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[@ruarioshea6015]

Cutting hay in Ireland with a 9% chance of dry weather with a chance of scattered showers between the rain

[@ruarioshea6015]

@john mcgee Heavy rain last Monday and Tuesday in Carlow we were rained off, dumpers couldn't travel site, a good drop on the way up to Belfast Thursday heavy rain Friday night might move to wherever you are sounds like a nice spot 👍👍

[@benburns5995]

Found your channel through Zach's channel. It's amazing you can grow all the Alfalfa and everything is such a hot and dry climate. In one of your videos you mentioned having a mister to keep hay from being to dry and then sometimes it gets rained on. It looks like it is hard to win.

[@Hannibal54689]

These channels are so informative and gives me a great appreciation for farmers and what they do. Respect

[@DefaultName-yl2jw]

As someone who rakes and bales a lot of grass hay. Those little dust devils are really a pain. We often have to re-rake a couple acres here and there from them.

[@GerraldFarms]

Nice looking hay. We have lots of coastal Bermuda here in South Carolina

[@janco383]

Didn't know you could use bermuda grass as hay. We treat it as a weed in south africa. Guess you learn something new everyday. Thanks for the great videos.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I love SA!!! Oh yeah, horse people love it. Well, some horse people.

[@genechronister7085]

We put the windrows,next to each other.it seems to feed better into the baler,and the wind dries it out better.

[@suave47]

30% humidity being humid. I'm In Central Saskatchewan in Canada. 9am, we r sitting about 45%. Gonna hit 55 to 60% this afternoon. Comfortable in my opinion. Tuesday this week, we r gonna hit 85%. That's a little much but normal for us. 30%, and my skin dries right out. Amazing how different the climates r.

[@rosshall641]

I would cut hay in the rain because I knew I had 3 days to get it off. perfect all the time. I would want the rain corn and soybeans.I'M 56 yrs old and you get sick of challenges from mother nature after a while.(she always wins) smile and wave!

[@michaelsailors7794]

Unfortunately you were in the 9% of area for rain. I have that happen to me every year. Great video and good luck finishing up

[@luckydirtco]

Trevor - you're awesome for responding! Kudos to you brother. Did you know one thing I learned about the % chance of rain? Totally PO'd me. But...the percentage is only an indicator of how much land will receive rain IF it rains. Because every day is a 50/50 chance. The 9% is if it rains, how much of the area will get rain. I ended up buying my Dad an AcuRite weather station but the cool thing is you can view other people in your area and get real-time weather updates. I've also been trying to get better at reading a barometer LOL! But I'd rather just go eat a burrito instead and forget about it.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Hahahaha. Rather eat a burrito. I love it.

[@philplumbe5318]

Hi from Melbourne, Australia. I too came to your postings as a result of Zach's visit! Great to see the operations, but I need to understand more about the qualities of the hay you make and market.....Buyers like to see green and juicy?

[@makmak151515]

I love these farming sites. These guys remind me of my childhood when men looked and acted like real men. Luca

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Thank you!! I hope you don’t stumble upon my daisy duke videos.

[@fleetmanager3988]

I put up hay this year in Missouri, half my first cutting got rained on twice. I was told rained on hay is worthless. Interesting enough a hay test proved them wrong. I still had a TDN of 55.03 compared to my non rained on hay of 55.6. I would be interested in your hay sample results as I have a 5 acre Bermuda field in addition to my 40 acres of fescue. Thanks for the video

[@jwhitley101whitleyfarms9]

The main thing rain does is hurt your yield we run over 1100 acres of hay in Tennessee if it rains the yield just goes down as each rain comes thru

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Well, for us. Quality is 90% visual. We don’t test hay very often. That’s why it hurts us.

[@dmcc4286]

Trevour I know the feeling. I just finished this week. Man trying to get hay in Mississippi is tough this time of year. Sun is out, But really not drying well.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Ohh my goodness, hay in Mississippi??? That has to be tough.

[@alvinjn-baptistejr7699]

Brother! Awesome content and amazing transparency. I hope as is well for you and your family, from Houston, Tx. God Almighty bless you!

[@andrewhunt2391]

Going to rumble. Happy to follow you if you come over.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I started an account. Need to post to it.

[@bartpowers9972]

Rocks are a way of life here in northern central Kentucky we replace hole cutter bars every other year here 👍

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We hardly ever hit rocks. I should be thankful. Then again, we driver over the same spot 10 to 12 times a year. So we should find them lol.

[@lsellclumanetsolarenergyll5071]

So if you have crap hay.... can't you use it at least for bedding and other stuff maybe for plant growing places or mushroom barns ?

[@delbutler885]

That's what the cows are for.

[@farmingbros.328]

Watching for the UK!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Thank you!!!

[@gardenaplowboy]

I put up orchard grass in tiny lil' touchet WA. We have all the the same problems. Rains only when hay is down. Wind blows it all over and can't get the last bit of moisture out

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It’s the worst!!!

[@stevenbetassa7329]

im live in Ellensburg, when it comes to wind, we can talk about that all day, seems like in the spring it blows 5 day out of 7 and in June when its baling hay time, the morning is still, and by afternoon the wind is blowing over 30 to 40 mph makes its hard to bale

[@charleslynch7274]

Love the channel learning more and more everytime i watch

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Thank you!! Thank you!!

[@piperdoug428]

New to your channel, Mer speaks highly of you. i run 150 angus plus grow hay for sale up here in Manitoba Canada, was gonna say i use a 20v Dewalt 1/2" impact to change out blades on my HW340, saves allot of time.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Well, I might try that. But with employees, things go missing. A lot. Or don’t get charged. Then don’t get used.

[@leemarchant7191]

We bought a Hitachi maybe 12 years ago. Such a time saver! Especially when a customer forgets to pick the rocks in their field. It was replaced this year with a Ridgid.

[@michaelcarlson1528]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch A good way to keep inventory of tools is to have tools in one location and employees have to come to the tool crib to check them out under their name. Must be turned back in at the end of the day. If they don’t return it; they don’t get paid till it’s brought back. Just a thought.

[@deerezilla7013]

My last cutting here in the high desert of Oregon the smoke was so bad had horrible leafs retention and it came out a gray ish green lost 30 bucks a ton on 2,500 ton. I’m jealous of your operation I finished baleing on September 22. I my self baled over 12,000 tons with one big baler and I miss it already. Lol

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Dang that sucks!!! Sorry to hear that. Man you put up a lot of hay!!!

[@deerezilla7013]

Lol not as much as you need a winter helper? Would love to do more hay in the winter. I’m from ca used to do more cuttings

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@deerezilla7013 man, I’m trying to get out of winter hay. Trying to get a dairy to chop it and take it.

[@churlburt8485]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch Green chop. Cut Monday, harvest Tuesday Start water Wednesday,

[@MrRanger518]

What type of pre and post herbicide do you spray on your Bermuda grass? Looks super good and clean

[@alecschonert3331]

We would kill for 95 with 30 percent humidity on the east coast.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Ohh I bet!!! Lol. But we think 30% is high lol.

[@alecschonert3331]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch I was sweating yesterday raking leaves 😂 72 degrees with 70 percent humidity

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@alecschonert3331 72%?!? Nope!!!

[@alecschonert3331]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch aren’t y’all having some record lows right now? I’m in southern Maryland, we get the extremes of all four seasons. I was talking to my boss yesterday that use to be a farmer in Iowa and we agreed it’s incredible what you are doing.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@alecschonert3331 yeah. Three cold days!! It goes back up to normal starting today I think. I hope!!!

[@robertfranssen]

Great vid again m8. Keep m comin. Almost 10k whoop whoop

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Thank you!! We’re trying!!

[@johndalton552]

Hay and rain seem to go hand in hand.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Right?!?!? So true.

[@ginggur17]

Hi. Have found you from being subbed to Zach. Awesome set up you have. 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@cowsgomoo4618]

if you search Fury Velocity or Fury knife 32201 (model number) you will see my go pocket knife. Got it as christmas gift years ago so probably from walmart. It's nice aluminum body, wood inlay on handle and pocket clip, all black, half knife half saw blade. My all time though is a Gerber 650 with blade cut outs, someone I knew in army explorers group had one. Haven't seen one like it in the 20+ years since then.

[@paulstorey9750]

Hello From northern Ohio! 30% humidity! Trade you weather next summer if ours gets below 45% we think we're in a drought Great videos keep em coming!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Lol. We get 25% to 30% and we think we’re about to do die!!

[@spiriks161]

do you ever landroll your fields between cuttings to nock down rocks ? wounder if that would be worth it

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Nope. No rocks…. Well, very very few.

[@berkoskilandscaping4247]

Trying to learn about this hay farming, just for fun cuz I like your videos. So what I don't know is when is it bad to get the rain, after you've cut but before you've baled it? is that because it won't be able to dry out when its laying down?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

No, we’ll be able to get it to dry down quickly with our heat. It changed the coloring. It takes the green away. It goes from beautiful deep green to a light off green, or yellow brownish color. And depending on where in the process, we might have to flip it over to dry out. Which cost more money. Color is key to the retail horse hay market.

[@berkoskilandscaping4247]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch Oh ok thanks! Loving the channel btw, just recently found you and have been binging your episodes.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@berkoskilandscaping4247 awesome, thank you. Ask all the questions you want!! How did you find us?

[@HasanAKhan150]

Hi, one question. Why does the color matter, is it bad from marketing point of view or does it actually affect nutritional value of hay? Goes for both alfalfa and bermuda. Thanks for another informative video.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Honestly, it’s 100% perspective. People think they “need” green feed. Do they really? No. But we make what our customers want.

[@stosto731]

Do you apply dyna cure to all crops/cuttings?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

No. We used to. Not anymore.

[@hairlesscat6458]

I had no idea that you had to fertilize these grasses (?) I thought it was like normal grass where you cut it, let it grow, cut it and so on. Interesting

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

You could. However fert makes it bigger, greener, and yummier.

[@ericseif5578]

9%!!! Gotta hate weather sometimes

[@bradleylavy9230]

Do you run Circle C rolls for second set? If so, how much time does it save on drying hay?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Whatever came stock on that bad boy.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It’s difficult to say, it depends on the time of year. But we really like the consistency.

[@jtn-minn8105]

9% chance of rain in Minn...would turn in to thunder storms likely by noon...and storm warnings by 4pm.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Yeah. This was a random spotty rain. Rained only on the bermuda we had down. No where else.

[@kfh-hereford]

Why you are making green boarders with uncut grass on the field?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

They started off just dirt. But Bermuda grass grows like a vine and puts new roots down. So it grew on the borders. We just leave them.

[@Forsgren530]

Bermuda grass is a declared noxious weed in Utah. What do you feed it to? Both my hay crops got rained on this year. It was the only time it rained all year.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Horses, goats, cows, sheep.

[@leemarchant7191]

If I remember right it isn’t in Washington county. Other than that it is.

[@connieharris7020]

What color die did he use?? 😮

[@nikphoenix]

You need to add sweep wheels to the edge of Bailey like round bailers can have.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

The freeman balers have them. It would help, but it wouldn’t solve the problem. The dump rake does!!!

[@heuliseslopez4204]

I enjoyed watching your video it has good editing! 😃👍

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

The wife is killing it!!

[@ginggur17]

That squeeze sounds real meaty, love it. 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@jasononago5097]

Great videos. What is the device mounted under the swather? What is it’s purpose?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

It is a tank. We used to spray a preservative on the crops. But didn’t see a difference, so we stopped.

[@mattmoneypenny]

Do you use irrigation system? I didn’t think hay grew in Arizona

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We flood irrigate everything. Arizona produces some of the best alfalfa in the world!

[@mattmoneypenny]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch very interesting thank you for answering.... I felt stupid cuz I made comment while watching video then later in video you showed some of it lol. Do you guys need any help for the next 2/3 months?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Never feel stupid!! I always feel stupid, it’s never fun. No, we’re on our “slow” time. Thank you though.

[@masonwatts1202]

up here in wa all our 3 tie alfalfa is baled late nights for the moisture

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Same here!!

[@masonwatts1202]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch young dumb and stupid over here (me) let’s go bail 3 tie till 3am get up at 6 rake and go big bale till 9:30 at night 😂but wouldn’t change it for the world

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@masonwatts1202 oh yeah, the life of a hay farmer.

[@babymoses7969]

good hay man always has a knife

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

I agree

[@dwanelink3650]

How many units of nitrogen are you using per acre? And how many pounds of forage are you generating per unit of nitrogen? (Bermuda)

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Oh man, we’re putting down around 250 lbs per acre. I wish I had old records from what it used to produce. But just the color change alone has made a huge change. I’m not even sure what our average ton per acre is. I need to look into it.

[@jeffgroce9736]

My first cutting what was supposed to be export timothy got a 20 minute shower and it got bleached just a little bit So I lost at least 95 bucks a ton selling it for feeder hay

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

That sucks!! Ship it here!!

[@jeffgroce9736]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch it was in 3x4s finally got it all sold maybe the next time you can get it

[@connieharris7020]

Lovely black light 😂

[@2bbaker1]

Do you have a model number on that knife?

[@markanderson7349]

Yea Freeman balers

[@dylanknight4028]

What do you do with the hay if it stays wet

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We will dry it out by flipping over. With our climate, it always drys out.

[@dylanknight4028]

So whys it considered a loss

[@1969countryfarmer]

@@dylanknight4028 it lowers the nutrition in the hay plus the extra handling and drying time equals quality loss

[@frankballard8755]

I cut all day long on 20% chance of rain here in florida.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Lol. Not here!!! Well, sometimes here.

[@ryanv3751]

Hay Leonard! I mean Hey Leonard!

[@gregwilliams8309]

Great Channel! Where are you located? I’m always looking for hay suppliers. Thanks

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Buckeye Arizona! Hay capital of the world

[@joebgriffin4345]

Where have you been didn't see anything for 2 weeks. You been playing hooky?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Haha. No no no. My poor wife does all the editing. She gets very busy with work, and our little boy. So it’s sometimes tough. We’ll keep trying to get them out soon!!

[@joebgriffin4345]

We grow tall fescue(Brutus) here in North central NM

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Do you bale it? Or chop it? My grandparents had a place Watrous NM. Is that considered North?

[@joebgriffin4345]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch we bale it. Watrous is north of SantaFe

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@joebgriffin4345 you said you are in north central. Do you consider Watrous north?

[@joebgriffin4345]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch yes Watrous is north. We are south of Albuquerque in Los Lunas in the Rio Grande Valley

[@sidekick9409]

What part of Arizona are you from?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Buckeye AZ 85326

[@sidekick9409]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch Thanks, I used to farm in Parker Valley

[@jasonfarnsworth5880]

Why don’t you have hay savers on your Baler?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

What is a hay saver? The little wheel off to the side? Like on freeman?

[@jasonfarnsworth5880]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch Yup I have one on my Freeman and it saves me like 3 feet

[@jasonfarnsworth5880]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch I don’t remember if they make them to fit the Heston inline but I sure love mine on my Freeman it really helps at the headlands with the J hooks and wide rows

[@kenchopbrazulaitis2248]

I’m curious is there not a local feed lot or large scale farmer who might buy the Bermuda grass in bulk and cut your loss in half ?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Nope. I’ll still get more selling it by the bale to people with back yard horses. They like the cheap feed too.

[@augustreil]

Hello Mr Bales.

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Hi

[@jasonroot7061]

I want to work there I grew up farming all my life Whats the name of this company

[@chuy7822]

You should try the big baler

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Have you tried unloading a big bale from the back of a pickup? With no equipment?

[@chuy7822]

Yes I have

[@chuy7822]

But I could not

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@chuy7822 bingo. We support horse people. That’s what we do.

[@chuy7822]

Ahh ok ok, we do Big bales for milk cows

[@jackiejohnson6064]

Why don't you have fans blowing on the knoters and have hay savers on the pick ups?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

We do. I just moved it for the video.

[@ArizonaKid]

BUMMER 😕

[@claytonschannauer1829]

I’m driving from Pennsylvania to Arizona in January. If I buy two bales of hay can I get a tour?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

You can get one if you don’t buy anything. It’s a really short tour though.

[@claytonschannauer1829]

I can’t go to bales hay and not buy hay. Thanks !

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@claytonschannauer1829 lol. Will you take it back to Pennsylvania??

[@claytonschannauer1829]

Absolutely. I have some mini Herefords that would love it.

[@yousifhappycowfarm1172]

What part in Arizona are you I love to visit you one day I am a farmer from Michigan

[@yousifhappycowfarm1172]

I was living in Arizona

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@yousifhappycowfarm1172 Buckeye Arizona.

[@yousifhappycowfarm1172]

@@BalesHayFarmandRanch thanks

[@jacobotes8443]

Why the odd baler with its own engine? I'm pretty sure that little deere should run that baler, no?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Odd?? That’s the only way they used to make 3 string balers. Then CA changed their exhaust regulations and they went to PTO.

[@mindless7788]

sherlock holmes and iron man both played by the same actor and he can find/fix it for you? coincidence ? I THINK NOT! ITS HIM GUYS! :D

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Lol.

[@DieselRamcharger]

Az farmers! Woot! lol. People are going to watch these videos and get the completely wrong idea about the valley. LMAO. This aint the country friends.

[@rosshall641]

I hate hay when someone wants to buy it they don't pay the price but if you need it you pay because you need it

[@angelitahoward1838]

How can someone get A job

[@fieldzy743]

Says 9% chance and it rains I can get a 90% chance off it to rain and it doesn’t at all

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Stupid rain.

[@mattpeacock5208]

You're really in Arizona????? What's your water bill? Good lord!!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Lots.

[@rodshort4199]

What’s your favorite pocket knife ?

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Favorite or most used? I have some cool fancy knives I don’t use, like a strider. It’s so cool I don’t want to mess it up. But then I use and love my benchmade knives. I sharpen them myself and just love them.

[@rodshort4199]

Agree on the Benchmade. Never tried a Strider but will have to check them out. Many of my Schrades are my every day carries. Enjoy your videos and thanks for the reply!

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

@@rodshort4199 of course!! Thank you for the question. That’s was a good one. I love knives.

[@rushhookhornadventures20]

If I could get a outline of your logo I can make a knife and etch it your logo

[@janereeve9800]

Ŵ

[@adamanderson6519]

I'm learing so much I'm going to be a professional youtube hay farmer in no time. hahahahaha. Love your content man keep it up

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Good!!! Anyone can do it. You need 3 things. 1. A lot of time. 2. Some tractors. 3. Some string. Done. Ready.

[@badzioch64]

20G chump change

[@BalesHayFarmandRanch]

Maybe for you.