Making Silage/Baleage in Rural NZ | Feeding Out

In addition to the hay which we bale ourselves, we also get a paddock made into silage/baleage each year. We don't have the equipment needed for this - so we get in the pros! Here's what the process looks like, and a flash-forward to us in winter feeding out the delicious "sauerkraut for cows".
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0:00 Cutting grass & intro
1:46 Raking
4:21 Baling & wrapping
8:25 Stacking
10:38 Feeding out in winter
16:28 Loading a new bale onto the tray
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[@AltinGozluADAM]

Nice video. Hope you keep sharing videos

[@jimmurray2965]

Greetings from Ireland! Lovely video production. Wishing you great success and personal satisfaction from your small holding.

[@rossbeach707]

Very nice place ....

[@thomasgibson1041]

Good to see some belted galloways in NZ!!

[@christheginga]

awesome to have you guys back!

[@tonymckeage1028]

Fantastic Video, I enjoyed it a lot, thanks for sharing

[@woolliehead]

Hi Guys great to see you again hope to see you soon keep up the good work

[@elisholler]

Missed you guys terribly. Glad you are back!

[@daverose4992]

Glad to see a new vid. Hope things are going well. Several farms here in Illinois, USA use the same method for preserving their haylage.

[@kentuckycornbread8502]

So glad you guys are back. 😃

[@billlewis2401]

Good to see you again,

[@paulsmith7595]

Great video , thanks guy and girl.

[@waynemclachlan6480]

Wayno , NSW , Australia . Enjoyed your latest utube clip, great drone footage..farming practices like yours are awesome, hard to beat a day on the farm. We have a few things in common, I have a Kiwi wife also a Fiat 45-66 both very reliable lol.. cheers guys happy farming 😊

[@bevnelson3678]

Cattle are excited to get food.

[@rajinderpuri7631]

You are both great guy and you speak good

[@pamelahutchinson9709]

Loved your video..Biowrap NZ

[@joannatudor5125]

How big of a farm do have ? I'm really like your your KZbin they are real good. I'll have never seen anyone put the hay against them fence to keep it from getting tramppled!

[@lindalakota38]

That is the waviest field you know the to bailing are having fun tell somthing breaks

[@shopshop144]

You made some cows? very happy! I like the slow speed tractor. Is that feeding method something you came up with right from the start, or did you have a light bulb moment?

[@KSA-ll9kt]

Nice looking cattle, I didn't notice any protein tubs do you use them?

[@bolokanggaoboi7342]

insightful video, can the bales be stored inside a barn after wrapping ? or they need to be in the sun

[@BacktotheLand]

They can be stored anywhere! The wrapping means they can be stored outside in the rain unlike hay so most people do that for the convenience (and not wasting barn space), but they can be barn stored too.

[@bolokanggaoboi7342]

@@BacktotheLand awesome. much appreciated

[@the_retag]

Have you thought about not making silage in bales but rather piles? Would save you getting the other guys to make it