Best potato harvest ever! 2023 || How potato harvest works

[@Jdjd12288]

Wow amazing. And you explain it so well. Some guys try and give too much information and they lose you along the way. It was funny I was saying too myself how do they stop them from going rotten and you explain it. Thanks mate great video

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I'm really glad you liked the video. I try to explain things simply.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

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[@AhTechus]

That's something many people are interested in, the video is really useful

[@Minpafarm]

The potato harvesting process by machine is truly mind-blowing! It's the first time I've seen an entire sea of potatoes harvested so quickly and efficiently, like watching a grand 'potato dance' choreographed by giant machines. In the blink of an eye, the whole field turns into trucks full of potatoes! Absolutely unbelievable!

[@AManavian]

The origin story of your next french fry.

[@badgalruth]

All I can say is so thankful, humble to you and entire US farmers. Thank you so so much for feeding us all. We do not know all the hard work and dedication that you guys go through. Therefore. On behalf of all of you guys. Thank you 😊

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Your welcome. Thanks for watching

[@vodkabath9789]

I’ve watched a lot of farming videos but this is the first potato harvest. Amazing equipment y’all got

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jakesydnes8455]

As a strictly corn and soybean guy from the Midwest this is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen. Amazing the amount of dirt you guys move and how efficient everything is

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well I’m glad you enjoyed the video. The modern potato farming equipment is pretty amazing.

[@freightdawg6762]

The people that Engineer this equipment are incredible

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes they are. Im sure there is a lot of trial and error

[@mr.shannon6137]

It's the current state of a long evolutionary process. Starting in 1800's with horse drawn equipment, then steam, then combustion. Iron to steal etc. Someone figures out a small improvement that catches on, then someone else adds another improvement on that, which catches on.

[@braydenmecham2329]

Check out Spudnik, the machines are designed, tested, and assembled all here in Idaho. They are the Cadillac of the potato equipment industry.

[@melonshop8888]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@Drew1776.]

I've always watched corn, wheat, soybean harvesting and never watched potatoes. I love this, thank you for what you all do. ❤️❤️

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you liked it.

[@robertmarino2158]

What a operation , so well done , team work , working hard , stay safe , have fun , great explaining of what goes on !

[@robertmarino2158]

HP on tractor can you share this info ? Have you been doing potato work for many years , how about your dad ? Stay safe !

[@kenhenry3430]

What a great machine sure beat a 1 row digger and 15 teens hand picking when i was young. Thanks a lot for showing lots of folks where their food comes from NOT GROCERY STORES. KUDOS TO Y'ALL MANY THANKS

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it. It is sure different now than it used to be

[@Charles-oe4kj]

We have 5 acres we still do the old way Its just big enough to make it fun and i wouldn't change that for the world

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, it would be fun to do it the old way, but just for a little bit

[@electricman69]

Looks like a mountain of coporate gmo poison nothing healthy about that show me some good healthy food

[@jessehill9439]

Nice to see you have a good relationship with your siblings, an older brother that teaches, and a sister that works as hard as the boys

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes it is a family farm and we all have a role to do.

[@Zeusssssssss]

Worked in the Idaho potato harvest from 3rd grade through freshman year in college. Started as a picker then worked on the scraper tractor. In high school drove truck and college 18 wheeler. Miss the smell and taste of that dirt! It’s been 32 years since I’ve last been there after moving away. Every early October I still get that feeling. Always get a sense of pride when I walk into 5 guys and tell the kids “hey I know that farm!” When I see the names on the board identifying the source of their spuds. Thanks for sharing!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Snowtruckdriver]

I grew up in Eastern Washington in the Columbia Basin. Dad farmed in Moses Lake, Royal City and Basin /city over the years. I migrated east in The militairy in the 70's and stayed. The first "5 guys" I ever went to was in Brooklyn NY I was reading the name on the Bags and realized OMG "Spud Brown Potato farms of Royal City. I went to school with him. What a small world.

[@joedavis7258]

Wow Royal City...drove thru there often when in college

[@FarmGearInnovators]

The American flag addition had me cheering! Your passion for farming shines through every frame. Thank you for sharing the ups and downs of the harvest-it’s a joy to watch and learn from your journey! 🇺🇸 🙌

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I appreciate the support! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@PerriPoland]

I am a Vietnam vet you made my day when you raised our flag thank you so much

[@TheStephenWhitehead]

Sat on the sofa (couch) in London England with my tractor obsessed two year old and we’re both so fascinated by this awesome video. Thank you so much!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s awesome. I’m so glad you liked it. Thanks for watching. We are about to start potato harvest this year so make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss that.

[@rauldelafuentejr.2376]

As a Business Administration Graduate (1979), now tired and retired I love your video! The Potatoe grower (headaches, heartaches, worries, cost of doing business), and will the product be good for the buyer. Very difficult, I would imagine and some restless nights for sure. Nevertheless, the EXCELLENT owner will always (as the Good Book Says) have an eye on the least of the brethren, the laborers. Pay them not the least but the most you can. The Lord is watching you and will bless you. Fly the American Flag proudly, my father, Raul Sr. (US Army Sargent) fought in COLD combat as a forward observer in Korea, he was a proud American. Why not serve a hot meal to the families who work for you and maybe give them a small flag from the country that they come from.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you loved the video. It can be difficult farming potatoes. We treat our workers very well.

[@kevinbaird7277]

I worked on a small farm in the early 80's as a kid, I loved the work and being outside in all weathers, I look back now 40 years and boy o boy i miss those care free days.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, things have definitely changed a bit. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@seanmurray9365]

As someone whos in the Logging industry here in Northern California....its pretty cool and interesting to me lol...to watch and learn everything about crop growing/harvesting....from potatoes....to corn wheat silage....anything and everything farm/agriculture related...if it wasn't for these videos and computer farming gaming I do lol I wouldn't know anything about farming:) also find it interesting to see all the hard work it takes and see exactly how our foods go from in the ground to our stores/supermarkets across the country.....thank you to all the farmers in America putting foods in our homes:) love these videos:)

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching. Hopefully you will subscribe and continue to watch.

[@kennyFF033]

There's no place like the farm! Honest work, great people and an ever-changing view that can't be beat. God Bless, be safe. ❤ from central Texas

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@70bondie]

Really good video with some great camera angles. I really appreciate all work you all do to feed people. Thank you for sharing

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I'm glad you liked the video.

[@echoewest2685]

Thank you for growing our food and for sharing!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@c.l.r.3677]

Thank you for feeding all of us. I just had a big helping of mashed potatoes in your honor.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You are very welcome

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

I’ve been watching family farms for years, so cool seeing potatoes for a change! You’ll laugh, we planted our first potato crop here in PA(planted them in straw) they did pretty well for never planting them. Our storage potatoes are white & red. We ate our russets. I didn’t think they stored well. That is I guess, unless you have a professional set up in the potato capital of the country! Very interesting! We subscribed & will be following along. Ppl have no idea how important our farmers are(not corporate CCP owned farms!) Food security is national security & if you know you’re history, potatoes saved lives during famines!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I couldn’t agree more farmers are the backbone of society. That’s cool that you planted some potatoes. Our farm has been growing potatoes for 70 years. One of the reasons I decided to start this channel was because I could not find many farmers in the west and definitely no potato farmers. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

Hey this is the only patatoe farm I could find wish we had more definitely love it tho​@@RockyMountainFarmer

[@LeroyHeidrich-rk6dg]

Very impressive machinery. My first job when I left school was on a potato farm. It was different then in the early 80s, was very hard work. We'd do 20 tonnes a day four days a week. We washed, graded and packed them.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That sounds like hard work

[@stevieg24]

Very well done. Never knew what went into planting and harvesting just one vegetable. And the storage….WOW! Appreciate you and all that farm our lands.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you enjoyed it and learned something new. Thanks

[@samson1200]

This brings back memories from 50 years ago when I drove truck for Spada Bro. in Saint Paul Oregon on sandy river delta soil. It was. a smaller farm of only about 300 acres of potatoes. Then we only had the 4 row harvester dumping into the trucks. Then we had some G.I. military 6 x 6 trucks with the same bed on them like you have. It was very interesting driving those old smokers in the field and taking them to the processing bldg. What a memory. Thanks.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you enjoyed it thanks for sharing your story.

[@mr.lynnrosaasen8218]

Thanks for your videos, have enjoyed them. Viewed from east central Alberta. What amazes me is that Grandpa & Grandma have raised a wonderful family. Something in the family DNA that holds it together! The godly witness shines through. Thankful to the Lord for godly farmers!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m so glad you enjoy the channel.

[@TexasBob-i1o]

About 1948 when I was about 4 Dad moved us to Perris Valley Ca. for the potato harvest. He leased his two ton truck for 35 dollars a day to haul spuds to the grading sheds and over the mountain to distribution centers. Our entire family 4 older siblings and Mom picked up spuds by hand in army duffle bags for 5 cents a bag. Me and baby sister were too young for the spud harvest. Its good to see things mechanised now days. Perris Valley is now all city and the potato land is under someone's yard or parking lot.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thank you for sharing your story. I know the stories my grandpa tells about potato farming a long time ago. It seems pretty difficult. That’s too bad that all the farm ground is now houses

[@smokeylovesfire1589]

2800 acre’s and you fill 8 of these buildings? Holy cow! Very informative video on how spuds are harvested. I’m west of you in Boise. I have a friend who custom farms potatoes in the Marsing area. A couple yrs back I went out after the harvest to pick up some spuds to bake. These spuds were the size of NFL footballs! I tried baking one for three hours and gave up. Turns out these huge spuds were going to Simplots for processing in Caldwell them to McDonald’s for those famous French fries! Idaho is famous for its potatoes because of the volcanic soil with all the minerals. One of my favorite meals on a Saturday watching college football is to bake some spuds like the size here on your farm. Buy some Wendy’s Chili and dump the chili on the baked potato. Perfect meal, especially watching Saturday football. Loved the video on how the machine picked up the spuds. Will this machine pick up sugar beets as well? Thank you for feeding the world!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you liked the video. just to clarify our farm is 2800 acres but we only grew 1250 acres of potatoes and we are filling nine cellars. This is not the equipment for sugar beet harvest but we don’t grow sugar beets, because we are too far away from the plant.

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

​@@RockyMountainFarmerhey how big are your bins by feet

[@devobronc]

Lotta Spuds Grown in the "Mountain Time" area in Oregon...

[@freqenc]

The process of farming is so intriguing.

[@steveanderson2095]

Thankyou from Steve in New Zealand. Impressive set up. My experience is mainly in wheat and barley. For now. :):)

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Oh, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@joelg8004]

As someone who loves potatoes thank you and subscribed.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks they are delicious

[@FarmMachinery-99]

Farm machinery not only supports farmers but also brings significant economic benefits to the agricultural sector 10:24

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, good equipment makes farming a lot quicker and more efficient and helps a lot of people in the process because it takes a lot of people to build the equipment

[@annbarnsley1987]

From western Canada so this is all new to me. Makes wheat harvesting look simple.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes, potato harvest is pretty complicated and involves a lot of people

[@We_never_die_we_just_respawn]

Thumbs up to the hard work of the American farmer ...

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed the video

[@bobdoyon4275]

Freaking awesome! Great combination of equipment, engineering and the talent and dedication of hard working farmers. The best of America.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jmiller3v]

Flying the American flag in the great state of Idaho. Gotta love it.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rogerholloway8498]

Your flag is a welcome addition! Good work being done by honest people making a living while feeding the world. No better story to be told.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@devobronc]

Trip down Memory Lane for me.. . I grew up in Rexburg. Started working Spud Harvest at 10 in the Cellar on Spudnkk gear- Sorting Table; Throwing Vent Pipe, Learning the Storage Process. At 12; Unloading Trucks, Running the Piller, and assisting with Daily Equipment Checks & Maintenance. 14-17 I drove 5+2 Diesel Truck.18- Drove 4-row Crossiver from a Deere 4840. Things haven't changed a ton in 35 years.

[@icabod9345]

Quite an operation!! I especially like the machinery but I'll bet the maintenance on the planters and harvesters is quite often given the complexity. Wonderful family and great presentation!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. There is quite a bit of maintenance that takes us about a week to do before harvest.

[@markroberts1858]

Wow. Fab video. Seeing the workings of the spud harvester. Gone are the days as a teenager I’d go spud picking here in 🇬🇧 walking bent over between the ruts with 56lb spud bag to fill !

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you liked the videos. Things have definitely changed a bit.

[@keithmcmain6528]

Thanks for the video , retired Saskatchewan grain grower

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you liked it.

[@michaelmurray11189]

It’s pretty amazing how these farm vehicles make the kind of work they do seem effortless.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

They make it really nice but it’s a pain when they break down.

[@michaelmurray11189]

@@RockyMountainFarmer Which is why having good mechanics on hand is very beneficial.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

@@michaelmurray11189 Most of the time we just fix it ourselves.

[@timenglert8998]

Great videos! The specialized equipment is amazing. Farmers are heroes and deserve a better deal.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you’re enjoying the channel. Thanks for watching.

[@edwardbyrne6837]

Wow. That was way cool to watch. That’s one great piece of machinery. Thanks for the upload. Cheers from Philly.😊

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it. I’m about to release this year‘s harvest videos. Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss them.

[@jacobbuckley8232]

Never seen how potatos were harvested very cool process. Gave a follow.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I'm glad you liked the video.

[@wi.dave3812]

I appreciate the work of the farmer and the delight of the potato, even more after watching this video. Thank you.🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Vortigan07]

That's one heck of an operation, impressive indeed to see! We would all do well to remember and remain thankful to our farmers now more than ever. Love seeing you proudly flying your flag, it's sad that that's become a controversial thing to some. Best regards from The UK!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It definitely takes a lot of work and lots of people to grow potatoes. Thanks for watching.

[@jefflevoir6127]

I have never seen this done before. Very very cool. You guys definitely have a lot of skill handling all of that equipment. Definitely a new subscriber here. Thanks for a great video. 👍👍

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching!

[@FastLaneLyfe]

I am a big fan of your potato’s 🥔 I have eaten a million of them throughout my life mainly French fried. Nice video spud!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

They are delicious. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@zachashcraft6243]

Its cool to watch, specially when you realize you grew up a literal minute from all this and probably watched this crew a couple times growing up.😂😂 Cant wait to get back to Idaho and start farmin again.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gibsonbrigh]

I love it. I worked on a farm. We did potatoes and had a potato barn. Not as big. We would turn single rows at a time. Maybe six to eight rows a day. And have our pickers do by the bushels. And haul them up to the potatoe barn. Same as yours but not as big. Story's farm. Upper state New York. God bless you's. Love your videos.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It’s crazy how things have changed. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@MegaGearUsa]

Great harvest wishing you a bountiful harvest

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thank you kindly. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@mynameisjoeyhello]

This is so cool. Hard to appreciate the machines and man hours that go into my dinner, but these kinds of things remind you of how many people you have to be thankful to for the things you take for granted.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Very true it takes a lot of people to make anything. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@GammerThumbs]

Thank you guys.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Our pleasure!

[@KarmaShaw-dc1hd]

Amazing how the equipment has changed in the past 30 years. I loved farming spuds in San Luis Valley in Colorado

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Things have definitely changed. Thanks for watching

[@doncc6080]

Very interesting all the different equipment to get the potato from field to cellar. You will make a video sending them to market sometime also. They some potatoes here in SW Indiana but the farmers rotate the fields from row crops to squash, watermelon and pumpkins. God bless you for feeding the world.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m going to try to get a tour of the plant that we send them to. These will all be processed into potato flakes and made into things like pringles.

[@ML-lg4ky]

Thanks fellas for your hard work growing our food! Mike from NY

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@peteacher52]

Excellent. Every step of the process was explained in a matter of fact, interesting way, nobody "acting" for the camera. The efficiency, no doubt coming from years of fine tuning. The size of your operation, two square miles, is mind-bending! Where I live, 150-acres would be a good sized market garden on volcanic soil. Col, NZ

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I try to explain things in a straightforward way just to help people who don’t farm understand everything. Thanks for the comment.

[@douglascorley6630]

All I can say is wow thank you never knew that imagine trying to do that by hand

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It is a lot of work. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@leddielive]

I remember the single row 'hoover' & potato picking with baskets! Very labour intensive & hard work & yet somehow we managed, to us it was a huge improvement on digging the potatoes out with a four tined fork, ah the good old days. 😀

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, I’ve heard stories of that. But there’s no way you could do that today. You have too few of farmers farming a very, very large amount of acres.

[@remasterman3572]

ok so 1966, 9 yrs old, local school shut down for 3 weeks to help harvest the Maine potato crop, pick the potato's into a basket, empty basket into a wooden barrel, place your numbered ticket onto wooden barrel, fill as many barrels as possible (sunrise to sunset) for 3 weeks. .35 cents per barrel, could only fill 10-15 barrels a day. Bought my first big boy bike that year. Circa 1969-70, no more child labor allowed to harvest the potato crop.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That sounds like some of the stories that my grandpa tells me. The schools here still close for 2 weeks to help with harvest.

[@remasterman3572]

What's the minimum age you can hire and do you pay wages by the hour?@@RockyMountainFarmer

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It’s 16 unless they are family

[@Cerulean0987]

I used to live in N Maine and also picked potatoes in Washburn. In fact, my grandfather and uncle farmed potatoes. My uncle and cousin still does.

[@BUlrich-dw7xi]

❤💕❤️💕❤️🙏❤️💕❤️

[@whooplife9785]

New subscriber from north Idaho. I miss southern Idaho, grew up around all the produce down there. The spud fields and the mint are my favorites. Thank you for sharing.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Welcome! It is nice down here in the countryside. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@scottsmith1569]

How cool!!!! One of the most interesting videos I've seen in a while. Thank you!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JB-mf1zc]

Impressive !!!!!!! God Bless!!!!!!!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you think so. thanks for watching

[@MawPawForster]

I grew helping my uncles farm in north central Ohio. They were dairy and grain farmers. I thoroughly enjoyed the farm life and work. I am amazed at how you raise and harvest potatoes. The equipment is fascinating to watch and I bet a constant battle to keep running. On an average year how long does it take to clean all the equipment once you are finishing harvesting??

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos normally after harvest it takes about an hour per machine to clean it off.

[@vivperkins4709]

Keep it up boy i used to do 530 acers about 10000 tones in the uk but had a heart attack and had to slow down i miss it so much

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Sorry to hear. Hopefully you can get back to it soon

[@texmexbbq7085]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertwood3596]

God bless the farmers!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks

[@dannaumann9758]

That’s a pretty fascinating piece of equipment! Bet it’s pricey too!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It is, but definitely worth the investment. Farming is expensive

[@melonshop8888]

TRULY AMAZING GRACE ABUNDANT HARVEST 👏👏👏👏👏

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It sure is

[@TheRandallraplee]

Amazing to say the least! Thank you for the hard work!

[@melvinwalker2402]

Love watching you guys!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad

[@Gee_spenss]

You guys should see how we do it in kenya.. With a fork and bare hands... This was amazing to watch.. I think I will do this one day and become a large scale farmer.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It just takes time to scale up. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@ojbudz]

Great footage my man. I worked for larsen farms in Hamer digging spuds in high school. I miss the smell of it. I have very fond memories of it.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks. There is nothing like the smell of the inside of a potato cellar

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

​@@RockyMountainFarmerdo you mean when they're rotten lol 🤔🤔

[@clarefater8347]

Amazing footage, you all have to be a Jack of all trades to achieve all of this. So much equipment to keep running. Great job All and.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks it really is a lot of work. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@koryleague8833]

You brought back some memories of sorting spuds in the magic Valley near burley. Imagine the fun of running the digger before auto steer

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Before auto steer there was definitely more stuff to watch.

[@richardrobison]

Brings back great memories of driving truck for Gary Ball Farms in Rexburg Idaho in the late 70s!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s great

[@Sillyturner]

The first time to see potato harvesting on a large scale. Fantastic. I grew up in sugar beet country so am familiar with that harvest procedure only they have to cut the tops off ahead of the beet lifting operation. These nothing so good as large Idaho spud with lots of butter and a nice juicy steak

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it they are delicious

[@michaelpardue2400]

Thanks for sharing

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidsolberg9935]

Holy Moses I remember as a child we would pick them by had in a basket and then sack them. Those were long days.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, there’s no way you could do that now

[@kennethcummings8009]

Well, I just subscribe to your channel. I am absolutely amazed how you guys pick potatoes I never thought it was done this way, but wow you can. It’s very impressive Way to go guys may being a potato guy. I’m sure glad they’re raised in America. Keep up the good work.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Well, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for subscribing. It really helps out. We will keep farming and putting out content for you to enjoy.

[@Topper_Harley68]

I would love to operate farm equipment, very fascinating technology and process.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It is pretty fun when it’s running smoothly

[@barrytipton1179]

Taking of being kids in mid 1950s I can vaguely remember watching my mum walking behind a tractor in UK harvesting spuds for local farmer probably sold in his farm shop . Scary bit was next to chemical works and a massive chemical waste dump mountain well looked it as kids we played on it . Must have glowed in the dark

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

A chemical mountain… that’s crazy.

[@barrytipton1179]

@@RockyMountainFarmer wasn’t a mountain but more a large mound say 50foot high 60/70foot wide and 150foot long straight facing a brand new school built 1950 ish all the streams were black with chemicals. They built a motorway though it in 1962 ish the grass verges are taped off with warnings contaminated still to this day

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Crazy

[@PapaBearNC]

Very impressive machines!! Wish we could find spuds 🥔 that big in out grocery store!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah, I don’t know that you would ever see these in the grocery store. The grocery stores only want the number one size that are nice and pretty.

[@yhird]

Fantastic video! The harvester does an amazing job separating the spuds from soil. That is one great looking flag. Thank you for sharing. Subscribed.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

So nice of you. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@evonnewhalen9794]

This is so cool to watch. Thank you for sharing this video ❤

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@apostlepaulvining5688]

Do y’all allow the less fortunate to come in and glean your field?? That would be awesome folks and greatly helpful Rev. Paul,Eustis Florida.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes, people can come glean as much as they want. We try to waste as little as possible and we try to give away a bunch of potatoes after harvest as well.

[@arvbergstedt3303]

The Bible guidelines are no longer needed to leave some in the fields for the poor. That required a little work by the poor. Now the gov just gives it all away free. No work required. No husband required. Just vote democrat.

[@RedogZuk]

Awesome footage of yer harvest 🤠👍🏼☀️☀️

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@robyoung9994]

I grew up in PEI Canada, I sure miss those days! We called the Crossover a Wind rower.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah I have heard it both ways.

[@robyoung9994]

It’s cool hearing the different terminology from all over.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It is certainly interesting

[@1981FlyingV]

Nice looking spuds!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks 👍

[@johnkeynes8873]

Incredible great video and thanks for showing how spuds are Harvested.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@arthura.applegatejr.7145]

My Grandpop and dad were the 2nd largest potato growers in the north east from 1936 to 1969. They grew about 168 acres of potatoes. After 1950 they irrigated from 6 ponds Grandpop built on the farm. All were spring feed.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s awesome do you still farm?

[@derrickgarrigus7235]

Live in NW Tennessee and often wondered how you guys planted and harvest taters. As with all types of farming these days you need a PhD to plan, plant, maintain n harvest. Thx for sharing.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@lovelight4763]

That's Just AWSOME!!!!!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@DaelzGG]

I'm from central Minnesota. I work for R.D. Offutt as a seasonal worker, just finished our potato harvest yesterday. Our yields were too good we ran out of room in our storage and the plant that takes them doesn't have room either for some time lol so our last field of taters is getting plowed under.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s no good you could always build a straw building and put them in there. That was our plan if we run out of room.

[@durgan5668]

@@RockyMountainFarmer Exactly. Hate to see the waste when people need the starch in their diet.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

@@durgan5668 Where there’s a will there’s a way

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

​@@durgan5668we left about 40 acres in the field this year

[@Kap807]

In Faribault

[@daustin4087]

My first potato harvest video. Thank you. Sure would like to get potatoes that size from my garden in Texas.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You could get potatoes the size you just have to get a hold of some russet Ranger seed. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. There will be lots to come.

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

Spudnik makes some interesting equipment. I've hauled out of their Blackfoot, ID plant a couple of times, once with one of the bins to the MO bootheel (offloaded with two wreckers lol) and once with the third big sorter (probably similar to where they were getting clods and vines out) they had built, going out west of Madison, WI. I looked at the diggers and understood what happens throughout the machine but these shots were nice to see in action. Well done!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you liked the video. Spudnik makes nice equipment.

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

​@@RockyMountainFarmerand it's American our dutch boys here have said if something breaks " that's definitely not European"

[@joseduarte176]

Amazing job!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you like it!

[@DManGrand]

Nice harvest...Very interesting thanks for sharing... God bless America...

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed the video

[@REVELLO608]

I work in a potato chip factory & peel potatoes neat to see them in the field. I work at UTZ/Snyders of berlin in Pa.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That is pretty cool. I would love to tour a potato chip factory. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@REVELLO608]

9.11 and COVID stopped that, but it's an incredible system. We use a water flume to get them from the basement to the peeler@@RockyMountainFarmer

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That would be cool to see

[@hankelrod7315]

Used to haul in there, no longer raise spuds, I miss it

[@REVELLO608]

cool@@hankelrod7315

[@robertr3470]

WOW 6 months to a year! Had no idea potatoes could be stored that long in those conditions. Thought for sure you were going to say weeks or months.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It’s true. And the ones you see in the grocery stores are at least that old.

[@Mygirlfriend3141]

We store some from patatoe harvest to July

[@BarbaraKelley-v4k]

just wanted to say, this video was really well put together! you captured the whole process beautifully. but honestly, i can't help but feel that using machines for harvesting takes away from the traditional methods that really connect us to the land. it’s such a different vibe, right?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It might take away but if not for modern machines everyone would starve. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Every year there are fewer farmers meaning we have to do more with less help.