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How much has the type of agricultural equipment available to you, determined how you farm? How much did the type of machinery available to your father or grandfather influence the way they farmed?

Obviously, the kind of equipment available to farmers has changed a lot over the decades, and so have general farming practices. But did we change how we farmed and looked for machinery to accommodate those changes, or did the machinery available to us at the time change our methods?

Throughout the last century, a handful of inventors saw a way to do things better, and created machines that could improve farming practices. Then the rest of us changed what we did when those new and innovative machines became available.

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Keeping the Old Iron Running! Harvesting First Crop Hay Silage On A Dairy Farm (2026 Hay Season)

Video: Keeping the Old Iron Running! Harvesting First Crop Hay Silage On A Dairy Farm (2026 Hay Season)


We are harvesting first Crop Hay Silage today and trying to keep our old equipment running! This is the second day of chopping first crop. We faced a few break downs today stick around to find out if we can get the old equipment up and running again. Also make sure to go back to our other videos from this hay season. Thank you all for watching!