How I bale 50% moisture hay!

[@Perri_Redder]

Check the weather 20 times, then start. 1 hour later the weatherman adds rain to the immediate and future forecast. Sound exactly right lol.

[@SilverFarms]

@@Perri_Redder I swear almost every time

[@JennaHasm]

​@@SilverFarms I dream the day when I can do the work you do with the equipment you have.

[@beanodean4148]

​@SilverFarms been watching the hay guys here in FL dealing with this. The accuracy 😂

[@ellepwnzstevedaily]

The amount of times I’ve gotten a phonecall in my youth that there’s rain coming and the bales are still in the field, come home now is astronomical. We don’t bale ourselves anymore and I haven’t had to toss hay in like 15-18yrs, but it’s funny to see this still being an issue in such a technologically advanced world.

[@Shotgun_Only]

A medieval peasant would lose his mind

[@juffurey]

Because he'd be out of work

[@EyeNeedAllDat]

Craziest part to them would be the cutting and bundling😂 they used to cut that shit with a sickle and lay it all out to dry then they would have to hand bundle and wrap it then transport that shit on the back of a horse 😂

[@jewishmonarch6657]

"WHY DOES YOUR GLASS RECTANGLE MAKE NOISE AND CREATE LIGHT!? YOU'RE A WITCH!"

[@RichardByrne279]

It's silage at this point

[@toddjudson7281]

Well, if you want to get technical, it’s silage in about 30 days😂

[@keegentilley578]

Virgin silage

[@davidw4970]

Haylage in the UK. Silage 35-40% DM Haylage 50-70% DM Hay 80-90% DM 😁

[@ChickenWranglers]

​@@toddjudson7281does it not mold? Seems like a lot moisture to trap

[@joshb8302]

​@@ChickenWranglers it ferments because there's no oxygen.

[@alphalp.4454]

Do whatever you want as long as it doesnt get moldy because nothing sucks more than opening up a haybale or silage bale and smelling/seeing mold

[@jakecalvert3534]

lost 1/3 of my bales to mold due to rats getting through while i was gone on work, awful at the word.

[@Justweedbro420]

I'm no farmer or nothing, but I was about to say, "Wouldn't that cause it to mold up quicker?"

[@AngelofHate94]

Uneducated on the topic. I figured wrapping wet hay would cause mold. How does it not get moldy?

[@joelmattsson9353]

@@AngelofHate94 as long as it wasn't too damp when collected and the plastic remains air tight it'll just ferment into silage. Mold needs oxygen, and what oxygen is trapped in the bale will get used up by yeasts and bacteria before mold has time to grow

[@dustinjeffries526]

@@joelmattsson9353 thanks

[@MiguelTorresJr-yt4kw]

My dad used to bail hay when I was a kid. Some of my best memories as a kid was riding with him at night making passes on fields till the am.

[@blainallred8593]

Thank you for narrating your own video. It shows dedication to the video art form. I skip every video that has a robot voice speak for them in the whole video

[@modernNeanderthal800]

Living next to these farms --- it's very nice to see the order and use of all the tools in a very concise video

[@Coted1988]

Look at all that equipment! Beautiful set up sir.

[@Ryan-uh2kb]

One of my friends is a farmer and he has cows, and we buy an entire cow all processed and packaged and vacuum sealed and that once every year. He also works for our local utility company.

[@HimWitDaHair98]

That's just bale silage at that point. Wouldn't even call it haylage

[@NigelThornbery]

What about bilage? Or milage? Or gilage? Or kilage?

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

That material cant be called haylage. The original material is too young and has too little dry matter, and the material is ensiled too early - too much water in the material. Haylage may have a maximum of 45 % in such green material. Ask the horse people, they will tear your head off if their lovely horses get the shits because of your "haylage".

[@seanhazelwood3311]

​@@pearlyhumbucker9065Haylage is a hay crop, still wet, baled for silage. HAY is dried and baled. Two different things.

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

@@seanhazelwood3311 Man, you didn't hear the shot either, did you? >>"Haylage is a hay crop, still wet, baled for silage." Grass: green, wet Haylage: same material, dried, approx. 45% moisture, lactic acid fermentation. Silage: same material, dried, approx. 55% moisture, lactic acid fermentation. Baling, no matter what form, is not necessary, silage or haylage as well as hay can also be stored in silos and hay in hay towers.

[@seanhazelwood3311]

@@pearlyhumbucker9065 Except, hay silage is never stored in silos; it's almost always baled and wrapped. Now, don't ask me to explain why this is.

[@Ledwards22]

Oh my my, how technology has helped the farmers!!!

[@WHiT3_SHAD0W]

how long does it stay good for? or does it just dry out?

[@Shploodle]

Square silage bails, awesome never seen those before. Bet its better for storage that the round bails

[@andrewdickson9964]

Thats a great little set up 👌

[@vernongowsell976]

At what percentage dose hay create enough heat to start burning. In saskachewan i heard of a couple of barn fires from to wet hay. One time i had moved my lawn and put all the cuttings into compost pile . Later in the evening i cold smell burning grass i went to compost bin and the pile looked the same as when i left it ,as soon as i put my hand on the pile it collapst and it was hollow with ash inside. That suprized me

[@SilverFarms]

@vernongowsell976 Wrapping hay like this it can be really wet 60% and it will not burn because the plastic makes it air tight and you need air for fire. Hay really should be 15% or lower.Now if hay is 25 ++ % moisture that was baled as dry hay and stacked in a barn that can burn. But Normally for dry hay I put preservative on anything over 15%-25. So with preservative 15-25% moisture is fine to bale

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

Funny. If I remember - we did it with small - and miserably heavy - bales almost 50 years ago. Loaded by hand. Placed in a pile outside and covered with silage film. It was great fodder - the cows loved it. At least the parts that weren't burnt...... ;) Funny. Wenn ich mich erinner - wir haben das mit kleinen - und elends schweren - Ballen gemacht vor fast 50 Jahren. Handgeladen. Zu einem Haufen gesetzt im Freien und mit Silofolie zugemacht. War saugutes Futter - die Kühe haben es geliebt. Jedenfalls die Bereiche, die nicht verbrannt waren...... ;)

[@StitchMisty]

He really said "that's why we own a Ford" 😂😂😂

[@sb7467]

“Wet hay” is called silage. It’s like calling plums “wet prunes”

[@mmboiler10]

I mean. No. Silage is wet hay that is sealed often in a bunker solo. Once covered it is left to ferment for a few months. Silage is the fermented hey. Not just wet hay

[@Brayden_Plummer]

He wrapped it. You don’t wrap wet hay unless you want it to ferment.

[@4TheFellas]

Wouldn't it come down to how long before he uses it ​@@Brayden_Plummer

[@seanhazelwood3311]

​@@4TheFellasA matter of a couple of days before it molds. It's put up wet so it will ferment intentionally for cattle feed (usually dairy).

[@LeMoistQunt]

Silage is hay that has a higher moisture content, hay is hay, this one has more moisture, stop being a bozo

[@qmangillett]

Do this need to be used immediately? Wouldnt the moisture inside promote mold growth?

[@royalwolfimports355]

Nope, as long as it stays air tight which is what wrapping the bale does, if there is any hole either from a puncture or mice then that's when the bales will start to get mold. My grandmother's friend use to get these in the fall and winter time for her horses because horses are highly sensitive to mold and dust, haylage eliminates these two things, it also has higher nutritional values which in the winter is much needed especially for the older horses because if they lose even just 30-40lbs especially in winter it can spell out alot of trouble. It's bad on any age of horse but the younger ones will bounce back far more quickly then a older one and it's almost better to have to the older ones go into the winter more on the chunky side which these bales definitely help in that process. If its for cattle it provides the best-quality, high-protein feed value. High-moisture hay tastes better. Cows refusing to eat dry hay can mean up to 20 percent greater hay losses. High-moisture baleage leads to less shrinkage. Also you minimize loss as dry bales can loose anywhere between 20-30% of its weight in about eight months as opposed to moisture bales, it can also improve yields in later cuttings, it also means you can harvest earlier in the year and avoid the damaging rains. I've always noticed a huge difference in cattle and horses when they go from being on dry hay to the haylage we always fed and the biggest part is digestion because its more easy to digest and in the winter time it can be hard for these animals to get enough because everything freezes so by it not being dry it also helps against dehydration otherwise you'll have to soak the dry hay in water to help against it. Not to mention lastly it helps with nutrient absorption, it also creates a healthy gut environment which is very important if say your horse has ulcers, it can also reduce the dependency of using concentrate feeds which animal feed that's high in energy and protein but low in fiber this concentrate feeds is typically fed to cattle and it made up from two different types of feed the first being energy the second being protein and fatand it can also add other ingredients depending on the type of animal and what you can buy. The biggest down side to feeding haylage is the amount the general rule of thumb for feeding the is about 50% more then with dry hay, then you need to factor in age, breed, nutritional needs, if you're wondering about price its more expensive then the alternatives and lastly quality. For instance if you feed your horse 20lbs of regular hay you need to feed 30lbs but again this can vary depending on the horse.

[@DwayneBelcher]

❤good looking ford truck!

[@sharonr1824]

It is a given rule of nature, that if you drop a field of alfalfa, it will rain. The rain is naturally drawn to a cut field of alfalfa.

[@bambam23406]

And that’s why we own a ford 😂😂😂

[@SAM_R97]

Nice set up man love it keep up Gods work

[@Amer_ica]

Just curious but how long do these bales sit and wouldn’t they be prone to molding?

[@Rigbaby33]

So thats how the giant marshmallows are made😊

[@chimpswag3492]

greenest bale i have ever seen in my life

[@grizzo9976]

"The weathermen add rain in the local forecast" i would like to think that this guy calls his local news stations to request more forecasted rain😂

[@kellymoroz]

Thats a nice pull type you got there but i would prefer a swather but nice

[@c.b.-11]

Atleast their not rolled and the Cows can get a square meal

[@Nate88isboss]

“And that’s why we own a ford” damn right

[@lemmingsfly]

A GM truck either one will do it too with a little more comfort. The problem is it can't do it as long or as well in bad conditions. It has a much higher chance of having electrical problems and it's more expensive and harder to work on for you or a mechanic.

[@ChaotiX1]

bros playing Farming Simulator IRL

[@Hushed_1]

I’ve noticed they love things they don’t know the most about and hate the things they know the most

[@DC4L540]

Farm sim 25 has some damn good graphics

[@Tom-pr5kf]

So I'm assuming you WANT some moisture I'm there. But, doesn't it get moldy?

[@stevangucu522]

I find the working mechanism and sounds of bale wrapper very calming 😌

[@SaucyB1]

Doesn't hay mold when wet? Just asking i have no clue

[@schuylartomes172]

That's why they get wrapped it prevents molding

[@4TheFellas]

I believe the lack of oxygen prevents mold

[@D3771ck_mtnaslt]

How do you avoid the Spotaneous Combustion?

[@SilverFarms]

@D3771ck_mtnaslt It's wrapped in plastic there is no oxygen present and fire needs oxgen

[@frankwiddifield7520]

​@@SilverFarmsuntil you cut it open...

[@Evan-p3p]

Ford is the best thats what we have on our 225 acre hay farm

[@StringBean-o4y]

Genuine question of curiosity, since you mentioned the wrap at the end is plastic? Is there not any alternatives to use for this so you don’t have to use plastic?

[@Youngbl33zy]

I think he was a little light on his wrap. I think he needs 30-40 wraps so you have 3X as much plastic compared to the hay content

[@joe4171]

Yeah….bail twine like they’ve used for 100 years.

[@Leo-vr3bg]

For it that wet no. He needs to keep the hay in an oxygen deprived environment to keep mold out. He needs to let the hay dry and then bake it with twine like we’ve done forever.

[@mustwereallydothis]

At this point, we could probably get rid of plastic. Of course, every farmer on the planet would have to do it at the same time, and your grocery bills would have to go up as well. Make that happen, and it should be no trouble at all. Let us know when you have it all arranged

[@brianfloyd5925]

How do you stop combustion ?

[@azell2913]

its 50% water what do you mean

[@dailygarbageofficial]

my sinuses are acting up just watching this video

[@danzdoinz8000]

Just don't let Diddy get ahold of that rapper!

[@robertphillips9117]

He had to sneak that ford thing in there

[@stevek8829]

Cattle can thrive on what kills thorobreds with colic.

[@BeeRich33]

wow. 50%? Are you wanting fermentation?

[@pakitomercante]

Hahaha you're charismatic

[@HornOkay]

Why plastic wrapping?

[@raisetheline]

🔥🔥🔥

[@mikeatwood2573]

Non farmer here. What is the advantage? Here in SW CO. it is cut, dried a day or so raked and baled. Interesting 🚜💪🏼🍻✝️🙏🇺🇲

[@klobber17]

How does it not rot?

[@Breadboi316]

How do you even start farming at a medium to large scale like this? Connections like family. Or do you need a college education

[@trashgod5959]

Then a family of mice ruins it 😭

[@BlythBrooks]

Wet hay creates heat which will cause it to combust.

[@SilverFarms]

@@BlythBrooks That's not correct when it's wrapped in plastic.

[@davidasimkosr4641]

High moisture content,doesn't it cause hay to mold ????

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

Yes, it rotts if you don't exclude the oxygen correctly. That's what you're trying to do with the film, whether it's wrapping individual bales or covering the silage heap.

[@andrewparisotto2631]

Only if theres a hole in the plastic to let air in

[@SteveO3030]

Yeah I had the same thought. I figure there’s enough oxygen left in the bale when they wrap it that any fungus/mold could propagate like leftovers in a ziploc but I guess not

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

@@SteveO3030 Care is taken to ensure that the lactic acid bacteria are faster than the others and that the lactic acid fermentation preserves the feed quickly.

[@SilverFarms]

@davidasimkosr4641 Nope when it's wrapped in plastic it is not exposed to air so it does not mold

[@YuSoMadBra]

When does it turn brown?

[@SilverFarms]

@YuSoMadBra Once it is wrapped it goes threw a fermentation process.

[@alexgordon5698]

Do you like that wheel rake

[@KlintonWyont]

You're supposed to cut and bale hay on the hottest driest day of the year ❤

[@benygames7399]

I can almost hear what your saying might want to make the tractors louder

[@Adaiah4DW]

Pretty cool

[@i8764theKevassitant]

Is this so the leaf doesn't fall or whatever.

[@joycemiller5312]

Lol I was going to say "hay" is actually 12 percent to not burn the barn down. Not 14, not 13.... 12 percent. 125 years later the rule still holds up.....

[@SilverFarms]

@@joycemiller5312 You can bale hay up to 25% moisture without burning a barn down if you apply liquid preservative! People bale 15-25% all the time in the midwest we don't get good weather for 15% and lower it's usually to humid. And this video bale wrapping wet hay is a whole other concept.

[@jerrywhalen2100]

Does it start fermenting wrapped up and how soon do you have to use it

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

I am not quite sure, but if i remember correctly, it is min 30 days wait.

[@texaspenney]

Lol dont store in a barn fire is a real possibility.😂 had 2 barns near me burn down with wet hay

[@BigChrisDaGoat]

Can it not mold easier if its wet

[@cryfasytighega5074]

And here i was baling 15% moisture feed hay that only needs a tarp to keep for a year like a damn fool

[@miketheshrike01]

And they yell at us over plastic straws

[@ramoncardenas1818]

Im just thinking of how much cash all that equipment cost 😅

[@zachware2795]

It doesn’t get moldy when you wrap it wet?

[@jengod4185]

Doesn't it rot?

[@Globblinahh]

Wouldnt the hay mold in the middle?

[@cryfasytighega5074]

As long as the bale is sealed it'll keep for up to a year. However as soon as any air gets to the bail 50% moisture is more than enough to lose the whole bail to rot. Hell it might even combust.

[@JamesYale1977]

I guess I don't know what hay is...

[@StrodaIe]

If you start this process, only checking the weather 19 times you’re off to a fucking terrible start

[@DirtbagAlert]

Worked for multiple vehicle brands in the past decade and a half. Ford has made me the most money......because they suck and fail.

[@sebbekartellen6493]

im playing fs22 after this one

[@danielcampbell1357]

I thought if you bailed wet hay it would spontaneously combust and catch on fire?

[@DeanMellen-x6f]

I agree with that

[@Davidbrown330]

Nice

[@traviss6500]

Funny. That is why I have a Ford.

[@abdillahimahamed1814]

This is a ford commercial 😅

[@TruTrust]

Won't you get quite a bit of mold.

[@nomoneycarguy5398]

Do they catch fire?

[@Smagistrale]

How do you keep it from molding when you wrap it wet?

[@darrellroeters4951]

Won’t moisture cause mold?

[@jeff-w]

Isn't that how barns burn down? I thought wet hay promotes spontaneous combustion.

[@TypeAPositive]

I’m in law school and we just read a negligence case about that. Pretty funny

[@andrewparisotto2631]

No oxygen no combustion thats the entire point of wrapping the bale

[@calebjohnson3537]

​@@andrewparisotto2631do they suck the air out or something. it seems like even a little air between the bits of hay

[@JohnSmith-yz7uh]

If you make moist bales without wrap they can ignite. With 50% moisture it shouldn't be a problem. 30-40 can be more dangerous. They get quite hot if they start partiality fermenting while exposed to air. If packed densely they can start a fire.

[@jeff-w]

@@JohnSmith-yz7uh thanks for the explanation. Do they still stack them in a barn or leave the wrapped bales outside?

[@atulmits]

Won't it will get fungus?

[@led_farmer]

Heck yeah when you're paying by the pound

[@zakburnett6690]

Doesn't it rot and get hot

[@natereniger8773]

Glad to see the comments are all up in arms about the moisture before I even got here lol

[@charlesbaldwin9634]

Most people will look at what your bailing is weeds

[@SilverFarms]

@@charlesbaldwin9634 Pure Alfalfa is weeds?? Since when?

[@dmac6955]

Only people who don’t know what they’re looking at…

[@pat5221rick]

How many millions of dollars in equipment is that 😮

[@SilverFarms]

@pat5221rick Farming is not cheap but honestly your high this equipment in the video is much less then a million. Maybe if you had to go out and buy all brand new but like the baler and 2 tractors are 20-25 years old. If you noticed nothing is John Deere and that's the expensive stuff!

[@sergioa.orozco685]

Crazy how plastic is essential even for farming, and there are uninformed people out there screaming "stop oil" yeah but how?

[@MatJac-w8p]

Your hay would be higher quality if that was a caterpillar skid steer 😅 just saying

[@bsfighter4721]

How much $ per bale?

[@PhillippStallmeyer]

0$ because it's not even grass

[@crowonic8717]

That looks like alfalfa

[@el5001]

Huh, intersdting. Here in korthern europe the bales are cylindrical

[@hiperson5986]

Everyone has a different shape bailer. If u don't have square bales you're just lying or ignorant

[@MRblazedBEANS]

Isnt this silage?

[@Thejigholeman]

green hay looks wrong to me, for some reason.

[@JustinRospenda-cg7ji]

😂 nice job I do the same too

[@garrett2362]

50% is to dry for me. Gotta be 60%+.

[@cheviscardoos]

Doesn't it get moldy all wrapped up ?