18” of RAIN in 50 Days + Firewood Delivery

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[@billwhitman1529]

Kip, no one handles the rain better than the dairy farmer... probably because you have to. Good video and I'm sure your dad has said, never complain about rain because it's better to have too much than not enough.

[@homey3051]

Thanks for the video A little soup poop for the fields

[@jaygregory5511]

Loved the heifers coming to check out the new wood

[@randy6650]

Enjoyed watching the video Kip 😊

[@jeffreyedwards6759]

If it were me bunker for sure. Our farm has been using bunker or slab since the seventies

[@dennisshull5994]

I believe that piling your corn silage whether just on the ground or building a bunk is the way to go. Silos are nice but as you have shared there is a lot of work and maintenance on the unloaders! Most of the dairy farms out in my area (PA) that milk 200 or more have gone with silage bunkers! 👍😎

[@timnash6870]

Tim from Canada I think I have mentioned this once before.. if you have water that is in your barn or in an area you want to get rid of. can you have a manure spreader?.. you can put water in your spreader and discharge it the same way as you would your manure.. if you have the water in your spreader, you can take it out to the field and just charge it that way or you can put it on a lawn that is close to you, but in theory you can put water in your spreader, if you have a leak somewhere or it is just too much water in one area and you want to get rid of it. This will work.❤❤❤❤

[@alithemagicbum]

Thanks for the tag along, Kip. Always appreciated.

[@robcooper5813]

Agree go for drive over pile and as you can afford put them on concrete.

[@bryanG4020]

Live and learn!! Have a bag that's a once and done!! Time for another silo!

[@glcmranger421]

Those two cows were mighty interested in your wood delivery! 🐄 🐄 I reckon they gave their approval.

[@mikenawrocki1837]

I like the bunker idea. Kip are you near the great lakes. Ware it's lake effect weather.

[@bigdcarmichael]

The entire yard is looking terrific. The patio and deck, what a great family place.

[@phyllishalley8972]

WOW you got more than your share of rain 😮.. we are blessed with 100 degree weather all week here in Illinois... both are bad .God bless...❤ 🙏🙏

[@karolschulz48]

One could find cheap used silos everywhere, but bunkers would be my thought based on your comments. There is nothing wrong with ag bags, silos, trenches, each are tried and true methods of storing crops. Each have their own conditions they will work best for. It's easy for us arm chair farmers to lend our advice but there is way to much we don't know to offer much more than a suggestion. You are lucky you are getting rain. On the other side of lake Michigan we are in serious trouble with projected yield numbers. I fear many the ever dwindling number of small farms is going to really get bad before spring. Btw, thank God it's not coming as snow!

[@ryburnsjr]

Well done my friend..A silage pit would be an idea ...tho a very big tarp and lots of used tires and a tractor to just pack it down 😀😀😀😀😀

[@DickAnderson-k9y]

I truly enjoyed the moment you shared about your mom and how you reflected on her ❤️. May she continue to shine down on you and your family. Farmers wives are the unsung hero of any farm.

[@ThomasDrehfal]

You received the rain that we have not gotten this year. Your deck looks great.

[@russellnye2201]

A concrete bunker is the best way to go. Expensive but it will save you lost feed for a long time. Would you please stack and tarp the round bales to please!!!! More saved space and it keeps longer. But absolutely love watching ur content u remind me of the best time of my life. ❤❤❤

[@oddJOB7036]

Send some of that rain to Wisconsin 😂😂😂, good thing you got the deck finished with all that rain. Looks great!!!

[@philhosier9185]

Kip, In Europe, 3 sided bunkers hold silage, topped ioff w/ plastic sheeting, they have done it that way for years.

[@jimpolk]

I agree with the guy that commented build a silo. That's a lot of rain.

[@bryankeator8396]

Over here in NY in the Catskills is wet wet wet. Summer just sucked. Really hard for anyone to make dry hay this year. Hopefully turns around so corn chopping is not a mud fest. Have a good one guys

[@wayner806]

18” is a good average year for us in southern Texas panhandle. We got 7” in May and not much since then except hot and dry winds. It’s a crazy year but they all are.

[@calebweaver3628]

Just in case anyone forgot, 21,5xx gallons of water per acre per inch. Needless to say, you’ve a had someone pump one of the Great Lakes onto your farm this summer. Looks like it’s taking it well. Best of luck come harvest but I know you’ll find a way as you always have.

[@johnhoog8874]

Kip you need a hard surface for your ag bags, even if it is just a good quality gravel base, can always cover with concrete on down the road if you wish

[@andrewstich7117]

Thanks for the video and your time to do the video really respect you for your hard work you do on your family's farm

[@mitchberryman7690]

Your deck looks awesome good job

[@lesterhertel2945]

Lots of rain 😊

[@karlherzog3979]

Meanwhile in Mn we are still dry and we are starting to chop corn this next week.

[@dougkaylor2528]

Boy did we get the rain southwest of flint last night, 8-24-23. Flint had 3.5 inches of rain and we ended up with over 2.5 inches. so, so wet this year. good job Kip. love your videos.

[@billherman37]

Well you need to do what fit your operation. I now of a farm that had bunkers and when to bags. Did have the help to get bunkers full and covered. A bunker or pile needs to get filled without stopping. Then it doesn't matter if it a bunker or a pile or a silage bag you need a solid base to put it on. A pile will be a bigger mess in the mud. If you put bags there again it might be a good idea to put a surface drain in to the tile line. The water doesn't soak in throw packed ground. Hope you can come up with what works with out sending a lot of $$$$. And yeah I now how bag work in mud not always fun but there's not a affordable alternative nether.

[@tomhall7250]

Deck looks awesome Kip!

[@tractorboy31]

Was at buckley old engine show and thurs we got hammered with rain. Great way to start show😢 but at least rest of show we stayed dry. Sunday when packing up it got ridiculous heat. Maybe someday you guys might be able to come up to buckley for a day. Looking good

[@lucyalderman422]

Central Alberta 18 inches of rain would be a really wet year

[@robertstackhouse4088]

You need to build a silage pit that will hold as much as the bags do.

[@randybennett5417]

Back east here in Deleware you don"t see trucks and trailers with so many axles.

[@jeffreykerr8034]

Build a big Bunker silo

[@pfd37]

We're at 27.4" in 90 days here in Maine. I still managed to get 1000 round bales done, but lots of first cut yet to do that's too wet to get on.

[@countryguy72065]

Great video kip... another week to go here in Washington state... alot of pictures to show you guys...I miss your mom too... we had some good heart to heart talks over the years... a couple were about you!... see ya in a few weeks.

[@canvids1]

Kip I sure enjoy your videos and how you present, explain,how and reason what you are doing. Thanks and God bless.

[@johnnylindsey5808]

Good job guys

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for another great video. It was interesting and enjoyable. Wow wow. You have got a lot of rain and a lot of water on the ground. Water everywhere Kip. Kind of unusual for this time of the year. You were asking about storing your silage. I would get rid of the bags and go with nice big bunkers for your silage. We had bunkers and were happy with them. Easy to fill and maintain. You have space back there and I think you would be happy with them once you have them setup. Those milk trucks that come to your place have tons of wheels under them. Think I saw five sets of wheels under the tanks. Trust that is to meet weight requirements. Right????? Messy trying to work your manure in this rain. Wow. Lucky you are not stuck in the fields. Lots of wood piled up for your winter heat. Huge pile by your deck. Nice wood. Your deck looks nice Kip. Nice work. Some of your cows were checking out your wood pile in the video. Not harder than trying to farm in the mud. Hang in there. About it I guess. Thanks for everything Kip. Stay dry. The Iowa Farm Boy. Steve.

[@ryanbachman9227]

Age bags are nice. But if they are put on a concrete or tar slab so you don’t have to deal with mud. Silos can be a pain also. I would definitely make a pile.

[@richpelto248]

You are the real deal. I’m going to buy some stuff from you. I see how much you love what you do and how much you love ❤️ your family and critters

[@lucyalderman422]

Another silo would be very pricey but it would last a long time

[@gregkortbein5108]

100 degrees and very dry in West-Central Wisconsin.

[@jeffyanego8161]

Deck looks fantastic. We got absolutely HAMMERED with rain last night here in West Virginia. Been awhile since I’ve seen it rain that hard. It was bad.

[@joelacharles]

It would be nice to build a drive over bunker storage for the silage it can hold more feed and keep the quality of feed good

[@kevinwittstruck8764]

I would build another silo instead using bags

[@joemoody748]

Why’s that?

[@TheRealJesseStoltzfus]

Natural compaction, way smaller footprint for runoff. Depends on labor situation. It’s obvious they have several tractors big enough to pack a bunk/pad, but do they have enough labor to be able to do it, along with everything else they have to do daily. If it was me, and it would just be for silage, I’d do a poured silo that can hold twice as much as one they have now. Theres a few people in my area that have 30x130’s for corn silage, and I’ve even heard of a 30x148, holds over 4000 tons of corn silage.

[@bryonjames1737]

@@joemoody748because your great grandkids kids can’t reuse a bag

[@gregcatlett1458]

Well, kip, liked your comments on the ag, bags, silo and trench. We used all three in our time and I will take the trench any day. They all work, but everybody has their favorites live in learn just don’t make the trench too big to keep it fresh.

[@timjorden8329]

In Nova Scotia, summer of rain rain rain. I guess better too wet than too dry. Right? Do you ever watch Sonne Farms?

[@rickpullins8590]

Great video Kip

[@shawnhillesheim3891]

used hog slats work good for putting agbags on

[@jasonnehls1083]

I think you would be better with a big silo like a 24x80 or 90. Switching to a pad not only do you loose the space but having to get rear unload wagons is another big expense. Not to mention the man power piles take.

[@leevanruler119]

Weather permitting, you should transfer the ag bags contents to an available empty silo to alleviate the reloading of the wagon. Inclement weather would still allow you to feed without the added tractor/wagon refill.

[@arnoldschulter8951]

Send some of that rain to Texas. We have had no rain in the past 50 days and 44 of those days, the temps have been around 105 degrees.

[@burtzorn4059]

Sure is a beautiful home you have. You do a great job maintaining it. Your moms tree and picture is a great touch. We have missed the down poors in Hillsdale County. Take care Kip always enjoy your channel. Hope the Grant man and the rest of the family are doing well.

[@markklumpp39]

You really have some nice looking cows

[@drbill44]

And we got hammered with rain again last night. Hope you are still above water.

[@TheRealJesseStoltzfus]

Pads work great as long as you have the means and labor to be able to pack it efficiently. I know several dairies that are about your size that are going back to silos because they can’t find enough help to handle a bunker at fill time. And the silos I’m talking are 30x130. I think I’ve even heard of a 30x142 somewhere in Maryland or Virginia?? Takes some ponies to fill, and be a bugger if the unloader ever broke after filling.

[@stevebiddle8912]

I live in Oklahoma and we had more rain in April-June than we normally get in a year!!

[@samjohnson1344]

Roll over pits on concrete are awesome. They take a little more space but store well and are easy to pack and unload.

[@tugboat2739]

Howdy Kip

[@michaelstewart8806]

I've seen a number of farms over here that are using the drive over pile method. This weather is changing everything. The weather now affects our lives by 97% of the time.

[@edniemyjski3303]

rains like that sucks for a dairy farmer,did it for 42yrs my self,but man your lucky to get it we in sw wisc and only got around 5 to 6 inches since may first and last 3 day been near 100 degree and humid crops looking tuff.

[@enriquecasillas9795]

ive been watching your channel for like 5 or 6 years and i've never seen you scrape the holding area when you first went in it was all dark and i honestly didn't recognize it keep up the hard work brother

[@Daveco82]

great weather to be a infantryman!

[@America-First2024]

The 4240 have smaller tires on the front?

[@bobpurs]

More head your way tonight Kip. Yea we sure are wet and same here West of you. We are also having hard time getting hay done. We had August weather in June. See ya must be getting rid of some stuff on Auction. Stay safe and take care .

[@richardpeter1935]

Bunker is the way to go

[@gregcatlett1458]

What a STRAIGHT MILK truck axles galore. A little hard to keep manure in pad area with that much rain and haul 😢😢. Lake affect rain I guess Thanks sir!

[@stephenkeller6894]

Can’t beat flip a switch feeding. If you do one big pile that means everything has to go through your feeder wagon or you’re looking at completely overhauling your feeding system

[@aaronyurczyk1886]

Not as bad as when we had a neighbor think it was a good idea to put an ag bag right next to the road ditch and have to open it in the spring.. lol

[@lgl_137noname6]

18:58 With so many trees nearby, it appears that your gutters doulf benefit from some gutter screens to help prevent some roof water damage ....

[@danielhurrle7008]

The drive over piles are way easier. We started with front unload wagons when we switched. You could use your backhoe to push up on piles and pack with a articulate tractor. If you have close to or over 100 cows silos are to much work. You can use the pads for equipment parking when you don't have feed on it.

[@danielhurrle7008]

Also Bunkers are being torn out for drive over pads in our area. Just a base and concrete or asphalt. We layed asphalt down and love it as snow melts off in winter. Some is 3 years old and looks great yet. Keep up the great work Kip. Your family does a great job with the farm.

[@jciolan1]

I hope you guys aren't flooded up there with all the rain we had in the last couple of days in Macomb county I could imagine what has come your way be safe keep up the great work.. you do a great job with educating

[@karloarsch1579]

I am watching 5 farmers regularly, 2 in the US, one in Canada, one in Ireland and one in Germany. The scary thing is, that the weather extremes look very similar this year. Spring to dry, a partly dry summer, but if it rained it was a flood.

[@darrellrobinson5742]

Hard to beat silos bags have lot better feed next to silos the best drive over piles need cement pad but i wood put bags on cement hard to keep face fresh in summer maybe feed pile then silos or bags then silos

[@williammatzek4660]

We need rain here in south central Kansas. Send some my way! How long is the tank on that milk truck?

[@johnclarkkitner9556]

Have you folks thought about bulks for salge.

[@pwhitkinn4543]

Was that rain from Wednesday? The cows don't miss a thing, gotta checkout the new wood😂

[@Farmerzeb1618]

Might not be the best idea, but if you want to get read of the water you could move one of the wrapped baills in the middle of the row

[@davidwhisnant3230]

One thing about the weather if you don't like this year it will be different next year

[@williamhawks2372]

You need 4 New silos to put corn and hay in them or blue one, and I’ll clean it off of the bottom and you never have to use plastic no more today

[@scottmills8089]

You use what you have to. Sometimes it works an other times😟.can't out guess the weather. Great videos though great work.

[@gavindewis8496]

seems like you and parts of England are having a wet time of things

[@brianrichardson7107]

Bunk silo the answer

[@williamhawks2372]

Put screens are something in the gutter don’t have to climb up there no more on the roof it’s safe wind it’s

[@anthonyhengst2908]

Funny how most of that kind of rain passes over us and you get it. Maybe Lake Michigan contributes a bunch.

[@lucyalderman422]

Is there any way that you could pump the water the other side of the row of bales safely and inexpensively

[@chrisschultz3759]

I’d say you need to put in a lagoon

[@scotthawkins1538]

Not sure what day this was but yesterday and today in west central IL we are in hot temperature of feels like around 220 plus and you are wearing a sweet shirt ?? Lol

[@lindadanielson7405]

That plant is a highbiscus

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

It seems strange to see it rain. We are still dry as a f*&t here in south central Minnesota.

[@johnhenderson299]

Quite the pile of logs

[@markgreen9763]

Was that Wednesday

[@donaldshinn1915]

How do you get away with spreading in rain against the law in pa because of run off. My neighbor fined 25,000 for doing it when it hit a stream

[@merlinlong833]

A big pile seems to be the trend. However all your paid for equipment won't be efficient on a pile

[@rdyardie]

You might have to consider building an ark. 😅

[@johnhenderson299]

Nobody likes that much rain the corn fields are going to be soggy