Pasture Aeration, Two Month Update

This is part three of a multi part series stretching over four months testing the results of an AerWay aerator. Check out the other videos in this series here-
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[@GerraldFarms]

Spring is coming. Pasture looks good. Have a good one

[@farmertylerranch4399]

It will be here soon! Thanks Jacky

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Great update buddy! I bet your right man, after some rain and a little warmer temps the result will probably be easier to see! Thanks for taking us along, have a good one Tyler!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Dave yeah we aren’t seeing much yet but I’m thinking we will in another month or so. Thanks for watching!

[@ardurbin2]

Tyler, like the idea of sowing some winter rye grass along with breaking the manure piles. Thanks for update.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Ardurbin. I like it too I may give it a try. Thanks for watching

[@crslyrn]

I believe running the aerator will help in the long run. It's just hard to be patient sometimes when you're waiting for the results of your efforts. Thanks for the update & I look forward to seeing how it looks in the March/April time frame. Stay safe.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yeah we’re definitely playing a long game here. And shoot it might take a few years of doing this to start to see results, I just don’t know at this point! In the meantime I’ll just keep watching it and let you guys know what happens. Thanks for watching!

[@mariabayona5855]

Thank you Tyler I like your videos very much

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Maria I’m really glad you like them!

[@vnthomas16]

Thanks for the update!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Glad you enjoyed it. I just wish there was more to report! Thanks for watching!

[@williamthornton7184]

You need to drag a drag harrow ( the twister bar type) to drag over your pasture ever so often during the winter to bust up the cow piles to help keep down flies and worms, because that is how they over winter as an egg in the manure as it rot it generates heat to prevent the egg from freezing. I have been subsoiling, aerating and ripping my pastures for over 30 years. FYI only.

[@DennysCountryLife]

It will be interesting to see what March and April have to say about this. I strongly believe the treated sections will have healthier and more vigorous growth. I look forward to seeing how this goes!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yeah it’s exciting. I’m pretty optimistic still because like you say the real results should be in the spring. It will be interesting to see how it recovers when I start rotational grazing/irrigating in the summer. Anyway let’s all cross our fingers! Thanks Chris

[@annebell7274]

Sounds good to me. 🌿💚🌿

[@DLKHAY]

been waiting on this report Farmer Tyler

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Well, sorry there wasn’t more to report! I think we’ll see some kind of results next month (I hope). Thanks for following the series!

[@glenparks5175]

Another trick someone told me is if you have plenty of round bales to feed is to actually roll the bales out all over the pasture fields then it seeds them all over, just roll them out in strips waste a lot of hay but did seed pasture good

[@CedarCreekHomestead]

i have thought about arearating my pasture. Look forward to update videos in a few weeks. Thanks for the great videos!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yes I really hope we can see an improvement and I’ve been thinking in addition to a visual assessment I might take random pasture samples (maybe 1 square foot or so) and dry them out then weigh them. Then compare the dry matter weights of the aerated vs. non aerated samples so I have actual numbers to compare not just, “well that looks taller I guess”. Thanks for following that series I’m glad you’re enjoying it!

[@JMfarmandcattle]

Seems so weird to see green grass this time of year! I’ll trade you weather! Haha there will be good progress over the next couple months! Good information

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Jesse yeah I always took the weather for granted until I started watching everybody’s videos! Still, be glad you don’t live in California for many other reasons!! Trust me. Thanks for watching!

[@larsonvalleyfarm]

Boy its still hard to tell! A couple more days of warmer weather and I think you will see some good growth

[@farmertylerranch4399]

I’m thinking a couple months haha! Thanks Brad!

[@pughviewfarms4622]

I think you went the right route for improvement . I see a little difference. Overseeding can never hurt. Last year when we planted oat field we took leftover seed and broadcasted it on another small established field and hit it with cultipacker and what a world of difference it made 3 months later.

[@pughviewfarms4622]

I think I'm going to use cultipacker on pasture this March. It really spreads to cow pies and fills in cow divetts

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Ted I’m kinda leaning that way too with overseeding. If I can get good enough results I might be able to take a hay cutting off of it. Thanks for watching watching and I enjoyed the livestream last night

[@pughviewfarms4622]

Yeah I think we might take an early first off our big pasture. Last night was fun . Fingers got a little cold

[@812archer4life]

That's awesome. Echoing the other comments it might be a little warmer and wetter too see the results. I'm curious with what you find out.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yes definitely need more sunshine and some warmer days to get some good growth. Moisture hasn’t been a problem here recently! Thanks for watching T Riddle!

[@ryanmcdonald5351]

Nice shot of the speckle-belly geese! Are they fertilizing your fields, too? When do you decide to overseed/re-seed?

[@keithmartin7831]

A cheap way to spread manure piles is a section of fence ( I lucked into some 8 foot chain link from security cage). I traded for 16 feet of it which was the longest piece they had. I had some two inch pipe with 5 inch legs on it that had a plate to anchor it to concrete as a barrier for load being pushed to close to machinery in a factory. I slipped a smaller pipe inside welded and bolted it also I looped the chain link around the pipe and tied it with lots of number nine wire. Or fence brace wire is fine. Then I cut two tall thin trees , cleared the branches and put one in the middle the other on the back and pulled it around the pasture. Works great for spreading cow pies. But doesn't work well in the heavy slop where they been feed a lot or alleys they travel. But the man I got the idea from just used woven wire fence. I use wire cable around the legs to a Clovis on the tractor. Just watch and don't bush hog it. It's cheap and it works.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Keith I can see how that could work really well! I’m going to rig something up for this year.

[@Vested_Investor]

I tried a field aerator and thought it was ok but not transformational. What I've experienced that is transforming is high intensity cattle grazing where the momentary grazing pressure is sufficient to appear to destroy the plot the cattle were on. This requires moving them more than once a day. And then the land & forage getting a full rest cycle. Rinse and repeat. Takes a while. If you can't do that try drilling cereal rye in the fall and teff/annual rye in the spring. Hope it helps.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks John. I have been tinkering with a new grazing plan. Field improvements too. Stay tuned!

[@Chrisgalin]

Tyler! I love your hat! I want one! Where do i go about getting one?

[@maxpalmer514]

Do you roll out your round bails to spead out the seeds from it yet?

[@btowannab9232]

I don't think I'm seeing what your seeing yet , of course i missed the plum or walnut trees in the last video... so I'm piss poor at judging thing's!! I really do like that you view from same corner of field tho 👍

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yeah the camera isn’t doing it justice or I’m just seeing what I want to see, or both! Either way at this point any difference is minimal at best. Well I’ll just keep an eye on it, hopefully things are more clear in another month! Thanks BTO!

[@doreenlesage4319]

What are those row /lumps all the way down your field

[@bc8968]

Have you considered pasture movement daily, its scarey to a lot of farmers, to change, however great benefits are being documented.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yes I have as a matter of fact. For me getting water to them would be tough that’s the big thing holding me back. This year I want to get them down to a 3-4 day rotation which wouldn’t be that hard for me to do. Baby steps! Thanks Barry!

[@Theblindfarmer]

Really can’t tell yet the month of March will tell the tale I think 🤞

[@farmertylerranch4399]

I think you’re absolutely right. And like you told me the difference may not be easily seen with the naked eye. Time will tell! Thanks Blake

[@paulr7829]

You would have seen a huge improvement if you used the right aerator.. Using the right tool for the job is key.

[@jamiemckenzie8516]

Top dressing and a light dressing of seed would work wonders !

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yeah it would. Probably go that route this year. Thanks Jaime!

[@jamiemckenzie8516]

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[@rogerwilson9361]

Tyler how big is the pasture and how long do they stay on it. The Aeration will help but it takes sun and rain to make a pasture grow but how long has it been dry out there and that will cause stunted growth also give it time my friend.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Hey Roger. The pasture “test area” is about 20 acres. Cattle were taken off in November and won’t return until March or April. So the goal here really is a good spring grow. These updates are just for monitoring purposes and to track any (or in this case NO) progress. We’ve been getting good rains and sunshine so things should start happening!

[@arthurdewith7608]

Did u speed fertilizer

[@beeffarmer8576]

Do you do any rotational grazing?

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yes I do exclusively during the summer on these pastures.

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Wish I had the time and equipment to aireate

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yeah the aerators are really expensive. I was fortunate enough to be able to borrow this one with the option to buy. I’m waiting to see the results of this test before I’ll pony up the money! Thanks for watching HFT!

[@tommcghee5339]

Industrias America. I paid a bit over 5k for mine. 12’er. Very well made. Mexico product I believe. Other brands were $1000.00 per ft.

[@arthurdewith7608]

Do u let the manure rot in a pile

[@kennethmarlow2731]

You should of spread some fertiliser and over seeder grass seed after aerating

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yeah that’s the plan for next year. I think that will make a drastic difference! Thanks Kenneth!

[@jackybruckers]

I think it is to early for real visible difference.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yes you are right. Maybe at the next update. Thanks for watching!

[@arthurdewith7608]

Re seeding young plants grow better

[@whiteeagle1971]

When you put out your hay in the big rolls why not unroll it in strips instead of placing the roll in one spot

[@farmertylerranch4399]

You must have me confused with someone else, I don’t feed rounds bales. Some people do what you describe with round bales. I think it just all depends on how you’re set up

[@whiteeagle1971]

@@farmertylerranch4399 yeah i had a brain fart when i watched the video i assumed it was until i watched the next one i am sorry

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Haha no problem! Thanks for watching!

[@arthurdewith7608]

A disc would have done the same thing

[@keithmartin7831]

Scattering the manure let's it dry out faster cutting down on flies and other parasites.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yes true. I’m working on a new strategy for next year that includes that!