Grinding cattle feed from ear corn recipe part 2
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- čas přidán 4. 12. 2020
- Link to our feed supplement dealer www.gro-tec.com go check them out and if you decide to make a purchase let them know how you found them in this video I go over our ratio of what we put in our cattle feed in more detail hope it helps someone looking to make there own feed out.
Buying our own mixer (used) was one of the best things we ever did in our cattle operation while I was growing up. Hauling ear corn to town loading and unloading it by hand was a ton of work. Not many mills custom grind feed anymore, if you are going to raise cattle making your own feed is almost a must. Used mixers can be found at all kinds of prices. I would like to do it again.
Thanks for sharing the mixture - I get it that not everyone does the same thing and it is nice to learn more about taking care of the stock. Like seeing the old red iron still earning it's keep - good video.
Glad you enjoyed have a good weekend
Nice to see a young farmer know exactly what he’s talking about
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I remember as a kid, when grain prices got high, Grandpa had a Gehl grain mixer, and a 49 Brockway with a 24' Box on it, go out to McKnights Farm in Chase Mills, get picked corn from the cribs. Pull that mixer out, back the truck up, start shoveling it in. Something to see some what I consider old school tricks, are still in use or making a comeback.
For us still in use we have done it this way for a long time but I’d agree some old school ways are making a come back because people realize they work and they are cheaper for some it’s the only way to get into it or keep going with it
I'd hate to think how many tons of ear corn I shoveled into a Gehl mixer. We had I think 6 corn cribs. 5 round and 1 wooden building. Definitely stayed warm in the winter shoveling. Mostly used for feeding out calves to fat weight on a feed floor.
It definitely makes the best feed for the best tasting cattle and you are correct it will keep you warm
Thanks for what you do farmer.much appreciated.
I like watching the older iron work. I grew up on a 1500 acre Wheat Farm and back then our big field tractor was a 1370 case. The oldest tractor I got the Run was a wd45 cultivating soybeans and the newest was a 900 versatile so I hope that don't give my age away good videos keep it up
We don’t have 1500 acres but our biggest running tractor is the 1486 and we have all the way down to a Farmall A and a cub we use for produce
Your about lower to mid 60s in age. 1370 case early 70s WD 45 early to mid 60s Versitile 900 late 70's early 80's
Nicely done like the older equipment, sent over by Ben Veeser catching up on some of your videos now
Thanks for coming over Ben seems like a great guy glad he found my channel now I’m checking his out
Great stuff... Thank you....
Happy New Year
Nice work. I'm a custom feed mixer at a feed mill. What you just did would have been $1,000 per ton for us to do it and deliver within 2 hours of lebanon pa. I am working on starting up a small mill similar to what your doing for myself and some locals. Under 200 head farms.
Oh man I might have to look into that I don’t make hardly anything growing row crop just selling shell corn out of the field but if I could turn it into feed there would be some profit.
I used to weld the Lorenz MFG grinder mixers, they were hydraulic.
We still use a lorenz grinder
Hi 🙋🏻♂️ Good video! I’d like to c more of the cattle ur feeding
Perfect I’ve been wanting to make a video of our feedlot just haven’t gotten around to it yet one will be coming up shortly
nice vido keep them coming
We took our ear corn to the mill to make cow food they and molasses to make sweet feed
I met a young farmer this harvest with the last name of Knapp. He had taken over his grandpa’s farm.
Where was he from we are in north west Indiana
how many acres of corn do you do a season? about how many bushels per acre ?
it must be a good way to maintain good feeding the cows. you have to keep
the animals weight up so you can get a good value when sold. between the grains
and hay they must be well feed. great video, good luck, and stay safe out there!
any more hunting vids?
G'day mate cool video
Awesome
Chit boiee that hammer/mix mill looks like new!!
One of the few pieces of equipment that actually gets stored inside but don’t let the looks decisive you it still likes to break plenty of hours on it
Great video! quick question the mix you made, the is meat more flavorful vs grass fed cow also do the meat has better marble? Thanks
Yes in my opinion grain fed meat is much more flavorful then grass fed and they have better marbling as well which when properly cooked will end up being more tender as well so I believe it is an all around better beef.
What is the protein in your end product? Here in central ND the calves are weaned with 75% oats and 25% barley with bovatec( sp) After 2-3 weeks of increasing the barley to 60% they get a mix of 60% barley, 18% oats, 20% peas and 2% pigeon grass ( yellow or green fox tail that was screened out of the wheat) and bovatec . That came out at 17% . That is mixed in the mixer wagon with corn silage.
We have never actually had our feed tested for protein just have the basic estimate from corn to soybean meal content to make a guess
So if I had to make the guess it would be right around they 17% mark based on corn to soybean meal ratio
You're doing exactly what I would love to do, ENJOY!
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What kind of cattle are you feeding cows finishing animals for slaughter or dairy
I dont miss those days at all
Oh come on there’s nothing like the smell of corn dust in the morning
@@knappfarms :)
Have you thought about putting oil in your mix. Used to hand Mix some ration and would put about a cup to 250lb. Gave it a little extra fat and tacked the gluten down
We have never used any oil in our cattle when we wanted to put some weight on one of our older horses for winter we would put corn oil in there oats so I’d imagine it works well but our systems not really set up for it
@@knappfarms if your mixer has a hatch on top you might can take and drizzle som in while it mixes. Read somewhere that it helps keep the mineral package from corroding the equipment as much too. Hogs always preferred some in theirs not that they wasn’t going to eat it anyway but they would eat it first
@@jimmystuckey1412 it does have the hatch but the mixing part of the grinder throws corn out of you open it so would have to shut the machine down and we are happy with how the cattle finish but you can always get better so we will have to look into it
Ground ear corn, whole oats, soybean meal and salt makes cowboy delight. Fat calves. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yup happy cows and then happy customers because grain fed tastes way better then grass fed
@@knappfarms Truer words were never spoken. I'm an old farm boy but I also cut meat for over 20 years. The difference between grain fed and grass fed is bout like the difference between a Cadillac and a Volkswagen. Thanks for the reply. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I know it takes a while sometimes I work a full time factory job and farm on the side so I get busy but I try to reply to every comment I appreciate all the viewer especially if they take the time to leave a comment I didn’t know how the CZcams thing would go but there is a great farming community on here. And yeah any time we sell beef to someone that only eats grass fed they always have the same response I’m never going back
How do you feed the ground corm meal , in the barn or outside feed bunk ??
Outside feed bunks
If u were buying a grinder which model and kind would u buy. I'm going to make feed for its and cattle
I would definitely recommend the grinder we have it has a good capacity and ours has never gave us trouble New Holland 354
Man I was starting to worry where ya went!
Glad your still around too hard to crank out videos during the week I work a full time job and farm on the side
@@knappfarms I know the struggle buddy
@@SouthSaskFarmer1 for sure right now it’s mainly me my dad and brother that do the majority of the work definitely don’t make enough money on the farm to support us so we all work full time jobs as well
@@knappfarms yup farming don't make a guy anything lol
@@SouthSaskFarmer1 that’s the truth
Maybe I'm paranoid, but I always shut the tractor off before hooking up a power take off.
Probably a good idea I normally hook it up in the shed before I even start the tractor but forgot too that time
Where are you located, when do you usually calve.
We are in North west Indiana we calf a little later then most in our area we shoot for around April 1 just because we all work full time jobs and can’t monitor them like you should if it where freezing out a lot of people around here have them in February but we usually have a foot of snow and it’s -10 out
So do you put full bags into the mixer when making feed or only half a bag each
6 bags of soybeans meal 1.5 bags of beef maker six fifteenth pounds of yeast eight pounds of salt
@@knappfarms how long does it take to completely mix everything together?
30 minutes to grind and mix up 5000 pounds
@@knappfarms not bad
Do you have a problem keeping feed good until it’s used.?
Never have in the winter I will grind more because moisture doesn’t matter when it’s below freezing but in the summer I normally won’t grind more then a months worth so it is being used fast enough it has never caused a problem
Pigs too
How much protein is in the finished product
I would have to do the math again but I believe between 18-20% if I remember correctly
What model grinder is that
New Holland 354
Any idea the Contents of the feed?
I have done the math I believe it is between 18-20% protein if I did the calculations properly
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How do you protect corn from rats?
I’ve never actually seen a rat on the farm I don’t know why luckily we just don’t have them around now mice do get in and Grandpa has some useless barn cats that might scare a few away but we do deal with some mice chewing on bags not much we can do over there sense it’s Grandpas and his cats are useless
hey bubba salt kills yeast
No better feed than ground ear corn
That’s the truth puts the best finish on them for the best flavor
Rule No. 1------Never ever put salt in a grinder mixer. I've seen too many grinders rusted out because of salt.
How do you get your cattle the proper ration of salt daily then because if you put out salt blocks they will over lick them and waist your money and if you just dump the right amount in the feeder every day some cows will eat more then others and some will not get there salt
Ruminates need grass, not GMO corn and soy
Corn is a grass so technically they are just eating grass seed and soybeans are a legume like clover