MAKING HAY in the Central Valley of California

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Жыл бұрын

MAKING HAY in the Central Valley of California
Back in August I made a trip out to the Central Valley of California and was from Tulare to Merced. I went out to work with Krone California as they had a couple of tractor demos lined up. The demos went really well and overall it was a great trip in an area I've never been to before. In this 20 plus minute video I can show you some of the farming action I got to see and should be able to get back to this area for future videos.
Thanks for watching and stay tuned for the next video.

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@johnfurnival4133 11 ай бұрын

Remember many years ago seeing a Profi film about the Krone dealer in California setting up a big back baler on a JCB fastrac and travelling around the states with her doing demonstrations. Good see the set up out in California. 👍

@joelg8004 Жыл бұрын

Stunned the arm on the bale wagon can support that weight! Great video!

@TractorChamp. Жыл бұрын

Deutz fahr and krone are best friends😆

@chrisgossman6512 Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy videos from Mike Less. Awesome again. Thanks for sharing again 👍. Happy subscriber 😊!

@alvinsuemnicht788 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the variety of content on your channel. Keep it coming Mike!

@culmalachie Жыл бұрын

Hooo! almost makes a mockery of us making hay in the Highlands of Scotland. Oh and then the mixing of blood: Krone ( good enough machines) with the Deutz tractor, OK - but the FAHR stuff was way ahead for grassland machinery IMO and experience. But look what the shareholders did, or ? Like the synch'd sound with the bounce of the tractor - thought those days were passed with the long slow strokes of old traditional HD balers. ( once you reach over around 90 strokes per minute, they become much smoother, even possible to power with much smaller / lighter tractors. THaks for the video + informative commentary Merry Christmas when it comes!

@marcelocunico5341 Жыл бұрын

I really like watching vídeos like this Mike. Success always.

@SimonKL11 Жыл бұрын

Making hay while the sun shines😉👍 great to see a deutz on the krone baler😁👍 nice video👍👍

@joemcknight9671 11 ай бұрын

Can never get over the vastness and flatness of farms out west. Sometime can give the amount of seeds they use on some of these fields?

@pioneerfarm4369 Жыл бұрын

LOL I see you finally made it to California your in another world out there for sure farming on a scale like no other just saying.

@timlewis5096 Жыл бұрын

Flood irrigation uses so much water. In the current drought flood irrigation is not a good system

@rauloropeza7496 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful videos Mike Less thank you

@scottpykare801 Жыл бұрын

Great video Mike. I've lived in Ohio for 35 years but I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Yes, very familiar with irrigating crops. Everything was irrigated because of lack of rain. Around me they grew corn/maze/hay/cotton. Always enjoy your videos Mike.

@scottjaecques7409 Жыл бұрын

Lived and worked for Deere dealership in Yuma for 3 years I am from Missouri back in Mo now but that's a different world when it comes to farming worked on everything imaginable

@outbackladas Жыл бұрын

Great content as usual, loved the shots from above. Farming on such a big scale is certainly impressive. Regards from Down Under.

@jeromemiller5262 Жыл бұрын

Bales Hay and ranch in Arizona uses a steamer to add moisture to his hay. Kinda cool setup. I hope You get these guys to go green from the red!

@slabrankle9588 Жыл бұрын

California is one of the most beautiful and productive places on Earth. It's just too bad about all the flakes and wackos that infest the place, these fine folks excepted of course. I worry about the water situation, though. Do they get their water from the aquifer or from a pipeline?

@frankscruggs4749 Жыл бұрын

Good video.

@russbrown3159 Жыл бұрын

that is some greaat looking farm land. How'd they get the hay off those levees?

@samson1200 Жыл бұрын

That is impressive video Mike! Congratulations on getting a nice sun tan lol. I used to drive from Seattle to San Diego with a long semi. And I know how hot and dry that central valley gets! Whew! Triple digits. Especially in the Fresno area. I hope you flew into Fresno airport and not LAX. That airport is a mess. Keep those hot videos coming haha

@farmhandmike Жыл бұрын

Yes I flew in and out of Fresno.

@jeremyswindell2330 Жыл бұрын

nice video , mike, very pretty

@John-nc4bl Жыл бұрын

Great video Mike and I thank you for it as always. The Tulare lakebed area just east of the town of Corcoran which has been turned into very productive farmland is a most impressive area to visit and film.

@John-nc4bl Жыл бұрын

Corrction - WEST of Corcoran.

@chrisboek2346 10 ай бұрын

There are several large dairys here in the valley as well by large i mean round 5 to 7000 head of cows that r milked 2 times a day at each of the dairys

@Andy-From-England Жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@tugboat2739 Жыл бұрын

Howdy Farmhand Mike

@jjedwards1591 Жыл бұрын

Did not expect California to have that much agricultural

@donvoll2580 Жыл бұрын

Good day from Ontario Canada Interesting video. So he cuts 3-4 rds & leaves a strip, it that were water runs down? How long are those bales? Thanks nice video

@mathieusauve9682 Жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, what could be the price of land, rent in california? Huge field, year round cropping. Very different then what we see in Canada

@scottjaecques7409 Жыл бұрын

How far from ElCentro CA was this !! I worked for a Deere dealership in Yuma Az for 3 years and that's a different world for farming than where I lived and now moved back home to Missouri !! Lol

@Nathangies 10 ай бұрын

Like 6 hrs north lol

@bobnistler Жыл бұрын

😎😎

@johnhatt1219 Жыл бұрын

The krone baler is making a lot of noise with plunger

@jasonservary477 Жыл бұрын

Wes Pandy of Oneloneyfarmer KZfaq channel swears by his Krone big square baler and actually has 2 of them

@fazeobama8872 Жыл бұрын

here in germany thats about all you see. the big baling is done mainly by contractors and they swear by krone equipment, very rarely do you see a claas or a cnh baler

@billsmith8739 Жыл бұрын

Why was they skipping the 4-5 row in cutting the alfalfa?

@farmhandmike Жыл бұрын

That is where the levy’s are for the flood irrigation. He went back and cut them all at the end.

@r.scotthill3082 Жыл бұрын

No steamers on any balers at that operation? No wonder that end row hay is of lower quality. The number of times they run over it there wouldn't a leaf left on it.

@carlfalt174 Жыл бұрын

I love a video but there running out of water. Might be back to a desert if they don't get a few serious wet years in the west.

@farmhandmike Жыл бұрын

They tell me around 70% of their mountain water is let out to flow in the ocean.

@carlfalt174 Жыл бұрын

@@farmhandmike 🤔 why are we hearing about a severe drought situation?

@farmhandmike Жыл бұрын

@@carlfalt174 I know but I had a few folks tell me this that live there and seen several billboards about it so who knows. Certainly the news would tell us correctly.

@carlfalt174 Жыл бұрын

@@farmhandmike you know it's just more proof that the 'It's Too Hot Outside Society' is full of hot air.

@Nathangies 10 ай бұрын

The politicians waste the water every year for the delta smelt. Which it’s actually been proven they have let out so much water out it had a very negative impact on the fish.

@taylor11089 Жыл бұрын

Mike, I take it that you don’t work for Versatile anymore?

@farmhandmike Жыл бұрын

No I left Versatile back in June and went to work for PFG America - Deutz Fahr

@taylor11089 Жыл бұрын

@@farmhandmike Ah…I was wondering with starting to see so many Deutz Tractor Videos. Quick idea or suggestion that I have is…I was looking for some of the Older Versatile Videos of yours from 8-10 Years ago, and KZfaq won’t let me Go that Far Back in your Videos without kicking me back to the Top of your Page with the Most Recent Tractor Videos of yours. Do you think it is Possible that you could Make a Playlist or Categorize/Group your Videos, such as Versatile Only Videos. That way it would be easier find or watch those Videos. I know that you have a Versatile Playlist, but I noticed that it doesn’t have All or even Half of your Awesome Earlier Versatile Videos, such as some of your First Ones. Just a thought.

@taylor11089 Жыл бұрын

@@farmhandmike Definitely going to Miss the Versatile Videos!

@farmhandmike Жыл бұрын

@@taylor11089 Thanks and yes I'll see what I can do. I was actually thinking about reposting some of those older videos but add a VoiceOver to explain what is going on. In the beginning I didn't do a VoiceOver and my editing wasn't so great. Just an idea but having the time is my issue.

@farmhandmike Жыл бұрын

@@taylor11089 I'll still have some Versatile videos maybe just not as many.