Chopping Corn Silage On A Dairy Farm! Part One (2024 Fall Harvest)

[@FarmingDocumentary]

Watching the precision and teamwork involved in chopping corn silage on a dairy farm is truly impressive! It’s incredible how this vital process supports the entire dairy operation !

[@theburnhams2925]

Y'all practically give me heart stoppage driving near the edges of that silage pile, especially w/the tricycle-gear tractor. Please stay safe, tractor roll-over accidents happen and their effects on farm families are terrible! Always enjoy your videos!

[@daleberghorn6504]

Chopping corn filling silo was my favorite time of the love the sound of the chopper and silo blower miss that but watching your videos makes me feel good great job to all of you

[@anthonyhengst2908]

I love watching the chopper eating up all that corn. I'm finally getting used to the idea of silage piles. On e advantage I see is that there isn't a blower or silo filler pipe to plug.

[@nathanalmond8280]

Looking good. Ought to be some real good feed for the cattle.

[@nash9229]

Hey guys, love what you guys do. Ordered a sweat shirt day 1

[@JRJunior8624]

Man do I love that JD 7450, that's a beast alright!

[@paulreis1648]

Great pile of feed Team work makes the dream work !

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

So thankful things are going well. Thanks for the video and take care.

[@robertlusnia506]

Enjoy all your videos

[@Blackwellll3066]

Great video chopping corn

[@jjarm]

That Chopper ride was cooool!

[@karlwilliams6227]

Gabe Brown's "Dirt to soil" practically transitioned my conventional farming methods to regenerative, and with $105k from Kathleen's brokerage services we keep thriving on every ground - on the farms and smiling to the bank

[@joannenembach5819]

Great post friend

[@RafaAlvarez-t8m]

Reading and farming. There's no knowledge that isn't power. I give it a look too. Thank you

[@RafaAlvarez-t8m]

How do you get so much in that period of time???

[@BrendaHughes00]

My best years were those spent in the farms and steads. God bless those good ol' days

[@waymaab]

Curiosity made me ask, how do you do that?

[@jeffclinch7448]

Brings back memories. 75 76 no blades 2 walls driving over; tractor and wagon only thing packing. Enough feed to supply 125 milking herd plus replacements. Big tractor 1066 hauling with 706 duals after too many years without. State of art parlor. Things change and stay the same. Most diverse industry with everyone doing it right for themselves. I have seen 60 yrs of innovation and statis quo LOVE IT. We never covered pile not available. Our TMR was self-unloading wagon with silage and timed grain on top.

[@Timkrenz-gr6ol]

❤😊 THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO WITH ALL OF US ❤😊

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Thank you for sharing. Always enjoy your videos.

[@clinthochrein888]

Love riding on the chopper! Everything sounds good 👍🏾

[@markflick1641]

Many hands make lighter work . Great video fellas , what a view .👍

[@Leadback-s6y]

It’s heard when the Dirt to soil is dry without rain water in the summer months in the next few days or so the rain is on its way for Mother Nature will help change things farming is like the the stock market !

[@edburkett1428]

I remember doing this on my wife's grandparents farm. A lot of work, but I enjoyed 5.

[@johnhenderson299]

Always great team work on your farm great video

[@tomtubman]

Chopping corn my time loved the sounds from chopping

[@karenwright1196]

Enjoyed it!! Good job!

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks for posting

[@tammygurke7482]

Aaron can’t wait for my merchandise. We ordered a couple sweatshirts and t-shirts😊😊😊😊 #GierokFarmsRule❤

[@glennclarkson4075]

It looks like most of the wheels are running over stalks. Tough on tires! Tongue adjustment at the tractor and for the wagon would be on my list.

[@harveypenner2386]

excellent!!

[@berniewatts7598]

I remember packing an open pit silo with a John Deere 530 tractor. Always enjoyed that. It got kind of scary at times with the pack getting pretty high in the air. You really had to watch and not get the wheel too far over the edge!

[@andylieffring3987]

Love those Gehl choppers… in my opinion the best pull-type made. To bad they don’t make them anymore

[@DonWelter]

Lots of hands made the tarping portion manageable!!! No shortage of things going on simultaneously.

[@johnbreski-g1q]

Love watching. Question why do pile your silage versus bagging?

[@larryklostermann5779]

Nice video Aaron

[@lisaharvey4373]

You half to get a Milwaukee electric grease gun makes it so much easier Love the Video!!!!

[@kmnmalaska]

My wife and I really like your content, been fans for about 18 months. Your dad's insights about farming are the truth. That said, shouldn't you guys consider buying a bigger silo and stop putting your silage in piles? Seems to be labor intense, not to mention all of the tractors using fuel and the spoilage you get. Or, does the setup of your buildings dictate the silage piles?

[@mikeburgan7675]

Awesome !

[@briansmith914]

Another great video i got my grey t shirt yesterday i really like it matches my grey hat

[@michaelhintz6187]

Nice shot at 21:10.

[@brianrichardson7107]

Growing up on the farm we chopped with oh 1086 And ih555 chopper filled 2 silos 20by 70

[@JulianKeller-om6wz]

We chopped with a 190XT AC and two row Fox chopper. That old Fox was a good chopper, but that 190 XT was a P.O.S!! We put our silage in a pit that was pushed out of a side hill. Worked good. Started and dumped on the high end and pushed towards the open end. You didn't have to worry about tipping your packing tractor.

[@tammygurke7482]

PS, we need the white hats back in stock🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@cassidylockard1527]

Is there a minimum depth ?

[@jimwhite1061]

Good to tarp'er all up!

[@henery09]

hi how was the corn crop this year big ears, and was it really dry , do you husk the other field. for corn mash feed the cows, thanks for posting,

[@bobearl7859]

Do you guys catch your runoff from the silage pile up here in Michigan you'll get fined if you don't catch it and it runs off into the water or the water table

[@jameschapman6908]

Have you thought about ag bags? A lot less work and no spoilage

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

How do you balance the ration with a mixed pile of both hay and corn silage? I have put different crops in uprights, but kinda knew about when to expect a change, and have changed crops in bags, but I marked the spot off. A pile has tapered edges, and different levels all the way through. Definitely not a TMR, but it looks confusing.

[@tc6573]

I noticed that the plastic sheet for covering the silo is black underside & white on top. Is there a reason for that? In uk the sheets are black both sides.

[@kerkhoffmotorsports]

For more efficiency should look into getting some quick hitches

[@jjarm]

That cob of corn at 13:24 hurt

[@heyerstandards]

at 3:43, is that middle wheel locking up in the turn? Thanks for the pleasant content.

[@stanhensley3082]

How many gallons of fuel did you use that day? As the old saying goes,"It takes money to make money." Fuel is not cheap!! Great video! Thanks 😊

[@RideauLakesFarm]

Why don't you put the loader on the 7405 and just push and pack with it instead of driving over the pile with the wagons and leveling with the blade? Ive done many piles and loader tractor is the way to go

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

👍👍 I have done it that way, too.

[@Otherrandomguy42]

Yeah depends though spreading out like they can out of chopper boxes the back blade is ok. If your dumping or using a rear unloading box , a front mount delegman blade works the best but loader works well too

[@bigfoot-bf5wp]

Love your farm well kept farm do you milk any lineback cows?😊

[@johnhatt1219]

Need to get a swivel mount

[@KendalLowe-j1x]

I know you guys said something about a weird blue mold do you think it might come from introducing air into the all ready fermented pile sorry not trying to be negative just asking questions from a out of business dairy farmer

[@jakereynoldsvter]

I feel like I was brain cells watching you guys pack bunk if you can even call that a bunk 😂

[@Ellison89Brett]

If you are going to try insult someone you should make sure your own statement makes sense first…

[@colinmerrill9796]

You need a bagger

[@bruceneerhof]

Silos seem like less work then tarping and tires

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Until you have to fix the unloader. I went to bags after waaay to many trips up the chute with a bucket of tools and parts. I even went so far as to convert the "Top" electrical ring to a different brand because of the lack of reliability. That only solved one problem. Even NEW unloaders can be problematic. And when they fail, you only have a pitchfork to feed with. With bags and piles, you can always find a loader! 👍

[@_Elijah_1979]

📸👍💯

[@mikewilde2633]

1st

[@stevesingh6287]

So many experts commenting

[@DelmarPekarek]

How come you just don’t silo bag your silage might cost a little more for bagger rental and bag but 2 man job would go a lot quicker and no waste and neater

[@dennistembreull2718]

Why not make a ag bag much easier a.nd safer

[@Otherrandomguy42]

Easier how?? And ag baggers cost money to rent. Before I retired and sold I built piles that were 10-12 feet high 40-50 feet wide and 200+ feet long we used dump trailers and trucks not forage boxes but piles are way faster than feeding a bagger.

[@dennistembreull2718]

@@Otherrandomguy42 ag bags are way easier you don't have to cover it and drag them dam tires. 10 min to put the bag on bagger. The cover for the pile cost money to. You only need one guy to unload instead of four people to pack and unload . They could make bigger loads instead of small loads so they won't get stuck on pile.

[@JeffRonsman]

I just don’t understand why you take the cover off and on , that is why you have mold problems you are letting air to get in the haylage , why don’t you just make a separate pile or bag it

[@frankdeegan8974]

WHAT, no elevator this year, that was great last year.

[@CarnivoreCurin]

I'm concerned about filing the silage on the ground like that. In our area, all the city rats would come out and destroy the silage pile.

[@MichaelBrandao-v2m]

You should just replace the whole chopper and get a self propelled

[@Otherrandomguy42]

They couldn't begin to financially justify a self propelled for their size farm.

[@eddeetz493]

Talk to Gunderson food locker to pre sell 1/4s 1/2s online with 50% deposit. Balance paid on packaged weight. Let then deduct your family processing packaging fees. Do steers for Jack Link Minog WI, sell jerkey on your website, at events, and get paid a promotional fee for uploading where the beef is raised. Not on a mountain of doo doo.

[@joeladinski789]

Way to much work, Ag bags would be so much easier

[@jerryryksen6978]

When r u guys going to get better technology on the farm? Old fashion

[@Otherrandomguy42]

For what?? Technology is going to benefit them in what way.

[@danieltomson2313]

Me thinks you should get your wifey to walk back and forth to pack the piles 😅

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Smart ass

[@danieltomson2313]

@@alfredomarotta6604 did you see her al frud?

[@ArmpitStudios]

Ha! Cat on the tarp.

[@DonWelter]

Lots of hands made the tarping portion manageable!!! No shortage of things going on simultaneously.