First Days of Haying 2022
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2022
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Haying season 2022 kicks off the first haying season in 3 years due to drought and all does not go according to plan.
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Glad you are able to bale some hay this year!!
My Dad use to say. “. If you want rain. Cut your best field of hay “. And it will pour
Seems to be a pretty accurate saying everywhere.
Literally had tears, I'm SO thrilled for you and Erin. It might not feed them all winter but it's gonna feed them. Congratulations Mike. Praying for "poundage"! :)
Thank you so much Ozarkmel
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I love your ariel shots, Mike! It's exciting to watch you harvest your hay. Bless you & yours & thanks for bringing us on your journey. 💕
I would not cut this and expect a cow to live on it
@@philipquandt8976 It may not be perfect but it is food. With the drought everywhere and the cost of fuel hay is going to be very expensive this year. Grain is going to be even worse.
THIS IS SO AWESOME TO WATCH. YOUR OWN HAY. EXCELLENT VIDEO MIKE. SORRY YOU GOT RAINED OUT, IT WAS IN A HURRY TO START OVER AGAIN. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU JESUS FOR THE RAIN SO MIKE COULD BALE HAY AND TEACH US HOW IT WORKS.
Been waiting 3 years for this, God is good ✝️🙏🏼💙🐂🌧🌾🚜
Us too! 3 long years. Thanks for watching Billy.
I’m pleased that you are able to hay this year. Even if it is not the usual amount but with the smaller herd hopefully it will be what you require. Yah 🇨🇦🇨🇦👍🏻
I was going to mention the same thing.
@@deanm375 great minds think alike.
I hope so too Cathy!
Haying always brings the rain but so happy for the hay!
Thank you for sharing. :) .... {sighs with nostalgia and smiles}
I remember those days back in the 1940's/1950's with the little round (later, square) bales of hay.
Also the big canopy under the maple trees with old door/wooden barrel picnic tables; as well as
chairs (rented from the local funeral home) for the farm hands. In addition my mother and aunt
cooking up a storm for the men's midday dinner (lunch)
The men were paid with cash at the end of the day by my grandfather smiling, as he shook their
hand while telling each one them: "Thank you. Get a good rest; say hello to the family "God bless
you and them." (Implying that they go right homerather than stopping at a bar on the way home)
"Drinking at the end of the (working) day is one of the Devil's favorite activities" was one of his sayings.
How I miss those dear old people!
Omg Mike m so happy for you sir I know this is a god sent
Thank Brian
The Hay bales looks professional and clean
Had to be a good feeling mowing and getting the hay ready to bale. Should save you thousands of dollars having your own crop. That is a lot of acres to bale. When I was a kid the bales were square. Oblong then. Handled each one on the bale rack. then to the barn or hay pile. Was lots of hard work. Thanks for sharing. Be safe. Iowa cares
Praise God for this hay.
Amen to that.
.....and pray for more than enough to get them through the winter.
Great to see you bailing. NOTHING MORE SATISFYING.
My dad always said every bale is important no matter what it turns out. It all can be useful on the farm. From composting for the garden or crops. Bedding if straw is scarce. Cattle and pigs sometimes will eat the good. Dad will start with the goats or pigs then put they didn't eat for the horses and what the didn't like than the cows and lastly the pigs did what the wanted. They ate it or slept in it. Hay never went to waste. One year we had oat hay because hay was short. Love seeing how the mower worked .I never seen a double mower. Ours was ground driven and the sickle bar was hand operated. The seat was steal and bumpy because it was steel wheeled. Out rake was a dump rake you sat onthe seat and when you can up to the row you pulled the handle and it drop the hay. I miss those days. Making hay was the best time of the season. 4 days of hard work and when it was done you knew all was well for the winter. Thanks for take use alone. God Bless.
LOL You seem to be very experienced in haying. FYI, Adverse weather conditions during or post baling can allow mold growth, as it grows and thrives in warm and wet conditions. Hay with 14 to 15 percent moisture is subject to mold. Humidity, along with prematurely baling or excessive rain and flooding events can promote mold growth.
I sure miss haying. Of course, that was back in the day of square bales, wagons and hand loading. But, it kept me in tune with the earth we live and eat from.
What a beautiful sight to see! Wonderful bales of hay in your fields! Amen! ♥️👍🏼♥️👍🏼♥️👍🏼♥️🚜🚜🚜🚜
Baling hay is one of my most favorite thing to do!!
I too immediately went to tears and shouted an F 💣 for you! Hope to learn that was the only rain you received
I’m just praying u can continue haying for years to come.. god give our farmers what they need .. n thanks for sharing..
I have had my fingers crossed the past two weeks, hoping you wouldn’t have a hail storm! It was great to see that first bale come out, and hope your yields will improve!
I keep my fingers crossed that we dont see any hail during Hay season!. Thanks for watching Bill
😊 Mac wants to know what the name of that song is mike
I always say if you need rain go mow hay, doesn't have to even have rain in the forecast and it will rain. never fails Good luck Mike.
I'm so excited for y'all that you are getting to bail your own hay this year.
Thank you Nita, Im rather happy myself!
@@OurWyomingLife your welcome 🤗
That first bale popping out of the baler was one of the most beauteous things ever! Ok, the baby calves take first place, but this is just wonderful to see. Question for you, Mike, would it make sense to seed next year? I know the precipitation plays a role and its so unpredictable. What I am thinking is if you have a marathon video and we all could contribute towards the seeds. Just a thought. Praying for your success. Be Blessed!
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Well Mike, I am so happy for you to finally get some hay down, sorry the rain stopped you. I know you guys desperately need it, not only will it save you money, but give you some personal satisfaction. Your bales look good, the Command Plus monitor does a nice job, I have a JD 450E, so I can't see the level of the sides, I just have to move side to side. Good luck on finishing it, that little rain won't hurt it, just aggravating to get that close and get stopped. Thanks Mike, loved the video, have a great evening, best wishes on the rest.
Hate when your on a "Roll" and have to stop! LOL thanks for watching.
I cannot imagine going that slow bailing hay! Geewhiz 3 miles an hour. I think the guys used to like 10 and it was nowhere near as light as that.
Prayers answered for a hay cutting season! It’s still so green and pretty🌾
You got that right Melissa!
I've been out of town for a week and could not wait to get back and see you harvesting HAY!! So happy for you that this worked out!!
Omg... how amazing.. thank you again Mike for sharing your life with me.. enjoyed the bailing process..
What a beautiful sight!
Congratulations that First Bale pretty exciting !
I am SO happy that you guys got to cut hay this year! i remember starting to watch you guys at the end of 2019 and seeing that you weren't able to hay and then the last 2 years of drought has just sucked for you, so this is just AWESOME.
Congratulations 🎊 that’s so great!!!!
So happy for y'all it's awesome y'all got hay
I guess you have to look at it like, well.. We've been in drought for 3 years.. Any rain is welcome! Even when it interrupts bailing the stuff you are wanting the rain for! Nice to see you cutting hay again!
Very true as long as we dont see any hail! Thank MitchF150
Congratulations on haying. So happy for you!
It's good to see you will have feed from the ranch.
This is exciting! So happy for you all! 👍😃
Great to get to meet you today. Thanks for all that you do.
Hello Mike, My Grandfather was on a open tractor no cab around him 🚜 in the middle of the field trying to do the same thing a storm came and he was to trying to get it all done be for it got to him. When lightning 🌩 struck him and he fell of and was pulled around the field with the chain ⛓️. He did die when he was struck. My father found him he was eleven years old. So lightning 🌩 does strike the tallest thing in the field.
Great to see. I hope you get more then you need for the winter.
So sorry that Mother Nature prevented you from finishing 😢 It was very interesting to see what goes on inside the cab of your tractor when baling. I had only ever seen baling from a distance. Farming technology has become so amazing...so advanced. Hopefully, you will be able to rake and finish baling tomorrow! Thanks...praying for rain to hold off until you're done😊🙏🙏🙏
Fantastic video. Love you all on Wyoming life ❤.
Proud u were able to at least start the process. That bail looks really good. At least u r on ur way to great progress Mike, getting it done, that is the Mission, and the grass looks Healthy. Thanks for sharing!
Very nice Mike! The hay videos are one of my favorite!!! Love the content
I am so happy that you are going to be able to put up some hay for the cows this winter
So are we Rebekah. Thanks for watching
I am exited haying is starting. Thanks for all the working letting us come along.
You bet! Thanks for watching Glenn
So good to see that you can hay this year :)
Great video so informative and relaxing keep them coming .
LOOKING GOOD!!!
IM EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS!!!
Thanks Solitaire
pretty exciting to watch
I am so glad that you are able to get hay off your land this year. 👏
It’s good to see that you were able to get hay this year. I know the feeling of trying to get haying done once started.
OMG we are all do happy for your family !!!
Thanks Miriam
Happy anniversary you two love birds and many more!
Thank you so much!
It is good to see you raking it in. 😊
LOL Good one RD
So exciting.
I agree Lola
Glad you got Hay this year Mike..
This was a beautiful site! So happy for you.
Glad to see you are finally haying.
Thanks Joe
@@OurWyomingLife welcome
Looks like a good start .
Keep Smilin!!
That is just wonderful. so happy you can hay again. Good job.
Congrats on having the machinery work so well! Well done!
Thank you Bob. Hoping the equipment stays running as smoothly as it has been.
I watched every second of your video, with such interest. Its such a neat production, compared to when I was a child. Back then, the hay was cut, and we pitchforked it into piles, and then, the horse drawn hay wagon would slowly go to the mounds, and we would pitchfork it into the wagon. Hot, dusty work.....but we got it done! Technology has come a great distance from the late 40's, early 50's. Too bad the rain shut you down, but it will dry out, and you can continue. I just LOVED seeing that first round bale pop out, and it even got a little shove! FANTASTIC!! Thanks so much for taking the time to show us what you do. Its wonderful!!! Sleep well tonight....tomorrow is another bale day!! Bev in Maine
Thanks for sharing that Bev. Technology is amazing to me too. Looking forward to seeing what's next tech wise.
Thank you Mike for showing us how this was done. I had no idea. Sorry for the mother nature and her great idea to rain on your parade. Woohoo first time in years to bail. Wishing you sunny skies and soft breeze to finish this as best you can.
Great video Mike I’m glad to see your Valen been a long time for you guys about having good luck and hope things go better
The first day of haying was exciting to watch. Such a different process from what I had to complete 30 yrs ago. Rain is never a good thing during haying season with the potential to alter the nutritional value. Thank you for talking us through the process!
Praying you have tons and tons of hay. God bless your family
WOW! When that first bale came rolling out of your baler ~~~ I was cheering! Hooray! I think you should have 499 more bales just like that one! Good moisture! Your cows are going to LOVE them! YUMMY! Until your next video ~~~ Stay safe, healthy and happy! 🐃
I'm so excited for you guys. Thank God hay finally.
Thank you Tammy!
I'm so happy for you guys that you have hay to cut this year.
This was just so cool. I just keep learning and learning. Thanks Mike.
Great to hear your learning! Thanks for watching.
Congratulations on your start. Hope everything goes as well as possible for you, your family, and your critters!
Thank you so much for that matismf.
I just got off work and I have my notifications and I see finally cutting is here but also the rain I’m so happy for you guys can wait to see the final product god bless you guys and the ranch
I was so……excited to see you be able to bail hay. I pray you will be blessed with dry weather and lots of tons of hay.
So glad you're able to hay this year, your cows will be so happy 😊 great video Mike.
Thanks Rnull 22
Wish I were there if nothing else to watch I liked bucking bales on to the trailer of course round bales are another matter so glad you have hay any amount is better than none
Good to see you making hay for the first in 3 years, I am looking forward to following the journey. See you soon.take care.
Hello Mike
Enjoy watching your videos.Thank You
Such a beautiful sight! 😍 Love seeing the making of the bale babies from the ranch! Nice work Gentlemen!
Thank you very much Carrie
I've watched other farmers baling round bales and yours is the first baler I've seen that has that bar that kinda pushes the bale out of the way like that. Better than the others that have to back up the whole rig a bit before unloading the bale. What I was shocked at was how dry it was after only just cutting the other day. Glad you're getting some winter feed!
This video made my heart smile. So happy for y’all . Praying you get in bailed and you get a abundance of rolls. It’s amazing to me watching a family through videos and get so attached even though I don’t even know ya. I really enjoy watching every video and learning.
Omg im so glad this is so exciting for you as it is for me
I am very happy to be cutting this year! Thanks for watching Nancy.
Hi Mike I like watching things you do around your farm.
Congratulations
Thank you Lola
Go glad you're haying this year!! I know your are too, such good news!! Hope the rest goes smoothly as well!!
Thanks Joeseph
Happy you’re able to hay this year; whatever volume you get will help the bottom line and feed the cows!! I‘m praying for a safe and successful haying season 2022!! We just finished ours this week as well, but we bale small squares…..LOTS of them!! 😜😂 thanks for another great video!
That looks fantastic to see that Baylor working God bless you guys that is as exciting to see Mike
I'm so happy you have HAY!!! Still have the farm and family in prayers.
This is Gold.
How exciting to see you baling your own hay!!!! Thanks for taking us along. I learned a lot about the process.
Glad you enjoyed it Linda, and thank you for watching
Good to see you back in the hay field. It's a blessing to be able save money for the ranch
It sure is. Thanks for watching
Congratulations on your first bales of hay for this year! Praying you will harvest as much as you will need!🐄🐮
Thanks Nancy.
Yes hay season is on thanks for sharing the video I got your news letter this morning
Awesome thank you!
Your welcome
Mike is got his hay ing cap on. Good luck on the best crop ever. Baling hay was always my favorite.
So happy to see you baling hay again...even if you did get shut down because of rain. Those bales are beautiful Mike.
It's great to see the machinery back to work.
Thanks for sharing, Mike.
It sure is good to see it working. Have a bit more room in the barn now! Take care EZ
@@OurWyomingLife Awesome! I have a couple old games to fill that space if you need help with that.
Glad to see a bale or two come out so far ! Thanks for sharing it with us as a patreon I want to see the ranch succeed ! Hope it drys quickly and you get another bailing video out soon
So wonderful to see you haying again, I know last year was a ruff year for you all on the ranch. But even if you don’t get all the bails you were hopping for it will be more than you got the past three years. Which is a wonderful wonderful thing. Really enjoyed the video as always. You are a awesome creator of content and your voice is amazing. I had comments sometime last year that you should of done radio for a living then a short time after that you mentioned it is what you did before coming to the ranch.
What a beautiful site seeing you hay again. I remember going to my uncle’s farm during the summer time for milking cattle, harvesting wheat, oats, barley, and haying. He baled the large rectangular bales many years ago. A lot of work but things I really enjoyed learning, being a city boy from So. California. Always praying for you all. Stay safe.
Kept watching and answered my question.