Potato Harvest 2021: In the Field
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Potato Harvest 2021: In the Field
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Potato Harvest 2021: Cellar 2
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Potato Harvest 2021: Cellar 2
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Potato Harvest 2021: Cellar 1
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Potato Harvest 2021: Cellar 1
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The end of grain harvest 2021.
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The end of grain harvest 2021.
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Unloading into the grain cart.
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Unloading into the grain cart.
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Loading the truck
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Loading the truck
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Turn around and harvest some more.
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Turn around and harvest some more.
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The grain tank is full!
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The grain tank is full!
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Filling up the grain tank
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Filling up the grain tank
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Running the combine.
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Running the combine.
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Пікірлер
@bradleyjudy3017
@bradleyjudy3017 Жыл бұрын
What part of Idaho are you from
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 Жыл бұрын
We live and farm in the south / central area know as the Magic Valley.
@bradleyjudy3017
@bradleyjudy3017 Жыл бұрын
@@idahofarmer1261 that is awesome because I live in idaho falls
@jefferyronson8950
@jefferyronson8950 2 жыл бұрын
that's a lot of taters. What state is this harvest in?
@Hezkezl
@Hezkezl Жыл бұрын
The channel name is "Idaho Farmer"...so I'll give you one guess!
@jefferyronson8950
@jefferyronson8950 Жыл бұрын
@@Hezkezl sorry, I missed that part.
@brokenbit
@brokenbit 3 жыл бұрын
Keep them coming!
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the encouragement. I will do my best to get some more put together.
@jefferyronson8950
@jefferyronson8950 3 жыл бұрын
I see some big spuds for baking....Mmmm bring on the butter and cheese.
@tomgreene2282
@tomgreene2282 3 жыл бұрын
How many acres do you grow?
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
We grew about 500 acres of potatoes in 2021.
@denysstatsenko1717
@denysstatsenko1717 3 жыл бұрын
Hi. Nice video. Thank you. What yield do have this year?
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. For the most part our yields were in the low 400's cwt/acre. It was a challenging year. The heat came on early and didn't let up for a long time.
@denysstatsenko1717
@denysstatsenko1717 3 жыл бұрын
@@idahofarmer1261 thanks and good like in potato !
@denysstatsenko1717
@denysstatsenko1717 3 жыл бұрын
I am from Ukraine. We grow around 200 - 250 hectares of potato which is around 500 - 625 acres. I have never seen video how you prepare soil, fertilize and make protaction of the crop. If you would be so kind to make such videos it would be great.
@billjoat
@billjoat 3 жыл бұрын
Great video...thanks for sharing!! When I was younger here in eastern NC, our large potatoes were the size of your medium ones. But we also had "B's" that were raquetball size. They were separated on the grader. Our potatoes went for chips in Ohio and I'm not sure what the B's were for but they were picked up by tractor trailer just as the A's but only a couple time a summer. Our potatoes were sent out as soon as they were dug and graded. Really suprised yours aren't separated by at least 3 sizes. If the large ones are for baking, when do you separate them and what the the smaller ones used for?
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
Our potatoes go to both the fresh and frozen markets. The buyer takes everything in the pile then they sort them at their facility. McCain foods will make them into fries, hash browns, tater-tots, wedges, etc. those will go to restaurants and retail stores. The fresh packer will sort by size and quality to fill boxes and bags of potatoes for food-service and retail sales. They will sort off the odd shaped, too small, and too big potatoes and sell them to a processor to make frozen or dehydrated products.
@tombernatz3027
@tombernatz3027 3 жыл бұрын
This was interesting, however it would have been nice if it was narrated. I had trouble trying to read the short flashes of writing on the screen. All in all very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. I would like to narrate a video in the future. I just need to get a microphone so I can record some voice over.
@farmerbill6855
@farmerbill6855 3 жыл бұрын
So much I don't know about commercial potato farming. Looks to be a quite costly machine. Is it privately owned or is that some sort of co-OP? Thank you for this video. Best regards from Indiana.
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
It does take quite a bit of equipment that can be quite costly to plant, grow, and harvest potatoes. The equipment is owned by our farm. We are a family owned/operated farm that grows about 500-600 acres of potatoes each year. Most farms around us have their own sets of harvesting and sorting equipment. Some larger farms have 2 or more sets. There are others that only have the field equipment and they deliver their crop directly to storage facilities owned by the company that has purchased their potatoes. I am glad I have been able to share a little bit of Idaho agriculture with others.
@GrandFamily4
@GrandFamily4 2 жыл бұрын
@@idahofarmer1261 Thank you for growing food for the American People. Also its a Blessing to see farms Owned and Operated By Local Family Business! God Bless you and your family!
@laurier3348
@laurier3348 3 жыл бұрын
Great to see how you guys do it i was potato farmer in the Netherlands and we thought we had nice equipment, but you guys are on another level. Love the way dirt gets blown out by air Thats a massive flow of beautiful potatoes going into the truck
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. We are not running the newest or fanciest machines out there but it is satisfying to see the results from a years worth of work all coming together during harvest.
@potatofarmer6647
@potatofarmer6647 3 жыл бұрын
Great video!!
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I wanted to share a little bit of the farm life with some extended family and I am glad it is reaching others as well.
@lfeco
@lfeco 3 жыл бұрын
Whats the purpose of so many feet of conveyor?
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
That’s a great question. We have 4 storage bays at this location. We setup the EvenFlow and AirSep in the middle so we could reach all of the bays without needing to move the equipment. That saved us probably 6-8 hours of reconfiguring the equipment when it was time to switch buildings.
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
This video shows us running into the far bay of our old building. I have another video that shows us running into the far bay of our new building with the main sorting equipment in the same place. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXjMk6SfjrN6g5Y
@heatherhurless5366
@heatherhurless5366 3 жыл бұрын
Where is this at in IDAHO
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
Our farm is located in South Central Idaho. In the area known as the Magic Valley.
@patrickc8190
@patrickc8190 3 жыл бұрын
How was the crop this year?
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
We had a pretty tough growing season this year. It was very dry and hot. It made it very difficult to maintain ideal crop conditions. We ended up with lower yields, along with more internal and external defects. Then we had an early cold snap come through that caused some frost damage. But they are in the cellar and it wasn’t a total loss so we will count our blessings.
@patrickc8190
@patrickc8190 3 жыл бұрын
@@idahofarmer1261 sounds like the year we had here last year. We had a great growing year here this season on PEI but 8-10" or rain will keep everyone keeping a close eye on storages and hope everything stores.
@christressler21
@christressler21 3 жыл бұрын
Very awesome
@idahofarmer1261
@idahofarmer1261 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Remember to eat Idaho Potatoes and we will keep them coming.