Haymaking Alone in Montana | FS25 | Buffalo Ridge Ranch Ep 1 – Grass, Grit & Guesswork

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🎬 YouTube Description: Episode 1 – Buffalo Ridge Ranch
It’s late August in Judith Basin County, Montana — dry, dusty, and just in time for the chaos of haymaking.

After inheriting an overgrown ranch with a few decent sheds and one very green tractor, Jen sets out to cut, rake, flip, forage, and row her way through two fields of stubborn grass and thick alfalfa — solo.

Episode 1 kicks off the Buffalo Ridge Ranch docuseries: a grounded look at rebuilding a Montana cattle operation from the dirt up. One job at a time. One setback at a time.

No crews. No shortcuts. Just 56 head to prepare for, and a whole lot of dust.

🐂 Featuring:
– Solo haymaking with ageing gear
– Grass and alfalfa strategy: forage vs. bale
– A mower that swings like it’s lookin’ for a fight
– Moisture levels that don’t make sense
– And one stubborn telegraph pole

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🎥 Filmed in Farming Simulator 25 on a custom Judith Plains map.
🎙️ Edited with voiceover in a storytelling format inspired by Clarkson’s Farm.
🚩 Set on Hard difficulty.

Whether you're here for realistic farming, heavy haul trucking, or just to chill with immersive sim gameplay — you're in the right place.

I'm using a personally customised version of the Judith Plains map in which I have disabled specific crops and introduced new crops to the map. This is to add immersion by maintaining a crop type that is somewhat regionally accurate (based on Internet searches and long, drawn-out conversations with ChatGPT). Please don't ask me for a copy of the map.

I'm also using a small script mod I've developed, again with the support of ChatGPT, which is used to hide base-game fruitTypes that are not suited to, or common in, the region.

Disabled crops (but they still appear on the hud as I've not figured out how to remove them without breaking everything) - POTATO RICE RICELONGGRAIN SUGARBEET SUGARCANE COTTON GRAPE OLIVE POPLAR BEETROOT CARROT PARSNIP GREENBEAN SPINACH

Crops added - LENTILS, RYE, FLAX, TRITICALE, PINTO BEANS, CHICKPEAS, FODDER PEAS, FIELDGRASS

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