Recent content by Gphillips

Anybody on here run any of the New Holland T5000 series tractors? I have found one for sale pretty close to home and am going to look at this weekend. Main use would be on a tedder, rake, and loading/feeding hay, I may put a 9' disc mower on it occasionally as well. I have a Maxxum 125 that I...

I need some advice on a situation I'm in here in Western Kentucky. We have about 50 acres that need to be seeded into hay. One field is about 15 acres right at the house that has been row cropped as long as I remember, but has developed 3 or 4 pretty substantial ditches in it that if we just...

We have a 40 acre hay field that has been over run by Johnson Grass. I had it sprayed by our the guy that farms our row crop ground, we are going to have him plant it in corn next year, then sow it down in the fall. The hay field was primarily KY-31 fescue, but I am going to going to go back...

I have been looking for a round baler for a while now. I have found a 1994 NH 650 for sale locally, looks like a good baler but I am going to take someone else to look at it with me next time I go. I was just wondering if any of you on here have used one of these balers and if so what are your...

I am looking to upgrade our round baler. We have been baling with a Vermeer 605G, but recently I have found a couple of 554XLs for sale around here for what seems like a good deal. I really like the idea of going to a 4' wide bale because of transportation issues. Have any of you used a...

Any of you guys running a front and rear mount disc mower? If so what brand are you using, how do you like it, and what size tractor are you using to operate it. I am looking at increasing our hay acreage and think that going to this kind of set up would work well in what I am planning. I...

I'm looking at buying a new, well new to me, small square baler, and I have been thinking about going with an inline to keep everything inline with the center of the tractor. We will be bailing alfalfa, bermuda, mixed grass, and wheat straw. Looking for a baler that produces a 14"x18" bale as I...

I'm not real worried about making good neighbors, pretty much all my neighbors are family, one of whom I will be getting the litter from. I have just be trying to find what variety I need to sow/sprig.

Stepper, thanks for the info. Deer are not usually a problem around this farms, there are only about 5 or 6 of us that hunt them. We usually do a pretty good job of keeping the deer population down. I had already been thinking about Bermudagrass, but I need some more inforamation about...

I am looking at putting about 15-17 acres of our farm that have previously been in row crop production into hay production next year. We are located in extreme Western Kentucky. The ground is rolling and ranges from areas that are highly erodible to some that are only slightly erodible. I...

Thanks Dun, that is exactly what I have been looking for. Somewhere in all my notes from school I have all of it but right now I can't find any of it. Thanks again!!

At one time I knew how to calculate rations using a matrix. I cannot find any of my papers from college on how to calculate them. Can anyone help me. I'm wanting to develop a new ration for our beef heard to help minimize expense and maximize profit. Thanks Greg Phillips

I am looking at buying a couple of hay tarps to cover our hay instead of just leaving it sitting out in the weather all year. Do any of you have any experience with any particular brand of hay tarp you would recommend? We ususally have about 100 1500# bales a year. I was thinking of stacking...

Roadapple, Thanks for the list. I'm probably going to get out and start looking next week. Greg Phillips

My Dad and I watched the show, it really got our intrest in the bread up. I have been doing some research on the 'net on them. I'm looking for a list of Breeders and Ranches/Farms that have Braunviehs in or around Western Kentucky. Thanks Greg Phillips Phillips Farms