I enjoy your running commentary, the situation will be different but similar across many parts of the greater Midwest a s the harvest moves north. Time will tell how this year sorts out. Just remember to look at the bright side once in a while, share the sunsets, the views and breathe deeply. Life goes by so quickly. Thanks
It sounds alot like field edging. We had the same thing in our fields about 4or5 years ago. They said it could have been from herbicide drifting across corn fields from south or east from soybeans fields
Central Illinois here, been scouting and not seeing it like that. Was dry for 3 weeks in June and July, but did get some needed rain. Time will tell in about 3 weeks. Most was planted first two weeks of May.
Sit down, make your best imitation of Charlie Brown pondering life, and ask yourself why the USDA is in the business of speculating on the size of US crops. Anyway, best wishes, have safe harvest.
@@scottpage978nope ...the USDA has always been in bed figuratively with the Chicago Brokers / Big Grain to maximize " Their " profits ...and in trade , Big Grain pays off the Government officials / Congress to write the Farm Bill every 5 years ...Yes , Big Grain writes the Farm Bill as to throw farmers some subsidies ... occasionally ....but whom is really being subsidized 🤔🤔🤔 ....bet the return is 100 to 1 for Big Grain / The Chicago Brokers !!!!
Corn is global. If every farmer in the US scales back a little it will have no impact as other countries will immediately scale up to fill the gap. If the USDA publishes estimate of lower US acres planted Brazil will immediately double its acres. If we want more profit we have to increase our margin…by either lowering inputs or raising the value of our output. On my farm that means grinding my Non-GMO corn into grits, cornmeal, and premium animal feed. The GMO corm I grow goes to deer hunters for $6.50-$7.00 a bushel. All this and a lot more on my channel.
Looks to me like there is just too much waste in your operation? There is corn residue atop your corn-header, there are full ears of corn laying in the field? I couldn't stand for that.
We have had a lot of trouble with the front end of the 8.3 Cummins in three different machines. Any trouble at all there and it seems like it puts extra pressure on the fan pulley and then they give up and gouge into the sheet metal engine cover on the front of the engine. Just a weak spot.
All of the farmers crying about crop prices but farming has been boom and bust since the 70 s really. If there weren’t down turns land equipment inputs etc would go even higher than they are currently.
Weather and field conditions prevented much planting here in WI. Some farms only getting half of their seed in the ground. Seems it was farm by farm. Some farms soil was ready on time and early planted crops look okay. Then three weeks of rain pushed the remaining planting back. Anything put in after that rain is poor yield. Much of the late planting was drowned out by two more weeks of rain that followed. I only had 4 days of weather to work and plant between those weeks. Any other industry you set your own selling price. Many times reflecting quality of the product. Farmers get told by someone else what their product is worth no matter the quality. Blessings to you and your farm. Wishing you a safe harvest.
I enjoy your running commentary, the situation will be different but similar across many parts of the greater Midwest a s the harvest moves north. Time will tell how this year sorts out. Just remember to look at the bright side once in a while, share the sunsets, the views and breathe deeply. Life goes by so quickly. Thanks
Appreciate the encouragement and I think your correct on yields.
It sounds alot like field edging. We had the same thing in our fields about 4or5 years ago. They said it could have been from herbicide drifting across corn fields from south or east from soybeans fields
@timdisbro6838 saw that.. I think they are use to higher?
I got corn bores. I also have wheat stem saw flies. I can't get a hold of the Department of Agriculture ! What the hell can I do?
@@mistervacation23 but 181 bushel average..... record high this year.
Central Illinois here, been scouting and not seeing it like that. Was dry for 3 weeks in June and July, but did get some needed rain. Time will tell in about 3 weeks. Most was planted first two weeks of May.
@@donaldales7739 I wish you a safe and productive harvest!
Sit down, make your best imitation of Charlie Brown pondering life, and ask yourself why the USDA is in the business of speculating on the size of US crops. Anyway, best wishes, have safe harvest.
Cheap food policy ,election year.
@@scottpage978nope ...the USDA has always been in bed figuratively with the Chicago Brokers / Big Grain to maximize " Their " profits ...and in trade , Big Grain pays off the Government officials / Congress to write the Farm Bill every 5 years ...Yes , Big Grain writes the Farm Bill as to throw farmers some subsidies ... occasionally ....but whom is really being subsidized 🤔🤔🤔 ....bet the return is 100 to 1 for Big Grain / The Chicago Brokers !!!!
Why? So they can manipulate the price the way the 2 grain buyers want
Good luck this year 👍🏻
Thank you very much.
Everybody in farming should not plant end rows. Leave the ends bare ground. That would be a good start in better prices.
@scottrayhons2537 that's not a terrible idea right there.
Corn is global. If every farmer in the US scales back a little it will have no impact as other countries will immediately scale up to fill the gap. If the USDA publishes estimate of lower US acres planted Brazil will immediately double its acres. If we want more profit we have to increase our margin…by either lowering inputs or raising the value of our output. On my farm that means grinding my Non-GMO corn into grits, cornmeal, and premium animal feed. The GMO corm I grow goes to deer hunters for $6.50-$7.00 a bushel. All this and a lot more on my channel.
As hungry and greedy as farmers are you would not plant your headlands and your neighbors would.
Same thing happened with milk years ago
@@RJ1999x Brazil is adding a few million new acres into production each year. Any slack the US cuts Brazil instantly fills.
@@PatrickShivers American farmers went down there and ruined agriculture, same as they did here in the US.
Looks to me like there is just too much waste in your operation? There is corn residue atop your corn-header, there are full ears of corn laying in the field? I couldn't stand for that.
We have had a lot of trouble with the front end of the 8.3 Cummins in three different machines. Any trouble at all there and it seems like it puts extra pressure on the fan pulley and then they give up and gouge into the sheet metal engine cover on the front of the engine. Just a weak spot.
@@darwagne that's not what I want to hear. 😁
All of the farmers crying about crop prices but farming has been boom and bust since the 70 s really. If there weren’t down turns land equipment inputs etc would go even higher than they are currently.
@@craigadair128 maybe... us small guys get dorked either way.
Gmo corn breeding its self out
Going to be hudge crop with poor demand
@GregElbert-ug9kt I disagree..I hope I'm right.
Weather and field conditions prevented much planting here in WI. Some farms only getting half of their seed in the ground. Seems it was farm by farm. Some farms soil was ready on time and early planted crops look okay. Then three weeks of rain pushed the remaining planting back. Anything put in after that rain is poor yield. Much of the late planting was drowned out by two more weeks of rain that followed. I only had 4 days of weather to work and plant between those weeks.
Any other industry you set your own selling price. Many times reflecting quality of the product. Farmers get told by someone else what their product is worth no matter the quality.
Blessings to you and your farm. Wishing you a safe harvest.
I agree... corn should be over $6
Don’t trade your backyard. The US corn crop is a big crop.
@@wd31981 that's what they say.