Corn Silage Harvest Completed

[@onewhitestone]

when I was a young man, I helped on a local farm. They had one silo and chopped corn too. On the bottom of the silo was a valve, it was used to drain the liquid from the silo. You fellows have come a long way in farming.

[@jamesmisener3006]

Your channel has a certain focused yet comprehensive diary of a 10th Generation Dairy Farmer. See what I did there, Erik! Years now, watching your channel, and it's still in the top 3 that I I follow. Cheers to all. 🇨🇦

[@Dan-qy1rg]

Those guys, both the manure haulers and the silage hauler really keep it hopping. Enjoyed the drone footage, nice job. Good luck with the rest of the years fields prep and the cattle!

[@rebeccastratton4114]

Thank you for everything you do to feed us all. God Bless you and your family.

[@jackthewisedog5171]

great video also nice to see neighbours working weel togethere lending equipment and helping cover the silo

[@hedge685]

That's what we call 'fresh country air' coming out the back of those spreaders. I kind of miss it since moving to the big town. ✌

[@robynmorris2408]

Beautiful drone coverage, and of course I love the music !! Such a busy time of the year. My goodness you have accomplished so many upgrades this year, hope you have a minute or two to step back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Great video Eric, thank you so much for taking us along.

[@parkercape9495]

Congratulations on a productive harvest!! Hope you got some rest.

[@markvittorini5497]

Dude! You rock it with your 3 new solos it's cool to watch you work and coordinate your contract work to fill them! It's interesting how you're ready to go with the manure spreading and seeding right away! The entire farm is so much better now than when I first started watching!

[@DailyMachines]

Amazing to see how the farm is growing over the years

[@hughmclellan3099]

I love how organized and smart you are looking at to the future to save your dad the extra hard work he's done htd whole life. Also to help you out in the future to have more time with your family that's what life is about

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Only caveat: someone has to climb on a very regular basis. I only dealt with 65' and less, but it gets tiresome, especially as the unloaders wear. Not much fun hoisting a 10hp electric motor up a chute. And a 24' wants that 10hp motor. I wish him well.

[@kimcwhite6509]

Greetings from Northern California (Lakeport)! Your harvesting & corn silage harvests are my favorite videos. You & your family should be proud of your farm!❤️

[@jdschini]

Another great video with excellent content as always. You are so blessed to have those reliable custom harvesting and manure hauling crews in your neighborhood. I can see how hiring out these services saves you time and money. Not to mention how this system also reduces your stress. Looks like you’re getting close to firing up the Lely system. I hope it all comes together for you. I am interested to see how the feed quality turns out for the Triticale and Corn Silage. And how they will compare for TDN. Thanks again! And have a happy and blessed weekend!

[@JjDay-id7vr]

Good see this project coming together don't see any seepage that good .

[@michaelc.3812]

Hey Eric:Thank you and your family for helping to to feed the world!

[@bobharlan9870]

I can only hope that the improvements to your farm are the results of your You Tube channel. Your dad has to be proud and as excited as we are. Thank you for sharing the process it takes to make it all work..

[@canvids1]

Wow, with all the work you are doing I sure don''t know where you get the time to video? I must say that you do make the most interesting videos with a none stop action, Great video cutting and pasting plus commentary. Thanks for what you do and best of everything on the farm showing us. can't wait to see the new feeder wagons!!!!

[@FarmGearInnovators]

It's fascinating to hear about the cost comparison between bunker silos and uprights! Always learning something new from these videos. 👨‍🌾

[@jamesryan9206]

Thank you so much for your time and putting the videos out you do an amazing job. This was a great video.

[@ScotWalt858]

Wow!! Keeping busy! I'm amazed that they are able to blow that volume of silage that far, straight up!

[@GCTCPulls]

Keep up the great work! At 66 years old I enjoy your straight forward no hype videos. I have enjoyed the silo build immensely and hope it works better for you than you had hoped!

[@brandontegan9665]

Farm is looking great. Always awesome to see those beautiful Massey's!

[@sparky3156]

I remember watching you bicycle down to the rented barn. And playing basketball in the manure pit..Things have sure changed!

[@erikowren7894]

It’s great to have awesome neighbors.😊

[@jrstrande4890]

Neighbor's forklift and big sheet of cardboard. Now you are farming! Thanks for the episode

[@beckyumphrey2626]

So awesome how all the locals work together and help each other out and also use the custom crews.

[@bryanhubner9848]

Great video! Thanks for creating and sharing it with us

[@DailyMachines]

Good see this project coming together don't see any seepage that good .

[@captainding]

Never knew there was so much to farming...very interesting for a non-farmer! Thanks for the videos, it gives us a grasp as to what it takes to be a farmer :)

[@somethinburnin]

Man that silo light sure is great!!

[@strobelightbrian]

That sure was an action packed video!

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video, The silage and manure teams are well organised and very efficient, thanks for sharing

[@patring620]

10:26 Your new house in the background and the silos...What a great shot.

[@johnperrotto64]

Watching these videos, it's easy to forget that all of this hard-work, all of this effort, all the technology, etc... all for the sole purpose of producing consumer milk. 🐄🐄🐄

[@tucobenedicto109]

Tanks a lot for the video and update. Nice silos!

[@trekky8398]

Amazing to see how the farm is growing over the years

[@chevyguy-hf1yq]

Beautiful work sir. All around. The farming/shooting and editing!!

[@Andrij_Rybolov]

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[@jefffraser6666]

Peace to Ukraine

[@LesPaul-w4j]

Fight your own Fight

[@Andrij_Rybolov]

@@jefffraser6666 Дякую

[@Andrij_Rybolov]

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[@CareFactor00]

@@LesPaul-w4j one month old account, stock photo as profile and you don’t subscribe to any channels. What part of Russia do you live in Mr Bot?

[@irvenrathburn9421]

Good video Eric looks like things are working out nicely with the new setup.

[@grantmagnuson4883]

How’s the house watching TV aerial view of the silos, I was wondering if you’d thought about putting a cat walk between the silos, so you could climb up one silo and go check another silo if you needed to? Also, I think it would be good to have a set of pitchforks, including 90° angle pitch forks, stored at the top of your silos on the outside or the inside! That way you wouldn’t need to drag forks to the top of the silo each time you need them. Also, a pulley with a quarter inch rope in the shoot would help you take things up to the top of the silo calm, like the plastic tarp he put over the top.

[@classicalmidiorgans]

A bunch of splendid ideas. Definitely like the 🐈 walk idea ..

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

The cat walk is a neat idea, but I don't think all 3 silo's will be filled at the same time every time. And you still have to climb em.

[@BowzKnows]

In the late 90s my grandpa and uncle bought an old White 2-135 field boss 4wd solely to haul wood and blow silage. At the time I thought it was the biggest tractor to ever exist! I was just a little fella.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I ran a Ford 9600 on the blower. When it choked up, it choked all the way to the top! 😂

[@wreckandraceify]

When you cover the top of the silage it sure would be handy to have some of those tire sidewalls up there to hold the plastic down, but not sure where you'd store them after you start feeding out of it.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Impressive blower system .Can't beat one built by the operator.Love the drone shot and seeing the corn stalks disappear so nice and neatly. I was wondering how long your average work day is on the farm. Glad you are able to have the manure hauled reasonably by the hauler. Great video as usual, thanks.

[@rosemarymurphy5767]

Eric congratulations on getting your quota on silage production

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

YOUNG MAN, I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR POWERFUL CREATING 🙏🙏😅😊

[@joesambrano7634]

Bless all farmers ranchers diaries transporters 💚

[@Ever443]

I guess somewhere down the road you may concrete the unload area at the silos?

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

YOUNG MAN, JUST A THOUGHT, ADD WINTER RADISH TO THE COVER MIX ...WILL OPEN THE "PLOW PAN" AND GIVE INCREASED WATER HOLDING CAPACITY 😅😊

[@danfinley3690]

Always like the drone footage as well the music

[@jeremy1350]

Farming, "A day without POOP is like a day without Sunshine !!" The farm is getting a little neater. Everything has its place and there is a place for everything. That's really cool how the neighbors step in and help when necessary. What a way to start the day, with a digger bucket full of POOP !!! I LOVE the smell of POOP in the morning !!!! Better than that Folgers coffee me thinks !!

[@JohnDoe-jq5wy]

Just a thought.... Put the plastic sheeting in the load pipe and blow it to the top of the silo.... Just fun 😊😊

[@HarvestDailyLife]

These fruits look fresh and appealing.

[@DailyMachines]

Love the music with the drone shots.

[@TheBiggRiggz]

Two questions; 1- are there plans to pour concrete slabs where the blower parks at each silo so that you don't have to keep dragging that tarp? The tarp is definitely the cheaper option obviously. 2- when you cover the chaff, does it have to be plastic? Thinking you could get vision covers made either from canvas or vinyl that you could roll up and attach to the silo feeder/distributor when not in use. Like where I think you should have your pitchfork and shovels stored so you don't have to keep packing those up & down the ladders. Looks like a great harvest year so far though yeah?

[@DailyMachines]

Amazing amount of work.

[@Kpwns242]

Great harvest video, thanks for sharing!

[@Ed_in_Md]

Love the music with the drone shots.

[@misterhipster9509]

Amazing amount of work.

[@kevinwc5439]

It’s rare you see a chopper loading both left and right. Good operator 👍

[@rickwhitescarver8526]

Interested to see how much wear that metal diverted takes at the top of the silo where all the feed hits it as it enters the silo. That thing is taking a beating. The blower has all the paint worn off in similar situation

[@JGibson49]

How is the automatic feeding system coming? I can’t wait to see it in operation-Give us an update if you can find the time to do it-Thanks for the videos-They are great-

[@MarkEagleson]

Have you ever considered choosing quarter inch length. My Dad always did that. Found to get more in the silk also packed better at the finish for less spoilage.

[@tacitus7408]

Keep the good videos coming

[@billfromkcmo1]

Great video but gonna have to find someone else for my bunker fix lol were my favorite of the year not even sure why. Excited for your automation to be running.

[@GeorgeWachter-j3h]

It might be worth finding some more ground to rent for more silage next year. That second silo will probably settle three rings when it done settling.

[@daveklein2826]

😂😂😂😂😂😂. Do you think they don't think about anything?

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

It's going to settle more. But it's a learning curve. The tonnage will still be there, but farther down.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Man Eric those cutters cut low. They use the entire corn plant. I’m glad the cows can eat that.

[@DavidBrown-in3oj]

No more bunkers... End of an era.

[@jjarm]

Pretty exciting to get your corn into the silos. Always feels good to know your cows will have feed for the coming year. Keep the awesome videos coming guys!

[@dhenschel4]

silo to bunker comparison - an addition difference is spoilage and savings on plastic cover/tires. Also, what about the unloading requirement. I think the silo is going to be a win-win on these two items.

[@pietpuk9142]

WoW so much work and acres just for food for your own cows? Love your videos!

[@Karsten_KR]

Hello Eric - Those silos are working out great :D So I commented on your new crop rotation some months back - can you explain how much Triticale you have to grow instead of the alalfa, and since you plant that into the corn stubs - what do you plant into the soybean fields when harvested? God bless.

[@Mike_Engel]

did you think about painting numbers on the silo doors to help you keep track on how much silage you have left?

[@timslaymaker4403]

Looks good Eric, keep up the good work!

[@randalkeener1]

congrats on 450 k!

[@geraldraber4375]

You should get a rubber broom attachment that goes on a weed eater to even out your silage. And you could use that to sweep snow off of the Lely feeder paths.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Ya have to haul it up the chute, and deal with the exhaust vapor as well as the gasses from the silage. Might be an explosive situation, literally.

[@redbovine]

For anybody using totes for seed. Get a Fledbag. It’s a spout for those totes. It works great

[@Marshall_Weber]

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

[@verdagarner5112]

Another great video Eric and the music was super sweet.

[@MichaelHull-rq9fe]

Excellent video

[@daniarbcar]

... and thanks for posting. I feel I whent to Harvard and learn how things are done. Great info, best practice. Cheers

[@Lavin4411]

. One of your best videos yet bro!!

[@infidellic]

How are you planning on filling the additive bins? Will the delivery trucks be able to do it for you?

[@Mauroc2202]

Ciao eric saluti dall'italia, immagino dove ci sono le trincee per l'insalato in futuro andranno sicuramente le mucche.. vi seguo da molto complimenti davvero per la crescita!

[@r.scotthill3082]

Does it concern you that you're losing nutrients by not incorporating all that manure that is being left on the surface? What is your feeding strategy for your brown mid rib silage to get most benefit of its digestibility?

[@WarpedHorizon]

Have you considered putting a gravel road in front of your silos? Something that can handle the weight of the tractors better.

[@stevebiddle8912]

Another great week. Take care and stay safe.

[@exiarules6712]

I know most people are interested in the auto feeder, however, if you could give an update on the solar system y’all put in place, some of the logistics, and how it’s paying off would be great

[@richardtutor8331]

Hope everything is going well.

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

That was some great planning to line all that up.

[@DailyMachines]

It’s great to have awesome neighbors.😊

[@d.hightower2345]

You should put the KZbin logo on your new silos and robot feeders. I bet you are so proud tp be part of the big KZbin family.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Sell the space to whoever will pay the most for it! It has to be visible for miles.

[@d2ndborn]

Love the drone footage of the crops. They look like art. Eric was that an electric bike or leg powered?

[@davidkimmel5153]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@freddylove9914]

THANKS FOR THE VIDEO ERIC HAVE A BLESSED DAY TODAY

[@diasioiii]

Im envisioning an attachment to the bottom of the silo spreader to even out the top of the silage. Just a thought.

[@mikep5027]

You boyz are hard workers...

[@matthewdavis9979]

I haven’t seen much tobacco around this year. The neighbors still planting it?

[@amarofranciscovierosilveir9736]

Hello. Why do you open these begs by making a hole on their side? Isn't it possible to open them from the bottom and thus, perhaps, reuse these bags for something else, such as storing grains?

[@daveklein2826]

Total waste of time and the bags need to be rolled up to use

[@amarofranciscovierosilveir9736]

There is no need to roll them up to use them. I have relatives who produce grain and reuse these bags and they don't seem to think it's a waste of time to reuse them. But the owner of the channel, if he thinks it's pertinent, can answer my question.

[@fuelpagan1]

In an old episode he explained that the hole in the bottom doesn't get to the center part of the drill, so he has to cut the side to reach the center seed bins.

[@michaellee695]

Wouldn’t most of the juice in the silos percolate into the ground that you left open in the center of the floor? There were chucks of concrete, but it seems like the juice would have an easier time soaking into the center of the silo versus trying to force its way out between the silo side and the foundation.

[@CMDSR]

Good thing you did have a neighbor with extra corn. I’m sure if y’all had a little more rain you wouldn’t have needed more to get the silos filled.

[@michaelc.3812]

What a HUGE difference it makes with a silo and its best friend, GRAVITY!!! I’m so impressed with this new system. We all love your dad and you. Keep up the great work.

[@thomaswessel148]

16:49 for the pit you used to fill where you are standing, does that fill with water or does it stay empty

[@karencary3312]

Getting it all done!! ❤❤❤❤

[@ezone913]

Nice edit, Eric.

[@michaelc.3812]

Hey Eric, Mike here, an engineer who knows only what I’ve leant on your challenge. So my question is: can you harvest and plant seed at the same time, same machine. Of course it would be more difficult, and that’s why I ask!!