Windbreaks For The Cows - JCB 3TS-8T

We install 2 24' windbreaks for the cows to help get them through the rough Wisconsin winters!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a KZbin channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin. Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like. These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.
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[@andyyost4856]

Good call on the wind break

[@davidmcgee4525]

I should listen to the complete video before making my previous comment about cracked corn. You know what your doing, for me, i just throw thoughts out, only to be helpful. Thank you for the videos

[@HowFarmsWork]

Absolutely 😂 I still appreciate everyone that leaves comments!

[@SimonKL11]

The windbreak will definitely help😉👍 Merry Christmas to the whole Kuster family!👍

[@waterskiingfool]

Hope you all have a merry Christmas

[@johnferrari6554]

Just a shout out to say thank you for sharing your corner of the world and Merry Christmas to every one on the farm.

[@nikphoenix]

We'd put panels like those out in corn fields after harvest. Placing them in a V shape with the peak either west or North. The feed cows all winter out on the fields in central KS.

[@benjaminclingaman7551]

Hey Ryan I understand a lot of farm features are not to look pretty but actually serve a purpose on the farm Merry Christmas to everybody on your farm.

[@MarkStCharles]

Another year coming to an end. As always, thanks for what you do for us non-farmers. Merry Christmas to one and all!

[@doclull1989]

Hey Ryan!! Wishing you and the family Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

[@23431]

Merry Christmas Ryan Hannah and everyone on the farm

[@charleslynch7274]

Ryan alway great to see what you are up to hope u have a great Christmas and keep the videos coming

[@digger5858]

Good video Ryan, hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas.

[@nogeek43]

Ryan, have you ever considered getting a weather station for the farm. It would give you rainfall, temp, humidity, etc. You could also put it on the internet so we could keep track of your weather. The best ones are IMHO, Davis and Ambient weather. Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you and the family.

[@HowFarmsWork]

We have one set up online. You can view it on wunderground it’s kwipotos20

[@nogeek43]

@@HowFarmsWork OK, thanks for that.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

You can probably find a good ration for ground corn that would not cause acidosis and would save you a lot of nutrition $. Ionophores added to the grain really helps with rumen function, and buffers such as bicarb are cheap to add in. Forage choppers have processors for a reason, whole corn passes straight through without much nutrition being used.

[@melchristian8876]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁⛄⛄❄️❄️☃️☃️🙏🙏

[@zilla2006able]

Merry Christmas to you all of your family and have a great new year

[@rossnolan2883]

😊😊😊😊😊happy holidays 😊

[@nashcobb3056]

thank you

[@galegregory97comcast]

❤❤❤❤❤wind breaker . great for the 🐄 cows. I hope for a great year 🙏 all you yours and all farmer . Marry Christmas for all of you as well

[@matthewjohnson3910]

Happy holidays

[@johncastle5160]

Merry Christmas Ryan to you an your family

[@wagon9082]

Good Video

[@petergielen5905]

thx for sharing

[@larryjones1774]

Merry Christmas and happy new year 🎉

[@billwieland8497]

Jimmy cracked corn and you don't care!

[@todddarr5044]

We always offer hay while we feed out our calves also.

[@Codyfarms]

It was great seeing you Saturday!

[@HowFarmsWork]

Thanks for saying hi!

[@davidmcgee4525]

It would add value to the feed if the corn was cracked / crushed. Get more nutrients. But can only work with what you have.

[@jessewerner5784]

Ryan I thought you had a grinder for cracking that corn.

[@fazerainbow5674]

awsome video ryan thumbs up and shared

[@thomasleonard1846]

Merry Christmas

[@garyfreeman6106]

Grind corn and alfalfa hay in your new Holland grinder best feed for calves.

[@ronbuch6162]

Watching you cleaning the tracks reminded me of one of our neighbors bought an old fire truck, pumper, to clean his feed lots and equipment. That was 60 year# ago and I’m not sure if the EPA would allow the run off today. Buy, it worke$ and mad3 life easier. Merry Christmas, Ryan and a happy healthy New Year. Cheers!

[@patkelly7999]

Great job Ryan, Travis and Dwight, Merry Christmas👌👍🙏🌲🧑‍🎄🙂

[@brittblanton8342]

Great video Ryan, I hope you guys have a great Christmas 🎄

[@davidthorne2129]

Hi from oz Ryan. Feeding grain to ruminate animals is a real science and study in economics nowadays. But they still need that 15% roughage in the diet. Here in oz our general rules are oats is safest and not worth the cost of rolling (gives less dust than hammer mill). Followed by corn(but do sums before milling) then wheat,sorghum and barley is the most touchy grain to feed. Here in oz not much corn used or grown here but oats most used for on farm production and feed out then wheat and sorghum. Lots of sheep here and corn very safe with sheep. Glad we don’t have your horrible winters but have heatwaves and bushfires in summer. (Heatwave is more than 3 continuous days over 100*f or about 39 c).

[@Blazer02LS]

You could likely save those bunks a while longer if you sprayed the interior with truck bed liner. Just be sure to leave some holes for water drainage.

[@ronniewalker2881]

Good video

[@cdarting91]

Looks like the teleskid has a slow leak in the bucket curl.

[@kevinkeech7906]

Those wind breaks are big and clumsy to handle we got 6 of them this year same kind as yours

[@gastonbenvenuto5790]

Hola ! Te mando felices fiestas para toda la familia 🍾 🥂 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🇦🇷

[@Homemaderancher]

we dont take full hay out it just makes up roughly 25-30% of there diet still never get rid of they hay/ roughage

[@HowFarmsWork]

Neither have we

[@hturbo1007]

My brother finishes his steers on ground cob corn,and his sons finish with ground shelled corn and hay. The cob corn for some reason does better. There must be a little something extra in the cob.

[@larrysheriff8251]

Hey Ryan, Dad, and Travis and all the Family. , MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been missing the Video's from you and Travis! I know alot has been going on and Dec. is not a very lot of video's I just hope you or Travis quit all together. Take Care, Take it easy and TRUST JESUS!

[@huskerboy3471]

Hi

[@i.u.o.e8326]

Millimeters! What country do you live in?

[@HowFarmsWork]

One that has tape measures with both!

[@robertreznik9330]

What is the NPK content of the manure per ton?

[@greghollingsworth1321]

Why are you feeding whole corn?

[@waterskiingfool]

He explained it in the video

[@someperson7]

Because we don't feed the cows unwholey corn. We're not that kinda farm.

[@Michael-fd8ob]

He said the reason why he gave them whole corn. You must not have listened

[@davidmax9383]

What is Christmas like on the farm

[@sabertoothduck]

Cows making corn mash

[@dennisrexford3035]

Check out the iowa dairy farmer

[@HowFarmsWork]

Seen it, has some good stuff. I stay off social media as much as I can these days.

[@cthomas1864]

Who's red car is that?

[@bigredgreg1]

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[@sureshjat2009]

❤👌👌👌👌👍

[@dmc3742]

Do you plan on selling your calves as feeders or finish them yourself? Here in our part of the country a feeder calf allowed to have that amount of grain will show to much flesh when sold and suffer a big discount. Feeders don't want to buy that much flesh on a calf that is still growing his frame. A 1300 to 1600 pound finished animal is I think is bit big. Think your looking at more like 1200 to 1400 at the very topside. Primal cuts from a carcass that big will result in to much trim and cost the packers bottom line. Also will result in cuts that are to large for the average household. As narrow as margins are I would think you would want to take advantage of everything that you can when raising your animals. Processing the grain is an essential part of any cattle ration. They will have to learn to eat again when you do introduce the processed grain. Benefits far outweigh the convenience factor here.

[@peterjames2004]

you surprise me that you don't crack the grain surly it will just go right through them

[@peterjames2004]

ok yes i said it

[@glennschlorf1285]

Why didnt you run that corn through the roller mill? Corn needs to be cracked to be broken down... I said it... just get you a gravity box cheap and crack it in that.... you dont need a poly bin you got a shed to store the gravity box in