work but it is possible. What I'm wondering now is, how do you like being a farmer?
Starting watching you add it to the hopper with a bucket and first though was he’ll be at it quite some time, then you starting just using the bags, I thought, good, that’ll be faster and just turn it with a shovel to ensure even mixing. A good look from the drone as it starts growing should show your mixing skills.
Yep, the old problem of the farmer....waiting on the weather ! no rain no crop, too much rain damages the crop.... but Usually it all works out for the better, over all ! keep up the good work ! and Hopefully it will work out for a real good season !
Maybe just me but I tied the grass guard up on the discharge side on my mower so the grass clippings would spread out further away and not make small rows if I’m cutting taller grass. Or even grass that has just stuff in general that the blades will disintegrate and allow old clippings to recycle back into the Earth more naturally and I just like the finish look better. Hope you get to try it out at least once. Other than that, I’m rooting for you guys from Oklahoma!
Have you tried hitting just your inside brake on the turn to turn sharper? Wasn't sure if you were going to fast for that or if the turn does not have to be super sharp. Looks good, that dust has to be tough to deal with. Hang in there.
The good part of raising your protein is you know exactly what they ate and not jacked up on something bad for you
6:56 "you can't quite U-turn quick enough." That is why farm tractors have separate right and left brakes. Practice this (with the loader down low): stop, turn the steering to the lock, stand on the brake for the inside wheel. You should pirouette around that wheel, which is much smaller than you need for a 20 foot seed path. The rest is just practice and getting to know your own tractor.
Hi..... Sir, Evan thanks you for showing your video homestead bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋👍👍👍
Hi, Evan! There’s that smile. You and Rebekah are doing a great job growing your homestead. Thank you for bringing us along. God bless.
You have an 8' cultipacker with notched wheels, designed to brake up dirt clods & in this case to bed seed for germination. These were designed for 4-5 mph used with an 8' disc & springtooth ^ drag harrow for completion of seed bed. The packer is a great farm tool. btw, I always spread seed & pulled packer in a single pass, less time & fuel.
And as always you have given us one more reason to watch your videos mate love it and thank you for sharing it with all the best to you all and your family Mate.
When I was in my teens we had a 8 year drought in the Bredasdorp area. We carted water in 44gal drums to the houses on the farm from a neighbour who still had water in a borehole. After cooking and washing the left over went to the few animals still around. They were kept in the house garden as they had to be fed. Many farmers went bankrupt. Regards from Billy in South Africa
U still on a farm billy im from worcester
You can see the passion in your face that you love what you're doing my friend,and I love your both channels thanks for sharing Evan
The other bonus is that you know what you're eating. You raised them....:)
Besides the cost you also know how they were raised so eating heathy is guaranteed. Great job to you both.
Thanks for sharing with us Evan and Rebecca . Glad you got the pasture taken care of before the rain came, every drop helps some. The field looked to ride some smoother before the planting and even better after the roller packing. Looks great around there . I know you're relieved about all the meats in freezer camp and so thankful that you have back up systems if there is any power loss so you can save the food. Stay safe around there and keep up the great videos and the fun you both have . Fred.
We have been raising our own chickens and a few turkeys for over 20 years. As we get older we are raising less. I have a guy that gives me a beef or two each year in return I trap coyote and other predators in return. I process all the meat myself my wife make the labels etc.
I have so loved watching how you have built that amazing place over the years, thank you for taking us along on that journey. I do miss seeing the animals lately, I adore beautiful Miss Mia ❤
Can't wait to see how that grows! Should be great for the deer too!
That is about the same rain I got out of Francine. At one point I was predicted for 6 inches! Ended up just getting a few light showers to knock the dust down. Could have used 2-3 inches over a couple days.
Farming....50% work and 50% hope/prayer....hope pray for rain, hope/pray you have a good planting...hope/pray you can pay the bills.
Hi Evan, I always like the way you say roof , it sounds like roooof anyway that’s how you American say it that’s okay thanks for the video really appreciate you guys. I will be praying for rain for you in the mighty name of Jesus , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺
Y’all got more rain than we did over here east of Terre Haute. That storm was a total disappointment. Bummer. Praying you got and/or get enough rain to get your pasture growing.
Good deal on the poultry this year. Less than $2 a pound is awesome!
Central Ohio here. We’re maroon on the extreme drought map. It’s bad, real bad. Fingers crossed we all get rain.
LOL. When I saw you first start filling the hopper with a 5 gallon bucket I thought to myself "that's going to take forever".
JudithB Good job Evan!!!! Francis has had our Arkansas farmers scrambling to harvest the rice. I think they were trying to harvest cotton too. On my side of the state we got some rain but not much in wind, so pretty lucky!!! I am spreading fertilizer on the back yard and will spread the chicken pen poo on that yard too. I am afraid it might be too hot to put in the garden, but got rabbit poo for that.
Hope you get some more rain. 🌧️
“Freezer camp” always strikes me funny. 🥶🐓🦃
God bless 🙏🏼🇺🇸✌🏼😎
Hey Watching from South Africa 🇿🇦
Love seeing a farm being fixed up 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Hey Evan,I noticed you had problems on your turns, one of two things would help, go slow on your turns or if your break pedal can be separated left from your right wheel, then you can use this single wheel breaks to turn, this also could work when cutting hay, because you will be able to make sharper turns.
Very productive episode and your freezer is full. Enjoy watching the pasture grow 👍👍👍
Hope you get the rain that you need for the grass.
I wish I could send you some of the rain we have been having here in Florida! It has rained almost every day for the last two weeks. Saying a prayer the field works out well for you. Stay safe and God Bless!
Evan enjoyed your video. Thank you. Have a great week next week.
That's a lot of meat that ya'll processed! Praying for rain for you and us here in Michigan. Take care and be safe!!!
Great video. Hope you get some more rain. All the best 🇬🇧.
Another chore checked off! And now you have a great pasture. Your farm is advancing gloriously.
Your planting a buffet😊
Nice job on the chickens and the seeding of the field. We haven't had much rain in our area, maybe an inch and three quarter, since July 31st, not good. Our pastures are very dry, not much growth to keep ahead of the cattle. Good luck on the seeding, I hope we all get some much needed rain in the near future. Have a nice day!
Always seed two directions that's awesome
That was a ton of work. You did your best to plant a bountiful pasture that will sustain your cattle for many years.
Hello from Washington state.
thats alot of meat you wont have to buy so its great to raise your own chickens and process them too thanks for shareing
You should have put the small seed (clover) at the top a little at a time as you travel around the field because the small seed will find their way to the bottom and get scattered quickly. If I'm right keep an eye on where you ended up and see if there is little if any clover. I'm speaking from experience.
if you have a cement mixer you could blend all of the grass seeds in that
Thank goodness you loaded I was going crazy on what to watch 😂❤
Thank goodness for the enclosed cab!👍👍🇺🇸
Best wishes after all the work you have put in to establish your new pasture. Living in South West Scotland we tend to forget how hard it can be to grow lush grass in more drier climates, especially when you are on clay.
The farm is well run and it shows. Don't see much of the ducks in the pond. The wildlife are soon in season if a stag might be on the winter dinner menu. Lots to do before the first winter storm.
To avoid the over seeding and correcting. When you get to the end don't do a u turn. Turn then miss 3 or 4 rows then turn back in and each time yo do this you eventually move down the paddock with very little over lap
You have been working really hard farming full time
Nice Video. Thanks 😎
Enjoyment to see you posted a new video
Looks good Evan. Using the cultipacker is important! It will smooth out and bed the seeds. Lots of friends in freezer camp! Invite them to dinner soon!
Thanks for posting Evan
I’m in northwest Alabama, and we were predicted to get 4 inches from Francine. As of Sunday afternoon, we’ve gotten 11 inches and still cloudy . Hope y’all get more
Hope you get plenty of good rain but no flooding or wash outs.
Good job on finishing planting and processing the meatbirds..
Ever thinking of some irrigation since you have a pond for when it gets tooooo dry...
Watching you working the field reminds me of when we lived in south west Oklahoma.We saw tractors working the field in July getting ready to drill wheat.The dust would fly there just like at y our place.Brings back good memories.
The nice thing about the way that you are planting a pasture, your work will be there for many years to come. I feel that you will be successful....
We just had rain on Thursday, Friday, and Today, (Sunday) here in Memphis. I hope yall got some of it.
What a mixture!! The animals will love that, just be careful on the amount of clover the cows get. If they get too much it can cause bloating, which can be deadly. Check the internet for more details.
Well done,a great job done on the pasture. And plenty of protein to keep you and family going. All the best from Scotland 🏴 .
Beats going by wheel marks. We would use the packer or just a disc with no angle on it to get the seed covered. Those furrows will level out with the rain.
30 years ago the average weight of chickens was 4.2. Wow what a difference. Tks for sharing .
Thanks Evan! Always enjoy your channel
All in all you have a very successful season I think. I truly hope you’re you get the rain you need.
a great drag for your dusty pasture can be made from a few of those pipes you use for posts ..... pipe drags are great for leveling the ground and mashing clods into powder .....When you have the soil in the shape you had it in before planting , pull the pipe drag slow and it will fill in low spots .... the more times you go over the field , the more good it does ..... your tractor should be able to handle two pipes , hooked one behind the other using I bolts and chain ... space them about 3 feet apart .. 2 , 10 foot lengths would be about right ..... They work only on dry soil ....
That is going to be one wonderful field. A virtual smorgasbord for the livestock. The seeds should have made great contact using the packing roller. We are trying to learn about solar and enjoying the channel. Let it rain ☔ have you ever eaten turkey eggs? TYM is a great help. You have accomplished a lot.
Maybe you could add an aftermarket GPS auto steer system to your tractor as a project? I saw that somebody on a German farming channel did this and is quite happy with the system.
Another fine video Evan, I enjoy each and every one of your videos. I pray for rain on your property my friend
Always drill or sow, when the dusts flying, don’t worry about the rain, that seed will sit there for a month or more, but even without rain it will still grow
Hey Evan. Wonder how it would work if you ran the cultipacker over the field before seeding. It looks like it would make a great planting bed for the seed the way it makes rows in the ground. I just planted a small section of mine. I don't have a cultipacker but, I disc-ed up a couple inches before spreading the seed. Then I hooked a chain to the 3-point and just drug it over the field to cover the seed. No, I don't really know what I'm doing...lol...so fingers crossed! 🤞
appreciate your video🎉🎉
You need to install a simple rain gauge on one of those new fence posts. Then you will know exactly how much rain your farm was blessed with. I no longer farm. But I always still enjoy checking my rain gauge on my deck. Hope you continue to get more rains.
Use your sprayer and put it on the back of the tractor and spread the booms out and only use water to make sure it gets moisture
The easiest way to broadcast is to mix your seed in with your fertiliser, I’ve sown thousands of hectares that way, and drag light harrows behind you, then Cambridge roller
Thanks Evan love the videos.
That GPS app is awesome. I was going to ask how do you know where the seed is spreading, it's all dusty, and can't see tire tracks.
Hope u have a great crop. I love red and white clover.
If there is no rain you can always pump your pond empty, you have a pump and sprinklers. It is a lot of work but it is possible. What I'm wondering now is, how do you like being a farmer?
Enjoyed the video. Praying for rain and a very good stand of grasses. Blessings and prayers for you and family in Jesus's Name. ☝🙏🙌💪👊
That’s going to be a beautiful pasture. Nice job.
Crosshatch is the way to go. Hope your rain showed, it didn't at my place, and it is dry!
Starting watching you add it to the hopper with a bucket and first though was he’ll be at it quite some time, then you starting just using the bags, I thought, good, that’ll be faster and just turn it with a shovel to ensure even mixing. A good look from the drone as it starts growing should show your mixing skills.
Roll your field now. I do enjoy watching
Yep, the old problem of the farmer....waiting on the weather ! no rain no crop, too much rain
damages the crop.... but Usually it all works out for the better, over all !
keep up the good work ! and Hopefully it will work out for a real good season !
Off grid is a lot of work. Kudos to you!
Nice thing about raising your Owen chicken and turkey is bad stuff in. I believe that is worth the labor you put in to them .
Maybe just me but I tied the grass guard up on the discharge side on my mower so the grass clippings would spread out further away and not make small rows if I’m cutting taller grass. Or even grass that has just stuff in general that the blades will disintegrate and allow old clippings to recycle back into the Earth more naturally and I just like the finish look better. Hope you get to try it out at least once. Other than that, I’m rooting for you guys from Oklahoma!
Enjoyed your video have a great day Evan
Have you tried hitting just your inside brake on the turn to turn sharper? Wasn't sure if you were going to fast for that or if the turn does not have to be super sharp. Looks good, that dust has to be tough to deal with. Hang in there.
If you don't get much rain you should rent a sprayer and spray the pasture intermittently at your leisure
It’s interesting how you guys drive on the opposite side of the road to us, you also go round your paddocks the opposite way
Love this kind of content
Thx
Par for the course. Either get rain when you aren't supposed to or way more or less than they predicted.
Waving a hand from texas
Great video. Enjoyed very much. Thanks for sharing my friend.
That's a good way to flip a tractor over, run with the loader up in the air, and make hard turns .
Good job seeding!!! Pray for rain!
Plant the field like a zamboni does an ice skating rink. less turning
I hope the seeds germinate in a timely fashion. Looking at the models, it seems your next meaningful chance of rain is about the 24th.
Always like watching your videos hope you get more rain . When you was putting away your chicken pucker I was wondering if yall still have your dogs.
you need a rain gauge they can be helpful