Finishing Up Corn Silage and Planting Cover Crops! (Harvest Season 2023)

Today we are chopping corn silage and planting cover crops! We are opening up one of the last of our fields in preparation for picking later this fall. Meanwhile the 7510 John Deere is pulling our Great Plains drill and taking care of the cover crop. The Cover crop is a mixture of oats and rye. Thank you all for watching. In the comments let us know if you plant cover crops and of what kind.
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[@billjoat]

I like River riding along!! Thats nice

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Always enjoy having a dog with me. River is maturing. My dad's one dog absolutely loved riding with him. She would also enjoy just sitting in the truck and guarding it or waving at people. She actually locked him out a couple of times that way, but he loved it. Very appropriate that he actually got her when he bought the used truck from someone, saw a puppy running around and said "Does the dog come with the truck?" She was a good smart dog. The weather has always and continues to be something you just have to work around. Thank for taking us along.

[@richpelto248]

I live so close to you. I'd love to come see your farm. Absolutely beautiful country. Morraine country of Western Wisconsin is beautiful and you're so close to The Driftless Country

[@RyanLepeska]

I would replace the star knife while you are at it, It really helps when there is sharp edges on the star with the combination of a sharp knife. When you replace all that take everything apart and cover with anti seize. The knife is adjustable with an Allen wrench to bring the knife closer to the star. (Only takes a couple minutes) if you adjust everything every 25 ish acres it will keep all the adjustment screws freed up and will save a lot of headaches with grass wrapping on the knives.

[@terencenelson4472]

River's not getting motion sick.....good girl! River.

[@dennisbrandt-vn4dp]

A dog in the cab with you, nothing better! I'm an OTR truck driver. Had my co-driver Shea with me for over a million miles. This little 20lb poodle/schnauzer mix thought he was a 90lb Rottweiler! We had some great times together. Lost him 2yrs ago to some goofy disease. How he protected me. Miss him every day! Envious of you! Keep up the great videos!

[@randycharest4507]

Enjoyed watching the video guy's 😊

[@guydaubenspeck9206]

We have A6 year old Australian and a six-month-old Australian shepherd and they both like to ride. 1 cab tractor on the place the six-year-old nose and hot weather when it's on the Baylor that's the one she wants to ride in. She will actually stand on the ground outside the cab door and wait to be invited in

[@mikeburgan7675]

Thank you

[@alisciamarotta3888]

Another great video, always educational, interesting and entertaining. Keep them coming.

[@danielcooke7911]

Have to say I’m a relatively new sub to channel and I’m really enjoying the pace of the uploads and content you show. It’s about the way of life rather than you being a big star and having lots of focus on you it’s about your family and the farm with a great balance of both. Don’t get me wrong, we all like the big personalities but that kind of over shadows the work and way of life. I’m so in awe of the work you all get done with the kit you use, not sure I could manage an hour doing the job so hats off to you all. My aunt had a dairy but we got hit with foot and mouth, it broke her heart and she said enough was enough and changed to livery and crops and hay. I was younger back then and went down a different pathway in life but have much respect for farming and soft spot for dairy. Anyway rambled on, great channel, content and family. Keep sharing and we will keep watching, been watching a backlog of videos. Proper Job as we say in Cornwall!

[@DonWelter]

You're taking good advantage of a nice fall day. Quite a tractor companion. A collie we used to have was a truck dog. All you had to say was "truck ride" and you had an instant companion. In years when we've planted wheat, sometimes used leftover seed in our IH 620 drill and planted some cover on bean stubble. A nice shower and a few warm days would help it emerge quickly.

[@ryanwaege7251]

Glad you had a fuzzy buddy for the planting 😂

[@markflick1641]

Beautiful view . You guys always have a beautiful back drop . Thank you for sharing your day . God Bless .

[@jpeel2066]

Always used to plough and plant parallel to the road. Then nobody could see how straight you were and if you missed any rows. Great video. All the best 🇬🇧.

[@billcreed6882]

Grew up on a farm many many years ago. We had a yellow Ford pickup. That truck wouldn't move without the farm dog ( Frisky ) in the front seat. Even if you were driving it 20 years to put in the shed for the nite, she had to be in it.

[@Travis_Rivers]

She just loves to be with dad while he's working away the day ❤

[@randynancywarkentine2810]

Enjoy your videos. We have a NH FP 240 chopper that has quite a few similarities to the Gehl . NH has two rotary cutting discs that rub against against each other (bottom one is spring loaded) to keep razor sharp. Works very well, also we have a neighbour with a SP chopper who we hire to open up our fields.

[@big.g.fromohio3546]

I’m a truck driver and my dog absolutely hates riding in any vehicle. I have to take her with me because I don’t have any one to leave her with. She’s probably the best dog I’ve ever had though. Just a good old rescue mutt.

[@kensmithler5965]

Another great one Aaron, you do such a good job explaining what you are doing and why. We never planted cover crops, just winter wheat and Dad always did the traditional fitting, plow, disc, drag, plant and roll. I wondered if you would have trouble with the corn debris. Loved seeing River enjoying her time with you!

[@clinthochrein888]

Managed pretty good mounted camera partially inside the manure spreader . Excellent video 👍🏾

[@jerrystott7780]

I had a pair of shop cats who loved cars and pickups. Every so often, one would vanish, and I'd have to call the customers of that day and ask if they had a hitch hiker napping in their vehicle. 😂

[@pleasantviewfarms2084]

Great video. My dog loves riding in our Polaris General !

[@Travis_Rivers]

My buddy has a cat that goes everywhere with him absolutely loves the car . He started when he was a kitten . I'm gonna do it with my next kitten for sure . I love dogs but with my work schedule I don't have the proper time to spend with one

[@burtzorn4059]

Can you find some one to open your chop fields up . That beats running it in the ground.

[@marshallsayre58]

Hi Aaron, aftr watchng so many farmers I don't knw how y'all keep it straight without falling asleep. I enjoy watchng. It gives me ideas about it for myself..its just unsure of where. I live n NJ& farms are few here. They're not too appreciate for what they do..food doesn't just show up at suprmrkts..LOL. Have any wintr plans to fix eqpmnt?

[@craigrudd6093]

i have a blue heeler that rides with me almost every where i go except the tractor, she got hung up in the stairs jumping out, but really loves to ride in the ranger looking at the cows

[@The543ferris]

Had a lab that loved riding in the back of the pickup so much he would even jump in my neighbors truck for a ride if he could. Just loved to be in the wind.

[@chuckpotter20]

In regards to the running over corn issue with pull type choppers I've seen guys plant their headlands and a center lane with some kind of forage grass. They can still get a crop off the land so it's not wasted and then the corn field is already opened up when it's time to chop.

[@Timkrenz-gr6ol]

❤😊 MARKER'S WOULD BE A PLUS❤😊

[@mrt4547]

You should chop that rye about may 20th next year before planting back to corn. Makes good feed if cut early and maximizes feed per acre.

[@bevroseboom3628]

I quit picking up down corn. It always caused problem and once costed us a gathering chain Pick the ears by hand

[@tederdmann2993]

Funny I watched this yesterday and I also planted winter rye in my garden as a cover crop yesterday too. 😂😂😂

[@Meister775]

Enjoy the time with your dog, I lost my dog many years ago…

[@burtzorn4059]

Rye will grow on a stone if you give it water. Just get it on some dirt and you will be fine

[@colmortimer1066]

Is the reason River likes the yellow fruit snacks, mostly because those are the ones you do not like?

[@billsauberlich7337]

Having not operate our gehl chopper in 30 years,I believe you can interchange the stars and then they will be flipped so you have a new Square edge running across the knife

[@Travis_Rivers]

I'm hoping to see you seeding corn with the john deere you rescued this coming spring that would be super cool behind your red stripe international 😎

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I never ran a Gehl chopper, but a bunch of other Gehl equipment. I'm taking a guess that y'all have run Fox choppers in the 70's. Thier heads could take more than the feedrolls could.

[@stevekunde123]

We have been drilling radishes as cover crop over the top of the chopped corn. They grow quick in the fall, do a good job of breaking up the soil, and add a good amount of nitrogen back to the soils after it gets froze out in the fall.

[@badger1132]

What’s your dairy ration? Ground ear corn, corn silage? Pounds per head . Good video. Like that Great Plains drill…

[@timstevens2866]

I got 3 dogs, one cowers in the back of the truck, one only wants to know what the 3 rd dog got for snacks and the 3 rd dog just loves going "trucking" but he has to stay in the back cause if it rains and U turn on the wipers he wants to catch them lol

[@guernseygoodness]

I bought an Esch 12 foot no till drill this year. Just got my last cutting of grass off and am going to transition a few fields over to annual ryegrass via overseeding, going to use the Italian variety this week. What rate did you plant your ryegrass and what variety is it?

[@michaelforand]

my dog Abby lives for rides in my JD gator

[@patmccraw6246]

My little dog loves to ride with me.

[@PaulWilcox-n2p]

You could spread Rey on top and will be fine did it for 25 years

[@robertcowden9484]

I have a blue heeler rides everything quad all equipment and even motorcycle

[@Blackwellll3066]

Oh my chocolate lab love going for rides she would always get mad when ya didn't take her. Probably cuz she wanted to see the cows

[@dougbrewer2257]

Got two beagles they love to ride with me in truck

[@VidChataccount]

can we see corn picking

[@davidwhisnant3230]

You don't use a burn down we uselly put a round and 2 4

[@phillipstotts8180]

Have a shishu that will ride on anything 4wheeler tractor truck even lawn mower

[@PughFarms]

I've got a 110 lb Golden retriever that wants to go everywhere with me tractor is limited because he's a little big but he has plenty of room in our case IH 1203 swather, goes to town with me in the truck, kind of pouts if he doesn't get to go. @pughfarms