Seeding a Forage Mix & Replacing our Water Tank (143)

In this week’s video, we're taking delivery of a used milk silo that we'll use for water storage. We're also seeding a forage mix that we're trying for the first time this season.
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[@FarmGearInnovators]

Impressive upgrade! That 15,000-gallon silo will make a huge difference in water storage and efficiency, especially for those hot summer months. Great find!

[@boertjejanvh3696]

Ik ben ook erg benieuwd naar de grasmix. Hopen op goed weer....

[@keithvanpolen9049]

Another interesting video!!!

[@ThumbDairyman]

Interested to see how your forage mix works. Alfalfa is pricing itself out of the market I think.

[@derschwarzbrennerausdember8746]

What rotation of forage production do you have? We are in Italy and mostly have green rye which is chopped at the end of April at the beginning of May. Then comes maize, which is chopped in September, followed by wheat or barley, which is threshed the following year in June/July. Then field grass is sown and harvested, and green rye is sown again in October of the same year. Grass and Alfafa are grown in a 5-year rotation and are always alternated.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We don't have a specific rotation we follow. Currently about 30% of our acres are in this forage mix, 10% in alfalfa and 60% in corn for silage. Our season is too short to double crop corn after a spring forage but if this forage mix works out that becomes an option to follow a spring crop for us.

[@derschwarzbrennerausdember8746]

@@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047 nice

[@BRPFan]

Do you have well water there? Thanks for the video!

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We have a well and a rural water line coming by the farm. The majority of our water use comes from the rural water line, that gives us consistent water quality.

[@BRPFan]

@@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047 Right on! 👍

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Thanks for the explanation of the water situation. The new tank should help your needs. Thanks Piet, for the video.

[@trekkerweb]

Nice looking Fendt MT at the background ?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We had a 938 MT on demo for a couple of days.

[@trekkerweb]

@@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047 ah oke thanks for the answer

[@hollandcalf5133]

Nice setup with the new watertank! Maybe its possible to install a circulation pump, so the water will keep mixing up. Just a litte pump can do a lot of work in 24 hours!

[@alanriediger421]

Are you guys close to Carrington North Dakota

[@michu5038]

👍

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Yes, 3.5 miles from Carrington.

[@JoeBachmann-ry7wm]

Looking forward to how the new grass seeding works out.

[@michu5038]

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