Farmer Talks ~ Rye vs Ryegrass

Kevin takes one last look at the cover crops rye and ryegrass. Both will be harvested soon. Kevin shares his opinion of which rye produces a better root system.
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[@bebo21072]

I'm glad to see the boss is getting out of his camera shyness

[@billymcdaniel8420]

Kevin does a great job explaining things because he knows what he is talking about

[@craig_perth_west-aust_krac180]

Well Said. Cheers

[@esperago]

I played a drinking game. One shot for every time Kevin says "root" and let me tell you, I... umm... wait... what was I talking about again??? ~hiccup~

[@ohmbug10]

Very good explaination Kevin. Thank you. The things The Lord has provided us on this planet are amazing. The farmers use what is here to sustain our lives. It's truly an art form that's underappreciated by some. You're truly great people.

[@davidhart4789]

Really enjoyed seeing the difference in the 2 different ryes. Have a great blessed Sunday and week also. Your daughter needs to get her Class A CDLs for a backup to her beauty schooling.

[@Tangent099]

Your dog looked like he was happy to be with you in the field.

[@dlmarquart]

Hello Rhonda and Kevin I enjoy your videos

[@paulbarr3981]

Oh, and I appreciate the Doggo pictures. A great old farming soul there.

[@muki6237]

Beautiful place Much love from iraq 🏵🌺⚘

[@markbullard4160]

I enjoy watching your videos it makes my day go better hope you have a blessed day

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!

[@davidwaddell8758]

Hey Arces of Clay family!👋 Learn something new everyday! Be safe and always blessed! 😆❤👍

[@danne77sthlm]

I really enjoyed the pictures in the end, Kevin looks like he is looking out over the fields hoping for a good year of crops :) And then doggo looking all happy to be out with you :)

[@kens.3729]

Mother Nature Rules. We had Snow Tuesday and Below Freezing Wednesday/Thursday Overnight.

[@robertschoenborn8413]

Hello 👋 neighbors very nice Kevin. Great filming Ronda. Thank you farmer's. ✌👍✌👍✌👍

[@donburg5125]

Looks real healthy and I'm sure the cows love it. Thanks young people for sharing this information with your KZbin family.

[@kens.3729]

The Old Equipment is Well Made and holds up well especially with the Maintenance it receives. 👍

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Kevin and Ronda

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thank you!

[@patkelly7999]

Great stuff Ronda and Kevin, as was said before, a man outstanding in His field:):)

[@robertlafollette2236]

Good morning, have a great Sunday.. God Bless.

[@jeffscott2840]

Thank you Kevin ! I learn a lot from you guys keep up the hard work👍👍👍👍

[@Adam_Poirier]

Very good explanation, thanks Kevin!

[@aoac1]

I always learn something from your shows! Thanks!

[@brianballa3086]

thanks for sharing very nice deal...

[@tommyhumkey1044]

Thanks for the agronomy lesson 👍 learned some things

[@shannongrisham]

Good Sunday morning from Alabama hope yall have a good day enjoy watching yall farm

[@davidmuise388]

A very informative and interesting video thanks Kevin and Rhonda

[@kwtexas4631]

Really enjoy the videos that you share. Like learning about your operations and seeing your family working together.

[@jsw-farmer4140]

Brilliant explanations for us novices. Thanks. Great vid as ever

[@rodneywroten2994]

beautiful grass

[@armandesquivel8863]

Thanks again for the video, thanks Kevin for explaining about the difference in the roots, love this channel keep them comming God Bless you all

[@billyshumate853]

Nice video everything is growing good. Take care and have a blessed week and see you on your next video.

[@kenmachine9951]

kevin is very intelligent . I feel good when our farmers are so smart ⭐ Great work.Ken Machine NC 😊 John 3 16 ❤️

[@MrMagnum7220]

We got one field of rye off. Last year we planted a mixture of rye grass and triticale. We really like it. Lot of tonnage and good feed value. Those roots are what the corn plants eat. We plant no till in our rye stubble

[@farmboy5622]

Thanks for explaining things. We never grew those types of crops, so I did not know much about them.

[@paulbarr3981]

Love these episodes with info and experienced teacher. I learn plenty from Kevin and Rhonda in the kitchen canning and gveneral meals. Keep it coming please.

[@barrybeggs8543]

GREAT VIDEO learned alot I didnt knowabout roots

[@yhird]

Great video!

[@boB7710II]

That was a great comparison

[@wildbill5126]

Well I hope this is a Good sign that this years crop will be bountiful for the farm, cool to have Kevin explaining what your all doing and experimenting with on the farm. Rhonda another interesting video for sure.

[@danfinley3690]

Great job explaining the difference in rye grasses fields looking good

[@tonyburelle6633]

That's interesting to see the difference

[@keithburkett1689]

Great video.

[@cassrailroad5358]

👍👍👍 great to learn something today. Love the dog 🐕.

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Brings back memories of My Dad. Uncle and myself all checking on fields.. Your dog was having a wounderful time out there.. She really enjoyed that... Please give her a treat...

[@jamestauschek5424]

Hi Ronda/ Kev, Crazy weather this time of the year! Snow, cold one day and 60's/ 70's the next. Hard to adjust sometimes for nature and human life. Your fields are lookin' great considering all the fluctuations in temperatures. Lookin' forward to gardening as we head into the month of May. As always, have a great week!

[@ernestdougherty3162]

Great video thanks for sharing love your dog God bless

[@linusjohansson7555]

Thanks for info 👌

[@stephenanderson3527]

Good Sunday morning from Missouri

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Good morning!!

[@rickthrelkeld9694]

It's getting close to farming season I sure love watching your videos when y'all start firing up the farm equipment it's so interesting 🤘🙏🕊️😁👍

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Farming doesn't come is seasons. For us it's year around.

[@roberthemphill8588]

I sure liked the video... good stuff.

[@danfinley3690]

Have a blessed day

[@robertdehring8471]

That was a very nice video on explaining the difference between the two grasses to a non farmer

[@wattie1057]

Very interesting you are in spring,it is Autumn down in New Zealand that is some good looking rye grass thanks for the video

[@deerespetes8849]

U guys r outstanding in your field 👍

[@bigrigger5617]

Kevin--Outstanding in his field. Oldie but goody

[@pcl598]

Very good video,keep it up 👍

[@davidwilliams26]

Nice video liked the morning snow. Hope the cows enjoyed their early treat.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Cows love the fresh feed! 😊

[@richdillon2157]

Now I like that, Kevin dives right into the " Root " of the Rye Grass growth. Sorry I had to do that Ronda. Just my off sided since of humor. I have an old girl Chocolate Lab "Mocha" that follows me around where ever I go around here, And loves to ride with me. She is 13 and has that Grey around her face too. I wish I could put a picture of her on here so you could see her. Loved the video, Have a great day.

[@joemutter7661]

Great rye grass

[@kenyh6695]

My grandfather use to say snow is the poor man's fertilizer

[@paolopetricca224]

video beautiful complimenti,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@bhensel100]

Annual rye is always what we plant as a cover crop for the winter. It only gets about 6 to 8 inches tall, spring comes early and we plow it under it doesn't have time to make the root mass that your crop has but adds good humus to the soil..

[@bobpaterson1845]

Really informative talk by Kevin there 🤔👍 how's the transmission repair on the challenger comin along 🙄

[@flemmingnielsen3434]

this rye looks good

[@brianpappas5650]

I didnt know yall had a lab that looks just like my dog did.had to put him down may 6th last year ..but the resemblance wow!

[@andrewstich7117]

Thanks for the great information about rye and video do you feed that to your cows thanks again for the great video

[@kriswinger9391]

Very interesting! It looked like you used a different harvester in this clip than your John Deere.

[@patrickt4384]

I just love your videos, I miss my dog.

[@yant8777]

Kevin is cool,no Bs.

[@danwelsh8709]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@dong9163]

I noticed the long barns in the background. I assume poultry or hog operation. Nice looking crop. Beautiful soil also.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Yes, turkey barns.

[@rickworkman4034]

How is the tractor transmission job coming .

[@jwhitley101whitleyfarms9]

I like rye grass hay it makes some of the best

[@kennydean4512]

Ronda I'm sorry but I had to chuckle when Kevin said Rute. Because my New England accent has me pronouncing it Root. Lol But I loved the video And Chloe didnt want to be left behind and miss the fun 😁

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Yeah, think we all say it a little different. 😁😅

[@LtColDaddy71]

I definitely include cereal rye in my mix for covers. Don't spread N being organic. We'd be knee high, but we're grazing and did cut some with the mower set at the highest level, putting back an ag bag of forlage. Their are 2 other areas we will cut and bag, should get 3 bags total, and the rest is intense grazing. We'll move the cattle back to regular pasture in about a week and it will recover to about knee high, maybe a tad more. You just have to pack them in to real tight paddocks, or they will try to eat around the forage that isn't their favorite. In late May we'll plant. Just a different perspective, thought I'd share it. No right or wrong answers. We've spin on so much alfalfa and clover that it's always coming up anytime the soil starts getting warm. The rye crowds it out, but with some grazing and cutting, they get just enough light to stay in the running. Nothing wrong with some nitrogen fixers struggling along all year long. As much as I love the concept of cereal rye, the row crop is where the buck meets the road, and I have a tough time getting it to mechanically terminate. I just bends over and pops right back up. Gotta love those roots though. But my tillage radishes are going to open that soil up plenty.

[@ollie-lk5dx]

How's the tractor repairs going? Will there be a video of that ?

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Video will be coming soon.

[@genesis4567]

Hey Kevin! That's not how I say root😁

[@randymaylowski2485]

Will you guys are having the warmer weather and probably the rains also, north of Michigan up by the bridge. We are almost in a drought been dry and cold not freezing cold but cold, rains we been getting doesn't even count to be rain, just short showers so us farmers put here are getting worried about our hay season. Grasses around here are 2 to 3 inches tall in most places. That's counting everything hay fields that been maintained to other people fields that hasn't. So good video of explaining. But one thing am curious about I know you guys fertilize, your fields but do you guys disc down way hight of crops to put back in the ground for hummus/ for compost as well to build up the soil?? Other than that again good video.👍 and thanks for sharing☺. Last but not least cut dog ❤☺

[@acresofclayhomestead]

It's dry here also.

[@allanhover5008]

36.7 thousand subscribers outstanding love yaw too and moomoos Mackenzie let’s go milk moomoos 🤓

[@gethinjones7501]

Interesting. Is perennial ryegrass an option also ? You would then get multiple cuts a year? Thanks for making the video

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Not for us since we use it as a winter cover crop and plow it under in the Spring to grow a higher yielding crop.

[@RobertJones-ey9qz]

I have a question for you about the rye grass. If you disc it up after cutting, will that help break up the clay a little because of the root material in the soil. I have pretty heavy clay on my little piece of ground and always thought maybe plowing material in might help, but I don't know nearly as much about it as you folks. Another interesting video, keep them coming. Have a good day.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Yes, adding any organic material too the clay soil benefits it greatly.

[@josephmccarry6700]

Can u graze cattle in the field with just rye grass or do u plant more than just that? I'm thinking of planting my field and getting some beef cows

[@hermanhale9258]

Your clay soil looks just like my yard. I put down some annual rye today based on someone's recommendation. Then I thought ANNUAL, why didn't I get perennial??? But I guess it will be okay.

[@LellandLilly]

I echo Billy's comments, a very simple but easily understood explanation of cereal rye development. Now if you want another potential topic; show and explain how a breeding wheel works for keeping track of the milk cow's production length, gestation, etc. I always enjoy the videos on this channel.

[@LellandLilly]

Now that i think about it, this function might be done by computers now. I use to enjoy seeing these wheels in the milk house.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Yeah, we don't use a wheel. But I remember my dad always using his. 🙂

[@laurreneberry3480]

Thank you for the explanation of rye grass and rye.

[@johngraham1875]

How is the challenger coming along?

[@cedricgates9976]

how much of a crimp in the operation does that big tractor being down do you need that to do the heavy work?

[@joemutter7661]

Hows the big tractor coming

[@acresofclayhomestead]

An update coming out video soon.

[@brendanwhite9799]

Would you no be as well cut the grass 3 or4 times for silage and get better value out of your grass

[@WACRE44]

Loved the beautiful vlogs was great loved the beautiful doggie

[@Hisloyalservantslistenlove613c]

Winter rye vs perennial rye vs cereal rye vs rye grass ?

[@MyVisualRomance]

Do deer bucks go into rut season or is it root season?

[@dalethompson7969]

Good morning how old is your lab? Had to put mine down 2 weeks shy of his 14th birthday cancer he would allways be out with me working on the farm equipment

[@acresofclayhomestead]

We don't know her exact age, but we think she's around 12 years old.

[@ozz5350]

👍👏👏👏

[@Cows150]

What variety of annual ryegrass?

[@arlendelima1620]

Good morning acres of clay after you harvest your two varieties of grass which variety dries up faster rye or rye grass

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Ryegrass dries out faster, unless the rye has headed out, then both dry pretty good.

[@heartwoodfarms9982]

Interesting. When did you plant the annual ryegrass?

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Mid September

[@heartwoodfarms9982]

@@acresofclayhomestead Thanks for the reply!

[@davdhynes3518]

👍😀

[@User39.]

So is annual rye grass a better cover crop for improving soil in a garden ?

[@acresofclayhomestead]

It's a good cover crop, but I can't say that it's better than other garden cover crops.

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

Page 117 The old Chinese saying that "every highway leads to Peking" is stll true.

[@eddie9027]

Kevin, city guy here, are you talking cereal rye or serial rye ?, both cow feed ?

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Cereal rye. Yes, feed for the cows.

[@eddie9027]

@@acresofclayhomestead Thanks Rhonda, Enjoy all your video's

[@rickg3387]

When were these two rye grasses planted?

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Mid September