Round Baling Alfalfa: A Day of Hay on the Farm!

[@wildlifewithpete1365]

Love that quick disconnect trailer hitch

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

That hitch has been a game changer! Save a ton of trips in and out of the cab. The only warning is you must be on level ground to in-latch 😮

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Excellent job Dave

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Scott 👍

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial anytime

[@Lifeinthe906]

I helped a neighbor a few times when I was a teenager. Throwing square bales on a trailer. I like your way much better. Thanks for sharing Dave. I found it very interesting.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Mike! I really appreciate it 👍

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Thanks for giving us a peak into the work day on the farm. Have a great week.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching! It’s always appreciated 👍

[@Danfoodforest]

Hey Dave .. I enjoy all your content .. the Cam reviews .. hunting and even the recent fishing video Great quality content Awesome drone footage It's cool seeing how bailing is done ...

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for your continued support! It sure is appreciated! Have a great day Dan 👍

[@CoffeyOutdoors]

Work never stops on the farm

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

So true! Thanks for watching. It’s always appreciated 👍

[@billmitchell7731]

Like number 56. Yes do more 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I love the smell of fresh cut hay. Especially alfalfa 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👋

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I agree. Cut hay is one of my favorite smells in the world 😁

[@fatherandsonsfishing]

Several things, Dave: 1) If you're gonna crash a drone, that's a much better way to do it than in a bog. 2) Your boss is nicer than mine; I'm not allowed to film at work 😳. 3) The microbiology of round bailing is fascinating: With warm and moist hay I'm sure a lot happens post-baling -- how often do "infections" occur when it's not safe to use the hay and how would you know? 4) I'm assuming you'd rather have left-over hay than run out late spring -- what do you do with the leftovers? 5) I've watched a LOT of your videos, and you always do a great job with editing and story-telling, but this is my favorite so far -- You should ask your boss if you can film at work more often!😎

[@fatherandsonsfishing]

@@TNDeerStalkerOutdoors1 Me too, Danny. I kind of want a round bailer for when I mow the grass. That would result in some interesting looks from the neighbors…

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

The grass was WAY more forgiving vs a bog!! 😂 My boss is a pretty reasonable guy…most days. 😜 You’re right about the microbiology! The amount of moisture in the crop, the timing of wrapping (the sooner you can get it wrapped after baking the better) all make a difference in feed quality. Not to mention the age of the crop when it was cut. The wrap takes out the oxygen much like the canning process in food. Much like people food, you can get a good feel for the quality of the feed with the smell/look test. Mold is no good and can’t be fed. If you can keep it oxygen free you’re golden (keeping cats and other critters and pest off the bales after they are wrapped is key). There are feed analysis available to test quality such as protein levels, digestible fiber, micro-nutrients etc. It also factors all the above and gives the feed a relative feed valve (RFV) the higher the number, the more milk I make 😁 Making hay isn’t just something that has to be done…it’s an art. Quality feed directly affects my paycheck… for months to come 👍

[@ToddAutry]

Good stuff. I like watching agricultural stuff.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Todd. It’s appreciated 👍

[@adamsecret9912]

Great video; beautiful farm! I put up hay for an old man while working my way through college. He warned me numerous times to keep an eye out for smoke, in the event the baler lost a bearing. Well one day it did, and I lost the baler, a few bales of hay and 5 acres or so of cut hay to the ensuing fire. I was sick to my stomach that day, to say the least. That's farming.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching and sharing from your memories. Tough story but I love hearing others experiences 👍

[@cottrellshuntingandtrappin3016]

I like it. Farming is what I do for a living I work for West Virginia university farm. We wrap are bales as well. I have spent many hours on a tractor. Hope you all have a great rest of the week.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I didn’t realize you worked there. Great to hear. Thanks for watching Mark. I appreciate it 👍

[@ArielleViking]

Nice job, interesting to see the whole process. 💯❤👍

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching! It’ was fun putting the video of my work together 😁👍

[@JonGunnerOutdoors]

I was raised working on farms. Bailing hay. Planting and harvesting tobacco. Corn ect. Alot of people do not realize how farming is done. And how those giant Marshmallows are made 😋. Great video and your lucky to have a Boss that let's you video. He must be a good guy.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

The boss is okay, I get along with him most days 😂 Thanks for watching. I always appreciate it 👍

[@CentralPaOutdoorsmen]

Keep the great videos coming! Always love when you throw in farming videos!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for your support! I appreciate it 👍

[@DuaneT64]

I like seeing some of the farming.......Thumbs Up

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Duane. I appreciate it 👍

[@DuaneT64]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial I almost always watch just don't always comment.....have a great week Dave

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

@@DuaneT64 I know and it’s appreciated!!! 👍

[@TimberHillRedboneDogs]

Oh wow!! This was informative and i enjoyed it . that wrap machine was awesome!!!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@billmitchell7731]

Beautiful farm Dave 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thank you. I appreciate your support Bill 👍

[@billmitchell7731]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@madhuntsadventures]

Great video, Dave! You had some great drone footage as well! ...even the crash! Haha. That was very educational and as a non-farmer I loved seeing the process. Thanks for sharing.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate you watching. The grass saved my drone…thankfully 👍

[@madhuntsadventures]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial Yeah thank goodness! I crashed my drone during the saddle review and it fell nearly 25' to the ground and not a scratch on it. 😳 I'll probably put that in a blooper reel as some point. haha

[@SeniorHiker77]

That was great. Great lifestyle 👏

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching John! 👍

[@Bobb1julie]

Nicely presented Dave. A long time ago I used to help a farmer in Vermont with his haying . The square bales , plenty of itching,hot July weather, but very rewarding with permission to 🦌 deer hunting his 300 acres. He had 60 head of Jersey 🐮 cows . It’s a hard life but I can see that you love it .. That’s the bottom line.. I have a comment. Where is the bow hanging in your cab for the WOODCHUCKS..HUH ?? LOL

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Good hearing from you! It is hard work but I don’t know any difference 😁 Had to leave the woodchucks alone that day….was already multi-tasking even more than normal with the camera equipment and all! I’ve never flown a drone and drove a tractor at the same time before 😂

[@Bobb1julie]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial The drone footage was exquisitely and professionally done 5 Stars*****

[@huntnfishnuts5880]

Nice tractor footage Dave, a friend of mine was badly hurt last season by a round bail that came off a trailer and crushed him, he made a full recovery and is back working on the farm.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Wow! That’s scary. Glad he’s all mended. Thanks for watching Paul. I appreciate it 👍

[@SteveRobReviews]

Dairy farms up here are still family farms like yours , no factory farms . Huge difference operating under the supply management system with guaranteed prices. How many cows do you milk Dave ? A vid of your automated milking parlor would be interesting as most of ours have gone to robotic parlors. No old fashion dairy farms up here its all robotic and computerized at every stage of production . You have some awesome fields bud 👍

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Steve. We’re definitely a small family farm. Unfortunately there aren’t many left around here either. 🙁

[@BigBearFishing]

Cool video man! I could smell the hay. I grew up bailing hay and that’s something that sticks with you. Take care!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

One of my favorite smells in the world…cut hay 👍 Thanks for watching! It’s appreciated 👍

[@BigBearFishing]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial Yes!!

[@WaynJul]

A lot of farming channels do pretty well. I have spent some time working on farms. That dust can be itchy.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

No doubt itchy! Thanks for watching. It’s always appreciated 👍

[@patrothwell9138]

Great video Dave👍

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Pat 👍

[@dalepremo3695]

Dave, that was OUTSTANDING and thank you so much for doing it. Great music, perfect mix of content and explanation. I agree with others - you should do more of these - especially with such a great boss. BTW, I thought you were going to say the Mrs gave you permission, since she was the REAL boss, LOL!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

You’re spot on!! The Mrs IS the boss (at least that’s what I tell her) 😁 Thanks for watching and for the compliment 👍

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Looks like you got a bunch of straw bales and hays Dave

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

We have been blessed with a great growing season this year so far 👍

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial godblimey Dave

[@bkbowhunter1]

That’s pretty cool stuff. I’ve not spent much time on farms. But yeah I remember helping in hay feilds as a teenager 🙁🙁🙁. That was hard work 😓. I’ve heard about wet hay causing 🔥 that just crazy. Excellent video 👍

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Brian! Have a great week 👍

[@dmalloy96]

Awesome video Dave I’ve only seen one of those rappers working in real life they are a great machine

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching! It’s appreciated 👍

[@PaulOtis]

I really like it when you take us to work Dave. Glad the boss agreed! Does the wrapper machine thingy seal off the ends?

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Paul. You need to use ‘end caps’ (more or less a large bag) to start and stop a row to keep any oxygen out. 👍

[@LongsQuest]

Man, that was neat..

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching. It’s always appreciated 👍

[@chassjohnson4766]

Cool content. Very interesting. Stay safe

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@kiddfamilyfarmllc9962]

Our favorite rapper is Vanilla Ice.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I like vanilla ice cream 😁

[@AllenOxendine]

Man, our horses love alfalfa but we rarely get any for them. Cool process. Hope your weekend is going well

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching! Seems all animals like alfalfa (even deer) 😁

[@FitzYakin]

Lol I'm glad your boss cleared it for you to make this video 🤣. Round baling is definitely much nicer than stacking those square bales in the hot barn hay loft lol. Quite the operation and interesting to see how it all works. Some great drone footage but sorry about the crash. Looked like a soft landing though and hopefully no damage 😳

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching. My boss is pretty reasonable (most days). 😜 The drone did survive. The grass did break the fall 👍

[@kamperempobezdrozach-bozen9271]

Super vlog, like.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment 👍

[@PerryCountyWhitetails]

I just gotta say that didn't look like it built one bit of character ... No wrestling the wagon tongue . no open cab to eat dust . no bales that didn't tie and went to pieces out the back of the kicker . way too easy :) hahahaha Great video buddy

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching. Even with that red equipment, I was able to get it done 😁👍

[@arectechafterwork9772]

Good thing you the boss allowed yourself to make the video. Sure wasn't like the bad ole days sweating like a pig up in the hay loft. :) Maybe you aught to fire the drone pilot. Love your video! 😊

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching! My boss treats me alright (most days) 😂 I was taking my multi-tasking abilities to the limit (and apparently a little beyond). Glad the grass make it a survivable fall 👍

[@JohnAmes]

I thought they were targets lol for the bow

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Haha! You remember well 😁 Thanks for watching John 👍

[@daveshsb]

Very cool!! Looks like you pretty use to doing things solo on the farm. Do you feed any silage or only wet bales? Sorry about your drone! 👍👍👍

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Dave. We usually feed corn silage in the winter but no haylage (all baleage). 👍

[@GardenTractorBoy]

That was great and good to see some farming action. It was interesting to see the differences to the way it is done over here. It looked like you had some form of quick attach on the trailer the way it hooked up, not seen anything like that before. Are you sure your wife is not the real boss lol

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Yes. That quick attach has be a game changer for me. Sure save a ton of trips in and out of the cab. I must be careful to be on level ground when un-latching (don’t ask me how I know) 😂

[@GardenTractorBoy]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial Talk of that, I noticed one of the bails rolled away when it came out of the machine. At the time I thought that would never happen in our flat bit of the country

[@PBAdventures146]

Very cool video!! I always have loved to watch farming videos.. how does the wrap machine wraps the front and back and not just the round part? It would be neat to see on one video with 1 hay bale.. get that baby at the top of the hill and open her up and watch the hay bale roll down the hill and see what it does when it hits the trees!! 😈 Sorry that's the devious side of me! 😂

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I’ve had more than one bale roll down at hill, never on purpose! Had one roll onto the highway one time…that wasn’t good! 😮 Thanks for watching! It’s appreciated 👍

[@GoMidwestFishing]

How did I never see this video? You could make a whole new channel just showing your farming techniques.. because you're probably not busy enough 😜.

[@kiddfamilyfarmllc9962]

Herself Pete’s that video is as clear as a bell. What are you using.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Not sure if auto correct played a trick on you??

[@kiddfamilyfarmllc9962]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial it did For Pete’s sake that video is crystal clear. What type of camera.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

@@kiddfamilyfarmllc9962 which camera?? I used 5 of them 😁 My main cam is a Canon SL2 👍

[@FishfearmeStudios]

I've never seen a round baler in action.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Well I appreciate you watching my baler in action. Have a great week 👍

[@oxford821]

700 bales, holy crap. How many cows are you running? I still can’t figure how farming is a profitable business with the amount of money all the machinery cost. So much work for a gallon of milk, dang. Milk should cost $100 per gallon

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching! We milk about 65 but also have at least that many heifers I’m raising so plenty of mouths to feed. 👍

[@billmitchell7731]

Dave do you have bees ??

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

There are bees around but I don’t have hives.

[@billmitchell7731]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial ok 👍🏻

[@section8outdoors]

Just out of curiosity, are you pretty much a one man farming operation?

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

When it comes to field work yes. My wife helps milk and is a huge help around the farm otherwise. My youngest son is a senior and still helps but also has a part time job (and plays football)