Making more hay between rains, Pastures are under water
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man, what a difference a year makes. Last year it could be 100% chance of rain and we got nothing. this year, every day is a chance of rain. and even a 10% leads to rain
man, what a difference a year makes. Last year it could be 100% chance of rain and we got nothing. this year, every day is a chance of rain. and even a 10% leads to rain
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Good afternoon, Jon. 4 inches of rain in one night is a lot. That's a nice old mower, cant beat good old reliability. 👍
We found a window and got dry hay put up. Got lucky there. Heading out tomorrow to replant beans. Cold and wet after planting…
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
26 күн бұрын
Nice, oof..
This is the first window we've had in Michigan to cut hay but of course I had to wait because of off farm work and today thunderstorms are rolling through.
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
27 күн бұрын
Good luck I have been trying to be dedicated to the farm this spring but I am getting my butt kicked
@danw6014
27 күн бұрын
@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 yeah same here
You can smell this video looking good nice to see you driving RT
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
27 күн бұрын
I need to get better at marketing our beef. Then we could make a living off of the cattle and the land and not so much commodity
Beautiful alfalfa. You’re a couple of weeks…maybe three…ahead of us. We like a haybine for alfalfa too but Mr discbine is a grass eating monster. The agony of decision…racing rain for dry hay. Nice you have a wet bale option. This is the time of year you need three times as many cows for all the pasture. I’d like to borrow some😅.
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
27 күн бұрын
Normally first cut alfalfa is end of May first of June. Where are you that first cut would be end of June?
@Rollinghillsfarmsmn
26 күн бұрын
Northern Carlton County
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
26 күн бұрын
Just north of me?
@Rollinghillsfarmsmn
26 күн бұрын
@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 yeah
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
25 күн бұрын
@@Rollinghillsfarmsmn well someday I'll have to get up there or this fall you can come down to the field day
You answered my question on why you're using the old haybine instead of the disk. How come the disk wouldn't get a good cut on that matte? I guess that reel helping out for a clean cut. Heck of an alfalfa crop! We're just getting started here, the grass is decent for a change this year but the falf is disappointing so far... something stunted it, not sure if it was from the hail/snow or a bit of frost at some point dinged it. Kinda short and not as much volume as it should have. Still should probably average out. Been very dry for the past 2 weeks and LOTS of wind... gawd 😅
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
27 күн бұрын
Yes the real is picking it up Did you have a very mild winter? I wonder if the many times this winter that it got above freezing affected these plants
Thought you were done for, dog almost got ya. Lol.
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
27 күн бұрын
You see that vicious beast!
@e.a.bfarms
27 күн бұрын
@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 Good thing he had breakfast or it woulda been you.
New discbine is almost $50k. Doubled in 10 years
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
27 күн бұрын
Hard to make money with that debt...
@danw6014
27 күн бұрын
We bought a 5209 New Idea on a farm I was working on in the late 90s for $14,000. Agco still makes it under the Massey Ferguson name. It was a great discbine but last I looked it was selling for $35,000.
Kids are looking real good
Making marshmallows. Cows love them.
@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754
27 күн бұрын
Such nice feed!
Get painting, Jon 😊