You Won't Believe How Much Early Hay Season Costs!

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  • You Won't Believe How Much Early Hay Season Costs! Come along as we start unloading hay and preparing for this winter! We've got animals to feed...and this is the cost of doing business on the farm!
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Комментарии • 152

  • @ajlewis9454
    @ajlewis9454 Год назад +18

    Real farmers bail their own!

    • @Markmassey13496
      @Markmassey13496 Год назад +4

      They also use net wrap.

    • @MrNardo1238
      @MrNardo1238 Год назад +13

      Give the guy a break. He's first generation and trying to bring value back to farms and farmers. None of us are perfect. But he's doing something most of us city folk are afraid to even try.

    • @brettpayton6286
      @brettpayton6286 Год назад +23

      Real farmers dont take from their land. They give back. Nothing wrong with buying someone elses seed bank. Lot cheaper then buying all the equipment. Just my opinion

    • @johnr1350
      @johnr1350 Год назад +18

      Real farmers make sure their animals are taken care of, which is why he is buying bails. His farm was depleted when he bought it. He’s bringing in a seed bank and nutrients to rebuild. This is the responsible thing to do.

    • @jangoins
      @jangoins Год назад +19

      Real farmers aren’t jackwads, either.

  • @mathamoz
    @mathamoz Год назад +17

    I'd love to hear more about how he is managing the hay without chemicals. I feel like too many farmers go the easy route and I'd really like to see how someone is doing it naturally.

    • @lokes2
      @lokes2 Год назад

      He's not. He bought the hay.

  • @chipgeil489
    @chipgeil489 Год назад +19

    In central texas 5’x5.5’ bales of cow hay are going for around $85 and up. $37/bale is really a good price even though those look to be a lot smaller bales.

    • @BIGmike_shoots
      @BIGmike_shoots Год назад

      I paid 32 a bale. Northern Alabama.

    • @lanefarms6237
      @lanefarms6237 Год назад

      That's because a bunch of these folks don't want to make any money.

    • @lokes2
      @lokes2 Год назад

      Yikes!

  • @jangoins
    @jangoins Год назад +16

    We paid $160 for a large Bermuda round bales last year. This year, same people asking $180. We ended up finding bales for $120. North Texas on the Oklahoma border.

  • @farmerrod3159
    @farmerrod3159 Год назад +2

    This has been a long week here in SW Pennsylvania. Finished first cutting hay ourselves. The driest 1st cutting in years. 115 round bales 4x5's. Now we are praying for some rain, it has been very dry. Stay hydrated

  • @martinmeltzer2696
    @martinmeltzer2696 Год назад +4

    Hey Josh! I cant help but think of the line from the Musical, "Hello Dolly"! "Money is like manure! It doesn't do any good... unless it is spread around!" Your investments will help the growers turn out a better product in the future and a rising tide lifts all boats! All The Best!

  • @aaron.goedhart
    @aaron.goedhart Год назад +3

    You should put the bales tight end to end it will protect the bales from the rain. Smart getting your hay early. It was very expensive last year. Like your channel👍

  • @davidmack7018
    @davidmack7018 Год назад +3

    Josh
    Apparently you know what the hay you're talking about. Allrighty then boys & girls, men & women pull out you very best hay jokes. Dumb puns & innuendo Not excluded ! Come on bring it Let's rock the comments. This one's too good to let pass.
    Best David
    Extra credit for Scottish humor. . . . .

  • @amossnowdaharleyman9179
    @amossnowdaharleyman9179 Год назад +5

    Really small bales at 37 a pop. Bale weight goes up exponentially with increase in diameter. 5' od bale is considerably heavier than a 4' od bale. Way back when I was rolling coastal bermuda hay I used a Vermeer round baler making 6' OD bales. Weighed on average 1500 pounds per. Either sold or for my cattle I rolled them tight.

  • @FlutyLickHomestead
    @FlutyLickHomestead Год назад +5

    Nice looking hay! That’s not a bad price to be delivered too! I was giving about 25-30$ last year and had to haul it in

  • @rickeytrammell-ho3pt
    @rickeytrammell-ho3pt 2 месяца назад +1

    I didn't know a Chevrolet would pull that much hay

  • @simonvandercraats
    @simonvandercraats Год назад +4

    Great video but I heard you say you were trying to be quick unloading, here in Australia the tractor has 2 tines in the position where a Fork lift usually goes and you pick up 2 round bales at the same time by inserting tines low so as you lift the bales they roll towards each other, then you can halve the time it takes to move them individually and if your tractor has 4 tines on the rear you could reverse into 2 bales that are on the ground lift the hoist and tractor could then move 4 at once, keep up the good videos regards Simon

  • @tkskagen
    @tkskagen Год назад +2

    Happy Food = Happy Cattle!

  • @FarmallFanatic
    @FarmallFanatic Год назад +3

    37 dollars delivered is a good price 👌

  • @amandasanders7373
    @amandasanders7373 Год назад +2

    This Stoney ridge guy is not stupid. He thinks critically.

  • @toddpacheco4748
    @toddpacheco4748 Год назад +1

    Josh you look 👀 like you’re all set for winter feeding the girls and boys ❤😊😮👍

  • @denniscleveland669
    @denniscleveland669 Год назад +1

    Wayne’s a natural!

  • @petermavus4131
    @petermavus4131 Год назад +1

    Hey Josh ….that’s good looking hay. Cows gonna love it.

  • @randywilson6869
    @randywilson6869 9 месяцев назад

    Up here south of Tulsa a hey cutter gave me a round bale from a couple 3 years so I could compost it. When he picked it it was flat bottom from sitting so long I wish I would have took a pic now because there was @least100 worms the sixe of a pencil and twice as long. I got as many as I could real fast for my compost pile. I’m thinking now go and catch him not busy and turn over a few

  • @dmorgan28
    @dmorgan28 Год назад +1

    Great video Josh. That was some good looking hay. ❤️👍

  • @xzavior21
    @xzavior21 Год назад

    That's my truck! Man, he has to be way over max tow right there. What a guy!

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Год назад

      Around $13,600 lbs there....pulls without any issue my friend

  • @twalrus1
    @twalrus1 Год назад +3

    If you think hay is expensive, you ought to ask dairy farms what they pay for alfalfa...especially the vitamin rich first cut.

  • @terresiagregg9326
    @terresiagregg9326 Год назад +1

    Its awesome that you are getting hay in early

  • @joesoutdoorexperience
    @joesoutdoorexperience Год назад

    Holy Hay! It looks so beautiful lined up like that..

  • @bogofishmusic
    @bogofishmusic Год назад +3

    Hi Josh. That's some great hay! The bales look smaller and not as tightly packed as last years. Will you need to purchase more of this kind to make up the difference in coverage for the cows?

  • @wadec119
    @wadec119 Год назад +1

    Where has Mrs Stoney Ridge been?

  • @RoderickGMacLeod
    @RoderickGMacLeod Год назад

    @Stoney Ridge Farmer
    WOOOOOOO!
    Lotsa rocks on The Stoney Ridge Farm? Who'da thunkit?

    • @RoderickGMacLeod
      @RoderickGMacLeod Год назад

      Did you show the the ravine you dumped the big ones into?

  • @jason27swg
    @jason27swg Год назад +3

    Josh I'm sure over the years I'm sure you have explained this but why don't you drill a winter cover crop for grazing ?? Too Rocky or what?

  • @stephaniewilson3955
    @stephaniewilson3955 Год назад +4

    Why don't you use logs to keep the hay off the ground like Greg Judy?

    • @karlrovey
      @karlrovey Год назад +1

      He has explained in another video. Little is lost and what is lost still adds nutrients to the soil.

  • @ShortbusMooner
    @ShortbusMooner Год назад +1

    Nice! I don't know about the round bales, but we pay $20 per square bale at the feed store.. 😁👍

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Год назад +4

      ouch....why on earth would you buy hay from a feed store?

    • @ShortbusMooner
      @ShortbusMooner Год назад +3

      Because I'm in Pinellas County, FL. The hay gets here via rail, and the feed store is right next to the tracks. We're an 'equestrian community', but I'm sure the horse farms buy theirs in bulk. I only go through a bale every 6 months, give or take- for the coop & around plants.. 😁

    • @ulysseshamm6667
      @ulysseshamm6667 Год назад +1

      There has been Florida horse farms that come up here to indiana and buy alfalfa round bails by the semi loads and haul them back down. Hundreds of bales.

  • @brettpayton6286
    @brettpayton6286 Год назад +1

    $37 wow!!! Thats birthday card cheap. Good olooking stuff

  • @bobpurs
    @bobpurs Год назад +1

    Good price your paying for hay. Around $50 here depending on size and cutting

  • @JC4blade
    @JC4blade Год назад +1

    Very few will know this, but one of Josh's other talents is singing Axl Rose songs 😄 So glad to see your doing good man 🙌

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Год назад

      lol.......ok....who it this...a blast from the past when I had my Karaoke business bhahahha

    • @JC4blade
      @JC4blade Год назад

      @Stoney Ridge Farmer
      See if you can remember. Thursday night karaoke at Hill AFB, Mr. 😄 Friday night was NCO club and back into the gym to pump iron as soon as the hangover wore off. High-speed motorcycle rides with no helmets.
      "Girls that have been had, like your bike. Girls that want to be had, like mine."
      😆😆😆 Classic

  • @maddmaxx6730
    @maddmaxx6730 Год назад +2

    Looking good

  • @genieking6191
    @genieking6191 Год назад

    Stack it to the sky. We are going to be dry this fall. Ohio has been a month without more than a quick shower.

  • @valerieshealy741
    @valerieshealy741 3 месяца назад +1

    How do you keep your hay from molding if it isn’t covered?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  3 месяца назад

      I don't....ya gotta think about this....building a barn, wrapping the hay up and thinking that a little mold is gonna hurt something is silly. We did the math on how much waste per bale....with 200 bales per year we waste about $3 per bale...however we unroll the hay on the land so nothing is really wasted at all. The cattle will consume some of the hay that's got a little mold on it...and the rest goes to the land. I will say that a net wrap bale does do better than a twine wrapped bale....but we've had no issue what so ever with cattle getting sick from mold....remember mold and fungus as well as yeast is in the air all year long

  • @janericchannel4513
    @janericchannel4513 Год назад

    Your hay guy needs a double dump hay trailer to save himself some time hauling. I love my double dump…and my Vermeer 504r net wrap baler too!!

  • @Slipsmostwanted
    @Slipsmostwanted Год назад +2

    Will be selling mine 4x5 bales for 45 this year 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • @ricks2907
    @ricks2907 Год назад +2

    Glad you're working with neighbors. Good concept. Cheers Ricky 🇺🇸👩🏻‍🦼🎸🎸🤠

  • @scottsmith6846
    @scottsmith6846 Год назад +1

    Hey Josh thank you for the video I enjoy it woo

  • @faithsfarmlife1424
    @faithsfarmlife1424 Год назад +2

    95 a roll here in Florida

  • @StogieHoller
    @StogieHoller Год назад +3

    A farmer I do business with, farm to farm, grew up on his family farm in MN. He said they now store hay end to end instead of side by side. They leave enough room between bale rows so they will shed snow and get some melt in between. They are net wrapped. I haven't done this, I try to get wrapped baleage for my cattle and some for pigs too. I just wanted to pass on some maybe helpful info, farm to farm. Best to ya.

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Год назад +2

      doesn't snow that much here...and the bales are set up for hooking to the unroller...there's a reason why they are placed like this my friend

  • @the2012fad
    @the2012fad Год назад

    I have watched Greg Judy store his hay bales on top of logs - to keep it off the ground to keep it fresh longer.
    Do you recommend doing that?

  • @williamhanna5224
    @williamhanna5224 Год назад

    Great work !

  • @Melike1hit
    @Melike1hit Год назад

    What r u doing to keep that hay out of the weather? I know your planning to hay later on, definitely interested to know that plan hopefully save some money than needing to bring in. Love the for thought get it now before it’s too late

  • @JamieE76
    @JamieE76 Год назад +1

    Do you need to cover the bales to keep rain/snow off them? Will it mildew/mold?

    • @MrNardo1238
      @MrNardo1238 Год назад +5

      Nope, keep it elevated on logs and it will keep for up to 2 years.

  • @richardgillard779
    @richardgillard779 Год назад

    Josh you do not cover the bales to keep them dry?

  • @cityhomestead40
    @cityhomestead40 Год назад

    Awesome Josh Thanks for sharing so many benefits to what your doing?Recently lost 2 akc registered lab puppies vet says they got Parvo I NEVER had them vaccinated for it due to "treat the sick not the well" any advice would be appreciated???

  • @stanfordnunley2616
    @stanfordnunley2616 Год назад

    Does your hey supplier spray his hay fields to control unwanted grasses and weeds?

  • @johntorich4015
    @johntorich4015 7 месяцев назад

    Those are baby bales I make 5.5 by 5.5

  • @brockstar1311
    @brockstar1311 Год назад +1

    I guess Oklahoma has expensive hay last year $100 for large bales

  • @gedwardnelson
    @gedwardnelson Год назад

    Wish we could buy it for that price in east Texas. We’re looking at least $50/bale…NOT DELIVERED!!

  • @brianforrest3377
    @brianforrest3377 Год назад

    Great video

  • @chrisl8430
    @chrisl8430 Год назад

    Is that a 4x5 bale?

  • @TexasBig
    @TexasBig 5 месяцев назад +1

    ****Doesn't each cow have a Methane tax, and when transporting hay, isn't there a Carbon Transport tax in farm goods?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  5 месяцев назад

      nope...and if it did we'd have a tough time farming. TAXING THE AIR!!! Now that's a new one isn't it!

  • @stevensaxon8888
    @stevensaxon8888 Год назад

    Josh what size/weight are the bales lane sold you!

  • @bugzziee
    @bugzziee 8 месяцев назад

    What county

  • @RoundTopRanchWY
    @RoundTopRanchWY Год назад +1

    $37.00 a round bale. Are prices in WY each round bale is $390.00 each

    • @KPVFarmer
      @KPVFarmer Год назад +1

      Wow!!!! That’s some pricey hay!

    • @RoundTopRanchWY
      @RoundTopRanchWY Год назад

      @@arthurdewith7608 this year the rain has be vary plentiful. we don't get a lot of rain.

    • @RoundTopRanchWY
      @RoundTopRanchWY Год назад +2

      @@KPVFarmer Wyoming is a high desert.

    • @brianhillis3701
      @brianhillis3701 Год назад +1

      ​@@RoundTopRanchWY I remember two thunderstorms a summer. Really looked forward to them. Also sublimation (snow turns to vapor without turning to water) and evaporation are significant due to the lower atmospheric pressure.

  • @truthhurts7529
    @truthhurts7529 Год назад

    The hay looks wind blown and not wrapped very well. Hey, $37 you can’t beat it!

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Год назад

      it's twine wrapped....not net wrapped...huge difference for sure

  • @bugzziee
    @bugzziee 8 месяцев назад

    Any alfalfa?

  • @erockhefleyjr6852
    @erockhefleyjr6852 Год назад

    WooooooooHeeeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!Alright!!!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗 0:58

  • @thebalerman
    @thebalerman Год назад

    What size are the bales?

  • @walkerchupp
    @walkerchupp Год назад

    Josh do you own that tractor or do you lease it

  • @justinb7779
    @justinb7779 Год назад

    I don’t normally question your videos but I’m very familiar with hay. I don’t believe it’s very high quality nor common sized bales for that price. When we do custom jobs we are at least $35 a bale just to round bale it. I get what you are doing and respect it but I’m not sure the actual inputs and outputs are ever being shown.

  • @jamesjessee4064
    @jamesjessee4064 Год назад +1

    Like what you are doing on your farm keep up the hard work

  • @jjfarms6193
    @jjfarms6193 Год назад

    fertilizer don't hurt the land

  • @hammer9390
    @hammer9390 Год назад

    Does the hay lose nutritional value stored uncovered with no protection from the rain?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Год назад +2

      from the moment hay is cut it starts losing nutritional value....remember 1000 years ago when roofs were made of thatch...yep...grass roofs....each bale of hay has a thatch roof on it....about 2-3 inches of a 4 ft tall hay bale will be damaged...this hay is rolled out on the land and that damaged part goes back to the land..healing it and growing next years summer grasses

  • @revgee93
    @revgee93 Год назад

    Ya know A New Holland is a 155 White. Work just as great as that John Deere. Half the price. @Caterpillar

  • @joemartin1196
    @joemartin1196 Год назад

    Josh, do you know if your hay guy uses spay or not? I ask because I want to use spray free hay if I can find it.

  • @memyselfandifarmer
    @memyselfandifarmer Год назад

    western pa = 40 % less hay production

  • @brandonp.6120
    @brandonp.6120 Год назад

    I get 16 a bag

  • @tommartin8155
    @tommartin8155 Год назад

    6000 is actually not bad when you consider the cost of all the hay equipment, fuel and maintenance.

    • @BooherFarm
      @BooherFarm Год назад

      When you consider the size and weight $6000 is extremely excessive, I can produce 1500lb net wrap bales for an average input cost of 20$. He’s paying $74 for the same amount of hay and will have high loss by feeding time

    • @tommartin8155
      @tommartin8155 Год назад +1

      @@BooherFarm the size of the bale's have nothing to do with it. It's how much hay you need to get you through the winter. Not to mention reducing your pasture land for hay fields. Tractors , balers, tedders, rakes, mowers, manure spreaders or fertilizer. Do the math

    • @Deere1050
      @Deere1050 Год назад

      @@BooherFarm So what would be your price on these bales?

  • @bcpfarmandtrucking6560
    @bcpfarmandtrucking6560 Год назад

    Those are small bales

  • @tannenbaumgirl3100
    @tannenbaumgirl3100 Год назад

    How does your supplier make a living on $37 per bail?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Год назад

      he doesn't make a living baling hay...however things are cheaper here where I live compared to the rest of the country

    • @tannenbaumgirl3100
      @tannenbaumgirl3100 Год назад

      @@StoneyRidgeFarmer The "input" expenses are still there no matter what part of the country, equipment (tractor, baler, cutter, trailer) costs, parts, twine, fuel, seed and more.

  • @Dick_Shinn
    @Dick_Shinn Год назад

    I get the impression that the current camera you are using darkens the image and doesn't allow for the full affect of the sunshine and blue skies......

  • @timwilcoxsr2712
    @timwilcoxsr2712 Год назад

    You'd think with the amount of land you have that you'd bale your own.

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    @dannygoin6552 Год назад +1

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  • @brianandglendaharkin9457
    @brianandglendaharkin9457 Год назад

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  • @lokes2
    @lokes2 Год назад

    Shifting gears will wear you out. ROFL

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Год назад

      for every bale of hay you pick up and place you'd need to shift at least 4-6 times v/s pressing a pedal....but lets do the math...we moved 140 bales 140x4= 560 shifts that's 560 clutch engagements....pedal depressions and strokes of the springs and throw-out bearing....so yeah buddy....shifting 560 times will wear any person out. We aren't talking about a Mustang GT here brother....just common sense...and not sarcasm either my friend

  • @timpotter8715
    @timpotter8715 Год назад

    I sell my mixed grass hay for $75.00 4x5 round bale.

  • @tejasbarc8514
    @tejasbarc8514 Год назад

    Expensive beef input cost make no money.
    Cattle ranching a rich man's game used for tax loss write offs against other big income

  • @johnwootton9031
    @johnwootton9031 Год назад

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