Cutting Peas and Oats for Silage

#AcresofClayHomestead
We are a family owned an operated Dairy Farm in Michigan.
Mowing peas and oats as a forage silage for the cows.
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[@gastoncannon4710]

Can almost smell those peas. Awesome job. 👍👍👍👍💙💙💜❤️

[@acresofclayhomestead]

They do smell good!

[@debbie2663]

That field is gorgeous!😍🙏❤️🙏

[@MrVailtown]

Like that you folks grow such variety .

[@richdillon2157]

We grew Peas for Birdseye one year and Made a killing on our Pay out that they paid us. If I remember we grew like 50 Acres or so. My Mom and Grandmother froze peas for the freezer and fresh peas were good eating. We chop the pea vine for the Cows and they were in heaven eating them. Of course it was not fun in the milking parlor when they decided to poop. LOL whew it stunk .. The great times of being a Farm Kid.

[@somethinburnin]

That is a fantastic looking crop!

[@tonyaegan2480]

This is so relaxing. Miss growing up on the big farm. Lucky I live just around the corner though. My dad and uncle now take my grandkids for rides. Circle of life. Thanks for sharing.

[@loganpizzey6854]

This is very neat to see - our family grows about 1000 acres of 40-10 forage peas for seed every year in Manitoba, Canada. We process them on farm and then many are exported to the US so it is super cool to see them being grown and harvested for silage.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

That's so neat that you grow the peas!!

[@DJ2CM]

Hi Not sure if it's the same but when they harvest peas here the smell is amazing. I have a larger dairy farm nearby and have never seen a cow outside. He grows alot of corn for silage. Thanks again for bringing us along.😀

[@acresofclayhomestead]

It does smell amazing!

[@dboutdoors06]

New to your channel, it has become one of my favorites! As a fellow dairy farmer in MN, I really enjoy watching others and how they do things. Keep up the great videos, thanks.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Welcome! We enjoy watching farming videos also. Funny how farmers like watching other farmers. Thanks for watching!!

[@lynneperg6853]

Thanks for sharing your farming experiences. That's a good crop. We've had just too much rain this year. I'm also a Michigander, just further south. May the good Lord bless you and yours.

[@joyfulkimh8961]

So beautiful! I hope you have ac in the cab.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Yes! It would be very hot in there if I didn't. None of the windows open.

[@aoac1]

Learn something from you every time, Rhonda! A year late to this post...kept hearing farmers talking about their peas but didn't realize you were using them for cows! Heh, how things have changed. And planting oats for the peas to grow on! Thanks so much for sharing, you are educating America.

[@JohnJKelly-of4dc]

Well.....we fatten up women with them here...its a cheap source of protein 😮

[@petermillet485]

I like that you and Kevin grow what some people would call unorthodox crop's for your cow's.Im from central Massachusetts For the most part, local farmers in our area wouldn't gamb trying a non proven crop.

[@normanmusimwa2058]

2021....just bumped into this one. Love it. What is the feed value though (How much protein)

[@We_are_the_light]

So great . What kind of mower is that? Thank you .

[@bladewiper]

very interesting. never heard of peas as a forage crop, but then I am not a farmer.

[@philipfarrell8114]

Love ur video of you cutting how often do u have too sharpen the blades

[@randymaylowski2485]

I know am couple years late..lol but nice lookin crops their. Thanks for explanation of describing why the peas lean or fall over yer right I mowed a field that had a bunch of hairy vetch layin on the actual grass or sometimes the clovers even alfalfa. It was kinda messy to cut especially for a sickle bar haybine but our cows loved it for hay especially on the right stage. Other than that good video ma'am.

[@bhensel100]

I'm guessing you are 5'-6" tall so the plants are around 4' high. That's a nice crop of foliage and you are one good looking lady.

[@wallstreethomestead5979]

Enjoy the ride along video. Just curious what do mix with the chopped peas and oats when you feed it or do you feed it straight? Thank you so much for sharing.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

We mix it in with our TMR. Dry hay, silage, grain, mineral, etc...

[@marygordon3032]

👍👍👍😎

[@adamm1902]

You could rename this channel Rhonda's Ranch ! Thanks for the video.

[@AussiePharmer]

Thanks that was great info. We're putting it in 20 acres tomorrow more for soil health and grazing. Just wondering does it have to be chopped for silage or can you get away with just mowing it? Thanks

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Do you want the peas and oats for feed or organic matter?

[@AussiePharmer]

@@acresofclayhomestead we planted for grazing/ and leaving the residual for the soil. Just curious about the silage only because you guys are mowing. Is it just mown or also chopped into smaller bits for silage or hay?

[@Gumpmachine1]

Good looking crop, were you happy with yield?

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Yes, very happy with the yield.

[@shillingslawncare]

How many ton per acre does a field like this yield? Beautiful pea/oat crop!

[@acresofclayhomestead]

I believe it was 10-11 ton per acre.

[@Mr4455dbirk]

What is the pea/oat ratio?? Looks like a 70/30 or even 80/20. Lotta nice lookin peas!

[@acresofclayhomestead]

It's 50/50 ratio. Thanks for watching!

[@48whodat]

Nice lady, not all t,'s are the same height off the ground.

[@klemencime6332]

Hello. I am from Slovenija. I am farmer. How many tons of silage per hektar or acer?

[@hamidahlouch7727]

You should have to wait another 3 weeks !!!

[@johnhatton9764]

How come McKinsey never runs the mower

[@danielroeder553]

Love the video, please consider using AirPod pros as they are noise cancelling microphones and will dramatically improve your Audio! Have a Blessed Day!

[@cjamonwilliams]

Tell you my secret..I plant them same 60/40 blends of pea and oats..but come back and double crop interseed it with TEFF grass and Triticale and Boom 💥..your relative feed value hits the roof and you will have the fattest heifers all winter if you bale wrap!

[@haroldwilkerson2026]

Oh sure now someone tells me they're not for human consumption after I started my second bag of them😂

[@unitedwestand5100]

Garden Tour?

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Next video. Hopefully I will have it up tomorrow morning!

[@unitedwestand5100]

@@acresofclayhomestead ,. I enjoy seeing videos of your family and your chores on your commercial dairy, but you might get more subscribers by showing more of the homesteading part of your life. I'm not criticizing, just trying to help. I'm a big fan and I wish you success in everything you do.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks for the helpful input. I appreciate the advice!! Thank You for watching!!

[@mitchellmagden8283]

Do the cows milk better on the oats and peas

[@joeskretkowicz3218]

never heard of peas and oats

[@darylcampbell3244]

You must not have many deer in your area. They would be all in those peas.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

We do have some deer. While mowing 2 little fawns jumped up and ran out. Probably spooking me more than I spooked them...

[@joesanders652]

Lol this are not for humans crunch crunch