Grain Corn & Fodder Harvest

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[@rolandpinette9946]

The overarching theme I've noticed in all your videos, Eric, is efficiency. You make good use of time and all of your resources. Nothing is wasted. Farming has become much more scientific in recent years and you have embraced the technology. For a family farm with limited labor, I'm guessing your yield is way above average. Kudos.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Great comment. It's hard to figure out his timelines. He will mention it's "the next day" this family works very hard.

[@claymack1109]

@@thereissomecoolstuff something you don't really see anymore

[@uhitskyle]

@@claymack1109 definitely not on a popular high subscribed youtube channel

[@woodhonky3890]

10th Gen, that's one of my favorite things about your channel. You don't NEED clickbait! Everything is interesting as is.

[@1ponsford]

It's great to see the sense of community there. People helping each other out the way it should be everywhere all the time.

[@tony98discovery]

Yes, I also love the way they work at my farm, always happy

[@mmurphy2317]

Thank you Eric and Duchess and friends and neighbors, for allowing us to see this aspect of your dairy operation. We know that the ladies like their corn, whether for feed or bedding! Be safe and Thank Ya'll for dairy farmin', feedin', fixin' and 🍶🍦🍼🍨 🇺🇸 !

[@StevenMiller-cx4rr]

The way you cost effectively use every part of the corn in so many ways is incredible. I kinda knew it was possible but in trying to capture all the uses normally comes with a price. Thanks for sharing this with us. The good and the bad are all valuable on the KZbin! You rock man !!!❤

[@JLRobbins]

I am always amazed how these machines work. Blows my mind they can get the corn kernels off the cob.

[@JayWillis2120]

Right? I'm a city boy with the heart of an engineer and the machines here just blow me away! My wife thinks I want to be a dairy farmer, but in reality I just want to play with all the toys! 😆

[@kolt4d559]

@@JayWillis2120 Another engineer here would also aspires to play with these amazing pieces of equipment. Also I find it fascinating as to how food products are grown on the farm to then being moved to the store.

[@JayWillis2120]

@@kolt4d559 same here!

[@jenniferhallam9063]

It's always such a joy to see Dutchess charge around in the fields!

[@burtzorn4059]

Best tractor John Deere ever made. Girls will love those the stalks.

[@matthewdavis9979]

That 4320 was a great oldie but goodie!

[@dennisdole1764]

Eric, my brother and I watch every one of your videos. Sure miss farming. 😊

[@wallyg6024]

Hey everybody you’re watching Eric the 10thgen Star! great video thanks - waste not want not. I like how y’all are using everything from the corn stalks

[@davidbishop4015]

Very interesting to watch how bails are made, picked up and stored. Duchess is bred for burrow hunting. Stay safe.

[@jdschini]

Loved seeing the JD 4320 at work. What a good looking series of JD tractors. I also used to round bale wet cornstalks for my dry cows and heifers. They always seemed to like the wetter bales more than dry ones. I think it was because the moisture created some fermentation smell and taste. However I did discover some mold issues if I left the wet bales set in our barn too long. So I started leaving them outside and not stacked. Seemed to be less mold issues. Colder temps are your friend with wet cornstalks. I like the looks of your big square bales. It seems like they could be more efficient to handle and store. It is so good to see that you have great neighbors & friends to help. And of course you always have your fearless security dog Dutches by your side. Thanks for all your hard work and time to make great videos! Have a blessed weekend!

[@jasonphaneuf788]

The 4320 looks like a show tractor. Super clean!

[@donaldshinn1915]

Keep moisture tester handy in case they heat, we burned barn down with corn fodder

[@joejoe01]

We used to have a mole issue in our yard. Then we adopted a Jack. Now we have dead moles. A Jack is always working

[@davidkimmel4216]

So nice you have great neighbors to share equipment with. Very lucky.

[@roberthakeman9822]

Hello Eric we depended totally on cornstalks for our bedding we would bale up 480 acres and my son and I would pick up the bales we made 2 flat racks like your neighbors and my son would drive the tractor and I drove the New Holland skidloader and we would bring 30 bales to the yard at a time. We could pickup 160 acres in a day around 10 -12 hours and we had just put up a hoop building and cornstalks worked great in there as we would put pigs in it averaging 80 lbs and they would go to market 30 days before we would take out the first load out of our confinements. I think putting calves in a hoop bldg would work great and it's great for putting manure back on your ground we could cover 160 acres the ground we baled we would cover it 2x spring and the fall and when we couldn't haul the manure out to the field we would pile it up about 20 yards from the hoop bldg and the south side of the hoop bldg the curtain pretty much was all the way up except when we moved pigs in when it was below 0 for a couple weeks then we would start raising it a foot or two at a time. And sometimes when we were low on pigs we would put round bales in the hoop and put a fence across and use the bales inside the hoop first and when the bales were put in dry the pigs loved it and it took longer to get dirty as they would poop in the corners instead of all over. When my son was helping me pickup bales he started at the age of 10 and when he wasn't around his sister who was 2 years younger she took over as she loved the farm watching gates and driving tractor and skidloader and she loved unloading the semi trailer when we took pigs to the packing plant as I would open the back door and she would jump right in and chase them out and when I dropped the ramps she would go up to the top deck and chase them down. She loved to load and unload pigs but when my son had to go get a load of bulls when he was driving semi she said she would just watch as I didn't blame her. Love your videos Eric.

[@dingdongdaddytimanderson]

Neighbors are great! That's the way it is in rural America. People still help each other.

[@edsel6818]

Excellent work young farmer, excellent work.👋👍🤠🇺🇸😁

[@sunroofracing]

Nice video Eric! Great to see your corn harvest. Congratulations on getting your last crop of the season harvested!

[@tony98discovery]

The way they harvest the corn and take care of their dairy cows is very impressive to me

[@WillFaison]

re. deliberately stuck or overturned or quasi-overturned equipment: i am convinced of the same thing bro.

[@ryanwaege7251]

Really loved the neighbor's bailing duo.

[@dingdongdaddytimanderson]

Nice job planting Eric! 6 row, no gps, just a marker. Matches up with head.

[@CarlosSejas2007]

Interesting stuff. Love seeing all the big toys. Maybe next video you can accedentley find a purpousley hidden refreshing beverage. Thanks for sharing, and keep us posted!

[@CMDSR]

Good use of the fodder Eric. Seems like farmers are on the cutting edge of recycling. Manure can be used for fertilizer, water can be reused, non patented seeds can be replanted instead of buying new seed and as shown here. You can use fodder from grain be it wheat, rye, barley or corn can be used for feed stretching,bedding or even sold for bio mass.

[@charminghollowforge1109]

Gotta say my jaw dropped when I saw that sweet old school 4320 on the baler!

[@robynmorris7945]

Boy the harvest or is a beast, yet still road worthy, amazing.

[@markvittorini5163]

Didn't know you could bale the stubble from the cornstalks like that and use for bedding or mix in feed, nice sized bales, quick work!

[@Repair-anythin]

I One hundred percent agree with you that some people just get their tracker stock for Clickbait and I love your videos keep up the good work

[@dennismaley4232]

Eric its amazing how much custom work you guys have done.

[@10thgenerationdairyman]

Makes the most sense in our situation I think

[@warehouseman6325]

Great job. Using everything. Beautiful farm

[@jimbeck820]

Another great video! I’m enthralled at watching your videos. This one especially neat since you’ve never filmed harvesting corn. Amazing machines and lots of hard work on your part(and your family). From this ole city boy in Raleigh, NC. Also like seeing the pup!

[@geneinpennsylvania]

I never thought of harvesting the fodder corn field. No waste , 100% usage. Impressive PEACE

[@jdog9468]

I love how you mention if something goes wrong because when you are moving hay or fodder something will go wrong. I have spilt my share of hay off of the wagon and it is not fun to pick it back up by hand. Great video as always and love how your puppy likes to ride in the cart with you. My dog goes everywhere with me on the farm. Have a great week and May God bless you and the farm.

[@AndresLopez-gw5yi]

Nice work Eric at least you got to work on different things today even the days are short in November.

[@Dan-qy1rg]

The New Holland chopper/combine is one slick machine. The guy running it sure does a good job. A lot of added value in those corn stalk bales, bedding and feed is a plus. Do your heifers have any problem with digesting those? Good one Eric, sure do like watching the machinery work, and your farm is so efficient in it's layout. Thanks for this one, have a fantastic remainder of the week.

[@farmboy5622]

You are correct,.....that is a sweet John Deere 4320. They were built back when I was a teenager.

[@sandilebuthelezi2032]

Great Vids Eric i love farming.......Im watching your Vid all the way from 🇿🇦

[@RadicalLinguisticDescriptivism]

YAY! this was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for sharing the shell corn harvest. Curious to see how the bales work out. I bet it gets pretty hard to get stuff to dry down properly this time of year. Lots of moisture and cool temps. Thanks for sharing.

[@lordofhowell7158]

Fancy bit of kit that combine! Brilliant video 💪🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Navajo-man]

Hi Eric and you’re friend excellent video still lots of work but you’re enjoying doing it and as always you and your families be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@steveneal2706]

awesome video Eric. Thank you so much. I really enjoyed it

[@janetdupree6353]

Thanks Erik. ❤️ your KZbin videos.

[@jw8848]

4320... Back when JD was spectacular.

[@dannygerrits1157]

Definitely prefer doing corn Stalks in big squares on the spring. Fall Stalks will always heat and smell like silage

[@lukusgray1031]

You are a dang smooth operator on that skid steer! Been watching this channel for a couple years and I'm always amazed at you and your dad's operation. Great work!

[@andreakeeling9217]

These are the guys who really MAKE AMERICA GREAT. ❤❤❤❤

[@canvids1]

Enjoyed your video so much thanks for posting and all the best or luck moving forward,

[@watermanone7567]

Nice video. Do you find it more economical to rent rakes etc. instead of owning your own? Combines I understand, but smaller equipment makes me wonder. Thanks for the video.

[@davidcantu824]

LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS ERIC

[@Dj-zz]

Enjoyed another authentic & educational video. Must feel good to have your harvests complete & stored. Great Job. A little winter downtime is in order.

[@MrMagnum7220]

Just remember you’re taking a good bit of potash from the field if you don’t spread the stalks back in the same field.

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Great video Eric! Make all you can make.

[@tylerpotterbaum1106]

Here's an idea for the transport hire a local tow company that has a flat deck tow truck that can simply slide the bales off in my opinion

[@homey3051]

Thanks for sharing your vid’s with us!

[@jamesryan9206]

All of your videos are great, but I really enjoyed that one. Thank you.

[@harveystephens6115]

Great year!

[@carolynrose753]

And just like that time to get winter prep finished and look at inside maintenance. I guess the fuel bill drops markedly over the winter months. How much fuel does the farm use on average per month? I guess a percentage of the overall fuel usage is in contractors and using them for the specialized jobs.

[@Sladen01]

I grew up on a grain and cattle farm and you guys sure doing things way different from the normal farmer

[@S8_10]

With a mower like that I could do my yard in 5 passes. “Yes honey the mower and tractor did cost more than both of our cars combined, but think of the time I’m saving”

[@coyroberts8356]

Thanks 😊

[@ajskab99]

I’m surprised they didn’t have a little bigger tractor on that grain cart.

[@francrawford3246]

Using all that the soil provides, being efficient. Question: Do you worry about storing the bales next to the equipment and drawing in more mice and the damage they can cause to wiring, etc.? Know there are probably mice already, that's nature, but wondering about more than usual.

[@CAV-jk1ee]

I chuckled at your comment that, unlike some other KZbin farmer channels, you have proof positive you don't intentionally get your tractors stuck in mud or other click bait to fill the channel with needless stuff. Listen at 15:29 on video.

[@billnowlin9148]

Do many of the farms in your area outsource their harvesting equipment? It seems most of the bigger farms own their own equipment.

[@nashcobb3056]

thank you

[@stevensigns946]

good to see dad again

[@janicewilliams511]

Thanks for sharing!

[@binukanavod6560]

I am like to work for dairy farming. My favorite job side is dairy farming. I will like to join with your farm and work with you and share to my skills and experience. Thank you. ❤️

[@Wavepush]

Okay this answers my question from before

[@tedc.4956]

You don't have to worry about click bait. Your content is all solid...well aside from those surprise wayward soda cans.😆

[@mfanwelikeit3760]

I wonder if the custom guys ran devastators on their head if you could bale straight up without mowing?

[@sherryoverbey9938]

Hey, Eric. I am a city girl. I love watching your videos about farming. I have a what may seem a silly question: What are you going to do with all the corn you harvested in this video? Do you feed it to the cows?

[@davidwpinkston4226]

that was a timely recovery for that hay that jumped bale

[@jamesbreault5762]

Good stuff Eric 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@hassanzaidi1767]

GREAT MOTIVATION FOR US😊

[@simisFarm]

Salut Eric. Just be careful with large square bales and corn straw. Otherwise you can clickbait with: "our barn burned down". love your videos and keep up the good work! greetings from Switzerland

[@brucemanley7593]

Eric, it sounds like you bale that corn fodder up. I know you will use it on your farm but do they also sell it in the bale form? And if so what would they roughly cost per bale??(Robin)

[@jeffreymartin9558]

Would have been interesting to see the custom guy doing the round baling.

[@tsparky236]

Another great video sir, truly enjoy them, thank you

[@michaelc.3812]

It seems that most corn harvests you chop silage, but you took the kernels separately this time. Why the change?

[@claymack1109]

I never worked on a farm and I know it's really hard work ( which doesn't bother me any) but this would be a lot of fun....well fun for me anyways since I'm an outdoor kinda person

[@shanemn123]

Eric I live in Western PA and can't stand the short days in November what are your thoughts on daylight savings time since your a farmer and they say thats the only reason we do daylight savings...

[@harrybowman306]

Hi Eric, just wondering if growing some wheat or barley would be a better alternative to you for instead of corn for bedding. I think winter barley would work well in your rotation and as long as wheat/barley straw is dry, you can easily use it for feed/bedding. Just a thought!

[@danielropers6412]

i guess the corn is mainly grown for the grain also if the yield is not as great in any given year they could take more of it off for silage

[@harrybowman306]

@@danielropers6412 yeah that’s true, I’m no corn grower myself, we don’t really have any of it in the UK. Problem is with the stuff he just harvested is it’s not the BMR stuff he refers to so probably wouldn’t make as good feed as the other stuff

[@danielropers6412]

@@harrybowman306 not as good true still better than nothing propably better than cows going hungry

[@markweiler8172]

In the area that Eric lives in and so do I, corn far outperform any other type of grain crop. The weather here is very suited for that crop. Along with that, land is very expensive to buy or rent, forcing farmers in this area to farm the most productive and profitable crop they can and in this area, it is corn.

[@harrybowman306]

@@markweiler8172 ah fair enough, didn’t know that

[@emilypbeebe]

Have you/your custom crew ever found anything wild in the middle of a corn field? I always think about that when I see the perspective of your video from up in the combine!

[@williammerry4746]

Another fascinating video. You do an amazing amount work with efficient machines and some skilled labor. Your clear explanations and great video and editing work make for a most interesting video. We eagerly await the next one.

[@Marshall_Weber]

Awesome Video and Much Love as Always 🐄 Man!!!

[@frangago9816]

The Best of KZbin 🥺🥺🥺 Saludos desde España 🇪🇦

[@dalebargen]

Did the custom crew charge extra for chopping the stalks? I understand they increase fuel usage. Since you mowed the stalks anyway afterwards, wasn’t it redundant?

[@robsnippe9597]

Hey Eric, I havent seen your Dad in the videos as of late, i hope all is well with and your family.

[@theimaginator16]

I was watching this and thought "Wow that's cool! I want one!" And then it made me think of Violet Beauregard from Willy Wonka. "Daddy! I want a New Holland CR8.90 Twin Rotor Combine with the detachable folding hybrid grain corn/chopper head!'"

[@schsch2390]

Article in WSJ about tall and short corn, obviously oriented toward field corn and not silage. Wonder what the attitude would be towards short corn for silage: big no? Is high wind a lodging problem in your area?

[@mfanwelikeit3760]

It’s really interesting to see green grass between the rows. Is that a climate thing or is the row spacing a bit different?

[@jbbrown7907]

I stacked corn fodder on a wagon. I went three high. I got yelled at. Just two high. Too heavy

[@theirishman8356]

Another Harvest season down. 🌽🌽🌽

[@eldonhoward7925]

Well, I like your videos. Hopefully Duchess won't tangle with a badger.

[@unclerob617]

You are right about the Click Bait! Just show us what you're doing... we'll watch 👍 Just like guys watching a bulldozer or an excavator working😅

[@philipfleming3546]

How many acres of corn do you farm and how many acres of soybean

[@backtotheorigins1242]

Great video, you can learn a lot)