I love all the noises that the machines make. Fascinating to see how this farming works. I would have no idea if it wasn't for this video. I'm subscribing.
Respect sent to all famers. The same respect sent to the designers, engineers and fabricators that build these fantastic farming machines. Thank you for sharing this great video, well done sir. 👏👍🇺🇸
I was watching from Pretoria, South africa, it is absolutely amazing of how well organized this whole operation is with harvesting the Corn until, new Corn was planted again!!😂 Johan van Vuuren
This farm operation isn’t far from me and it’s awesome seeing the video. It’s a huge operation and Mike has really gone through hoops to give us this inside view because we’re seeing more of the operations in this video than you can even see in person. Very private ordeal with multiple landlords and owners. So thank you very much for this opportunity. For those wondering how large this farm operation is just know for North America and the Midwest it’s a big operation and closed info to the public for several reasons.
Because in that area they probably have ran some families out of business and are not liked......Do ya really need all this? NO. But its nice to watch and Mike does a good job for sure..
@@davehughesfarm7983 Yes Dave, you are probably right on target with your post. The bigger problem is that Crossroad Farms didn't get this large all by itself. They had over $15.5M in help from the federal government, courtesy of the American taxpayer. Almost anyone can make it with that much financial backing without having to do any more work to get it. Farming is considered to be of a national security type business and if that is the case then there should be more people on the land and not less and less farmers. It's a can't fail dilemma which guarantees wealthy farmers to become even more wealthy at the taxpayer's expense. Subsidies SHOULD be based on need, income and start-ups and NOT volume of production. I was born and raised farming too and our backup was livestock and not subsidized crop insurance, price guarantees, etc. A big belly is quickly becoming a trademark of modern American farming. Isn't it comforting to know that most all the equipment in this video is "owned" by the American taxpayer but the taxpayer will never see a return on investment? Take a look.... farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=A03182883 BTW, nice video Mike.
Your almost at 3 million as of the 25 jan 2024 I wondered why then i watched it all Mike not bad not bad at all my friend a little bit of everything in there which is good Keep up the good work.🌄
Mike, thanks, great videos. That is our food, that is the source. Then the journey to our table. People need to know. All that investment, high risk due to weather and other factors. It could all go wrong. Thank the farmers.
The music by Berty Solo was excellent!! Watching the work combined with that music...well all I can say is...the next thing I know...the sun was coming up!! LOL
Mike I am one of many that has never seen such great equipment and I have lived my entire life of 90 years in the USA. It takes great skills to build and operate the harvesters. Thanks for showiing this video to us.
Let's see. 2 Combines at a million a piece, Bank out wagons and tractors anoer million a set. Three tractor and three balers @750 t0 850 a piece, bale wagons times 2 gotta be another 1.5 million. Then the ground prep and planting. More money than I've seen in once place in a long long times. Great video Mike.
From more than 70% of the population involved in farming just 200 years ago to less than 5% now. It's almost nostalgia for our genes to watch this great content.
I’m so impressed by how you blend technology with organic farming! It's amazing to see modern machines used to support sustainable practices. Keep it up! 🌱🚜 #Inspiring
To all the farmers, my deepest respect and admiration. The same goes to the brilliant designers, engineers, and fabricators who craft these incredible farming machines that make a difference every day. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Truly well done, sir
When I was a kid I helped a local farm at harvest time. That farm was a MUCH smaller operation. We baled straw and hay and loaded the bales up by hand on old flatbed haywagons behind a john deere 2030. Mind you, I'm only 28. This was early 2000s. Those bales were much smaller than these. But boy that Bale picker in this video is an awesome machine! I can still smell the diesel from that tractor, I can feel the late evening sun on my skin and the dust in my teeth! Good times
So are these guys like the “corporate farmers “ ? I mean these guys here are running millions of dollars of equipment here . Any how I am extremely enjoying watching this . Especially the combines . Thank you for your video it is mesmerizing , and it sure beats the hell out of watching reruns. 😂
Having the combine harvester spread the hay on the field surface is a very good tactic. Thus, the straw that receives 1 - 2 winds dries instantly and becomes ready for bale making. The most important thing in the baling business is to first make the straw very thin, and then move the straw bales as soon as possible before they get caught in the rain. nice workmanship...
Whaddya mean "make it thin"? Like, to spread out the swathe to cover as much surface area as possible instead of more condensed rows? It makes THAT much of a difference in moisture content during just that short time between harvest and bailing? If the swathe was a more condensed/thicker path, you wouldn't be able to bale without using a tedder first, or?
@@brennanIX I used the word thin to mean low vertical height. It may cover a little more area, but the drying time will definitely be much shorter. Each region has different climate and weather conditions. Anything can happen at any time. Therefore, farmers with large land holdings also face greater risks. There is no difference between a straw bale that has not dried sufficiently and a straw bale that has been exposed to rain. Decay occurs due to heating. In other words, the important thing is not making the bale, but the part after making the bale. Therefore, it is important for the straw to dry and be ready for baling as quickly as possible. In fact, it is not the heat but the wind that does the drying. and as altitude decreases, the amount of air intake also decreases. Therefore, it takes longer for short-legged crops to be ready for harvest than long-legged crops. The same situation applies during baling work. Instead of waiting overnight for the temperature to drop and the wind to dry the straw, it would be a more accurate method to spread the straw in a thin layer on the field surface.
Mike, I've been watching your channel for years. You have countless great videos. This is in the top 5. I'll be watching this one many times!! Thank you for your time. 😊👍🏻👍🏻
I live in central California so all I know about harvesting is either fruit/vegetables/almonds. A lot is done by hand. Seeing grains being harvested is dope as hell.
This video is really informative! I love how you explain each step of the wheat harvesting process. It helps me understand more about agriculture and the hard work farmers put in
thumbs up to that operator at 49 minutes - thats some sweet skills... I challenge anyone to find a better overall harvest farming video - this is spectacular and shows what follows the harvesting. Thanks Mike :)
Always appreciate your honesty in your videos. Carbon to nitrogen ratio means everything with regeneration ag additional to abused soils. Each year you have more roots and residue the more forgiveness your soil will have. We figured out that taking a precentage of our dry program out and using those dollars with a low-salt infurrow gets us up and going quicker and dryer in the fall on corn especially in the colder springs here lately with a sugar source and water diluting it down to run 5gal an acre. Youre bringing the best out of tough ground. You will wish you did it 20 years ago when your soil structure catches up. Many blessings to you, your family and operation!
Thanks, Mike for excellence in recording this harvest. This video ranks there with the Parkside Farms harvest video of a few years back. I'm looking forward to more from you this harvest season.
We farmed 750 acres in Aurora Indiana just south of Connersville for most of my childhood. That area is now the Brookville reservoir. I sure wish we had some of this equipment growing up.
You get a really good grasp of the amount of material going through the combine when you see that one rake pass was half a combine pass. Pretty impressive.
Fun Fact: I know a little about farming..Even did a little myself. Fact is I watch maybe 6-8 channels from time to time. Many started off great..then between talking about nothing farm related for half the video and I guess a "ok-ish" job finishing out....Mike here however has mastered the farm video world. All action, great,great shots, voice over when needed, great easy going music, something we all love, kick ass cool equipment. So "Mike" keep up the great work, it's nice and relaxing just to chill out and watch a quality YT video.. Last but most important, let us all not forget the farmer him/herself, his/her family, all the hands, equipment support folks, and sorry for those I didn't mention. One last Thank you for keeping food on our tables. May I ask a favor??? Anything ya''ll can do about these prices. JUst kidding, I'm sure what money you do make likely needs to be re-invested.
Wow, what a cineastic masterpiece!! Just finished the first half of the 3rd cut for silage and now some relaxing time with youre fantastic pictures. Greetings from south tyrol, the northest part of italy!! Wolfgang
Look i gotta be honest. My understanding of farming leaves A LOT to be desired. That being said, my interest stems (no pun intended) from good ole farm sim 22. Im sure that the game makes tons of mistakes for the sake of "ease of play" for the players, but it does give me more understanding than i had before. Which isn't saying much, but its not zero anymore. Though watching videos like this is oddly soothing and satisfying like some asmr videos, but added with an education. Definitely worth a watch.
mike, I have to say that you are doing an absolutely Awesome job with your videos. I would like to ask. Have you ever thought about doing a video on how to operate a chopper or combine. I will be retiring from my welding/fabricating job in a couple of years and would like to learn how to operate the newer choppers.
Hello from Brantford ontario canada these machines are truly amazing i have never had the chance to do this but I did have my AZ drove transport as well as pony pup keep up the great video's they are amazing ❤❤❤❤❤
I love all the noises that the machines make. Fascinating to see how this farming works. I would have no idea if it wasn't for this video. I'm subscribing.
The same respect sent to the designers, engineers and fabricators that build these fantastic farming machines.
Today I doing nothing iwahtching Farm Videos
@GeneralAgriNest79 yeah
They deserve to be honored.
@@Uniquemachine01 That's right!
engineers are geniuses
Your videos are incredibly informative and helpful for farmers. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience!
Respect sent to all famers. The same respect sent to the designers, engineers and fabricators that build these fantastic farming machines. Thank you for sharing this great video, well done sir. 👏👍🇺🇸
😉
Heavy machines are mostly manufactured in Vietnam
Well Mike you were correct that was some video man I could watch that again thanks ever so much again 😂🏴👍
Glad you enjoyed it
I was watching from Pretoria, South africa, it is absolutely amazing of how well organized this whole operation is with harvesting the Corn until, new Corn was planted again!!😂
Johan van Vuuren
John Deere must love it, when these guys walk in their front door...
This farm operation isn’t far from me and it’s awesome seeing the video. It’s a huge operation and Mike has really gone through hoops to give us this inside view because we’re seeing more of the operations in this video than you can even see in person. Very private ordeal with multiple landlords and owners. So thank you very much for this opportunity. For those wondering how large this farm operation is just know for North America and the Midwest it’s a big operation and closed info to the public for several reasons.
Because in that area they probably have ran some families out of business and are not liked......Do ya really need all this? NO.
But its nice to watch and Mike does a good job for sure..
@@davehughesfarm7983 Yes Dave, you are probably right on target with your post. The bigger problem is that Crossroad Farms didn't get this large all by itself. They had over $15.5M in help from the federal government, courtesy of the American taxpayer. Almost anyone can make it with that much financial backing without having to do any more work to get it. Farming is considered to be of a national security type business and if that is the case then there should be more people on the land and not less and less farmers. It's a can't fail dilemma which guarantees wealthy farmers to become even more wealthy at the taxpayer's expense. Subsidies SHOULD be based on need, income and start-ups and NOT volume of production. I was born and raised farming too and our backup was livestock and not subsidized crop insurance, price guarantees, etc. A big belly is quickly becoming a trademark of modern American farming. Isn't it comforting to know that most all the equipment in this video is "owned" by the American taxpayer but the taxpayer will never see a return on investment? Take a look.... farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=A03182883 BTW, nice video Mike.
That was awesome
Your almost at 3 million as of the 25 jan 2024 I wondered why then i watched it all Mike not bad not bad at all my friend a little bit of everything in there which is good Keep up the good work.🌄
11:00 Crossroad Farms is doing an awesome job. The 2023 wheat harvest looks like a success.
Mike, thanks, great videos. That is our food, that is the source. Then the journey to our table. People need to know. All that investment, high risk due to weather and other factors. It could all go wrong. Thank the farmers.
The music by Berty Solo was excellent!! Watching the work combined with that music...well all I can say is...the next thing I know...the sun was coming up!! LOL
Mike I am one of many that has never seen such great equipment and I have lived my entire life of 90 years in the USA. It takes great skills to build and operate the harvesters. Thanks for showiing this video to us.
Amazing machines that make people happier
Wow, what an incredible glimpse into the wheat harvest at Crossroad Farms! 🚜🌾 The hard work, precision, and dedication are truly inspiring.
Let's see. 2 Combines at a million a piece, Bank out wagons and tractors anoer million a set. Three tractor and three balers @750 t0 850 a piece, bale wagons times 2 gotta be another 1.5 million. Then the ground prep and planting. More money than I've seen in once place in a long long times. Great video Mike.
You'd love to work there right away, what awesome machines, I love it. 😍
You're right. That Deere baler is the coolest sounding piece of farm equipment.
I did enjoy... Thank you.
Quite an operation. Thank you for giving us a bird's eye view of all the goings-on.
always love ur vids brother much love brandon mb canada
Great video Mike,nice combines.
The Mil-Stak bale stacker in action is so satisfying to watch! Perfect teamwork with the balers and rakes. 🐾✨
Hey Mike! Great video again! Thank you! Here is Max from Austria.
The bail drop at 49mins 👌🏼
It’s definitely not that blokes first day 😂
SUPER NICE THANK YOU
That is a monster combine 😮
Alat berat modern yang sangat bagus sekali luar biasa manfaatnya. Pekerjaan petani lebih efektif dan efisien
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I love the new system of bigger bales and stacker. great videos.
Oh how those fires made for some spectacular sunsets
im finally glad to see a video were a combine operator knows how to set the reel speed and not thrash the crop before it reach the platform
From more than 70% of the population involved in farming just 200 years ago to less than 5% now. It's almost nostalgia for our genes to watch this great content.
Thank for a nice video
Big Mike,sure does do a great job at showing the big equipment. Awesome!!
Wow! What a beautiful combine harvester, i wish i had one myself😍
Harvest is a great time to experience hands on at least once in a lifetime.
Dice Drone work Man..... so many great screenshots for those inclined.... excellent.
Great video. Farmers wait all year for this moment. Beautiful machines. Respect sent to all farmers ....from Fort Worth, Texas
When I saw these machines, I remembered my colleague, he died in a work accident, it was terrible.
Feeling so proud as one of John Deere's suppliers.
Hi Mike . Thank you for that information . Keep the videos coming mate they are brilliant
That is some impresive machinery
Awesome video !🤘 Thank you Mr. Mike 😀
Love the 360 view of all that open farm land!
Wow, what an operation! The money in equipment there is just amazing.
This video really opened my eyes to how important it is to support local farms.
Magnificent video, fantastic means. Excellent to leave trees edge of plot.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🚜🚜🚜
The 9R and all the larger tracked equipment is so cool and that grain cart is huge.
This video was so informative and entertaining! I learned a lot and can't wait to see more from this channel.
Love all the stats on these machines. Found your channel because I am a fan of Tracy Zeorian who introduced me to these big harvesting machines.
You did a great job, best Sunday breakfast, enjoying it so much!!
Awesome video Mr Mike! One of the best. If not, "D" best, really! Thank you Sir.
I’m so impressed by how you blend technology with organic farming! It's amazing to see modern machines used to support sustainable practices. Keep it up! 🌱🚜 #Inspiring
Siz bu işin hakkını fazlasıyla veriyorsunuz. İki seneden fazladır sizi izliyorum, sizin kadar kaliteli video çeken birini görmedim
This is a great reminder of how important farming is.
Wow, superb machine ❤
Easy for farming
To all the farmers, my deepest respect and admiration. The same goes to the brilliant designers, engineers, and fabricators who craft these incredible farming machines that make a difference every day. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Truly well done, sir
Wow mike you were sure busy in this video you did a fantastic job on this video. Thank you mike keep up the good
Gog bless keep up god bless
When I was a kid I helped a local farm at harvest time. That farm was a MUCH smaller operation. We baled straw and hay and loaded the bales up by hand on old flatbed haywagons behind a john deere 2030. Mind you, I'm only 28. This was early 2000s. Those bales were much smaller than these. But boy that Bale picker in this video is an awesome machine!
I can still smell the diesel from that tractor, I can feel the late evening sun on my skin and the dust in my teeth! Good times
Excellent video Mike ... thank you
So are these guys like the “corporate farmers “ ? I mean these guys here are running millions of dollars of equipment here . Any how I am extremely enjoying watching this . Especially the combines . Thank you for your video it is mesmerizing , and it sure beats the hell out of watching reruns. 😂
This farm belongs to a family. They have several family members involved and also hired hands. Thanks for watching
So much valuable info in this video. Thanks for sharing!
I could sit and listen to that baler all day long!
This is the best video about harvesting I have ever seen
Having the combine harvester spread the hay on the field surface is a very good tactic. Thus, the straw that receives 1 - 2 winds dries instantly and becomes ready for bale making. The most important thing in the baling business is to first make the straw very thin, and then move the straw bales as soon as possible before they get caught in the rain. nice workmanship...
Whaddya mean "make it thin"? Like, to spread out the swathe to cover as much surface area as possible instead of more condensed rows? It makes THAT much of a difference in moisture content during just that short time between harvest and bailing? If the swathe was a more condensed/thicker path, you wouldn't be able to bale without using a tedder first, or?
@@brennanIX I used the word thin to mean low vertical height. It may cover a little more area, but the drying time will definitely be much shorter. Each region has different climate and weather conditions. Anything can happen at any time. Therefore, farmers with large land holdings also face greater risks. There is no difference between a straw bale that has not dried sufficiently and a straw bale that has been exposed to rain. Decay occurs due to heating. In other words, the important thing is not making the bale, but the part after making the bale. Therefore, it is important for the straw to dry and be ready for baling as quickly as possible. In fact, it is not the heat but the wind that does the drying. and as altitude decreases, the amount of air intake also decreases. Therefore, it takes longer for short-legged crops to be ready for harvest than long-legged crops. The same situation applies during baling work. Instead of waiting overnight for the temperature to drop and the wind to dry the straw, it would be a more accurate method to spread the straw in a thin layer on the field surface.
great videos. those are great gifts you gave me. thanks farmers.
Mike, I've been watching your channel for years. You have countless great videos. This is in the top 5. I'll be watching this one many times!! Thank you for your time. 😊👍🏻👍🏻
What can I say? This farm is awesome project. Your video got something. It's not just a movie, it's an art, art of farming.
The Logistics of Farming, too many people in this world take the intellect of a farmer for granted.
Excellent video. Really enjoyed watching!😀
I'm guessing Mike that your videos are just as much fun to make as they are to watch
Wish I had access to such equipment in real life! Amazing
The same respect sent to the designers, engineers and fabricators that build these fantastic farming machines. i love
I live in central California so all I know about harvesting is either fruit/vegetables/almonds. A lot is done by hand. Seeing grains being harvested is dope as hell.
Great collection of equipment!
Excellent Footage
Amazing machines that make people happier
This video is really informative! I love how you explain each step of the wheat harvesting process. It helps me understand more about agriculture and the hard work farmers put in
They Defiantly have the best equipment money can buy with the John dear and Wilson trailer you can't get better than that IMO.
thumbs up to that operator at 49 minutes - thats some sweet skills...
I challenge anyone to find a better overall harvest farming video - this is spectacular and shows what follows the harvesting. Thanks Mike :)
Perfect video 👍 great machines 🚜👍
Great views.
Excellent video 😎
Great video again! Thank you!
Nice equipment
totally amazing the volume these machines do, sure do appreciate our farmers, God Dang
Always appreciate your honesty in your videos. Carbon to nitrogen ratio means everything with regeneration ag additional to abused soils. Each year you have more roots and residue the more forgiveness your soil will have. We figured out that taking a precentage of our dry program out and using those dollars with a low-salt infurrow gets us up and going quicker and dryer in the fall on corn especially in the colder springs here lately with a sugar source and water diluting it down to run 5gal an acre. Youre bringing the best out of tough ground. You will wish you did it 20 years ago when your soil structure catches up. Many blessings to you, your family and operation!
I like Mike less videos on UA-cam from the imperial county California 👍👍🇺🇲
Thanks, Mike for excellence in recording this harvest. This video ranks there with the Parkside Farms harvest video of a few years back. I'm looking forward to more from you this harvest season.
awesome Mike, what a cool video packed with all kinds of harvesting gear, be cool to go back and see them do all that corn for silage, way to cool.
Truly giants, admiration for those who created them
We farmed 750 acres in Aurora Indiana just south of Connersville for most of my childhood. That area is now the Brookville reservoir. I sure wish we had some of this equipment growing up.
You get a really good grasp of the amount of material going through the combine when you see that one rake pass was half a combine pass. Pretty impressive.
Fun Fact: I know a little about farming..Even did a little myself. Fact is I watch maybe 6-8 channels from time to time. Many started off great..then between talking about nothing farm related for half the video and I guess a "ok-ish" job finishing out....Mike here however has mastered the farm video world. All action, great,great shots, voice over when needed, great easy going music, something we all love, kick ass cool equipment. So "Mike" keep up the great work, it's nice and relaxing just to chill out and watch a quality YT video.. Last but most important, let us all not forget the farmer him/herself, his/her family, all the hands, equipment support folks, and sorry for those I didn't mention. One last Thank you for keeping food on our tables. May I ask a favor??? Anything ya''ll can do about these prices. JUst kidding, I'm sure what money you do make likely needs to be re-invested.
Wow cool movie Mike ah the cool of them tractors makes me think that the profit margin is tighter than other colors.just saying. !!
Wow, what a cineastic masterpiece!!
Just finished the first half of the 3rd cut for silage and now some relaxing time with youre fantastic pictures. Greetings from south tyrol, the northest part of italy!!
Wolfgang
Random off topic comment but I really like the nemesis. I think it's good that versatile finally decided to go into the lower frame size.
Look i gotta be honest. My understanding of farming leaves A LOT to be desired. That being said, my interest stems (no pun intended) from good ole farm sim 22. Im sure that the game makes tons of mistakes for the sake of "ease of play" for the players, but it does give me more understanding than i had before. Which isn't saying much, but its not zero anymore. Though watching videos like this is oddly soothing and satisfying like some asmr videos, but added with an education. Definitely worth a watch.
mike, I have to say that you are doing an absolutely Awesome job with your videos. I would like to ask. Have you ever thought about doing a video on how to operate a chopper or combine. I will be retiring from my welding/fabricating job in a couple of years and would like to learn how to operate the newer choppers.
Thanks, Well I guess I could do that in the future.
Hello from Brantford ontario canada these machines are truly amazing i have never had the chance to do this but I did have my AZ drove transport as well as pony pup keep up the great video's they are amazing ❤❤❤❤❤
Those are awesome tractors.