Farming Season is Officially Here in Central Illinois! (Ep. 15)
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- EVERYONE AND THEIR BROTHER HAS BEGAN FIELDWORK.In today's episode of Andy's life, we follow along as the team continues to push through corn acres, while waiting for soybean acres to dry up. Andy runs a lot of seed around, and he does his best to do the work of two people. Andy also gets to plant some more beans, and he shows you how he stays entertained in the tractor. Enjoy the show.
Andy is a 6th generation farmer from Central Illinois. On this farm, Andy works alongside his father, Marty, his uncles, Chris and Jeff, and his sister, Katie, to grow corn and soybeans on some of the finest dirt in the world. Andy and his family are deeply rooted in the area, operating a large farm that traces it origins back into the 1800s. Although some tracts did not stand the test of time, Andy and his family still grow corn and soybeans on fields that have been in the family for longer than even the oldest members of the farm have been alive. We do, we have, and we always will take tremendous pride in calling this piece of paradise our home. Andy was a Bronze Tablet graduate of the University of Illinois in the field of Crop Sciences, following the same path as his father and late grandfather.
It would be misleading for Andy to claim that this life is one that came by chance; rather, as a member of two multi-generational farm families, it was simply in his blood. His passion for agriculture traces back to his early youth--some of fondest, earliest memories being of days spent riding in the combine with his father and grandfather. Although his understanding of the lifestyle was much less complex in the beginning, the love he has for farming, and its industry has only appreciated through time. As this dream blossomed into adulthood, Andy now works relentlessly, and tirelessly, to chase his own dreams and to build a farming operation of his own alongside his family.
We, as a whole operation, are handymen, electricians, mechanics, landscapers, accountants, economists, caretakers, stewards, and, most importantly, farmers, and we take an incredible amount of pride in our work. There is no challenge too overwhelming, no situation too stressful, and no problem too difficult for us to take on, and we want to take you along with us. Welcome to our farm and welcome to our lives. You have the best seat in the house to watch the everyday chaos of farming unfold--we usually only get concerned when things aren't going wrong!
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Drone footage was very nice as well as the snappy music during it.
Thank you! This is one of my earlier videos, so they get better over time.
Excellent video great drone and great music thank you
Thanks for sharing!!
Liked the seed explanation at the start.
I’m better at explaining than I am at drawing.
I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Virginia and milked 140 cows 24/7 in the late 70's thru 80's / We had a double 8 haring bone milking operation along with two 25x80 Harvestore silos for haylage - one 20x80 Harvestor silo for high moisture corn - two 20x60 concrete silos and one trench silo that was 30 wide x140 deep / We had 200 acres of alfalfa (to chop to fill that 25X80 Harvestor), 200 acres of mixed hay, 100 acres of wheat (needed cash flow crop), 400 acres of chopped barley, chopped rye, chopped oats (to chop to fill the 25x80 Harvestor) and then double cropped corn / We planted 800 acres of tilled and no tilled double cropped corn with a JD 4020 and JD 7100 8-30 corn planter / No marker arms on the JD corn planter, No GPS on the tractor & no drones! / 100 pound of milk was selling for $13 to $14 / Corn was selling for $2.25 bushel / I loved the life on the farm but our bottom line was we could never make enough money to pay for everything / Every April 20th I miss being on that JD 4020 planting corn! / Could you help explain to others the cost of that JD tractor and JD planter that is in your video / Could you explain how mush fertilize you are using and chemicals / Can you tell us what you are getting paid per bushel for your corn ans soy beans this coming week / Could you explain the cost of fertilize and spray material / Thanks for the video, your doing a great job promoting your farm
Really liked the drone footage and the explaination of refugee corn
Hello from Norway :)
Great videos Thanks, stay safe
Drone part was amazing
I'm from Urbana in Champaign County originally. I have been living in New Orleans for 8 years now and when you were talking about Cheese and Apple Cider... I kept think "But its the drink of choice! 😆😂You have to drink Apple Cider because ITS THE BEST and Its non-alcoholic. Therefore it is perfect for work." 😁✌😷
There is no day I dont miss the IL sky line over a Corn field or the fall trees. Try Papa Del's in Champaign. Its good deep dish.
It is hard to beat the skyline in the Midwest! I know all about Papa Del’s-Delicious. I lived in Champaign when I went to school at the University of Illinois.
@@aTrippyFarmer What did you study at Illini ?
I studied Crop Sciences in the Department of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. It was a wonderful experience with great friends, instructors, and classmates.
geat job explaining refugee corn for everyone else out there
Real nice equipment.
Beautiful Drone footage!
Thanks for sharing love seeing the spring field work on progress. Wish i could join you guys in the field!
It seems so normal to us, but others don't get the joy of experiencing it.
@@aTrippyFarmer I grew up on a farm but its been more then 10 years that I've been off the farm. I'd love to get into farming myself.
You have the best videos!!
More Drone footage! Awesome stuff
Very informative description of the planting process and seed. I enjoy your videos and if it's possible can you do a farm/equipment tour? I am a new subscriber of your channel.
Awesome drone footage love it.
I wasn't sure abour the channel at first with the name and all. But you have some great content.
I grew up on a farm in northcentral IOWA and left 36yrs ago but I still love to watch it being done.
You can’t outrun your roots!
And here we go again . A Hello from a German living in Lithuania
Btw had too add. Great Drone footage 😀
Drone footage looks cool
Everything looks cooler from above!
Just found your channel the other day, my family owned an excavation biz so my farming experience is limited to hay and some silage corn since southern maine ag is centered around small dairy and horse boarding& breeding so I cant get enough of seeing planters bigger then 6 rows and fields greater then 20 or 30 acres:) Look forward to seeing more throughout your season
Awsome drone footage
you have some great fields best of luck this year
Nice !
i rate the drone footage 10/10
Thanks!
Killing it! How do you have time to edit a video a day!!!
I cut into my sleep schedule 💀
aTrippyFarmer I hear you! The only time I can get anything done is at night when all my kids go to sleep. How long have you had your channel?
@@FieldRows UA-cam makes it difficult to see comment replies, so I'm just coming across this. I started the channel back in February. It has been a learning process.
A gopher? Really? I was demoted. 😂
Absolutely outstanding content! I subbed after the first video I saw! Best of luck
Great vid vid mate , from the uk 👍
Say hello to your newest subscriber I like your stuff man keep it up💪 you should also do an equipment tour
I like this, I’ll subscribe
Nice video!!! New subscriber also from central Illinois a couple counties to your west
Hello neighbor!
I've seen your videos popping up on my you may like and I just saw you are in Central Il. I live in Bartonville, grew up in Washington,Il. Where are you guys located? I'm gonna subscribe I liked the content of this video. Stay Safe!!!
We are from Mattoon, about 45 miles South of Champaign.
Livingston County here
Awesome!! Have you had a chance to try out the lights you put in the seed tanks?
We haven’t had enough acres ready at once to need to turn the lights on. I’m not sure about the 60ft planter, but my lights look awesome.
Do you guys do any part of no-till, i`m from Brazil here we have like 0 tilllage
I live 40 miles south of Chicago. I live in Manteno in Kankakee county. Where in central Illinois do you live
I am located near Mattoon, which is right along I57. Thanks for watching!
@@aTrippyFarmer if you take i57 up north there will be an exit at Manteno. I live right next to i57
Wow the Refugee seed info was great. The drone footage was pretty good too. Though you might consider slowing the transitions down when you edit, too fast is a little unsettling (disconcerting? not sure what word I want)
Slower transitions. I have a headache after this vid
There isn’t any transition. Those clips are packed together as close as possible. Do you find it unsettling all of the time, or just when I’m explaining things?
@@aTrippyFarmer No no, just the drone footage was moving from shot to shot too quickly, between the cool moving shots and the different camera angles , us older viewers have trouble focusing that fast. :)
Are Chris and Jeff (the "digger" drivers) family? Farm hands? Co-owners? Maybe mentioned before and I missed?
Enjoyed the vid, as usual
For as long as I can remember, every one of our employees has been family. Chris and Jeff are my uncles, my dad’s brothers. We are entirely a family-owned farm.
How many acres do you guys own/plant/harvest?
Can we have a farm tour?
Patience. If you can’t tell, I am very busy right now!!
Keep up the good work
Also thank you for teaching me more things that I didn’t know
great Refugee info , I have learned a lot from this , thanks so much for that . love the drone footage
I appreciate the support, and I’m glad that it was enlightening to you. There are small nuances on the farm that are easy to overlook, but they are important to explain.
aTrippyFarmer so so true
Where at located in Coles
Southwest corner. Paradise township.
Greetings Zach im Nick. I hope you dont think im crazy from what I want to share with you. My dad is always saying something he tells me to share with others so when the time comes we are all prepared for the end game.
Im reaching out to you regarding a notion that my dad talks about. What do you think if this Nation were to Neighbor up with eachother & dishonor all money and turned to love & kindness to pay it forward?
Im going to start reaching out to all farmers regarding this notion so we can all be ready from the wrong doers in control of this government who are threatening our freedoms & rigjts each day.
I hope & pray that you could share this notion with each & every farmer you know regarding, paying it forward with love and kindness insted of using money.
If this nation would turn to kindness to pay it forward, then all the simple essentials would become free! Like free food, free housing, free healthcare, free travel without borders & free from crime because money wouldn't be the root to all evil anymore! And much much more if we all were to neighbor up with eachother!
Well with that said i leave you with 💗 kindness & blessings for you and everyone around in good times and in bad times
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Hello!
I didn't know farming was seasonal ?
In our region, specifically with corn and soybean production, there is a noticeable uptick in workload and responsibilities from planting to harvest time.
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You have to stop talking and show more footage of the amazing John Deere equipment! Please
I WILL NEVER GO TO YOUR BLUE STATE Andy ....did you vote ?
Yes, of course. Illinois is very blue!
geat job explaining refugee corn for everyone else out there