Spring Has Sprung and The Farm Is Chaotic
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- Опубліковано 9 кві 2024
- We started planting our warm season cover crops for cows and pigs to graze this weekend but we had several different problems arise. We used our LMC Ag no till drill to plant the sorghum sudangrass, buckwheat, cowpeas, joint vetch, dwarf essex rape, sunflowers, forage soybeans, clovers, chicory, and other cover crops. The cover crops feed the health of our soil and nourish our livestock.
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Keep up the great work for your family. You will say things that make me think of being on my Grandmother's and Grandfather's farm. Going to the co-op and seeing all that goes on there, then riding in the back of the truck back to the farm. Milking the cow's and then running the separator, standing on the cream side was my favorite spot.
Thanks for the video's there's plenty of time editing and producing the end results. Hope the cover crop's do well. I like the buckwheat plants.
Thank you, I will. I'm glad that you enjoy them. This was a different type of video.
I appreciate the behind the scenes look, glad I’m not the only farmer that plans on only doing a small job then ends up working all day on it lol. It’s been an extremely busy week for my farm as well, we decided to get nurse cows for our bottle calves. Hopefully I’ll have time to get that video out soon!
Btw one of my daughters is also named charlotte.
Thanks for the kind words. It’s always busy isn’t it!
Sharlot is so beautiful; it is nice to see her driving already at this young age. Also so funny to see you running after the pigs. thank you to sharing all your troubles.
Charlotte is indeed a handful! I'm happy to provide my mistakes as fodder for humor! Thanks for watching.
Such good stuff with a lot of very cool information!
Thanks. We really enjoyed watching y'all work.
Thanks!
No problem! Thank you!
Were those Farm Crocs or Flip-Flops?😂
farm crocs indeed!
good afternoon colleague. I’m writing to you from distant Belarus. I bought a tractor like yours, john deere 4044m, at an auction in America, faulty (defective wiring). Maybe you have a wiring diagram for this model of tractor?
Weingartz has a wiring diagram along with other diagrams. Hope this helps.
I bought a technical manual online. It is pretty cheap and helps diagnose problems and has the wiring diagrams. That’s the best help I can offer bud.
do you have Mail?
Enjoy your videos, I am looking at purchasing a drill this year. are you happy with the way your’s is working or do you wish you had a different type of drill. Know you are limited by the size of your tractor. I started ultrasounding sows for a friend and training his workers. Surprised at how easy the learning curve is going for them. You are obviously a great dad and Charlotte is enjoying every minute. thanks
I'm still getting used to this drill. Honestly, the favorite drill that I have used is the 10ft JD drill. It needs closer to a 90 hp tractor. That drill is about $60K and not worth it for my circumstances. Further, it and the tractor are too large for me context in 1/2 to 1 acre paddocks. I would have gotten that big tractor stuck in some of these spots.
That said, so far I am really pleased with this drill. It doesn't have the weight and the down pressure of the JD drill, but if it did I could not use it with my tractor. I'll do a more detailed review of this drill in a later video, but I was shocked that my plantings in January and March germinated. Most of the seed was not covered, but it rained after I planted and germinated. The areas that did not germinate, were covered in water for a few days and would not have germinated anyway.
There are similar drills on the market that use similar components as this one. Even though you buy them locally, most ag dealers are not familiar with this drill even though they can order it. That's why this brand is so important to me. I've called the main office several times and they are very helpful.
If you are located in the SE part of the US, chances are a local John Deere dealer can get you one. If not, let me know and maybe we can find an equipment dealer to ship one to you.
By the way, I am not affiliated with LMC Ag or sponsored by them. I just love the product.
Thanks I’m in NC I’ll look at it closer.
You should be able to get one pretty close to you.
I was wondering on if you had any tips on finding good places to buy seed. The local seed stores dont seem to have many cover crop species such as sorghum sudangrass and vetch. And while places online may only be around 1$ per pound for seed but the shipping costs more than the seed does. Do you have any suggestions on ways to find affordable cover crop seed, or do I just need to bite the bullet on the shipping costs? Also I can seem to find cheap local alternatives to more of the pricey/more unknown cover crops, but sorgum sudangrass would be especially nice to have since I'm in SC and want to harness its ability to create biomass.
Your best bet is a local farm supply store like a co-op. The people at corporate farm stores don't order and typically dont know what you are talking about. Mine orders seed for me. Chances are you can find a cover crop seed supplier in your area, but like me, you may be limited in what you can get.
I have used petcher seeds and green cover. Typically, quantities of pallets are worthwhile shipping wise, but I have a difficult time storing seed for a month or so. Because I plant after pigs move off a field, its a challenge for me to store several hundred or several thousand pounds of seed for an extended time.
True leaf is also a place they have a lot of ones you can't find in your local grainery. Green Cover I have noticed isn't for a small farm you definitely need a co-op with them.