Yes this is great hay for goats. We feed to cows and sheep.
@kennethheern48965 ай бұрын
We’re you baling up what the round baler missed
@navarrohillsranch4 ай бұрын
No, it was light windrows because of the drought.
@kennethheern48965 ай бұрын
Try to show the baler some. Also I want to see that rake in that heavy hay .
@navarrohillsranch4 ай бұрын
Going to have the GoPro's mounted differently this summer. The rake struggles in the heavy sudan. I had to open the width of the rake which caused me to miss the outside edges of the windrows. Need to add gathering wheels on the baler.
@kennethheern48965 ай бұрын
That looks like a Befco rake. I had a 10 wheel. I had the same problem with the holes wollering out. Purchased all new ($900)parts and fixed it. In one year it was wore out again. They junk takes, poorly designed. I went to a twin bar rake, so much better.
@navarrohillsranch4 ай бұрын
I want to get a rotary rake but need to get out of the drought first so I can make some money to pay for it.
@kennethheern48965 ай бұрын
I’ve tried sorghum Sudan here in Southern Illinois, several years ago. Most years we just don’t have enough drying time for it. Wish we did, it would make a lot of good hay. I tried pearl millet in 2023. It did about average on yield, but the cows love it.
@navarrohillsranch5 ай бұрын
In Illinois you probably would have to wrap the bales.
@southtexashay7776 ай бұрын
Good luck, You sure are going to BBQ a bunch 🤪😂
@navarrohillsranch6 ай бұрын
You got that right!
@kennethpetty61466 ай бұрын
How many hours do you have your Mahindra now and do you still like it?
@navarrohillsranch6 ай бұрын
I have over 1200 hours. The tractor engine and transmission are pretty rock solid. The electrical on the Mahindra is subpar because they use under sized wire gauge. The AC is not great. The tractor will not start below 25F degrees (I'm buying a block heater). The hydraulics are strong but a lot of the hydraulic lines are routed in a way that they rub against metal and frequently spring leaks. The air ride seat is junk. Parts are hard to get and expensive. It is the roughest riding tractor I have ever been in. Would I buy another Mahindra? No. I would look at a Massey Ferguson or a Deutz-Fahr. Both are great tractors and have more features at a good price.
@kennethpetty61466 ай бұрын
@@navarrohillsranch I appreciate the comments, i am looking at used one with 1100 hours and your feedback is quite helpful.
@southtexashay7776 ай бұрын
That looks cold as heck, we hit 78 today.
@navarrohillsranch6 ай бұрын
We had wind chills down to -5. I'm ready for Spring.
@southtexashay7776 ай бұрын
That shed is got some skin on it, looking good. That field in the background looks better in hay grazer😬😆 Hope you have been well Bill.
@navarrohillsranch6 ай бұрын
Yep, it is coming along just need the weather to cooperate on the weekends so I can get finished. Looks like El Nino is finally here!
@MrGhani796 ай бұрын
You got enough wood for the entire state. lol. You’ll be alright for a while
@navarrohillsranch6 ай бұрын
It definitely paid off because we just went 20 hours without power.
@boo-zp4lh6 ай бұрын
3 feet of snow and single digits firing up the grill here in Michigan
@navarrohillsranch6 ай бұрын
Good luck with that! Lol
@jfssparky6 ай бұрын
As a retired HVAC journeyman. You better have more than one source of heat
@navarrohillsranch6 ай бұрын
I just got a couple vent free propane heaters to go along with the fireplace. Went 20 hours without power this time with wind chills in the -5 range. Our power grid is just like the Dallas Cowboys, it always lets us down when the big event happens.
@danvalperga89296 ай бұрын
That's cold for any place ,1o here tonight in pa
@navarrohillsranch6 ай бұрын
Yep, it was cold. We were below freezing for over 90 hours and lost electricity for 20 hours. Good luck in PA.
@davejohnson29377 ай бұрын
the one with lots strings swiper is outa adjustment.. other cant tell by vid if dont get caught in twine disk wont tie.. also if twine disk timing is off..
@navarrohillsranch7 ай бұрын
Thank you for giving me some insight on how to fix it!
@juniorramirez10739 ай бұрын
The way that is all at the same height makes it look real good. A real beauty.
@navarrohillsranch9 ай бұрын
Thank You
@juniorramirez10739 ай бұрын
@@navarrohillsranch you're welcome.
@wes93249 ай бұрын
More drunken sailor!!
@navarrohillsranch9 ай бұрын
The yield is driving me to drinking...lol
@wes93249 ай бұрын
Your soil is darker than the hay belts! I miss the blackland so much. Thanks for your content, I just can't wait to get back home.
@navarrohillsranch9 ай бұрын
This blackland prairie soil is a love/hate relationship! I love that it can grow just about anything and I hate how it turns to gumbo when it rains.
@mikew7328 ай бұрын
man you must have some very poor soil to say you miss blackland. I would much rather have sandy land ground than blackland any day. I have some of both and am much happier with the sandy land.
@wes93248 ай бұрын
@mikew732 yeah I know people hate clay. But it's got alot to do with the weather too. I live in the tundra with sandy loam. It never rains here, and it freezes 8 months of the year. Plus it gets dark at like 430 right now. Lots of reason bro
@wes93249 ай бұрын
Awh, I miss Lantana. ❤
@navarrohillsranch9 ай бұрын
👍
@randymaylowski248510 ай бұрын
Nice looking sorghum sudangrass, looks like it grown decent.
@navarrohillsranch10 ай бұрын
Thank you. The first cutting was very good. Unfortunately the drought kicked in and hit us hard and we just did a second cutting last week (October 14th) which is going to be a lot less.
@randymaylowski248510 ай бұрын
@@navarrohillsranch huh sounds like you been getting the rains/ the warm weather to keep it regrowing. Inerways thanks for replying back.
@navarrohillsranch10 ай бұрын
@@randymaylowski2485 Normally we get 4 full cuttings of Sorghum Sudan. We got good rains in May that led to a great first cutting but then no rain until October so we are only getting a really bad second cutting.
@txfarmer120810 ай бұрын
look at all those huisache trees
@navarrohillsranch10 ай бұрын
What is a huisache tree?
@mikew7328 ай бұрын
pretty sure those are mesquite trees not huisache...
@southtexashay77710 ай бұрын
It's killing us little by little. Hope you get some soon.
@navarrohillsranch10 ай бұрын
We finally got 2"s of rain and went ahead and mowed our 2nd cutting of hay. It has been a rough year.
@HeritageFarmsTexas11 ай бұрын
I can feel your pain! It’s brutal.
@navarrohillsranch11 ай бұрын
It rained 1 mile north of us again but not here. Just need some rain so I can get a 2nd cutting of hay.
@hav1byte Жыл бұрын
interesting, i'd like to hear a more indepth talk about planting, cultivating, stages of sudan grass...
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Next year I will probably do a series of videos on Sudan grass from start to finish.
@kennethheern48965 ай бұрын
There’s a difference between Sudan grass and sorghum Sudan.
@kriscosper3452 Жыл бұрын
🤗 "Promosm"
@navarrohillsranch11 ай бұрын
👍
@robertwynne7861 Жыл бұрын
How does the flail do on Sudan I’d thing the rubber rollers would be better
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Rollers are better for conditioning. The tine conditioner works but it takes more time to dry versus rollers.
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
Glad you got your hay done. Nice show, Have a great week Bill.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thank you. It was good to get the hay done, not sure if we will get anymore due to no rain. Have a great week!
@bufforpingtonlife Жыл бұрын
Great video footage!! Thanks for sharing!!
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@HeritageFarmsTexas Жыл бұрын
What variety of sorghum is this? I know there is different ones. Looks good.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Walter Moss Mega Green.
@roxanneholder4219 Жыл бұрын
I have a question.... about how many square bails would that make where you bailed today? just curious
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
A 4x5 round contains about 18 small square bales. We did 51 round bales on the first field and 50 round bales on this field. On this field we would have done just over 900 square bales.
@innocentchaza75287 ай бұрын
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@HeritageFarmsTexas Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the hay. Good return.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thank You. Not sure how much more we will get this year without rain but hopefully 1 or 2 cuttings.
@HeritageFarmsTexas Жыл бұрын
Looks amazing. Noticed you stopped by our channel. Appreciate that. I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks my fellow Texan. Let’s stay in touch.
@utubedude2842 Жыл бұрын
How much nitrogen does it take?
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
We put out 50lbs nitrogen and 40lbs phosphorus per acre. This was based on our soil test. We had planned on putting out another 50lbs nitrogen per acre after first baling but there was no rain in the forecast. Next year we are going to put out 100lbs nitrogen at planting time and whatever else the soil test recommends and not split the application unless we switch to liquid fertilizer.
@utubedude2842 Жыл бұрын
@@navarrohillsranch it looks great!
@MrOcaig Жыл бұрын
Muy buen trabajo y idea Bill. Saludos
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Gracias!
@txfarmer1208 Жыл бұрын
i heard you talking about how that was a lot of hay for that tractor reading the caption you have for the video an 85hp tractor i can see how that is true and when you decide to get a new tractor i recommend a new Holland powerstar series we got a 2019 powerstar 120 and so far we have been pleased with what it has put out in terms of working.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
I will look at the New Holland. I want minimum 120hp in my next tractor.
@txfarmer1208 Жыл бұрын
@@navarrohillsranch alright the tractor we got is 117 engine hp 100pto hp
@bufforpingtonlife Жыл бұрын
Great video! I don't know how I missed this one. Thanks for sharing!
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
Glad you got it baled.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I’m going to lose a lot of weight this summer with the broke glass… lol
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
@@navarrohillsranch to expensive. Get some table thick clear vinyl Walmart. and stitch some velcro on it then some tape velcro on the tractor.
@bufforpingtonlife Жыл бұрын
I got tired just watching this.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
It was soo hot!
@kennethheern48965 ай бұрын
Yea pretty boring not seeing the baler working.
@MrOcaig Жыл бұрын
Muy interesante y buen trabajo, Bill!
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Gracias.
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
That looks outstanding, Man it's going to take toy a few weeks to get all those rounds out of the field. Looks really nice Bill and glad you found the leak. Have a great week and hope the weather works with you.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Good thing is that this year is an exact 180 from last year for hay. I have to get a new door for my tractor so my air condition will try and overcome the heat. Good luck and keep the hay rolling!
@earlyriser8998 Жыл бұрын
great editing
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@keithnavarro2930 Жыл бұрын
The whole time you were mowing, I kept thinking about the engine temperature. Don't know how hot you got there, but here in my part of Minnesota, we hit 78° on Tuesday. Stay safe.
@stevenhendrickson8889 Жыл бұрын
78 would be a blessing for us. It is 103 today.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Luckily the tractor stayed below the red line. It was 108 out when we started with a heat index of 116. Man it was hot, I lost a few pounds.
@keithnavarro2930 Жыл бұрын
@@stevenhendrickson8889 Don't know how you folks do it. I couldn't handle that. Take care.
@roxanneholder4219 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful fields thank you for what you do to keep the hay coming for the animals that feed the farmers in the winter
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. We are truly blessed to get to do what we do.
@stevenhendrickson8889 Жыл бұрын
What do you think your yield will be. My sorghum failed. Just did not get rain like you did.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
We will be baling with a John Deere 459 baler which produces a 4x5 bale. Our target is 5+ bales per acre but it looks like we might exceed that target this time.
@stevenhendrickson8889 Жыл бұрын
Sounds good. Looks really good. I am in limestone county. I planted A BMR photo sensitive. We have had only 1” of rain on it since it was planted.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
We have been fortunate this year, last year was a total train wreck of a hay year. We only got 1" after planting our Sorghum Sudan and did not get any more rain till September. Hope y'all get some soon.
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
Bale it.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
We got half of it mowed before we had a hydraulic on the tractor blow out. Working on getting a new one.
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
That a nice piece of equipment.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thank you. It is one of the better investments I made.
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
Looking really good, I would definitely call them about the other verity in it. I think the seeds would have already grown out.
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
I'm going to send the photos and videos over to them.
@davidbair2735 Жыл бұрын
Keep grinding
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Will do!
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
Sorry that happened to you Bill, man those sheets are like gold. Keep the fight my friend!!!
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Now I have to sell more hay to buy more metal... It will work out in the end.
@southtexashay777 Жыл бұрын
Them sheep love you more today eating the Johnsongrass all up. Have a great weekend!!
@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын
Yep, they ate it down fast. I got some electric netting in so I can get them on the rest of the area around the barn.