That looks really like pain to get harvest Mac, thanks for the update
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
Yes Jan was slow going for sure
@stephenkeller68942 жыл бұрын
We had a field do that 3 years ago but nearly as bad as yours. It was late planted so it didn’t have near the root system as it usually would and we got a nasty wind that laid it over in a tangled mess. Dad had to chop it one way one row at a time. It worked and we got almost all of it picked up. We were sure glad to done with that mess.
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
Yeah its tough to deal with. We are glad to have it behind us haha
@noelstractors-firewood572 жыл бұрын
Good that things sorta worked out for you Scott.
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
Yeah have to live with it now it's all said and done haha hope for better next year is all.
@dehavenfamilyfarm2 жыл бұрын
Glad you were able to get some of it...
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
Yeah man better than nothing
@nicklambing92682 жыл бұрын
Ouch, that's a rough hit. Not only a cut in yield, but a slow and somewhat tedious job getting the material through the chopper. Nick, North West Farmer (Oregon)
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
Yes the chopper likes to have lots of material going through it, cutting like this the chop quality really suffers. Better than nothing though.
@thr80612 жыл бұрын
We had relatives that got hit by that derecho (massive wide spread wind event across midwest USA where winds hit 100+mph). They actually used their 20' flail shredder/windrower (that they normally use to harvest corn fodder) to suck up, shred & windrow the corn silage. Then they went with their SP chopper & hay pickup to chop & blow into wagons. Best of luck to you!
@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin2 жыл бұрын
Pain to do, but..... At least you got some of it in the silo👍
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
Yeah Ed it was slow but it's that much more we aren't going to have to buy.
@farmingnodak2 жыл бұрын
Looks like a pain! Heck a pickup head might have gone quicker YIKES! Quality probably poor too, plus probably grabbing more roots too? Do you think you have enough to get by?
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
Quality will be down for sure and likely more toxins than we usually see, waiting on the analysis. Wasn't too bad for grabbing roots still seemed to cut off what it picked up ok. We will be buying a couple loads of bales to make the winter but we aren't as bad off as we initially thought.
@ThatOliverGuyChris2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to see that, Scott. A total PITA. Good job making the best of what you had though.
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris, just glad it's over with. Just have to hope for a better result next year.
@onehappyfarmer34612 жыл бұрын
I bet the operator was mentally wore out after a day of fighting that mess. There just ain’t nothing left on those stalks.
@macfarms2 жыл бұрын
There was stalks where the leaves were shredded right off the plant and the cob broke off on the ground. Unreal what wind can do. Dad fell asleep once or twice running the chopper in it haha