Seeding directly into the grass 🤔

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Жыл бұрын

** So in the past Mike hasn't had the best results seeding directly into the grass but in saying that he has always done it down south where he's moisture limited.
So now Mike wants to try seed into some grass for some comparison reasons, and yes it is now sprayed.
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@leddielive 2 ай бұрын

Little did Mike know this crop will be some of the best bushels produced on the North farm, that's farming! 👌

@crandonborth Жыл бұрын

“The day we quit learning, we’re dead” - Mike Michell

@John-nc4bl Жыл бұрын

I like the growl of that tractor.

@SortaProfessional89 Жыл бұрын

I'm actually super excited to see how this turns out seeding into the grass like that

@davidlogel2350 Жыл бұрын

You can burn down a quadtrac by friction on the tracks. Had a bolt on the linkage come lose this year and she was rubbing bad. Had flames before we got it out.😂

@vassilischristophorakis730 Жыл бұрын

I am an avid viewer since more than two years ago (can't remember). i have to be honest that watching your last video i thought Mike pooped the bed with this one . I am sure seeding green is going to work much better for you especially in high rainfall areas. Check out Derek Axten, Ray Archuleta, Nicole Masters and so many more ( pm me for more on no till seeding, soil health and soil aggregation if you are interested ). This is why i respect you. You are always open to experimentation and you aren't set in your ways! Respect. A farmer has a finite number of seasons in him/her.. so we have to make the best out of them and learn more so our children get a head start.

@jacquilawrie1598 Жыл бұрын

Awesome to see Ashtyn still determined to help, even with a cranky baby. As a mum, it's easy to feel useless sometimes.

@dylancameron5745 Жыл бұрын

It’s so weird not seeing a massive trail of dust behind you 😂

@brentkreinop489 Жыл бұрын

When my niece was about the same age as your son, the only thing that would calm her down when she got too cranky was sitting on the porch swing and watching for tractors working on the neighboring farms. It wasn't her first word, but "traktur" was in her first five. Several times, I had to bundle her up tightly to be able to keep her outside more than a few seconds since she was so much smaller than "Unka Bent" and far, far more susceptible to cold temperatures.

@johnsonfarms4788 Жыл бұрын

What we usually do when we seed into grass is smoke it good with burn off and then give it a couple good drinks of roundup over summer. That’s why we always put canola on grass.

@syndicateleader6396 Жыл бұрын

Neither the drought of SW Saskatchewan or the soup like conditions of the rained out North......Mike Mitchell finds a way to farm it all..... Keep up the good work bud and may your endeavors be fruitful.

@samellis4054 Жыл бұрын

absolutely love the description of the video

@7485D Жыл бұрын

We drilled wheat into grass last autumn. Sprayed the grass off. Straight in with drill. 3” Dutch points. Came a treat and looks well at the mo.

@brentonbraun7038 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, I delivered your new combine today. Also ran into your brother Brain at the dealership. Had a very nice conversation with him. Anyways hope the new iron treats you well.

@mikemitchell2554 Жыл бұрын

I see that, thank you! 🙂

@brentonbraun7038 Жыл бұрын

@@mikemitchell2554 *Brian

@John-nc4bl Жыл бұрын

Man that is 'thinking outside the box' and it could be a smart move due to the conditions. I hope that you have a bountiful harvest.

@stevetrowbridge7101 Жыл бұрын

mike looks like that would be good ranch land enjoy your videos be safe god bless

@kopenhagenkid Жыл бұрын

Great video Mike good luck seeding

@enginerd0 Жыл бұрын

I've had that exact same track slip happen in a 1st gen Challenger 75. once, when I turned in some really slimy mud, it got between the wheel and the track and wouldn't clean, but it didn't become a problem until I was actually just out of the mud, and thus I was stuck on dry ground. it was really discouraging.

@spideybrent Жыл бұрын

Hello Mike great videos thanks for sharing

@rdekort9273 Жыл бұрын

That tractor is one powerfull machine 🚜👍🏻🤠

@michaellane9873 Жыл бұрын

It will be interesting to see how well it grows.

@EvilVon777 Жыл бұрын

Seems like a good idea. The grass will give you traction. And like you said, the grass will burn off soon.. can't wait to see what happens.

@joshkitzan3615 Жыл бұрын

That's going to be a great crop Mike good idea!!!

@jascollinscork Жыл бұрын

You answered the question at the tip of my 👅 about which tractor is better to pull 👌🏻😍

@peterryan3673 Жыл бұрын

Best luck with the might ducks lagoon. great video

@killercroc1001 Жыл бұрын

Mike would love to see some drone shots. Watching all the way from Ireland.

@shakenbake2844 Жыл бұрын

Frame footage would have been awesome to see. Looking good mike!

@fredericdelage1542 Жыл бұрын

Magnifique vidéo 📹 et le tracteur 1620 et le matériel agricole osi 😀

@ianrobertson4616 Жыл бұрын

You will probably grow one of your best crops ever, that's light soil it will be fine.

@bjornfranssie587 Жыл бұрын

Haha i love the uncut version 😂, @Mike have you been seeding any tools?? 🤣

@achillemunerato7761 Жыл бұрын

Good video mike

@farmmechanic8107 Жыл бұрын

Gona work great with all that extra moisture

@paulprigge1209 Жыл бұрын

Well Mike have you considered getting windshield wiper so we can see better? Lol! Seriously THANK YOU!!

@derrickpettit86 Жыл бұрын

Lots of protill action please mike, love watching thoez Implements work, they do a dang good job

@RedRiderrrrr Жыл бұрын

100 bu/ac baby!

@Adam-bw4lw Жыл бұрын

Congratulation,seeding green regen farming ftw 😂

@lsfamer2011 Жыл бұрын

That is the best you can do!! Think the yield will be very good, but you have to use glypho fast!

@richardtoso4132 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see Mike's thoughts on a versatile delta track

@stannicekblack3977 Жыл бұрын

I would really love to see fendt 4track. It's really weird that they haven't made one. Maybe it's because they are more Europe manufacture or I don't now. Love the vids 💚 keep them coming.

@oldfarmer3001 Жыл бұрын

Not fendt, Agco !

@stannicekblack3977 Жыл бұрын

@@oldfarmer3001 in our country it's just Fendt 😇.

@luisalmeida6276 Жыл бұрын

They already have the 4track vario s4 track and even a six track called the Trisix vario nick named "Mobydick" and boasting 540 horsepower and six wheel drive. What they don't have is a quadtrack like the rx9.

@max-jc4wq Жыл бұрын

@@oldfarmer3001 agco has made a articulated tractor but with wheels.

@oldfarmer3001 Жыл бұрын

@@stannicekblack3977 its only the label, not the soul any longer….

@MrTonyharrell Жыл бұрын

When you were checking for seed at the beginning, I think I saw a seed above ground to the upper right of where you were checking. It was a barely blue in my opinion.

@svennilsson8459 Жыл бұрын

RADICAL, straight into the grass 😱 Our last shot of Roundup took like 10 to 11 days to really show its killer skills in grass like that. I guess it could coincide with the canolis really starting to grow🤔

@jtl789456123 Жыл бұрын

Mike is planting rice 😂🤣

@andban92 Жыл бұрын

That was very close one indeed.

@johnpierce1251 Жыл бұрын

Well the trees pulled your plug out lol

@tritonbain9501 Жыл бұрын

Hay Mike love the videos just wondering if you haven't explained before but why do you have one big tire on one side and one smaller on the other of the drill?

@jocalafarms4051 Жыл бұрын

That looks like amazing waterfowl habitat

@jeremyr942 Жыл бұрын

Are you trying to get on his nerves 😳

@MrJav1986 Жыл бұрын

It does doesnt it, Pure destruction like ripping out them dams and everything.

@drmarkintexas-400 Жыл бұрын

🏆🏆🏆👍🇺🇲🙏 Thank you for sharing

@frankenscience3553 Жыл бұрын

look at all that ground flora. you should get into beekeeping!

@Tanks-Link Жыл бұрын

I was wondering do you think you’ll put any tile in that area up north where you’re at now to help control that water so you can farm more of that land or just get used to going around it??

@ignasanchezl Жыл бұрын

I feel like the traction surface on the JD tracks is not very well designed, sure it offers decent flotation and a smooth ride, but the lugs are not aggressive enough. Also no idea why AGCO Challenger/Fendt never put a positive drive on their 2 tracks and has kept running friction drive since the Caterpillar/Claas days

@darrensydorko4976 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got a neighbour that takes his seedmaster into old hay crops. He also sprays it then seeds right into it

@tomnugent845 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, can you put tile drainage in of your sloughs? We have run tile in our low ground with open inlets where the water collects to get rid of surface water. Works well and can plant all our field at once. Enjoy the vids.

@lanceblum1363 Жыл бұрын

Im kinda straight over in the next province and drainage tiles don’t work here water has no where to go. Some have tried and the water holes still are there

@billandsontrucking72 Жыл бұрын

@mike mitchell how is that again when the tracks slip. 👍👍

@892guns Жыл бұрын

Makes sense that the two track does better on straight passes. it has more surface area on the ground

@ericks02 Жыл бұрын

i think you got two earth worms there now Mike ;) lol

@bluefleet1655 Жыл бұрын

huh, makes me wonder a bit if they make seeders with hydraulic assisted wheels to help push

@amir6391 Жыл бұрын

Mike, tell us a litle bit on how is 1167 pulling. I wonder if it has power that you need?

@JamesMcLaren1000 Жыл бұрын

Maybe the two track stays mostly on the sod whereas the John Deere would break through to the wetter soil.

@wallyyuriy8912 Жыл бұрын

I seed into old hay stands and pastures with a 15ft jd 1590 disc drill. Had to get mapping auto steer to know what’s seeded or not. Very minimal disturbance to see what’s seeded

@moloop6026 Жыл бұрын

Pottinger terrasem on long grass, satisfaction guarantee😌

@Farmerlast Жыл бұрын

Here in the UK we would not get a crop of canola to grow as the Ph would be too low after 10 years of grass have you got some magic potions in the Cart😊

@pietoosterhof5901 Жыл бұрын

That poor willow trees.😉

@Ethantice04 Жыл бұрын

When you get a lot of grass mixed up in your green when you harvest

@davidblair4177 Жыл бұрын

Hello Mike. When you talk about slip on the two track, is it the track slipping on the soil or the drive wheel slipping on the track that is been measured?

@lynwessel2471 Жыл бұрын

Normally its measuring track slippage on the soil. Actual ground speed measured by radar or satellite vs what speed would be with zero slippage.

@Dourmouk1 Жыл бұрын

Grass is green xD

@islaymassive1530 Жыл бұрын

Will you tile some of the ground up North?

@recklessbehaviour01 Жыл бұрын

Morning

@duanebolen543 Жыл бұрын

Where does all that water come from, is there a creek or a spring that's feeding it

@rogerparrett1770 Жыл бұрын

Great move mike ,it will do you well ,better than ripping the ground first,a few nice warm days and that will germinate fine ,grass will give a little cover for the young canola seed before the grass dies back ,very trendy thing to do here in the uk using cover crops ,good luck mike

@jorgbockius9838 Жыл бұрын

When will you harvest the canola?

@andrewj7994 Жыл бұрын

I found that seeding into long grass lost a lot of N, as the grass rotted down, you need to borrow a herd of 1000 cows for a week or two. That is the most incredible seed drill, it can do almost anything. I was wondering if you could put a desiccant in with the roundup? I am going to follow this with interest, I suspect you are not the first to do this up North but this late? Are the rivers full, too full for the Ferries? We normally get a wet and warm winter or a cold dry one but this year is wet and cold. Thankfully we are close to a pacific island for some heat.

@mikemitchell2554 Жыл бұрын

Oh that grass will die in a few days and be completely burnt right off in a week.. The growing conditions our very good, and I also look forward to watching the differences 😁🙂

@Adam-bw4lw Жыл бұрын

If you do it right you dont realy need fert(regenerative agriculture way) 😁

@Beyonder8335 Жыл бұрын

@@Adam-bw4lw I’d disagree there, I’d love to compare yield data on that and see how it actually works. Regen has its place but it’s not an effective blanket solution

@Adam-bw4lw Жыл бұрын

@@Beyonder8335 its not about yeld its about profitabilty

@Adam-bw4lw Жыл бұрын

@@Beyonder8335 Farming whit Carp on yt has a cost analysis if you are intrested

@badboysfpv1724 Жыл бұрын

that is wierd youtube is not notifying me of mikes new vids.

@ElBantosClips Жыл бұрын

Direct drilling? Welcome to New Zealand

@maudepotvin8660 Жыл бұрын

Isn't that the way to do as per the environmentalist ? No till, no C02 released ... :) Love it, im pretty sure Guilbeaut will be pushing hard for mandatory no till. Better to get used to it ! :) If I may add ... muddy tractors are sexy :3

@duanebolen543 Жыл бұрын

Why don't you put less weight in your buggy so you can pull it easier but you would have to fill it more often when that be a wise thing to do so you don't get stuck

@garydeborger9841 Жыл бұрын

We can believe you can actually grow a crop seeding in conditions like that our soils in Ontario would not allow that

@carsonneyedley2305 Жыл бұрын

its getting stupid, here in southeastern sask, we have been getting 8/10ths of rain every two days

@ignasanchezl Жыл бұрын

I personally like the no till approach. Mostly because of soil carbon. Id be interested on a tour of the area if possible once the plants are emerging.

@rodeynsrene1007 Жыл бұрын

Yeah exactly, they should try no till, they already have all the equipment, and it will only reduce time in the field.

@Adam-bw4lw Жыл бұрын

No till is only a part of harwesting carbon you need to use cover crops besids it

@crandonborth Жыл бұрын

@@rodeynsrene1007 you do realize that everything he does is no-til right... except that little bit of grass he disking. It’s so dry and windy it’d be stupid to try and work it, just to have it blow away.

@rodeynsrene1007 Жыл бұрын

@@Adam-bw4lw yes exactly

@rodeynsrene1007 Жыл бұрын

@@crandonborthhis soil is still bare and prone to erosion (except this grass field), you always want a cover

@denniswest8673 Жыл бұрын

looks like you got lots of spray water

@curtisyount6560 Жыл бұрын

Key word is wet!!

@JulianKgr Жыл бұрын

The dirt is just extra weight on the tractor

@samellis4054 Жыл бұрын

so Mike question! what's the deepest you have ever seeded? and witch crop goes the deepest?

@EvilVon777 Жыл бұрын

The bigger the seed, the deeper the seed goes into the soil.... "that's what she said" 😉

@samellis4054 Жыл бұрын

Yeah we broadcast everything and hit it with a packer at about 30degree angle

@davehaugsten9427 Жыл бұрын

Chew, chew, your on the mud train.

@antunnikolic2801 Жыл бұрын

You will get some great yield, becaus you growing canola on trees.. 🤣🤣

@jamesbaxter2812 4 ай бұрын

There is one question. That hole item you have. What is the cost

@Bizob2010 Жыл бұрын

No Till, Best Till?

@chriss7930 Жыл бұрын

How come one wheel is bigger than other on front of the drill mike ?

@dfo67 Жыл бұрын

The wide angle camera lens makes the wheel on the right edge of the frame appear wider than the wheel in the center of the frame

@chriss7930 Жыл бұрын

@@dfo67 ah that would do it

@stechers6434 Жыл бұрын

crazy how much water is in the field

@crandonborth Жыл бұрын

Rule of thumb: 1” of rain = 27,000 Gal/acre. Mike said he’s had over 7” of rain so do the math PER ACRE.

@fm1570 Жыл бұрын

the north is way better than the south, no drought and way more beautiful to live

@GodLike-pe6kj Жыл бұрын

Why is the right tyre on the drill wider than the left one? :) Or is it just the angle?? Edit: Dang it, I messed up left and right...

@recklessbehaviour01 Жыл бұрын

I have seen that too, it changes with the camera angle. There was one spot in this video when suddenly the opposite center tire looked bigger.

@rickerb7196 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if it's true that you are the most northern farmer with "Beach front property" ? Lol

@Amogus-qw5ph Жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me if Mike uses his crops to feed cows or if sells it for flour and/or oil production?

@crandonborth Жыл бұрын

Sells all of it on both farms.

@EFCasual Жыл бұрын

Probably all goes straight to the port of Vancouver.

@Northern_Farmer Жыл бұрын

Depends what grade it goes for

@wssides Жыл бұрын

@@EFCasual A lot of canola is processed in Western Canada. More plants being built and planned right now. Barley and oats get used or fed in the West or Ontario. Wheat from the North farm likely goes to thunder Bay for export. For many years it went to Churchill- (pretty sure that rail line won't carry heavy loads in this wet year)