Chopping Corn Silage in Berne Indiana at Next Generations Dairy - September 2017 

Okay thanks. I did a couple silage videos with Phenix Farms.

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I recently shot a video here this spring of them chopping triticale and first cutting and the pile is half gone now. I will hopefully get that video edited in the next few weeks.

Kevin's Life on the farm....I dunno man, I never though if that before. What if they just drove up the other side and pushed it off- that’s the only thing I can think of. Unless maybe they have a boom arm with that silage wheel attachment. I’ve only ever seen people use a bobcat to get the silage out of then storage pens.

@@deplorablelibertarian kinda wouldn't think so.. Wouldn't it leave too much exposed pit, which would degrade the silage pretty quickly. You want as little as possible exposed to the air. Ours are over 25 feet tall, and we use a face rake on a quick attach Cat front loader, and they sometimes have to stretch to reach the top.

Deplorable Libertarian Thanks! I’ll def go check that out. I’ve seen guys here at our dairy, that get in a hurry and don’t use the face rake, just the loader bucket, and they always scoop at the bottom of the pile, which causes a dangerous overhang of silage. When that upper piece of the pile comes down, it can hit the bucket of the loader and tip it down on its bucket very quickly. And the guys gathering tires on top, are walking on that overhang, giving me dang near a heart attack watching them. I’ve been learning Spanish, so that I can communicate with them on how dangerous this can be. I’m digging out a several acre quarry, and had to stop stockpiling the dirt on a 2 tier pile, cause of this same thing.. they only scoop into the piles bottom, and creating a dangerous situation for themselves. There are so many dangers on the farm already, no sense in creating more situations for yourself, or others. Thank you for your time checking this out for me, I appreciate it.

This video was shot with my DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus with a GoPro Hero 4 camera. I have since bought a DJI Phantom 4 Pro which you will see in my later videos from this spring. As for the sound since the drones don't record sound and people were leaving negative comments about using music during the drone shots I started recording the machines separately and adding it when I edit the video. Just started doing that late last fall. It a little extra work and usually can match it up fairly good.

Mike Less - Farmhand Mike your out doing yourself on making these videos and matching the sounds! The Diary farmers are sure getting the short end of the stick! They are barely able to make it now with the low price they are aid for their milk. It’s always been like that... They do the work and the big corporate companies make the big $$$. Thanks for your hard work and showing us the farms!

Get a stock of corn 8 to 9 feet high and cut it up in pieces 1/4 inches long, assuming 8 feet that will be 384 cuts, each one requires a significant amount of energy. Even with the 600 plus horsepower motor, the machine is likely power limited.