40+ ton California corn! Two claas 990’s

[@user-zu2bw7ig5v]

I live in South Dakota and that's some of the tallest corn I've ever seen!

[@tony98discovery]

South Dakota is also a place with lots of wonderful agricultural fields, I want to go there once in my life.

[@travisgruba1627]

For real though. I live in Minnesota and spent enough time in the states next to me and I’ve never seen corn that’s tall enough to hide a semi truck.

[@jakeruchti1]

Irrigation is why

[@luckycyril4685]

Bro go to europe, thats normal here

[@carrollsanders9376]

It isn't grain corn it's Silage corn, different crop.

[@MrPhatties]

That is one of the cleanest chopping operations I've seen. Right equipment, technique and operators.

[@califarmer30]

Thank you!

[@calebmanuel17]

@@califarmer30 is this diary farm or beef feedlot

[@BigBagg69]

I live in west central Illinois and we just finished our 360 acres of corn silage tonight for our dairy farm we chop with a Claus 6row, three aluminum dump trailers fitter with taller sides and auto doors, and I push with a John Deere 4960 mfwd. Our packing tractor is a 9170 case. I definitely stay busy in that pushing machine, hard work.

[@moritz433]

Im livin in Germany and in case of the heat the maize around us is on average maybe around 1.60, maximum 2.00 meters. We have one of the driest years ever. Very tough and challenging for our farmers...

[@califarmer30]

We all need some more water. Hopefully it gets better for you.

[@marcinzpola]

@@califarmer30 No, it will not get better. In fact, due to climate change it will get much much worse. Just check lake Mead.

[@danielerigon1846]

same in Italy too, it is quite rare to see a tall corn this year, especially if it has not been irrigated

[@SladkaPritomnost]

Modern agriculture causing soil erosion, extensive water evaporation, pollutes air (not only with CO2, NOx and small particles), kills most small insects/birds (creates huge mono-culture fields) yet half of the products ends in trash anyway.

[@derekjohnson5150]

I can remember years ago my aunt and uncle have land at Riverdale outside of Fresno. The guy farming it had it in corn silage following cotton. He hit 22 tons to acre and we were like Holy crap. Unbeatable. Lol !!!

[@ruhrsenf]

correct me if im wrong but thats 54 tons per hectare, 45 is average here in germany, pretty sure its beatable with modern cornseeds?

[@adrianlindsay3194]

It's amazing how much volume this equipment can put through.

[@califarmer30]

It’s crazy!

[@davidsignor7931]

It's a far cry from a 720 John Deere with a 2 row harvester we currently run a Deere with a 10 row head pa corn here about half that tall

[@ziauddin7948]

awesome whole corn plant harvesting & chopping #❤️❤️👍

[@tatterich4744]

You can be glad that you have such good soils treat them well!

[@andrewm1453]

It’s awesome to see how you guys chop corn unlike we do in Minnesota

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

Is your ground that flat in Minnesota

[@paze68]

I live in the mid of Czech Republic, our average is 3 meters corn and the highest yield was 90 ton per hectare. Its 36,5 ton per acre but average is 20-25 ton per acre.

[@locybapsi174]

Is it biomass you are talking about? How much corn seed yiled was achieved?

[@paze68]

@@locybapsi174 yes, for biogas státním. 4 mm lenght of cut and we are usually plant 90 000 seeds/hectar

[@janfleuren2774]

Is one packing tractor enough? Would say there will be a lot of tons rolling on to that feedslap...

[@charlesyoungblood1402]

Thank you Guys for all that you do . No easy task and I'm grateful !

[@califarmer30]

You’re welcome!

[@landwirtschaft_rhoen]

I love the Harvest Sound!

[@musheythe1]

We used to grow verities like that for AD plants....yielded a hell of a lot per acre just like that. Was okay for a few years then one year we had bad wind at the wrong time and it all went flat as a pancake.

[@farminglovers3725]

Which corn seeds are you used for planting

[@davidmcdonald9556]

Do you have any tips on keeping corn in the feeder house when chopping earledge? Maybe a walk around the feeder house? Thanks!

[@tony98discovery]

Are you also a large-scale corn farmer?

[@tony98discovery]

*I would love to visit the agricultural farms in California. This is the place to produce excellent agricultural products with modern technology.*

[@encompassthyeclipse7278]

Apparently not with the Colorado river basin drying up, it was foolish to establish farming infrastructure there. Lol.

[@verteup]

@@encompassthyeclipse7278 It wasn't foolish back then. The colorado river supplied all the water they needed. Now with climate change the colorado river doesn't even reach mexico any more.

[@tony98discovery]

@@encompassthyeclipse7278 It sounds like you are a very knowledgeable person about the infrastructure there.

[@garymeyer3294]

@@encompassthyeclipse7278 As foolish as allowing the population to triple, quadruple, or whatever in a desert area that wasn't meant to support that many people.

[@derekjohnson5150]

Holy crap. What a crop. Poor chopper driver eyes have to be going bat shit crazy with his view. Awesome video !!!

[@califarmer30]

He didn’t have a view lol

[@8DeereFarm]

I love that view!! Gets a little more tiring at night with tired eyes and the bright chopper lights though!

[@GaryLX870D]

Only once did we get 16' corn in WA. nicely done 👍

[@wannabeagamer1204]

Curious how many gal of water a year that crop takes.

[@huntingandstuff9489]

how many day corn are you planting?

[@aaronsimpson8329]

So is this silage? And they go ferment this a bit? Or what is this?

[@Deathfromblaow]

Nebraska corn had one of the driest years in memory

[@floridacoder]

When you do corn for silage are you combining corn and stalk all together, or harvesting the corn then using the stalk for silage?

[@califarmer30]

Stalk and corn are chopped for silage

[@antoni_1373]

Hi, I come from Poland, for me as a farmer it is the worst year in terms of maize on average 1.70 cm. I'd like to know what kind of this maize is

[@bobaganooshy]

How do they open fields up with those style trucks?

[@tony98discovery]

*Tallest corn I have ever seen, can you tell me its name?*

[@baliharsingh2315]

Good job

[@adrianburghelea9353]

How tones of chimicales they put in the soil ? And where they are ? In foods, in animals who eating this corn , and after we also eat on the barbeque...

[@ryanbachman9227]

Is that what they call giant corn or elephant corn? Years ago my friends dad planted that it had one huge ear on it and taller than a chopper box he chopped it with a one row chopper really slow

[@patrickaherne3598]

Also, how many acres did you chop and how does that corn get irrigated? Great video.

[@justinwenzel8459]

flood irragated

[@califarmer30]

We did 80 acres that day. It’s flood irrigated

[@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888]

@@califarmer30 Any video of that flood irrigation?

[@farmingfishingfamilyontari2814]

Ontario Canada. Big crop there. When did it last rain?

[@MilkMan608]

Gotta leave those 3 rows for the crop insurance adjuster. 🤣🤣🤣

[@1970bosshemi]

Is that really what it’s for?

[@patrickaherne3598]

Damn, that corn is 13-14' tall!

[@adamdowling5164]

Oh the soil compaction!

[@matthewcornelison4786]

What’s the purpose of leaving the 2 row strips

[@shawnthefarmer5161]

i love giant tractor videos. im also glad my farm is only 20 acres.

[@hasanraza5434]

What kind of soil do you have in California?

[@WhatAboutRC]

Easy to see why you went all out and got the 990s haha.

[@thomasdeistler4435]

Nice vid, any difference big between kemper an orbis? Which performed better and why? Thx alot, cheers

[@califarmer30]

Kemper has less moving parts. We have not tried the new claas corn head yet tho.

[@davidsignor7931]

That sure is some nice looking corn

[@califarmer30]

Yes sir

[@Ruxxnation]

That shot at 6:25 is crazy!

[@gale212]

I cannot believe the height of that corn! In Virginia we're looking at like 8 feet?

[@mehmetdurmaz6386]

What variety is that?

[@keatonheinrich8630]

What variety is that???

[@coahuayana12]

I saw the JD still at the shop.. CLASS doing well

[@brunoschnyder181]

Wath corn variety ? best regards from Switzerland

[@deronlogterman2951]

That is some tall corn. Impressive

[@Truckphucker5000]

Central valley. Most fertile soil in America.

[@califarmer30]

It’s some of the best corn we have chopped all year

[@toledojeeper2932]

@@Truckphucker5000 ...There is class 1 soil in other states besides California. A large area that runs from Illinois to Indiana is said to be the most fertile soil in America.

[@billyjackson5664]

Anthony Macias, nope. Midwest holds that title.

[@cadcad4974]

What is your water situation?

[@jenkins2162]

Old Gavin is gonna get his cut. He's licking his chops thinking about it.

[@califarmer30]

😂

[@dingdongdaddytimanderson]

It'll be interesting to see how they do this job, once California bans diesel engines. Electric won't cut it.

[@Dontworryboutit315]

Along with the water bans, don’t see 12 foot corn in the future without flood irrigation

[@richd9646]

@@Dontworryboutit315 they better start building desal plants and stop thinking the Delta will supply them. Already salty water is moving up into the area they would pull from for their tunnel.

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

No milk for you.

[@richd9646]

@@davidhickenbottom6574 no water for you lol. The supply in Norcal is gone you need to have them spend the tunnel money for a desal plant and pipes from the ocean. Norcal isn't a reliable source for water anymore.

[@stephenkennedy9322]

@@richd9646 Diesel ⛽️

[@angus9941]

I couldn’t stare at a moving wall of corn all day!! Your chopper driver must be stressed.

[@waradmiral7916]

What variety of corn is this please?

[@JackCarregan]

its not separating the kernels? just mulching everything into the truck?

[@califarmer30]

Chopping everything.

[@kenalexander3625]

How much water did it take to get great crop?

[@cagrowin1962]

A minimum of 40"

[@adviseandmorecarsandmore8346]

Does this grind up everything including the corn ears ?

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

Everything that gets into forage harvester will be cut into small pieces. Some even have additional grinder inside to break kernels shells so nutritiens from inside if it could be digested.

[@patrickquerry5768]

Stupid question, why do you guys mulch the corn and stocks all together?

[@yuppers1]

It's 100% being fed to livestock. This isn't meant for humans

[@michalmajk2354]

hello master tell me what is this corn variety called ??

[@RCMechanicalEngineering]

Very impressive💪👍

[@califarmer30]

💪💪

[@pawelkoperowicz9772]

More like very destructive

[@1970bosshemi]

@@pawelkoperowicz9772 do you like to eat?

[@pawelkoperowicz9772]

@@1970bosshemi do you like to destroy ecosystems

[@mfreeman451]

the header broken?

[@ChallengerMT875B]

Why did the driver left some rows? Greetings from Germany

[@gege7734]

Ależ ta kukurydza wysoka🙉👍

[@hollywoodundead72]

Hard to believe the drying up west can still produce crops !

[@jonym45]

Why was the chopper leaving some strips?

[@califarmer30]

Borders in the field. It’s flood irrigation

[@justinmills8084]

That's got to take time to get used to driving into a wall of corn 🌽 🙃, on the first couple passes.

[@califarmer30]

Yes sir

[@imaginarystranger1974]

Why trucks don't drive as close as possible to combine? Surely there would be less product flying around.

[@nenadminic9844]

Super video, pozz Serbian 👏👏👍

[@califarmer30]

Thank you

[@xemon5811]

Thats crazy how tall they are in eu where i live they around 2meters

[@blacktranch]

Variety?

[@ronny4201]

Thats some serious shit there.. nice

[@califarmer30]

Yes sir. 990 12 rows. 2.2mph

[@richschmidt5694]

Does she stay cool?

[@DR-UTAH]

That corn is tall here in Utah there are some fields that are just like that one.

[@JCMoncur]

Where was that field located? Near what city or town?

[@califarmer30]

Bakersfield ca

[@JCMoncur]

Good deal man that’s where I’m from.

[@califarmer30]

Nice!

[@eliodede]

In North Italy, Lombardia and Veneto are normals this productions

[@gautamrabari8340]

Whose your corn 🌽 seeds name ?

[@AndreZA979]

That's some tall corn, is it always this tall or did something change this year?

[@califarmer30]

That dairy always grows good corn

[@garywesterman6347]

Never saw corn that tall

[@Platinum_Band]

Where in the central valley you out of?

[@califarmer30]

Bakersfield

[@nathanping5729]

Shew glad I don’t have to farm in California I don’t think I could even last one day in that state. No disrespect intended but wow that some tall corn

[@nathanping5729]

@cali gdp what the difference in Cali n New York there is none they both have ignorant government. Far from Cali n ny so how bout you get lost and take the rest of Cali with ya!

[@ke6gwf]

That almost looks like it's near Buttonwillow. I am probably way off though lol

[@califarmer30]

Bakersfield

[@ke6gwf]

@@califarmer30 I had the region and soil type right at least! The power lines looked familiar, but I suppose they may cut across the valley.

[@javierlopez6001]

What moisture are you seeing and what is your starch content?

[@javierlopez6001]

Also, what is your seed variety?

[@califarmer30]

Around 70 moisture

[@califarmer30]

I’m not sure. I will have to ask

[@joseluisfernandez2025]

What variety is it

[@califarmer30]

I would have to ask. We didn’t grow it.

[@clonewolffe4937]

Is this used for bio diesel or feed?

[@stephenkennedy9322]

Feed

[@TheBiggRiggz]

It's awesome to see this level of engineering working hard in America's backbone country. But I can't help but notice that yall aren't leaving ANYTHING behind to put back into the soil to replenish the soil for future harvests. I hope this farm doesn't rely on chemical and synthetic fertilizer? Still cool though

[@Sergei_Derevnya]

я думал только у нас кучи силоса посреди поля , оказывается и в Америке так

[@davidskiffington7039]

Is that wet tons or dry matter?

[@califarmer30]

Around 70 % moisture

[@captaindee6130]

40 wet tons. 40 tons dry matter/acre would be 133 wet tons/acre at 70% moisture. That's impossible. 40 tons at 30% dry matter is 12 tons of dry matter/acre. Everyone talks in terms of wet tons, but that varies so much according to moisture. I wish the whole industry would switch to reporting on a dry matter basis which would be the same regardless of moisture.

[@carlfalt174]

If it stays dry in California that might be one of the last corn crops to silage

[@dharrison6832]

Prolly irrigation

[@fazeobama8872]

@@dharrison6832 has to be - looked like those island fields barely above water, they get irrigated alot

[@btaylor9788]

California needs more desalination plants

[@siem040]

Why does the chopper sometimes leave like 2 rows standing between itself and the truck? Seems unconvenient

[@AmericansBee]

How many chemicals and growth genetic modifications were used ?

[@11rt23ez]

We need a better look at that corn :)

[@joeyakabert]

Is this normal for you all? That's impressive corn

[@califarmer30]

Yes our dairies we work for grow great corn!

[@luckycyril4685]

Hi, 40 tons of what ? Yes of corn but 40tons an acre ?, an hour ? I live in europe and we have 50-60 tons a hectare.

[@steinwaymodelb]

Per acre. That would be pretty much 100 tons per hectare. Unbelievable crop.

[@luckycyril4685]

@@steinwaymodelb yep, 50 to 60 tons a hectare i said

[@loewenstark2969]

@@luckycyril4685 i think he means the corn in the vid

[@codytschetter4672]

Why aren't you guys running New Holland Silas shopper

[@califarmer30]

🤔

[@omw2fyg]

I wonder what this corn is used for. Everything is mixed together, stalk seed.

[@califarmer30]

Dairy cows

[@larrymartin6544]

Livestock feed

[@blakespower]

I never seen corn that high I guess we growth dwarf corn in maryland

[@reedjensen4355]

Well , We know where lake mead & Powell went!

[@oglucifer9234]

That corn is so big it is way over the rainbow

[@jonathonwood2868]

And they wonder why they are running outta water

[@marcusgault9909]

One would be glad of GPS autosteer! Must be a weird sensation for the driver driving blind, like driving in a dense snow storm.

[@rickmatz4456]

I would lift my header a good foot. The cows will sort that out and leave it in the bunk if you chop that low.

[@heartysteer8752]

Can't imagine they don't have a processor on the chopper, sorting won't be an issue. Could get a higher quality test with a little less stalk though.

[@jacoblandis4535]

That what I was thinking too. That much tonnage just cut higher for better quality.