Hi from Alberta Canada, foothills of the Rockies ;-) I'm crying crocodile tears right now, because we just got rid of our snow up here - no kidding - and you are busy cutting green feed!!! Our cows aren't even on pasture yet, but we're done calving. We can't even put up silage before end of June, haying gets done from July on. Holy smokes, you got some huge big swaths, congrats Farmer Tyler! A beautiful sight. Thanks for sharing your works with us! God bless
Thank you Sue! Wow things certainly are different down here I guess! Well hey at least you’re done calving, I can’t say that quite yet. Thanks for watching I appreciate all the kind words!
Around here, you sickle bar cut it, let it dry some, then tedder it and let it finish drying, then rake into windrows, then bale. A LOT of work and fuel to produce a bale of hay. Then you spend all of the profits (if you sell it) repairing all of the equipment. Good times!
In Scotland UK this is called a Combine Harvester. I have always wanted to drive one. The satisfaction of seeing the crop getting less and less must be such a great feeling. Fantastic 😃😃🌿🌹🌿
You should show us everything you do. You admit to what happens during your day, good or bad, success or failure. And you explain everything so well`. Keep it up, and God bless.
Great video! I can't believe you are cutting already. Our's here is only a foot high. Where are you at? I never ran a self propelled swather. We had pull behing John Deere Swathers and pull behind New Holland balers. Small 2 string balers, I've ner run round or big bales. The boss didn't like John Deere and the tractor shop knew it. When something on the New Hollands would break, the tractor shop guy would paint the replacement parts John Deere green! I always enjoyed hay season,, but my allergies hated it! Coyotes and hawks looking for the homeless or dead mice! Every now and then, we had deer fawns get killed in the swather too. It always made you feel bad, but the scavengers thanked you! Artic Terns too. I would always see them cutting hay, but never the rest of the year? Strange. Good memories!
Thank you very much Muskrat! I’m located in Northern California and yes I’m sure your opinion of me just changed for the worse! Haha! I’ve never pulled a tow behind swather but if you did that without a cab I feel for for you! My allergies get bad in the hay too. Surprised you never made round bales up there, I thought those were the norm. I do three twine small bales, about 100 lbs each. Yep I actually hit a turkey this go around, kind of a shame but then again that coyote will be glad I did! Thanks again for watching I always enjoy your stories!
Thank you. Naw, lots of good folks in the North end of that state! No cab.....it was brutal with grass hay. Alfalfa wasn't bad though. New fields we planted barley, oats and peas the year before the alfalfa. Something to do with nutrients needed for the alfalfa.. I'm sure you understand that better than I do. It made great cattle feed, but had to limit it with horses.
Yeah I’ve seen those old open cab swathers and I want no part of them!! I guess open cab with a pull behind would be just as bad. Starting to see why you stick to trapping now haha!
Wow you got one heck of a crop. Were still greening up around here. We've actually had a couple of light frosts. That's gonna make a few bales for ya, I'm assuming that's your "winter" feed thanks for sharing
Thanks Kory yeah I hope I get a few bales out of it. You’re right that is the winter feed right there and then some to sell. Hopefully the market is good! Thanks for watching
That looks like a great crop! It is interesting how different parts of the country do things. We usually bale hay 3 days after it has been cut- did you say that wouldn't be baled for 10 days? Enjoyed the video!!
Thanks Brad. I’ll be sure and give a good look over the baler for you! I’m still amazed you were able to notice that back when you did. You have a good eye!
That's pretty hay. But yeah that's a long time for hay to set for us down here in South Alabama. We cut and bale no longer that about 3 to 4 days at most or you will have soured hay and mold starting to develop. I guess that's because we have so much more humidity then the rest of the United States. I've never seen hay cut that way. We use a high-speed cutter and a Shaker rake or some people call it a tedder and then a windrow rake then we usually around round roll it most of our bills are a 5 by 6 roll somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,200 lb a roll. It's good to see things that are done different in other areas pretty cool.
Thanks for the video. It is neat to see how things are done in different parts of the world. I don't think we could get a Winrow dry like that here. Hope you have a great morning
We are almost two months away from even thinking about starting to cut hay. We had frost here this morning again. Our seeded fields will be cut in July. This is North Dakota.
I feel pretty good on a riding mower when its all cut, I can only imagine knocking out a big , tall, hay field must be pretty sweet! Well as sweet as putting in 13 hr days can be, eh! Does that rig break the hay for faster drying? Looking forward to watch it get baled and stored!
Yeah Alan it’s a really satisfying feeling! I feel the same after I mow my lawn as you, so I’ll say it’s about 100 times better than that! Yes the swather has what’s called a conditioner that crushes/cracks the stems for a faster dry down. I can’t wait to get it baled! Thanks Alan
Great looking crop. Can't get brothers interested in wheat or rye for hay. You have to Tedder it a Lot for the moisture to be low enough to baler without molding.
Thanks Keith yeah I HATE it when I have to rake this stuff. Makes a mountain of a windrow that won’t feed in the baler for nothing. Your brothers might have a point! Of course all that wouldn’t be true if the yields weren’t really good so there’s always that!
Great video Tyler! Congratulations beautiful hay crop! After these crop do yuo plant another one this year? Or what do yuo do with that land for the rest of the summer?
Awesome stand man! Looks beautiful and should make some great hay. Wish we could get 10 days in a row of dry weather right now. We've got a couple of spots that look close to yours in thickness and height but way too wet to cut still. I'll be breaking out the old sickle mower soon though. Do you own the swather or rent? Would be nice to be able to go back and forth instead of round and round, only bad thing about any rear mounted mower is that you can't switch mowing sides 🙁
Thanks Floyd Farms yes it looks pretty good. I’m also wishing for 10 days of good weather haha! I don’t own the swather, wish I did, but my friend is really good about letting me borrow it when I need it. Self propelled is awesome but you got to pay for it! Thanks for watching!
@@farmertylerranch4399 Surprising for me. We are sowing a mixture for grain and this is only a cow's belt. That's how people got used to it, that grain is for pure grain, and hay is your mix. A great idea and healthier for cattle.
I've run combines for years, but not many swathers here in the south. Is it common to run the reel speed that high? Seems like you would beat the heads off the wheat and ryegrass.
Thanks Southernfarmer1 good question. Yes on a swather (unlike a combine) the reels turn very fast. Partly because ground speed is typically higher at around 4-5 mph and also the grain is in the “milk” stage so there is not yet a kernel in there that wants to readily break off, like there would be with dry wheat.
That looks like a heck of a good stand! Is that your only hay for the year? I noticed that in Georgia they are already doing grass hay. We have some farmers in OK that will cut wheat hay this month, and first cut alfalfa is probably underway, but most folks here do bermudagrass and it's not even awake yet. I expect mine to start to show up in a few weeks, with a first cut around June 15 or so. Thanks for the vid. Side note, I could be a lot more efficient with a windrower like that!
Thanks OSU! Yes this is my only cutting for the year. The goal is to have enough to fill up my barn and some to sell. I think we’ll meet that goal this year. I love that swather! Good luck with your Bermuda grass, Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot Roger. Each year is different of course but I would hope to get around 4 tons to the acre. One year got 5 tons per acre but that was probably just good luck! Thanks again!
@@farmertylerranch4399 okay I have to ask. Don't you have like Sunshine year-round? Do you have to leave it sit fallow because of water? As a guy that only gets a hundred days of sun the year it really is weird that you would be letting a field sit fallow. LOL
Fair question. The big field has no well thus no irrigation so during the summer you really can’t grow anything. We don’t get summer rain MAYBE but once a year, usually none. The little field however does have a well. But this is my first year farming it so still trying to establish a good relationship with the owner. Hopefully I can get summer alfalfa out there soon!
Thanks a lot Chris! Yes I’ll sell a lot of it. I need just under 80 tons to get my cows through winter and whatever is left will be sold. Usually I have carryover from the previous year but a long winter completely emptied the barn. I literally have about 20 small bales left! So good year for a good yield. Thanks again bud what you been up to? No videos for awhile
@@farmertylerranch4399 Nice man, small squares fetch a pretty good dollar in CA these days! I was talking to my cousin who has horses in the Sacramento area, and she pays $19 a bale for Alfalfa, and it's the cheapest she can find of all the hay species. I've been wanting to make a video for weeks now. I've just been on the road so much, and so busy with everything else I haven't had the time. Seems like every day I'm falling behind! Ha ha
Wow $19! That’s high! I’m sure it will go down now with everyone getting first cutting alfalfa in and the grain hay is about to come in as well. If your cousin wants grain hay I’m right up the road! I know you’re a busy guy I just like to give you crap haha! I bet that traveling gets old after awhile doesn’t it? Hey buddy don’t work too hard out there!
so the barley is that like the barley that you buy to cooked in a beef stew ???? it sounds naive of me but i dont know these things and if i dont ask i will never know .........gotta learn something new every day ....... great video as usual hugsssss from Ontario Canada
Mid June but it's all depends on temperature .. weather been lil cooler here yet but lot of corn around here is in potatoes I think some got there small grain in corn grows good here so lots of corn here .. .. gota keep them cows fat !!! Have a good one Tyler ..
does your swather not knock a lot of seed off the barley/wheat/oats when its cutting it?? also, do you not have a serious problem with rats when you have all that grain in the bales??
It’s not as bad as one might think because I cut it before the kernel of grain has completely developed. But yes mice and rats do like it, you really can’t keep it longer than a year because of it. Thanks Gareth!
When we make what we call "wholecrop silage" we cut it just as the grain is at the soft cheesy stage. but we don't dry it out like hay. we make silage out of it. either in big clamps or in round bales wrapped with plastic. if we make it in clamps we try to cover it with a layer of perennial ryegrass silage to keep the rats out of it. in round bales we need to store them so they aren't too tightly packed together with plenty pf poison around or the rats will destroy them. The feeding value is far superior to dry hay.
Yes I do. There’s so much tonnage you can’t hardly rake it let alone Ted it. No one has Tedders out here, in fact I’ve never even seen one! Thanks HHFVT!
Very different to UK. Just about no chance of getting 10 days without serious rain. Smaller windrows, keep moving it and plan to bale in 5 days max. and 3 if your lucky. If it rains can be weeks. That's why nearly every serious grassland farmer makes silage.
Thanks BTO. Don’t jinx it!! We HOPE 10 days of dry weather! I’ve only ever seen a three string baler here (it’s what everybody has) and a little in Nevada. Rest of the world seems to be rounds or two string. I wish I knew why that is it’s very puzzling to me. You’re about to see one in action...hopefully!
@@farmertylerranch4399 oh I'm sorry, I hope i don't jinx ya on baling dry hay either !! I'm assuming , the gentleman you are,you'll have your wife operating tractor and baler while you do the wagon stacking AND we don't hear her say who makes the salsa , as she pulls the throttle down and grabs another gear ... 😂😂
@@farmertylerranch4399 And so cool, it works very fast, not what an ordinary mower. Greetings. I wish...? I think it's a nice evening. There, you will be around 4:00 PM. At 1:00 AM, exactly 00:56. Wednesday.
Gosh dang man do you have a nice stand out there, is that a hay mix that you bought or is that something you mixed yourself? looks really good, itd sure be nice if our hay and pasture grass would get to growing around here, we need another shot of rain I think and some fertilizer would probably help also but it hasn't been to warm either so hopefully it warms up. We're about a month and a half away from haying, or when we normally start anyway. Good video sir, keep up the good work.
Thanks Brenton I buy the seed already mixed up ready to plant. It’s funny how different things are in other parts of the country! I’ll have my ground worked and done before you guys can even get started I bet. But hey it’s a trade off, you don’t have to live in California! Haha!
Don't take no crap on the dry down time. I don't care where you are wheat and rye aren't gonna dry down for bailable hay. If your were bagging in for silage that would be a different story. Square baking wheat take tedding everyday and 5-6 days drying time
Thanks Keith. I knew a lot of people would question the dry down time because most parts of the country dry hay much faster. If I raked it that would speed it up. You really don’t want to rake this stuff though. It makes a borderline unmanageable windrow (because of tonnage) that won’t feed into the baler to save your life. Thanks Keith for having my back haha!
Haha pretty funny! As soon as it came out of my mouth I thought, “well that’s accurate but kind of weird!” So then I corrected myself. Oh well I guess great minds think alike! Thanks Tim
@@farmertylerranch4399 Take the word "regards" and drop "re". Add Eagle for the mascot of Georgia Southern and the double meaning for the USA mascot; therefore, Eaglegards...
Actually this is rented ground that I went out and secured rental contracts on my own. Maybe if you quit crying about what other people have and went out and did the work you’d have something to be proud of too. Thanks for watching!!
Hi from Alberta Canada, foothills of the Rockies ;-) I'm crying crocodile tears right now, because we just got rid of our snow up here - no kidding - and you are busy cutting green feed!!! Our cows aren't even on pasture yet, but we're done calving. We can't even put up silage before end of June, haying gets done from July on. Holy smokes, you got some huge big swaths, congrats Farmer Tyler! A beautiful sight. Thanks for sharing your works with us! God bless
Thank you Sue! Wow things certainly are different down here I guess! Well hey at least you’re done calving, I can’t say that quite yet. Thanks for watching I appreciate all the kind words!
Hey brother you sowed the seed and God gave the increase. God Bless!
I appreciate that John thank you!
You are so right amen
Around here, you sickle bar cut it, let it dry some, then tedder it and let it finish drying, then rake into windrows, then bale. A LOT of work and fuel to produce a bale of hay. Then you spend all of the profits (if you sell it) repairing all of the equipment. Good times!
Haha that’s pretty funny and probably almost true! Thanks for watching!
Honest days pay.
In Scotland UK this is called a Combine Harvester. I have always wanted to drive one. The satisfaction of seeing the crop getting less and less must be such a great feeling. Fantastic 😃😃🌿🌹🌿
You should show us everything you do. You admit to what happens during your day, good or bad, success or failure. And you explain everything so well`. Keep it up, and God bless.
Nice self propelled haybine. Excellent looking crop. Cant wait to see what type of equipment you use to bale.
Thanks Ted. Rotary head swathers can really cover acres fast but you just can’t beat the windrow from a good ol sickle head like this one.
10 day waiting time 😩😩😩
In Virginia it was cut on Monday bale on Wednesday , 10 ft swath.
Nice video 👍👍👍
A three day dry down sounds really good to me! I’m not sure why it takes so much longer to cure here but it does. Thanks Geoff!
Thanks for another beautiful day on the farm.
Thanks for another nice comment AR Strong! I appreciate you watching!
Nice looking hay! Can't wait to see you bale it. We are just starting to think about planting.
Thanks CC Cows. Hopefully the weather holds out and I can get it next week. What do you plant?
@@farmertylerranch4399 Corn, oats, alfalfa, tricale and peas. I have been planting sorghum Sudan last 4 years as well. Thanks for sharing!
Wow you’re about to get busy!
Great video! I can't believe you are cutting already. Our's here is only a foot high. Where are you at?
I never ran a self propelled swather. We had pull behing John Deere Swathers and pull behind New Holland balers. Small 2 string balers, I've ner run round or big bales. The boss didn't like John Deere and the tractor shop knew it. When something on the New Hollands would break, the tractor shop guy would paint the replacement parts John Deere green! I always enjoyed hay season,, but my allergies hated it!
Coyotes and hawks looking for the homeless or dead mice! Every now and then, we had deer fawns get killed in the swather too. It always made you feel bad, but the scavengers thanked you!
Artic Terns too. I would always see them cutting hay, but never the rest of the year? Strange.
Good memories!
Thank you very much Muskrat! I’m located in Northern California and yes I’m sure your opinion of me just changed for the worse! Haha! I’ve never pulled a tow behind swather but if you did that without a cab I feel for for you! My allergies get bad in the hay too. Surprised you never made round bales up there, I thought those were the norm. I do three twine small bales, about 100 lbs each. Yep I actually hit a turkey this go around, kind of a shame but then again that coyote will be glad I did! Thanks again for watching I always enjoy your stories!
Thank you. Naw, lots of good folks in the North end of that state!
No cab.....it was brutal with grass hay. Alfalfa wasn't bad though. New fields we planted barley, oats and peas the year before the alfalfa. Something to do with nutrients needed for the alfalfa.. I'm sure you understand that better than I do. It made great cattle feed, but had to limit it with horses.
Yeah I’ve seen those old open cab swathers and I want no part of them!! I guess open cab with a pull behind would be just as bad. Starting to see why you stick to trapping now haha!
Wow we just got everything to turn the color green in Arkansas you guys out west got us beat in the field production category. Great Video 👍.
Haha thanks Team Stucker! Take care man!
in southeast missouri you leave hay for ten days you will have bedding at the best
Yeah I figured that 10 day dry down would be unbelievable to a lot of guys in other parts of the country. Thanks C6!
Thanks for the ride along. Looking forward to the baling video now. Looks like there should be several bales from the looks of the windrow. Stay safe.
Thanks Crslyrn glad you enjoyed it. I’m hoping it goes 4 tons to the acre but we shall see!
We call ‘em Swathers up here too! Thanks for sharing!
Ok maybe it’s a western states thing? Seems like I see them called windrowers quite often. Thanks BCDFWA!
Awesome video. Thank you.
That is a really nice field of hay, congrats!!!
Thanks Jean!
Wow you got one heck of a crop. Were still greening up around here. We've actually had a couple of light frosts. That's gonna make a few bales for ya, I'm assuming that's your "winter" feed thanks for sharing
Thanks Kory yeah I hope I get a few bales out of it. You’re right that is the winter feed right there and then some to sell. Hopefully the market is good! Thanks for watching
Looks like a fantastic crop!
Yeah looks pretty good I think! Thanks
That looks like a great crop! It is interesting how different parts of the country do things. We usually bale hay 3 days after it has been cut- did you say that wouldn't be baled for 10 days? Enjoyed the video!!
Thanks DFF. Yes that’s right ten day dry down with no raking or anything. Wish I could bale after three days!
I'm 6'8' so yeah I never seen hay as tall as that was -----it was what about 3'8' maybe LOL
thanks for sharing, now to get it in the barn good luck
Haha yeah I guess if the hay is as tall as you that’s really something to brag about! Thanks Joe!
Nice looking stand Buddy, looking forward to some baling video's. My curiosity on those 3 twine tie balers!
Thanks Brad. I’ll be sure and give a good look over the baler for you! I’m still amazed you were able to notice that back when you did. You have a good eye!
@@farmertylerranch4399 thanks! Looking forward to it! It's amazing the things we notice!
No, show the greasing too. It helps to know where all the fitting hide.
Thanks S. Ashcraft will do!
😮 WOW !!! Our fields haven't even started.
Ha yeah believe it or not this is actually kind of late for me to cut it. Usually I’ve already got it baled by now. Thanks Lori
That's pretty hay. But yeah that's a long time for hay to set for us down here in South Alabama. We cut and bale no longer that about 3 to 4 days at most or you will have soured hay and mold starting to develop. I guess that's because we have so much more humidity then the rest of the United States. I've never seen hay cut that way. We use a high-speed cutter and a Shaker rake or some people call it a tedder and then a windrow rake then we usually around round roll it most of our bills are a 5 by 6 roll somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,200 lb a roll. It's good to see things that are done different in other areas pretty cool.
Yeah I bet you got way more humidity there!!
Thanks for the Video Tyler
Thanks Benjamin glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the video. It is neat to see how things are done in different parts of the world. I don't think we could get a Winrow dry like that here. Hope you have a great morning
Thanks a lot Eric that’s what I like about YT too, seeing how everyone does things all over the country or world even!
Super cute! A little slow must be your only field. In Texas we have to hustle!
Hmmm... a man saying “super cute”. You sure you’re from Texas? Not San Francisco? Haha! Thanks for watching
@@farmertylerranch4399 I'm just teasing because you act like you have all day!
Haha I know man all in good fun, and you know what? I did have all day!
@@farmertylerranch4399 can't wait to watch some more of your vids and throw you some more comments! Lol
Haha can’t wait to see what you come up with Jason!
We are almost two months away from even thinking about starting to cut hay. We had frost here this morning again. Our seeded fields will be cut in July. This is North Dakota.
Wow hay is the furthest thing from my mind in July haha! Thanks DHR!
I feel pretty good on a riding mower when its all cut, I can only imagine knocking out a big , tall, hay field must be pretty sweet! Well as sweet as putting in 13 hr days can be, eh!
Does that rig break the hay for faster drying? Looking forward to watch it get baled and stored!
Yeah Alan it’s a really satisfying feeling! I feel the same after I mow my lawn as you, so I’ll say it’s about 100 times better than that! Yes the swather has what’s called a conditioner that crushes/cracks the stems for a faster dry down. I can’t wait to get it baled! Thanks Alan
Great looking crop. Can't get brothers interested in wheat or rye for hay. You have to Tedder it a Lot for the moisture to be low enough to baler without molding.
Thanks Keith yeah I HATE it when I have to rake this stuff. Makes a mountain of a windrow that won’t feed in the baler for nothing. Your brothers might have a point! Of course all that wouldn’t be true if the yields weren’t really good so there’s always that!
How about Rhoed grass?
I have quick question for you and it may be a dumb one. Does your header have augers in it?
Man it looks like you have a nice cutting. That’s some monster windrows. Have a good one
Thanks Jacky! I only get one cutting a year off the field so it better be a good one!
Great video Tyler! Congratulations beautiful hay crop! After these crop do yuo plant another one this year? Or what do yuo do with that land for the rest of the summer?
The land sits fallow for the summer until fall when it’s planted all over again. Thanks Daniel!
Modern day cowboy 👏👍
I wonder if that Coyote had a litter out there. Or is that the wrong time of the year? Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video.👍
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
nice looking hay.. :) wish we had hay like that..
Thank you very much!
@@farmertylerranch4399 ur welcome . :)
Dang that grass looks good!!
Thanks Jesse! I’m pretty happy with it!
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Awesome stand man! Looks beautiful and should make some great hay. Wish we could get 10 days in a row of dry weather right now. We've got a couple of spots that look close to yours in thickness and height but way too wet to cut still. I'll be breaking out the old sickle mower soon though. Do you own the swather or rent? Would be nice to be able to go back and forth instead of round and round, only bad thing about any rear mounted mower is that you can't switch mowing sides 🙁
Thanks Floyd Farms yes it looks pretty good. I’m also wishing for 10 days of good weather haha! I don’t own the swather, wish I did, but my friend is really good about letting me borrow it when I need it. Self propelled is awesome but you got to pay for it! Thanks for watching!
Farmer Tyler Ranch sounds like a great friend, and yeah I don't have swather money either lol
Praise be to nature’s God for the bountiful harvest he gave you.
Beautiful grass ... What mix of grass do you grow?
Thank you Ra Wa. It is a mixture of oats, barley, and wheat. Makes very good feed!
@@farmertylerranch4399 Surprising for me. We are sowing a mixture for grain and this is only a cow's belt. That's how people got used to it, that grain is for pure grain, and hay is your mix. A great idea and healthier for cattle.
Will you rake two rows together to bale it or leave it in one row? Nice looking hay.
Thanks Kyle I bale it up just as you see it there. Raking it together would make a monster windrow!
Rye grass is great that's what we grow over here in Ireland it loves water
Yes it sure does! Pretty tough to drown the stuff. Thanks James
Man i miss swathing i worked on a farm of 30000 acres and swathing was the best part
can you tell me , which month in planting Hay and best month cutting ?
love Your videos. Damn nice windrows
Thanks Mike! I appreciate that!
That's some awesome feed wow. Not a bad cutter either. Is that your cutter?The only thing red in our yard is our Cutter Take care.
Thanks Tom no unfortunately I borrow that swather. My friend is very good about letting me use it when I need it. Is yours a Heston?
Mine is a Case IH WD1203
Nice just looked it up, good looking machine.
Yeah bought it used good machine. Its like a New Holland cutter for the most part.
Did you post a video today? I thought I saw an alert for one but I can’t find it
Hello farmer Tyler good with you as usual I once told a friend my hay crop was up to my backside he
Replyonly if I sit down on the ground haha
Haha that’s pretty good!! Witty guy sounds like. Thanks Ian!
I've run combines for years, but not many swathers here in the south. Is it common to run the reel speed that high? Seems like you would beat the heads off the wheat and ryegrass.
Thanks Southernfarmer1 good question. Yes on a swather (unlike a combine) the reels turn very fast. Partly because ground speed is typically higher at around 4-5 mph and also the grain is in the “milk” stage so there is not yet a kernel in there that wants to readily break off, like there would be with dry wheat.
That looks like a heck of a good stand! Is that your only hay for the year? I noticed that in Georgia they are already doing grass hay. We have some farmers in OK that will cut wheat hay this month, and first cut alfalfa is probably underway, but most folks here do bermudagrass and it's not even awake yet. I expect mine to start to show up in a few weeks, with a first cut around June 15 or so. Thanks for the vid. Side note, I could be a lot more efficient with a windrower like that!
Thanks OSU! Yes this is my only cutting for the year. The goal is to have enough to fill up my barn and some to sell. I think we’ll meet that goal this year. I love that swather! Good luck with your Bermuda grass, Thanks for watching!
Tyler that is some nice hay and how many bales do you get off it each year.
Thanks a lot Roger. Each year is different of course but I would hope to get around 4 tons to the acre. One year got 5 tons per acre but that was probably just good luck! Thanks again!
Where did all the crop residue come from that is on the swather before you start cutting?
The guy that I borrow it from cut some alfalfa the day before so you’re seeing residue from that. Thanks Marc!
is this a field that will only get you 1 cutting? if so what do you do behind it?
that's tonnage!!
Yes Jon only one cutting. It rests fallow the remainder of the year. Thanks Jon it did pretty good this year!
@@farmertylerranch4399 okay I have to ask. Don't you have like Sunshine year-round? Do you have to leave it sit fallow because of water? As a guy that only gets a hundred days of sun the year it really is weird that you would be letting a field sit fallow. LOL
Fair question. The big field has no well thus no irrigation so during the summer you really can’t grow anything. We don’t get summer rain MAYBE but once a year, usually none. The little field however does have a well. But this is my first year farming it so still trying to establish a good relationship with the owner. Hopefully I can get summer alfalfa out there soon!
That's a very nice stand of grass Tyler! You guys will do well this year on tonnage. Do you sell much hay if/when you get a bumper crop?
Thanks a lot Chris! Yes I’ll sell a lot of it. I need just under 80 tons to get my cows through winter and whatever is left will be sold. Usually I have carryover from the previous year but a long winter completely emptied the barn. I literally have about 20 small bales left! So good year for a good yield. Thanks again bud what you been up to? No videos for awhile
@@farmertylerranch4399 Nice man, small squares fetch a pretty good dollar in CA these days! I was talking to my cousin who has horses in the Sacramento area, and she pays $19 a bale for Alfalfa, and it's the cheapest she can find of all the hay species. I've been wanting to make a video for weeks now. I've just been on the road so much, and so busy with everything else I haven't had the time. Seems like every day I'm falling behind! Ha ha
Wow $19! That’s high! I’m sure it will go down now with everyone getting first cutting alfalfa in and the grain hay is about to come in as well. If your cousin wants grain hay I’m right up the road! I know you’re a busy guy I just like to give you crap haha! I bet that traveling gets old after awhile doesn’t it? Hey buddy don’t work too hard out there!
so the barley is that like the barley that you buy to cooked in a beef stew ???? it sounds naive of me but i dont know these things and if i dont ask i will never know .........gotta learn something new every day ....... great video as usual hugsssss from Ontario Canada
Honestly I can’t answer your question because I don’t know! What do you use in beef stew? Thanks Tammy glad you enjoyed it!
@@farmertylerranch4399 pearl barley or quick cook barely or beef barley soup
So much hay you are having to go slow. Great crop
Ha yeah good problem to have right? The heavy stuff would only push about 2 mph, light stuff about 4.5mph. Thanks a lot Dean!
Go ahead and brag, nature's gifts don't mean much if you didn't do your job right. Great looking hay field.
Haha thanks Chris! I’ll just let the field do the talking for me! I appreciate it man thanks for watching!
Hi Tyler can you tell me what hay mix you use ,What kind of seed is in the mix ,
Yes it’s three way forage mix. Beardless wheat, barley and oats
Can't even see any hay growing here in Minnesota yet
Still a little cold up there? When do you guys typically get first cut?
Mid June but it's all depends on temperature .. weather been lil cooler here yet but lot of corn around here is in potatoes I think some got there small grain in corn grows good here so lots of corn here .. .. gota keep them cows fat !!! Have a good one Tyler ..
Thanks Top Notch!
does your swather not knock a lot of seed off the barley/wheat/oats when its cutting it?? also, do you not have a serious problem with rats when you have all that grain in the bales??
It’s not as bad as one might think because I cut it before the kernel of grain has completely developed. But yes mice and rats do like it, you really can’t keep it longer than a year because of it. Thanks Gareth!
When we make what we call "wholecrop silage" we cut it just as the grain is at the soft cheesy stage. but we don't dry it out like hay. we make silage out of it. either in big clamps or in round bales wrapped with plastic. if we make it in clamps we try to cover it with a layer of perennial ryegrass silage to keep the rats out of it. in round bales we need to store them so they aren't too tightly packed together with plenty pf poison around or the rats will destroy them. The feeding value is far superior to dry hay.
Do you think your winrows are too big for a tedder to dry it a little faster?
Yes I do. There’s so much tonnage you can’t hardly rake it let alone Ted it. No one has Tedders out here, in fact I’ve never even seen one! Thanks HHFVT!
@@farmertylerranch4399 btw enjoy the vlog. Do you get a 10 day stretch of dry weather? Man, I would love that.
Very different to UK. Just about no chance of getting 10 days without serious rain. Smaller windrows, keep moving it and plan to bale in 5 days max. and 3 if your lucky. If it rains can be weeks. That's why nearly every serious grassland farmer makes silage.
Interesting how different things are in different parts of the world isn’t it? Very interesting thanks Jim
Don't see it done to often this way here in Lancaster County Pa - mostly sickle bars and crimper
That’s funny because this is the only way I’ve ever seen anyone do it around here!
Wow 10 day's of dry weather, unbelievable in west central Illinois...I'm ready for some baling footage, 3 string baler, I never knew they existed !!👍
Thanks BTO. Don’t jinx it!! We HOPE 10 days of dry weather! I’ve only ever seen a three string baler here (it’s what everybody has) and a little in Nevada. Rest of the world seems to be rounds or two string. I wish I knew why that is it’s very puzzling to me. You’re about to see one in action...hopefully!
@@farmertylerranch4399 oh I'm sorry, I hope i don't jinx ya on baling dry hay either !! I'm assuming , the gentleman you are,you'll have your wife operating tractor and baler while you do the wagon stacking AND we don't hear her say who makes the salsa , as she pulls the throttle down and grabs another gear ... 😂😂
Haha she’s going to like that one!!
Hello. This combine only for grass? Cool machine.
Yes that’s correct. They’re called Self Propelled Windrowers or Swathers. Not sure that will translate for you but I hope it does! Thank you Ra Wa
@@farmertylerranch4399 This machine also makes hay cubes? Is it equipped with a press?
No it does not make hay cubes. Only cuts the hay and puts it out in a row. Thanks Ra Wa!
@@farmertylerranch4399 And so cool, it works very fast, not what an ordinary mower. Greetings. I wish...? I think it's a nice evening. There, you will be around 4:00 PM. At 1:00 AM, exactly 00:56. Wednesday.
Wow! 1 am why are you up so late? You are exactly right it is 4 pm right now here. What country are you in? I think you told me already but I forgot.
Super du bon boulot💪👍👏👏
Not sure what language this is but the emojis look nice so thank you!
I wondered why I woke up to clouds today.
Haha yep! Now you know! I don’t know why I’m not in high demand, I can end a drought anywhere all I need to do is cut hay!
Gosh dang man do you have a nice stand out there, is that a hay mix that you bought or is that something you mixed yourself? looks really good, itd sure be nice if our hay and pasture grass would get to growing around here, we need another shot of rain I think and some fertilizer would probably help also but it hasn't been to warm either so hopefully it warms up. We're about a month and a half away from haying, or when we normally start anyway. Good video sir, keep up the good work.
Thanks Brenton I buy the seed already mixed up ready to plant. It’s funny how different things are in other parts of the country! I’ll have my ground worked and done before you guys can even get started I bet. But hey it’s a trade off, you don’t have to live in California! Haha!
What crop is that?
It’s beardless wheat, barley, and oats. Marketed as horse hay but cows love it too! Hello Ireland!
How long it take to do a row ?
I didn’t time it this year but probably 15 minutes or so. Thanks J.R. !
Thank Tyler and thanks for your time and videos !!
My pleasure I’m glad you enjoy them!
Is this Rai grass?
There is some rye grass mixed in yes. The other plants are wheat, barley, and oats. Thank you Kamran!
Don't take no crap on the dry down time. I don't care where you are wheat and rye aren't gonna dry down for bailable hay. If your were bagging in for silage that would be a different story. Square baking wheat take tedding everyday and 5-6 days drying time
Thanks Keith. I knew a lot of people would question the dry down time because most parts of the country dry hay much faster. If I raked it that would speed it up. You really don’t want to rake this stuff though. It makes a borderline unmanageable windrow (because of tonnage) that won’t feed into the baler to save your life. Thanks Keith for having my back haha!
I thought nipple high before you said it....
Haha pretty funny! As soon as it came out of my mouth I thought, “well that’s accurate but kind of weird!” So then I corrected myself. Oh well I guess great minds think alike! Thanks Tim
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how come ye go so slow in the jd. in ireland my be flat out at silage and tear thruogh feilds with mowers
Yeah this isn’t as fast as a silage chopper or a mower. That’s about max speed with a sickle bar header in that heavy of a crop. Thanks Dylan!
Eaglegards...
What is Eaglegards?
@@farmertylerranch4399 Take the word "regards" and drop "re". Add Eagle for the mascot of Georgia Southern and the double meaning for the USA mascot; therefore, Eaglegards...
Must be be nice have your daddy give u farm
Actually this is rented ground that I went out and secured rental contracts on my own. Maybe if you quit crying about what other people have and went out and did the work you’d have something to be proud of too. Thanks for watching!!