Ted, you did a great job with that. It truly was a jungle out there. I watched with great anticipation as you neared the hay bales. Fortunately your skills were far greater than most and you successfully completed the task.
I bet that was a load of fun cutting down! That's awesome seeing that shoot out. That's funny about not knowing where the bales are at, a good problem to have 👍
When I worked at the feedyard we always planted 100+ acres of sorghum every year. We would chop it put in the pit and feed it to the cattle. It does get tall. Taller than the tractor.
lol reminds me of that one time I didn't mow my lawn for pretty much the whole year. Could almost hide in it. Didn't know lawn grass could grow six feet in a few months. Had to bush hog it.
Planted that 2 years ago and I was able to get it dry even without a conditioning mower but it sure took about a week but made some really good hay and we got to cut it twice sure like that mower
Wow Ted that is wild we had a field when I was a kid that got about that tall my dad's swather wouldn't even cut it he had to get somebody else to cut it it was amazing and I think but I think the stems were a little bit thicker it was a wet wet year and it was a great year for all the crops. The stuff we planted was like a cane it was called Sudax the cows love the stuff took two weeks I think for it to dry though
So... You usually start the other way.. ya, me too, but I don't have a center pivot. Gotta think about what you're doing backwards!! Had some Colorado 37 Oats and Timothy in some bottom ground many years ago, at the time, we pulled a JD 1327 discbine with an AC 7050, it was first gear!!! I had to stand on the fender to see over the top!!! Stalks were bigger than my thump!! It all went in small (16"x18") bales, they were about a foot apart... Fun.. LOL 😎
@@tedkahler9738 it was, I kept getting lost!!!! Couldn't see too many trees along the edge to follow. We used to cut 8+ acres/hour with that, after four hours in a 16 acre field my dad came to find out what was going on... I probably only had about four acres down, he couldn't believe it was that tall!!! About 6' is all we had ever had before, or since..
That was cool watching the drone footage and seeing the mower push and then the gobs coming flying out. Can you imagine trying to cut that massive crop with out that good discbine. Was it a good year for cain or is it just a good variety. I baled some for a friend one year that was 6' tall and it laid for 5 weeks and we finally just baled it at 30% and he fed it before it warmed up in the spring. great vid
We have some pretty good dirt for this crop. I have some other stuff i plant but its shorter ... was planted later though but is way more leafy. So even thought how tall it is is impressive sometimes you have to step back and really look at the end result lol
@@tedkahler9738 Grandpa and Dad used to plant a lot of haygrazer... Grandpa liked to plant it super-thick because if you do it that way and cut it when it's about waist high, it's almost ALL LEAF and therefore VERY nutritious for the cows PLUS it's SO much easier to dry, which was important to him because back in the day all they had to cut it with was a Ford 501 sickle mower-- no conditioner! Stuff gets thick as hair on a dog's back but it SURE makes pretty hay! Now for maximum tonnage, yeah you want to cut it right when it boots out for maximum quality at maximum tonnage-- after it heads out it starts turning to wood fairly quickly, so boot stage is really the ideal time to cut for max tonnage yields. Of course when it gets 8-10 feet tall there's a LOT of stalk in it and those stalks take a long time to dry, even if they're conditioned, but even more so if it's just straight cut with no conditioner. Planting it really thick of course increases the seed cost, BUT when you cut it at waist to maybe chest high and it's all leaf, the stems will only be about the size of a pencil or maybe a touch bigger maybe like your little finger, not big or bigger than your thumb like when you cut it at 8+ feet tall... Later! OL J R :)
seeding rate was 20 pounds per acre.... and it was some sort of sorghum sudan cross... i just walked into the local seed place and said i need some cheep seed and this is what i walked out with. I never even looked at the tag. planted at the end of june
We plant that a lot and if you leave it it’ll get even taller. we chop it and put it in egg bakes. Makes great feed for Cow. Does not need a lot of rain.
nice i know some sunflowers do 12ft high but i prefer the 8fters for looks because chianti hybrid red ones kinda burgundy maroon but getting those to 12 ft would be sweet like to see these two tall crops side by side. thanks keep on plantin 💜👍
I have noticed that some... The new Holland doesn't run a top shield but when its windy i adjust it to it doesnt throw it that high cause the wind can cause problems but if feel it fluffs the windrow more when its flying
its not chocking because of the rollers its actually getting slowed down by the front of the machine trying to push it down.... they are v style steel rollers
lol. have some tonnage out there! is it regular sorghum Sudan grass? has it started to head out? vegetative growth has a LOT of nutrient value!! great energy and high TDN. here its used in a ration for steers with the cows just getting a little bit. are you using it for steers or cows?
IF i bale it it will be throwed into a tmr and be fed to everything. We feed everthing tmr when feeding EXCEPT when catttle are out on corn stalks and we want to supplement them some feed... then we will unroll bales. But everthing we feed gets tested and have a nutritionist make a balanced ration
14 days in perfect world but one thing about baling dry cain is you just dont worry about it for a while... might get rained on... snowed on... have baled some in march that tested the same quality as the stuff we baled in the fall... If it lays a month so be it... just cant get in a hurry
I was waiting for someone to say that. I believe you can't see the back of the mower from where you're sitting in the tractor because of how tall the crop in fact you're were telling us about it clogging as it was clogging again, lol. I think that tractor has enough horsepower and that's a nice enough mower that it was taking care of it itself. You can also see the crop being pushed by the mower in the front of it. That is one heck of a good yield for that crop I think you were very smart for planting it. Nice set up 👌 too. Thanks for sharing!
What variety is this and where did you find it? I'm going to put some haygrazer out next spring to see how it does for hay. Do you have any tips for this stuff?
Awsome . What plant is this? Îs it Sudan grass? Take my advice: rip pt cut from ground one average plant. Put it in the ground . Measure with tape East and without climbing the mower
You should have stack them bails like Pyramid 👍 then cut a trail or maze and charge people to see it 😁 They say if you stack something like a pyramid it cures better and last longer. You better feed them out 👍
We used to plant sudan for silage when we had a dairy farm back many years ago when I was a teen. It was hell to cut after a wind storm. They didn’t make machinery like you’re using back them.
I was recording the in cab footage with some camera glasses call "horrizon ivue pro"s i put the two clips together pulled the audio from the cam glasses then switched the video from the drone to the cam glasses. The cam glasses have the audio on that video
Una segadora de ese estilo la tuve yo hace unos 21 años, y puedo asegurar que no está haciendo un buen trabajo. La mía era una kuhn alterna 500, vamos fue el propotipo de esa serie de máquinas.
Thats the same as sorgum ya? I worked on a farm in New Zealand and we grew that as a trial. It was too wet when it was ready for cows so we had to strip graze it....was funny watching the cows run into it and disappearing😂 just see the crop shaking😂 it was shit for milking off. In my experience and from what i think of it, it would make good silage for dry cows or part of a milking mix would be ok too i gues...cool video. Interesting how ye grow crops in narrow strips like that.
Normally dont farm in small strips but this was intend for the cows just to graze after i cut it when grazing the corn stubble in the winter months Trying to spend less on feed but still provide enough nutrients to cows when its cold out
nitrogen leaching would be nitrogen going into the ground but nitrate poisoning is what your pry thinking. First and for-most nitrate poisoning is not only common with this stuff but also common with oats rye barley millets as well as most other grasses. All should be checked and blended down if need be. And prussic acid is something i have never had problems with myself so im not very schooled in that may have to flipp over to google and search.
I was wondering that.The grown potential seems to be a lot higher on kane than millet.I was looking at feeding it direct to steers in the heat of summer.
@@tedkahler9738 Prussic acid CAN be a problem with sorghum sudan but more with Johnsongrass... they're all related (cousins) to each other anyway... The thing is, Prussic acid is hydrogen cyanide. When the grass is cut, it outgasses as the grass dries down. SO, if you're making it into DRY HAY then Prussic acid will simply outgas with the moisture as the hay dries down, and won't be a problem. Where you REALLY have to watch for Prussic acid is if your direct-grazing, green chop to feed immediately, or putting it up as silage or balage. Prussic acid can form when grass is injured by frost or after a dry spell when it gets some rain or water and suddenly greens up. Normally it will outgas from the plant naturally over about 5-7 days after the frost or greenup, then it SHOULD be safe to graze or chop. Always best to test though, because hydrogen cyanide is about the most poisonous substance known to man-- it can kill cattle within a couple minutes, usually on about their third bite if it's at high levels. Prussic acid poisoning results in a bright cherry red blood of the cattle affected from its reaction with the blood hemoglobin. Nitrate poisoning is different in that it's more of a drought problem-- where water becomes the limiting factor to growth (drought conditions) in soils with high fertility (plenty of available nitrate fertilizer from heavily fertilized fields) the plants naturally gather nitrogen from the soil and concentrate it in the plant tissues, waiting sufficient water to put on a "growth spurt" where the stored nitrogen can be quickly used for growth and respiration of the grass. If sufficient water for this growth or respiration never comes, the nitrates simply remain concentrated and stored in the plant tissue. When it is cut or chopped, it remains in the plant regardless of whether its field-cured for dry hay, or chopped for green chop or silage, and it is not removed by fermentation or curing. Cattle ingesting excessive levels of nitrate get nitrate poisoning, where the animal's blood will basically look like chocolate milk-- it'll be a dark brown color instead of the normal "blood red" as the nitrates lock up the ability of the blood hemoglobin to absorb and carry oxygen, thus the animal asphyxiates and dies. The only solution for dealing with high nitrate forages is TESTING the nitrate levels and then DILUTION by mixing high-nitrate forages into blended rations that "thin the nitrates out" by mixing it with known LOW-nitrate level forage or fodder so animals cannot consume enough to absorb dangerous amounts of nitrate into the blood. Our extension services around here frequently warn farmers who suffer crop failures due to drought in corn and grain sorghum which is typically heavily fertilized for grain production, if they plan to harvest droughted-out corn or grain sorghum for hay (which is typically in short supply in droughty seasons and thus in high demand and a lucrative way to recoup crop losses) to be sure and have nitrate levels tested before feeding to ensure livestock aren't poisoned by nitrates. Generally speaking, if the field has NOT had a heavy application of fertilizer made on it (as in the amount you'd apply for a typical grain crop yield goal) then nitrates should NOT build to dangerous levels, but even in forage sorghum (sorghum/sudan) if the field is fertilized for maximum tonnage of hay or silage it SHOULD be tested in drought conditions... Later! OL J R :)
Did you ever get the protein checked on that stuff. That might work pretty good for me here on the farm for the cattle. Thanks for the video have a great evening
we test all the feed that is fed at our farm/ranch i prefer not to just piss into the wind i like to know my animals are getting exactly what they need for nutrition
That's your M.O. Elm, pissing in the wind and pissing off fellow farmers. And I guess crying and complaining and claiming to be a victim. I could add more but I'll be nice this morning.
Alta Seed is a good one. King Fisher has some called Sugar Pro 55. I planted it this year vs. another variety that I had planted last year. It did good. Some chop it I did baleage with mine last year I tried to dry it this year and basically ruined my crop from all the rain. Luckily it was cut early enough to make second cut on it. Will go into baleage for sure this time.
What is the reason for leaving such a narrow strip ? Just figured you have a reason and was curious what it is. And what is this grass called? Sorghum? Or is haygrazer the real name or is that like a generic term? Good video and thanks
Joshua Smith forage sorghum is real name. Was experimenting with narrow strip in the middle of a corn field to help with the nutrient needs of our cattle when they are grazing the corn stalks in the winter
come on now.... there is only about 6 cans... and if you can get me 50 cents a can ill spit it with ya and i have a place i know where there is alot of cans
I think all of the boxcar magnums are pretty good tractors. Basically the same tractor with some other more comfort features . I think when they first went to the mx series they had some electoral probs but now there sorted out in the newer magnums
