How to tell if your hay is ready to bale

[@kathyyoung3484]

Your own "Aerial Arkansas" video! Loved the views!

[@joyblaha872]

The average person doesn’t understand all that is involved in farming. Great video 😀

[@williamsanders2808]

Hell, the average person does not know where their food comes from. Or even have a clue as to how it was produced and processed. What's just as bad is, they don't care. As long as the grocery store has it, they are happy.

[@wendyweddell2782]

A lot of good tips for people that have never done hay before. Love the Aerial photos

[@deblong56]

See the dot? That is us! Thank you for sharing the great drone footage...your property is beautiful!

[@sandywilkerson8525]

Y’all are so Educational on everything! So happy I’m part of your Utube Family! Love y’all!😊💞

[@aussiegardener1773]

I feel part of your family too ... Lots of love from Australia

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

I’ve handled a lot of hay in my days as well. Lol. Always trying to beat the weather. Great video and best of luck. Stay safe! - Tom

[@williamsanders2808]

We never had fields that could be cut for hay. Closest was the "Horse pasture" which we mowed with a sickle bar mower, and just raked into a big pile. And it wasn't really that big of a pile. We still ended up buying hay every year, for the cows and the horses.

[@paulaarthur57]

I love watching your channel. Thanks for the great advice and tips. You have a beautiful farm. God Bless.

[@starlenekalinski5633]

You have some beautiful land! Lots to take care of. God Bless you and thank you for sharing.

[@anneparisi5677]

Wow, good video. Beautiful arial views. Thanks for sharing. Have a good weekend.

[@davidj.mackinney6568]

Love haying videos and bees and animals. I guess we just like your channel

[@Heisstrong]

Great drone footage of your beautiful farm. I didn't realize you had so many trees there in your area!

[@Greens5511]

Nice to see your land from the drone....that's a lot to do plus all the rotation land.

[@Fite52]

Hay! Love y’all’s homestead!

[@aussiegardener1773]

I feel part of your family ... Lots of love from Australia

[@terrymangum3914]

A very interesting and informative video on hay. Y'all have some beautiful hay fields. I really liked the drone footage. Thanks for sharing.

[@sheilaphelps6358]

yep work is hard doing it right is so good

[@donnadunlop]

Thanks for the info on haying , it was always a mystery to me on when its dry enough and even how you know its ready to cut. That sure is a lot of hay.

[@lindacole1653]

Love it when you all use the drone. Beautiful video and full of good information. Unless you have baled hay yourself, most people have no concept of what it takes. 🤗

[@gynelleking3776]

Just love your stories and the full descriptions of your food prep. The p

[@Homejazz54]

As a volunteer firefighter for forty years, my dad fought many a barn fire through the night, with the cause being improperly dried hay put in the barn too early. It was always sad to hear of the loss of property and animals. Love your channel and your videos. God bless you real good!

[@3CreekFarms]

Learning so much from your channel. Keeps me captivated.

[@stepht5]

I really enjoy hearing what all it takes to do a job. And y’all tell the good, the bad, and the ugly! Great job!

[@dushaynemitchell3730]

So so gorgeous. Beautiful land..

[@GivenChancesFarm]

We still use a sickle bar mower when we cut hay but would love to have a mower conditioner. Great information for the people that don’t make hay! It shows them how much it takes to make it! Do you seem to not hunt as much since you raise your own meat? We use to hunt deer when we didn’t raise cattle but not as much now. I sit out there and think of everything else I could get done!

[@VWFamilyFarm]

Lol us too! Lane, Emily , and Ben go out only a few times a year now.

[@virginiareid5336]

This is very good advice. Whether, you are a beginner, or an experienced farmer having a review, we can always learn new things.

[@ThePopish]

Good Morning here in Yuma, Arizona. Outstanding information and I thought y'all were going to start buying your hay and not cut it. I am probably wrong. Enjoy life and what it has to offer.

[@ReapWhatYouSeauxLeJeune]

Experience Ben we learn from our Mistakes Awesome Looking Pl., God bless

[@teresashelton6581]

I’m not a farmer, but I always thought it would be fun. Thanks for showing all this!

[@marthajessiejamesartscraft5103]

Thank you for explaining everything. You have a wealth of information to pass on. I'm not a farmer but it is interesting.

[@gwenmoody8323]

Have a great weekend. Love and Hugs from Sapulpa Oklahoma

[@debbiew.7094]

I believe it did take him a while! I remember my grandpa out in the fields at night late!❤

[@gelwood99]

My Pawpaw had the sickle bar mower but he also had a crimper that he used to go over the cut hay, then a rake that made the windrows, then he baled the long squares. This was 45+ years ago. Things sure have changed over the years but so much still remains the same.

[@knitvids]

Beautiful drone footage! Luv watching y'all do life.

[@johnnytyson8645]

Yall take your farming seriously. Only way to go. Learned so much from this.thanks for taking me along

[@angelsarrived2642]

The views are amazing from the drone. Simply beautiful. The educational aspect of cut, drying, bailing and tips to avoid difficulties are fantastic and will help a great deal of people just starting out. I look forward to learning more from your channel. Coodos to the drone photographer, excellent view angles. G-D Bless and Stay Safe.

[@LadyJ5569]

Lessons learned from lack of patience can be costly no matter what it applies to. This is another great information video that answers questions. Love your farm life. God bless and stay safe 🙏❤

[@patwilliamson4701]

Love y’all!

[@carolsuesamuelson7935]

My father use to cut the grass around our house with a sickle cuter. Helped drive the tractor while he picked to bales up to store. He had a small square bales.

[@briannatuttle1028]

We have always used a conditioner, that’s what i grew up hearing it called anyway lol. It’s got a sickle bar and rollers. It’s neat to see how other people do it!! So thank you!

[@CynBrown]

Great video. It would be awesome to get a full "Tools we use on the farm" video. I know sometimes video ideas might be hard to come up with so I hope you don't mind the suggestion.

[@robertlafollette2236]

That was very interesting, thanks for sharing this with us.Look forward to learning more. God Bless.

[@marniechamberlin361]

I had three cows (Scottish Highlanders) 15 sheep here in MT one long winter I used 16 - 1500 lbs bales.

[@TalkingThreadsMedia]

Wow. Your property is gorgeous! That is a LOT of acreage in hay... No wonder Ben needs to take vacation days when it is time to cut hay!. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -- 8/7/2020.

[@mrs.hiddenheightsfarm9119]

Wow the fresh cut fields look beautiful. Very informative & detailed video. Nice job! 💜

[@janelleroads6011]

You always come up with such interesting content! Thanks again. I love learning from you!

[@sandyc6569]

You got some beautiful land for sure!!! 😊👍

[@goflyfishin]

thanks for the great info guys. KZbinr s like you, Greg Judy and others are really doing a service to those of us out here that want to educate ourselves while we plan our migration to the farming and homestead life. thanks so much..

[@robertmoore1123]

You have a pretty farm . Lots of timber .

[@dorisartman]

Thank you sharing this invaluable info! From someone who has only dreamed of having a farm, how many acres would one need for raising goats and a few dairy cows? Again, thank you for all your valuable knowledge!

[@VWFamilyFarm]

We have a small plot of about five acre that includes a pen for goats, a pen for cows, several barns, our house, and two pig pens. So five would be plenty.

[@kikigamble4315]

Hi. Great video n learning lessons. If you want bailing envy, watch Dodge Brothers Farm n Ranch. He helped his neighbor bail small bails using a gravity system with a twist. So cool. Ya'll are good teachers, but you learn from your mistakes n will tell viewers of the mistakes. It's nice to see farm to table, whether it's veg or animals. You're in control from start to finish as much as nature will let you. Keep up the great work. Peace to you and yours

[@sherrymurphy-kleine4592]

Is teddering the same as what we do here that we call raking? MO

[@williamsanders2808]

My grandpa always said "Do it right, or don't do it at all." That's the way I grew up. (Although I never had the option of not doing things.)

[@kimberli2391]

Beautiful fields!

[@denisebrady6858]

Loved this Guys - I am learning something new Cheers Denise

[@cindymclaughlin9744]

Great video! Very good information. Love your channel.

[@zareb04]

It's funny to look at your vids, because you're in the gap between a "simple" homestead and a professional bio farm. So this talk about hay making is somewhat laughably for a professional farmer with a ag education and to high for a homestead with 10 acres I hope you find your way out of this gap in the future to run a profitable bio farm. God bless. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@wilmajiles5093]

Thank you!

[@rjvan4323]

Good video! I run a flail discbine myself. I cut 36 acres in 5 1/2 hours. Grab a higher gear! Cheers

[@michaelgriffee145]

Alot hay on the ground a farmer is a gambler he gambles with the weather every day good looking hay do you wrap your bales

[@onlybev1]

I love you guys. Thanks

[@sandrathomas2145]

So if it is still wet and you bail it what would cause it to catch fire if it is damp? Great info and video.

[@VWFamilyFarm]

High-moisture in bales can catch on fire because they have chemical reactions that build heat.When hay's internal temperature rises above 130 degrees Fahrenheit,a chemical reaction begins to produce flammable gas that can ignite if the temperature goes high enough.

[@jeffreyfischer8782]

Do you guys ted the field, if not what is the typical time to cure?

[@VWFamilyFarm]

We tedder it

[@fallenangelwi25]

Great video y'all

[@rachealwood462]

I know the beef cattle are a newer addition to the farm. Have you always grown your own hay?

[@VWFamilyFarm]

Yes, because we’ve always had a small herd of cattle. The big herd is what is new.

[@rachealwood462]

@@VWFamilyFarm aww, I see. Thank you for always engaging with us! I love your channel, you guys do an exceptional job? 🐄🐮

[@keithhudson6905]

Tell what humidity you try to start your baling 45% ,50% ??? Then what percentage do you bale up to 12%,15%,20% What is your idea

[@tracybradshaw1362]

Very helpful video!

[@rosawilliams9145]

That was my dad's motto. Do it right the first time or don't do it.

[@danielorourke2677]

Thanks, good info

[@sharonanspach2734]

dang! your drone footage of your hay fields is gorgeous!! how many acres do you own?

[@VWFamilyFarm]

We own 700 acres, but we don’t cut near all of it.

[@sharonanspach2734]

@@VWFamilyFarm WOW!!

[@LivingMiracleHomestead]

After you bail the hay how long does it last ?

[@VWFamilyFarm]

We’ve never had it that long. It really just depends. If it’s out in the weather, probably only a few years. If it’s in a barn, for years on end.

[@LivingMiracleHomestead]

@@VWFamilyFarm Wow I thought A few months maybe. I have a lot to learn.LOL

[@douglaswinze699]

How many acres you all farm?

[@VWFamilyFarm]

We farm around 250 acres as far as cattle and hay.

[@VWFamilyFarm]

Have you watched this? It explains our farm. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmPZaHmMiZ1mibM

[@douglaswinze699]

Yes I love watching your videos

[@pamquick9037]

Great video about putting up big round bales! I prefer the clover to that ole Johnson grass and my “girls” like to eat it better too!

[@VWFamilyFarm]

I personally like a mixture where they are grazing but in the hay fields the clover is so hard to get cured. Everything else is to dry by the time it is dry enough. I wish we could grow alfalfa!

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[@nmdispatchlady]

When we first started bailing hay from our pasture, we bought the "newest" thing a bright and shiny Heston sickle bar mower with a crimper. We thought we were in high cotton and loved making hay. Of course that was over 30 years ago. VERY hard work but boy do I miss it. Good job and God bless.

[@brandeissports3436]

👍

[@andyteohockguan7243]

Awesome

[@anchorageprepper9008]

Poor Ben has Tractor butt. Ouch!

[@barressugarsweetplace2680]

❤

[@ronnieg6358]

If you bale green grass and wrap it in plastic It's called silage.

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[@jasonsutton4719]

I'll be back lol

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[@briannatuttle1028]

We have always used a conditioner, that’s what i grew up hearing it called anyway lol. It’s got a sickle bar and rollers. It’s neat to see how other people do it!! So thank you!

[@robertmoore1123]

You have a pretty farm . Lots of timber .

[@briannatuttle1028]

We have always used a conditioner, that’s what i grew up hearing it called anyway lol. It’s got a sickle bar and rollers. It’s neat to see how other people do it!! So thank you!