Cleaning the Grain Pits

Cleaning out the 500 Bushel Grain Pits. Everybody loves climbing down into the pits to pump out 200 gallons of rotten stagnant mosquito water.... Agronomist Visit, Government Subsidies, Average Yields Expected, and a Farming Simulator Update!
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Zach Johnson, the “Millennial Farmer” is a 5th-generation farmer who’s spent his life growing, working, and learning on his family’s farm. His wit and dry sense of humor appeal to children and adults alike. A product of the millennial generation, his appreciation of new technology blends with his old-fashioned work ethic, and he offers a unique ability to deliver his message in a way that resonates with lifelong farmers as well as those with no knowledge of agriculture.
With growing consumer awareness about where their food comes from, Zach has identified the need for an independent voice from the front lines of agriculture. Zach actively promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experiences in the agriculture world while providing farmer-to-farmer education to help facilitate a collaborative conversation between farmers and the public.
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[@deandanielson8074]

Hi Zach, you are such a fine example of the "work ethic" and the need to get jobs done even if unpleasant. I would tend to procrastinate and that doesn't work on the farm. Thanks for showing the "less than fun chores" as well the super neat chores such as seeding or combining. I have a question on the micro-managing. You mention "down to the acre level" but it seems to me that you are adjusting to even smaller pieces of land -- which is incredible when you think back even a few years ago. Thanks for making the investments that keep food production high at a reasonable cost to the consumer. A great video. Thanks!! - Dean from Edina

[@MillennialFarmer]

Thanks again Dean!! Always appreciate your thoughts! The acres are managed at a 1-2.5 acre level but usually the programs we use, use an algorithm to blend the acres together based on averages, so there aren't hard breaks or 'lines' between the acres for certain applications. Did I make that clear as mud? Maybe it wasn't even what you were asking?!

[@brandonb9452]

Millennial Farmer That answers what I was wondering too. Thanks Zach

[@patrickrohl6618]

5

[@rashke19]

Maybe those guys that do maintenance on your grain dryer could do something related to turkey burger gas, it seems you can produce bunch of it. Maybe if properly stored can keep the grain dryer running for month or so.

[@MillennialFarmer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@oldsailor8593]

The money you receive is a small amount for standing tall on the front lines of this trade war that must be fought and won. Thank you to all American farmers you deserve so very much more. I pray for y’all and our President during this battle that should have been handled a long time ago. I believe he will stand with America’s farmers and remember all the sacrifices made this year!

[@geoffhirsh2402]

Impressed with your backup skills!

[@zachw5085]

The young ladies are adorable! Looking forward to some "corn shelling vigdeos" in the words of some of your esteemed colleges. Keep up the excellent work Zach. Cool name BTW!

[@wayneconnell5385]

Zach you are one smart dude.

[@tateraylevin4087]

Can't wait for that map finally a map for farm sim in my home state

[@braquemathson1991]

Zach, those jobs/tasks are for your millennial farm hand😂 or did you let them go already.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Lol, his Mom came to get him!!

[@GregSilverado]

@@MillennialFarmer she's the one who drives him through starbutts to get his soy latte

[@stephenburkholder9411]

I’m an ex-millwright. Still in the industry but too old for field work. We always un-affectionately called it “bean dip.” I know the smell you’re talking about more than I care to. Lol

[@northsimulation3386]

To the voice of David Attenborough: A adult male Millennial Farmer approaches and starts work on his food storage system to get ready for corn eating season, their species will be very busy in the next coming months but they will be storing food for the winter. Soon they will enter hibernation as the cold winter approaches they will crawl into their caves and settle down for the winter and wake up back again for the warm spring weather.

[@MillennialFarmer]

🤣🤣🤣 I even read it in his voice!

[@northsimulation3386]

😂😂

[@kodez79]

... This species does not hibernate like other hibernating mammals. If we take a look inside the hive, we will see them working along on what looks like maintenance tasks. We do not know if there is any significant energy savings to their method. It seems that they offset the lack of energy saving with a steady stream of hamburgers that keeps them going through the long cold winter.

[@gkloepper]

Hey Zach, I am actually pretty interested in your meetings with any agronomists! Doesn‘t matter if it‘s fertilizer, varieties or cover crops, I would like to hear more about that stuff.

[@prezzle208]

My farm boy came out and i got really excited when he started talking about the variable rate maps and what not.

[@jerkyturkey007]

Not that I'm recommending it but many farmers spray round up on their crops to force the field to dry up uniformly so it can be harvested when they are ready.

[@dylanlutz8045]

It's hilarious when you ask the dead animals if their ok!

[@bigjhunter7660]

Should have called Mike Row with dirty jobs..............

[@mfk12340]

Unfortunately that show isn't on anymore.

[@guy_incognito7538]

@@mfk12340 I know it's a bummer. They ran out of jobs

[@This1LifeWeLive]

Soooo... what's your guess on how many snakes will be in there too?! 😂🙈

[@MillennialFarmer]

Luckily I didn't see any!

[@jackterry7664]

@@MillennialFarmer You 2 "Snake afraid?"

[@nathanhalls6657]

You should demo a claas lexion 780 terratrac

[@smcox1991]

“And buy frivolous things like grain bins to impress chicks” 😂🤣😂🤦‍♂️ 17:03 that’s what she said

[@TheVideoSteve]

Becky, good job editing and the kids are just SOOOoooooooo cute !!!!! Hello from East TN

[@sixbox9634]

Millenial farmer is the only channel that I subscribe to and wathes all the videos on when they come out. 😊

[@MrAvfc14]

Taking a subsidy is not welfare. Farmers deserve to get paid a fair wage for their products. Markets will rebound and we all will benefit from helping farmers.

[@MillennialFarmer]

Agreed, thank you

[@davewood406]

There's no reason to believe markets will rebound. Now, this crop, sure, bail out the farmers(25 to 30 billion dollars that no one voted on) but next year, if they plant unprofitable crops and put their hand out after...Well, their high horse just turned into those little horse figurines you get at TSC for your kids.

[@MillennialFarmer]

@@davewood406 if the payments comes from the same place as it did in 2018 it's from the CCC pool, which was voted on a long time ago and is available every year for ag 'disasters'.

[@davewood406]

@@MillennialFarmer HR 2157 Yeah, ag disasters, not deliberate trade policy. I have no problem assisting when unforeseen circumstances arise. When you look at signing up for your next contracts, will you move forward if those contracts are unprofitable without figuring in subsidies?

[@MillennialFarmer]

@@davewood406 we never figure subsidies into a cash flow. And yes, most likely, because moving forward and planting the crop is closer to a profit than not doing anything, and there are no other 3rd crop options in our area that are anywhere near as profitable at the moment.

[@sebastianelmqvist7071]

Hello from Sweden!! I have been addicted for you videos the last week and I watched atleast 20 of you videos again. I love farming and my dad is a farmer. Keep up the great work

[@maxdean9134]

To much cab corn last season? Cant wait for cab corn 2019!!!

[@robdavis1176]

That's why he needed to procure an additional half load of corn. Maybe he should let his wife drive next time, and this wont happen.

[@masonlynch1793]

Grocery store: Corn! Fresh! Farmers: You know that corn is 4 years old.

[@shalininaicker]

Send some rain down to Australia. Our poor farmers down here are into the 3rd year of a severe drought.

[@johnfranks]

A high pressure drain clearing nozzle might work. Cleans corn out of clogged poop pipes...

[@michaelplus-trojan_dc8687]

gotta love rotten corn, one of the reasons i used to be a farm hand instead of actually being a farmhand now :)

[@bighouse1283]

Always nice... to have dry pits! 👉💪👈 🤣🤣😂 😎👍 〽️

[@alabamagpaaprospector7699]

Tell Onyx I said good luck in his race he's going to do it

[@FrankieT666]

I always love the humor in the videos

[@tylerlinneman1821]

When you said you were gonna back that chisel with the cart on the back I was like, “that’s cute.” That was impressive

[@mitchellwilson1997]

You’re very lucky Zach. In Australia at the moment we’re having a massive drought, Most farmers have no water so all the crops and livestock are dying... with not a single bit of help from the Australian government, it’s really sad to see.

[@MillennialFarmer]

I've recently started to hear a lot about this. Very sad

[@fowletm1992]

East Australia is really rough at the moment Lots of hay being cut over here in the West to send over there Some areas over here got hit by frost and wiped out the wheat crop so it's being baled as well You cant buy a baler even if you want to the whole country is sold out atm

[@rjp3427]

When Jimmie Johnson retires, Onyx Johnson will take his place!

[@jimlovesfarming6332]

7:46 "Historically this is safer than the turkey burger for me" Lmao 😅 🤣🤣 Edit: hey Zach we are still waiting a funny moments part 2

[@TheAbilities]

I've missed a few videos. What happened with the turkey burger.

[@guy_incognito7538]

@@TheAbilities we shall just say it was messy 🤣

[@TheAbilities]

@@guy_incognito7538 well?

[@guy_incognito7538]

@@TheAbilities I assume that to mean the Turkey burger made his next trip to the bathroom a wet and slimy one

[@TheAbilities]

@@guy_incognito7538 th for the explanation. Lol

[@Will7981]

"Historically, this is safer than a turkey burger"😂😂🤣👍🏻

[@harridene.-.3762]

Everything i whatch off your channel I use to help my dad on my farm

[@Liam-tj8mf]

When the Millennial Farmer theme plays at the end and there's still 20 seconds of video left :D

[@gamingdude3925]

Great job dude I watched you since 2015

[@tvoyds7035]

That service truck of yours is mint af! I'm a gmt400 (88-00 gm trucks) fanatic! Lol I love them trucks with a passion! What year is yours? 88 or 89?

[@MillennialFarmer]

It's actually a 90

[@tvoyds7035]

@@MillennialFarmer 3500 right? I should have guessed 90 because the light dutys 1500s always got the new Interiors before the heavy duty 3500s and up.

[@BriansFarmingVideos]

Makes me glad we didn’t put in an in ground pit but man they sure look nice during harvest

[@MillennialFarmer]

They're a dream during harvest man

[@whitetails4life1]

7:30 osha would not be proud of this! ha kidding

[@trentst.romain6974]

Impressive backup skills!!!! On another note, how is Didge??

[@MillennialFarmer]

Didge is doing well, 100% recovered!

[@tvoyds7035]

Lol I see why you need to pump it now! Looks like you got a fueling issue. Them TBI only get 12 to 16 PSI of fuel so if it's under 10 it'll do that. Its probably the fuel filter or pump.

[@farmguy2400]

@8:54 -Where's my hand? Usually my hand is at the end of my arm, most likely Zach, yours should be found at the same place. ;-)

[@MillennialFarmer]

Huh. There they are!

[@ocb8486]

Hi from norway,keep up the good work,farmers are the backbone of nations 😍👍

[@jocalafarms4051]

Great words to live by. You always need to pump it.

[@dalebuchanan4224]

If only the Australian government would see that agriculture is a big economic driver and that it is it's best interest to support farmers.....

[@jamesheinjus6204]

You're spot on there useless pricks in government

[@fowletm1992]

Our prices are far better than what they get to make up for subsidies

[@smartin70]

Why not build small pole building to keep the pits covered? This would also you load demi's in the rain/snow. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@willsterry4090]

Couldn’t you just build a shed over the top of grain pits to save on waste?

[@patricknesburg575]

Dont leave us hanging in the dust, need to see some cart racing videos of the 73 in action!

[@alanwilcox2008]

Hey Zach : This is your most informative video so far.... Great Job ! ( Becky probably put it together though ) Farming is more than sitting in an A/C or heated cab all day listening to Led Zeppelin. I am 100% behind the subsidy program. It’s not welfare, it’s a business sustainability strategy. How was Onyx’s race? I predict Isla will be a racer too. Captain Al from Tampa 😎

[@MillennialFarmer]

Onyx got 2nd and he was pretty excited!

[@AgentBiohazard]

Build a tall drive thru with a roof...wont need to clean rotten again

[@tucobenedicto109]

Just like a snow shed for a train!

[@hickoryridgefarmer]

🤑

[@1ove2Act]

Next time you are in Omaha or more west and come through Omaha, I’ll buy you a burger, from the place I work at. Super popular place, you’d like the burgers hopefully, I’ll tell you where privately if you see this comment

[@johngibson6098]

See bout time you put some BEEF in that burger!!! No BARKING DUCKS 🦆 for miles!! Maybe a few spider barks but nothing to ever hurt a man

[@DEDBRD-di4yj]

Hey Zack, will there be any new equipment show up for harvest 2019 ? I am jonesing for Millennial farmer harvest vides so i started rewatching harvest 2018 from last year. Also you went from 100k to 324k subscribers since last harvest. Thats gotta be a record or something!

[@MillennialFarmer]

Yes! There is some new stuff coming!

[@DEDBRD-di4yj]

Great! Cant wait for Harvest 2019..... In fact you should make a shirt that has only Harvest 2019 on it . And it pretty darn cool that you have 325k subscribers but you still respond to comments from your viewers. 🤘🏻

[@jamesyates9378]

There always working hard. Thanks mappers paradise. Great video Zac

[@CodyBlack307]

"She thinks my grain bins sexy"

[@guy_incognito7538]

It really turns her on 🎶🎶

[@wysurvivor]

Apparently someone touched a nerve with the screwdriver suggestion.

[@richardstevens3478]

Put duck tape over the hole🤪

[@garysavage5675]

Budget to put a building over the grain pits that’s what a millennial would do 😂👍🇬🇧

[@bradb5027]

Just curious, whats the reason for not shoveling that little bit of corn off the floor right behind the sweep auger as you're going around?? Seems like a lot of extra shoveling the way you're doing it there..??

[@MillennialFarmer]

Just because we dont want to stand inside and babysit it the whole time. It's a little more work at the end but makes loading easier for a while

[@cntslesfabrication]

I love how people think that they know your equipment or trucks better than you do. I know it's only your 35 plus year of farming, hopefully you might figure it out by your 70th year if you're lucky LoL LMAO

[@MillennialFarmer]

🤣🤣 exactly

[@carsonfust1297]

When will you do a video on all the electric motors I'm a electromechanic I would like to see what motors you have

[@arfarms5711]

Zach I’m with you and support what’s going on too. I think the future will be brighter bc of it. And I support President DJT.

[@agtech4580]

You should have had the toque kid clean out the pits

[@mattpeacock5208]

Chicks dig grain bins? Dammit, I shoulda thought of that! I'll order one right now, finally, I'm gonna score!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dhansel4835]

"Don't Complain about Farmers with Your Mouth Full"

[@jeremiahquinlan2482]

Trump got you back!! I totally love farmers Yee are real solid men ! Your wives are though and resilient Yee are the back bone of America!!!god bless farmers and GOD bless AMERICA ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️

[@dejjal8683]

I'd like to see you work with the agronomist, maybe even an interview.

[@jeffmulitsch2237]

zach, chimney cleaning rods work great for plugged grain pipes, i had the same issue last year.

[@Northern_Farmer]

Yea a covered drive through over the pit would be nice...the feed mill here has a incline to the pit so it drains off better

[@thelimatheou]

Love the channel. Understand government intervention is tough...but, looking around - $$$ of equipment, RV's, race cars, etc. etc. and you think you need government subsidies? Makes me wonder

[@roskildefestival77]

Hi champ. Look at this link www.grainger.com/mobile/product/RIDGID-Sewer-Rod-5-ft-30ZL31 This type of drainpipe cleaning rods is somthing you have to look at with all your grainpipes. We daily pull toasters / umbrellas , carpets and you name it we have pulled it out with this Rigid rods. Thay are strong as H... and still pretty stiff but werry flexible in pipebends. You will be able to pulls plugs out easy. Just a tip ;-) And i send a quick hallo/thanks from denmark - like your channel. Ps bye a booster to jumpstart your dead batterys its way faster than charging :-)

[@shopshop-lx9hj]

I firmly believe the agri is very important to the country and I accept that it is a big industry and certainly farmers have done nothing directly to bring on this trade war------but I don't accept that exports of agri products is essential to the country's wellbeing. If some foreign buyer choses to buy from Canada or Brazil etc. then that's the risk the industry takes with being involved in foreign trade. There have been millions of workers who have lost their jobs when industry moved south, moved out of country or closed down, automated, etc. and very, very rarely did gov't ever step in to support them continuing to work (welfare). Why should farmers be treated any differently? We live in a supply and demand world, and you can't control the demand (except through voting perhaps) isn't that part of the business? BTW, if X amount of corn and beans aren't going to China but the farmers are still selling them, where are they going? What middle man or corporate owners are getting rich through this many billion dollar welfare set up? I know its not the farmers, but some where somebody is lining their pockets; probably one of the swamp creatures, since the swamp is as big as ever. I'm really impressed with your interest in taking care of the soil; without good soil we can never have good consistent farming. Power to the earth worms!

[@johnboy33154]

how long before you start harvest corn or beans first did you all get any of the snow

[@victorrosascastaneda6129]

Hello my name is Víctor and I am de an American Citizen looking to return yo the United States with a Job in a large ranch with board (place to live) I AM 55 yers old I have basic experience un field Work could start next Janury 2020 Thanks God Bless you.

[@tilapiastew6784]

I don't think the subsidies are going to stop anytime within the next 3-5 years, the Chinese buying market has diversified to much now for prices to have any large up swings. Still $100-200 thousand for a farm your size in subsidies this year and probably next year as well is really good money. You could probably afford another millennial on the farm.lol.

[@farmerwannabe2767]

Up in delphos Ohio were going on beans already which is really surprising seeing the spring we had

[@davekimbler2308]

Is he racing in the 205cc Methanal class ? I just gave away a Briggs Raptor 3 that he could of had for free ! Dang it ! What gears are you going with on a mud track ? Hope he does well ! 👍 maybe give him more lift on his wing if it’s muddy instead of down pressure .

[@ridiculogan2962]

The quality of the Welker Farms map for FS19 has really made me lose interest in the upcoming map. Too bad someone like Oxygendavid or Bullet Bill couldn’t do your farm.

[@FarmandHammer]

Now you just need a pet pig to clean up all of your wasted grain!! Great video as always

[@Hallands.]

Couldn't you drain the stinky pits continuously with a pump, which was turned on and off by the water level. The water wouldn't be stagnant and could easily be absorbed by a couple of birches...

[@maineman11]

The Sponge Bob reference was pretty funny. And if that fuel injected V8 needs to be pumped for it to start, then I would say it is in need of some repairs (maybe fuel filter, fuel injection cleaner, exhaust). Great video though.

[@gavinhix]

My grandfather leased 40,000 acres in Haskell County Tx, He farmed 30,000 acres in Cotton and Maase. He had 52 head of Angus cattle on 5,000 acres with a creek running through it . He would rest 5,000 acres each year, and rotate which land rested each year. He would grow hay in a field across from the barn as needed. He would fill the barn with hay and pull bails each morning to throw over the fence so the cows could choose to eat hay each day, or the natural grass that grew there. I learned to drive on that farm, and learned how to use a shotgun. He had a Winchester 12 gauge auto that was rigged to hold 8 shells. In summer, I would spend a couple of weeks there, and he would choose that time to rotate the hay in the barn, and have to shoot the rattle snakes that we would come across between hay bales.

[@joannford5860]

Hello Zach Thanks for sharing you cleaning job of the pits as it shows that your work may be unpleasant but you get it all down JOB WELL DONE!

[@sebsatian12]

Like the video before I even watch it

[@nashguy207]

Is that a 1/4 midget onyx is running. If so you need to come to Nashville next year to one of the big events they run here every year. Don't mess up on the gearing dad or you will never hear the end of it. LOL Good Luck Onyx Have a great week!!!

[@Oroberus]

Don'T get me wrong dude and I don'T even know which side of the spectrum you are leaning towards but the last thing, especially the farmers, can expect from the Trump administration is a healthy trade economy. Although he is great at rallying people with all sorts of stuff the only ones Trump is indeed looking out for is the wellbeing of his rich friends getting richer.

[@popquizzz]

Yum, give the millennial the easy job!

[@lotahitchanova]

I would consider using a vacuum truck to wash down and suck out your grain pits. No confined space entry, no messing around with a pump, no stinky water pumped out to the surface ( and the mud it creates) No having to run absorptive corn through to get that last little bit of water, no having to run your fans or clean out the bins. A Millennial`s dream come true!

[@HiBye-xw5qm]

Do you know if this map will be available for ps4

[@davidfirth9342]

Soon

[@randallparker8477]

The week before you gotta go down in the pit, use some riddex septic enzyme down in the muck if the "water" is low put enough extra in so the riddex can work. Then when you suck it out the smelly stuff is partly brokedown/eaten by the enzymes. Not so stinky.

[@robyarroch5712]

We picked 110 acres of beans yesterday in central Wisconsin!

[@BrianGLee-bc7hj]

Cleaning the pits without getting inside makes me happy. I cringe when people do a Confined Space without the proper safety devices. There’s been too many Farmers dying doing things like that

[@GICK117]

Curious, would that stinky rotten, smells like athletes foot socks, make a good manure? And, what do you use for soil enrichment? Do you personally just use a spray truck with nitrates and such?

[@travishildebrandt975]

I hope you don’t get the same weather as what is forecasted in my area of south west Saskatchewan.... we are suppose to get 40cm of snow starting tomorrow! And we still have 6000 left to harvest 😫

[@billloman3151]

You should sell individual acres to subscribers and supporters, they could then keep track through your videos of how their acres are doing and what their acres yield is predicted to be and then eventually is. I bet people would buy acres :)

[@antiquarian3942]

I'm just curious, why you wouldn't use a hot water pressure washer to hose down the inside of those grain pits, now that would make quick easy work of a stinky job! - Dave

[@nealb3286]

For that little bit of water left at the bottom, a Shop Vac and 1/2" or 3/4" poly tubing at the end of your vac hose. It will suck that last bit of water right out.

[@barrybeggs8543]

Try cleaning up after 675 head o hogs,80 head o steers onfull feed . The aroma is captivating.

[@petemiller2598]

I know your dad of course wants to see you get max yield possible, but I wonder if he is just a little bit like "I told you so" with the no-till. I know you said he has had the worst experiences with it over the years. I bet he has kept his eye on that 7 acre field just to see if he was right or not :)