Chopping Silage in Nebraska!

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[@ricardochong6834]

Now don't anyone get mad at me for my opening statement, I am essentially city and I used to think that farmers had it made with a cushy seasonal job and bummed off the rest of the time. Then I found this channel. And man did I ever get an education. In the past few months I have been trying to view all the videos from the start. And, at 70 years old, I have been learning. Laura (and Grant) have taught me some of what farm life is really all about and given me a new respect for the business. Every new video, like this one, is educational and I just can't thank Laura enough for sharing. Thank you.

[@verafleetwood9458]

Hey Laura. I'm 60 years old. One of my first jobs was detasseling corn. My parents didn't farm, but there was a Pioneer seed plant near us and the farmers hired teenagers, desperate for money, to detassel. Started out for years walking down the rows. It was so great when the farmers started using machines that we rode on up and down the long rows. Very hot and itchy work, but as a kid, it was a great way to make money for new school clothes. 😁

[@dave77usuth57]

😅999999999

[@poupard1963]

Thanks!

[@garyhelton8676]

We always had a corn chicken party on Saturday night All the neighbors come in and check corn It's made a Saturday night date Saturday but loved it NNC

[@IAM...1111...]

Thank You Laura. This IS season 3 for me watching you GROW, as I caught your in the beginning season n I AM so impressed with you sharing your adventure with US. Have a couple coffee on me ...

[@thomaswhite8899]

Happy TO HEAR YOU EXPLAIN DETASSLING .. My daughter detassled back in the late 70s when you walked the rows ,no riding ,,We lived in town not on the farm .As you said up at 4AM and hard work in all kinds of weather ...But when she got home in the late afternoon she would shower ,change clothes and went to work at the local McDonalds. Have to give her a lot of credit ..

[@gungadinn]

Very difficult to get into trouble when you're tired from working 12-14 hours a day. That's called work ethic, which sadly is missing in today's world.

[@jimstruve3602]

Unhook the hose first - then hitch pin. A lesson I learned in western Iowa!

[@bobbolieu9013]

Our silage was sorghum. And yes, the cattle loved it. We mixed it with milo, alfalfa and range cubes when we fed twice a day. We used our feedlots as finishing pins for the cattle that went to auction. Otherwise the cattle were on grass.

[@tonyjohnson2256]

Laura, I've done a little farm work in my younger days. It is not an easy job. There is something that always needs to be fixed. I admire your attitude. I would like to know more about corn. Why do you separate the male and female rows! Why do you take the tassels off? And why do you plant radishes and turnips after destroying the male rows? I'm so thankful for our farmers.

[@carlsutherland3730]

Our much smaller equipment can be pull started if necessary! That always help when a starter quits.

[@waynemonday3772]

Thanks Laura. The trailer tongue extension is a nice feature. I was loving the tassel story. And your continued pleasant demeanor

[@rockercover]

Thanks for your cheerful / sunny outlook about / on life. Brightens one’s day.

[@markgeyer3591]

Normal Nebraska Family Farm,....I miss the Farm,...not the 100 degrees in the corn field fixing the pivot!!!!stuck, flat tire, gearbox, blow out of pipe...chopping corn Yes!!!...and picking corn, wheat, soybeans...Great Video!

[@MB2340]

Im from Germany. When i see your equipment it's impressiv. Our old traktor, a Deutz 4006, is the rest of our farm. But he is like a family member. I never sell it. I love this old traktor.

[@darylneal989]

Cheers for the close up on that trailer drawbar extension link 👍 Your summer heat in Nebraska reminds of working cotton fields in Queensland Australia. Arvo siesta underneath the gumtrees beside a cool billabong was necessity not a treat when discing on a vintage Farmall(?) tractor. Nil cab I.e. nil a/c in 40+°C 🔥(same temps 104f+)

[@scytheshandarkone2506]

I thought i write this. I am new to your channel and what attracted me to your channel i stumbled on to it accidently and seen a girl working on farm driving machinery and so forth i thought was different and cool. I am just a heavy metal musician that knows absolutely nothing about farming, In fact a year ago i started to play farm sim on PlayStation and i have no clue what i am doing hahaha!! But seeing you work the farm showed me that is hard work a lot is involved in farming and i now appreciate all farmers far more now than ever. Also watching your channel i have learnt a few things, People like my self take farmers for granted, With out farmers we don't eat. So thank you for your hard work and for your channel.. 🙂🤘👍

[@westrotter7847]

De Tassling sounds like our bucking hay job.you and all your friends were doin it. It was super hot and dirty work but kinda fun. We were paid so much per bale. Working in the cool of the night was the best idea.

[@gregmartin3588]

This is realy cool Of you to share how things Work .. I live in Montana . I wish I grew up with farming like you did . I like watching it . The kids like watching it also Thank you 🌲🤠🌲👍🌲🇺🇸

[@clintonwilkie8142]

Lady, You make farming look fun! Even when things aren’t going great, that pretty smile of yours will fix anything!😁

[@superchuck3259]

Key is having a good dad to help resolve the issues. And a wise girl stopping before something is wrecked. Better to waste a few minutes than break gear!

[@creativityindy9483]

Laura - we are with you at 12:15 about the detasseling: in the mid 1960s I detasseled for Pioneer Seed Corn around Tipton, Indiana, saw some of my co-workers walk off the job- I had no problem sticking with it thru sun, rain, mud, bugs, etc. Then all four of my younger sisters followed in my footsteps, we matured into successful adults, would recommend anyone; love your 'teaching-style' attitude!

[@bobblenuts]

WOW - My day is complete, I saw a reply below from Laura AND about 341 replies from a BOT....🤣 Thanks Laura for another interesting video! 👍

[@dangroom8695]

Grew up on a wheat farm in Eastern Washington. Never heard of the term "destroying". Of course, others may never have heard of drilling that we did (aka planting).

[@ashleygb83]

I’ve never seen silage from corn before, in the Uk most cattle farmers I know of they let the grass grow out in certain fields and then chop and bail it up for the winter feed.

[@malcoppock4255]

Laura, you are amazing, you smile through the whole video, you explain what’s happening. All with a smile. Just be you and thank you.

[@davidwallwork1177]

105 to 107F! Wow! And I thought I got a workout mowing my lawn for an hour in 94F (heat index 102F). After watching your video...I've got no complaints now about the heat here! Stay hydrated!

[@garyhelton8676]

Saturday night corn Checking party Everybody got together from the neighborhood and le Loved it Here in NC

[@Agriculturespotter]

What a beautiful chopper!

[@kentdavis9348]

I worked on a milk farm with my cousions during the month of July when I was 9-12 yrs old. We milked 40 head of cows at 4AM and $pm 7 days a week. I was up at 3:30 AM; Milk cows at barn from 4 to 5:30 AM then clean the barn. We would eat breakfast at 7 AM, then work in fields till #:30 PM then milk again. I gained a great respect for what a farmer goes thru. Keep up the good work. Well done.

[@williamfortini4050]

Also glad to see you back...made me nervous after your last vid. Saw your father's video when it wouldn't start... He was soooo bummed out. HEY! it will all work out!!:)

[@williamllewellyn64]

So glad to see you back and smiling, the right of passage was a classic line something a lot more kids need. People like you and Grant are living proof that society might have a chance.

[@roycepruett5862]

I drove John Deeres 7810, 8130 & 8235R with both transmissions and never used the clutch on either, I did use the clutch on the 7810 for inching.

[@lynwessel2471]

Right, JD used to call the pedal on a power shift an 'inching pedal'. Otherwise you have don't to use it at all.

[@erichk1674]

Character building job . We need more of those these days . I remember being stuck in the hay mow for years . I made the best of it and did what I needed to do .

[@TheKace227]

Laura, I live in NE not to far from where you live. They still have some companies that hire teenagers to detassle. They recruit middle school and high school students every summer. The paid is still good, and the work is still very hard. All three of my teenagers participated, but only one of them lasted. The other two quick after working there for a few hours. I couldn't blame them. I wouldn't want to do it.

[@dougdemaree1963]

Hard working American family...Thanks Laura and Grant for what you do for all of us...!!!

[@Silentsword89]

Wish we had a old chopper like that on Fs22

[@petercartman4855]

Hi Laura I’m from across the pond in the uk I started watching your videos on KZbin a couple of weeks ago and I’ve seen just about every one of them and you’re journey learning farming is truly amazing I would like to say even though it was a few years ago congratulations on you’re wedding to grant you are an awesome couple and I’m so happy for you both I’ve now subscribed to you’re Chanel to follow you and grant on your amazing journey keep up the good work

[@lancmac]

I was worrird about you.... You are back and doin great....

[@tombernatz3027]

Laura, you are a great hard working farmer, your father and husband are both lucky men to have you along their side. You Keep on smiling even on bad operational days.

[@knojustenuftobedangerous2442]

I detassled back in 1972. It was my very first job. Hard work, but I loved being on the farm. Scary when the thunderstorms fired up and we were on the metal machine, a mile out in the Illinois fields. Thanks for the video! Brought back fun memories.

[@johns.r.lawrence9287]

I had lots of fun detasseling corn as a kid in North Platte. Hot, buggy and muddy [surface irrigation with siphon tubes]. The water being pumped into the irrigation ditches was always cold, clear and great to quench your thirst. 66+ years ago.

[@george8214]

Ha ha!! I detassled in NW Iowa as a kid but wouldn’t call it fun! Character building, maybe……

[@Troutelectric4492]

That's pretty cool John. I grew up in North aplatte and up in Stapleton. Did all the same farming/ranching stuff also. Super fun times I thought.

[@mountainman1210]

Driving through Nebraska right now heading to Kansas from Utah to have a bed put on a pickup a lot hotter and dryer than I remember my last trip through Nebraska. I noticed driving through Nebraska You have no rocks I live on a pile of rocks and I've been driving through this state for several hours and have not seen a single rock😁 Anyhow good luck with the corn Chopping I know your frustration it always sucks when a specialty piece of equipment breaks Hopefully it's up and running shortly

[@timford6019]

one of our first summer jobs was packing tomatos at the packing shed. Hot, tomato juice wet, stinky, dirty.....

[@nicholasbcleghorn8008]

Love those blue nails! My favorite.

[@gerryheckmann3167]

Glad to see you back here, friend

[@brenttully258]

Hi from the Tully farm in Manhattan Kansas.

[@rickcurry6346]

you should be able to buy a starter at the NAPA store! If they have a rebuild /engine shop in back, they mat be able ti rebuild it. My Dad was that guy at the NAPA store in Celina, Ohio!

[@bobbolieu9013]

Silage is one of those smells that is unmistakable and unforgettable for me. That particular sweetness is so gently powerful. We had a massive ground silo that I never did see the end of. It always amazed me how strong the odor was even almost a year later when we began putting fresh silage in the ground silo.

[@darrylphipps2221]

good morning to Laura farms 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kindnuguz]

seeing as how many places are in drought and having hard times supplying feed for cows etc.. Chopping silage and having a stock pile is more than smart. Thanks for the video and keep up the great work.

[@lawsonjones2416]

Laura, you can fix the sprayer! Get a big hammer and hit the starter three or four times hard. Hit with square with flat part of hammer with a flick of the wrist. The little great is hung up in the big gear. Striking it will get to release. Good luck.

[@kramerbrian1970]

Laura your detasling memory is like my memory of picking stones growing up on my dad's dairy farm here in wisconsin. It was not a pleasant job but it did build character. Love watching your videos. I was wondering myself about chopping corn early like you are. Thank you for the explanation.

[@emaglott]

Very interesting about the silage and the male 🌽!

[@jahangirchaudhry370]

so happy to have your NEW FRESH video 😊😊😊

[@group447]

That starter looks pretty easily accessible because the vehicle is already up in the air. Shouldn't take too long. You can catch up tomorrow! I watched your dad's vlog when it broke down in the field. He looked pretty "bummer dude" to me. But if it's only the starter, you'll be back up in an hour or so after the mechanic gets there. Good to see you back. Keep em coming. Love the vlog!

[@leonarddecant8566]

From having watched a number of these videos it seems like a LOT of time is spent repairing equipment. I guess being a good mechanic is one of the top job skills of the modern farmer.

[@Lehosoosilla]

Good to see you back!

[@localizer50]

I remember the cows running for silage. Brings back memories. 😊

[@lgrantnelson2863]

Good to see you got something done before the equipment broke. Hang in there.

[@leslietarboxjr4287]

Laura, it is always an educational tutorial every time I watch you. I grew up on a farm in Maine as well and it was hard but rewarding work. Kids nowadays do not get the chance to experience that, and I believe this is one reason why most are lacking in work ethics and motivation. It is a shame. Always nice to see you and I enjoy what you are doing for our country and your community.

[@michaelwilliams7481]

Hi Laura, I did miss you, but then I thought she is with her dad. I watch you on your dad's channel, and when the destroyer (I believe) broke-down (it wasn't your fault, I am glad to say) your dad tried to stay calm for your benefit. He is a good dad. He told me he managed to go on his planned trip, that was good. Stay well Laura, love from Mike. 💛

[@bobhomestead7396]

Good thing you learned not to bring a half full wagon back to the field when prices were down, imagine what that coast today. Greats video's.

[@nationalstrugglebrijnsb2671]

You are very honest with your work

[@terrytomlinson8772]

Detassling and walking beans in my day were miserable but had to be done

[@aaahtex902]

**THANK FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL/HAPPY SMILE FIRST THING!!!** = **GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR SWEETNESS!!!**

[@edporter9355]

Hi Laura. It doesn't seem to matter what industry anyone is in, the issues of things happening to equipment affect us all. Great job today and overcoming and adapting to get the job done is based on knowledge and experience and preparedness with parts , tools, backups etc. Once again, Great Job. Michigan.

[@duanebolen543]

Sometimes if you would tap on the starter while someone's trying to crank the engine over it will loosen up the starter and it might turn the engine over sometimes it works and sometimes it don't especially if you have a dead spot right where that starter has stopped

[@thesteelrodent1796]

where I grew up the big job for kids was picking strawberries. We had massive fields filled with strawberries that had to be picked by hand. Was rough work being out in the sun and bent over all day, but it paid very well. Some places still keep some fields for "pick your own strawberries", but for the most part the harvest has become mechanized

[@lynpostlethwait3083]

Very great video for the farm again

[@wranther]

Well there now Ms Laura, I just gotta be saying one little thing at this time. I can truthfully say that I have never seen anyone operating a tractor with such fine bright blue nails as you have! Stay Hydrated! -Bob...

[@matkremzar5474]

mrs.

[@happycanayjian1582]

Yes, you ain’t a real farmer until you have 2 lbs of dirt under each of your inch-long, bright, blue fingernails. 😏

[@davidburley956]

Another great video. Loved it. So many different jobs in one day of farming. Way to stay positive with the breakdowns.

[@johnfarmer7120]

Again the rays of the sunset on the window panes, the heat of the earth is trembling in the distance, the wheels are merrily knocking behind the axle of the semi-trailer, am I tired, no, this is a pleasant tiredness, realizing how much has been done in a day, you feel pride, the windshield of the cab plays cheerfully with the light of the setting sun, this the last departure for today, the fermentation process has begun. morning, new day. I smile, throwing gloves on the hood of the tractor, and looking into the eyes-headlights of this giant, I understand that we are one. we'll make it, we'll make it right.

[@VonBluesman]

Hey Kiddo, it’s so hot and dry down here over half of Texas is in a drought. There was a 3 mile line of trucks and livestock trailers waiting to unload at the sale barn. Hay is up and it is more beneficial to just sell off stock. Like my Dad used to say, keep smiling. 👍😎🙏😎✌️

[@davegift197]

As usual, interesting information. For those who haven't worked your crops, it is very interesting. Back in my youth, in Northwest Kansas we didn't grow corn. But had lots of wheat. Then on the family farm in Southeast Kansas where they grew lots of corn plus hay and other crops, we saw a lot of corn converted to silage. They had an upright silo but the last couple of times I helped they used open pit similar to your pile. And you are correct that the smell of that fresh cut silage was very nice. Great video as usual, Laura.

[@ryfish5]

I did detasseling one time. That was all I needed!

[@georgeroy8509]

in the 60's working a dairy farm, we would have killed to have the equipment you have now. We cut full stalks and brought them to the silo and man-handled them into a shredder/blower that blew them into the silo. All the neighborhood kids were inside the silo packing down the silage by running around inside as the cut silage was pouring in from the top. This was a normal operation operation for us in New England. One of the best results from storing silage that way was the corn liquid that drained from the base of the silo. Made some incredible hootch!!

[@geraldfields6276]

Congratulations on reaching 375K subscribers

[@captharry900]

Quite possibly the prettiest women in America. Grand personality. Keep the faith Laura! ❤️🦅♥️✝️🇺🇸

[@edmeeks4982]

Detassling corn- in our area for of the country I would compare that to “topping & Suckering” tobacco! If you know, you know!

[@prestonburton8504]

My grand-daughter wants to be a farmer now!!! She's eight and very interested. Thank you Laura and Grant!

[@richardmcclurg3896]

Been thinkin of y'all. After the unexpected vistor incident. Was wonderin if y'all was ok. Been watchin yall's dad youtube channel and got to see ya on there. If yall's dad video was live I would told him that his starter was bad. I heard it freeze up. Y'all have a great week. Happy to see ya back on here. God bless ya!

[@NiceMuslimLady]

I don't understand what is wrong with some people. We have a guy who sees nothing wrong with going on other people's properties and stealing their fruit! Some guy said it was his uncle...and that you should feel HONOURED if he steals your fruit because he ONLY steals the BEST fruit! Like that "you have good fruit" makes it somehow ok to trespass on your property and steal it!

[@richardmcclurg3896]

I don't what are referin to but my comnent has nothin to do with takin fruit.

[@NiceMuslimLady]

@@richardmcclurg3896 It's about people who think they can just go onto other peoples property without permission.

[@richardmcclurg3896]

I understand now. I'm a dumb Buckeye (Ohio).

[@NiceMuslimLady]

@@richardmcclurg3896 Naw, you're cool. :)

[@bruceloos4551]

Laura the other thing you could try besides tapping on the solenoid is leave the ignition to the on position and touch the positive terminal with a screwdriver to the copper post between the starter motor and the solenoid. This will start the tractor remotely from the outside. Make sure transmission is parked, power brake is set, power take off disengaged, hydraulics in neutral before attempting this dangerous maneuver. Good luck. Safety first.

[@markhottman2652]

Laura, with blue nail polish and a Laura Farms wardrobe girl, your Farmer Work ethic of getting things DONE is probably the most attractive thing about you. Yes, you keep up with Grant and your Dad, just fine!

[@garyhelton8676]

We just had a 2 row done dear chopper Pulled with a 80 horsepower at H tractor

[@IIIRorschachIII]

Daaaaamnn! 374k Subs! Laura is putting in work! & look at your gains. Muscle chick.

[@pilialoha21]

You were raised correctly and have such good memories, preparing is everything. Hard worker.

[@williamgrizzell7938]

Missed your videos Glade your back

[@thomasdunn22]

Thanks Laura!

[@betaorionis78]

Your channel is awesome! I live next to a farm and I see them farm every year but never really know all the work that’s involved. After watching your channel I gained more respect for all the farmers out there. Thank you to your Grandpa for his service. Your parents raised you well as the next generation of farmers. I have say Grant is one lucky guy to be able see your beautiful smile everyday. Keep up the good work out there and stay safe😁👍🏽

[@KaziusAzran]

Watch a few other farm youtubers and I feel more sad for a family farm in Montana where they are only getting 9-16 bushels an acre due to drought. Sad to see you having troubles too, but things could always be worse. I had various family that farmed and I always heard them complaining. Thanks to youtube you guys can share the good the bad and the ugly and now I understand why.

[@garyhelton8676]

We always had a truck beside the chopper Here in NC

[@tommoss1519]

It's funny..I just randomly found this channel and find it so inspiring.

[@ralphkearns7600]

I really appreciate your videos, even the ones where we get chewed out. Please keep it up!!!

[@williamnunley4382]

You are the best farmer that I have ever seen.i watch all of your videos.

[@jimmeng3317]

One of first jobs was detasseling corn for Pioneer. I made my first hundred dollar paycheck detasseling back in the 70s. Yes, it was a wet with the morning dew but it was fun. I’m from Indiana. Love your channel and it’s content.

[@KnivesFAST]

It's fun watching your channel and your dad's channel and getting both sides of these breakdowns. Lol. Glad you guys keep a positive attitude. It's really cool. Keep going

[@mfitzgerald130]

Love the snacks, brings back fond memories, many moons ago my snacks in the tractor included lunch , often consisted of having a whole medium size roast chicken and plain bread slices and a quart of milk to wash it down with . lol 😃😋

[@mmccarth67]

Happy you are back from the break. Don't let the jerks creep you out. Can we get a "Good Morning!"?

[@bobsmith1814]

I remember being volunteering to help detassling corn on my grandfather’s farm. Then going to my aunts and uncle farm. What a long hot day in Iowa. At least my aunt would pay me. But lots of great memories from the farm

[@mikenawrocki1837]

Glad to see you back.

[@popeye1250]

Love the color of that fingernail paint.

[@phillip9468]

G'day Laura & Grant I'm jealous it's such nice hot weather over there. It has been a series of cold fronts through Sth/West Western Australia with miserable highs of only 9°-14° 🥶 Celsius, rain & bone chilling winds 🌬️ of up to 50 kmh where I am. I am glad to see that your "hi-tech" silage load counting machine of marker pen & window did not succumb to mechanical gremlins. 🙄. Ages ago when I worked on a dairy farm the silage was Clover, Rye grass & Lucerne. It was laid on a very thick black plastic sheet, formed into a long, oval shaped mound, compressed with the tractor before having another plastic sheet placed across it. The edges were rolled together and a long "split" piece of 1" Ag pipe used to join & seal them. A vacuum fitting was attached and all the air sucked out with a small pump. Every few days a drainage tube at the bottom of the pile had its tap opened to drain of the excess fluid. This process actually "pickled" the silage which retained the protein value of the silage at a considerably higher level than just stacking. Once again your video makes my day 😁.