Ear corn sure does make good cattle feed final step in raising the best beef on the market.

[@johnberry1107]

Farming with machinery that don't owe you a dime is the way to go for many. Bless.

[@bradleamon4466]

Dead wright no point buying new machines if the old ones are still doing a good job the less money you owe the better

[@kopenhagenkid]

Nice to see your Uncle in your video

[@normanknapp6041]

The 856 is probably my favorite tractor it’s a good running machine 54 years old and running like a champ.

[@mattthomas3207]

I own a '71 856 with a m&w turbo and a year around cab my grandfather bought in 1972 and it still runs beautifully

[@ronzezulka6646]

856 is one of the best Red Power tractors ever built.

[@user-kf9fv1qj9u]

Great video

[@billroberts3864]

You are a good teacher and show the various parts of making cattle feed. The corn harvest was interesting and it was fun watching the hammer mill operation. Your corn crib seems to have a lot of corn ready to be ground into feed. Thanks for a great video and blessing to all of you folks.

[@WilliamDraper-ym3nv]

Good job, I ground my own feed several years ago. Would like to do it again. Roulding up all of the equipment would be a job.

[@markschwab7829]

I remember grinding earcorn for the cows and the steers a lot of shoveling in the corn crib but the cattle did well on it.

[@davet.3587]

Great dependable tractor's, use to use the same grinder mixer in central MN dairy farming

[@keithgreene2469]

Good to see Uncle Bowser helping you out on his day off. Saves you a litter time. Great looking feed !

[@ralphknapp5375]

Thanks Keith

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Great job. That's some good looking feed. We use to use ear corn and I'm planning on starting back.

[@knappfarms]

It’s a really good feed they get the extra fiber from the cob and filler while utilizing more of the plant always a plus

[@orinbeavers5941]

Watch this video 2 times son come over about 3/4 of the way so Watch it from front to end again lol I like the older machines working hard and making quality feed I wish I lived closer to you it would be nice to pay someone to mix feed like you guys make and get what you pay for keep them videos coming and I will be here to give everyone of them a 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@knappfarms]

It’s definitely nice being able to see and know everything we feed our cattle and being confident in what we are eating as well

[@mathiggins4264]

Looking good guys be safe out there your buddy from Nebraska

[@farmahedvikaslatinky]

Ahoj. Kluci, fakt dobrá práce. Tohle bude dobytku chutnat. Držím palce . God bless farmers.

[@DUCKDONKEY]

Good looking feed. Nice honker too.👍

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great Great job grinding your ear corn 🌽

[@markheater470]

Awesome video!!!!! Appreciate all the info. Thank you

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank You

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

Thanks for the video. Mixing you own feed saves you money. Going out now to make a batch of oats and peas for the pregnant ewes. Going to get a lot colder over the weekend here.

[@knappfarms]

How many ewes you run I’ve never been to a sheep farm always interested to hear about things we don’t have much of around this area

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

We will be lambing out 150 ewes. Expecting about 300 lambs. The breed is Rideau Arcott which is a prolific canadian breed. The similar americain breed would be polypay.

[@robertjeffries286]

Awesome work. Thanks for sharing

[@jerrymills4203]

Nice set up working good

[@jamesmarsh4957]

enjoy this making your feed , good stuff too, still go a bit of corn to harvest yet then , keep going getting her done with fantastic old IH power

[@Northeastohio]

Nice older grinder. We just bought one

[@Lightning613]

Good explanation of grinding feed & very nice ending depicting real “non-gmo” food.

[@knappfarms]

Made some goose tacos out of it later that day

[@Lightning613]

@@knappfarms at our Christmas BBQ, a guy brought ground goose&duck chili. Most Excellent.

[@bobbyscott8024]

You got some nice tractors there!

[@America-First2024]

I agree with you on ear corn being the best feed. But in north Texas the price of corn is the same price as bag feed. Which is $24/cwt. Feed and grain dealers have tapped into the value stream and cornered the market on all animal feed.

[@knappfarms]

I don’t think this would be efficient if we didn’t raise all our own corn to save a little money on it but we also get the fiber from the cob and filler so that helps with the price as well

[@oldamericaniron5767]

Notice, the grinder didn’t care how fast the corn picker was run and I’m sure the cattle won’t care either.😀

[@ArmpitStudios]

15:42 I sure love that tiny ol' bin.

[@knappfarms]

Haven’t had anything in there in years lol last time I remember beans in there there was so much mold from the roof leaking so bad

[@ArmpitStudios]

@@toriblack6334 Eat it, scammer.

[@dobberaaron6658]

Great video nice Honker

[@mzr800]

Thats some nice Red Power you have there!

[@jameswise2769]

Pretty much the way I do it

[@richardwilkens4577]

I grind all the feed for my dairy cows

[@onehappyfarmer3461]

Should be interesting seeing the moving of the mill.

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

New sub here, I see your in north west IN, we farm in north central IN. We run gleaner combines also.

[@knappfarms]

I went over and subscribed to your channel I’ll be watching some later when I get a free minute

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

@@knappfarms thanks, like you guys we run older equipment too.

[@ericbuck7045]

I love cob corn for cattle feed. I always mix for 10 minutes after grinding maybe you do but didn’t show

[@knappfarms]

Might not let it go for a full 10 minutes but I try and let it mix up some once I’m done feeding it sometimes I get in a hurry and don’t let it do as much as it should probably

[@keithgreene2469]

A little time !! Darn spellcheck.

[@catman13131313]

i bolted a piece of plexiglass over the windows on my grinder when they broke,

[@MrQ23]

Got the same mixer, definitely a soild machine.

[@charmainevandiford6622]

Probably makes great tasting beef. We tried the grass fed and it didn’t taste right to us. Missing something and a little off taste but some people swear by it. Too each his own. I would much rather have beef raised the way you do it.

[@artillerest43rdva7]

do you turn off the fuel on the tractors when you are done running them? how much is the daily feed amount to the cattle? nice video thank you, stay healthy , be safe!

[@knappfarms]

Some of them every tractor is different and we feed roughly 14 pounds of ground corn to each head plus hay every day

[@brentjohnson9210]

Sounds like you have front chain skipping when your tank got full.

[@paulbrooks2024]

I have to the operating system , if it doesn't have a dead battery it's has a flat tire, or the hydraulic filters need changed.

[@tedkahler9738]

nice work.... not sure about the BEST beef on the market .... maybe right behind mine?!?!?!

[@30acreshop_time]

Hi, I have a question, what kind of kernel do you use when you plant corn, do you use G.M.O or none gmo

[@lavonaltenhofen2725]

When did cattle get bean meal in there ration. I out of the loop I guess. Always thought cattle didn't untilze soybeans.

[@essickfarms7585]

I just got a new Holland 351 grinder a few months ago never own one before, so my question is is it normal for the the augers to leave feed in them?

[@knappfarms]

I mean it won’t 100% clean out the auger but it will be empty for the most part

[@essickfarms7585]

@@knappfarms that’s about how mine does it leaves some. Good to know. Thanks!!

[@robertmcmillian4461]

Good gob

[@ozz5350]

👍👏👏👏

[@genelund1705]

Holly cow how many pounds of minerals you putting in 80 bushels

[@knappfarms]

Mineral about 75 pounds for 5000 pound batch then 300 pounds of soybean meal for some extra protein 8 pounds of salt and 15 pounds of yeast extra so in all about 400 pounds of added stuff to 4600 pounds of ear corn

[@knappfarms]

And when you think about 30+ cows eating about 150 pounds of mineral a month it’s not very much

[@erniecothran3112]

What is the estimated cost per hundred lbs.?

[@georgegozelski7330]

Why are the hoods half off of your tractors? Good video though. Nobody grinds the cobs into their feed anymore, such a waste!

[@knappfarms]

A little bit to make people ask questions helps in the algorithm and it’s always the side you have to take off to change or clean the air filter

[@audreyshelton9301]

you need to watch regenerative farming

[@brucerleech]

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video