Sounds like you're experiencing some growing pains. That's to be expected when you are growing. Managing it all is the trick, and you seem to have it under control to the extent possible. Thanks for the video.
Idk how everything works in wisconsin but seeding oats as a cover crop never worked well at all for us the oats would either get to big because of wet conditions or get 2 dry and the oats would take all the moisture and would then smother the hay underneath. We have had a lot better luck just planting straight alfalfa in and getting 2 cuts off of it, which is less feed but the alfalfa stand is way better
@@TheRestOfTheStory Really... hmm I'm from northeast nebraska and almost everyone here straight plants alfalfa and has great luck with it. It gets weedy the first cutting but that isn't really a big deal we grind all our first cutting anyhow and feed it through our tmr but even though it gets weedy when u cut it all the weeds die out and the alfalfa takes over and grows great
First. Glad you cut hay. Its been to wet. Everyone was complaining that it was to hot a few days ago now it everyone saying it to wet. Horse can't really eat alfalfa cus it blows up their stomach.
I agree with everything you said . It wouldn’t bring that much around here in KY , 120 to 140 is a great price around here . 200 per ton and a modest 5 tons per acre that you just sew and put a little fertilizer on it every year , well , the math wouldn’t lie . Course that price he quoted could have been in a extreme condition year or whatever and not the norm .
Travis if have enough pasture for the cattle cut those that are not in use and bale for the winter like you said cows like the new growth and not older and tougher grass. I have seen work around the older grass tromp the old into ground.
I was thinking the same thing. All the time labor and money stick into raising the cows you could sell the hay and to you would come out further ahead.
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Thanks Travis for another stellar video. Good luck with the weather.
Sure takes a lot of bales to keep those cows happy
Cutting hay today was fun! Thanks for chatting, letting us ride along, and for the video Travis!!
Iv said it before and I’ll say it again, I love watching you run that tractor.. the right way
Excellent video as always Field Agent Travis 👍🏽
Get some fertilizer on that pasture grass for a bigger next cut, nice video, love the action.
Plans are only a guideline. How and when you are able to get things done is guaranteed to vary.
Very nice to share your hay experiences and view with us
If you have hay get rained on for beef cows you can bale it wet and wrap it in plastic and they will eat it fine.
I've always felt that a good timothy/orchard grass/red cover mix makes the best feed for beef cows
Sounds like you're experiencing some growing pains. That's to be expected when you are growing. Managing it all is the trick, and you seem to have it under control to the extent possible. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the update and ride a long Travis!
Idk how everything works in wisconsin but seeding oats as a cover crop never worked well at all for us the oats would either get to big because of wet conditions or get 2 dry and the oats would take all the moisture and would then smother the hay underneath. We have had a lot better luck just planting straight alfalfa in and getting 2 cuts off of it, which is less feed but the alfalfa stand is way better
I don't know of many that straight plant alfalfa and have any luck
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Really... hmm I'm from northeast nebraska and almost everyone here straight plants alfalfa and has great luck with it. It gets weedy the first cutting but that isn't really a big deal we grind all our first cutting anyhow and feed it through our tmr but even though it gets weedy when u cut it all the weeds die out and the alfalfa takes over and grows great
First. Glad you cut hay. Its been to wet. Everyone was complaining that it was to hot a few days ago now it everyone saying it to wet. Horse can't really eat alfalfa cus it blows up their stomach.
Great video Travis thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there
I fertalized hay ground after 1st cutting my co-op gave me a mixture of potashe, borron & ams WORKED GREAT 4 me!!!
Still working on first cut, 40 acres to go.
You're doing second cut, wish I was, just to much rain here
Take Care Travis👍
great video travis thanks
"weather is a challenge" yep! need rain here at my farm in North Carolina.
Yep. We sure do
I agree with everything you said . It wouldn’t bring that much around here in KY , 120 to 140 is a great price around here . 200 per ton and a modest 5 tons per acre that you just sew and put a little fertilizer on it every year , well , the math wouldn’t lie . Course that price he quoted could have been in a extreme condition year or whatever and not the norm .
Travis if have enough pasture for the cattle cut those that are not in use and bale for the winter like you said cows like the new growth and not older and tougher grass. I have seen work around the older grass tromp the old into ground.
Good video how come you don’t swing the discbine side to side with the hydroswing
When doing so I have to look over my left shoulder while my controls are on my right. It's less strain throughout the day not having to look both ways
Would you consider now that you’re doing more hay getting that self-propelled mower you guys demoed a few years back
We'd need a few hundred more acres to justify it. It's also another engine to maintain rather than just a tractor powered implement
Hey Travis!!
Would it make sense to plant rye as a winter cover crop on a couple of fields to harvest as feed?
$200 a ton for grass hay ??? I’d park that corn planter . Sew more hay . 😉😁
I was thinking the same thing. All the time labor and money stick into raising the cows you could sell the hay and to you would come out further ahead.
How many hp does it take to run one of those hydro swings?
110 hp
@@TheRestOfTheStory any idea on hydraulic flow required? I think I have a 17 gph pump running my 3 point and scvs
How many cows u got
Where can I sell grass hay for $200 a ton? I roll 5x6 rolls that weigh 12 to 1500 pounds a piece.
$200 a ton. I don't think you'll get that price. I sell hay for $20 a roll
@@wyattsimpson6810 over here a 5x6 roll will sell up to 200 a roll
@@Northern_Farmer dang. The highest I have ever seen hay sell for was 150 a roll
The area which you are not cutting for hay, will you be hitting with the Rhino rotary cutter to knock down some weeds & the old grass?
Yep, Ryan was already out there once.