Silage 2018. Part 1. Just starting

[@LanceHanlonOutdoors]

So far beautiful weather for the silage harvest. Love to see that everything is going so well for you Richard. Cheers!!

[@oldder1]

Looks like a good start to this year's silage. Hope it goes well. Look forward to seeing more later

[@nickaf5262]

Every year I look forward to these sileage videos they really are something too see 🙈

[@eoinon374]

Great vid from Tipperary, Ireland

[@thomasryan5528]

Eoin ON same

[@mardoy]

Great video as usual richard love your silage videos

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thanks

[@upthereds4939]

Richard you must write down a list of all these things the experts are Suggesting you and the Contractors need. "trailers with floor belts" now. The list is growing haha

[@liamg5845]

Aaron Lacey yeah i see that lol

[@jimaaker3993]

Richard, tell all the "experts" that as soon as they can figure out a way for everybody to get the money for all their suggestions you guys will be more than happy to do them, as long as it is not to borrow which could cost everything for all of you

[@thefunkyfarmer]

i know

[@antonyfarming]

Great vid Richard just wondering if you had any videos or photos you can make video out of on silage 20 or 30 years ago would be good to see the changes if you get time cheers Antony

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Sadly not

[@antonyfarming]

thefunkyfarmer that's a shame hope you didn't mind me asking

[@thefunkyfarmer]

No that's fine. I wish there were some pictures or film

[@thecornishfarmer7217]

great video

[@archiesmall4910]

3rd comment yay.Always love your videos. keep it up.Just a suggestion but could you get some go-pros that you could attach to the the tractor and you could make some time lapses of what ever your doing like drilling or fertilizing.

[@j.hagrivids5344]

Can you do a video on covering the clamp

[@seanmeads9400]

Great video again Richard -- but you shore you didn’t up load last years one !!😂😂😂😂 keep them coming

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Nope but it does look similar

[@oldchannel2004]

If you don’t mind me asking how much does it cost u to hire all these guys in to do the raking and carting ?

[@xdclears5603]

It'll be about, £9/hr for each of the men, £11 a tonne of silage that comes in. so each trailer that comes in will be approx £170. So if they are working for about 6 hours £216 wages for the four contractors. and £170 x the number of trailer loads. Approximately. The £ per tonne could be wrong though.. This is just an estimate

[@stubarry3206]

We are normally charged by the acre , £44 per acre for the whole operation , mowing, raking, harvesting, carting, buck raking,

[@oldchannel2004]

Zombiecrazy 556 thanks that really helped me

[@oldchannel2004]

Stuart Barry thanks

[@Andrew-yz1lb]

assets.fwi.co.uk/sites/1/NAAC-contractor-charges-guide-2017-18.pdf Farmers weekly average contractors charges for the uk

[@Dextamartijn]

Great video is it common to cover silage pits in the UK tou don't see that here we cover our pits with plastic

[@g.j.hphotography7170]

Good video Rich

[@davie0979]

That should be some nice sweet smelling grass silage when its ready. Perfect weather for it. Do you get it analysed?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

yes but not yet

[@janetgould9140]

Wet as buggery here , you are lucky.

[@farmingyear3972]

Hi nice video good video

[@George-nn2bf]

We have like four rakes all in one

[@Valtra-rn1ed]

Looks like an excellent crop, what do you reckon about 40% dry matter?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

25 - 30 i hope

[@j.hagrivids5344]

I was drawing silage yesterday

[@johntownley1059]

Farming Legends oh cool what with a pen or pencil 😂

[@j.hagrivids5344]

John Townley Tractor and trailer Dooley 20ft and a New Holland t6180

[@johntownley1059]

Farming Legends carpet farming?

[@j.hagrivids5344]

John Townley No

[@boylersboulders444]

Do you still have the drop nose massy

[@thefunkyfarmer]

Oh yes

[@celsoresendes8953]

Hi Richard, How many hectares of field's do you have?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

58

[@lindenbergers]

How much of the clamp did that first harvest yield?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

it will fill it

[@lindenbergers]

thefunkyfarmer wow, nice!🙂

[@liamg5845]

Why do some farmers put plastic sheets over their maize?

[@thefunkyfarmer]

some areas a colder so need it to start the seedlings

[@liamg5845]

thefunkyfarmer Thanks cause i noticed some farmers use it and others dont

[@henrymcconnell6782]

What dimensions is the pit

[@thefunkyfarmer]

i cant remember

[@11T872]

I see you are paying a lot for work-operations on your farm.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

much cheaper than buying the kit myself

[@11T872]

How much is the price for corn planting and the preparation of the soil for 1ha? I want to compare it with the price in my country.

[@thomaswilson719]

It isn't a heavy crop

[@noellegeaney715]

we just finnist silage

[@goofy91nl]

Shame the contractor doesnt have silage trailers with floor belts. They could then unload straight into the pit.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

never seen anybody use those. It better to dump it outside then you have better control where to place it

[@johntownley1059]

MetalGovy they are more expensive more to go wrong and they take forever to unload