Pumping 8 Million Gallons of Dairy Manure (135)

Pumping 8 Million Gallons of Dairy Manure - In this week's video, we're applying liquid manure to our fields. Manure is used as fertilizer to grow crops that we'll harvest as forage for our cows.
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[@TheVespap200e]

Hi Piet, its all over the news about the bird flu affecting dairy productions in the USA. It would be appreciated if you could talk about that and what you intend to do to mitigate the problem on your own farm. As always thanks for the video.😀👍

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

I think our farm is very low risk. We don't have cows coming to our farm, we're a closed herd. We're not near other dairy farms and bird migration is over in our area.

[@6by6by6]

Just caught up , I’d be interested in the longevity of the application hose, soil will wear anything out and I know that hose can’t be cheap. Also fun fact : my grandfather on my dads side immigrated from Norway thru Ellis Island with 6 children and was sent to North Dakota where my father was born, two years later they moved to Oregon and eventually my father began farming in the Willamette Valley. I grew up farming row crops and today farm 7600 acres of grass seed and Hazelnuts. The dairy industry is far more complex than I remember it in the 70s when I was a high schooler, your operations are quite impressive as is your family’s journey to get where you are now.. God bless your family..

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

I'm not sure on the longevity, it seems like they cut the end off on occasion, but I've never seen them replace a whole hose while working on our farm. It would be interesting to see your farm, thank you for sharing!

[@keithvanpolen9049]

Very impressive!! Another great video!

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Thank you!

[@geraldsundberg3610]

Very interesting and a good explanation!

[@PaulWilcox-n2p]

Sure does save on fertilizer costs good deal 😊

[@alfredomarotta6604]

That's a lot of poop. Nice drone shots and explanations.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Thank you!

[@freddylove9914]

GOOD AFTERNOON 👍

[@DFB-1990]

Piet if you had to plant corn asap after manure application like that how long does it take to dry back down to be fit to work and plant? Loved the drone shots!

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

It depends on the weather, but at least 5 days is ideal.

[@michu5038]

👍

[@jerseyscows8553]

Salut, pas trop de neige et de froid cette hiver ? Vous faites 2 années de suite du maïs ou plus ?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

No, we had a very mild winter here. Yes, we'll grow corn for more than 2 years in a row. We don't have a specific rotation we're following, but we would like to move towards more rotation if we can make it work.

[@billymc1628]

The 2 tanks are able to hold a years amount of manure? Awesome process

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

In total we can store about 15 months worth of manure once we remove the dike in-between those two storage ponds I talked about in the video.

[@RichardSchumacher-m7s]

Long is the hose they use? 700 acres could be 1/2 mile from the pit. Just curious. It great very efficient and less compaction than with tanker spreading.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

The can add as much hose as they need to reach the field we want to spread on. We've spread 4 miles from the farm before, they just add boost pumps in-between.

[@dombakuring16]

Nice vidio ❤👍👍👍

[@caseyarmstrong7064]

How often does this whole process take place, draining the ponds and applying to the fields

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Twice a year, in the fall after crops have been harvested and in the spring prior to seeding the next crop.

[@albertjohnsonjr.2311]

Does the liquid irrigate the land in any appreciable way as water or is it only a medium for the stuff in the manure to enter the soil?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

It's mainly just a medium to carry the nutrients in the manure.

[@elvareyvindsson5111]

Hi, interesting video. How do you seal these ponds? Plastic or just earth sealing?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

They have a clay liner that was tested for permeability prior to use. We also have ground water monitoring wells that are tested by the state annually.

[@MichaelBrandao-v2m]

I was wondering pete they charged by the hour or buy the gallon

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

By the gallon and by the mile. The further out we go the higher the cost per gallon.

[@CarlBaltus-cw3dq]

12000 gallons to the acre plus solid manure how does that look on your 590 program??

[@theduke131]

🤭🤭🤫🤫🤫

[@theduke131]

You sound like DEQ. Mind your business and enjoy the video. 🐓🍭 😖😖 I'm Carl I'm a Smarty Pants 😖😖 Carry on 🐔💩

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We're applying based on soil tests, manure fertilizer values and estimated crop needs. We're audited yearly by the state for compliance.

[@jeremy1350]

Hi Piet. 10c in Montreal at 12:35 pm. "I love the smell of Poop in the morning !!" How is Mama Bedaf and Little Miss Alyse doing today ( did I spell her name correctly? )

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Elise and mama are both doing good!

[@chadcraun7445]

So you dont put any commercial fertilizer, specifically nitrogen on your corn?

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

No, all of nitrogen needs are coming from liquid manure.

[@chadcraun7445]

@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047 I can't get a good crop if I don't put urea down. I have a lot of hills and feel like mine all runs off in rain storms

[@engbertdijkstra6242]

12000 gallon per acre. Is dat 120 m4 per ha Of reken ik nier goed. Ljjkt mijn wel veel. 50 tot 60 is al heel.wat

[@Oak_Hollow]

It's only about 3 gallons per square meter.

[@DaveG7920]

Don't forget American gallons are little gallons

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

We're applying based on soil tests, estimated crop fertilizer needs and fertilizer value of the manure. If we applied less we could be limiting yield.

[@snail1937]

You’re a little to high, it’s 110m3 🙈 But it also depends on the nitrogen and phosphate levels in the liquid manure. I would be surprised about those numbers with the open lagoons. Especially due to dilution (rain)

[@jimb7978]

how many cows do you milk??

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

1600 cows.

[@freddylove9914]

WHERE ARE YOU AT Location

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

In east central north dakota.

[@patmcdonald766]

we need (USA) a maximum of 999 cattle per farm per county. TOO much and time to spread the pollution across multiple counties. In fact, the farmer should get credit for fewer cattle, horses, buffalo, pigs, chickens, sheep. Then the USDA can all GO AWAY and let the farmers be US Citizens only.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

Can I ask if there's something in particular we're doing with our nutrient application that you don't like? The how, when, where and how much fertilizer we're applying is more closely regulated than any other farm in the state using commercial or organic fertilizer. The majority of people in the US are here because of immigration. We just happened to come generations later than most. There was a need and an opportunity for us and we took the risk to start a farm here. In my opinion, that's what America is all about.

[@patmcdonald766]

@@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047 are you becoming a US Citizen? I think we allow too many animals on a farm everywhere not just YOUR farm. I live south and in MINNESOTA so envy of your taxes there.

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

@patmcdonald766 I'm a naturalized US citizen, the rest of my family are not US citizens.

[@cindifischer6919]

​@@patmcdonald766taxes in Minnesota suck and the governor just keeps on thinking of ways to get more of our money.

[@patmcdonald766]

@@cindifischer6919 inflation at 30% and Property Taxes up 31,000 per house is also another hidden tax

[@MichaSkolimowski-be2nh]

Ile trzeba M węży na takie h 😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@pietvanbedaf-nddairyfarmer9047]

They can add as much hose as necessary to reach the field we're applying on. They'll add more pumps the further out we go.