Fodder beet harvest 2020

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[@anthony342]

much better music that the bloody woman singing about castles that appears on lots of farm vids

[@markcorr6704]

I second that 🤣

[@petrokemikal]

I agree... I had to stop watching welker farms videos as I personally couldn't handle the afull dance music...

[@dougpeterson5257]

Love the beet harvest videos. Watched a sales video from Massey Ferguson from when the 1200 was new, enjoyed the enthusiasm for the new model.

[@hjo2]

Another good video, well put together with drone shots. It’s amazing how farmers manage to put these together in their spare time. Cheers Dan 👍🏻

[@Paul-vd2sp]

Good video. Nice to see the 1200 out doing a job. 👍😀

[@elliearmstrong7771]

Great vid Dan really love the music it just makes it good job

[@SAB_Agri]

Cool vid Dan nice see 1200 doing bit of work 💪👍

[@ginggur17]

Wishing you and all of your family seasonal greetings Dan. 🤜🤜👍🎄🎁☃️

[@applejack120]

Loved this video, great music to go with it.

[@Cotlandfarmer]

Great video Dan, nice to see the 1200 get a run out to blow out any cobwebs. The beet looks nice and clean, pity the yield is down a bit. 👍

[@WLT-lj3bw]

Great video Dan, very interesting 👏👏

[@stevebiggs8864]

Great video Dan, well done mate 👍

[@paularmstrong1551]

Lovely video Dan 🤙 keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@philipjmcloughlin2299]

Good video Dan harvester working well 👍

[@arnaudvanherk9729]

Thanks for sharing. Perhaps consider GPS. A simple system with egnos signal will do, to be more accurate with drilling.

[@johnsheahan7914]

Great video as always keep it up dan

[@philipbutler9404]

Lovely video Dan nice to see the 1200 out pulling the trailer was that your tractor on the beet harvester , nice music as well.

[@nickhill3362]

Pleased it was dry for you Dan it would have been nice to see the old 1200 flexing it muscles in some bad conditions though 🚜💪😁

[@CowfarmerDan]

Harvest isn't over yet!

[@davidwatt7663]

The 1200 was the easiest tractor to reverse a trailer into a tight spot as you could wind lock on and re point the trailer without moving. Had 2 of them only let dow buy week hydraulics 👍

[@mathewwarner4233]

I would add an extra row to the drill if you can find one. We had same problem with 3 row standen lifter loader many years ago

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video, Logically you will buy a 6 row drill, thanks for sharing

[@bobcrawford2105]

Same trouble with fodder beet 40 years ago , grow to far out of ground so topper knife no chance of clean cut

[@brendanwhite9799]

Magnam is a good yealder high drymahtr and low growing

[@steverichardson7263]

If it makes you feel any better I work for a beet contractor in Lincs and yields aren’t very good at all this year, from the camera it doesn’t look a bad crop in comparison to some wev lifted this year.

[@CowfarmerDan]

Thanks, that's good to know.

[@andreas515c2]

Hi Dan, nice video. Thanks for explaining the issue with the loss of beets. Wouldn´t it be best to change the drilling to 5 rows or decrease to four instaed of wasting the high value feed. Farm on, Andreas

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes, drilling will be different next year.

[@michaelcollins1552]

Do u put cattle into the field after pulling the beet to eat the leaves and loose beet

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video dan and drone footage is excellent, good to see the 1200 earning her keep, what will you put into the beet land once its harvested? And will you do your own clutch repair on the 698? 6 row drill next year.

[@CowfarmerDan]

Grass will go in in the spring, and yes, we will do the clutch ourselves. Good guess on the drill too.

[@casto-]

Nice to see the 1200 hauling, I’d kinda like to see the 698 on that trailer to see how she handles it (probably slowly!) don’t tell me the new drill is your dad planting by hand!🤣🙈

[@CowfarmerDan]

Nearly did put the 698 on the trailer, but the hitch needs a repair and the clutch is on the way out. A day on the trailer could have finished it off!

[@casto-]

@@CowfarmerDan 🤣🙈 oh no! I’m still waiting for our clutch to go. I’ve been loading with her for over 10yrs now but still seems ok😏

[@ianthomson4609]

Another great video, Dan. Love the drone camera views. When reversing the trailer with the 1200, do you steer the opposite way to a normal tractor? Tried to work it out, but just got more confused. Used to drive a mix of artics and wagon & draw bars, and always had to engage brain before reverse!

[@roberthiggins6401]

You steer the same.

[@AlextheDutchDairyfarmer]

Very nice to see how the harvester works. Do you feed the beets instead of maize silage?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes, grass silage and fodder beet make up the diet.

[@jon250sx]

I was wondering the same. I didn't know cows ate beets. I thought it was mostly for pigs. Does it need to be processed at all or can they eat it the way it is?

[@CowfarmerDan]

They can eat them whole, but we chop them in a mixer wagon with the grass silage.

[@rogerquenault7207]

Drill only Four rows or add another drill and do Six rows., When your pushing the beet up with the loader do you get much rot setting in on the beet cut by the bucket?

[@CowfarmerDan]

No rot, it's the same as just cutting the tops off.

[@theblueknight5679]

Great Video👍.Do you own the Massey Ferguson 7614 because you never use it you always use the Massey Ferguson dropnose.

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes, normally it would be on the harvester but it was busy hedge cutting.

[@ipfreely10001]

How long after harvesting the beets do you feed to the cows Dan, as what bits of green tops left need to wilt, or else it's upset cows guts and the poop fly's in liquid, nasty amounts? Also how much do you feed: I fed up to 12 kgs on the autumn calving herd I was at pre 2016. I used to put it in last to the shelbourne reynolds twin auger,leg it mix 5 mins and feed. It gave all the cows chance to get beet rather than the first in eat it if it was pre chopped v small. Cows do love fodder beet!!

[@CowfarmerDan]

We don't very often feed the tops, but if we do they're well wilted. The cows get up to 10kg of beet per day.

[@robhardingham6770]

Nice one. What is the beet yielding compared to previous years?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Down a little we feel

[@bobpaterson1845]

How is the field yielding Dan 🤔 are u gonna have enough see u right through the winter 🤔👍

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes, we'll have enough even though yields seem to a a little down on normal.

[@frankie2465]

Great video. How much beet can you lift in a day ?

[@CowfarmerDan]

60-70 tonnes, our days are short at this time of year.

[@timhickman3407]

Yay! 2nd like 1st comment! 😊

[@liamdavies5403]

Fodder yielded well down here which isn't unusual. Always make sure back yourself up and it's selling well so what we lost out on straw we seem to be making up for in beet! Your not far from me about 25 miles!

[@brendanwhite9799]

Did you evre try an Armer harvester that pulls by the leavs and crowns after

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes, our first harvester was an Armer Salmon.

[@brendanwhite9799]

What would you think of them compared to the one you have now

[@CowfarmerDan]

Wouldn't go back to one now, this is the best harvester we've used.

[@markcorr6704]

Great video again Dan. 1200 is made for the job. Why fodder beet and not sugar beet?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Because we feed it to the cows.

[@markcorr6704]

Would the feed value in sugar beet be higher than the fodder beet?

[@CowfarmerDan]

I'm not sure what the difference is.

[@gotlandscapes]

Is the 178 too small for the beet trailer or will we see it at the beet

[@CowfarmerDan]

I'm not happy with the hitch on the 178 so wouldn't want a heavy trailer on there. Also you really need rear view mirrors to keep close to the harvester, but not hit the tyre.

[@dudleywordley6986]

How long can the beet stay in the ground before it starts to rot?

[@CowfarmerDan]

It's a biennial plant so has a 2 year growing cycle, and will not rot in it's first winter.

[@richardleigh1762]

The Kubota seems to be blue smocking a bit Dan .

[@CowfarmerDan]

Modern engines do that when cold

[@Theorimlig]

Why grow fodder beets instead of grain for feed? :) I think they're hardly grown here in Sweden, though there's still some sugar beet growing down south.

[@CowfarmerDan]

Because it's a palatable extra forage.

[@joshjerrome8227]

What’s your biggest tractor in hp and d you run a drill or do you get a contractor in

[@CowfarmerDan]

7614 is 140hp, we have our own drill, there's a video of it back in the spring.

[@stuartpowe5577]

Good video Dan. Nice to see the 1200 getting used, did you get a look at the brakes?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Not yet, but it's on the list of things to do!

[@andyhutch8262]

Why do you top the beet when its only stock feed?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Don't want too much green in the clamp

[@antonyfarming]

Great video 👍 looks good conditions for hearvest Can you show feeding them? Do they go off when hearvested after so long? Great to see 1200 out working Take care stay safe 👌 cheers 👍 🐜

[@CowfarmerDan]

I'll try and get a feeding video done. They last well until around April, as the weather warms they start to get soft.

[@willmoore3790]

Great vid but man how many ads?

[@user-ii3dl8gx4r]

too many

[@davidwhittredge3416]

Will you fill the bunk?

[@CowfarmerDan]

Yes, I don't think we'll be short.

[@pjthehero1]

Why dont u just tie the scalpers up, never seen anyone using them on fodder beet!

[@CowfarmerDan]

Don't really want too much leaf in the clamp.

[@pjthehero1]

Suppose everywhere is different. We find the topper does more than enough but then it's a flail type, only beet we see that has low above ground % are the white beets, enermax magnum etc, even though the yellow beet varieties, cagnotte, geronimo etc, claim low above % there just not!

[@greggroome2791]

🙏❤️👍🇮🇪

[@michaelcollins1552]

Do u put cattle into the field after pulling the beet to eat the leaves and loose beet

[@CowfarmerDan]

Sometimes we do, but not this year as everything is housed. There's nothing really to pick up anyway.