How we make our own pig feed right here on the farm.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great job Carl mixing the pig feed

[@HoggerCaptain]

Livestock farming is a lot of work and can be very complicated. Seems as though every farmer has their own system that works for them and is the most efficient for their operation. Such a fascinating video, Carl.

[@terryjones8588]

I would hate to be on your farm on the days where nothing works right. lol Great video!

[@Farmerjon9660]

Interesting setup for the mixer.

[@teenagefarmer]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks 👍

[@sashcraft51]

Holy smokes, that was so interesting. All that machinery, augers, bins, buttons and levers. Great vlog.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Susan!

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Carl

[@markaphilpott]

That was amazingly insightful, thanks for sharing Carl. It certainly re-inforces how technology has reduced the number of 'hands' needed to work acres/agriculture, something I also see over here in England.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Mark!! Things sure have changed.

[@gail8494]

Wow that’s efficiency! Thanks for the video.

[@mikeklehr7105]

Great Information. My ? is. How many bushels of corn is needed to raise a hog from piglet/feeder pi to let's say 250#/260#'s ?

[@kpmac2971]

An excellent lecture, professor.

[@nomerc3608]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing this!

[@jimkline9461]

Very interesting Carl. Thank You for the explanation.

[@jamesryan9206]

Carl thank you so much that was excellent and informative. Have a great Labor Day weekend.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks James!

[@curtisowens4588]

Thanks for the video I like to learn something everyday.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Curtis

[@alanhiggins2928]

Great setup, you’ve got it all worked out!👍

[@billpike904]

First thumbs from West Michigan

[@danieldzurko8053]

Thank you for this interesting tour.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

You bet!

[@kenwoodcoda]

great lesson.

[@duanebolen543]

When I worked on a chicken farm we had an automatic grinder too and it would do everything by itself from the protein to the corn to the oats and the soybeans and then it would also load the truck when the tank was full so you didn't even have to be around it at all and it would fill the truck from one ration to the other

[@glenanders5267]

Good video. How much maintenance does that require and what happens if you have a breakdown?

[@davedunn2124]

thanks Carl. I farm on a smaller scale but raise corn and beans and have hogs. I still found it interesting.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Dave! Do you grind feed with a tractor or do you have feed trucked in from a mill?

[@davedunn2124]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 I use a tractor and mixer grinder. Then we auger it into feed bins, or straight into the feeders.

[@robertpautsch5093]

Thanks for another view of what you do. My questions - did you guys figure the mixes or are they from some university research? Do you maintain all that equipment and do you keep a stock of spare parts?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

The recipes were designed by a nutritionist at our local feed store. That’s also where we buy our premix. I feel like the maintenance on the whole system is pretty minimal. Occasionally a belt will wear out or a bearing will need replaced, but it isn’t too bad.

[@bladewiper]

When the grinder shuts down, does the auger keep running for a bit, to clean it's self out ? Interesting video.

[@NjengaMwangi]

A very insightful video bro. Might you be aware of a farm/feed disposing such a mill? I would be interested to have a talk with them. Thanks.

[@paulk7169]

I cringe every time I see an auger pulling grain up. My uncle was running a grinder and pushed the corn down into it. Yep, took his thumb right off. Farming I think is one of the most dangerous jobs there is and it is hard. Thanks for the channel, Paul.

[@Greg_Gatsby]

Good content. 👍

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Greg

[@bobcarter7501]

Slopping the hogs ain't like it used to be. You certanially have a lot more things to go wrong. How much maintenance is required on all that equipment?

[@Husker3435]

Nice!!! Bud, automation can be pretty cool sometimes 👍🏻keep em comin 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks’

[@supr544]

Amazing process.

[@larryryan6173]

Thanks Carl I didn’t even know that you guys had hogs

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Yes I haven’t done much on the hogs. It’s such a hot button issue with many people these days who don’t agree with the way we raise pigs inside.

[@bbrcummins1984]

Very interesting 👌

[@bendugas8632]

Question, why isn't the cob ground in the feed? Is the nutrition too low? Thank you very interesting.

[@ronloomis8245]

When my brother inlaw was producing pork he got his recipe and breeding so refined his pork was graded at the slaughter house and received a check a few days latter. He had to document everything and have his operation inspected but he was paid a higher price. By the way I grilled some Palo Alto pork chops last night. Going to smoke ribs this weekend.

[@davestarr7112]

All I can say Carl is WoW! Very interesting and very informative. Tell me, who designed and built that operation? Is this plant basically "home grown" or are there companies that come out, survey needs and build and install such feed plants?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

We already had the building with the bulk bins outside. We used to back a tractor powered grinder mixer inside and used that to grind feed for a while. When we upgraded to the current setup, we just kind of put everything where it would fit and allow us to get in and out with the truck.

[@davestarr7112]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 Basically all I know about pigs is Three Months, Three Weeks, and Three Days, but I know more than a little bit about systems design and automation, and I have to say that certainly looks very well thought out and engineered (not always the same thing, as you well know, LoL). Thanks again for teaching me something.

[@byronmoon8351]

Cool

[@braddobson2060]

Interesting

[@rcflanagan1597]

Do you guys not have problems getting that distillers out of the bulk bin? I have a hard time delivering distillers worh our feed trailer when it's humid because it sets up so bad.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

I usually have to go out ant whack the bin cone once or twice with a dead blow hammer to get it started for the day but once I’m up and going it flows fine for the rest of the day.

[@kirbyholmes1113]

How much do one pig eat a day

[@roberthocking9138]

Wow, I don’t know you had 5000 pigs, that’s a huge job looking after that many. No wonder you grow so much grain. Who does all the animal welfare, husbandry, cleaning etc, do you have contractors on site to do all that ?

[@adrianklaver113]

Do the barn feeders regulate the total amount of feed the pigs can eat over a given time period or is there an implicit limit due to the barn hopper capacity? Is the ration recipe modified by a least cost analysis? When do the robots take over:)? Thanks for the run through, that is a great setup.

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

The barn feeders are set up to always have feed available to the pigs. They eat as much as they want. The feed rations are designed to give the pigs what they need at each stage of growth at the lowest cost per pound.

[@timwaldner3984]

Are you doing your own nutrition work as well?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

We work with the local feed store to build our rations and they supply the premix.

[@dmedman50]

Looks like a LOT of belts, motors, augers, etc that require routine maintenance...?

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Actually the whole system is pretty easy to maintain. The main thing is greasing the bearings on the roller mill and calling the mill company when a bearing fails.

[@floydschriber1051]

Are these all your farms pigs or do you work for the farm with all the pigs quite an automated system for sure

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

The pig operation is owned by the gentleman I work for.

[@floydschriber1051]

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 Thanks Carl I’m sure enjoying your channel you present things so well this Iowa farming is about the same as my Michigan an North Dakota experience farming I do miss sugar beets an edible beans I haven’t seen to much of the hog barn works but I’m sure am glad to be in Iowa seeing how it’s done here

[@chriskleineck5092]

Can we see the hogs sometime

[@hfff1]

Fascinating but lots of equipment to create issues.

[@gerhardkruger7157]

How do you cope with all the poop!!!😂

[@kirbyholmes1113]

Man where u been

[@GeorgeFisher4]

I’d like a hat

[@jimenglehart8284]

Where’s Carl? I thought he managed the hog operations n.

[@staceyroberts9561]

That was a awesome video thank you your sharing

[@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206]

Thanks Stacey!