Planting Oats 2023/Rolling the Field With a Homemade Field Roller

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Жыл бұрын

Spring Planting has begun here at the Dairy Farm. The John Deere 820 was getting oats in the ground with the help of the Van Brunt Grain Drill. After getting the oats planted, Alan used the International 1256 with a homemade field roller to smooth the field and pack down any rocks.
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Trinity Dairy was established in 2006, in Minnesota. Alan and Jennifer farm with their 5 children; Jessica, Justin, Jordan, Joshua, and Jason. We milk a mix of 33 Jersey, Holstein, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire cattle. We also enjoy sharing our family's love of Draft Horses and using them for logging and other farm work. Dairy Farming in Minnesota can be challenging, but it's a lifestyle we really enjoy. Subscribe today to watch our small family dairy farm and family grow while continuing to thank our Lord for the blessings we've been given.

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@patrickmorgan3326 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I’m 76 and your videos show farming the way I remember it. God bless your labor and your family.

@heatherkohlwey8379 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing the older equipment still in use. It's basic and gets the job done. No computers to screw up and easy to repair. I hope everything goes well for you. Stay safe, and God bless.

@user-du1um2pl4g Жыл бұрын

Years ago in R part of the country you just dragged a field after planting !! Now more and more we've been rolling them TOO 😊

@robertguidry4577 Жыл бұрын

You got to love these kids.

@grantpowers Жыл бұрын

I found the same model behind a local barn ,, had to do some sheet metal work, replaced wheel bar rings, and tires, works good now, have a great day,,, farmer from eden vally

@markflick1641 Жыл бұрын

Kids are growing so fast .Love your family .Come on rain ! God Bless

@davidkimmel4216 Жыл бұрын

Thank You for sharing your family with us. Like your 3 section roller. Very special videos.

@ronzezulka6646 Жыл бұрын

Good to hear hay is doing OK. We got a little bit of rain couple days ago,,,,could use more, but it's not looking great for the next week. Your actually really close to us as the crow flies.

@geraldsundberg3610 Жыл бұрын

The shot of the seed dropping into the tubes was neat.

@tonygough8713 Жыл бұрын

Old school planting, I really enjoyed this video, brought back some good memories, thank you sir..

@nashcobb3056 Жыл бұрын

thank you

@markgamble8377 Жыл бұрын

Nice roller

@scottrooker3423 Жыл бұрын

Good video thanks

@brandonhoad9033 Жыл бұрын

Ogles, wow. Dad planted those back in the 80s early 90s

@johnandsuepowell8757 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my youth.

@FarmallFanatic Жыл бұрын

My kind of field work

@philipr7686 Жыл бұрын

Had some Dinner Bell Creamery butter on my toast this morning. I'm a good subscriber.

@mennoreuten1563 Жыл бұрын

I quess you you can use some rain for sure,thanks and greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

@ryanbachman9227 Жыл бұрын

I remember growing up my grandpa used to walk the fields seeding hay with the old hand cranked seeder. Great videos. We need rain. God bless

@douglasmacarthur8775 Жыл бұрын

Yup, cyclone seeder

@waltersmith3441 Жыл бұрын

That would be a good job for the oldest boy

@davidrenwick6718 Жыл бұрын

Dam that field needs a drink

@karlsborgwi.jewell9919 Жыл бұрын

Yep worked ground drys out fast around here too…..I’m about 50 miles away..as the crow flies . . I made my own roller too works great

@dennisdole1764 Жыл бұрын

Great video 😊 and now let’s pray 🙏 for a nice slow shower 🌧️ to soak it all i

@ronzezulka6646 Жыл бұрын

And I agree totally. Hard to make a big dollar investment with ground with an uncertain future. Bad business,,,

@french-canadianfarmer5049 Жыл бұрын

That will be my job in the next couple days. Nice brush hauler. Would have been my dream to have a truck like that when i was a boy.

@grantpowers Жыл бұрын

Made a drag with some pipe and 3 sections of chain link fence wired together

@CMDSR Жыл бұрын

Kicking up a nice dust there Alan. Josh looks like he’s about grab another gear on that 4 wheeler. 😆 God bless you and yours.

@richardharms8748 Жыл бұрын

Nothing runs like a Deere. Lol. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

@flossdaly8274 Жыл бұрын

Seeded, rolled,.....come on rain!!!

@ronniewayne5748 Жыл бұрын

Nice !!

@lesterhertel2945 Жыл бұрын

Another very interesting video Thank you

@williammatzek4660 Жыл бұрын

That 3 cylinder diesel works good on that grain drill. When I was a boy dad bought a John Deere f b b drill. I was in my 20s when dad bought another drill.

@br927 Жыл бұрын

We always rolled after we planted!

@TomSmith-me7ph Жыл бұрын

Good video, thank you, God Bless

@alisciamarotta3888 Жыл бұрын

Those are some impressive rollers, nice to see your brother. Glad to see family working together. "Plant in the dust, your crib will bust ". Pray for some rain, seems like all farmers needed. It something with them fires.

@HarlemMoore Жыл бұрын

What's the use for the roller?

@brandonhoad9033 Жыл бұрын

@@HarlemMoore to pound rocks back into ground and help cover the seed a lil better

@ralphriddle8864 Жыл бұрын

Very nice job and God bless yall

@barryrohrmeier2399 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always....nice to see you sowing your wild oats

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

Lol

@Joey966 Жыл бұрын

I like that roller, looks like its doin a good job.

@farawayfarm2520 Жыл бұрын

We got .15 inches rain today. Almost getting dry here. I hope you got a little something to get the oats going. I enjoyed the brush hauling at the end. 👍🙂

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

We got a little shower this morning, should be enough for the oats.

@anthonyhengst2908 Жыл бұрын

Always seems like a breeze once the rock picking is done. At least that is the plan.

@DonWelter Жыл бұрын

Looks like the little Deere was a good match for the drill. Good luck on your planting progress!!! Planning on putting oats/alfalfa/orchardgrass seeding in tomorrow before it rains.

@KiwiJim13 Жыл бұрын

👀🙄🐾👍Great video A&J

@vernondodson5067 Жыл бұрын

You do have some Stoney ground buddy

@ronzezulka6646 Жыл бұрын

Hey Allen,,,great to see seeds going in. How close to corn and how's the hay looking?

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

Shouldn't be to far from corn, but I do have to wait until the lagoon is pumped. The hay is looking good, but it could use a drink.

@canadianHAWK3 Жыл бұрын

👏👏

@geraldsundberg3610 Жыл бұрын

Does it make a difference as to what size tires you have on the seeder?

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

That's a good point, it very well could.

@canvids1 Жыл бұрын

Always a great video no matter what you post. thanks so much and the best for your crops this year.

@colorado1088 Жыл бұрын

I understand rolling beans where you don't want to lift the combine head and lose the lower beans but isn't oats fruit higher on the stalk and therefore conducive to raising the head? Only thing I can think of is maybe oats will "lay down" after wind or heavy rain requiring a lower head placement at harvest. Its great that you guys answer questions....thanks.

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

A big reason for rolling it is better soil to seed contact, and it helps keep the soil from blowing away. But you are also correct, that if the grain gets laid down, you will have to cut close to the ground.

@dannygoin6552 Жыл бұрын

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@ronaldfeuerstein435 Жыл бұрын

Tks for sharing. This all your oat ground last year? Hope it grows good for you. We just always went corner too corner to empty the drill out.. but what ever works for you is fine. I liked the ending... priceless 👍👍

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's all the oats I'm putting in this year.

@heyerstandards Жыл бұрын

Have you ever skipped a few bands of using the roller to see how it affects germination or yield?

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

No I haven't.

@ronriehle1337 Жыл бұрын

@@trinitydairy Don't skip the roller. It is important for seed to soil contact.

@mattutke4704 Жыл бұрын

Your video is always fun to watch Alan, I know I've said this before but when you have the camera position in the certain direction of the 1066, it looks like a 1468, my land renters were here at my farm the other day and planting the field planted, does any of your neighbor farm their land with air drills? I think they are similar to anhydrous, John Deere and Case makes them and New Holland does too, we're getting rain here now and it's pretty chilly here too

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

No air drills around here.

@timothygeorge1191 Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯

@alostpilgrimsjourney5953 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the oats coming out of the ground. Best Wishes.

@jvin248 Жыл бұрын

"It's a little hilly so those maps are often off" ... my father always said he preferred to buy gently rolling farm land as you got more of it! That harrow drag behind the drill is how the English guys do it. That will work, I don't think you really need to roll it. Cool roller though -- you could modify that to be a rolle-crimper and start growing winter rye as a cover crop, plant into it green, then when the corn/beans emerge run the roller-crimper to terminate the rye leaving you with a weed-free straw mat. The gold standard is Rick Clark who shows what he does on various youtube videos.

@arthurdewith7608 Жыл бұрын

Rolling traps in the moisture for good germination and initial root growth land looks dry in Minnesota

@joesteck6631 Жыл бұрын

The drill we have has the individual chains dragging behind each seed row. You don’t have those? Or you prefer the more aggressive spike tooth?

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

It didn't have those when I bought it, I thought about getting some, but the spike tooth, seems to work good.

@dr.michaelr.foreman2170 Жыл бұрын

That drill looks as old as me.

@FarmallFanatic Жыл бұрын

It's awesome

@smithyboy657 Жыл бұрын

👍👍🐄🐄

@nightrider6769 Жыл бұрын

Hey Alan another good video watching how small time farmers plant I guess some I do have one question what is the benefit of rolling? I belong to another farm channel maybe you've heard of it it's called Laura farms she's in central Nebraska but they don't roll so I am kind of wondering why you do?

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

Rolling has a few benefits, it flattens the ground, so it's nicer for picking up down grain and also bailing straw, and if I cut it for hay I can cut it lower to the ground, it also helps keep the soil from blowing away and from drying out, and gives better soil to seed contact.

@pauljohnston2148 Жыл бұрын

u need a Brillion cultipacker/seeder

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

I have one, but I wasn't seeded this into hay, so I didn't use it.

@ronriehle1337 Жыл бұрын

Get the coulter blades to work on covering oat seeds. Get roller as wide or wider than drill. Hook that to drill and you'll be done in 1 pass. Spread fertilizer with buggy before drilling and no need to for drag or rolling that separately. Urea fert. can be treated for preventing evaporation if not rain coming soon. You really need to look around for opportunities to reduce trips over field. Time and cost of fuel , wear and tear on machinery ,etc. , etc. is costing you a fortune. Lots of opportunities to improve profits ! Of coarse questioning why planting oats alone is good idea might be biggest decision. Why grow oats alone. For just cost of seed you could have a hay crop 3 times a year for 3 or 4 years. Much more profitable.

@trinitydairy Жыл бұрын

I would like to get a roller, the same width as the drill, but they are way more expensive than just using the roller I have. I know you can treat the urea, but they don't treat it for free! And I have explained many times in passed videos, the reason I don't put certain fields into hay, Is because I can only rent them on a year to year basis, so if I spend a fortune on seeding it into hay, and wasn't able to rent the land any more, that investment would be gone!