Feeding High Production Dairy Cows (155)

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Thanks for sharing, Piet. Always enjoyable....thanks for the explanation of feeding. Thank you for feeding America with milk.

[@diggerwoolstone]

Very similar setup to my feedlot, love my 930 on the triple augar...fantastic tractor!

[@bonniehibma3580]

Amazing the detail for the feed. A real science to it.

[@skkahare8728]

This is amazing ..i feel like am in university course for dairy farming

[@Dwthomas1946]

Enjoyed the video. Golf is always fun when you have a good bunch of friends

[@Felixalexander82]

Again really interesting video Greets from holland

[@cherylhaynes801]

From the Netherlands to Canada now in America, you don't care were you are your just looking for the best offer.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Looking for the best opportunity to be able to pass the farm onto the next generation.

[@boersven]

hii Piet! great farm (management) u got going on!👍👍

[@PedroSantos-bw2sf]

Great video Which is DM the corn silage? Feed for cows looks super, lots fiber, help in health cows and probably also in good components Congratulations

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

The silage we're feeding currently is 35% dry matter.

[@freddylove9914]

GOOD MORNING 🙏 GREAT VIDEO

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Thank you!

[@michaelkreiner8948]

GREAT JOB

[@garyjakebenlichti5129]

Great job! Where abouts in Canada did you farm? We're in Ontario, lots of Dutch around here

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We lived near Edmonton Alberta.

[@zahidwalid3868]

Piet what would be a ration of a 90 pound milking cow on as feed basics using the ingredient you show as on your farm and who the ration would develope as the cow go far off in her laction ? And what is the cost for each set of feading in dollars terms? Big thanks for a farmer to farmer and subscriber piet

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

These are the as fed lbs of this ration. 21lbs alfalfa, 3.5lbs ryegrass, 3.5lbs canola, 4 lbs mineral/protein mix, 1.5 lbs wheat midds, 1 lb flour, 14lbs earlage, 9.5lbs distillers, 0.5lbs molasses mix, 56lbs corn silage. These are rounded figures. We feed a fresh ration fist 20- 30 days in milk, high ration up to about 150 days pregnant and then a late lactation ration prior to dry off. I could possible do a cost break down in a future video

[@BenKiwi-nq7un]

Hi Piet, great video. Such an impressive operation. Can you tell me more about the feed at 10 minutes into the video. I couldn't quite understand what you call it. All the best. From a NZ dairy farmer milking 2200 cows on a pasture based system.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We call it earlage, it's the whole corn cob plus the husk and a little bit of the leaves. It's harvested with a corn silage harvestor with a corn head for combining corn. The majority of our starch in the diet comes from this feed.

[@BenKiwi-nq7un]

@@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047 Thanks for the reply. Do you then harvest the remainder of the corn crop for low nutritional value corn silage or mow it and cultivate back into the soil? Thanks again.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

@BenKiwi-nq7un typically it's cultivated back into the soil.

[@agrartechnikbw9123]

How is the common type of dehorning in your area? Burning a ring, burn it out or with a paste? Nice Videos and Greetings from Germany 👍 Keep up the good work

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We are burning a ring with an electric dehorner. Paste is also commonly used, we tried it in the past but didn't have good luck with it.

[@holadihokappa9886]

Is it in planing stages to build another freestall barn or maybe a new facility with rotary parlour or robotic system ?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

No short term plans for any major expansions.

[@davidraaf3865]

How long does it take to mix a batch of feed? Thanks for the interesting video.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

About 30 minutes from the time we start loading to when it's delivered to the pens.

[@r.scotthill3082]

Do you make any ration adjustments base on the forecasted daily temperatures? What are the percentages you are seeing on the different levels of the PSU shaker box test?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

No ration changes based on temperature, the cows will eat a little more or a little less of the same ration depending on temperatures. It's been quite a while since we've done any shaker box tests, could be interesting for a future video.

[@jerryshull6908]

Good Morning Sir, I have a question for you. How deep is your pit you back the mixer into to load?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Sorry for the late reply, it's 30" deep.

[@jimholbay5148]

Great video information. Do you feed any soybean meal?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Not at the moment, we're feeding canola meal instead of soybean meal.

[@gavinperry7237]

Approximately how many cows do you milk daily & what is the size of your parlour ?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We're milking 1600 cows 3 times per day in a double 24 parallel parlor.

[@gavinperry7237]

@@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047 Are you able to do a video of your milking parlour in operation or are you restricted due to a contract stipulation with your milk supplier similar to what is in place with Andy's family with Farming Fixing & Fabrication .

[@lindapereboom]

​@@gavinperry7237check the library. He has multiple videos of the parlor during milking. No restrictions like FFF

[@bencast-pt1pd]

Could you do a farm tour video?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Yes, I could do that some time in the future.

[@RggDdf-y8c]

Mercie

[@BenWaldner-x4t]

What knifes do you use in your mixer Thanks

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We are using supreme's knives. They now have an option for a harder steel, but we haven't tried those yet.

[@antonk949]

Kun je ook eens vertellen waar het jongveerantsoen uit bestaat

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Ja, op moment voeren wij stro, alfalfa, overgebleven voer van de koeien, corn distillers, en earlage aan de vaarzen.

[@tysonwildeboer42]

Hi Piet if I wanted a job what should I do

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Hi, we are not currently looking to hire anyone.

[@tobiasschilders1311]

Melken jullie 3x daags?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Ja

[@MichaelBrandao-v2m]

That's quite an operation you got going

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Thank you!

[@ski7470]

Do you have weigh cells on the loader or just on the feeder?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

On the feed wagon. We have a feeding program inside the tractor that's connected to the scale on the feed wagon. It counts down to 0 for each ingredient.

[@cherylhaynes801]

If your a dairy farmer in America why do I see so many foreigners working on your farm, shouldn't you be employing Americans.

[@johnneal7155]

Just because they are Latinos doesn't mean that they are not Americans

[@gavinperry7237]

Unfortunately the work ethic needed to work on a dairy farm isn’t always obtainable from the local work force. Whether it be the fast food industry or the fields that require the hand picking of produce the jobs are filled by individuals willing to put in the longer work shifts for not the best pay & living conditions.

[@RobertOndek]

I don't know in what part of the country you live. If we didn't have foreign workers we would not have enough. And they are very good at what they do

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Some of our employees are immigrants like myself, like me they're looking for opportunities to improve their lives and the lives of their families here in America. There is a significant need for people to work in blue-collar jobs across the country and the world. It's difficult to find people who want to do physical labor, work with cattle, work on holidays, nights, and weekends. All of those things are required on a dairy farm, we're here 24/7 365 days a year working to produce high quality milk. Many of our employees have been with us for over 10 years, and have the skills and knowledge to work in many other professions but choose to work on our farm. The work we are doing on our farm to produce milk creates hundreds of jobs down the supply chain in transportation, manufacturing, distribution, sales, food service, etc. Often, those jobs are more desirable by people who don't want to work on farms.

[@boertjejanvh3696]

​@@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047Goed antwoord Piet op een domme dubbelzinnige vraag.👍