Another Great Video! Nice job on explaining the grinding and feeding process. We raised some Black Angus on pea forage and hay. We provided mineral blocks for them also. Keep them coming Patrick!
Thanks for watching Rob. The feed mill has a door parallel to the ground at the back of the machine for inserting minerals. An auger carries them straight into main hopper instead of through grinder. Of course that auger tube is rusted out b/c it’s been carrying minerals (salt).
As of today I'm new to your vids and as a non farmer it is all very interesting to say the least. I have a very good bud who inherited multiple farms in middle Michigan so I figured why not get educated in this process so as to know what the Hell he's talkn about. You have an innate way of describing the things you do that makes it easily understandable to unknowing idiots as myself...thank you!
Thanks for watching. The entire purpose of this channel is to explain what/how/why farmers do what they are doing. Is your friend going to grow Hops or blueberries? Both are valuable cash crops in Michigan and can be marketed at a boutique direct from farmer to end consumer level.
As of right now I haven't a clue as to what he might be thinking as to plantung in his personal plot. The other land(s) he co-ops out to other family farmers and I believe they rotate betwn soy beans, sugar beets and corn among others. I will pass on that info! Thank you!! Awesome channel brother.
Thanks for the video, unheated soybeans contain lectin, a toxic substance. No idea how much is involved and whether this is also harmful to your livestock? What do you think about this?
That is a great question. I did some research on it and found numerous American Universities saying that raw soybeans are an excellent source of protein but should fed to cattle at a rate of less than 10% of their daily ration due to several factors. I have been feeding it to my cows for years as part of a ground feed and not yet had any issues. My cows also have grazing and hay available to them and are not totally dependent on the ground feed.
We grind a mixture of shelled corn and cotton seed with a New Holland 355 powered by either a 6150R or 6155R. We then use a J&M mixer wagon to mix this with corn silage and peanut hay. It gives us a good ration for our market heifers and steers.
And the newest GS hat. I wish they would send me a new cap every 3 months. I usually have a “dress” version of a GS hat at all times also so I don’t have to wear a dirty one to the mexican restaurant
Gehl made the best grinder/mixers. Narrow hammers and a wide mill area, and they were easy to maintain or repair. JD didn't always mix concentrates as well, but they did grind good.
We had a 1 row picker then we had to pitchfork the cobs into the grinder. the ground corn went into huge bushel baskets lookin crates that we kept in a barn. We had to go catch bull snakes put them in barn to keep mice and rats from eating all the ground corn. What a job not my favorite.
Thanks for watching Anthony. Explaining equipment and processes is what I do. I don’t do comedy bits like field rows or have manufacturers constantly giving me the latest most expensive equipment to advertise/demo like Brian’s Farming Videos or Laura Farms. I’m just a small educational farm channel.
