Dire Straights Ahead - Crop Conditions Deteriorating Quickly!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2023
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aTrippyFarmer and the crew are back to bring you more farming adventures! In this episode, Andy talks about a powerful herbicide platform-Acuron By Syngenta. The farm has made use of this herbicide for nearly a decade with great success. It’s worth checking out! Thanks for watching!
Andy "aTrippyFarmer" Dole 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 his 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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Good job from Silver Creek Ga.
Thanks 👍
I think the Hagie has been the best purchase on the farm since you started posting videos! What do you think?
It is definitely the best economic investment for the farm, but it is rather redundant for the TH-cam videos! 🤣
A stainless steel nurse tank we bought a few years ago came with an agitation pipe. It has a 2 inch pipe welded horizontally parallel to the tank itself the entire length inside the tank. It is positioned about 1/4 of the way up the tank off to one side. So on the back of the tank it is at the 4:00 position and the front it would be at the 8:00 position. Along the bottom of the stainless steel pipe pointed towards the bottom of the tank is a row of 3/8 inch holes evenly spaced. I’m sure the holes add up to about 75 percent of the capacity of the 2 inch pipe to create back pressure and a row of jets. This is very effective as the liquids in the tank roll and mix everything off the bottom. It has no dead areas and works quick. It seem as to work great even if the tank is full or not and does not foam. Goodluck and good day.
sounds like an engineering masterpiece . should work like a dream.
The system you described is a sparge tube. That is the gold standard of agitation, and it is what I really need in the tanker to help mix the load adequately.
@@aTrippyFarmer thanks, learned something. Lol. I didn’t know what it was called. I had a hard time describing it but it works. Thanks
Congratulations for Graham hope you have a good time with the kids stay blessed may God bless you
Thanks so much!!
Congrats for a new, healthy boy! Being a dad times two now, Im sure you could have excuses for being late to work😅
Well Andy I'm gonna be the one that asks because I seen it an I'm curious, is that y'all's semi truck in the drive where you parked the sprayer, nice looking truck, thanks for sharing an keep on keeping on 🇺🇲👌💪✊🤙
A few people have asked over the last few months. It is my uncle's that doesn't farm with us. He is somewhat retired from long hauling, and he hasn't sold the truck yet!
fingers crossed for you andy.
Andy we have on our tanker a 90° fitting where you have the 45° and nipple, it shoots the solution to the side and gets the tank "rolling" pretty well. But as far as atrazine the best way to keep it in solution is to use a sparge line. I put several of them in for the Equity when i worked at bierman welding. But they require alot more water to rinse thoroughly. I think the pipe going down to the bottom with a tee threaded onto it would work well, but it would need to be reinforced so the solution wouldn't break it after a few years of sloshing around.
Thanks for the tip. I am afraid that I need to just go ahead and install a sparge tube and not waste any more money on an inferior system. It is a bit more complicated because I have a two-compartment tanker.
@aTrippyFarmer as long as you have the ability to dictate flow to front or back tank when agitating, it can be done fairly simply. If you need some help, I would be more than happy to help figure out a plan or install it. I know you usually have sigel welding work on stuff as I'm southeast of montrose IL, and their shop is quite a bit closer. Irregardless if you want to look me up, look up TDW Welding LLC
We went through 2 deer’s high clearance sprayers. We switched to rogator. Best decision we ever did. It had way more torque. The Deere used to power out in wet spots where as the rogator would drive right through no issue. No matter what speed the rogator holds desired boom pressure flawlessly. The boom we also find is wayyyyy more stable. Not rocking g up and down on tbe ends all the time. Like the Deere. Maybe the new Deere had fixed many things. But we haven’t had any major issues with the rogator and we also never have gotten stuck with it either. Unlike the deeres. And we use the narrow tires. Just really happy with the sprayer.
I live in indiana and thats all its been doing here is raining with bad storms and the heat has been unbearable and its been really muggy.
Generally speaking. Weather prediction updates are re-calculated every 6 hours. Local news weather broadcasts may break those 6 hour segments down into every 3 hours. So, basically any weather prediction after 6 hours is a crap shoot. Don't place your bet !!!
I've heard Eric Snodgrass say that a professional's ability to predict anything beyond like 2-3 days is purely a statistical guess. The weather is so dynamic that it is hard to continuously account for every variable into the future.
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Congratulations to you and your wife on having a baby boy.
I hope you continue to have suitable weather .... I keep praying for Sonne farms in South Dakota, Very dry out there :(. Thanks for the video :)
They both are in a better spot rain wise. These videos are almost a month behind.
Sonne farms is actually a long ways away from us. I'd bet he is 750 miles away. We caught a very nice rain at the beginning of July, but we are once again in strong need for some rain.
Bin project start yet???
It's done!
Andy, I'm curious what the safety precautions are that you follow when handling/mixing those chemicals both personally and environmentally. Can you explain that in one of your future episodes? What kinds of training and certifications are required for handling and applying those chemicals? I notice you use industrial gloves as one form of PPE but what about eye coverage and aprons for splash protection? Thank-you. Take care and stay safe. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Best
Common sense is the best PPE.
There is no one-size-fits-all. Road Crews who are laying asphalt with literally nothing above them wear hardhats. Why? Because some bean counter decided that that's what they needed to wear. Absolutely ridiculous. Sometimes you need to wear full gear. Sometimes you need absolutely nothing. Common sense should be your guide. If you're planning on walking 5 miles in 20 below zero weather, you probably need a whole lot of layers and a whole lot of protection. If you're walking 50ft to your mailbox, you can wear a t-shirt and shorts and be just fine.
The chemical label would indicate what PPE is required. I am sure that you need chemical-resistant gloves at a bare minimum. Most chemicals are fairly safe to handle, other than unknown long-term consequences. Products like Gramoxone, aka Paraquat, are much more serious. I've heard that one small sip of gramoxone can kill a person, so I would think that would technically justify more PPE.
It’s day you guys have gotten roughly 3.8 inches so far in July. Is that enough? Do/Did you need more or less??? I’m guessing you’re about 3-4 weeks behind on when this video was filmed. Just curious how the crops are doing etc. also did you get that rain 2 days after this video???
We received almost 6 inches of July right at the beginning. Since then, we have not had much more, so we are probably due for a good shower if we want to finish this crop out strong!
Would buying products in bulk and mix yourself save money over time?
Yes it would. I'd guess there would be at least $5-10 per acre in additional savings. Our issues would be needing climate controlled storage. Most chemicals are supposed to freeze, and a lot of products would need bought in the winter. These newer automated mixing systems would make on-farm mixing a breeze!
@@aTrippyFarmer So it would require having a building where you could control the climate?
@@ronkeking97 it would require a building with heat. It would be nice to put up a shop with a wash/chemical bay, but the pricing on that stuff just doesn’t make sense. I think we will have something built within the next 5 years if we acquire some land to spread our cost across, but that’s probably just wishful thinking.
@@aTrippyFarmer we recently built what was supposed to be just storage for all of our feetilizer, then my father realized he wanted a shop and lots more, ended up 5 times the original price and 4 times the original space intended for it. Luckily we are able to do alot of the groundwork ourself so saved a lot
@@ronkeking97 yeah being able to pour your own concrete and electric would save you a FORTUNE around here!
3min 10 sec commercial , is that good for 5% discount ?
It's not hard to skip them!
You need to see a specialist for your nose.
My nose has already been surgically treated. That is why it looks so rough!
This month is the planet’s hottest on record by far - and hottest in around 120,000 years, scientists say (July 27, 2023)
LOL.
Other than the last few days here in Illinois, the heat wasn't terrible here. It isn't abnormal for us to have some upper 90 highs in July and August!
@@aTrippyFarmer In TX, heat has been terrible. Today will be 24th consecutive day of 100+. Expecting same next 7 days. On course to set new record. Server drought continues.
You don’t want corn smut.
We will have some where the deer fed on the corn!
I hate hearing about spraying known carcinogens like Roundup.