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Rolling Hills Farms-MN
United States
Приєднався 21 лип 2021
Dawn and Dave Jensch at Rolling Hills Farms in Northeastern Minnesota. Dawn has operated the farm for over thirty years raising Angus beef calves and grain and now Dave has joined the operation full-time with his retirement from an office job. We’ll try to capture life on a small farm as we work to feed area families and cope with a harsh northern climate.
Did I Just Break My Rebuilt Spreader?!?
Into the field with my newly rebuilt New Holland 520 manure spreader and it breaks as soon as it's loaded. Can I fix it? Will I have to empty it out by hand? #farming, #newholland,
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Farm Woman vs Big Rocks
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Dawn is clearing big rocks out of our confinement pasture for expansion of our calving system. #womanfarmer, #familyfarm, #kubota,
How Do You Fix Worn Out Pasture?
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A dry fall gives us an opportunity to rehabilitate old pastures and plant sections of our hay fields damaged by the wet spring. #farming, #familyfarm, #regenerativefarming,
Baling Straw & 2nd Crop Hay: Hard to Dry
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Baling hay in September can be dicey in Northeastern Minnesota due to cool damp breezes off Lake Superior that prevent hay from drying. Come along as we fire up the John Deere 336 square baler one more time this season. #familyfarm, #farm, #baling,
Oat Harvest with Rare John Deere Combine
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Come along harvesting oats with our low-hour John Deere 4400 combine. Its low price and low hours are rare for a 1979 machine that still works like new. #familyfarm, #harvest, #johndeere, #johndeerecombine,
The Future of Farming
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The future of farming depends on educating people about how we farm and where our food comes from. Rolling Hills Farm is doing its part is this week's episode. #farm, #agriculture, #farmkids,
John Deere 4400 Harvesting Rye--Ride Along!
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Come along in our 1970's John Deere 4400 combine while we harvest our first small grain of the season. #johndeere, #farming, #harvest,
Rebuilt 1974 Swather Cutting Rye. Will it Work?
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We rebuilt the drive system in our Versatile swather last winter and now we get to test it on our first-ever winter rye field. Come along and see how it worked. #familyfarm, #rye, #agriculture,
Record First Crop Hay! Finally Finished...
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After a frustrating late start baling hay this summer due to heavy June rain we've finished first crop with record tonnage. #baling, #familyfarm,
Netwrap Fix?!? Plus, Nasty Landowner Surprise
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We dig deep into the New Holland RB450 manual to try to solve a recurring and frustrating problem of inadequate net wrap coverage. #farming, #newholland
Netwrap Fail Again! What's Up w/ NH Baler?
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We're fighting recurring failure of the netwrap system on our RB 450 New Holland round baler. It's a problem we had two summers ago and thought we solved but it's back and frustrating! #farming, #baling, #familyfarm, #newholland,
Making Old-Time Square Bale Hay for Our Farm
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Making Old-Time Square Bale Hay for Our Farm
Last Farm in America to Mow Hay? It's been a wet June...
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Last Farm in America to Mow Hay? It's been a wet June...
Bull Arrives Early: Still Waiting to Bale Hay
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Bull Arrives Early: Still Waiting to Bale Hay
Getting Ready to Bale Record Hay Crop
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Getting Ready to Bale Record Hay Crop
Hayfields are Flooded so Time to Fix Tractor AC.
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Hayfields are Flooded so Time to Fix Tractor AC.
The Ultimate Oiler for Cows on Pasture/Fly Control
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The Ultimate Oiler for Cows on Pasture/Fly Control
Cow Shade, Fence Building and One Last Calf!
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Cow Shade, Fence Building and One Last Calf!
Finally Fieldwork; and I'm Sinking in Mud...
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Finally Fieldwork; and I'm Sinking in Mud...
Spreading Manure with Oliver 1755 & Rebuilt NH Spreader
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Spreading Manure with Oliver 1755 & Rebuilt NH Spreader
Rockiest Pasture in America? We're clearing rocks for grass.
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Rockiest Pasture in America? We're clearing rocks for grass.
Timberwolf Confrontation! Worried They'll Eat Our Calves...
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Timberwolf Confrontation! Worried They'll Eat Our Calves...
Late Night Calving: Why Won't They Nurse?!*?!
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Late Night Calving: Why Won't They Nurse?!*?!
Chasing any bucks on the cameras this year dave?
Great video…👍
Pete from Just a Few Acres said in last video he never weans. The cows wean the calves about a month before calving again. First I heard of elf weaning. Nothing worse than a constipated spreader.
Well Dave and Dawn, I think we have all been there!
Pitched a few loads off. A friend used a NH spreader very similar so i understood the problem. Thank you Dave.
@@brycewiborg8095 I wasn’t looking forward to that much exercise 😅.
Pain in the behind, taking stuff back out of the spreader by hand even after you get as much as you can with the loader first. We used to have a JF spreader similar to yours and when it got worn out, the floor chains would snap under the weight of the load. That spreader is a long time gone to the scrap man now, probably a bicycle now or something.
@@dawillieman9238 I debated replacing the chain last winter because of that but it’s pretty expensive so I’m aware of the chances I’m taking. Lucky so far.
Do you think you lose nutrients through composting vs spreading the manure directly onto the field?
@@Ticky66MN yeah I’m sure we lose some even though we stack on clay. The upside is weight, volume and weed seed reduction, important since we don’t spray. Definitely two schools of thought.
@Rollinghillsfarmsmn Good to know. I figured there was a good reason. Thank you.
Sure do like seeing the Oliver out stretching her legs, that is a sweet tractor......Those are the kind of fixes we like, always start with the simple things first.....Hope your getting the rain we're getting today, almost . 3/4" of a inch so far.....we need it. Thanks Dave.
@@brenterickson1695 I’m always looking for an excuse to run the Oliver😉. The rain is missing us so far…just a tenth so far.
Good morning Dawn and Dave ☕☕☕ Banding and starting weaning today. Vaccines and cant sucks today.. probably finish weaning mid week.. Those tricky spreader adjustments... Lol. Better that than broken!
@@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin You have a busy week ahead.
@@Rollinghillsfarmsmn the got done with the first round of vaccines and banding.. bring them back through mid week to take the can't sucks out and finish weaning.
An inch and a half here since yesterday. Surprised me.
@@farawayfarm2520 great news. much less here but still misting.
Good morning Dave. My parents spreader is very similar to yours and I have played the same game with the apron chain shifter.
@@farawayfarm2520 First time it’s ever done that so I was taken by surprise.
Mine did that and I had to buy a new gearbox for new Holland cost me about 1600 bucks probably 10 years ago or more. I think it happens from how I engage it at the PTO. Lucky in your case it was just that shifter that happens to me quite a bit actually my spreader is a lot newer, but really doesn’t look any different than yours.
@@michiganhay7844 Funny how they stick with proven technology for years. I wish they would do that with tractors instead of moving stuff around for cosmetic change.
Morning Dave, kids are noisy this morning…that should pass soon. Back out west now, and I miss the lake already.
@@patrickbachman2184 Cold and windy today. Feels like winter.
It must be very satisfying to use the manure spreader after fixing it up so nicely.
Thanks, it is nice to have that floor replaced. It’s such an important tool on our farm that we take for granted until it fails.
That was an easy fix, i was worried it was the worm gear.
Me too. It made a clicking noise that sounded like a broken gear. Paranoid🙄.
The little bull calf we picked up Saturday, just got weaned on the 30th, he's quieted down pretty good.....
We just went through that trying to wean off the calves! Didn’t go swimmingly!!!
Give them a few days and everyone will be fine.
You do have one of the finest collections of rocks I've ever seen. That rock bucket is fine invention. I was thinking you were going to have to drill and blast that one.
Old timers tell me they used to wait until sub zero weather and then break the tops off with big hammers.
I have to hand it to you and your wife, Dave - you two are constantly improving your land, which I think is awesome. I was gonna asked about the rocks, but you eventually covered my question.
Thanks Charlie. We’re lucky due to work done by the old timers.
Dawn of a new building!!!
Hah! Nice.
That's a good attachment for the job. I have to get mine out soon. Winter will be here before we know it. That's a nice idea in the grain bin.
Thanks. Those PVC tubes are my answer to not having a grain drying system. I made them for gravity boxes but they work in the bin too.
Excellent video! Those rocks are unbelievable, we’ve got them everywhere here, but not anything that big…. Question - can you do a review of your New Holland (I believe) T5050 tractor. I’m considering another tractor with a loader and that one is on my list - thanks!
Thanks. Will do on the 5050. We’d been thinking about replacing it due to the hours (3000) but we’ve decided to keep it because of reliability and simple operation (no computers or def)
That’s a big ol’ rock! Fortunately you have a good equipment operator.
She’s expensive at union scale but well worth it😉
Good morning Dave and Dawn!
Morning Gary
Good morning Dawn and Dave ☕☕☕ Always best to let the pro run it👍😎
She loves her skid steer and keeps it busy.
@@Rollinghillsfarmsmn me too!!
Looks like you could use a rock crusher! 👍
I’d love to have the gravel for sure.
That rock scoop works quite well
Dawn found it online. It’s intended for removing stumps but it really works for rocks up here.
Morning Dave, never get in the way of a woman who has a skid steer and a plan!
She has a plan for sure. Thanks Patrick.
The glaciers did wonders . When I was young we didn't have much rock. We've been close, but no frost yet. Thank you Dave.
It’s an eternal struggle up here.
You've been busy...Sure has been a good fall for working the lowlands... I'm hoping to get some lowland brush hogging done before the fall rain starts....Thanks Dave.
@@brenterickson1695 Yeah these years need to be taken advantage of.
It's definitely a fall to fix wet spots. Still no rain in the forecast here. It's going to be interesting to see what my rye does. It looks like you timed the planting just right to take advantage of the little moisture we've gotten lately.
@@farawayfarm2520 I’m worried about the winter ahead but taking advantage of the opportunity dry weather gives us for sure. Hope your rye works out.
man yer giving me the itch to try out my new 8 bottom plow
@@piperdoug428 Do it! I’d love to see a plow that big working. I could plow all day with my little 4-16.
That’s some nice work…👍
@@HumbleHaymakers Thanks
Good afternoon Dawn and Dave. Been busy this morning, catching up while catching some lunch. We just picked up a 6' cheap brush cutter at auction yesterday. They had I think 10 new imported ones and one used imported one, all the same. Got lucky, got one of the new ones for the least money of them all.. quite a few hundred dollars less👍😁 Hopefully it works good enough.. We have a bunch of hay ground that needs replanted...
Good buy I’ll watch for it. We’ve seen brush cutters wear quickly too. This skidsteer model is really heavy duty.
@@Rollinghillsfarmsmn this one should be heavy enough for what we need it for.. I can always make modifications if needed. For what a lot of people are trying to do, a Fecon mulching head would be a lot better, but they're very expensive!! Well worth it if you use it a lot, but for occasional use....
The Finns are tough people. Once again thank you for allowing me to reminiscence Dave.
@@brycewiborg8095 Thanks Bryce. Many of the original immigrant families are still here. Not many farming anymore.
How's the side by side been treating you? Haven't seen it in many videos?
@@e.a.bfarms We use it every day. That shaft drive is really strong. I pull hay and grain wagons all over the yard. It’s the best fencing rig I’ve ever owned and it’s herded the cows more than once. It only goes about 40 but our fields are all pretty close.
Morning Dave!Saturday coffee’s on and another beautiful morning at the lake!
@@patrickbachman2184 Hey Patrick. This fall has been absolutely the best for spending time at the lake. We were up by Lake Superior this week enjoying the water.
Darn brush is always trying to encroach into open pasture.
@@farmerpete Pasture maintenance is critical.
It is getting super dry around here too. Pastures still look good but man the gravel roads will just choke you
@@tractortalkwithgary1271 We’re near the record for low rainfall in September.
Good morning Dave and Dawn
@@tractortalkwithgary1271 Morning Gary.
That was great seeing the 4400 out there getting the job done. Looks like you had it adjusted correctly. I just finished today getting my 4400 re-adjusted and serviced for harvesting corn, which should begin in the next couple weeks here.
@@pagrainfarmer Thanks. Don’t you have beans first?
@@Rollinghillsfarmsmn Depends on the year. The leaves are mostly off my beans, but the stocks are still green and are tough to combine. I actually thing my corn will be ready first.
@@pagrainfarmer I noticed beans in southern MN are mostly dry and combines are working. (Yesterday) Corn is still mostly green.
Hay is really hard to dry this time of year. I had a hard time drying third cutting hay 2 weeks ago.
@@pagrainfarmer Northern climate hay making blues.
Good video
@@Machines85 Thanks
@@Rollinghillsfarmsmnis this your farm?
@@Machines85 We were at a neighbor farm about a mile from ours.
@@Rollinghillsfarmsmn yes. Nice to meet you
Dave have you ever thought of round baling and wrapping the wetter second crop?
@@doncc6080 We don’t have a wrapper. If we had one I’d start earlier, wrap first crop, and get second crop on a lot more fields.
@@Rollinghillsfarmsmn Are there any for rent or is there a wrapping service near you? Your cattle would love some fermented hay!!!
@@doncc6080 Not that I’ve ever seen. No dealerships within 70 miles.
This year we could have got 2nd crop hay but we only had room for about 50 small squares.....I've just been chopping every other day for the cows, giving the pasture a nice break... That looks like some really nice 2nd crop....You can't BS me Dave, it wasn't a shower you wanted, it was a beer 🤣🤣🤣..... Thanks Dave.
@@brenterickson1695 I might have had a beer before and after the shower😂.
Nice hay Dave. No second for us this year. We never got any rain after first was done.
@@farawayfarm2520 Same here. Most fields were too short to cut second crop.
Gotta feel good to be done one part of the years program eh, yeah on the coast of Scotland when we used to make squares we used a Lister to dry the stacks, basically a big blower and you’d build the stacks with vent tubes in them
@@piperdoug428 I’ve never heard of that but sounds like a great idea. We struggled with wet square bales before we went to round bales.
Good afternoon Dawn and Dave. That's some nice second cut!! Little weight difference between that and the straw..lol..
@@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin I still feel young when I throw straw bales. We have a big market for straw and not enough grain this year….
Impressive numbers - excellent video…👍
@@HumbleHaymakers Thanks. We can’t produce like you can but we don’t have to deal with customers…just cows😊.