Chopping Corn Silage in Michigan 2021

The corn is ready for chopping here in Michigan. The family is all hands on deck as we get this years harvest in. Thanks for watching!
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[@cartercurrie6529]

Alway impressed with this wonderful family, working together, always a smile, no matter the farm task.

[@larrydavidson3402]

Perfect example of how a family farm operation should be. This family is absolutely amazing how they work so well together .

[@coryfarr7931]

Sanders said he thought he stopped the truck, when he reached out the window to pull some corn. Good one.

[@makethemfly7660]

Working as a jet aircraft mechanic for over 30 years I realized that the noise level associated with them was a real physical energy zapper. You mentioned how tiring you get driving truck, maybe the noise associated with this work is draining you? The enjoyment level of this video was a perfect 10! You guys rock!

[@7viewerlogic670]

Yes Rhonda, you have a full plate even before the truck driving. Great videos!

[@sorinpetre5541]

That's why , I don't need a TV Set. I have ...You and some other Clips to watch. No News or Fake News. Super Clip! Thank you, AoCH !

[@davidfite2106]

Thank you for the video , enjoy watching you and your family on the farm .Its ok to talk to yourself aslong you don't answer yourself.

[@williamrandall6472]

Quite a operation there,trucks lined up like an assembly line.Mr. Sanders always has a pleasant smile, that's very nice to see,this day and age.

[@bradmoyer9737]

When I have emotional stress added to a full plate of trying balance the myriad of things that are involved with just my normal daily life, I get more physically tired than if I had been splitting firewood all day. God didn’t intend for anyone to be a super hero all of the time. 🙏 for a good harvest.

[@kirklothert3435]

You still go girl because you can do it. I believe in you

[@billconch3514]

Thank you for your video, Rhonda. I always enjoy watching your family reap the harvest.

[@donburg5125]

Farmers have their own way of how to do things cuz they do it everyday, except when it comes to harvest but they always come through. Rhonda, thank you very much for the videos. Take care young people

[@acresofclayhomestead]

This is so true! Every farm is different, but that's what makes us all unique. 😊

[@davidhart4789]

Love your videos. Love the drone shots too. So glad to see Kenzie got her Freight Shaker back again. She really didn’t seem to like driving the Volvo in the last video. God bless you and your hard working family.

[@carlfoltz4244]

You folks work like a well-oiled machine. Great team work and cooperation. You keep at it until the job is done, and done well. Like any successful farm family. Keep up the good work and may you be blessed.

[@nailbender7223]

Always like the fall chopper sound!

[@kanapodcreate7048]

Good morning ,. Have a nice day.

[@jeffferanec4526]

Thank you for bringing us along w/ Ur corn harvest, nice to have a bird's eye view from the drone. Bless you all.

[@Doobie2100]

Great video!!! You’re doing great!!!

[@andrewball9999]

Over here in New Zealand we are about to spray out some existing pasture for cultivation and planting of maize for silage. We are planting 55 acres (out of 570) and this will help feed our herd of 550 milking cows through next autumn and winter. It's great watching how farmers operate in different parts of the world. Especially a real family farm. My son and I both work on my brother's dairy farm here.

[@johnlowery7684]

The previous video of you teaching your daughter to drive the semi was so great. She really got frustrated but you were real good teaching . My advice is to tell her not to try and rush the shifting. All she needs is to be calmer and gain a little confidence. Great job.

[@roberthemphill8588]

Enjoyed the video. Have not seen much of the two older boys. Youngsters driving trucks is fun. Thanks.

[@nealreissig9072]

One. Thing is. For sure. Always. Something. To do. On the farm. . never a dull. Moment . watching ur. Vidios. Is soothing. . love watchin. . have a great day. .god bless ur. Family. . .

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks for watching!!

[@davidwaddell8758]

Hey Arces of Clay Family!👋 I see McKenzie was back in her truck! She probably happy for that! Didn't know y'all had two Volvo's and trailer's , I thought there was only one and then the straight truck! Have a great week ahead and Be safe and Blessed! 😆❤❤👍

[@dawidvandyk296]

Good Afternoon from South Africa.

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Oh I so understand about passing on the fall garden!!! Working on a farm is hard work, and it never stops!!! Nice looking silage hills!!

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Sometimes you just have to say no to things, so you don't wear yourself down.

[@billpearson6569]

A family farm , you guys do a great job . I am watching from New Brunswick Canada .

[@rdyardie]

We enjoy your videos. I can see where Kenzie and Rhonda are related. . . . no kidding. When Rhonda was following the chopper into the field, Rhonda was thinking out loud. It reminded us of Kenzie getting into the Volvo with the trailer. We enjoyed that. You people are "natural" in front of a camera. Be safe and keep on "keeping on".

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Lol!! 😆 My bad habits have rubbed off on my daughter.

[@joshbakker7541]

Mackenzie you did awesome driving the Volvo home from the dealer, I don't know why you got so scared when you where pulling the trailer you did amazing, I think it's time for you to step into the forage harvester. I think Mackenzie could master the chopper like her parents.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

She was nervous because the load would be heavier and she needed to be more careful while dumping so the trailer wouldn't tip over.

[@joshbakker7541]

@@acresofclayhomestead yeah I can see the trailer being top heavy, do you still have the Mack ch613?

[@allanhover5008]

Hello to everyone very nice love the videos too and tell Mackenzie hello and especially the moomoos

[@robertthomas5590]

Always enjoy watching.

[@johnviney7919]

I agree that driving a big truck or farm machinery is stressful and tiring. Lots to watch out for and focus on. Don't want to make costly mistakes. Good Video!!!😊 Always enjoy them!

[@1944chevytruck]

Man you have a busy time schedule!... One day Kevin is going to wish he carried a cell phone... Treat every job as a challenge...thanks 4 video. be kind.

[@kajuncourier]

Rhonda, take 1 hour a month on a day it's raining,grocery shopping to get a massage. It will re-energize your body and bring you back to your center. It will be something you look forward to. The massage will add years back on your life too. It could also benefit your whole family if they were to get a massage too. I know McKenzie would enjoy being pampered with a massage. It also helps with muscle stress. It is worth the money.

[@shanekarns3061]

Get MacKenzie in that chopper !!!!! She can do it !!!

[@Navajo-man]

Hi 👋🏽 families what beautiful drone fields look 👀 awesome and as always you and your families all be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@russellbelliveau1694]

Great video glad to see you all doing well, thanks for sharing!

[@davidwaddell8758]

Forgot to say that I really like the story drone footage, it gives you of a better wide view of what's going on, when your able to shoot with drone!

[@lionelwhyte5915]

Farming goes hand in hand with the weather more so here in Ireland with all the rain we get. You can get an app for your phones CB TALK lets you use your phones as cb radios. Imagine the fun you would have with Mackenzie on it!!!!!!!!

[@ryanhensley5491]

My garden is done, I wanted to plant greens last of August but got all the tropical rains , now it's dry and I feel it's not going do do anything!!

[@bobpaterson1845]

Hope u get it all harvested before the rain 🌧️ hits you 🙄 great family farm video again 👍

[@markgreenough5327]

We all talk to are self.. Must of my talking to my self. Is Talking to GOD. for his teaching me the right way on my Life.... Iam so glad I can in joy seeing you guys on the Farm... I just talk to my sister to night. About the farm. And how much we in joyed it. I got KICK off John Deere from. Playing in a DEEP mud hole.. Went around and around. Made a Big hole. 9445 in think that the size . of the John Deere.. But I told my wife Maria about your farm Rhonda. I show her when Maria is not doing anything. Your videos. love you guts. God bless you and BEST farm and . Take care can't wait to see your next videos 🙄😻

[@bbrcummins1984]

Wow Sanders is growing up so fast .

[@flemmingnielsen3434]

Beautiful wether to cotting corn

[@maxnine57]

It's great that everyone is on the same playing field, to back the country has no common sense to work together great video enjoyed very much

[@waderue]

we all talk to are self from time to time

[@mikalehtinen315]

Jippii and wow. Awesome video again. More such videos. Greetings from Finland.

[@muhammadhakiminashahar4414]

beautiful scenery of the farm..always work hard, good luck in this world and the hereafter💐

[@paulprobst7728]

Thank you, Ronda, for taking us along by way of your awesome video(s)! I still love how you fill information gaps with narration, or now & then, with some on-screen text. 👍 God bless y'all; still praying for you, Kevin and your children.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks for watching!!

[@bigrigger5617]

Mackenzie got her tandem back so she is not whining anymore.

[@Ismael-cq9ye]

nice video, i love the drone footage. Greetings from your fan in Argentina!!!

[@user-rw2um8ro2p]

Great video Rhonda and Kevin good to see you getting the crops harvested for winter

[@ivankillins8407]

Thank you for another great video!!

[@Jim-tj5lq]

It's this time of year I really start to get depressed! Just miss it so much, except for one thing did not like playing in the mud when it rained a lot. Your video's give me a chance to smile again

[@acresofclayhomestead]

I'm glad we can help put a smile back on your face. 😊

[@jerrypmoore6532]

Harvest time is extremely stressful & dangeroue. Long hours, fatigue, sometimes miserable conditions. Some of the worst farm accidents happen at this time. I'm not going to offer any of the usual verbal platitudes. Be careful out there, guys & gals. Be adults. You know the rules. You know the procedures. That machine doesn't care if it's grinding up plant material or human anatomy. My dad's favorite saying was, "The good Lord gave us brains to figure out easier ways of doing things!" I'm going to add the word, "safer" to "easier". 🤔

[@jwhitley101whitleyfarms9]

The 2 way radios are the best thing for farming there is zero downsides. Hand signals can be misunderstood and when you are up close with big tractors and big trucks it's a life saver. We had a baler blow a bearing and a few more seconds and it would have went up and a quick yell over the radio saved that old baler and I put it out with a few water bottles

[@noelbeck9244]

Love your videos and appreciate the time you take to explain what you’re doing in a way I can understand.

[@frankdooner8628]

Great video nice drone footage . God bless . Great to see the whole family involved in harvest .

[@adamthayer9995]

Have u guys thought about installing CB radios in your trucks it will help with communication better just a thought 🙂

[@tonyburelle6633]

Great footage of an always exciting time, I'd look forward to this time every year, but you're right, it can wear on you scrambling as fast and hard as you can, I'm always amazed at how well that bucket tractor pushes the silage up, looks too small but does a great job, wonderful video Rhonda, the drone shots also

[@edfrackowiak3498]

weather is really Nice 😎 right now in the Rolling Hills 😂 of Texas..good time for Vacation..🌹

[@southwestiowacattlefeeding6720]

When my son first started hauling in when we was chopping Corn there was only one hand Signal he would understand and it was not a good one lol but he caught on by the end .

[@xicohernandez6696]

Silage corn looks like fun u remember Paul Harvey he was a radio personality at WGN Chicago had appreciation for farmers he ask the ? He asked the ? U know what a farmer is? He is man that produces $$$$$$$ from the mud ….. keep up the good work

[@beesonjim]

Good job on the drone footage!

[@rafiklialaoui2381]

Belle vidéo merci beaucoup.

[@Sameatsbaloney]

Loved the aerial footage. ❤

[@SawmillerSmith]

Definitely takes a lot ofoving parts working together to keep the farm running.

[@northernliving2387]

Hi Ronda. We are doing the same thing today and for a few more days...

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Safe harvest for you!!

[@leejl98]

I pray you and your family are still doing better with life that is put in front of us. (that should cover all)

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Yes and thank you!!

[@allisdeere55]

get to the chopper !!!

[@clydemarkham7915]

Great content. Great footage. Great channel. God bless.

[@farmboy5622]

Harvest is like eating an elephant,.....one bite at a time!!! I do not know too much about them, but it seems like more and more farmers are using 2-way radios instead of CB radios. It seems like Midland 2-way radios are the most preferred. The only drawback that I have heard, is that the speaker is mounted on the bottom, and when farmers mount them in their equipment, the speaker is usually facing against some sort of surface and the sound can get muffled. Some farmers have hooked up external speakers to help.

[@jackstapleton5818]

Every load of corn that you load young lady is probably worth $2,500 to $3,000 give me the price of corn on it is today so you figure it out go get your groceries some other time and do your laundry some other time or hire somebody to do your laundry it's more important to get the corn off and get it into the feed box to feed your cattle

[@bosseliminator]

All of MI has tar spot this year including ours. Making the corn dry down fast.

[@andrewstich7117]

Thanks for nother great video really like camera work you do on your videos keep up the great work you do on your family's farm

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thank-you!!

[@kens.3729]

Always have to deal with Issues around Farm including Disease. Sanders has Hollywood Smile. 😬

[@billyshumate853]

Great vidja Rhonda. Know what you mean about getting tired of driving. Y'all take care and have a blessed week and I'll see you on your next vidja.

[@kajuncourier]

Walkie Talkie's work too.

[@kenmusselman4124]

Looks like a nice pile of corn 🌽 silage like 👍 the video’s

[@theearloffunk7223]

I don't blame him, I always hated washing the parlor. I had to do it with a bucket and brush. That and cleaning fence line was the worst.

[@ziauddin7948]

awesome corn harvesting & chopping # yes rain water is necessary for crops to grow but heavy rains damage the crops & the best way to prevent rain water crop damage is to harvest the crop in days during which rain usually does not fall # Fungus rarely attack on corn or Sorghum plants before harvesting but it does attack once the crop is harvested chopped & stored in fermentation bunker # U should eat fruits , grapes , peaches , apple , guava & orange to get sufficient energy & eat chicken & beef meat which will provide U sufficient energy to work & U will not get fatigue #

[@kennethdean2417]

Ronda YOU are a SUPER WOMAN you are AMAZING to be able to fit all these chores into your daily life You must be exhausted at the end of each day I drive a Semi from 6 am to about 4 pm or later depending on what loads available but I’m in and out of the truck several times because I drop a full trailer and pick up an empty then head back to get another load YES it can be monotonous at times, some days I look forward to the weekends to rest up and get to watch your videos and E Mail you May the Good Lord look after you and your entire family Stay safe and work safely

[@kriswinger9391]

Great video! Always enjoy your Fall harvest videos. Like the drone footage. Yes, I agree riding around in those bouncy big trucks can get tiring. Funny I work for a smaller family-owned garbage company + we use cell phones + texting (of course stopped) for all of our communication too! We don't have CB radios in any of our trucks.

[@patkelly7999]

Great job Everybody, glad to see that Ye are getting it done in good conditions, because it was a fight for Ye in the wet a couple of years ago:):)

[@garysoutham8746]

Tarspot can reduce corn crops. a fungicide called Trivapro will reduce the Tarspot to a better corn plant. Storms can spread the Tarspot spores from field tp field making the fungus grow significantly. I am a horticulturist and know this information. Just thought i would help you out. Your fields look great other than that. Happy harvest and GOD bless

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!!

[@justinfelt748]

Good morning, Rhonda and happy Sunday!😊😊😊😊😊😎☀. The field is so beautiful and fresh like a baseball field from the movie "Field of Dreams." Someone says, "If you build it, he will come."💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙. Also, I love your outfit of the day and it says, "One for the Road." It's beautiful!💖💖💖💖💖💖. Plus, Fall is coming on Wednesday🍂 and it starts at 3:20 pm, with the leaves changing colors when the temperature drops. So...yeah. Have fun chopping the fields and enjoy the beautiful weather.😊😙💙💙💙💙💙💖💖💖💖💖💖😊😎☀⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍

[@acresofclayhomestead]

I love the Fall color changes!!

[@justinfelt748]

@@acresofclayhomestead Brilliant!😊💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🍂⭐👍

[@darynhammons4981]

I don't know why but i really enjoy you getting corn off 😂 Great vid love the drone footage

[@myronparks3495]

I know what you mean Rhonda when you say that you are tired. I worked at a feedyard for 6 years and I ran a chopper. Running one of those for 12 hours a day 6 days a week I got pretty tired.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Makes for good sleeping!! 😊

[@lannydecamp7460]

Great video, thanks

[@bfdfirefighter1126]

Yeah rain is coming ch 8 said possibly a thunderstorm Tuesday morning and 60 for the high I think Thursday . Stay safe

[@acresofclayhomestead]

It's going to feel cold!! 🥶

[@john-sy6hd]

great videos ,love watching them,stay safe.

[@ciaog421]

Very nice Volvo from Sweden!

[@sveinthorebergan5769]

Love you as always..

[@tomhall7250]

Spaying fungeside….!

[@chesleyparrell5040]

Keep up the great job i.enjoy watching reminds me of the time i harvest hay and what not

[@arheemrudaini4575]

Hello Randa..have a good day..and wish you success..this harvest and video was fun..greetings

[@chrisschultz3759]

Why are you not putting a blade on your big tractor to push the silage up ?? That would also pack it down better …. Just was wondering.

[@genechronister7085]

Great vid!

[@royjeter121]

Looking good be safe

[@robertpsieving4401]

Really good to see you. I agree about McKenzie & the CB radios. It would certainly be fun to listen to however

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Lol 😆

[@armandesquivel8863]

Hello I'm so sorry this took so long to send to you but had some money problems, but today it's on its way I don't know how long it will take to get there but I hope it makes you guys smile God Bless Again sorry it took so long

[@jackspringer9283]

You have grown children, after a few of those you're certainly allowed to talk to yourself !!!! Enjoy the privilege!!!

[@acresofclayhomestead]

😆😂👍👍

[@tomhunter4607]

Seems like a pair of walkie talkies would help with the chopper and trucks.