Wow!! That is beautiful for second, let alone third! Where abouts do you farm?
@andygroeschl
2 жыл бұрын
Northwest WI, Hayward
@michiganhay7844
3 жыл бұрын
Did you fertilize before 1st as well? What do you figure your return per acre was?
@andygroeschl
3 жыл бұрын
We fertilize before each cut, usually shoot for 50-60 pounds of actual N per cut plus 30 pounds DAP, 80 potash. Soil sample every year and usually modify first application to adjust anything soil test calls for. Lime every other year, usually 2 tons/acre. Gross per acre is easy math. Net per acre is probably negative since we're expanding very quickly (new equipment, new shed, Bale Baron). Gross is around $700-800/acre. Fertilizer averages $1-1.50/bale. Lime is 50 cents per bale on lime years. By the time you take out equipment payments, land rent, insurance, trading equipment, seems like we work for minimum wage all summer, always expecting nect year to be better. We went from 12,000 bales in 2018 to 24,000 bales this year. First gen farmers. Expensive to buy everything but market seems nearly endless for a great product.
@rocksandoil2241
5 жыл бұрын
When and what kind of fertilizer did you use?
@andygroeschl
5 жыл бұрын
Fertilized on 7/19/2018, cut 53 days later. Fertilized with 133 pounds each of granular AMS, Potash, and DAP. 400 pounds per acre total. Actual yield off the 7.5 acre field was 340 bales at 45-50 pounds each.
@350lsd
3 жыл бұрын
What brand of seed?
@andygroeschl
3 жыл бұрын
Probably Lacrosse Forage and Turf. Potomac. This field was about 5-6 years old at the time of the video
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