This should be played in every high school to teach economics, math and just plain life.

@brightlamp2549

4 жыл бұрын

1046fireman also so people would appreciate how where their food comes from

@brandeissports3436

4 жыл бұрын

♥️ I really enjoyed this video. Childhood memories again, refreshed.

@arielfernando3916

2 жыл бұрын

I dont mean to be off topic but does anyone know a method to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot my login password. I would love any tips you can offer me.

@stanleyalessandro574

2 жыл бұрын

@Ariel Fernando instablaster =)

@arielfernando3916

2 жыл бұрын

@Stanley Alessandro thanks so much for your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

From a non farmer, non US perspective, this was really interesting

@TheNefastor

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed ! I may be a French engineer but I have to eat too. It's nice to know who makes it possible and how.

@vrajananda

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheNefastor Achète toi un 12 tonnes et achète le foin que tu revends et celui que tu gardes. C'est la meilleure opération, je l'ai faite. C'est entre 200 et 400 euros de bénéfice par voyage de 20 balles, environ 8 heures de boulot.

@TheNefastor

5 жыл бұрын

@@vrajananda thanks for the advice, but I already make more money than that working in a lab.

@MrPicoli

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheNefastor ma parole ! Y'a qu'des français dans l'coin !

@TheNefastor

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrPicoli France represent !!! I 😅

As a barbecue guy, sometimes videos like this are handy to remind me of the total cost involved with getting quality beef for me to cook. Great video, very interesting and well-presented!

I grew up working on a farm. I'm glad I was just a hired hand, and NOT an owner. It was a WONDERFUL time. You TRULY learn to appreciate Gods work.

Thanks for letting us know you are a business man as well as a rancher and Steward of the land!

Drove through Wyoming a few years back and it was endless fields of hay. I had endless questions that you answered with this video. Thank you.

@brentb5303

5 жыл бұрын

One question. Was it windy when you were there? Pan handle Texas and Wyoming always seem to have the wind whipping when I'm in either. I'm just curious.

@khakhashisam3761

5 жыл бұрын

@@brentb5303 sorry don't remember the wind. Beautiful country is all I remember.

@brentb5303

5 жыл бұрын

@@khakhashisam3761 I was just wondering. I've been through there a handful of times and it was crazy windy. I've heard other truck drivers say the same thing.

@peredavi

5 жыл бұрын

2001 Monolithic Yes Wyoming is very windy. That’s why there are windmills. There is a lot more to Wyoming than what most people see on I-80 or I-15

@patriciastaton6182

4 жыл бұрын

Farmers are very important

Love watching your videos it show so much about ranching and where you're food come from thank you and the hard working farmers out there for the food we eat every day

I have an MBA and this guy has SOLID numbers and I swear knows more about BUSINESS and ECONOMICS than most financial people I know. He has EXPERIENCE and hands on operations. I learned a ton from this and his other videos. TYVM for this. If I could ask, do you know the economics of a wheat field?

@Emperor9992001

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of Ranchers are also Option Commodities Market experts and play the markets for their fuel, corn, and cattle.

Not sure how I got here, but I really enjoyed the video. I also want to say that I respect and admire ALL the farmers/ranchers across this great country. Thank you for doing what you do to provide for us!

Great informative video Mike! Much appreciation not only for the time to create and edit your programs, but also for the simplicity of factual costs that perhaps too many people are ignorant of. -Bob...

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Well I try to keep it simple thank you for the recognition : - Mike

Love your channel! Very informative answering many of my questions I've always had! Thank you & God bless

Thank you for keeping us feed!

Informative video, Mike! Much respect to you and the good folks in Wyoming for the work you guys are doing. Take care and God bless!

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Cong Nghe- Mike

Very interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing.

What a great video! Thank you for the time, effort and info put into this!!!!

Very honest and informative video. Thanks for your time!

I dont even own a house lol but I love farming life. Thank you sir for the service and this great information

Fantastic . Thank you for the excellent explanation.

Thanks for all you farmers out there for your hard work!

amazing command of the business, never says uh or hesitates. earrings seem odd. he is just extraordinary with fast and concise command of his subject. he is the best speaker at clear fast information i have ever seen

Great video, very informative. We have a lot in common here in eastern Oregon. I am "lucky" enough to have irrigation - usually. We can produce a lot more, but our costs are much higher. (Mostly due to the costs of constantly Irrigating.) My favorite alfalfa seed comes from Wyoming.

I live in a cul-de-sac and am not a farmer but I found this interesting information. Thanks.

Great videos from your farm. It has really helped me these last weeks learn about the farming business and cattle particularly. Thank you a bunch! I can't wait to start my own

Great video and great explanation of some of your costs. It really helps to put things into perspective for your ranch. Thanks for taking the time to work up these numbers and put it out there for all to see. Best wishes always to you, your family and all ranchers & famers across the country.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You Allan R. and Thanks for watching- Mike

Definitely showed that y’all are the heart of America. I can’t even imagine. Thank you!!

I appreciate what you do, grew up ranching and farming in South Texas. Understand the struggles, and the rewards of the lifestyle. God Bless you and your family, good quality video, good narrative. Keep up the good work.

@gordonanderson9988

4 жыл бұрын

hi forrest any irish in that surname im anderson too ,,,lol

It's great hearing info like this! Thanks for taking the time to makes your videos. Very interesting and informative. God bless!

So nicely described. What a gentleman he is. So glad to learn so many things. Thank you from Canada.

first time watcher of your channel. Great video. Amazing that wrapping costs more then fuel!

With that voice you could do allot of radio and television! During the 180 right? Great content ! And I'm not even a farmer 😎👍🏻 well well ... I must have a good ear for voice, after going back through your vlogs and finding out you already did the corporate radio! Keep up the great family life , thank you

Thank You very much for your video. It was very informative about what farmers go through.

Very informative / easy to understand and actually interesting! Thanks from So. Oregon

Notification Gang!!! Gotta love that bell icon!!! Informative Video Mike!!! 💪🤠

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Good morning! Thanks for watching - Mike

Great voice & delivery! Randomly popped up on my feed so i thought id learn something new!

@Troche571

5 жыл бұрын

I love this, and just like you had pointed out the voice and delivery was spot on. Not only was I glued to the phone, and subbed but dam sign this Man up to his own show.

Great video. Nice job presenting the information.

Thank you for giving that awesome explanation taking time out of your hard working schedule! Worked cattle a few times my younger years so this was great! Thanks to you and people like you, we enjoy food. Well done. Appreciate y’all. GOD bless!

Hey! I remember when you posted that first video on Reddit, I've been following you since day one. I remember when you guys were only getting 60 views for video. Haven't seen any of your videos in a while, but this one popped up in my feed and glad to see your channels doing well.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. :) I hope you are back for a bit -Mike

Informative breakdown Mike on the costs of hay, thanks

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching - Mike

Major props to you and yours for the work you do!

Great detailed explanation! I love farming and tractors but never grew up around them. I came to this video interested in cost and profit. Very good stuff! Thank you!

Add $2.00 every time the baler door opens for baler depreciation. Like the videos!

Mike, your videos are always super intersting. This information is not readily available to most of us. Thank you so much.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching R Robertomondo- Mike

You speak very well and were enjoyable to watch. Good Luck!

GREAT VIDEO! LEARNED A LOT! THANK YOU!!

This video was recommended by youtube. Definitely didn't disappoint. You got yourself a new subscriber. Btw, I am a landscaper, not a farmer. Keep up the great content!!

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jack. Glad you found us and thanks for watching -Mike

Nice Video, Good Explaining!!

Mike this is a great video thanks for taking the effort to make this

Very insightful and interesting.Thank you!

Great video! Interesting to compare costs of making hay in Lapland Finland.

Why am i sooo addicted to this channel hahaha. Los Angeles living but i love the farming life. Good job and keep it up.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Hey there. We were in LA just a few weeks ago. I think I was the only guy in 100 miles walking around with a cowboy hat on. Thanks for watching - Mike

@gitucha

5 жыл бұрын

@@OurWyomingLife Hey Mike, i really admire the farming lifestyle and your videos are very educational and soon i will begin my farming life. Thanks for all you doing on your page.....plus I've really wanted to visit wyoming after watching my favorite show LONGMIRE.

Great video! I love the breakdown of costs, and can look at my own operation and implement it here! Thank you!

Thanks for the channel, I love farm videos. Grew up watching some of this stuff

"Cylinders of wintertime happiness" 😁 lovely !

@KG-du5rr

5 жыл бұрын

*for the cows

Great video man. We got 20 bales per acre of hay in Ireland this year but you have a lot more acres. Crazy difference! Keep these amazing videos coming 👍

@daveno8432

5 жыл бұрын

yea but what are the size of the bails? round bails weigh in a lot higher than small 100-200lb square bails. I know LMAO i used to have to buck them up into the hay loft by hand when i was growing up.

@fanfeck2844

5 жыл бұрын

InternetBizUni , we’ve got a good climate for grass growth, wet and warm

@InternetBizUni

5 жыл бұрын

Ya I am talking about round bales. We have a similar John Deere belt baker to the one used in this video but the biggest problem that we have is getting a dry week in June or July to do the hay because a lot of rain falls in Ireland all summer long. It’s great to see how the land is farmed in different parts of the world.

@I-am-back-again

5 жыл бұрын

That was a heavy crop, or was it two or three cuts, Im in Ireland too and on my brothers farm he got 13 round bales on the first cut per acre. Not fully sure what diameter they are but I would guess there are close to 4'8" or so and the same width. I was astounded by the little size of the windrows in this video, the lack of rain must make a big difference. Link to picture I took of hay windrows on my brothers land i.postimg.cc/PqJS1gzV/Ready-of-baling.jpg

I enjoyed the way you broke it down splendid way of presenting information. I agree this should be presented to school kids so that they get an idea of what it takes to produce the food they enjoy.

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

You've got me looking at fields counting the bales as I drive by. Makes me aware how hard you've got it

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom - Mike

@MrBrandpeto

5 жыл бұрын

Me too. Although I'm counting heavily irrigated fields along the Colorado river in arizona. They produce all year long here

I was going to take the plunge and buy the equipment but I think you may have just talked me down off the ledge. I guess I'll keep paying the hay man his steak tax albeit with a much better attitude. Thanks for taking the time to help a rookie.

@derfvader6951

5 жыл бұрын

unless you are going to run the machines all summer have it done. Especially in wetter areas than the one discussed here. tools not being used accumulate rust and rust makes things not work right and break.

I have always respected farmers and ranchers for making my life easier. I've even visited Joel Salatin's farm in Virginia, but this video goes far more into the details of what its like than some of Joel's videos. Very informative and l appreciate my steak a little bit more now. Thank you for all your hard work.

Mike, I enjoy those old pictures. Your math is simple for folks👍👍. So glad Dave and Nurse Tammy have had the time to help yall out. Yall have a good week.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lorie, and hope you have a good week too. Mike

Hey Mike. Add in the cost of picking those bales up in the field and transporting them back to the farm and stacking them. Great job..

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

For sure. !!! Thanks -Mike

Red clover would help your yeild. it grows in dry harsh environments and is easy to grow. It's relatively cheap to try and once established its self seeding if you get the right variety. Also provides free nitrogen which is a bonus for the other grass.

Mike, what a wonderful, informative, channel! Reminds me of my childhood! Continued blessings to your family and all you who get dirty every single day rain, shine, sleet or snow!

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it Margarita, and thanks for watching- Mike

Thanks for the valuable info on haying that really will help me out.

That is a great video! I don’t even farm.

Great video Mike 👍and I agree with you 101%. In my case making hay with worn out equipment which can be a gamble if it decides to brake and keeping an eye on the clouds are my main stress and sometimes wonder would it be easier just to buy in the bales from time to time. Especially the costs of brake downs if not careful could cost way more than the machine is worth.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

It is a careful balance, thanks - MIke

@georgedoorley5628

5 жыл бұрын

nothing as bad as a baler that fucks up just as u have the first row picked and the clouds are gathering .......i hire a baler for the hay that i make away from the home place , i find its less stressfull to pay up and look happy ,,,, he makes bales like bricks also .....

@gordonanderson9988

5 жыл бұрын

hi there you might be a distant realitve of mine ///

@gordonanderson9988

5 жыл бұрын

im in northwest ireland plenty rain dark clouds ,,no heatwave up this part similar weather to norway ,,we on west atlantic coast plenty growth grass grows well ,,,

I really enjoy your videos. Learn so much.

Thanks for sharing and have a good day !!

Thanks for all the hard work and sacrifice so we can have food on the table!!

Business opportunity in Wyoming. Custom Cutter. 🤔

@southstreetbarbecue7875

5 жыл бұрын

I had the same thought, but then I remembered I have no experience or knowledge of that field. And I'm lazy.

@corvuscrow5485

5 жыл бұрын

well then you definitely won't be the one...

@100mphFastball

5 жыл бұрын

There's probably no custom cutters because there's no profit in it at the end of the day.

@alech3814

5 жыл бұрын

​@@100mphFastball Exactly & is going to occur roughly one season of the year...

@spike.strat1318

5 жыл бұрын

Biggest problem is the time sensitivity, If i’m not mistaken it has to be done in a certain window.

Man. After watching your videos it gave me an even deeper appreciation than what I already had for what you do. I’d love to do something along those lines but it’s just not a realistic path for me to take in life. Between my brand bias (champagne tastes on a pbr wallet) and my stubborn ways it wouldn’t be possible for me. Thank you for what you do!

From a non-farmer, US perspective, this was very interesting. Learn something new everyday.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rick -Mike

@rickj1983

5 жыл бұрын

@@OurWyomingLife My oldest son lives in Gillette as ATC. Wyoming has some beautiful country. I always wondered (I'm strange I know) what it cost to farm and ranch.

Thanks for the video, at least you are being realistic or out of the denial stage of what a bale costs to make. I was hog farming here in Canada straw was costing $15 plus for me to buy the straw at $5.50 in the row bale it and haul it home. I needed around a 1000 bales a year I was doing 4500 hogs a year at $16 out the door custom feeding, they provided food in the deal. you can do the math on how many hogs to pay that without the other costs. Like what seemed to be a 500-$1000 entry fee to the Agco or CNH parts counter every time something needed fixing that I repaired being a mechanic to, then i'd payed myself and other running costs. The money for replacement or update bigger equipment wasn't ever going to be there as they wouldn't pay me more per animal. I quit but said i'd still custom bale straw from my sources if guys wanted it for cattle. These goofs think $15 a bales being ripped off. The big problem now is with modern combines and choppers they dust the straw so some you can't bale and you can't see it chopped . Guys figure out the fertilizer cost putting it back and not having to harrow after that they didn't think of before to. Free or cheap straw plus baling costs of $5 is a thing of the past here and bad weather makes demand higher to I struggled some years to get enough. I've already seen $40 CAN a bale wheat straw before harvest advertised last week that will never sell here, Hays starting at $120 now it got to $160 when it was short last year, everybody was out and there is no reserves this year. Some of these guys still need a reality check on the costs and is it worth farming still. I'm not sitting on my tractor baling on 36ft swaths at an average of 10 KPH through the night and working during the day for less than $10 a bale, last year I had 3 days in a row for a few weeks with 9 hours sleep total, that was just plain crazy . Take care.

Great video Mike....folks don't understand that there is a huge cost associate with bailing, growing and storing hay. Farming is expensive....wish I could send you some hay from our farm buddy.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh- Mike

@Tonetwisters

3 жыл бұрын

... Not to mention ... a LOT of work. Good grief they have a lot to do ...

Love your blog!

Thank you for your video and for you service to feed us people.

I say to my kid- you can learn math, business and life from a farmer. Kudos to all smart farmers

Fascinating information. One hears "rancher," and to a city slicker like me, one believes it's a hard working always prosperous life...I'm learning that is untrue. I truly, truly have learned from your channel. Wishing you no more hail, rain, snow for a while, or breakdowns. Wishing you health, blessings & prosperity this year.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) - Mike

Thank you so much for the knowledge

Hi From New Zealand . Thanks for letting us into your world . Great video

Incredible oration of video, great professional sound. Get yourself an agent

@kenarnold9132

5 жыл бұрын

FYI...his previous job was a radio station DJ. And yes, he has a great voice for it!

@dukeman7595

5 жыл бұрын

But the loud background music ruins the video.

Very informative. You Sir, are a very good speaker. You kept it interesting and full of information. Thank you for sharing. ......Oh I'm in Australia. You have reached the other side of the planet.

Thanks for taking us along… Sometimes “pitching a fit” is the best thing to do… even if it is just for a minute of 😡 or 😫. Take a break from it to regroup and reevaluate. Hang in there! It will work out.

Havent been on your channel for a long time. I love it

Wow! You only get one cutting a year? Where I live in NE Indiana, they usually get three, occasionally four cuttings a year. Now I see why that hail storm was so devastating for you. Good luck to you this winter.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robert - Mike

Jonny Cash. Love this channel.its not a bunch of fairytale crap like the rest of the Homestead channels. Real Stuff

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

That is awesome, thank you very very much - Mike

Straight to the point! Thank you! Great video.! May God bless all your harvest!!!

Another great video Mike! Looking forward to Tuesday!!

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Susan - Mike

It amazes me how far we've come technologically in just a half century or so. They couldn't handle that much hay without power equipment.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

That sure is the truth, thanks - Mike

In Ireland our crops would yield about 10 bales to the acre with 2 to 4 cuttings a year and a Bale of hay would sell for €25

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Its all about supply and demand, I would love some 25$ hay Thanks - Mike

@bigdave461

5 жыл бұрын

Ya send me some 25 dollar hay to please

My grandfather died in 1959. He was a sharecropper in SC tobacco and cotton. He never owned a tractor only used horses and mules. I love watching farms and ranches. First time here. Daddy 92yrs old is blind. He went to war ww11 at 17. I use KZread to tell him about how things are out on farms and ranches.

Get a copy of Jim Gerrish's book, "Kick The Hay Habit". It'll help you a lot. And you forgot to add in fertilizer cost.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Already have it. Thanks. -Mike

We got 2-3 cuttings per season in Arkansas.

Excellent video,thanks so much.

Thanks for the excellent information. I've been looking at these costs myself, and I continue to use the guys that roam the local area cutting hay.

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

You have the best view of your own bottom line for sure. Thanks for watching- Mike

Here in WA it's so wet...everything is haylage. Opposite issues here with too much rain. The kids like to say the farmers are growing marshmallows.

Nice choice of shirt Johnny Cash is a legend!

@OurWyomingLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Austin - Mike

I'm not sure how I backed into this video, but it's honestly one of the best-done costs of business videos I've ever seen. Nice to see someone finally put repair costs in at a realistic amount to the bottom line and not hopes of nothing breaking.

Mike, quality video! Enjoy your approach and style.

you should rotationally graze your cattle to improve your land. you would grow more per acre.

@jeramyascriven4517

4 жыл бұрын

Im sure they do with graze grass that thin but it still wont matter much in winter with a foot of snow on the ground

@stewpidaso26

4 жыл бұрын

they can graze through a foot of snow as long as its fairly fluffy. its ice you have to worry about. mine did fine until we got rain during the day, froze, snowed, then it warmed up and melted some of it and froze again. after it thawed enough they were back out on pasture.

@jeramyascriven4517

4 жыл бұрын

@@stewpidaso26that may work for a cow calf but any feeder cattle it's extra work they have to do to find forage is wasted energy which means more time before you can send them to market

@stewpidaso26

4 жыл бұрын

so youre telling me a cow that has to produce milk for a calf and enough energy for herself would do fine but a feeder wouldn't? yeah, ok. how much overhead are you spending to feed that feeder in the winter time? youre spending more out of your own pocket to provide a bed and breakfast than you would having to wait to send them to market, that's if the going rate is good.

@jeramyascriven4517

4 жыл бұрын

@@stewpidaso26 you have to look at the nutrition requirements for what your doing a cow with calf only has to maintain not to mention the calf can forage on it's own early on. Where as a feeder your trying to fatten up as quick as possible to keep meat quality the long it takes the tougher it gets the harder they have to work to put on that weight takes away from the bottom line or you have to have increased land to finish on which where I'm from in PA and the land of taxes isn't as good an option.