Sorry reposting didn’t realize was on sons account lol. Also some editing Hang in there Zach and everyone else on the farm. What makes your channel so great is that it helps a person like me who has never farmed realize how hard it can be. I always new farmers were hard working people but until I started watching your channel I never knew what a farmer went through to get their harvest in. You have opened the eyes of a none farmer from Michigan. Thanks to all the farmers everywhere
Hang in there Zach, you have all of us subscribers here rootin' for you and your family farm. This too shall pass, and we love and appreciate your videos and your candid thoughts. I hope the last portion of your harvest gives you a good mood boost!
Hang in there Zach and everyone what makes your channel so great is that it helps a person like me how has never farmed how hard it can be. I always new farmers are hard working people but until I started watching your channel I never knew what a farmer went through to get their harvest in. You have opened the eyes of a none farmer from Michigan. Thanks to all the farmers everywhere.
I am not a farmer, but I really enjoy your videos, your teaching a city boy how much hard work goes into farming and what is going on behind the scenes, thanks for sharing your day to day operation.
I used to wonder why I watch another person harvest corn while I harvest corn but now I know I watch it because it makes me feel better about how our year is going.
@@DumbOhioFarmboy I have no problem with the comment. I thougt it was funny. Times are tough and I get it. If you can't laugh at it sometimes a person would go nuts or drink heavy.
I farm in southern Illinois, we got fairly lucky here. I did have to prevent plant about a 1/3rd of my acreage but my corn overall averaged 204 i believe. Beans aren't so great tho, maybe a 40 average if i'm lucky. Just to damn wet, they where mudded in. Hope things are going well for you in Ohio. We should be seeing higher grain prices but we aren't, very concerning.
@@tylerdurden8939 I like the name tyler durden. I don't know how things went in flat land Ohio. Down here in Southeast Ohio (We are in the foothills of the Appalachian Moutains. We don't have the standing water problems you guys have ) beans did well. I saw some corn that was still green a week and half ago.
You have such a great whatever it takes attitude. I am not a farmer but i totally appreciate hard work. Oh my God you guys never quit! I’m praying that you get the job done without any more problems and the weather holds up long enough for you to finish what you have to finish.
we all take for granted the gift you give us with these videos. It's already hard work enough for you and the team, adding a camera with voicing all your actions, opinions, thought processes... Thank you!!
Another advantage to cold weather. You don't need to ice your beer. Here in Minnesota, you need a cooler year round. To keep it ice cold in the summer and to prevent it from turning to ice in the winter.
I remember in the 80's when we ran coax cable from our barn to the house and had a single black and white closed circuit camera to keep an eye on things during lambing season. We had to pen up any ewe we thought might go that night and couldn't watch more than a few of them. Also had to get out of bed to check the single 6 inch monitor. Still it was so nice not having to dress for winter weather and visit the barn every couple hours through the night. Your dryer cameras take this to a whole other level.
hang in there Zach. it has been a challenging year all around. but we have many things to be thankful for. thanks for the videos. i know you probably are at witts end. but harvest will get done and the Good Lord will provide. as a wise man said " hard times are for character building".
The struggle is real! I was hoping to be done with corn by Christmas, but I'm thinking it might be closer to Valentine's day now. The world needs us farmers and if it was easy everyone would do it! Find the positives in every day Zach
When someone working in town is feeling sorry for themselves and their stress levels are high at work, I recommend they watch your videos. Oh by the way they won’t get paid until that downed corn is off the field and all the machinery is paid for. Thank you and all farmers for what you do. You feed the world and sometimes the world doesn’t care. Sorry I think I need a snickers.
Dang Zach that was the best video showing the struggles of getting the crop off. Raised on a farm in Michigan I've been thru some of the same struggles. Back in the day I used a new Holland pull behind picker and it would fall thru the ice throwing the head off the rows. I used some choice words. I'm sure you did too off camera.
Zach, these harvest videos are cool but exhausting to watch let alone the actual work you have to do each day. Man, what you have to deal with is amazing. Keep safe and God bless your family and farm. Thanks for the videos. You do a great job. I have learned so much about farming.
Even though I know good and well that you get frustrated,,, it's rare that I see and hear that frustration like I did in this video. That comment, by the way, is NOT negative. Momma Nature has left you twisting in the wind it seems,,, still,,, I know you'll carry on. Peace always young fella.
Here in Nebraska we’ve been having a lot of issues with down corn and standing water also. Corn doesn’t seem to like 50 mph wind gusts....keep pushing through man, you’ll get it done!
Joseph Hicks Dad is also cool and calm. I’d wager when Zach said he was done until the shield comes off on the radio, his pops was like hey, it’s cool son. Relax, just pick up what you can in the rest of the field. Maybe not. Thanks for the video. Keep up the good work.
Hi Mate..🇦🇺 Sorry to hear your corn crop is in such a lodged condition, In the past we would use our vermeer rotary v rake and windrow the crop and follow through with our Draper head. Last year we purchased a Hawkins corn reel and found it to work fantastic on our lodged corn... Wishing you the best of luck to recover your crop..🙏
Many farmers in Central and Western Mn are having the same issues, of still having standing water in the fields and downed crops. We really didn't have much of an Autumn, too much rain, an early snow and colder than normal temps. If we get above average snowfall this year (I heard some meteorologists suggesting we could have upwards of 80" of snow), its going to make for a messy Spring. Keeping my fingers crossed for you that the harvest season wraps up soon for you.
the thrills of being a farmer and harvesting crops in 2019. This weather is very odd. We are normally in the 60's here this time of year yesterday our high was 24 with a wind chill of 9 and snow flurries i hope your harvest isn't hurt to bad by the weather Zach. God Bless our farmers!!!
I sure got a reality check on being the Famous MN Millennial Farmer does not make you Super Man in bad Harvest. Sure pray you and your Dad find a way to get through harvest. This is my First year seeing you Struggle. Thank you for bringing us along. Hope Jim and your Help stays Safe God Bless you Zach Your Fan George Deltaville, Va
Have had the same issue here in eastern Oregon because of a big wind storm and we took as much of the half way standing corn as we could, and finished the rest of the fallen down corn with our 35ft wheat header. Lot to run through the combine but it surprises you how well it will clean it out, have to remember seeing a couple more seeds behind the combine is better than seeing whole cobs👍🏻
Hi Zach, an impossible situation that you're pushing through and winning. You're incredible. Best wishes as you continue to triumphantly get through the harvest in the worst season possible. Great to see the kids and the Minnesota Corn Growers, people. - Dean from Edina
My heart breaks every time I see how hard this year has been for everyone. But like you say “that’s farming”.Now is a great time to look forward to next year. Here’s hoping it’s a lot better!!!!
You have my sympathy Zach, we’re currently experiencing one of the wettest autumns in the UK, only got 20% of our sowing done where as normally we’d be completed by now
That looks tough. Get plenty of rest and don’t forget to eat properly. Also try to remember as tough as it is, be grateful you have a crop to harvest and some awesome tools to get the job done. I bet some of previous generations struggled even more and with those conditions may have lost a whole harvest. Keep up the good work.
Be safe my friend, when things get frustrating things get dangerous. Its just another day of farming. Go hug your wife and kids and be thankful how lucky you are.
Keep your head up Mr. MFer. Us farmers are very strong I know you’ll get through this tough time. It can only get better from here! Praying for a safe rest of harvest season.
I had corn like that several years ago and ran a rock into the combine doing end rows I felt like I was punched in the gut. I put a corn reel on the head that helped tremendously and the next year the corn stood perfectly. That is farming.
I know what you mean, i had a extremely wet muddy year several years back so i traded for a combine with tracks. Haven't needed them sense. I always bring my service truck to the field to, because if it is already there i won't need it.
I work on Nuclear Power plants for a living and most of them have large cone type stacks that are nothing but a way to remove heat from the cooling water. When the steam rises out of them I say the same thing "Look at all that money in the air" because that heat could have been used to spin a turbine rather than being removed with the cooling water.
No words can explain how a downed crop can make you feel. You fight it all year then it kicks you in the nuts at the very end. But you are the 5th generation to fight back and win. Keep up the grind. We are all with you if in spirit only. Evev Onyx will remember 2019. It's a mess and about only good thing is it makes memories an great video!! Looking forward to next one.
Press on man! It can only get better. It's been an absolute mess this year I think about everywhere in this country. We just finished about a week ago here in northern Ohio. Right before our first 4" of snow.
Hey Zach; Man! What a hassle that downed corn is. Even painful to watch the video. Can tell it is frustrating you. Easy to try to take shortcuts in situations like these. PLEASE KEEP SAFETY FIRST! I’m sure Becky is on top of reminding you too. Nice gesture from the Mn. Corn Growers. Hang in there. You’ll get through this. Captain Al from Tampa 😎
People that are not into farming will never understand how it feels seeing your hard work in such bad shape. It's mentally challenging to cope with that because in the end it all comes to $$$ and how to go again next season. I've been there, done that, know the feeling. Good luck mate, keep it up we all have bad years and less bad years :)
The bean header will work...you need a reel to pull material into the apron. Might have to modify adjustments on machine, since the whole corn plant will be processing through the machine. All good...y'all doing a great job.
Rows? Where we're going, we don't need rows... I feel the pain on the downed corn. Like you said on that video a while back, keep your head up, and we'll get through this and get to next year!
50 to 60 years ago my family in southern Illinois did not combine corn we hand picked it. We tried to have at least 4 adult men, two on each side of a wagon, we walked along as the tractor or mule pulled wagon would move along very slow down a row of corn. The driver was usually an older child 10 to 15 years old. The smaller children would pick up some of the lower hanging corn and cobs that had fallen to the ground. Most of the fields were 10 to 40 acres, but there were times I have helped with fields as large as 80 to 100 acres.
Epi Castillo has think he’s just very tired and sick of still being in the field right now we’re getting single digit temperatures and nobody should be in the field right now but this year has been tough on Minnesotan farmers were also getting light snow
@@tilapiastew6784 I dunno, no matter what you do, whether its get drunk, have a good nite with the wife, cry, or whatever else, you turn around and normally want it to be further then when you left it, but like he said, if it snowed on that, he'd never get it out, and snows coming, and it ain't gonna harvest itself, unlike the millenial motto, sometimes there's just no easy way out....
@@wyattschmalz8 it really is miserable conditions with a corn farmer's worst nightmare, and his machine ain't made to handle it very well, its just enough to bring Any man to the brink, we just about need to start sending him sympathy cards in the mail
A corn reel would make your live easier. I had the same issue with a particular corn hybrid a few years ago. its very frustrating having to stop, get out and kick the stalks into the auger and then repeat in 100 ft.
“Shit”, sorry, “a frustrating” day. I think most farmers current and in the past know exactly how that feels. Just remember, safety first when you’re on and off the machine.
I'm not a safety Sally at all but plugged heads and down corn is frustrating enough to make the most patient guy forget to take that moment it takes to use good judgement about how to solve the problem , and can leave a lifetime of regret !!!
2018 we had a problem with one number of corn that went down. Neighbor across the road had a WHOLE bunch of it planted, because it had been a very good yielding corn for the last couple years. 220+ bu/acre isn't so great when 20 bu/ac are laying on the ground behind the combine.
I just checked your stats on social blade, it says you have a total of 69,800,0099 total video views. That is impressive, great job on teaching us consumers.
Hope you will be able to get that corn up and salvage it. My grandmother was lucky to get her corn out before all this cold weather. Hope the week gets much better. Be safe.
@Steven Arnold no floor panel would be cloth and every cab would come with a complementary tool box. Not that pussy little handyman's box either, but the farmer is still kinda cheap so some of the tools they provided would be Stanley. 👏AND EVERY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A JACK THAT WORKS WITH THE VEHICLE👏
all things considered , late spring and all you have pretty good yields and will get through with harvest long before a lot of farmers south of MN, the frozen trunda
Looks like your harvest is just as much a "challenge" as it has been here in southern Manitoba. Been near -20 last few days. Hang in there. Love your videos!!
That hybrid corn looks flat. I agree wouldn't use that again. Thank you for the video - sorry to see the harvest going so poorly at times. Have a great and safe Thanksgiving.
Great videos. I'm not a farmer, but a Roofing Contractor in Northwest Illinois, and our whole area is a farming community. Actually Woody Besse is from the same town. The weather this year has been terrible for us as well. Last week I had to shovel a 3' drift off of a roof, before we could tear it off and shingle. Four days later we were working in t-shirts in the afternoon. We usually barely have snow for Christmas, and have had two measurable ones in November already. Like you say, "at least it's cold too" lol I would love to do videos of our work too, but I don't think I want to publish for OSHA and the world wide web our standard roofing procedures.... Keep it up they are enjoyable.
Wow! You've rated a Care-Package from the Minnesota Corn Growers - if that doesn't improve your attitude, I don't know what will! I hope and pray that you have a better year in 2020!)
Sorry reposting didn’t realize was on sons account lol. Also some editing
Hang in there Zach and everyone else on the farm. What makes your channel so great is that it helps a person like me who has never farmed realize how hard it can be. I always new farmers were hard working people but until I started watching your channel I never knew what a farmer went through to get their harvest in. You have opened the eyes of a none farmer from Michigan. Thanks to all the farmers everywhere
It doesn’t look like your dad is fighting you for the combine seat in that downed corn.
Hang in there Zach, you have all of us subscribers here rootin' for you and your family farm. This too shall pass, and we love and appreciate your videos and your candid thoughts.
I hope the last portion of your harvest gives you a good mood boost!
Hang in there Zach and everyone what makes your channel so great is that it helps a person like me how has never farmed how hard it can be. I always new farmers are hard working people but until I started watching your channel I never knew what a farmer went through to get their harvest in. You have opened the eyes of a none farmer from Michigan. Thanks to all the farmers everywhere.
I am not a farmer, but I really enjoy your videos, your teaching a city boy how much hard work goes into farming and what is going on behind the scenes, thanks for sharing your day to day operation.
I used to wonder why I watch another person harvest corn while I harvest corn but now I know I watch it because it makes me feel better about how our year is going.
That is both terrible and awesome comment at the same time
@@eb17816 we dropped a bin last year and yields are the lowest we have seen in almost 30 years but at least we got it out of the field.
@@DumbOhioFarmboy I have no problem with the comment. I thougt it was funny. Times are tough and I get it. If you can't laugh at it sometimes a person would go nuts or drink heavy.
I farm in southern Illinois, we got fairly lucky here. I did have to prevent plant about a 1/3rd of my acreage but my corn overall averaged 204 i believe. Beans aren't so great tho, maybe a 40 average if i'm lucky. Just to damn wet, they where mudded in. Hope things are going well for you in Ohio. We should be seeing higher grain prices but we aren't, very concerning.
@@tylerdurden8939 I like the name tyler durden. I don't know how things went in flat land Ohio. Down here in Southeast Ohio (We are in the foothills of the Appalachian Moutains. We don't have the standing water problems you guys have ) beans did well. I saw some corn that was still green a week and half ago.
You have such a great whatever it takes attitude. I am not a farmer but i totally appreciate hard work. Oh my God you guys never quit! I’m praying that you get the job done without any more problems and the weather holds up long enough for you to finish what you have to finish.
we all take for granted the gift you give us with these videos. It's already hard work enough for you and the team, adding a camera with voicing all your actions, opinions, thought processes... Thank you!!
Hang in there Zack. And everyone else in this situation.
Got home from work. Made dinner. Checked youtube for new videos from Millennial Farmer. "Added 5 seconds ago.!
Score!
Another advantage to cold weather. You don't need to ice your beer. Here in Minnesota, you need a cooler year round. To keep it ice cold in the summer and to prevent it from turning to ice in the winter.
Good luck with getting the rest harvested. Hope you don’t have to many more days left.
Stay safe and Warm!
I remember in the 80's when we ran coax cable from our barn to the house and had a single black and white closed circuit camera to keep an eye on things during lambing season. We had to pen up any ewe we thought might go that night and couldn't watch more than a few of them. Also had to get out of bed to check the single 6 inch monitor. Still it was so nice not having to dress for winter weather and visit the barn every couple hours through the night. Your dryer cameras take this to a whole other level.
Have to ask you Zach," are you ok?" Hang in there. You still have me
Lol
Nudge him with your foot.
*nudges Zach with foot*
poke, poke...you ok buddy????
The difficulty of this years harvest is obvious. Stay strong -wishing for better days to go your way as you all work your way thru the challenges
Hope the rest of harvest goes well. I think what you do daily is amazing. Keep up the good work.
Zach. Looks like the whole year has finally wore you down! Keep your head up!
Empty Head, it takes a strong MAN to deal with the BS! Well said!
hang in there Zach. it has been a challenging year all around. but we have many things to be thankful for. thanks for the videos. i know you probably are at witts end. but harvest will get done and the Good Lord will provide. as a wise man said " hard times are for character building".
The struggle is real! I was hoping to be done with corn by Christmas, but I'm thinking it might be closer to Valentine's day now. The world needs us farmers and if it was easy everyone would do it! Find the positives in every day Zach
Draper would do a good job of what you can’t get, we’ve done whole fields like it before, just makes the combine sound like a forager
When someone working in town is feeling sorry for themselves and their stress levels are high at work, I recommend they watch your videos. Oh by the way they won’t get paid until that downed corn is off the field and all the machinery is paid for. Thank you and all farmers for what you do. You feed the world and sometimes the world doesn’t care. Sorry I think I need a snickers.
@@leebob86 are you 7?
Millennial Farmer: Thanks for taking the time to address leebob86’s stupid comment. He is a prime example supporting my original comment.
leebob86: If you think it’s so easy this country gives you the opportunity to try and fail. I think I already know how you’d do.
Dang Zach that was the best video showing the struggles of getting the crop off. Raised on a farm in Michigan I've been thru some of the same struggles. Back in the day I used a new Holland pull behind picker and it would fall thru the ice throwing the head off the rows. I used some choice words. I'm sure you did too off camera.
Zach, these harvest videos are cool but exhausting to watch let alone the actual work you have to do each day. Man, what you have to deal with is amazing. Keep safe and God bless your family and farm. Thanks for the videos. You do a great job. I have learned so much about farming.
We have ran the bean head in down corn before. It works surprisingly well. We used our auger head
Even though I know good and well that you get frustrated,,, it's rare that I see and hear that frustration like I did in this video. That comment, by the way, is NOT negative. Momma Nature has left you twisting in the wind it seems,,, still,,, I know you'll carry on. Peace always young fella.
Here in Nebraska we’ve been having a lot of issues with down corn and standing water also. Corn doesn’t seem to like 50 mph wind gusts....keep pushing through man, you’ll get it done!
Dad is wise “Looks expensive”
Joseph Hicks
Dad is also cool and calm. I’d wager when Zach said he was done until the shield comes off on the radio, his pops was like hey, it’s cool son. Relax, just pick up what you can in the rest of the field. Maybe not. Thanks for the video. Keep up the good work.
Hi Mate..🇦🇺
Sorry to hear your corn crop is in such a lodged condition, In the past we would use our vermeer rotary v rake and windrow the crop and follow through with our Draper head. Last year we purchased a Hawkins corn reel and found it to work fantastic on our lodged corn...
Wishing you the best of luck to recover your crop..🙏
Many farmers in Central and Western Mn are having the same issues, of still having standing water in the fields and downed crops. We really didn't have much of an Autumn, too much rain, an early snow and colder than normal temps. If we get above average snowfall this year (I heard some meteorologists suggesting we could have upwards of 80" of snow), its going to make for a messy Spring. Keeping my fingers crossed for you that the harvest season wraps up soon for you.
"You okay?" 😂
Thanks for sharing/explaining what you do in a day.
Thank you for helping to feed America!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍
the thrills of being a farmer and harvesting crops in 2019. This weather is very odd. We are normally in the 60's here this time of year yesterday our high was 24 with a wind chill of 9 and snow flurries i hope your harvest isn't hurt to bad by the weather Zach. God Bless our farmers!!!
Global cooolinggggggg
I sure got a reality check on being the Famous MN Millennial Farmer does not make you Super Man in bad Harvest. Sure pray you and your Dad find a way to get through harvest. This is my First year seeing you Struggle. Thank you for bringing us along. Hope Jim and your Help stays Safe
God Bless you Zach
Your Fan
George
Deltaville, Va
Have had the same issue here in eastern Oregon because of a big wind storm and we took as much of the half way standing corn as we could, and finished the rest of the fallen down corn with our 35ft wheat header. Lot to run through the combine but it surprises you how well it will clean it out, have to remember seeing a couple more seeds behind the combine is better than seeing whole cobs👍🏻
Thanks guys for dealing with all the adversity to give us energy!
Hi Zach, an impossible situation that you're pushing through and winning. You're incredible. Best wishes as you continue to triumphantly get through the harvest in the worst season possible. Great to see the kids and the Minnesota Corn Growers, people. - Dean from Edina
Hang in there and thank you for helping to feed this country.
My heart breaks every time I see how hard this year has been for everyone. But like you say “that’s farming”.Now is a great time to look forward to next year. Here’s hoping it’s a lot better!!!!
One of the few channels I watch every video as soon as i see it on my sub list. keep up the vids man, love them.
Crapola! I feel for you, Zach, Onyx, Ila and others in the Johnson family. Blessings, and thanks for making us all more appreciative.
It's always nice when you can give Jim grief about getting stuck in the spring with the cultivator
You have my sympathy Zach, we’re currently experiencing one of the wettest autumns in the UK, only got 20% of our sowing done where as normally we’d be completed by now
That looks tough. Get plenty of rest and don’t forget to eat properly. Also try to remember as tough as it is, be grateful you have a crop to harvest and some awesome tools to get the job done. I bet some of previous generations struggled even more and with those conditions may have lost a whole harvest. Keep up the good work.
Be safe my friend, when things get frustrating things get dangerous. Its just another day of farming. Go hug your wife and kids and be thankful how lucky you are.
So true! We had a farmer die in a bin and one fell off a bin and got a concussion and broken ribs just in the last couple weeks.
Those are really "Nightmarish" harvesting conditions! Best of luck to you and your Dad and the crew for the remainder of this harvesting season.
We had flat crops in Scotland this year so there are other farmers who had the same problem with their crops ,good luck in finishing your harvest.
Keep your head up Mr. MFer. Us farmers are very strong I know you’ll get through this tough time. It can only get better from here! Praying for a safe rest of harvest season.
I had corn like that several years ago and ran a rock into the combine doing end rows I felt like I was punched in the gut. I put a corn reel on the head that helped tremendously and the next year the corn stood perfectly. That is farming.
I know what you mean, i had a extremely wet muddy year several years back so i traded for a combine with tracks. Haven't needed them sense. I always bring my service truck to the field to, because if it is already there i won't need it.
I work on Nuclear Power plants for a living and most of them have large cone type stacks that are nothing but a way to remove heat from the cooling water. When the steam rises out of them I say the same thing "Look at all that money in the air" because that heat could have been used to spin a turbine rather than being removed with the cooling water.
Zach deserves the farmer of the year award. ✌🇺🇸🚜🇺🇸
Downed corn, one more farming challenge. Folding corn head is sweet. Looking forward to seeing how the draper works in corn. Thks for sharing.
New harvest vid!!! Woohoo!! It sounds like 2019 harvest has been challenging to say the least; but you folks are conquering......
No words can explain how a downed crop can make you feel. You fight it all year then it kicks you in the nuts at the very end. But you are the 5th generation to fight back and win. Keep up the grind. We are all with you if in spirit only. Evev Onyx will remember 2019. It's a mess and about only good thing is it makes memories an great video!! Looking forward to next one.
I loved Swamploggers on Discovery, you make a good second with Swampharvesting.
Ahhhh my regular evening with Millennial farmer.🚜🚜
Wow not a good situation at all.
Prayers for you young man.
God bless you and your family.
Veo tus videos dede Tenerife ( Canary Island ), Gracias por tu generosidad y tu trabajo en la produccion. Un Saludo para ti y tu familia.
Press on man! It can only get better. It's been an absolute mess this year I think about everywhere in this country. We just finished about a week ago here in northern Ohio. Right before our first 4" of snow.
I am so sorry to see what you have to go through. I hope things get better soon for you.
So sorry for all the problems you're having, hang in there Zack.
Hey Zach; Man! What a hassle that downed corn is. Even painful to watch the video. Can tell it is frustrating you.
Easy to try to take shortcuts in situations like these.
PLEASE KEEP SAFETY FIRST!
I’m sure Becky is on top of reminding you too.
Nice gesture from the Mn. Corn Growers.
Hang in there. You’ll get through this.
Captain Al from Tampa 😎
People that are not into farming will never understand how it feels seeing your hard work in such bad shape. It's mentally challenging to cope with that because in the end it all comes to $$$ and how to go again next season. I've been there, done that, know the feeling. Good luck mate, keep it up we all have bad years and less bad years :)
The bean header will work...you need a reel to pull material into the apron.
Might have to modify adjustments on machine, since the whole corn plant will be processing through the machine. All good...y'all doing a great job.
Morning Zach,Just wanted to give you a thumbs up on your Jim Varney impressions! Brings back good memories. Farm on!
Rows? Where we're going, we don't need rows... I feel the pain on the downed corn. Like you said on that video a while back, keep your head up, and we'll get through this and get to next year!
Keep the chin up my friend at least you have your health. I really hope you get all your corn in soon with minimal effort. keep the faith brother.
50 to 60 years ago my family in southern Illinois did not combine corn we hand picked it. We tried to have at least 4 adult men, two on each side of a wagon, we walked along as the tractor or mule pulled wagon would move along very slow down a row of corn. The driver was usually an older child 10 to 15 years old. The smaller children would pick up some of the lower hanging corn and cobs that had fallen to the ground. Most of the fields were 10 to 40 acres, but there were times I have helped with fields as large as 80 to 100 acres.
Keep your head up Zach.. The man upstairs will keep you headed in the right direction🤜🏼🤛🏻💪🏻
Loving life up here in Maine with a foot and a half of snow
Been watching the web cams in Rangeley but it does not look as deep.
Robert G. It depends on what part in Maine he lives in
What a way for winter to make an entrance
Minnesota is pretty nice today better than the negative 5
No snow down in southern Maine though.
The technology is amazing thanks for taking us along on your daily adventures
You are the best UA-camr ever and I love John deere
Me too
Tg Me you better hate the red ones
You clearly haven't seen welkers
Yeah I have dummy
Does it look like he’s going to cry? If I was in that situation I would cry too.
Epi Castillo has think he’s just very tired and sick of still being in the field right now we’re getting single digit temperatures and nobody should be in the field right now but this year has been tough on Minnesotan farmers were also getting light snow
I'm pretty sure the call it cold like a Minnesota winter for a reason.
He is a millennial, a good cry might do him some good. Get those emotions out and reset himself.
@@tilapiastew6784 I dunno, no matter what you do, whether its get drunk, have a good nite with the wife, cry, or whatever else, you turn around and normally want it to be further then when you left it, but like he said, if it snowed on that, he'd never get it out, and snows coming, and it ain't gonna harvest itself, unlike the millenial motto, sometimes there's just no easy way out....
@@wyattschmalz8 it really is miserable conditions with a corn farmer's worst nightmare, and his machine ain't made to handle it very well, its just enough to bring Any man to the brink, we just about need to start sending him sympathy cards in the mail
Nice to see there is no stress in farming
Feel for ya , your looking shattered too, very tough times hang on in there
I feel for ya! It’s never fun fighting crummy conditions and your attitude stays WAY more PG than mine does!
Watching this video is painful. My hat is off to you guys. This video was so good I can feel your pain 😩
Becky does a great job of putting these videos together.
God bless you guys!!
Yea I feel you... we had to leave 1100 acres of canola out. It already has lots of snow piled on it so hopefully come spring we can get at er
I know your frustrations with the downed corn, man what a mess! Loving the Off the Husk podcasts!!
A corn reel would make your live easier. I had the same issue with a particular corn hybrid a few years ago. its very frustrating having to stop, get out and kick the stalks into the auger and then repeat in 100 ft.
Good luck and stay positive. Thanks for sharing
Many these are mever long enough, I'd be interested in watching anlther 30 mins when theres something going own like getting that crop off the ground
“Shit”, sorry, “a frustrating” day. I think most farmers current and in the past know exactly how that feels. Just remember, safety first when you’re on and off the machine.
I'm not a safety Sally at all but plugged heads and down corn is frustrating enough to make the most patient guy forget to take that moment it takes to use good judgement about how to solve the problem , and can leave a lifetime of regret !!!
2018 we had a problem with one number of corn that went down. Neighbor across the road had a WHOLE bunch of it planted, because it had been a very good yielding corn for the last couple years. 220+ bu/acre isn't so great when 20 bu/ac are laying on the ground behind the combine.
I just checked your stats on social blade, it says you have a total of 69,800,0099 total video views. That is impressive, great job on teaching us consumers.
Hope you will be able to get that corn up and salvage it. My grandmother was lucky to get her corn out before all this cold weather. Hope the week gets much better. Be safe.
Your still in good shape, we have 6000 acres of wheat and canola laying under about 8 inches of snow, so our harvest is done.
Hey there Zack. Hey. Are you ok? Are you ok?🤔😃👍. Best line you have ever come up with😁. Keep your spirit up. I have faith in you❤️
If a farmer ruled the world he would outlaw beepers in tractors.
Amen brother
And remove the engine light from the dash of pickups
@Steven Arnold no floor panel would be cloth and every cab would come with a complementary tool box. Not that pussy little handyman's box either, but the farmer is still kinda cheap so some of the tools they provided would be Stanley. 👏AND EVERY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A JACK THAT WORKS WITH THE VEHICLE👏
And the damn DEF systems....
all things considered , late spring and all you have pretty good yields and will get through with harvest long before a lot of farmers south of MN, the frozen trunda
Looks like your harvest is just as much a "challenge" as it has been here in southern Manitoba. Been near -20 last few days. Hang in there. Love your videos!!
It's obviously frustrating with the weather and all but you guys are doing a great job!
Thanks Zach , I always look forward to Your videos ! I hope all works out well for You guys .
Best wishes from San Diego .
That hybrid corn looks flat. I agree wouldn't use that again. Thank you for the video - sorry to see the harvest going so poorly at times. Have a great and safe Thanksgiving.
Chin up dude, it will be alright in the end, and if its not alright, then it's not the end
I know you just want to get past it but its a year you'll never forget!!!
Great videos. I'm not a farmer, but a Roofing Contractor in Northwest Illinois, and our whole area is a farming community. Actually Woody Besse is from the same town. The weather this year has been terrible for us as well. Last week I had to shovel a 3' drift off of a roof, before we could tear it off and shingle. Four days later we were working in t-shirts in the afternoon. We usually barely have snow for Christmas, and have had two measurable ones in November already. Like you say, "at least it's cold too" lol
I would love to do videos of our work too, but I don't think I want to publish for OSHA and the world wide web our standard roofing procedures....
Keep it up they are enjoyable.
I like those WI-FI cameras,very nice Zach,you can record audio too.
Prayers for your harvest
Wow! You've rated a Care-Package from the Minnesota Corn Growers - if that doesn't improve your attitude, I don't know what will! I hope and pray that you have a better year in 2020!)