Episodes

Monday Jan 17, 2022
Hay Kings: Drinking from a Fire Hose (S4:E1)
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
"There is more to farming than turning dirt". Join the Hay Kings podcast as we talk to Ken Wagenbach about his journey through agriculture. From full-time farmer to the corporate world Ken shares stories on personal growth, massive baling operations, and his expertise on large square balers.
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Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Hay Kings - Haylage (S3:E6)
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Boyd Quinley joins the Hay Kings Podcast to talk about haylage. Boyd's experience at Vermeer gives him the boots on the ground experience in a wide range of conditions. Join us as we learn about moisture requirements, pre-cutters, and production systems where silage works well.
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Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Hay Kings: Grass Seed Whiplash (S3: E5)
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Philip Wurdinger joins us from the Willamette Valley in Oregon where most of the grass seed is grown in the U.S. The seed and grass seed straw industries are unique. Philip talks about the specialized equipment required to harvest the seed hay producers use across the country.
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Hay Kings: Baling in the Rain (S3:E4)
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Ernie Cooper joins the Hay Kings podcast to talk equipment. Ernie is a sales representative for several lines of equipment servicing Georgia and Florida. Conditions are different in the south with tropical grasses and lots of haylage. Ernie has even been known to bale in the rain, it's a good story.
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Hay Kings: Shifting (S3:E3)
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Why do mistakes always happen in the field next to the road? Scott Swanson joins the Hay Kings podcast to talk about his experiences growing up, his twine and netwrap business and his new marketing strategy.
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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Hay Kings: Hay Grazer (S3:E2)
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Jeff Essary joins the Hay Kings podcast to talk about his transition from irrigated alfalfa to dryland hay grazer (sorghum sudan) production when the wells ran dry. Starting his haying season in October, Jeff might be one of the last people in the U.S. to begin his hay season.
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Hay Kings: The Evolution of Haying - 50 Years of Round Baling (S3:E1)
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
50 years ago, Gary Vermeer decided there had to be a better way to put up hay and the large round baler was born.
Listen in as we sit down with Mary Andringa, Gary's daughter to talk about the invention that shaped the industry that feeds and fuels the world on the latest Hay Kings Podcast.
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Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Hay Kings: Starting From Scratch
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Cole joins the Hay Kings podcast to tell us about his farming operation he started from scratch. It is possible and he is making it go. We talk about his production region, marketing challenges, and equipment.
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Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Hay Kings: Bale Skiis
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Leland, along with his wife Faye and daughter Amy, run their cattle ranch and the BaleSkiis manufacturing business from beautiful Eureka, MT. Leland still takes satisfaction in personally helping each customer. Listen as Leland and Amy tell their story.
You can read the history of the Quirk Cattle Company here.
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Hay Kings: Rakes
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Although it's a simple, low-cost implement on most operations, the hay rake can have a big influence on your forage crop, it's value and overall quality.
Join the Hay Kings podcast as Dylan Tiemeyer talks about wheel rakes, bar rakes, and rotary rakes.
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