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Roach Family Agriculture
Registrace 25. 12. 2016
Roach Family Agriculture is a multi generational family farm in central Virginia. The farm raises beef cattle via a cow/calf herd, grain production in the form of Soybeans, corn and wheat. The latest addition is straw production for commercial sales to the landscape industry as well as retail sales.
Custom operations also fill the day to day duties, such as 1) No-till planting both drill and air planter, 2) Full service hay harvest (dry or baleage) including cutting, raking, round or square baling and inline wrapping service), 3) Silage harvest which includes chopping, hauling and bagging. 4) Hauling services via. hopper bottom and dump trailers for grain as well as step deck trailer service for hay and equipment shipments. 5) Equipment rentals (inline bale wrapper and silage bagger).
Custom operations also fill the day to day duties, such as 1) No-till planting both drill and air planter, 2) Full service hay harvest (dry or baleage) including cutting, raking, round or square baling and inline wrapping service), 3) Silage harvest which includes chopping, hauling and bagging. 4) Hauling services via. hopper bottom and dump trailers for grain as well as step deck trailer service for hay and equipment shipments. 5) Equipment rentals (inline bale wrapper and silage bagger).
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Disc mower on a Caddy cutting BMR forage sorghum X Sudangrass
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Disc mower on a Caddy cutting BMR forage sorghum X Sudangrass
2 flat tires stopped bean planting so we switch to hay.
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2 flat tires stopped bean planting so we switch to hay.
John Deere 8630 with IH #14 V ripper in river bottom.
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John Deere 8630 with IH #14 V ripper in river bottom.
How long will plastic last on baleage? Lets find out!
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How long will plastic last on baleage? Lets find out!
Seeding wheat 9/30/2021, First field of 2021-2022 season.
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Seeding wheat 9/30/2021, First field of 2021-2022 season.
Bagging the first load of 2021 corn silage.
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Bagging the first load of 2021 corn silage.
Harvest equipment prep/Crop update
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Grain cart, dump wagon, silage equip. prep.
It's dry in Central Virginia!
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Dry, hot weather hurting stand count, even emergence and marketing ability.
Kubota BV4160 Silage Special Baler Review
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Kubota BV4160 Silage Special Baler Review
Vermeer R2300 and JD4030 raking massive windrows
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Vermeer R2300 and JD4030 raking massive windrows
Baleage/dry bale waste can = big dollar$ lost!
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Waste for baled feed (baleage or dry) can = big dollars lost!
Small grain for hay/baleage/grazing = profit$!
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Small grain for hay/baleage/grazing = profit$!
More Baleage (wet wrapped silage hay) tips
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More Baleage (wet wrapped silage hay) tips
Yield predictions: early vs. late planted wheat
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Yield predictions: early vs. late planted wheat
Massive johnsongrass in second cut grass hay.
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Massive johnsongrass in second cut grass hay.
Wind and storm damaged BMR Forage sorghum/sudangrass.
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Wind and storm damaged BMR Forage sorghum/sudangrass.
Spreader Truck Purchase and negative comments from others
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Spreader Truck Purchase and negative comments from others
2018 Wheat results. double crop beans and deer loss.
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2018 Wheat results. double crop beans and deer loss.
Wheat planting date impact on yield........
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Wheat planting date impact on yield........
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That baleage looks drier than I thought it would be. What was the moisture when baled roughly? This year will be our first year doing sorghum Sudan and we got a tubeline wrapper. Before this we have only done dry hay.
That’s one hell of a baler. I’ve had Vermeer junk. I’ve had krone stuff and I have this baler. U wouldn’t give praise because you’re a John Deere guy. If u want to be biased then quit farming. I’ve got a pretty good operation and 75 percent of my stuff is not American made. Maybe even 90 percent. Your review is painful to watch.
We have 3 Krone Easy cut 320 disc mowers mounted on 4760 Kmc caddies without the 3 point assembly,,,,, We round bale everything then convert into small squares to supply TSC stores and individguals in our area( 125 mile radius..... We are begining our 7th year
That's awesome! I've heard good things about the Krone mowers. Thank you for sharing.
Our First year we had a Kuhn...... But my Son being progressive sold it and bought the first EasY- Cut 320 frustration in hitching prompted the Caddy purchase,,,,, We try to do each process as quickly as feasible; mowing, tedding , baling, hauling, stacking,
@@farmingforfunandprofit940 We try to have enough equipment and tractors to not have to hook/unhook during harvest. Never seems to work out, mainly because we have other operations going on at the same time.
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I know you did this a while ago. But if you leave the wrap on the bales and just pick them up it will tear clean off at the next bale. We do a few thousand bales a year. Have always done this. Makes dealing with plastic much easier
Thanks for the input!
That sorghum looks good for no fertilizer... it's sucking up what was left from the wheat, which is good... saving you money and putting that nitrogen to good use rather than it going away. What was your planting rate/population?? We used to plant in 40 inch rows at about 8 pounds/acre or about 80,000 seed/acre, what we aimed for anyway. We were on 40 inch rows growing cotton back when we row cropped before we went all cow/calf. Course we never planted double crop-- we're just west of Houston on the TX Gulf coast plains, about 40 inches of rain a year. We planted in mid-late March right after corn but a week or two ahead of cotton in mid-April, weather permitting. Milo don't like a frost, don't handle it as well as corn, but definitely better than cotton. Cheaper to grow too. Sugarcane aphids were just becoming a problem about the time we quit row cropping in the early '00's and went all cow/calf. We just farmed the home places and the cost of everything row-crop related was just getting prohibitive unless you have a lot of acres... We'd usually be combining by mid-late July, about a week or so after corn which usually come off early-mid July, about two weeks before cotton defoliation and then picking cotton a week later... Unlike corn and soybeans, where once it makes the crop the plant dies, sorghum will keep growing even after you shred the stalks behind the combine, just like cotton will green out again from the stubble after shredding, unless you disk it or pull the stalks with a stalk puller or middlebust it to plow it out. Some guys spray it with Roundup around here to kill it and get it dry down faster, like they spray 2,4D behind the shredder to kill cotton stubble and prevent regreening... (roundup ready cotton, RU should kill sorghum stubble). Course the regrowth makes excellent hay... we'd shred the crop stalks since they're big and coarse and mostly fiber and depleted of nutrients from producing a grain crop, disk the field lightly to knock down the beds and smooth it out a bit for the hay mower later on, plus incorporate any immature seeds still in the heads or blown out the back of the combine, and any grain heads that fell off the reel during combining, which will allow all that to sprout and grow as new growth, along with the new growth from the existing crowns. Unless you're absolutely plowing with the disk, most of the root balls will survive and regrow fresh regrowth, which when it gets about knee high to pocket high (mid-thigh) a month or two later, is then ready to cut for prime forage... the stalks are still small enough to dry down well along with the leaves (if you have a conditioner it works even better particularly if you let it grow a little longer for more tonnage and the days/drying temps start getting shorter later in the year...) It's also darn good grazing, the regrowth anyway, and the stalks aren't bad grazing either after combining, but lower quality. I liked sorghum because other than soybeans it was about the cheapest crop to grow, though only 4/5 the price of corn typically... white sorghum (food grade) is usually priced better at a premium. We had an egg farm fairly close (13 miles from the farm) that would buy our sorghum at a premium to feed their egg layers, but in a wet year if you get fungus, some of the fungus can interfere with eggshell production in the bird so they test for it, and one year we had it after a long dry spell and then a Gulf storm leaned the crop and the heads were down in the whorl and never exerted right due to the dry conditions at heading, and so the grain stayed moist and in high humidity down in the leaves and got some xearlenone fungus so they sent us over to the regular elevator 26 miles from home and they bought it no problem...
Good information. Thanks for the comment!
You know that the New Holland rakes are Made by Sitrex......Only you can get them in Green
Im not sure who makes them but it isn't New Holland. I have seen a third "brand" that appears to be the same rake as well. The rake continues to do a good job in the field but the hydraulic cylinders will start to leak down in the raised position after some age. This is a common and on going problem that New Holland will not address at all after the short warranty period. NOT happy about that at all. I have made a "safety" chain to assure the wings don"t come down during road transport.
Our first 10 wheel rake was a Hew Holland...... We used it 3 years sold it and bought 4 Sitrex Rajes in crates from the J.D. dealer..... 2 red and silver 2 green and silver..... Exactlly alike and same as Hew Holland.......You have to extend the cylinders so the wings break over center....... Cylinders are linked together so oil will transfer from one side to the other, depending on which side has the most leverage caused by weight.... Breaking the wings over center to the middle neutralizes that leverage.........I doubt very seriously that you torcher you rakes like we do,,,,,,
At 5:28 Its not mold if the bale is closed tight. Its a white yeast that grows on the bale / hay. Its sticky..and clear white. Nothing to do with " mold " Ive had entire bales covered in this white yeast. Its harmless to cattle !
Certainly could be! I described it to the professor over the phone without a picture or a face to face look. Very easy to "miscommunicate" with verbal descriptions. Thanks for the comment!
@@roachfamilyagriculture2417 Ive used balage hay now for 20 years.......never had an issue yet !
I believe that baler is made in the USA with Kubota USA. It is my understanding that the The Japanese parts are not even interchangeable with Kubota USA.
Running a bv5160 and bale 3000 bales a yr and have 12000 bales on it. Good baler.
Wow your triticale is way farther along than mine. When did you plant it? What rate did you use?
Last of October. 120#
Have you tried those baling machines that wrap each bale individually? That would avoid the v between each bale problem.
Yes the single bale wrappers do eliminate any bale to bale issues. The negative is they require more plastic and take longer. If you are wrapping a small amount of bales is single bale wrapper is the way to go, but with a large operation the extra time and plastic adds up faster than you might think. Thanks for your question.
new subcriber my friend . love tha 8630 same trame tractor i have on the vlogg
Welcome aboard! You wont find a bunch of chrome or polish here. Just good ole farming!
we mow it down with a bushhog because it wont dry good for us with a disc mower
I agree it did NOT dry down as fast as the conditioning roll or the flail machines. We were baling it high moisture and inline wrapping so it wasn't a big deal.
If baling dry how long of a dry period would you say? 4 days?
@nickgreen8950 depends on your climate. Here in Louisiana yes. Over in south Texas down around San Antonio and west 2 days.
11 minutes 40 seconds. And not a piece of machinery turns a wheel. 🙄🙄🙄
Japanese own kubota lol new holland isn’t American either.
Yes, its a shame what has happened to this country, the USA used to be the industrial giant of the world. Now most citizens here think its ok to buy most items from other countries and cant grasp why this country is still headed downward. As always, thanks for your comment.
She sure does a good job!
We have been very happy with this setup.
How does the hydraulic oil temp keep up with the rake on that tractor?
I have not had a problem, but the hydraulic oil temp does go up. More than I would like for sure! That is one of two things I do NOT like about this setup. In my opinion, this rake would be better served with a tractor equipped with a case drain (free flowing return to the main hydraulic oil tank).
Make a video of the baling
Almost time to cut this field again. I'll do my best to get a video of it!
be glad you have a 4030. I have a 4040 and its a pig on fuel. its a turd on power compaired to the 4020 and it uses almost twice the fuel. It is a comfortable tractor to operate and its been in the family since new those are the only reasons I havent sold it
Thanks for the info. I have never owned or run a 4040. The little 4030 has found a place in our tractor lineup and is doing well. When you realize it was a replacement for the 3020 and not the 4020, you start to understand it is was an upgrade from John Deere.
Didn’t know a NA 404 could be a pig on fuel. Our 4040 burns identical rate to our 4230 and our 4020’s.
Communist?
Yes, Kubota is owned by an overseas Communist country.
Japan isn't communist
@@farmboy_907 On paper maybe not. Actions speak louder than words. Their citizens are far from what we call "free". They like most countries now, are NOT looking to help this country but to take it over. They are certainly not alone in their efforts. Sadly it seems our leadership is helping them for their own personal gain. Our shop works on Kubota engines just about everyday, Trust me I've seen things I don't even want to believe. Don't own one or want one after what we have seen. I'm not against anything/one, but I'm sure for what is for the USA. I will give Kubota one thing, Their propaganda advertising really works! They have the average, 9 to 5 folks believing they are the best their ever was, around my parts anyway. There is a reason the owners manual says "not for heavy tillage work".
@@roachfamilyagriculture2417 You seem to have a few things mixed up here. KUBOTA is a Japanese company, NOT Chinese. Those are two completely different countries. Also, this baler is made in Europe, NOT anywhere in Asia. This is 2023 now ---> most of the top agricultural machinery companies are worldwide companies; NEW HOLLAND tractors are made all over the world, for instance. Some in Turkey, others elsewhere; the days of these big companies having manufacturing facilities in only one country are LONG gone.
@@MrGeorgeScatos Yes Sir, on paper you are correct. Reality shows these countries are using the money we pay them for their products against us. I call that communist. Technically that terminology isn't correct, but I hope you understand where I'm coming from. Thank you for your comment.
I heard something about wheat... I am summoned
I just bought a 2800 for the 2022 Hay Season , So Hopefully it was a Right move
Cliff, I haven't ever ran a 2800, but its the same rake as the 2300 but with a hydraulic raise/lowering system, which I think is much better than the 2300. I cannot imagine you not liking it. Enjoy!
What’s bar In front of tractor
This tractor is also used to pull my little 6 row planter. We use the bar for a drop row marker and leave it on until planting is over. Thankfully the big planter has it's own marker setup and GPS.
I’m in Va just getting started
Very good! I hope you have much success!
Hay implements
Kubota Jay implements built by Vicon I believe. They were purchased by Kubota when they purchased the knervland corporation. Headquarters in Europe. They also purchased Great Plains and landpride.
Its because you dont have ramp set rigt for draw bar height
Well new holland is owned by an Italian company...kubota is owned by Japanese company built in italy....i love mine...it eats anything out front...love my tractor 2
I agree Daniel. Not happy about New Holland not being USA owned anymore.
I got a H&S X rake that come from up your way i bought it thru mead tractor i love that rake i have yet 2 find any thing it wont rake ...the best thing about it is all the adustments pins for the angel of sides and if i want a 3ft windro i just mash the hydraulic lever and i can go from a foot to 6ft i realy like that
I bought sum haylage a time or the 2nd time i got it they was water or juice running out of the rolls on bouttom of the load i assume it was the weight of top rolls squeezing them .. but my question is why is they the juice in thar? Cause of the pickling?? The man said they were 4 or 5 years old..wats the life on storn them?? how much you charge for net wrap?? I run a jhon deer 540
Excess juice settles to the bottom. If it has juice in the bottom of the bale it was not allowed to dry down to the optimum moisture level before it was baled.
Wat kinda price they want
Does it pay you wrap it?? Compared to just dry hay im thinking of geting a wraper i just wana know sum b4 i put out alota money
We've made silage bales for our dairy cows for 20+ years, it's the only way to go. No wasted feed, no mold if you do it right, cows love it, I usually mow, rake, bale and wrap all in the same day so you save a lot of time and can cover ground faster. To wrap individual bales it costs about $2-50-3.75 per bale in plastic to wrap. They are heavier though, my 4X4' silage bales are 1300-1600lbs, where dry bales are about 800lbs.
@@timroberge1498 thank u for info I think I goin buy a wraper
First of all sorry for not responding in a timely manner. For some reason I did not see it. Unfortunately the cost to wrap hay is getting much higher as the plastic prices have sky rocketed. On the positive side: 1)Waste is very minimal. (basically if its wasted you did it, hole in plastic, handling mishaps, not a good feeding system and so on) 2)Weather events during harvest time are more manageable as drying time is much shorter. 3)Crop regrowth is faster/better because you are on the crop and done in 1 to 3 days. Tests show, once regrowth is initiated driving over the crop limits yield. 4)Used wrappers can be found at a reasonable price, and rental units are readily available. 5) Small operations should focus on a single bale wrapper. About 25% of the cost of an Inline Wrapper or less. I hope this helps you be more prepared. Feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance. Lord knows I have made my share of mistakes and I'm glad to share to anyone as to eliminate reinventing the wheel! Take care and GOD Bless!
Thank you and god bless yall
How much does it cost per roll to wrap it
The cost of the (good quality) plastic wrap has skyrocketed since the first of the year. That alone is in the $2.50 per bale range now. Rental unit and custom operator rates will very per area. Your local equipment dealer should be able to get you in touch with a rental unit if they don't supply that service themselves.
So you from Va? I is to but im out here in south western... i use chicken litter for fertilizer mainly i have 2 put down lime to neauturlize the calcium... but im like 3 miles from chicken houses ... wat does 1 of them rakes cost i like that rake i got a H&S xrake i like yours a lot better
Yes we are located in central Virginia. I haven't priced a R2300 lately. This rake cost a little over 18K when I bought it new several years ago. This is a hydraulic fold model. The older manual fold type is much cheaper.
We have some really ugly corn as well, poor stands, variable height… last year & this year reminds me of the early 60’s
I probably have gotten spoiled somewhat over the past few years as we have really had good stands and yields even though planting conditions have been tough which often times made planting dates later than I would prefer. Somehow we were blessed to get the rains when we needed them. I can only pray that is what is going on again this year.
Rain is coming, hang on.
That field looks only as good as it does because of a good rain. It looked horrible before that. Severely twisted by 7 am. Ran through a shower near Harrisonburg this afternoon but still dry when I got back home. Forecast calls for 55% chance of rain in 4 days.
I bought the same baler a few months ago, I've only made 31 rolls so far that have been trouble free. Do you know why you have to run the scv valve in float mode?
The system uses the constant flow of hydraulic fluid to vary the pressure to build a bale that is of the correct desensity. The bale desensity can be varied in 3 portions, core, middle and outer wrap. This all can be changed on your monitor.
@@roachfamilyagriculture2417 thank you
Looking good
Thanks Roy!
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Thank you for this. Good info.
I haven't bought any Fertilizer yet this year, but I've been told by a few neighbors that its up considerably. Makes me glad most of my nutrients come from manure!
We have spread all the poultry litter we can get. The fertilizer is going on the balance if the acres.
I'd love to get my hands on one of these types of square balers. Don't take up as much space in a barn, and I've heard they were a little easier on the tractor running them.
I'm very pleased with it. Storage space requirements are limited which is a plus I never really thought about. We use whatever tractor that isn't busy on it but all have 80ish HP or more so HP is never a concern. Does seem to not surge tractor as much when the plunger hits like a conventional baler.
That’s a sharp looking spreader is change the tires to 48x25 front and back that’s the only thing I’d change but that’s just me
It has worked well for me. Used it for 3 years now. The truck frame is finally unrepairable. Looking to put the bed on a new truck. Bed is still real nice. I haven't found the right truck yet. Been spreading with my Ford L8000 that has a Newton Crouch stainless body on it. I like that one as well!
@@roachfamilyagriculture2417 my dad and I use to run a gmc brigadier with a l3020 new leader spreader
Great explaination,never before seen them wrapped in long rows, what country you in.💚⚪💛.
We are in the USA. State of Virginia. Glad you liked the video!
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Good to know. Thank you for sharing. Positive frame of mind always helps.🐂🐂😷👍
Have any pheasants in that?
Pheasants aren't very prevalent in my area. We have some but not like in the Midwest. Milo does attract birds though.
@@roachfamilyagriculture2417 when ever i see milo i think pheasants.
I agree 100% with you on small grains & double/triple cropping, we have been doing that for 20+ years. We graze & harvest small grains as primary feed source for brood cows up to 60 days prior to calving & all replacement heifers. We have found that too much small grain K can cause calving problems within 60 days prior to calving. Nothing better than clean cereal rye for calving & post calving. We fence line wean calves on corn silage & fall oats seeded after wheat
Thanks for the comment Hank. I have never tried the oats behind wheat. I have seen oats behind corn stage for a fall baleage or grazing work but I have never tried it.
Nice video
Thanks Scott! The smaller details seem to be what gets most folks off track.