A Costly Miscalculation Ends A Long Day Of Corn Spraying

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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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[@ChuckD-mp5vf]

Your videos (esp spraying) are great. I’m a 1st yr sprayer, retired from the RR and am now working on a family farm in Indiana. It was all Chinese to me 1st of yr. But it’s better. We have a New Holland 295 w/ 120’ boom. Yer videos are great. Keep it up. Love the spraying videos. 👍🏻🌽🚜

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It sounds like we are in the same boat. It isn't that bad after you run a few thousand acres! Thanks for watching.

[@patrickaherne3598]

You're getting the hang of driving the sprayer and getting great drone shots; nice work.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thank you. It isn't that hard to drive!

[@Brian-ov1rj]

Trippy, camera on the end of the boom was a great idea. Good to see the family joining you for a ride in the Hagie. Putting water in Marty's rain gauge was a great move on your part. I only wish we could have seen his reaction when he looked at it. Really good overall vid. Keep it between the rows 🚜🌽🌽

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I missed about five calls from him that evening! 🤣

[@itssukhzz]

Your shirt colour is very nice 🧡🧡🧡🧡 and Lenny's also 🐊🐊🐊very nice and Ali's also very nice , your video is great 👍👍 , i can't stop my laughing at 42:20 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thank you very much!

[@annamschnetzer4036]

I know Atrazine for my Foratam St. Augustine lawn! I just subscribed and rang the bell. I have to catch up and bone watch.

[@GravyHucker]

I'm just glad to see Jeff is rocking the Red Shirt while Marty is out of commission.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Someone has to do it!

[@larrymccandless8723]

Discussing the intricacies of grass/weed control is a little deep for most of us, BUT, it gives the people who have never thought about the problems of weed control the issues that Farmers go through every year.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

That is a good way to look at it. It is all second nature to me!

[@DDA40Xman]

Howdy Andy, train guy says thank you. Amazing amount of work y'all do.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks 👍

[@robertanderson1878]

Absolutely fantastic video pictures as you were spraying. Life on the farm sure seemed more simple when all we had to do was take the field cultivator out to the field and get the weeds.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I agree completely. Things have gotten much more complex over the years....for better or worse...

[@hulmestanner]

Keep a cheap toilet brush in your hagie for the filters. They fit strangely well in the filters

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks for the tip. I need a better brush for cleaning parts of the plumbing!

[@randybedker1584]

That's been us all spring. Missing the rain by one to two miles and we're dry.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

In hindsight, I would've happily taken that big rain. We haven't got much since!

[@ffemtp830]

Had the same problem on our sprayer with atrozine. Stuff is like white paint. Lol seems like after so long, no matter what, you’ll have to clean the screens. We were taking out wheat when the rain seemed to build on top of us around Hillsboro. We were immediately done.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Some people say that you need to put dish soap in with every load. It somehow helps prevent that...so they claim!

[@ffemtp830]

@@aTrippyFarmer you try it first and let me know. Lol

[@justlooking2013]

Thanks for the chemistry lesson

[@aTrippyFarmer]

My pleasure!

[@daveehrk353]

Thanks for another great video.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks for watching!

[@AgriCHR]

Bellissimo trattore! Bellissimo video! Molto bello e molto bravo. Bel lavoro. Bravi. 👍👍👋👋🚜🔝🇮🇹😍💪💪🚨

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Grazie per aver guardato!

[@timmorris4735]

Love the drone footage little man is growing up

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Yes he is. Time flies!

[@cordellbennett]

Love the boom shot!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It is a neat angle!

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

Something I’ve learned by watching farmers all these years is spraying & bean harvesting is as testy as a teenage girl. Changes on a dime based on weather.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

You nailed it!!!

[@NukeLife87]

I'll come drive for you, Andy. Just need somewhere to park my camper.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

You gotta be careful volunteering yourself like that!

[@agger838]

Usually there's a large sump strainer that can cause high pressure also that's under the tank before the pump

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Yeah I didn't even know that one was there until I went to clean the corn chemical out. It was a fairly large strainer!

[@JustusLanders]

I enjoy the chemical/chemistry talk

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I try to throw it in. Some people could probably care less!

[@anthonyVR1BOOST]

I would definitely close up the boom keep away from lightening

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I didn't see any lightening!

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

Yep, Lenny will be rock picking or cart before you know it. Onyx Johnson we was 10 his first year, Lenny’s been in training since birth

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I already got all of the rocks picked up when I was a kid... or so I tell my dad! 🤣

[@keithhundt1479]

Smaller droplets are always better. If you can add a surfactant to mix that would also help. Makes water wetter.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

There is always a surfactant in the mix. I believe this had AMS and maybe something else.

[@derrickpettit86]

Great video Andy, very informative, but! I don't quite understand the video title, what was the costly mistake, the rain, thanks for sharing, I've always wanted to work on a farm but like you said farms are ran by family members, farmers usually don't hire strangers, thanks again 💪🇺🇲🇺🇲🤙🤙✊👌

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Spraying right ahead of a rain that could've wasted a few thousand in chemical!

[@swiperg9726]

When I’m spraying atrazine day after day I usually clean all my screens about every 3 days. Also run water through sprayer whenever at all possible like you already mentioned. Can confirm you have the same logic as me people have said I can get away with a bigger strainer without plugging tips but I’d much rather clean screens every 3 days then plug nozzles, especially with a rear mounted boom

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I haven't had many issues at the tips so far. I seem to go through a fair amount of nozzle bodies, though. There is a science to running a sprayer...haven't figured that one out completely!

[@41MegaCab]

How’s the crops looking up your way? I see it’s dry on the drought monitor.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Very dry. We need a big rain!

[@Dennis-bj9cj]

If it's hot outside the chemical has always worked just fine when I've gotten rained out.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Heat and sunshine makes herbicides work great!

[@mikei2545]

I have been on the lawn care business for 17 years,mainly fertilization & weed control, and find the herbicide discussions interesting. Most of the lawn care products were developed in the agriculture industry before they reached us. We are a very small user of herbicides compared to the ag industry. I have done experiments with herbicides to see the effectiveness before a rain. I have sprayed 30 minutes before a 1/2 inch rain and have had excellent weed control. I used a spreader sticker minutes before a 1/4 rain and had excellent weed control. I feel if the plant is green and growing it absorbs the herbicide pretty quickly. If it is hot and dry the herbicide might crystallize on the surface and then be absorbed when moisture hits the plant at night. I don’t think that little rain you received will have any effect on the herbicide effectiveness, I could be wrong but I do not think so.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It actually didn't end up reducing the efficacy at all. I thought that it would!

[@samcoon3822]

Don't ever try to fix that fuel gage on your semi. It cost us 475 dollars to replace the sending unit on our own.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Haha there has been no talk of fixing it... We just check it with the flashlight every morning!!!

[@chipdavis9980]

In my opinion you're coming into the prime of your life and doing an absolutely excellent job of it! (For a millennial, he he!) Are you and your wife expecting? I guessed she looked uncomfortable with the camera...pls let her know that we love her too!! Another great vid sir, thanks!! 👍👍

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Yes we are expecting another boy next month!

[@chipdavis9980]

@@aTrippyFarmer Congrats!!! May they be, what, 8th generation farmers?? Most Awesome, regardless!!

[@chipdavis9980]

Question....is everybody's favorite combine operator also bringing some of the next generation to the business?

[@t-torrez6357]

Top Notch Outfit 👍

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We do alright🤣

[@billwhitman1529]

What weather app were you using at the beginning of this video?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Probably just the iphone weather app.

[@donaldberg7955]

What direction should corn be planted to maximize SUN....e/w vs n/s ??

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I believe some people think that it should be planted east to west to maximize sun. I could have that backwards. We do not consider that at all!

[@scotterfedd7789]

Is it spider cachoons? We have them round here sometimes.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I don't know.... that's why I asked all of you!

[@snowscum]

If I lived closer, Id drive it for you but I'm in Colorado lol

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We can switch. I'll come to Colorado and you can come here!

[@joemalone9380]

i felt the same way about how the crop was developing when I saw the drone footage . the computer guidance would be essential for staying on course i imagine . i would find that solenoid business extremely agrievating if I was in your shoes. shame on jjd and the other company . thanks tripp.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Looks can be misleading!!!

[@alexanderphillips1213]

Just give it some time. U would be surprised sometimes how well some this stuff works even with light shower on it.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Who knows... maybe it'll make it better!

[@davidanderson4001]

Have you tried to pick up any side jobs yet for the sprayer?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I have been looking into corn fungicide spraying. It is currently fairly dry, so people won't spray fungicide if it looks like our crop is going to be short from the drought.

[@tugboat2739]

Howdy trippy

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Hello!!!

[@kennethjacobs2875]

Does your Hague have auto steer?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Yes it has John Deere steering.

[@dk_reficul3972]

what kind of phone apps do you use for farming

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I mainly use weather apps and John Deere operations center. That is pretty much it!

[@kenstauffer5819]

So if you are putting on 230 260 lbs of 32% per acre how many gallons per acre is that

[@aTrippyFarmer]

230lbs of 32 would be roughly 67 gallons. 260lbs would be almost 10 more gallons per acre. It's a lot of volume!

[@mungogerryjnr]

Used to use a “sticker” product if rain was an issue Isn’t that still used?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

They make surfactants that help spread drops and possibly help with uptake, but I do not know if there is a specific product for providing rain safety.

[@mungogerryjnr]

@@aTrippyFarmer Actually just took the time to re-educate myself It was a wetter agent used more as a precaution and effective “hit” then rain washing. Basically a faster uptake meaning if rained on the damage was done,rather then stopping rain washing off. Still,nothing is as effective as a good start to the morning before wind,which generally brings rain quicker. I changed from spraying to grass harvesting,didn’t change the rain problem 🤷‍♂️ Possibly made it worse 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ These days my biggest rain hassle is having to turn on me wipers!

[@jamesashley3827]

Thanks

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks for watching!

[@b_lumenkraft]

This is mycelium and you want it. Makes for a healthy soil. :)

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Beans aren't growing there, so it can't be that healthy!

[@farmboy5622]

That appears to be White Mold in your soybean field.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We don't usually see concentrated pockets like that!

[@MrShocking68]

How many acres in total does your family farm?

[@justwar76]

You'll never get an exact answer to this question.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

A few thousand!

[@edwardmonken4562]

The problem with your droplet theory would be evaporation and I honestly do not think it absorbs any faster then a larger droplet size the biggest thing is the surfactants having enough time to penetrate the cuticle and letting the herbicides into the plant

[@aTrippyFarmer]

That is very true. It isn't about "drying" so much as it is about plant uptake.

[@robm3063]

Was the better half wearing a Nirvana sweatshirt?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Yes🤣

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

Govt regulations is the govt’s job security. The more regulations they set, the more they have to monitor the bigger the govt becomes. Bureaucracies have quotas to meet to get financing, that includes EPA, FBI, CPS/Foster Care, IRS, ATF, all except Immigration & deportations obviously.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Yes that is probably true, unfortunately!

[@stevemonson8533]

I don’t understand why you are so against getting a grain vac. You just said that you are the most able bodied person on your farm. Why not use a vac to clean out your older storage facilities? Loved the video.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We already have a fortune invested in power sweeps and conveyors/augers. It would pretty much make those a waste!

[@peteparker7396]

You would be correct Andy. The higher the pressure the smaller the droplets and better coverage. Same principal applies to spraying fungicide. It’s why a plane works better then a ground rig. Plane volatilizes the droplets better because of speed and pressure. Contact killers usually only need an hour for the plant to absorb the chemical. Every day clean your strainers. Doesn’t take but a minute and saves a lot of problems. Even on your spray trailer. Check it.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

My goal with fungicide, if we even spray it this year, is to run smaller nozzle and apply high pressure. My tanker doesn't have any Y-Strainers plumbed in. All of that stuff goes straight to the sprayer!!!

[@peteparker7396]

@@aTrippyFarmer I will tell you this, I have done strip tests (ask Helena to get you some) with a ground rig verses a plane spraying fungicide. Plane wins by a lot every time. And with the price of fungicide and the benefits yield wise in my area it’s more cost effective to pay the plane. You are getting at times 60% better results then a ground rig. I did these trials over a three year period on irrigated ground to make it even. Every time the plane won. It wasn’t even close.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

@@peteparker7396 I don’t doubt your data, but I’ve talked to people that have ran long-term disease modeling programs with on-ground application data. They claim that the ground rig is the best without a doubt, followed by a drone, then aerial applications.

[@Hendog1001]

thats white mold you are going to looseyour beans there unfortunately

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Interesting. It looked like a mold!

[@zcole6612]

The Government blames the farmer for every thing . But I'm telling you the biggest problems are coming from City treatment plants. Running into streams and rivers . I Irrigated out a a creek that was down stream and wow you talk about a great crop. . DNR tests the water down stream they even told me the water was hot.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

At least we know exactly what farmers are possibly putting into the water. People could literally be putting ANYTHING into it. Paint, household chemicals, waste... you name it!

[@zcole6612]

@@aTrippyFarmer all the pharmaceutical products . I heard a yogurt plant a couple of towns away dumped a to. Of milk into a treatment plant and it absolutely messed it up

[@imagoodlistener2730]

7:07 I'd be more worried about the feces from the homeless than the run off from farmers. But that's the logic in me.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We don't have many homeless...yet!

[@rodneyh7151]

Don't you know that use the weather is a propaganda tool nowadays😂

[@johnperry5102]

why are your videos soooo long, you know after around 15 min. we all seem to lose interest because its usually the same old same old

[@melvinalbert6172]

Don’t complain about the length of video he works hard putting them together and it teaches some peaple about farming and I enjoy all of Andy’s videos

[@johnhull1527]

I love these long videos.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I appreciate the feedback!

[@timhaleightorrez1915]

Top Notch Outfit 👍

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thank you!!!