Chopping Corn

[@richardtoms9161]

Been dairy farming in Northwest Illinois for the last 45 years. The changes in chopping corn silage is absolutely amazing. We were one of the first in our area to have a 2 row head on our chopper. Now one of the custom cutters in our area has one that chops 12 rows .

[@curtisnewman1520]

What part of Illinois exactly?

[@taurus4205]

Farming Fixing and Fabricating, on KZbin,has many in depth videos on how a chopper works, including the processor, and all the maintenance that goes into it. Great drone work Trevor!!

[@jeffcrivelli2906]

The head is a kemper style head that allows you to run on any row spacing. You can harvest 30”,36”,38”,and 40” row springs without changing attachments. Before they developed them you had a different head for each row spacing. The kernel processor is designed to crack all the corn kernels to allow for better digestion in the cow’s gut. Uncracked corn goes right through them and out into to manure! The kernel is where the majorly of the feed value in corn silage is. The stalk,cob, and ears are mainly filler in the cow’s diet.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Nice! I obviously don’t know much about corn harvest.

[@charlesmcdade9722]

Good show

[@kylepark3518]

I could watch the chopper all day

[@michaelelko6759]

My parents drove down over the weekend from idaho and your farm was one of the stops they had too go visit .. bought me a hat. Now I'll have too go grab it from them

[@doubleglfarms9750]

Trevor in Kansas we call them Turn rows. With no flood irrigation we plant 2 times around a field and that is called the turn rows. We enjoyed meeting you in February when we was down there. We have a YT channel that our daughter runs and. We just had or chopping video on at Double G & L Farms Thanks for the good video Wayne

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I remember you guys! Brave for making that drive!

[@HamSlicer]

Another great example of farming Bales. Thank you. Watch out for dove hunters this weekend.

[@tylerdunning7363]

I love how natural the controls are to him like you can tell he's at that point that his body knows what to do and when cause that little spot he missed was cause he was showing with his hands how the machine crushes

[@patdoka5716]

Live in Glendale Just found you about two months ago. Love to watch the hay process. Lived on a farm when I was younger. Quite a change in the equipment to put up hay. Love your videos! GOD bless!!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Thank you!!

[@robertdensmore1696]

Headlands

[@chrismusix5669]

"Get to the choppah!!" ~Arnold Bales

[@jimpolk]

Good vid Trevor.

[@davidcolgan3268]

In the Midwest, farmers plant end rows around the fields so they have room to turn. They are harvested first. After harvest, when the fields are tilled, that same turning area are generally referred to as headlands.

[@darylrobinson7707]

That was a great video

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Thank you! Got your email today. Thank you!

[@kenmazer9481]

👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@slaydeviss]

Always fun to have you out bud

[@TimMai-tf5pc]

Always interesting. Keep em coming.

[@tnine3]

Cool process 🤘🏼

[@turklayher4794]

We call them headlands.

[@johndantice2577]

Good video. Koos Koos has driving skills. Thanks

[@8110deere]

great video

[@mitchberryman7690]

Awesome video mr bales

[@stove7923]

Miss Todd & his dog

[@roemarlin3902]

Got my answer thanks

[@garycook8931]

Also called end rows

[@thesicklemodernagriculture]

Harvesting is easier than ever

[@FuelMan]

Have you ever checked on doing mini bales for city people. The hay market can be a funny thing at times.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I have. I bought a little one.

[@FuelMan]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch Any videos of it coming out.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@FuelMan lol about that. We haven’t ran it yet.

[@FuelMan]

@BalesHayFarmandRanch My best friend does a little baling with a allis chalmers wire tie baler from the late 60s early 70s. All the balers around here I believe are 2 string not like your 3 string.

[@jefflawsonqwest]

I had no idea Arizona had much agriculture.

[@thomashughes1763]

Everything I know about farming, I learned from Trevor. He is farm encyclopedia, but his brother taught me everything I know about diesel trucks

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Lol.

[@dominicdahlheimer6861]

How far are the trucks hauling the chopped corn? Do they call the chopped corn silage in AZ?

[@charlieandlyndayoung8965]

He needs a bigger head for that chopper. I worked for a custom operator that had 2 choppers. They had a 10 row and a 12 row head. Also, today's corn has the potential to produce 7 ears per stalk in perfect growing conditions and fertility. Everything that happens from planting takes away from that.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I’m sure if he needed it, he would have it. I’m not sure why he doesn’t have a bigger one. He commented on the video. Slayde Viss. Ask him in the comments. I’m sure he’ll answer.

[@user-zu2bw7ig5v]

Why only a 8 row head 🤔? In South Dakota we run 12 row heads

[@fireguymel]

It has something to do with the irrigation borders I think.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

They are probably a lot more expensive. I’ll ask the owner.

[@gmr61]

The ends are headlands

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We don’t say that here.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Top or bottom.

[@66millworker]

Is this going to dairy? Would love to have some of this for my beef cows in sw Missouri.

[@mattandannastorebo6889]

Cool, just wanted you to be bugged😂

[@davidh9897]

Didn't know you chopped corn?

[@1hasbeen531]

I don't know if I'd be brave enough to put my friends on speaker like that. Sometimes the greetings are NSFW.

[@gtlv79]

couscous?

[@lukevagle5711]

Is there a You Tuber that does corn at all? Maybe we could learn about ear count from them? Ha hilarious!

[@lstone.09]

I'll have to agree with your wife, you do look weird and it's not just your ears. LOL We need a new host. BTW you haven't mentioned anything about the free hay giveaway. 😂😂😂

[@John-nc4bl]

Why not a fleet of harvesters with 12 row chopping heads-?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Right? Why not? Idiots.

[@jasonbeers-yy5il]

Hey

[@brianherold6207]

How's your little sister will she be making an appearance I hope thank you happy Labor Day

[@devilschild]

Thanks for reading this comment. ❤🤍💙

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

😉

[@lstone.09]

Hey NORMAL PEOPLE would HIRE a PROFESSIONAL promot that music festival. They also wouldn't be all tongue tied and stutter through it. 🤔🫣🙃🫶