7 Plants That Make Hay Obsolete - The Amish Have Fed Animals This Way for 100 Years

🔗 Cut up to $2,000 a year from your feed bill with old-fashioned Amish farm systems for growing more feed, using small land smarter and wasting less every season: https://jonahyoder.com Hay is up $400 a ton. There are Amish farms in Ohio that haven't bought a single bale in over a decade - feeding cattle, goats, rabbits and chickens on seven plants that grow back every year for free. Most small farms are trapped in the same cycle: hay prices go up, the feed bill goes up, and there's no way out. These seven plants break that cycle. They're perennial or self-seeding. They produce more protein per acre than commercial supplements. And none of them can be baled, bagged, or sold by a feed company - which is exactly why you've never heard of them. This video covers all seven - from the plant that eliminated one farmer's hay bill for eleven years running, to the one that reduces your deworming costs by up to 90%, to the bonus plant that livestock self-harvest from the ground every October with zero labor from you. In this video: ✅ Plant #1 - the perennial that outproduces alfalfa and regrows every time you cut it to the ground ✅ Plant #2 - the winter storage crop that feeds cattle and pigs through April with no electricity, no refrigeration ✅ Plant #3 - one tree planted once that feeds your animals for 50 years (FAO documented 70–90% feed cost reduction) ✅ Plant #4 - the one that stopped me cold: pigs self-harvest it with zero labor from the farmer ✅ Plants #5 and #6 - more protein per pound than what's in the bag at the feed store ✅ Plant #7 - the natural dewormer that USDA research documented at 50–90% parasite reduction ✅ Bonus plant #8 - the one Amish farmers plant along fence lines and never talk about outside the community ✅ Why these plants disappeared from American farming - and the industry decision that made it happen The hay industry needs crops that fit through a baler. None of these do. That's the whole story. 🔔 New video every week - subscribe and hit the bell. This series covers every layer of a farm that feeds itself. This channel covers perennial feed crops, Amish farming methods, small-acreage animal systems, and homestead economics - built for people who want real research and real numbers. #homesteading #animalfeed #Amishfarming #selfsufficiency #hayfree