Making Gorgeous Alfalfa with my Dad (Step by Step Guide)

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Farming Insider

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We had a short stretch of weather to make out favorite, close to home field. We tried our best to get a step by step guy of the processes we took and the timing involved in making this hay the best we possibly could. My dad has been doing this all his life and knows the best way to hedge our bets against the difficulty of Ohio's weather patterns.

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@jonbruce536
@jonbruce536 Рік тому
Beautiful. Excellent job of drying and baling. Your father is a rock star of making hay.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
He is! Thank you Jon
@gregjones3660
@gregjones3660 11 місяців тому
He was almost named Alfalfa
@billdoerge6605
@billdoerge6605 12 днів тому
Great video Jeff, Bo really enjoyed this one!
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 10 днів тому
Thank you guys for viewing!
@jessiegoss3712
@jessiegoss3712 Рік тому
My Dad is gone from this world but when I was a small boy my Dad raised alfalfa hay. I never seen any thing not eat it or like it. I helped haul it and stack it. People bought and had no problems. He used the old equipment of his day.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
It's a great crop to make. Hard in our area, but rewarding.
@alicewilliams1311
@alicewilliams1311 Рік тому
@@FarmingInsider hello and good evening .. would love a response too .. nice meeting you here .. I'm Alice
@user-lv3sv1nn7i
@user-lv3sv1nn7i 7 місяців тому
Good video and really nice looking hay.. well done !!!!.
@benburns5995
@benburns5995 Рік тому
Great video about Alfalfa. Really enjoyed the drone footage, very good.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Thank you Ben!
@CamaroSS215
@CamaroSS215 4 місяці тому
That’s a beautiful field
@alexanderelnaggar3243
@alexanderelnaggar3243 Рік тому
Never too late I just turned 67 and I am learning how to plant Alfalfa
@EL-ru8nl
@EL-ru8nl Рік тому
Man, a baler that bales bales. Who would of thought. Looks like good stuff.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
The name checks out lol
@jeffreysimon2955
@jeffreysimon2955 Рік тому
When you finish bundling a field release the tension and drive around a bit and the last bundle will loosen up and some fall out. Also put the pins in the front holes next to the machine in the holding position. They do not need to be put in the slotted holes. We have had these balebarons since 2011 they work good and easy to work on.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Oh nice, great idea. Thank you!
@ryburnsjr
@ryburnsjr 10 місяців тому
well done !!!!
@frankscruggs4749
@frankscruggs4749 Рік тому
Good video and really nice looking hay.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Thank you sir!
@peterfrebold
@peterfrebold 11 місяців тому
.... have to say was rather impressed as to how fast you could move along with the bale accumulator ...... you were recommended by YT, am not a farmer but love seeing the goings on on farms ... have dine the suby, likey, belly, clicky, thingy ..... thx for the share .. as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ....
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 10 місяців тому
Thank you for tuning it! We are all about the oceans
@P3FARM
@P3FARM 7 місяців тому
Nice ❤❤
@JohnRobitaille-yq4qt
@JohnRobitaille-yq4qt 7 місяців тому
As a kid I grew up on my grandparents farm in Massachusetts, my oldest sister my brother in law my 2 daughters and I just recently moved to oriant iowa. I'm on disability but would love to do farn work again.
@guthriewhyte4395
@guthriewhyte4395 Рік тому
Really nice video & really informative! Great to see you work with your dad and the dogs enjoyed themselves too!
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
@MBAZIIRALENON
@MBAZIIRALENON 6 місяців тому
Thanks for the video
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 6 місяців тому
Our pleasure!
@nathanrobinson7715
@nathanrobinson7715 4 місяці тому
Your explanation was basically what happened. And it was easy to understand
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 3 місяці тому
Thank you! That was the goal
@tfisadog5260
@tfisadog5260 10 місяців тому
Fantastic video. So many videos are general in nature. You broke down the different processes and why you did each. I do small squares and have 10 A grass. I would like to see a video someday of introducing the Alfalfa and Timothy into the grass.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 10 місяців тому
Hey thank you for the kind words!
@williamjohnston580
@williamjohnston580 Рік тому
Well done video and commentary
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Thank you very much!
@andyrobinson339
@andyrobinson339 Рік тому
Did your dad say "translocate"? Jeesh! Now I need a dictionary to watch this channel!! Great footage and commentary!
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Haha he blew me away with that lingo too
@Salty_TaterTodd
@Salty_TaterTodd 10 місяців тому
Translocate: “The transferring of location” The more you know 😜😂
@andyrobinson339
@andyrobinson339 10 місяців тому
@@Salty_TaterTodd Now look up facetious.
@lucgagnon5241
@lucgagnon5241 10 місяців тому
Well let's say that it's no shit you're bailing ! Alfalfa has a high protein level but boy it's an hard one to grow. Type of soil, proper pH level, proper drainage, high level soil minerals, winter (when it has to get thru it) and finally, harvesting it properly too. Hard to dry and very gentle to loose their leafs... That's a great bailing job you did. Your cows will thank you by giving more quality milk !
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 10 місяців тому
Oh yes, we struggle with the drainage in most of our ground. Thank you!
@danielford1246
@danielford1246 Рік тому
I use Crop Saver from New Holland and spray on alfalfa at bailing. It preserves the product and allows increase in moisture. Do you use it?
@jerimahjohnson8698
@jerimahjohnson8698 11 місяців тому
Have the same tractor....getting ready to plant ☘️ alfalfa in ohio
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 11 місяців тому
Good luck! It’s a great crop when it gets going well
@anthonystermich6735
@anthonystermich6735 Рік тому
The Baron is an excellent machine, but I've always preferred ARCUSIN because of its simplicity and more forgiving on bale size as well as less hp to run it. How do you like the Baron?
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
The baron has performed really well in terms of capacity. You're exactly right about the strengths of the Arcusin. Bale size is far less strict and it's smaller. This is the smallest field of hay we run and the baron was honestly a bit big getting started, the stories change a bit in larger, better running fields
@richardmhalsall8367
@richardmhalsall8367 Рік тому
when your dad says he took it easy on the Alfalfa when Tedding and Raking, what RPM/Speed is he going or recommend?
@rajibjoshi9647
@rajibjoshi9647 3 місяці тому
in India people take hand sickle and large tarp/cloth and go to fields almost everyday and hand cut feed / grass and carry it home in the tarp on their head and have a hand driven cutting machine and cut it into smaller pieces and feed the buffalo/ cow
@jeffmiller9986
@jeffmiller9986 Рік тому
Whoa! NICE hay dude, you didn't mention, did the hay end up curing out well?
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
It did! I was planning on filming some of the batch until I realized it was already sold. No issues!
@jeffstout6567
@jeffstout6567 Рік тому
After thoughts on the 21 bale pack, the center stack pushing 19% moisture, do you foresee issues when compressed and tied in the future? Tia.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
@@jeffstout6567 This stuff kept beautiful. We had some other woodsline stuff 22ish% that lost color with preservative
@botolair-uu7nq
@botolair-uu7nq 4 місяці тому
hello, i'm from asia. you have such a great job, make a big family farm is one of my big dream. i have question, is that all machine, tractors, and trailer is by rent or your farm own equipment? thanks for attention.
@markholtdorf56
@markholtdorf56 Рік тому
Horse people have their ideas. Making hay guarantees rain will come instantly.
@coryfritz295
@coryfritz295 Рік тому
Do you guys do any custom chopping of alfalfa for any of your neighbors or customers?
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
We do not. Actually, we are getting out of chopping haha. Things didn't work out as well as we had hoped and are focusing more on dry hay
@bobmoroney3643
@bobmoroney3643 10 місяців тому
You Needed "CARL" to pull that one out. 🧑‍🔬
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 10 місяців тому
He can handle just about anything
@linedallaire6637
@linedallaire6637 4 місяці тому
Here in Canada the weather makes it so difficult to do.
@KarensCookieJarCollection
@KarensCookieJarCollection Рік тому
I see this was small bales but at times you make large bales then send them thru the re-baler. Can you tell us why its more economical to make large squares and then to re-bale later. Signed "Farming Insider Junkie" --- "Living vicariously thru others"
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Hey Bryan, we will run the large square baler when a large amount of hay is ready and at the maturity we want and there is a limited foreseeable weather window to make it, or it is really busy time of the year and we don't have enough available help to fully staff the small square operation. The small squares balers can only do so much, so the large square baler is a tool that just helps us get it baled and off the field quicker. If we didn't run the large square baler, we run the risk of hay getting too old and far less desirable and therefore, profitable.
@KarensCookieJarCollection
@KarensCookieJarCollection Рік тому
@@FarmingInsider Wow that makes perfect sense. All about time... and is why you baled early this alfalfa because of rain coming. Farming is so amazing..... love your channel!
@a.l.l.firewood8883
@a.l.l.firewood8883 Рік тому
Speed I would think
@cowwhisperer8927
@cowwhisperer8927 4 місяці тому
Hey. Aren't you loosing much leaves when tedding twice with high RPM ?
@iamentrepreneur6060
@iamentrepreneur6060 Рік тому
approx how much alfalfa yield you get in kgs or tons out of 1 acre of land
@alexanderelnaggar3243
@alexanderelnaggar3243 Рік тому
Can you recommend a trusted source of premium quality seeds for arid climates. Thanks
@ChrisDecker-dl8xt
@ChrisDecker-dl8xt Рік тому
How do you transport the stack of bundles when they are done? what is the size of that stack?
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
We grab 3 bundles of 63 bales at a time with the overhead grapple on the telehandler
@geraldmiller4827
@geraldmiller4827 Рік тому
Do you guys stay one step ahead of the equipment payments? I've never seen anyone trade as much equipment as you guys do.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Yeah, we have a system that works well for us
@megaprocompta567
@megaprocompta567 Рік тому
Tanx for that informations I want to work with you
@craigslistrro709
@craigslistrro709 9 місяців тому
literally TONS and TONS of fertilizer used to grow it to that level.. Export level.
@bashirkhan3974
@bashirkhan3974 6 місяців тому
It is amazing baler is small why you are not using bigger baler
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 6 місяців тому
Our market wants the smaller bale
@hammerhayllc
@hammerhayllc Рік тому
Now I am sweating because I am thinking I have been using "teddering" all my life..
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Hahaha this made me laugh. I find it such a frustrating term for what it’s trying to describe but it’s also not totally on par with the English language either. You don’t go hamming with a hammer, you go hammering on something. So in that sense, teddering is reasonable. On the other hand, you don’t go balering with a baler. You go baling
@hammerhayllc
@hammerhayllc Рік тому
@@FarmingInsider haha dang, these are very good points that I have not explored… “tedding”, “baling”, and “hamming” it is from now on. Consistency is key
@luizandredesouza6136
@luizandredesouza6136 9 місяців тому
Quantos kg da o fardos
@nebbarlamine54
@nebbarlamine54 11 місяців тому
You got about 600 bale 😊 i guess
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 11 місяців тому
I don’t think it was quite that heavy but it was excellent quality
@aaronjarvenpa1743
@aaronjarvenpa1743 10 місяців тому
Why don’t you double Windrow the hay ?
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 10 місяців тому
It dries better in a smaller row
@geraldmiller4827
@geraldmiller4827 Рік тому
Where's the chopper and 6 wagons?
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
Gone!
@gkmiller24
@gkmiller24 Рік тому
Oh man. I was looking forward to chopping videos this fall. Did you not get enough jobs to make it worth it?
@rexross7086
@rexross7086 11 місяців тому
Do you live next to a gun range
@jerrylansbury9558
@jerrylansbury9558 Рік тому
At 8:04 Preservative ? Most animal will turn the other way with the smell of preservatives ! It stinks ! Had a western outlet try to sell me a semi-load of hay. I asked if they used preservatives. He said no......so the deal was. I could remove one bale from the load and pay for it .........with the understanding if the cows would eat it compared to my own bales with out preservatives. The cows never even looked at the new hay. The went straight to my own hay. Thats like trying to get someone to eat onions and or garlic if they cant stand the stink ! Bale what animals will eat.......high quality natural hay ! This is the reason I switched to balage hay........... they eat everything !
@jerrylansbury9558
@jerrylansbury9558 Рік тому
Ouch ! 5:27 So many stems !!!!! A dairy cow would go dry eat this hay !
@jesuscarrasco9324
@jesuscarrasco9324 11 місяців тому
tiene humedad se ven los palos verdes;
@rikilamaru
@rikilamaru 3 місяці тому
whats funny my best friends horse is allergic to alfalfa lol
@MBAZIIRALENON
@MBAZIIRALENON 6 місяців тому
Kindly support me expand my farm to ten acres
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 6 місяців тому
How can we help?
@johnolive3377
@johnolive3377 Рік тому
I’m glad none of my son’s call me the old man are my old man. Sounds very disrespectful to me are a lack of vocabulary and education.
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider Рік тому
I know very few people with a relationship as close as my dad and I. It’s not lacking respect
@jerrylansbury9558
@jerrylansbury9558 Рік тому
Make do with what we have ? 2:21 You have far more equipment then I ever grew up with ! Come back to reality ..........and moreover ........should be able to make 5 cuttings per year of prime alfalfa. Been farming for 50 years.......and nearly every year " in Iowa " we are able to get 5 cutting per year.
@robthomas3968
@robthomas3968 Рік тому
I don’t be horrible to you talk some crap
@Salty_TaterTodd
@Salty_TaterTodd 10 місяців тому
Your PERFECT commentary throughout this video along with PERFECTION in bales made a follower outta me 🤌🏼🤩
@FarmingInsider
@FarmingInsider 10 місяців тому
Welcome aboard! Thank you!
@AgriFatech
@AgriFatech 4 місяці тому
Great video about Alfalfa. Really enjoyed the drone footage, very good.
@swagzoneus
@swagzoneus 4 місяці тому
When you finish bundling a field release the tension and drive around a bit and the last bundle will loosen up and some fall out. Also put the pins in the front holes next to the machine in the holding position. They do not need to be put in the slotted holes. We have had these balebarons since 2011 they work good and easy to work on.
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