Why We Won’t Put Hay In A Barn

[MarkWYoung-kyuc]

Thank God those folks came by when they did. Congratulations on a great haying year Andrea. It never hurts to go into winter with a surplus.

[samuelscragg]

Enjoyed your video. I do hay as a retail sales business and when you get your traps I would be most interested in the info about them. My first cutting was much inline with your same weather conditions. Really good yields. Second cutting wasn’t good at all. Really low yield and super dry hay so bad that a lot of it crumbed as it was being baled. The trap idea sounds really good to me and very interested in your experience with it. I just purchased a 2022 baler without out net wrap as much as ten thousand more for this option and my customer can’t bare the increase of this cost. So I’m still using twine wrap. And you are most definitely correct about farming equipment the cost is just out of site. Thanks for your video.

[oneperson]

Some people like looking at a bank statement and seeing the numbers. I think looking at a great year of hay is far more satisfying. Because hay equals beef, and beef equals food for your family. You can't eat money, especially when money won't buy you anything at the store. But you can sure eat beef fresh from the hoof! And have plenty to share with neighbors.

[thegraymarlin]

I remember the hay fire y’all had 😢 that was so terrible. That was when I learned that hay can spontaneously combust. We have such a small herd of sheep we only purchase 10-12 square bales at a time when we need it. Thankfully we are not in need of large hay storage but this is great info as you never know what the future will bring! Love from south TX ❤

[UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Hey y’all, I am so glad that they were folks willing to stop and help you and keep things from getting worse than they had to. I do like that idea of the wagons and the tarps because if you run the tractor from your barn back-and-forth to where the cows are you’re gonna spend an awful lot of fuel and time and extra maintenance. So I think having the hay where the where the cows and the cattle are just makes all kinds of sense. I don’t imagine that they’re gonna be able to call those fix building therefore they shouldn’t be able to tax them the way they would if you built a bar. Those that you built a barn you don’t pay tax on that barn every year for the rest of the time you own that barn and that farm and that ain’t right either. So I really hope this works out for y’all and that it allows you to spend your money somewhere else because there’s always 10 places to spend money and only one amount that you can spend at a time. Y’all take care God bless, Steven.

[barbaramix]

This is really good advice for people. I am glad you came out of it so well. It could have been really bad. Permanent structures are taxed at a higher rate. This will be a cheaper option in the long-run. There will also be less up-keep. Barns require a lot of up-keep too. I am glad you are doing well. I am having a biopsy of a mass on my salivary gland on the 11th, to see if it is cancerous. Please pray for me. God bless you, Ben, and your kids and their new spouses. Have a great fall.

[carolynnance]

Thanks Andrea. Great video. Love your videos girl! God bless from OKC.❤

[denisebrady]

Great Video Andrea & yes barns are a huge expense & to build & have one burn down would be heart breaking, also so dangerous, it was so lucky those neighbors were passing. 🥰🥰 Cheers Denise- Australia

[TheTinkerersWife]

I remember that fire. It made my heart stop, I was so concerned. But look where God has brought you guys. It's been such a blessing to follow along. Those hay tarps are pretty vool gadgets. I love how you said that second crop of hay was like God had just waved His hand across it. What a wonderful picture of God's ability to bless generously.

[rhondafloyd]

So glad I found you for some reason your last 2 videos did not show on my feed

[Honey-_bee]

Thankful the hay cutting was good this year!!! Great idea on the covering.

[gilreynolds]

I enjoyed your video. You articulated it perfectly. Very informative.

[alisonhallock]

Looking at all your hard work must make you so satisfied ❤. Love you guys

[sandyoklahomatransient]

Andrea, I'm happy you had an excellent hay harvest. It's very smart not to have the hay in your barn. Storing your hay in your field away from roads with traffic is also a good thing. I say this because we've had someone drive by, and start 2 farmers hay bales on fire in the middle of rhe night. The loss was of many hundreds of bales. Cops are looking for the person (s). I like the idea of using tarps with your wrapped bales.

[GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

There's a difference between a livestock barn, hay barn and machine shed.. storing hay without a roof over it here, makes mulch before the end of October.. even round bales with netwrap.
Most hay fires are caused by too much moisture in the hay..
Heat lamps are one of the worst things!! Unfortunately, a necessary evil sometimes..
Glad your friends caught it before it got any worse!!!

[diannemiller]

This is a great way to store your hay. I saw a nearby farmer stacking their hay this way. It really looks good for storage. I'm happy you are finding a great way to store up on your hay.😊❤

[daygirl]

that just makes me so happy how God just blessed your harvest and you are stewarding it so well❤🙌🏼🙏🏼

[tomreisinger]

Tried that a couple of years ago (tarping net wrapped bales), complete waste of time and money, that experiment is over.

[lorrainecostanzo]

Here in Australia when we tarp our big bales we hold the tarps down using old tyres, usually they are very easy to aquire at mechanic shops

[elainedegoede]

Praying for you blessing on your crop for safe storage ❤️🙏