We used to put up smaller bales and store them separately if the clover content was high so it didn't get mixed up with better hay. Then it could be mixed in and fed judiciously. Farming...there's always something to worry about!! But gotta love it!!! 😍
Praying this hay season goes well. Glad you are showing this, most don't know that everything you do on a farm/ranch is so dependant on the weather and things way beyond your control. God bless
I do wish you guys luck Mike. When I was a kid we fed our horses straight alfalfa. Now it is considered a ‘hot feed’ and we feed 3-way. I’m sure you know all that. It’s a wonder we weren’t causing colic all the time. It is so very interesting learning about haying for cattle and how you depend on Mother Nature, still. Thank you for being such a great teacher!
This is one of the few RUclips channels with hundreds of thousands of subscribers I watch. Your voice is broadcast quality and your real videos are great for learning where our food actually comes from. Amazing how good those fields look, Wyoming always made me think of a cold desert with little or no good grazing land. As a long time carnivore I like anything cattle related and harvesting hay has always appealed to me. Picking bales off of a field with a skid steer is my favorite farm activity.
I am from the UK and buying from local Farms is the same here ,there is not a lot of difference between the USA and the UK . I am a retired dairy farmer and with the internet i am farming around the world ,keep up the good work .
I’m in the middle of my third chop and drop of my alfalfa fields this year in Iowa. Trying to shift the mix of hay away from alfalfa and more towards orchard grass, timothy and brome. I don’t think we’ve had nearly as much rain as you have though. We’re trying to avoid bloat too and we have a ways to go.
Hard to believe it's already been a year since the last haying. I remember anxiously waiting for the videos last year to watch how haying went. I'll be looking forward to these videos too!
It's hard to believe it's already a year since last haying. Green and yellow look so beautiful. Prayers that you get all you need and a little more. In our area we are in drought condition. Weeds grow regardless but the grass crunches under foot. Have a great evening.
Hay Mike! Thanks for the haying update! Yes, clover can cause some issues with your bovines! 🐝 🐝 Bees ❤️ it though! Sending up Prayers for you and the ranch.... May you have a successful haying season and that the bad weather stays away!! 🙏 Prayers for Bambi.... I hope she will be okay. 😌🙏 Ethel is just waiting for the right moment to surprise us! Until your next video ~~~ Stay safe, healthy and happy! 🐃🐂🐄
Our wyoming life I hope you that you have s successful haying season I hope that you guys don't get hail and I hope it's just rain that comes and I hope you have a great weekend.
Another great educational video. There is always a challenge with each season. You and your family, ranchhand Jeff and Miss Kari handle each season, each day with strength and courage. This a a trait many of our younger generations have never dealt with. I pray for the ranch's continued successes and all who make up 'Our Wyoming Life ' family. God Bless from a very hot Southern Oklahoma.
Missed this notification somehow. Good to see the hay looking so good! My cousin in Idaho cut her alfalfa hay last week & it looks pretty good too. This great wet Spring/Summer we've had certainly helps the world look so green! 🤠
Hay season is all about equipment preparations. Bring on the tractor videos. LOL I'll send my prayers to gods of cast iron and diesel for and smooth harvest. Best wishes, Mike and Erin. -EZ
Rain is everything. Glad u finally got some. We are only at 2 inches since winter. 3/10 in June so far. South east Sask. Sweet clover took over in pastures here.
Hi Mike, if you don't know what to do with all that rain you could send it to Minnesota PLEASE. We are getting near extreme drought conditions again. We have done first cut to hayliege and can't cut again without a giant gulp of rain. It's going to be harsh year without rain soon. Please count your blessings . Thanks
I’ve seen the channel when the hay was pretty scarce due to lack of rain. Now with enough rain or too much it’s still a worry. Farming and ranching definitely is a day to day concern. Good luck.
As a fairly new stubbie I have been looking back over the old videos and didn’t know the fields could look so green . I’m guessing the drought has broken? Thanks for sharing . Xx
I had no idea of the different types of grasses and how they can affect a cow's health. Prayed hard for rain so you would have a successful haying season and its all a beautiful green, much more so than SE Wisconsin. Will pray for No Hail! And for Miss Bambi. Hope she has that baby real soon!
Good video Mike. Most all the farmers in my area have moved away from cutting with a sickle bar mower and raking and switched to using mower-conditioners. They say it lets them save fuel and gets them more and higher quality hay in the end. Is that something popular in Wyoming or something you have considered?
We are finishing up our late of our first cutting tomorrow. Won't be long second cutting Alfalfa for us will be here. It's crazy to me the difference between wyoming and Illinois especially with all the rain you've gotten and the lack of rain we have had and we are still growing some hay lol
Mike thank you for opening our eyes to all the problems that you have him putting up this hay in the area you live in. May this hail pass over your Ranch and do no damage
Your almost there. Pray you get the most hay you have had in several years. Question, can you spray to get rid of the yellow clover. Extra cost I realize. Then reseed the field. Thanks Mike.
What is silage? I do pray that you will get a great hay season. I never knew that so much thought goes into making sure the cows get the best hay! Great job explains everything 🇨🇦
I'm praying for your hay and happy weather. I wish I was going to be there to smell the new-mown hay - Always my favorite....better than roses to a farmer. 😃 As always, Thank you for Sharing!
Thanks for sharing another great video 😊😊In my future i say the haye field will grow so amazing for them healthy cows. Hugs And Prayers Everyone ❤❤See you all next time on Our Wyoming Life😊😊😊
Hi mike, great content have you considered using a mower conditioner to bruise and therefore aid drying of the clover which has a fleshie stem, also why dont you cover the hay when in store as hay can still collect mould from the exposed elements
Here in South Africa we use a product called diatomaceous earth Theres specific ones for animals It helps with the digestive system of all animals And has helped against bloat in animals It is a powder form and can fed with the animals feed or pellets.
How did you learn so much about farming? Since this is your second career it seems like you are exceptionally intelligent on farming technical knowledge.
That’s funny. Our cows get pure sweet clover bales. Never have a problem. Only bloat trouble I get is on second cut alfalfa. We even graze sweet clover as pastures.
Well, I'm looking forward to the haying this year. Anxious to see what you get and how things go, wishing for the best. I have done about half of my hay this year, with not too good of results. I may have to do a fall cut, or reduce the herd, we'll just have to see what we get before we decide. Anyways, the best of luck again, take care and stay well. Have a good day!
Looking good Mike. Getting it dry is difficult especially when it takes longer to dry than the grass. Hope the weather cooperates. Just a thought but wondering if you could switch one of pastures with Jim's field - let them graze the clover and bale the pasture...cut across pasture being an example.
I'm praying for you during haying and look forward to seeing the results! By the way did last year's harvest see you through until you were able to put the cows out to pasture?
Hello from NE Indiana where this year it feels more like NE Wyoming. Very dry. Pre adventure that our well wishes and prayers for your good hay crop come to pass and you make more hay than you need for the winter, would you consider selling any hay? How does your hay store over summer for the next winter? Would you leave it and winter graze it? Prayers for your hay and safety.
Has Bambi had her calf yet? How much longer will you wait for her to have it. I hope you have healthy hay all winter long. How much hay is left from last year?
I would be mowing down the sweet clover near the road to keep it from seeding! I would not care how much time it took to help knock it back for next year’s crop.
Prayin the storm skirts the ranch and will not destroy your hay crop. Haven't seen Jeff lately, what's happening with Jeff, is he Okay? I sure hope so! Thanks for the fencing videos, interesting!
We used to put up smaller bales and store them separately if the clover content was high so it didn't get mixed up with better hay. Then it could be mixed in and fed judiciously. Farming...there's always something to worry about!! But gotta love it!!! 😍
That's a great idea! Thanks
Praying this hay season goes well. Glad you are showing this, most don't know that everything you do on a farm/ranch is so dependant on the weather and things way beyond your control. God bless
Mike you talked about a few days ago you were concerned about the storm and hay how did that come out
I do wish you guys luck Mike. When I was a kid we fed our horses straight alfalfa. Now it is considered a ‘hot feed’ and we feed 3-way. I’m sure you know all that. It’s a wonder we weren’t causing colic all the time. It is so very interesting learning about haying for cattle and how you depend on Mother Nature, still. Thank you for being such a great teacher!
The grass looks great. Hope your able to harvest your number quickly. And safely. Good luck. Can't wait to see the results.
This is one of the few RUclips channels with hundreds of thousands of subscribers I watch. Your voice is broadcast quality and your real videos are great for learning where our food actually comes from. Amazing how good those fields look, Wyoming always made me think of a cold desert with little or no good grazing land. As a long time carnivore I like anything cattle related and harvesting hay has always appealed to me. Picking bales off of a field with a skid steer is my favorite farm activity.
He was a radio host before he did this, he talks about it in previous videos
Hope the hay season is good for you guys and all the farmers.👍❤️🇨🇦
Thank you
I am from the UK and buying from local Farms is the same here ,there is not a lot of difference between the USA and the UK . I am a retired dairy farmer and with the internet i am farming around the world ,keep up the good work .
I’m in the middle of my third chop and drop of my alfalfa fields this year in Iowa. Trying to shift the mix of hay away from alfalfa and more towards orchard grass, timothy and brome. I don’t think we’ve had nearly as much rain as you have though. We’re trying to avoid bloat too and we have a ways to go.
That is the prettiest hay field I've seen on the ranch. Hope it helps!
I hope so too!
At 22:02, I'm reminded of those scenes in the movie, "Gladiator". Hoping you have a prosperous haying season.
Praying for a calm haying season and that the hail holds itself at bay until you are finished haying.
Prayers for a good hay season and wishing you good luck for great timing and weather.
Hard to believe it's already been a year since the last haying. I remember anxiously waiting for the videos last year to watch how haying went. I'll be looking forward to these videos too!
Mike, I have been watching for years now and this is greenest and yellowest I have seen the ranch. Hoping for the best haying season.
The fields look so beautiful.. Hope you have a wonderful haying season.
It's hard to believe it's already a year since last haying. Green and yellow look so beautiful.
Prayers that you get all you need and a little more.
In our area we are in drought condition. Weeds grow regardless but the grass crunches under foot.
Have a great evening.
Hay Mike! Thanks for the haying update! Yes, clover can cause some issues with your bovines! 🐝 🐝 Bees ❤️ it though! Sending up Prayers for you and the ranch.... May you have a successful haying season and that the bad weather stays away!! 🙏 Prayers for Bambi.... I hope she will be okay. 😌🙏 Ethel is just waiting for the right moment to surprise us! Until your next video ~~~ Stay safe, healthy and happy! 🐃🐂🐄
Looks like the best moisture year since I’ve been watching the channel. Well overdue.
Mike you got this hay season!!!!!
Best of luck with weather and machines😊
Thanks appreciate that.
Our wyoming life I hope you that you have s successful haying season I hope that you guys don't get hail and I hope it's just rain that comes and I hope you have a great weekend.
Really good information for those who don’t understand how feeding cows works. Prayers for the best possible hay season this year.
Prayers for a great hey season and for prosperity on the ranch as well as all ranches and farms
Hopefully you have a good haying this year
I hope so too Nita.
Another great educational video. There is always a challenge with each season. You and your family, ranchhand Jeff and Miss Kari handle each season, each day with strength and courage. This a a trait many of our younger generations have never dealt with. I pray for the ranch's continued successes and all who make up 'Our Wyoming Life ' family. God Bless from a very hot Southern Oklahoma.
Missed this notification somehow. Good to see the hay looking so good! My cousin in Idaho cut her alfalfa hay last week & it looks pretty good too. This great wet Spring/Summer we've had certainly helps the world look so green! 🤠
Hay season is all about equipment preparations. Bring on the tractor videos. LOL
I'll send my prayers to gods of cast iron and diesel for and smooth harvest.
Best wishes, Mike and Erin. -EZ
Praying 🙏🏻for a great haying season this year! (Wow! That's a really stressful situation)
Rain is everything. Glad u finally got some. We are only at 2 inches since winter. 3/10 in June so far. South east Sask. Sweet clover took over in pastures here.
Yahoo!! OWL video. Everything is looking great! 😃👍
Hi Mike, if you don't know what to do with all that rain you could send it to Minnesota PLEASE. We are getting near extreme drought conditions again. We have done first cut to hayliege and can't cut again without a giant gulp of rain. It's going to be harsh year without rain soon. Please count your blessings . Thanks
I’ve seen the channel when the hay was pretty scarce due to lack of rain. Now with enough rain or too much it’s still a worry. Farming and ranching definitely is a day to day concern. Good luck.
Hope you have a good of hay season
Praying for the right weather and the wisdom to manage this hay season successfully!! Thanks for sharing Mike!
Good luck with the weather and the haying
Praying 🙏 you have my heart. I wish I could come hang out .
As a fairly new stubbie I have been looking back over the old videos and didn’t know the fields could look so green . I’m guessing the drought has broken? Thanks for sharing . Xx
with Gods help you will do just fine with hay and feeding it stay safe making the hay and praying you have no bad happen
Good luck with your haying… just found you guys, so far I enjoy your Vlog.
Godspeed to a successful haying season.
I had no idea of the different types of grasses and how they can affect a cow's health. Prayed hard for rain so you would have a successful haying season and its all a beautiful green, much more so than SE Wisconsin. Will pray for No Hail! And for Miss Bambi. Hope she has that baby real soon!
Wish you a happy hay harvest Mike
I hope you have a good haying season with lots of bales.
Our wyoming life I hope you have a great weekend And alfalfa and clover I am excited for you guys
Sending positive energy and thoughts!
Love hearing all the small intricacies of hay. Learned a bunch. Please keep sharing
Thanks for the explanation! There is more to haying than I ever imagined. I hope the season has a good outcome.
Your welcome, and yes there is a bit more to haying than meets the eye. Thanks for watching.
I'm so happy you guys are getting plenty of rain this year! Everything is green and lush!
Good video Mike. Most all the farmers in my area have moved away from cutting with a sickle bar mower and raking and switched to using mower-conditioners. They say it lets them save fuel and gets them more and higher quality hay in the end. Is that something popular in Wyoming or something you have considered?
We are finishing up our late of our first cutting tomorrow. Won't be long second cutting Alfalfa for us will be here. It's crazy to me the difference between wyoming and Illinois especially with all the rain you've gotten and the lack of rain we have had and we are still growing some hay lol
Best wishes for a successful harvest!
I’m am praying for nice weather. Thank you so much for bringing us along. I look forward to your videos. I have learned so much.
Mike thank you for opening our eyes to all the problems that you have him putting up this hay in the area you live in. May this hail pass over your Ranch and do no damage
Your almost there. Pray you get the most hay you have had in several years. Question, can you spray to get rid of the yellow clover. Extra cost I realize. Then reseed the field. Thanks Mike.
No idea how much goes into haying and the different percentages etc! Thanks for the education as always love this channel 👏🏻🩷
I'm praying for great haying weather for you 🙏❣️
Very educational
Dang! Looks good Mike… you walking through the grass…. it’s almost up to your hip 👏🏻
What is silage? I do pray that you will get a great hay season. I never knew that so much thought goes into making sure the cows get the best hay! Great job explains everything 🇨🇦
I'm praying for your hay and happy weather. I wish I was going to be there to smell the new-mown hay - Always my favorite....better than roses to a farmer. 😃 As always, Thank you for Sharing!
I remember that hail storm from a handful of years back. Absolutely crushed the hay in the fields. Fingers crossed on this one.
Thanks for sharing another great video 😊😊In my future i say the haye field will grow so amazing for them healthy cows. Hugs And Prayers Everyone ❤❤See you all next time on Our Wyoming Life😊😊😊
Wishing you all the best on haying season!! Sending Blessings to everyone @Our Wyoming Life‼️
Thank you sir for educating us as to how our food is grown. I could not do 10% of ur work. Good luck with everything too.
Got some challenging issues upcoming haying season! You will overcome them as you did in the past.
Good job Mike
Good luck!
Thanks
Love seeing the green pastures!
Very dry here in Wisconsin, send some please.
You got it! Me A
❤😊 I will feel much better when the haying is completed, we are having such bad storms her in NE co. Love your channel thanks again for the videos.
Hope haying goes well for ya! Thanks for watching.
Prayers for a successful hay year!
Thank you Sunflower.
Thanks for sharing our wyoming life I hope you have a great weekend
It’s going to be fun and adventurous 🎉
Good luck on the haying season Mike I hope everything goes well for you. May God be with you
Hi mike, great content have you considered using a mower conditioner to bruise and therefore aid drying of the clover which has a fleshie stem, also why dont you cover the hay when in store as hay can still collect mould from the exposed elements
Here in South Africa we use a product called diatomaceous earth
Theres specific ones for animals
It helps with the digestive system of all animals
And has helped against bloat in animals
It is a powder form and can fed with the animals feed or pellets.
How did you learn so much about farming? Since this is your second career it seems like you are exceptionally intelligent on farming technical knowledge.
That’s funny. Our cows get pure sweet clover bales. Never have a problem. Only bloat trouble I get is on second cut alfalfa. We even graze sweet clover as pastures.
Well, I'm looking forward to the haying this year. Anxious to see what you get and how things go, wishing for the best. I have done about half of my hay this year, with not too good of results. I may have to do a fall cut, or reduce the herd, we'll just have to see what we get before we decide. Anyways, the best of luck again, take care and stay well. Have a good day!
Good luck with your having season! Everything's looking good for y'all!! 🤞Fingers crossed🙂
Looking good Mike. Getting it dry is difficult especially when it takes longer to dry than the grass. Hope the weather cooperates. Just a thought but wondering if you could switch one of pastures with Jim's field - let them graze the clover and bale the pasture...cut across pasture being an example.
Hay Hay, Best of Luck!
Thank you
I hope it goes super well during haying .great video
Looks like a great hay season in the future here. Crosses fingers for you
Hi Mike are you going to upgrade your hay equipment this season? Jimmy 🏴
Our wyoming life I hope you have a great weekend and I hope you get enough hay and I hope you don't get no hail.
Good luck.
Praying your hay season goes well God bless you guys ❤😊
Hi Mike that grass look perfect . How big is your farm now after you bought not all of it from your mother in law.
Our wyoming life I hope you have a great weekend and I enjoyed the video
I'm praying for you during haying and look forward to seeing the results! By the way did last year's harvest see you through until you were able to put the cows out to pasture?
I really enjoy learning about the complexities of ranching. The whole rain-clover-hail-alfalfa formula had my head spinning! lol
Hello from NE Indiana where this year it feels more like NE Wyoming. Very dry.
Pre adventure that our well wishes and prayers for your good hay crop come to pass and you make more hay than you need for the winter, would you consider selling any hay? How does your hay store over summer for the next winter? Would you leave it and winter graze it? Prayers for your hay and safety.
Good luck
Saying a prayer that the weather graces you.
Thank you Deb.
Hey Mike, how do you restore a pasture that has been taken over like Jim’s field?
Has Bambi had her calf yet? How much longer will you wait for her to have it. I hope you have healthy hay all winter long. How much hay is left from last year?
Best of luck with the haying. Time for some beef jerky lunches and hoping the AC keeps working.
I would be mowing down the sweet clover near the road to keep it from seeding! I would not care how much time it took to help knock it back for next year’s crop.
I love the title of this video. I want to support with a order of something
Prayin the storm skirts the ranch and will not destroy your hay crop. Haven't seen Jeff lately, what's happening with Jeff, is he Okay? I sure hope so! Thanks for the fencing videos, interesting!