At three minutes that shows how beautiful it is there. Thanks also for the mention of suicide. You never know.
@WheelingDairyFarmer14 күн бұрын
It is beautiful here in a different way from your area. Our farm borders a state forest. 12,000 acres of forest and wild land. My good friend's son took his life about a year ago. His parents will never be the same. All I can do is be here for them. Thanks
@TrevorStruthers14 күн бұрын
Nice. That is a big pumpkin. 300lbs of pumpkin is how many lbs of the boom juice.
@WheelingDairyFarmer14 күн бұрын
8 lbs for 300 lbs 10 for 400 lbs.
@donnie158121 күн бұрын
incredible!
@WheelingDairyFarmer21 күн бұрын
Thank you. I hope you enjoyed it.
@TrevorStruthers23 күн бұрын
3:18 I laughed out loud when the manure landslide obviously startled your camera girl there for a second.
@WheelingDairyFarmer22 күн бұрын
She is a real sweetheart. Definitely not afraid to poke her nose in not so pleasant places. As you can imagine the smell is pretty strong around the manure areas.
@TrevorStruthers23 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video Bruce. That thing with the motor to the left of the dumpster looks like part of a concrete pump truck. Why is it so tall? Is it to create pressure in its descent? Or why is the pump mast gotta be so tall if you are not pumping it uphill? I used to drive a concrete conveyor truck and it just looks like part of a concrete pump truck.
@TrevorStruthers23 күн бұрын
While watching the video I realized it was most likely so it wouldnt flow backwards through the hose when you shut it off.
@WheelingDairyFarmer22 күн бұрын
The boom on the pump truck is actually not connected to any hose right now. We built the truck in our shop and don't have it completed yet. It is meant to hold the suction hose when parked next to the pit at the farm. Right now it is just used to hold the remote control antenna which allows the applicator operator in the field to control the the motor on the high pressure pump. When the dumpster gets empty he has to shut the pump down so it does not run dry. Burns the seals out. I should have explained that better. Thanks fore asking
@TrevorStruthers22 күн бұрын
@@WheelingDairyFarmer ypu are explaining it now! Another great video. Ty bruce
@Thegrim32623 күн бұрын
Hey Bruce, if you don't mind me asking what happened that you're wheelchair bound were you born that way or just a freak accident happened.
@WheelingDairyFarmer22 күн бұрын
I was in an auto accident 41 years ago. Spinal cord injury. Always happy to explain what happened and teach other wheelchair users. Thanks
@Thegrim32622 күн бұрын
@WheelingDairyFarmer thank you for explaining not many like talking about those incidents. I know 10 years before I was born, my aunt got pinned between two tractors trying to pull start the other and it popped off right away and climbed the back of the one in front she's some what fine has back pains from it at times
@kevinkoepke831123 күн бұрын
Thanks! Great drone footage!
@WheelingDairyFarmer23 күн бұрын
Thank you
@davidwhittredge-rr7ti23 күн бұрын
Very informative,thanks for the video.
@WheelingDairyFarmer23 күн бұрын
Thank you. I am glad you like it
@user-cj6ck2rr8y27 күн бұрын
I like the video but damn the music drather hear the semi going down the road
@WheelingDairyFarmer27 күн бұрын
Thank you for the comment. I am still learning and will take that into consideration
@user-cj6ck2rr8y27 күн бұрын
That is just my opinion thank u for reply
@mcjoe072528 күн бұрын
Is the Quad trac new this year? Have not seen that one around the farm.
@WheelingDairyFarmer28 күн бұрын
It has not been around the farm before. We are just borrowing it. Thanks for watching
@raysmith738229 күн бұрын
Great video. My only suggestion would be to lose the music
@WheelingDairyFarmer29 күн бұрын
Thank you I will take that into consideration
@csil286329 күн бұрын
Very interesting and a good video. What is a typical application rate with liquid manure? Thanks.
@WheelingDairyFarmer29 күн бұрын
We are permitted to apply 8,000 gallons per acre. We usually apply less depending on the field.
@lordofhowell715829 күн бұрын
New subscriber. Brilliant video 💪🏻 🏴
@WheelingDairyFarmer29 күн бұрын
Thank you. Did you like the information content or the video style
@lordofhowell715829 күн бұрын
@WheelingDairyFarmer all the above 🫡 I was farming up until my accident. 120/140. This is a incredible outfit. All the best 💪🏻
@WheelingDairyFarmer27 күн бұрын
@@lordofhowell7158 Thank you
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
At 5:00 what are you guys doing with that pit you're digging? Mining for gold or something?
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
There was a pretty steep hill and hole there. A local road construction project needed a place to dump some fill so they stripped the top soil off and dumped several hundred loads of fill into the hole. It is now covered over and seeded. Much easier to farm now.
@kevinkoepke8311Ай бұрын
I thought it was a gravel pit.
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
@@kevinkoepke8311 Nope we are just making farming a bit easier in that spot.We live in the Kettle Moraine area and that is in geologic terms a Kettle. Thanks
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
@@WheelingDairyFarmer oh thats pretty smart. I wish we could do that but it would take too much dirt.
@WheelingDairyFarmer29 күн бұрын
You would need a LOT of dirt for youe hills:-)
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
lol. lay out some hose and pump some poo. The voice over part was perfect. It sounds good and you didn't make it sound like it was only for dairy farmers. I think everyone will be interested in this stuff.
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thanks Trevor I am getting more comfortable with the voice overs.
@NorthtideАй бұрын
STEP ONE TO FOOD ON THE TABLE!
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Yes Thanks
@54rdbАй бұрын
kill the music too loud
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thanks for the reply. I will take it into consideration
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
Congrats Bruce. I told you your videos would be a hit. Give it some time. Great things! BTW your intro about your dairy sounds loud and not very high quality compared to the rest of the voice over.
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Trevor Thanks I will redo the whole sequence. Thank you for your support.
@fernandogonzalezfarinas9685Ай бұрын
What do you use on the cows's beds? Not sand, right?
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
We use the dried solids from the manure for bedding. It is treated with a probiotic to avoid unwanted pathogens in the composted solids. Sand is not a good bedding material.
@fernandogonzalezfarinas9685Ай бұрын
@@WheelingDairyFarmer sand its the BEST Bed for cows's confort, if its well worked and moved you dont have any pathogen either. Where i live, people has used diferent systems, but everyone backs to sand
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thanks for the reply. We find sand is very hard on the pumping and hauling equipment. Also settles out in the manure pit. There are pros and cons to every method. Thanks again
@fernandogonzalezfarinas9685Ай бұрын
@@WheelingDairyFarmer 👍👍
@wi_ultra_farmerАй бұрын
Great video, I really enjoy seeing all the red tractors working. Where are you located in WI?
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
We are in East Central Wisconsin. Love the red.
@colinhepworth7920Ай бұрын
I'm enjoying watching your video's, (along with many others farming ones on KZfaq,) you haven't said how much land your farm? I live in Wisconsin as well, right in the middle of the state about 3 hours from you, (it took a few minutes to find you!) your land looks more productive than we have here, my wife inherited the family farm in Wisconsin years ago, the crop land is rented out and we just manage the forestry side. I have been in farming all my working life on my farm in England, we had dairy way back in the 60's / 70's but moved to beef cattle, I retired from farming when I moved to America, "Living the dream" out and about on the back roads in our motor home whenever we get chance! but I miss the work and the challenges on the farm everyday (but not the constant challenge to make a profit!) For the time being we still have the farm in England which my son runs, making money from it is getting harder and harder with the cost of inputs, believe me costs here are a lot, lot lower then in England! looking forward to the next video's.
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thank you for watching and welcome fellow Wisconsinite. Our land is not the most productive in the state but we do the best we can with what we have. We have lots of stones that cause a lot of maintenance on equipment. I'll keep posting new videos
@Thegrim326Ай бұрын
Smoothest seed bed I've ever seen
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
We like to get it nice for alfalfa. These fields are pretty nice ground. We have some with a lot of rocks that don't look as nice.
@Thegrim326Ай бұрын
Hello fellow wisconsinite
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Wisconsin is a great place
@Thegrim326Ай бұрын
@WheelingDairyFarmer yes sir that it is don't really care to leave it much anymore
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
@@Thegrim326 I agree
@TomSmith-me7phАй бұрын
Great video, thank you for the explanation. When I was growing up, we used manure spreaders.😊
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thank you We still have a manure spreader on the farm. I'll show more in future videos
@CynthiaWickmanАй бұрын
Ah the smell of cows
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
A lot of folks don't like the smell but we get used to it and like it.
@brycekirby1567Ай бұрын
Great information
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thank you. Glad you appreciate it
@aaronjarvenpa1743Ай бұрын
Too bad the barn fell down there .
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
It has been in that condition for many years.
@kevinkoepke8311Ай бұрын
Thanks, Bruce! I would like to see how the manure is collected and moved to the pond.
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
That is a video that will definitely be coming. Thanks for asking.
@kevinkoepke8311Ай бұрын
I've been watching your videos, very informative. I've never seen this type of manure spreading. I'm from a farming family that has been farming in ohio for over a century. Thanks!
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thank you! This is the way larger dairy farms manage their manure. Compress the dry matter out and haul the liquid to be incorporated into the soil.
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
We drag harrow after we plant peas to help cover it a bit better as well.
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
The interesting thing is that JTI sells McFarland drag harrows which are made in a small town in Wisconsin. Same one we use.
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
@@WheelingDairyFarmer lol. Thats pretty cool.
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
I watched it before, but I will watch it all the way through to help with the metrics! So will my sweetheart. I love seeing this doing well. I knew it would.
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thank you
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
Some good views on this one!
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Trevor Thanks
@LRFtheLionАй бұрын
It's really interesting to learn about a completely different type of farming activity than what I see the farmers in our area doing. If you ever do a video about cow breeding strategies (like how you breed for the quality of cows you need) and also how calving works and stuff like that, I'm very interested to learn more. I've been tagging along with Trevor's boss to learn about those things with the red Angus herds.
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
I will work on that. Thanks for the questions . There are two strategies right now in dairy breeding. One is to cross breed with small beef so the calves are smaller and put less stress on the cow to maximize milk production. Other is to maximize genetics by breeding with the best bulls. With 1,200 cows we have 3 calves a day but I am not sure if the calving process would be an acceptable video on KZfaq. I'll think on that. I'll talk to my nephew who is the herd manager to get you more information.
@LRFtheLionАй бұрын
Very cool footage! Trevor and I did some post-harvest hand harvesting of the remaining garbs in one of his boss's fields last year and it was really interesting to see the legume crops up close at that life cycle stage. I'm more familiar with the wild legumes (my background is in wild grassland restoration) and we had a lot of cool wild legumes (mostly lupines) at our prairie sites that would make really fun sounds like popcorn when their pods dried up and the seeds burst out. I'm assuming soy has been selectively bred to NOT have the seeds burst from the pods once they are at this harvest stage?
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thanks for the question. Soybeans are bred to keep the beans in the pod. The field in the video had gotten 8 inches of snow dumped on it a few weeks earlier. It knocked the plants down but did not shell the beans. They are bred to drop their leaves but hold the pods. I love legumes. We have our alfalfa which is so important in our crop rotation and feed stock.
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
Thank you for the walk around! I like that your vanna white is helping so much. Thanks for sharing this with us!
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thanks. I will get more with her in the future. They will start pumping on Monday.
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
ahh. The top down drone view. I think the machine looks super cool from that angle but i think its because ive seen every other angle while running them. Good video!
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
Thanks Trevor. I am sure this one is boring for you.
@TrevorStruthersАй бұрын
@@WheelingDairyFarmer It lacks the views I am used to, and perhaps the danger of some the land I drive them on. Still I love seeing other places and them farming there.
@LRFtheLion2 ай бұрын
The answers to my burning hose questions! Thank you for sharing this! Looking forward to more! I got to go do a tour of red Angus calving herds with Trevor’s boss earlier this month. Learning about cow breeding, calving, biology, etc. was very interesting. If you make videos about that kind of stuff I’d love to see them!
@WheelingDairyFarmerАй бұрын
That will be my focus in the future
@TrevorStruthers2 ай бұрын
Sustainable agriculture at its finest! Re-using the poop to make the food to make the poop to make the food. The circle of life.
@WheelingDairyFarmer2 ай бұрын
Good point Trevor. Unfortunately not everyone sees manure application as a benefit to the soil. Thanks for the comment.
@LRFtheLion2 ай бұрын
@@WheelingDairyFarmerWe are going to get some red Angus manure soon from Trevor’s boss! I’m turning our yard into a mini-farm this year. Vegetables, native wildflowers, etc.
@LRFtheLion2 ай бұрын
I am also stunned by the length of this manure hose! When your farm orders it from the manufacturer, how on Earth do you get it to the farm?!?! Does it come in pieces? Or is there a massive semi truck trailer that has the most unbelievably large cinnamon roll of a hose strapped to it that this world has ever seen?!?!?! Also, do you have to store it out of the elements during winter? Is there any risk of the manure freezing and expanding enough to burst the hose? (Who knew I would have so many questions about a hose!)
@WheelingDairyFarmer2 ай бұрын
The hose collapses like a fire hose so it lays flat. It comes on a spool when we buy it. It is rubberized fabric. We actually blow out the hose every night. We insert a foam ball and hook up an industrial air compressor to pressurize the hose and push the ball through clearing the hose. We cannot let manure freeze in the equipment. Looks like I need another video. Thanks
@TrevorStruthers2 ай бұрын
Im here to watch it a second time and i still cant believe how long of a hose you have. Thats crazy and very interesting.
@WheelingDairyFarmer2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy it. You will have to get out here to see it sometime.