The Cost of Haying

[@1046fireman]

This should be played in every high school to teach economics, math and just plain life.

[@brightlamp2549]

1046fireman also so people would appreciate how where their food comes from

[@brandeissports3436]

♥️ I really enjoyed this video. Childhood memories again, refreshed.

[@arielfernando3916]

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[@stanleyalessandro574]

@Ariel Fernando instablaster =)

[@arielfernando3916]

@Stanley Alessandro thanks so much for your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@fanfeck2844]

From a non farmer, non US perspective, this was really interesting

[@TheNefastor]

Agreed ! I may be a French engineer but I have to eat too. It's nice to know who makes it possible and how.

[@vrajananda]

@@TheNefastor Achète toi un 12 tonnes et achète le foin que tu revends et celui que tu gardes. C'est la meilleure opération, je l'ai faite. C'est entre 200 et 400 euros de bénéfice par voyage de 20 balles, environ 8 heures de boulot.

[@TheNefastor]

@@vrajananda thanks for the advice, but I already make more money than that working in a lab.

[@MrPicoli]

@@TheNefastor ma parole ! Y'a qu'des français dans l'coin !

[@TheNefastor]

@@MrPicoli France represent !!! I 😅

[@southstreetbarbecue7875]

As a barbecue guy, sometimes videos like this are handy to remind me of the total cost involved with getting quality beef for me to cook. Great video, very interesting and well-presented!

[@khakhashisam3761]

Drove through Wyoming a few years back and it was endless fields of hay. I had endless questions that you answered with this video. Thank you.

[@brentb5303]

One question. Was it windy when you were there? Pan handle Texas and Wyoming always seem to have the wind whipping when I'm in either. I'm just curious.

[@khakhashisam3761]

@@brentb5303 sorry don't remember the wind. Beautiful country is all I remember.

[@brentb5303]

@@khakhashisam3761 I was just wondering. I've been through there a handful of times and it was crazy windy. I've heard other truck drivers say the same thing.

[@peredavi]

2001 Monolithic Yes Wyoming is very windy. That’s why there are windmills. There is a lot more to Wyoming than what most people see on I-80 or I-15

[@patriciastaton6182]

Farmers are very important

[@stevep5408]

Thanks for letting us know you are a business man as well as a rancher and Steward of the land!

[@joebonola7458]

I grew up working on a farm. I'm glad I was just a hired hand, and NOT an owner. It was a WONDERFUL time. You TRULY learn to appreciate Gods work.

[@anthonys.5653]

Not sure how I got here, but I really enjoyed the video. I also want to say that I respect and admire ALL the farmers/ranchers across this great country. Thank you for doing what you do to provide for us!

[@amarbaha]

I have an MBA and this guy has SOLID numbers and I swear knows more about BUSINESS and ECONOMICS than most financial people I know. He has EXPERIENCE and hands on operations. I learned a ton from this and his other videos. TYVM for this. If I could ask, do you know the economics of a wheat field?

[@Emperor9992001]

A lot of Ranchers are also Option Commodities Market experts and play the markets for their fuel, corn, and cattle.

[@wranther]

Great informative video Mike! Much appreciation not only for the time to create and edit your programs, but also for the simplicity of factual costs that perhaps too many people are ignorant of. -Bob...

[@OurWyomingLife]

Well I try to keep it simple thank you for the recognition : - Mike

[@alnwick00]

I live in a cul-de-sac and am not a farmer but I found this interesting information. Thanks.

[@HimejiEndless]

Great voice & delivery! Randomly popped up on my feed so i thought id learn something new!

[@Troche571]

I love this, and just like you had pointed out the voice and delivery was spot on. Not only was I glued to the phone, and subbed but dam sign this Man up to his own show.

[@billyblackmon4796]

amazing command of the business, never says uh or hesitates. earrings seem odd. he is just extraordinary with fast and concise command of his subject. he is the best speaker at clear fast information i have ever seen

[@palana8870]

Hey! I remember when you posted that first video on Reddit, I've been following you since day one. I remember when you guys were only getting 60 views for video. Haven't seen any of your videos in a while, but this one popped up in my feed and glad to see your channels doing well.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you very much. :) I hope you are back for a bit -Mike

[@Homesteadyshow]

Mike, awesome video. I have thought about doing our own from time to time, numbers never seem to make it worth it when I do the math. I’d love to have you on our podcast sometime to talk beef, hay and ranching. Last guest was ask tractor mike, had a great show, let me know if you’d like to come on an episode!

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you, sure thing. Just contact me at mail@ourwyominglife and we can set something up. Thanks - Mike

[@Homesteadyshow]

Will do Mike!

[@Homesteadyshow]

Will do Mike!

[@tomrobertson3236]

You've got me looking at fields counting the bales as I drive by. Makes me aware how hard you've got it

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thanks Tom - Mike

[@MrBrandpeto]

Me too. Although I'm counting heavily irrigated fields along the Colorado river in arizona. They produce all year long here

[@pwallace717]

I'm not sure how I backed into this video, but it's honestly one of the best-done costs of business videos I've ever seen. Nice to see someone finally put repair costs in at a realistic amount to the bottom line and not hopes of nothing breaking.

[@gsp2west]

Hey Mike. Add in the cost of picking those bales up in the field and transporting them back to the farm and stacking them. Great job..

[@OurWyomingLife]

For sure. !!! Thanks -Mike

[@V4zz33]

Thanks for all you farmers out there for your hard work!

[@gitucha]

Why am i sooo addicted to this channel hahaha. Los Angeles living but i love the farming life. Good job and keep it up.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Hey there. We were in LA just a few weeks ago. I think I was the only guy in 100 miles walking around with a cowboy hat on. Thanks for watching - Mike

[@gitucha]

@@OurWyomingLife Hey Mike, i really admire the farming lifestyle and your videos are very educational and soon i will begin my farming life. Thanks for all you doing on your page.....plus I've really wanted to visit wyoming after watching my favorite show LONGMIRE.

[@rickj1983]

From a non-farmer, US perspective, this was very interesting. Learn something new everyday.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you Rick -Mike

[@rickj1983]

@@OurWyomingLife My oldest son lives in Gillette as ATC. Wyoming has some beautiful country. I always wondered (I'm strange I know) what it cost to farm and ranch.

[@forrestanderson2652]

I appreciate what you do, grew up ranching and farming in South Texas. Understand the struggles, and the rewards of the lifestyle. God Bless you and your family, good quality video, good narrative. Keep up the good work.

[@gordonanderson9988]

hi forrest any irish in that surname im anderson too ,,,lol

[@jwjco]

Hi Mike and Erin , keep on rolling them bales .I'm just heading out to hook up the haybine and start cutting today . Hope all is going good , take care

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thanks Jay! - Mike

[@Kusunoky]

I dont even own a house lol but I love farming life. Thank you sir for the service and this great information

[@Zorn101]

Thank you for keeping us feed!

[@InternetBizUni]

Great video man. We got 20 bales per acre of hay in Ireland this year but you have a lot more acres. Crazy difference! Keep these amazing videos coming 👍

[@daveno8432]

yea but what are the size of the bails? round bails weigh in a lot higher than small 100-200lb square bails. I know LMAO i used to have to buck them up into the hay loft by hand when i was growing up.

[@fanfeck2844]

InternetBizUni , we’ve got a good climate for grass growth, wet and warm

[@InternetBizUni]

Ya I am talking about round bales. We have a similar John Deere belt baker to the one used in this video but the biggest problem that we have is getting a dry week in June or July to do the hay because a lot of rain falls in Ireland all summer long. It’s great to see how the land is farmed in different parts of the world.

[@I-am-back-again]

That was a heavy crop, or was it two or three cuts, Im in Ireland too and on my brothers farm he got 13 round bales on the first cut per acre. Not fully sure what diameter they are but I would guess there are close to 4'8" or so and the same width. I was astounded by the little size of the windrows in this video, the lack of rain must make a big difference. Link to picture I took of hay windrows on my brothers land i.postimg.cc/PqJS1gzV/Ready-of-baling.jpg

[@intheshell35ify]

I was going to take the plunge and buy the equipment but I think you may have just talked me down off the ledge. I guess I'll keep paying the hay man his steak tax albeit with a much better attitude. Thanks for taking the time to help a rookie.

[@derfvader6951]

unless you are going to run the machines all summer have it done. Especially in wetter areas than the one discussed here. tools not being used accumulate rust and rust makes things not work right and break.

[@danielginther4879]

Very interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@patrickmorris3721]

I’m from Ireland 🇮🇪 cutting hay this year from 45 acres 635 bales. It was a good year for hay this year. Good video on the cost. 👍

[@guineapigzed]

Patrick Morris round the size of his?

[@changvue83]

Love watching your videos it show so much about ranching and where you're food come from thank you and the hard working farmers out there for the food we eat every day

[@robertleigh559]

I know nothing about hay or farming and i stumbled on this series. It is absolutely fascinating and beautifully expounded.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you very much Robert and thanks for watching - Mike

[@cong6417]

Informative video, Mike! Much respect to you and the good folks in Wyoming for the work you guys are doing. Take care and God bless!

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thanks for watching Cong Nghe- Mike

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Erin and you are doing all the right things to prosper. As youths my brother and I were volunteered by my grandfather to help on a cousin's farm where we learned about hard work. God bless you.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thanks for sharing that memory- Mike

[@rrobertomondo5173]

Mike, your videos are always super intersting. This information is not readily available to most of us. Thank you so much.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thanks for watching R Robertomondo- Mike

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

wow, that is soooo little grass. Even your windrows are tiny. I am impressed you are making all this work. You have to account for every cent indeed. Thanks for sharing

[@stacyeandrew2]

Definitely showed that y’all are the heart of America. I can’t even imagine. Thank you!!

[@racay9082]

From a non farmer in New Jersey. Thanks for sharing such eye opening information.

[@jayhay1237]

Great video, very informative. We have a lot in common here in eastern Oregon. I am "lucky" enough to have irrigation - usually. We can produce a lot more, but our costs are much higher. (Mostly due to the costs of constantly Irrigating.) My favorite alfalfa seed comes from Wyoming.

[@munirislam2164]

So nicely described. What a gentleman he is. So glad to learn so many things. Thank you from Canada.

[@stuartkelly8708]

Red clover would help your yeild. it grows in dry harsh environments and is easy to grow. It's relatively cheap to try and once established its self seeding if you get the right variety. Also provides free nitrogen which is a bonus for the other grass.

[@southerngrits920]

My grandfather died in 1959. He was a sharecropper in SC tobacco and cotton. He never owned a tractor only used horses and mules. I love watching farms and ranches. First time here. Daddy 92yrs old is blind. He went to war ww11 at 17. I use KZbin to tell him about how things are out on farms and ranches.

[@19movement85]

This video was recommended by youtube. Definitely didn't disappoint. You got yourself a new subscriber. Btw, I am a landscaper, not a farmer. Keep up the great content!!

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you Jack. Glad you found us and thanks for watching -Mike

[@loriehabel1552]

Mike, I enjoy those old pictures. Your math is simple for folks👍👍. So glad Dave and Nurse Tammy have had the time to help yall out. Yall have a good week.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thanks Lorie, and hope you have a good week too. Mike

[@mr.b6374]

With that voice you could do allot of radio and television! During the 180 right? Great content ! And I'm not even a farmer 😎👍🏻 well well ... I must have a good ear for voice, after going back through your vlogs and finding out you already did the corporate radio! Keep up the great family life , thank you

[@jeramyascriven4517]

One of the biggest problems with buying hay is transferring weeds also. Good video!!

[@shopshop-lx9hj]

first time watcher of your channel. Great video. Amazing that wrapping costs more then fuel!

[@williamj.stilianessis1851]

Mike, you are clearly a man of great faith. One harvest per year would scare me to death. We are almost always going to get two good hay cuts and some years, three. We'll be making 1400 lb bales too and the wrap won't cut it here. Too wet. We need to use the wrap to keep things dry and fresh throughout the winter. Feeding numbers are roughly the same though. Good luck with the 2019 harvest. Hope you are one bale too many when the grass starts to grow again. All the best this winter.

[@calumanderson5617]

Great video Mike 👍and I agree with you 101%. In my case making hay with worn out equipment which can be a gamble if it decides to brake and keeping an eye on the clouds are my main stress and sometimes wonder would it be easier just to buy in the bales from time to time. Especially the costs of brake downs if not careful could cost way more than the machine is worth.

[@OurWyomingLife]

It is a careful balance, thanks - MIke

[@georgedoorley5628]

nothing as bad as a baler that fucks up just as u have the first row picked and the clouds are gathering .......i hire a baler for the hay that i make away from the home place , i find its less stressfull to pay up and look happy ,,,, he makes bales like bricks also .....

[@gordonanderson9988]

hi there you might be a distant realitve of mine ///

[@gordonanderson9988]

im in northwest ireland plenty rain dark clouds ,,no heatwave up this part similar weather to norway ,,we on west atlantic coast plenty growth grass grows well ,,,

[@salvadorhirth1641]

I've just watched this interesting video that reminded me of the importance of people who work to produce food. May all of you be blessed, folks!

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you very much Salvador - Mike

[@salvadorhirth1641]

@@OurWyomingLife You're welcome! By the way I'm talking right now to a farmer friend from Tasmania! I served the Air Force, too, but I'm from Brazil. I like to invent things now that I am retired.

[@salvadorhirth1641]

@@OurWyomingLife Maybe you will find this video interesting: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3S3q5uni62grdk

[@conorogrady7940]

In Ireland our crops would yield about 10 bales to the acre with 2 to 4 cuttings a year and a Bale of hay would sell for €25

[@OurWyomingLife]

Its all about supply and demand, I would love some 25$ hay Thanks - Mike

[@bigdave461]

Ya send me some 25 dollar hay to please

[@hlfpsttomorrow93]

Man. After watching your videos it gave me an even deeper appreciation than what I already had for what you do. I’d love to do something along those lines but it’s just not a realistic path for me to take in life. Between my brand bias (champagne tastes on a pbr wallet) and my stubborn ways it wouldn’t be possible for me. Thank you for what you do!

[@thef8ofman984]

Thanks for all the hard work and sacrifice so we can have food on the table!!

[@davegrier523]

If you ever get tired of ranching you could read the nightly news. You have a voice and speaking manner as easy on the ears as any.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Great video Mike....folks don't understand that there is a huge cost associate with bailing, growing and storing hay. Farming is expensive....wish I could send you some hay from our farm buddy.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thanks Josh- Mike

[@Tonetwisters]

... Not to mention ... a LOT of work. Good grief they have a lot to do ...

[@teddymuckey9585]

Hi Mike, Lived in Gillette from 1965 to 67. Mother's family is still there ! The rockpile was our home before it was a museum. Trailer House.

[@alexsc01]

Great video! Interesting to compare costs of making hay in Lapland Finland.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

I like many, never realize how much work, time, and money is involved when we ride down a road past the bales of hay. Very interesting. Thanks, John

[@RobertJones-ey9qz]

Wow! You only get one cutting a year? Where I live in NE Indiana, they usually get three, occasionally four cuttings a year. Now I see why that hail storm was so devastating for you. Good luck to you this winter.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you Robert - Mike

[@DualsportDisport]

Great videos from your farm. It has really helped me these last weeks learn about the farming business and cattle particularly. Thank you a bunch! I can't wait to start my own

[@kaycox5555]

Fascinating information. One hears "rancher," and to a city slicker like me, one believes it's a hard working always prosperous life...I'm learning that is untrue. I truly, truly have learned from your channel. Wishing you no more hail, rain, snow for a while, or breakdowns. Wishing you health, blessings & prosperity this year.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you so much :) - Mike

[@kahvac]

Being an Electrician in the Boston area I have no plans now or ever to bail hay.. I did find this video fascinating and love Montana ! I was out there last year... new sub here !

[@OurWyomingLife]

Awesome. Thank you very much and thanks for watching - Mike

[@Noddy-qt6ol]

Fantastic . Thank you for the excellent explanation.

[@nathanrobinson7715]

Thank you for not only being a farmer and sacrifices that come with that but then to discuss the financial side of it.

[@ozarkhayandcattle5799]

Add $2.00 every time the baler door opens for baler depreciation. Like the videos!

[@shockingguy]

Yeah most people don’t realize all the back office costs of what things really cost. Thank you so much for sharing this and I will share it now with my world. This is a great education for those that don’t understand how farmwife works.

[@warrencorcoran9824]

Incredible oration of video, great professional sound. Get yourself an agent

[@kenarnold9132]

FYI...his previous job was a radio station DJ. And yes, he has a great voice for it!

[@dukeman7595]

But the loud background music ruins the video.

[@kayrico8367]

I have always respected farmers and ranchers for making my life easier. I've even visited Joel Salatin's farm in Virginia, but this video goes far more into the details of what its like than some of Joel's videos. Very informative and l appreciate my steak a little bit more now. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@TheNefastor]

"Cylinders of wintertime happiness" 😁 lovely !

[@KG-du5rr]

*for the cows

[@keb107]

I just recently spent 2 weeks in Wyoming and found you on KZbin shortly after that. I grew up on a tobacco/cattle farm in Ky and enjoy your vids very much. I’ve lived in Nashville now for 30 years and I am so sick of city life I could scream(and sometimes I do). I know the amount of work you do, but it is so worth it. Id give anything to move to Wyoming and spend the rest of my days there.

[@OurWyomingLife]

ken b, Having lived and worked both I wouldnt trade this life at all. Thanks for watching- Mike

[@keb107]

Our Wyoming Life do you ever work cattle with your qtr horse?

[@Deke1]

Informative breakdown Mike on the costs of hay, thanks

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you for watching - Mike

[@margaretmiller8212]

First time viewer. Love your voice and am very impressed by your presentation. You made fact and figures very interesting. I grew up on a crop and livestock Iowa farm. I helped put up hay until I moved away. We did square bails and put it up in a hay loft over the barn. I "bucked" bails , stacked bails on the hay rack and put the hay in the loft. Started to " help" when I was a five year girl. Hope you understand the terms.😊. By the way, one of my brothers moved On down to southern Iowa and is raising bison . Less cost for land and more suited for grazzing. Used 13 ft. old railroad ties for posts.

[@ronnierivera3991]

Have you tried Swanson ag net wrap? I used only Vermeer wrap until a guy told me about this wrap, I haven’t had problems with it in my baler. I myself do custom baling. I have talked to a couple of other custom bakers that run John Deere balers and they like the Swanson wrap also. Just a thought.

[@mexicanframboy]

2nd on Swanson ag run it on my jd569 and never had a problem and its cheaper then Deere we do about 2k bales a year

[@karipalsson9856]

We here in Iceland have about 50 bulls 60 yearcows few horses so last year we made 1600 round bales. (sold 400) we also paid 10.000 dollars for plastic wrap this year

[@geraldfelthammer]

That is a great video! I don’t even farm.

[@jamizimmerman8501]

Thanks for taking us along… Sometimes “pitching a fit” is the best thing to do… even if it is just for a minute of 😡 or 😫. Take a break from it to regroup and reevaluate. Hang in there! It will work out.

[@Absaalookemensch]

We got 2-3 cuttings per season in Arkansas.

[@mrt9781]

Very informative / easy to understand and actually interesting! Thanks from So. Oregon

[@washingtonsglobal735]

Notification Gang!!! Gotta love that bell icon!!! Informative Video Mike!!! 💪🤠

[@OurWyomingLife]

Good morning! Thanks for watching - Mike

[@adventurerhoades]

New property owner here a drop in the bucket 133 acres. I just started a channel as well, outdoors and travel. Now I am not a farmer but, truly respect farmers. All the cost just doing small food plots for deer gives me just a glimmer how hard you work everyday.

[@stevebennett9839]

It amazes me how far we've come technologically in just a half century or so. They couldn't handle that much hay without power equipment.

[@OurWyomingLife]

That sure is the truth, thanks - Mike

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Once again your numbers are spot on and simliar to mine.. Here in N.Missouri we sometimes have to feed up to 5 months per year..But we get 2-3 cuttings depending on rain... 3 bales per cow/per year....We mow, rake and pick it up...Have it custom baled for 10/bale.. Good video.. I will add hay was late but very good here 3-5 bales per acre...

[@texasmarshal4423]

Get a copy of Jim Gerrish's book, "Kick The Hay Habit". It'll help you a lot. And you forgot to add in fertilizer cost.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Already have it. Thanks. -Mike

[@allanr6132]

Great video and great explanation of some of your costs. It really helps to put things into perspective for your ranch. Thanks for taking the time to work up these numbers and put it out there for all to see. Best wishes always to you, your family and all ranchers & famers across the country.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank You Allan R. and Thanks for watching- Mike

[@super6954]

Thanks for the video, at least you are being realistic or out of the denial stage of what a bale costs to make. I was hog farming here in Canada straw was costing $15 plus for me to buy the straw at $5.50 in the row bale it and haul it home. I needed around a 1000 bales a year I was doing 4500 hogs a year at $16 out the door custom feeding, they provided food in the deal. you can do the math on how many hogs to pay that without the other costs. Like what seemed to be a 500-$1000 entry fee to the Agco or CNH parts counter every time something needed fixing that I repaired being a mechanic to, then i'd payed myself and other running costs. The money for replacement or update bigger equipment wasn't ever going to be there as they wouldn't pay me more per animal. I quit but said i'd still custom bale straw from my sources if guys wanted it for cattle. These goofs think $15 a bales being ripped off. The big problem now is with modern combines and choppers they dust the straw so some you can't bale and you can't see it chopped . Guys figure out the fertilizer cost putting it back and not having to harrow after that they didn't think of before to. Free or cheap straw plus baling costs of $5 is a thing of the past here and bad weather makes demand higher to I struggled some years to get enough. I've already seen $40 CAN a bale wheat straw before harvest advertised last week that will never sell here, Hays starting at $120 now it got to $160 when it was short last year, everybody was out and there is no reserves this year. Some of these guys still need a reality check on the costs and is it worth farming still. I'm not sitting on my tractor baling on 36ft swaths at an average of 10 KPH through the night and working during the day for less than $10 a bale, last year I had 3 days in a row for a few weeks with 9 hours sleep total, that was just plain crazy . Take care.

[@talonpilot]

Very honest and informative video. Thanks for your time!

[@schmidfarms1702]

Nice Video, Good Explaining!!

[@farmerd6]

My wife and I really enjoy your videos, they are well made and we have subscribed. We are retired dairy farmers and have a small 30 cow calf operation in Steuben county NY. This years haying season has been challenging here because it was an excessively wet spring, which has delayed haying. I have actually jammed up my haybine with mud several times. I believe that the only way to make money with cattle is by rotational grazing, which we practice. We also figure on a 200 day hay feeding season. I have always figured my haying cost and returns by how much my equipment and me make per hour for hay that is produced. I don't know if that is the proper way or not.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Best of Luck to you farmerd6. Thanks for watching- Mike

[@corvuscrow5485]

Business opportunity in Wyoming. Custom Cutter. 🤔

[@southstreetbarbecue7875]

I had the same thought, but then I remembered I have no experience or knowledge of that field. And I'm lazy.

[@corvuscrow5485]

well then you definitely won't be the one...

[@100mphFastball]

There's probably no custom cutters because there's no profit in it at the end of the day.

[@alech3814]

​@@100mphFastball Exactly & is going to occur roughly one season of the year...

[@spike.strat1318]

Biggest problem is the time sensitivity, If i’m not mistaken it has to be done in a certain window.

[@johnchedsey1306]

Reminds me a bit of every summer I spent ages 10-15 in northern Colorado working hay fields. I knew how to drive tractors before cars.

[@stewpidaso26]

you should rotationally graze your cattle to improve your land. you would grow more per acre.

[@jeramyascriven4517]

Im sure they do with graze grass that thin but it still wont matter much in winter with a foot of snow on the ground

[@stewpidaso26]

they can graze through a foot of snow as long as its fairly fluffy. its ice you have to worry about. mine did fine until we got rain during the day, froze, snowed, then it warmed up and melted some of it and froze again. after it thawed enough they were back out on pasture.

[@jeramyascriven4517]

@@stewpidaso26that may work for a cow calf but any feeder cattle it's extra work they have to do to find forage is wasted energy which means more time before you can send them to market

[@stewpidaso26]

so youre telling me a cow that has to produce milk for a calf and enough energy for herself would do fine but a feeder wouldn't? yeah, ok. how much overhead are you spending to feed that feeder in the winter time? youre spending more out of your own pocket to provide a bed and breakfast than you would having to wait to send them to market, that's if the going rate is good.

[@jeramyascriven4517]

@@stewpidaso26 you have to look at the nutrition requirements for what your doing a cow with calf only has to maintain not to mention the calf can forage on it's own early on. Where as a feeder your trying to fatten up as quick as possible to keep meat quality the long it takes the tougher it gets the harder they have to work to put on that weight takes away from the bottom line or you have to have increased land to finish on which where I'm from in PA and the land of taxes isn't as good an option.

[@markseifried3959]

You speak very well and were enjoyable to watch. Good Luck!

[@achillies40]

Very informative. You Sir, are a very good speaker. You kept it interesting and full of information. Thank you for sharing. ......Oh I'm in Australia. You have reached the other side of the planet.

[@RamonGonzalez-ju7py]

I enjoyed the way you broke it down splendid way of presenting information. I agree this should be presented to school kids so that they get an idea of what it takes to produce the food they enjoy.

[@MarkShelby2025]

Jonny Cash. Love this channel.its not a bunch of fairytale crap like the rest of the Homestead channels. Real Stuff

[@OurWyomingLife]

That is awesome, thank you very very much - Mike

[@OldGlory1776]

Well thought-out video with realistic cost for haying. Many people don't like to talk about what the real cost is to put up a bale of hay and where is the break-even point where you could have grazed it and purchased hay and taking one years depreciation off your equipment. Our climate is very similar to yours here in southeast Montana. We must not be that far apart, we use the same lowboy truck driver! Thanks for the great video.p.s. vermeer net is stronger and cheaper than deere net by almost 4 cents

[@someonethinking4237]

I say to my kid- you can learn math, business and life from a farmer. Kudos to all smart farmers

[@premfarm]

one cost you didn't mention was getting the bales off the field You have to store them some place that works for winter feeding great info as always Mike Stay safe God Bless

[@OurWyomingLife]

in reality there are lost of costs that I didnt really get to talk about, but you are right there is more fuel cost and repair cost associated there as well Thanks - Mike

[@KittyCatsBrokenLeg]

Nice choice of shirt Johnny Cash is a legend!

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thank you Austin - Mike

[@margaritagonzalez8625]

Mike, what a wonderful, informative, channel! Reminds me of my childhood! Continued blessings to your family and all you who get dirty every single day rain, shine, sleet or snow!

[@OurWyomingLife]

Glad you enjoy it Margarita, and thanks for watching- Mike

[@cairnsjen]

Here in WA it's so wet...everything is haylage. Opposite issues here with too much rain. The kids like to say the farmers are growing marshmallows.

[@samp9460]

What a great video! Thank you for the time, effort and info put into this!!!!