Covering a 36,800 ton Corn Silage Pile

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3 жыл бұрын

Video is the last of a series in which Green Earth Ag Services chopped and packed 1,606 acres of corn silage at Stone Ridge Dairy Farm. Total corn silage was 36,802 tons and pile dimensions was ~230 ft wide by ~400ft long.

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@gnnorth4171 3 жыл бұрын

Good job Jim and family! Looks like you guys do an amazing job at feeding all of us. I work in the beef industry and we all rely on each other. Keep up the good work

@MarkLynskey 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video, what an epic application of this epic tune. 5 stars.

@calvary1808farm 3 жыл бұрын

I’m impressed! Teamwork!

@sourwes0001 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool to watch. Deserves way more likes!

@wayneschenk5512 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that was well coordinated.

@erikjaimes9456 3 жыл бұрын

I can't even imagine how big of a extruder they use to make sheeting that wide. The folding frame they use must be enormous.

@claytonrutgers5929 3 жыл бұрын

do you think its melted together instead of making one huge piece

@erikjaimes9456 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe, I have never seen a Machine do that though. I would watch a video of that for sure 👍

@dwaynekoblitz6032 3 жыл бұрын

How many dang cows do y’all have? That’s a proverbial mountain.

@corgraveland4874 3 жыл бұрын

Woow, what a load of corn silage! Interesting from 0:38 onwards and 5:12 the use of a so-called prestaging fan to remove air from beneath the plastic. Also interesting at 1:20 that ends of plastic are bonded together by using a spray adhesive!

@lewislindsey1946 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing! I would never have envisioned such an activity - anywhere!

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@AlbertaRanch 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, the scale of the whole operation.

@pratapsinghchundawatnainsa2115 3 жыл бұрын

Good job

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@onionfriend9799 3 жыл бұрын

Very impressive

@tsint 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I guess you are not doing this in a windy day :)

@TractorPasion 3 жыл бұрын

Genial Video

@jascollinscork 3 жыл бұрын

Great video...... a lot going on!!! Interesting how people make AND cover clamps...... in 🇮🇪 cover from back to front with sheets

@matthew945 3 жыл бұрын

Ya what your favourite grass trailer mine Kane🇮🇪

@jamesonnadgwick7775 3 жыл бұрын

I've covered bales and bunks and piles and stuff but this is insane pronaly 4 times the size of them o can't imagine putting tires on this and stuff

@SquatchyBunker 3 жыл бұрын

1:48 We now live in a world where you have to check for drones before you take a leak....

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Funny you should say that as a few years ago I was taking some pictures for a neighbor and interrupted him while he was irrigating the field. 😇

@Donnie9by5 3 жыл бұрын

Chuck Bishop these people look like the proverbial ants just compare them to other objects much smaller they would be!

@jascollinscork 3 жыл бұрын

Well spotted Chuck...... so do you always look for where’s willy instead of where’s wally......🤔😂

@robhardingham6770 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully it was the drone pilot playing with his joystick

@SquatchyBunker 2 жыл бұрын

@@jascollinscork What? Is that British or something?

@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog 3 жыл бұрын

Holy stress man! I’ve done that on a smaller scale,! One chance

@robhardingham6770 2 жыл бұрын

Good team work and a good crew are what you need to cover a clamp properly- plus little or no wind and calm day :)

@Lala-me6no 3 жыл бұрын

That was EPIC!!!!

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@runsliketurtle1791 3 жыл бұрын

That would be quite the slip and slide before the tires are put on

@rickyticky574 3 жыл бұрын

I've covered bunks before but nothing like this

@clutchitup8565 3 жыл бұрын

Aliens watching are like holy shit these guys are good

@xsardas1999 3 жыл бұрын

Are tires making good work? I'm asking becouse this yr is my first try covering sillage by tires. We did mostly the same oxidation barier, then plastic but we additionaly add net (old adversitment banners) to make it harder for crows, dogs, sotorks etc get in. And we are wondering , is tires making as good job as earth cover was doing in only plastic and net.

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

To my knowledge this farm has only used tire which they tie together with string with good effect. I have flew the farm many times and have never seen any problems with animals damaging the plastic.

@whk4767 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work. But how long did this take.

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Took about 3 hours but that does not include putting the tires on.

@nicobrescia 3 жыл бұрын

Top

@iamthepeterman54 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I ended watching the whole thing!

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@cliffbeckwith4019 3 жыл бұрын

What is silage? Im not a farm person. And what are you doing with it?

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

You can picture corn silage as Sauerkraut for cows. Instead of fermenting cabbage they ferment the entire corn plant which is chopped up into bite size pieces. Once it is fermented it will be mixed with other ingredients for a Total Mix Ration (TMR) and fed to the dairy cows.

@cliffbeckwith4019 3 жыл бұрын

@@JimBaltz Thanks for taking time to answer my question. Now I understand.

@davidrichardson4361 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work and filmography very impressive. Music not so good

@rickdekard218 3 жыл бұрын

How long will that one pile of silage last the farm?

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

About a year

@nomerc3608 3 жыл бұрын

New sub.

@JD940 3 жыл бұрын

So many minions running around😅

@gypsyxxx 3 жыл бұрын

what do you do with the plastic when your done with it?

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

I believe they recycle it.

@mostafadawood5370 3 жыл бұрын

So you have internship job

@manvindersingh2605 3 жыл бұрын

Never seen a silage cover so big

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I just did the math and the plastic was 260ft x 470ft which equals 2.8 acres! In metric the numbers are meters x 143 meters = 0.4 hectare

@MrDrorkeren 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job! What is the size of this nylon? Length & width? Thnx

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure but the pile dimensions are ~230 ft wide by ~400ft long

@marcelomenarim8659 3 жыл бұрын

@@JimBaltz which brand is or manufacture?

@mikemclaughlin1641 3 жыл бұрын

How many cows will this feed?

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

About 3,000

@jimfredrick9944 3 жыл бұрын

That mound could feed us and our two neighbors for at least a 2 -3 years

@siem040 3 жыл бұрын

U gonna eat corn silage? Lmao😂

@jimfredrick9944 3 жыл бұрын

@@siem040 no feed it to our cows

@beharysudheer21 3 жыл бұрын

What do they do with that??

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

It is a forage for dairy cattle.

@deanbryant9637 3 жыл бұрын

No tires ?

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Those are put on a couple days later. They actually get a crane out to put them on the pile. I will see about getting a video up that I took last year.

@eti2332 3 жыл бұрын

How many hectares was that?

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

About 650 hectares

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of rain at the right time

@georgetate7789 3 жыл бұрын

2020 been good to us all

@jameslindley924 3 жыл бұрын

Big Durex !!

@RideauLakesFarm 3 жыл бұрын

Should of just done the finger snap and it'd be covered lol

@JDV9507 3 жыл бұрын

what if we kissed on the 36,800 ton corn silage pile

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

My wife would be upset :-)

@nomerc3608 3 жыл бұрын

@@JimBaltz I have to very very careful with my wife... She sleeps with her very own Glock 19! 😂 for over 36 years now she has told others, “Well I know where he sleeps!” I was hurt very bad while serving in the United States Navy. I was forced to take Anthrax vaccine for the first Gulf War which has caused my spine to fuse along with my SI joints... It has left me permanently disabled... I really enjoy your video. I just found your channel. I worked on a diary farm for a few months when I was sixteen. Afterwards I didn’t care if I ever sat on another tractor...

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

@@nomerc3608 Thank you for your service! I spent my time in the Navy but luckily the only things I was part of was Operation Praying Mantis, Marcos leaving the Philippines, and playing on the "line of death" in the Med. I need to stay on my wife's good side as her dad was a police officer and taught her to shoot. I do believe she is a better shot than me. Glad you enjoy the channel. Once upon a time I dairy farmed for about 10 years and decided there is a better way to make a living. I miss farming at times which my hobby of flying a drone at least lets me get on a farm or two. Have a great day!

@goombajuice 3 жыл бұрын

How much is that all worth

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

Rule of thumb is that a ton of corn silage is worth 8 to 10 times a bushel of corn which is going for $3.81/bu today. So on the lower end: 8 x $3.81 x 36,800 tons = $1,121,664 On the higher end: 10 x $3.81 x 36,800 tons = $1,402,080 Maybe I should change the title to "Covering a Million Dollar Pile" 🤔

@goombajuice 3 жыл бұрын

@@JimBaltz haha u should !

@oguzhanozen84 3 жыл бұрын

Piramit gibi

@Jack-ne8vm 3 жыл бұрын

Walking on top of the big plastic can be dangerous.. A good gust will wrap people in a big mess.

@rickyquesenberry4693 3 жыл бұрын

I get 100 ton ever year. We don't cover it. It's bagged into a giant tube.

@williamthomas9463 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t fathom being able to hire that much help! I can’t find one guy to help with absolutely NO skills at $20 bucks an hour.

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

I believe many are family of people that work on the farm. A project like this takes a lot of friends and family.

@lorenheusel8630 3 жыл бұрын

@Acer Acres- I think you need to read the description more carefully. It says they chopped and packed it, nothing about covering it. Most custom silage chopping outfits don't actually cover the piles, they have to move on to the next job and keep their equipment moving to pay for equipment!

@-Nick-T 3 жыл бұрын

You need to have more kids.

@nightSkyacc 3 жыл бұрын

Slip n slide

@MsRaidman 3 жыл бұрын

Thats not silage .thats chaff ready to be turned into silage.get ur facto Straight

@JimBaltz 3 жыл бұрын

You make a good point, technically it is not corn silage, in that the fermentation process has not occurred. I will also point out that you are also technically wrong as chaff is defined as the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. In this process they chop the entire plant about 6 inches above ground. I will endeavor to try to keep facto straight and invite you to join me in this journey.