These operators are professionals moving massive materials in very limited areas. That excavator probably weights 60K plus and that gives some idea to what some of those huge stones weigh!! Serious job, thanks for the video!
40 years ago, we worked twice as hard. Today's farmer works twice as smart. What a neat video. That 12 row chopper is a little faster than our old 2 row pull type. I just can't get over the size of the equipment. Thanks for sharing.
It's not that farmers were not smart 40 years ago, we didn't have the technology or the equipment that is available today. I also do not know of any small farmers that could even begin to afford most any of the equipment in this video. I know that this is a very large farm and this large machinery is a must, but most people who see this video think that all farmers are mega rich which is certainly not true.It all comes down to the farmers are not being compensated fairly for their product. Never have been, probably never will.
Having two silage machines dumping into two trucks is really awesome that's getting a lot of silage done just to get the field done quick so it can be packed onto the sileage pile
I worked for Claas in the UK. We brought out the 695 and that was a beast of a forager. Look at these 990’s! Oh man, how times have changed. Fantastic overhead video. ❤😊
Ciao Mike! ti scrivo dall'Italia! questo video avrei voluto non smettesse mai, mi sono immaginato catapultato li con te a filmare o a trinciare il mais! che meraviglia! sei un grande boss!!! E grazie per la cultura dell'agricoltura che diffondi sempre insieme a chi lavora del sudore della propria fronte! sono un grande esempio per tutti!
You've outdone yourself this time Mike. The shots from outside the cab on top of the machine are absolutely TOP SHELF. Keep up the awesome coverage of American Agriculture.
Great video, I worked for Schaendorf 20 years ago. Ran a new Class 900 with 8 row head. He had 6 machines at the time and was a great place to work. Loved watching the video
The whole video is spot on and especially two choppers filling one truck I’m very impressed and I’m interested in the claas tractor I didn’t know that they were in the states that’s pretty cool
This is awsome i love these farming videos bc it reminds me of being a young kid again and its neat to see two trucks being dumped into definitely awsome
Honestly mate you gotta go back and get a tour around the farm there's so much more to see be awesome to see there set up and how many cows there running and so forth that farms huge!! Awesome vid like always watching from Australia 🇦🇺
A bit messy Mike , filling one truck with both foragers but great fun and well done to all the drivers. What incredible machinery designers and manufacturers, the headers especially as if that's not efficient the whole thing grinds to a halt.
Great video Mike . The last time I drove a truck beside a pull behind cutter we had a two row Gehl cutter on 40 inch rows and a JD 4010 so it's been a few years ago
Thanks for another great video mike. It was interesting and enjoyable. Appreciate the drone footage from the air. Gives you a good idea on the silage operation. Good going mike. The Iowa farm boy.
I like the John Deere 9900i, but since I saw the Claas 990, so many people say that the Claas are much better with the redesign and, above all, the fuel consumption is much better. It's hard to tell, but Class combines always have better fuel consumption. Contrary to what I read everywhere, it is difficult with farmers because they work many days and hours a year and receive very little. These machines are very expensive, but also the suffering of all farmers all over the world. I know it, I have worked in this too. Nice video, greetings from Slovakia.
This dairy farm is very professional and adaptive. They really worked with you Mike in making great footage. Not only do they have top notch equipment but they are very happy to help you. These guys are AWESOME!!!
Thanks and yes I was glad they got in touch with me over the summer to come out and do this. We're going to try and do some videos of them mowing and chopping alfalfa next summer.
@@farmhandmike Pretty cool you doing a video at Windy Ridge. Very nice kept and well thought out facility they have. I used to haul cattle out of there a few years ago. Nice to see again.
Thank you for sharing your excitement about this farm! In your opinion, what makes the farm stand out as most professional - the advanced equipment, the excellent collaboration, or their enthusiastic support?
Good footage Mike, like those silage wagons and trailers, and that sure is one way to mow off the corn, makes me think of someone mowing their yard in an odd sort of way. Also an early Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. A side note winter has arrived here in Northern Maine have about 5"s of snow on the ground with no frost in the ground yet. Dave D.
That is quite the array of equipment they have going on to get the corn silage in. Massive dairy operation going on out there too!! Once again amazing footage from you. You never disappoint! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
hi, your choice of music and footage is topshelf mike , if it wasn't for the internet its primetime network t.v worthy all the way, friday night just like Dallas.
Wow! That is a massive operation. And it is being run very efficiently. Do they have one manager in the field that is controlling cutters and wagon/trucks, and another manager at the pile controlling where and how product is dumped? Thank you for a great video.
I enjoy every video Mike you edit .this is a very big dairy I would love to know how many cows they milk at this dairy daily.it would have to take a lot of corn silage and haulage to feed all those hungry mouths everyday.i would love to know how many acres they farm there.very nice video keep up the good work. And thank you for all your videos and the hard work you put into them.GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. HAPPY THANKSGIVING MIKE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Corn silage is a large part of a dairy cows diet. The entire plant is chopped including the ear and cob. This is done while the plant is mature but still green with some moisture in it for the best feed value. Corn that is harvested with a combine is done after the plant and the grain is much drier. That is done for the grain only and the rest of the plant is left on the ground for organic matter or some farms will bale it up and use it for bedding.
Every time I see this I'm amazed by the efficiency. How much more yield in terms of dairy production do they get compared to grass fed? I'll bet it's at least five times as much. But there's a cost. Grain fed dairy and beef has excessive Omega 6 fatty acids and isn't as good nutrionally as grass fed. Also it's probably GMO corn and who knows what they're adding to the silage mix.
Great film - really enjoyed it. WHERE do they put all those tyres when they 'unsheet' those piles to use them, I've never seen a video of them stacked or heaped up, - they must do something with them before they need them again. The sheets I can understand, - they can be folded, but where the hell do all those tyres go.
Those cutters can really swallow the corn. I've never been around one, is it the force the from cutter cylinder that blows the silage out or is there some type of impeller? A bunch of very expensive equipment in that field.
The video of chopping corn silage at Windy Ridge Dairy showcases impressive efficiency and skill, highlighting the hard work behind quality dairy farming. The sweeping shots of the machinery in action and the farm's well-organized process make for an engaging watch. What part of the silage harvesting process do you find the most fascinating?
That banjo music that starts at 23:45 it would be funny if there was a man standing in that yard playing the banjo where it turns out the music was from him and not music added in the video.
@@farmhandmike Mike. It would be great to see. When I go to visit my Dad and we watch a movie together, there’s times when we always joke about this sort of thing and the joke never wears out for us. For example, with a western, when some cowboys are riding through a desert and there’s piano music in the movie, one of us would say, “Imagine the cowboys ride past a man playing a piano in the desert.” Or, with orchestra music in the movie, one of us would say, “Imagine the cowboys riding past an orchestra in the desert with somebody conducting.” I love your videos. The overhead shots from your drone a lovely. That video with the plane flying low, I wonder what that pilot was trying to prove. I think, by law, it’s illegal for a pilot to do that. I’m from England so I’m sure that crazy flying would be illegal in the US unless somebody was crop dusting. That crazy pilot could causing somebody with a weak heart to have a heart attack doing that, mostly if he aims to fly directly over a farmer where the farmer fears the plane will crash into him/her.
@Mike Less - Farmhand Mike it actually went back to the dealer a week after you stopped out. lots of wiring issues think its gone and got traded for another 8r370
hello gentlemen i am from India i have done masters in Agriculture i want to do farming in europe country, america i want to come in america for farming please tell me how do i come to America Europeme
we did not know any inprovement on our dairy cows with corn silage here only them was the equipment was 3x higher then it should have done here we don't have corn silage any more i think canadian dairies have the same right to flood americam markets with the canadian agiictural too free trade we should be aloot to sell the same amount the american sell here in canada too maybe it time for the american government to out quota on their agricultural to control the over owning it and not force other countries to take a lost in there agricultural economy
Your question about the loading I would say is loaded, perfectionists, old grumpy farmers or those struggling with feed stores would probably be 😮😱😱😱. Operators = 🧐🫤 it was ok but I could better Arable farmers = Why would anyone want to mess around with live/deadstock. Dairy farmer = meh I wonder what they're milking at, count, system they're using, growth rates and breed are? Customers = as long as the losses aren't ridiculous, does not hold things up, cost extra and its all done before the next rain go for it. Me = nice kit, wouldn't mind a go but I'm so glad I don't have the repayments or have to worry about the insurance, payroll, depreciation ormaintenance as well as the next move to the next customer.
These operators are professionals moving massive materials in very limited areas. That excavator probably weights 60K plus and that gives some idea to what some of those huge stones weigh!! Serious job, thanks for the video!
40 years ago, we worked twice as hard. Today's farmer works twice as smart. What a neat video. That 12 row chopper is a little faster than our old 2 row pull type. I just can't get over the size of the equipment. Thanks for sharing.
It's not that farmers were not smart 40 years ago, we didn't have the technology or the equipment that is available today. I also do not know of any small farmers that could even begin to afford most any of the equipment in this video. I know that this is a very large farm and this large machinery is a must, but most people who see this video think that all farmers are mega rich which is certainly not true.It all comes down to the farmers are not being compensated fairly for their product. Never have been, probably never will.
Having two silage machines dumping into two trucks is really awesome that's getting a lot of silage done just to get the field done quick so it can be packed onto the sileage pile
I worked for Claas in the UK. We brought out the 695 and that was a beast of a forager. Look at these 990’s! Oh man, how times have changed. Fantastic overhead video. ❤😊
Ciao Mike! ti scrivo dall'Italia! questo video avrei voluto non smettesse mai, mi sono immaginato catapultato li con te a filmare o a trinciare il mais! che meraviglia! sei un grande boss!!!
E grazie per la cultura dell'agricoltura che diffondi sempre insieme a chi lavora del sudore della propria fronte! sono un grande esempio per tutti!
Loved meeting you today! Thank you!
Would have watched a 3 hour video of chopping and bunking silage. Fascinating. Thank you.
Great video. Wow, the 2 can fill a truck fast. That was something never seen before. Thanks
You've outdone yourself this time Mike. The shots from outside the cab on top of the machine are absolutely TOP SHELF. Keep up the awesome coverage of American Agriculture.
Thanks Paul
Pretty cool switch over from both choppers in one truck to change over when full.
Great video, I worked for Schaendorf 20 years ago. Ran a new Class 900 with 8 row head. He had 6 machines at the time and was a great place to work. Loved watching the video
Neat to see two jaguars filling up one truck👍😁 that's a great silage video, thank you😉👍
And the truck fills up twice as fast
Another great chopping video, showing all facets of the harvest, you even managed to make sure some silage got blown on the ground, thanks for sharing
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a semi on the field before. Amazing footage.
The speed and thoroughness that they cut down the corn is amazing!
Wow Mike you always have a surprise with your bonus footage.
Two chopping into one truck.
Great work with those guys in the feild.
The whole video is spot on and especially two choppers filling one truck I’m very impressed and I’m interested in the claas tractor I didn’t know that they were in the states that’s pretty cool
This is awsome i love these farming videos bc it reminds me of being a young kid again and its neat to see two trucks being dumped into definitely awsome
I really enjoy seeing these machines in action.
Very Nice and Relaxing Video. Thanks Mike and Waiting For More Video. God Bless and More Power To You. Stay Safe.
Great Video Mike, It's great the way Claas has taken over the custom chooping market in USA, thanks for sharing
I just like all of that Mike Less guy's videos. Thanks for sharing again 👍. Happy subscriber 😊! I like Mike.
Honestly mate you gotta go back and get a tour around the farm there's so much more to see be awesome to see there set up and how many cows there running
and so forth that farms huge!! Awesome vid like always watching from Australia 🇦🇺
A bit messy Mike , filling one truck with both foragers but great fun and well done to all the drivers. What incredible machinery designers and manufacturers, the headers especially as if that's not efficient the whole thing grinds to a halt.
Great video Mike . The last time I drove a truck beside a pull behind cutter we had a two row Gehl cutter on 40 inch rows and a JD 4010 so it's been a few years ago
Thanks for another great video mike.
It was interesting and enjoyable.
Appreciate the drone footage from the air. Gives you a good idea on the silage operation.
Good going mike.
The Iowa farm boy.
Great views from the air and equipment
20+ years ago I had seen a Claas promotional poster with 4 of 5 jaguar forage harvesters all loading the one trailer
I like the John Deere 9900i, but since I saw the Claas 990, so many people say that the Claas are much better with the redesign and, above all, the fuel consumption is much better. It's hard to tell, but Class combines always have better fuel consumption. Contrary to what I read everywhere, it is difficult with farmers because they work many days and hours a year and receive very little. These machines are very expensive, but also the suffering of all farmers all over the world. I know it, I have worked in this too. Nice video, greetings from Slovakia.
You would think if they knew Farm Hand Mike was coming they would have brought out the big gear
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Definitely, these guys have way more equipment than this
This dairy farm is very professional and adaptive. They really worked with you Mike in making great footage. Not only do they have top notch equipment but they are very happy to help you. These guys are AWESOME!!!
Thanks and yes I was glad they got in touch with me over the summer to come out and do this. We're going to try and do some videos of them mowing and chopping alfalfa next summer.
@@farmhandmike Sweet! 😄
@@farmhandmike Pretty cool you doing a video at Windy Ridge. Very nice kept and well thought out facility they have. I used to haul cattle out of there a few years ago. Nice to see again.
Thank you for sharing your excitement about this farm! In your opinion, what makes the farm stand out as most professional - the advanced equipment, the excellent collaboration, or their enthusiastic support?
Cutting-edge tech at its finest!
What a great video. A crew that obviously works great together and cares about their work and cares about their machinery.
Awesome silage operation!
Thanks a lot for the video! 😊👍🏻
Best cutting video I have EVER seen!
That is a huge farm.
Mike are you sure that you haven't worked in Holywood really enjoy your video 👍🏴
Outstanding footage.
That's neat footie from the jrone
Be a few cows at that dairy. Liked the video 👍Regards from Down Under.
Good footage Mike, like those silage wagons and trailers, and that sure is one way to mow off the corn, makes me think of someone mowing their yard in an odd sort of way. Also an early Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. A side note winter has arrived here in Northern Maine have about 5"s of snow on the ground with no frost in the ground yet. Dave D.
That is quite the array of equipment they have going on to get the corn silage in. Massive dairy operation going on out there too!! Once again amazing footage from you. You never disappoint! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Cracking video Mike I gave you a like 👍 buddy
I noticed that several of the new 8R have a front-lift, thought that was quite uncommon in the US.
Starting to see more and more of them. Triple mowers are really catching on now.
Nicely done!
hi, your choice of music and footage is topshelf mike , if it wasn't for the internet its primetime network t.v worthy all the way, friday night just like Dallas.
Bel video. Bravo. Bei mezzi.
💪💪👍👍👋👋🚜🇮🇹🔝🚨
Good video.
I watched a Millennial Farm video and he shouted you out. I like your content as well
Okay I'd like to find that video and hear what he had to say.
@@farmhandmike I'm trying to find the video in my history but no luck.
Wow! That is a massive operation. And it is being run very efficiently. Do they have one manager in the field that is controlling cutters and wagon/trucks, and another manager at the pile controlling where and how product is dumped? Thank you for a great video.
That's cool
Great awesome video mike
Love the big fields. Where we are at if we have a 20 acre field it's big
I enjoy every video Mike you edit .this is a very big dairy I would love to know how many cows they milk at this dairy daily.it would have to take a lot of corn silage and haulage to feed all those hungry mouths everyday.i would love to know how many acres they farm there.very nice video keep up the good work. And thank you for all your videos and the hard work you put into them.GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING MIKE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Forgive my ignorance but is corn harvested first or is it a all cut for silage ?
its a specific type of corn that is planted, it does not create the cob, its only used as silage feed
Corn silage is a large part of a dairy cows diet. The entire plant is chopped including the ear and cob. This is done while the plant is mature but still green with some moisture in it for the best feed value. Corn that is harvested with a combine is done after the plant and the grain is much drier. That is done for the grain only and the rest of the plant is left on the ground for organic matter or some farms will bale it up and use it for bedding.
Nice video mike
Miike I have mised your great videos, where have you been?
Every time I see this I'm amazed by the efficiency. How much more yield in terms of dairy production do they get compared to grass fed? I'll bet it's at least five times as much. But there's a cost. Grain fed dairy and beef has excessive Omega 6 fatty acids and isn't as good nutrionally as grass fed. Also it's probably GMO corn and who knows what they're adding to the silage mix.
If you want to get technical Corn is a grass.
@@farmhandmike It is, but nutritionally there's a huge difference.
Great film - really enjoyed it. WHERE do they put all those tyres when they 'unsheet' those piles to use them, I've never seen a video of them stacked or heaped up, - they must do something with them before they need them again. The sheets I can understand, - they can be folded, but where the hell do all those tyres go.
Generally they will pile them up outside close by so they can use them again the following season
Who owns all those silage wagons and tractors? Dairy, farmer, or harvester?
The custom harvester I believe.
Those cutters can really swallow the corn.
I've never been around one, is it the force the from cutter cylinder that blows the silage out or is there some type of impeller?
A bunch of very expensive equipment in that field.
cutterhead throws it up to an accelerator that throws it faster threw the spout
Think secondary stage on a snow blower and you will have an idea.
The video of chopping corn silage at Windy Ridge Dairy showcases impressive efficiency and skill, highlighting the hard work behind quality dairy farming. The sweeping shots of the machinery in action and the farm's well-organized process make for an engaging watch.
What part of the silage harvesting process do you find the most fascinating?
Those harvesters don't take long to fill trucks
verry good
AMAZING!!!!!
Great video as usual Mike! What do you use for a drone? I’ve been looking into one myself.
Thanks, this was done with my DJI Mavic Air 2S
@@farmhandmike thanks, I’ll have to look into it!
How many acres did they chop in one day?
Are they dumping on concrete or gravel?
Concrete
That banjo music that starts at 23:45 it would be funny if there was a man standing in that yard playing the banjo where it turns out the music was from him and not music added in the video.
Might have to work on that one in the future
@@farmhandmike Mike. It would be great to see. When I go to visit my Dad and we watch a movie together, there’s times when we always joke about this sort of thing and the joke never wears out for us. For example, with a western, when some cowboys are riding through a desert and there’s piano music in the movie, one of us would say, “Imagine the cowboys ride past a man playing a piano in the desert.” Or, with orchestra music in the movie, one of us would say, “Imagine the cowboys riding past an orchestra in the desert with somebody conducting.” I love your videos. The overhead shots from your drone a lovely. That video with the plane flying low, I wonder what that pilot was trying to prove. I think, by law, it’s illegal for a pilot to do that. I’m from England so I’m sure that crazy flying would be illegal in the US unless somebody was crop dusting. That crazy pilot could causing somebody with a weak heart to have a heart attack doing that, mostly if he aims to fly directly over a farmer where the farmer fears the plane will crash into him/her.
Cool
I would like to see a were they open a field
Awesome video. Not a fan of the banjo music. Great job
Did you ask them how they like the Claas tractor, is it demo or do they own it.
They own it and like it
@Mike Less - Farmhand Mike it actually went back to the dealer a week after you stopped out. lots of wiring issues think its gone and got traded for another 8r370
I like Mike less videos on RUclips from the imperial co California 🌽🌽🌽🌽🚜🚜👍
Tractors doing silage is like electric cars doing diesel work I despise it
hello gentlemen i am from India i have done masters in Agriculture i want to do farming in europe country, america i want to come in america for farming please tell me how do i come to America Europeme
SOSO GOOD
HELLO MASSAGE
we did not know any inprovement on our dairy cows with corn silage here only them was the equipment was 3x higher then it should have done here we don't have corn silage any more i think canadian dairies have the same right to flood americam markets with the canadian agiictural too free trade we should be aloot to sell the same amount the american sell here in canada too
maybe it time for the american government to out quota on their agricultural to control the over owning it and not force other countries to take a lost in there agricultural economy
If French is your primary language stick with it. Plenty can read and speak it. What you gave us is cabbage.
DONT CROSS THE STREAMS
This new machine is a hog 😂YA’LL
Sure waste a lot
Wasting alot of salage
If you could bottle a Mike less video it would be the best tasting beer in the bar. Epic content fella ❤
Why silage? Animals hungry?
Your question about the loading I would say is loaded, perfectionists, old grumpy farmers or those struggling with feed stores would probably be 😮😱😱😱.
Operators = 🧐🫤 it was ok but I could better
Arable farmers = Why would anyone want to mess around with live/deadstock.
Dairy farmer = meh I wonder what they're milking at, count, system they're using, growth rates and breed are?
Customers = as long as the losses aren't ridiculous, does not hold things up, cost extra and its all done before the next rain go for it.
Me = nice kit, wouldn't mind a go but I'm so glad I don't have the repayments or have to worry about the insurance, payroll, depreciation ormaintenance as well as the next move to the next customer.
My thought is, you waste no time.🧈🧈🧈
Time is $$$$$