Corn Damage Assessment

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

So sorry about the blow down. In in California. Farmers took the biggest water cut. But you don't see anyone giving up the pool in the backyard. If farmers can't farm we don't eat. It's that simple. I appreciate all you and all farmers do. God bless you all.

[@andywintz959]

Hope some of the corn is able to come back a little bit. Glad everyone is safe. Thanks for the birds eye view.

[@patcb829]

Tough year for farmers everywhere.

[@AlextheDutchDairyfarmer]

Actually here in western Europe we have a very good year after 3 years of drought

[@markboone4868]

Had a farmer around me loose 6000 acres due to flooding this year

[@rosedad4life688]

The cow commentary is awesome!!! This is what happens when you are out in a field by yourself!

[@marykaywohlert9228]

So sorry about your bad weather and crop damage.

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

I recall some years back in the 60s and 70s when there was wind damage on farms in the area. They were growing crops to feed dairy cows and pigs so they chopped the down corn and oats for silage. Not so easy to do when the crops are being grown for cash. Looks like in might have been heavy rain combined with wind that knocked the crops down. There are so many spotty heavy rain amounts when water comes down like pouring it out of a bucket.

[@williamvanderven4672]

In my area I've watched it for 50 years taking down tree lines for bigger and better equipment, old timers had a perimeter of trees around fields to protect crops against storm damage.

[@brodyr1448]

I like the time lapse of driving through the pasture

[@Rebecca_of_Oregon]

Seeing things from above really shows the storm’s impact. Thanks for another great video.

[@payne2086]

The secret for getting cows to go through the gate is screaming at the top of your longs from the other pasture, "oops, I left the gate open." They will come...

[@nealhadley1482]

So,what would you guess could be with this funky weather now days? The last 2 years for sure,and this drought that has us in the west. This stuff not only affects the farmer,but also the consumer. Some folks probably don't realize that. In your case,the beef you raise,and crops you do sell. If feed is short for the beef market that will just raise prices and everything else that gets affected, even the truck drivers. So we can expect higher prices at the markets. I hope you will be able to harvest ALL your salvageable crops. Thanks for the videos and especially the drone footage. It looks like a great area that you live in despite the big winds the last couple of years.

[@larrybg9293]

Hope all will go well

[@birdfeeding]

Stay safe, you and your family!

[@charleslynch7274]

What a head ache keep ur head up and stay strong u will get through it such a shame their putting in a solar farm as if we don't loose enough farm land every year

[@ihus9950]

Weather been bad up north here to, hope you can get that corn off without to much difficulty 👍

[@danfinley3690]

Dang Mother Nature ughh hope harvesting goes well bless y’all

[@lindsayebersole7195]

I am so sorry Ryan We got a field torn up pretty on August 10 I am so sorry I hope we get a good yield this year

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video, Shame about the wind, The wind is the curse of crop farmers, thanks for sharing

[@athumblessman]

As bad as I feel for you guys, I think I'm just more amazed at how almost the exact same weather happen exactly a year apart, two years in a row. Unfortunate about how the corn looks, but at least this year you guys have a better idea of how to attack the downed corn vs last year. Heres hoping for a good yield at least...Thanks for the Video!!

[@onecrazytruckinfarmer]

Praying for you guys Ryan. I hope you can still get the corn to go through the combine this fall. If I lived closer I could bring my 9600 down and help harvest. I hope the 2022 season is better for you guys.

[@MrBigrigdaddy]

Thanks for the video Ryan. Sorry about your damage,mother nature can be cruel.

[@harthek2000]

Heartbreaking to see all the damaged corn! You know what you need though? A Colin Furze type bunker under your house! Storm comes, you head down with some biscuits and tea, fire up the playstation. Some quality time with the soon to be Mrs. It would be a lovely thing to do! Expecting the build videos soon.

[@joeyouruncle9850]

That really sucks to see that much ground go to solar and out of ag, it will never be regained, same things starting to happen here to some of the best farm ground

[@joshuatoro8977]

the other sad thing is why would you put a bunch of solar in a tornado prone area seems like that would just get more damage and what happened to protecting the farmland makes me sad

[@matthewthomas5494]

I agree. Why not put solar panels in place of irrigators? Seems logical to take land out of production when you have to water it to produce a crop

[@greggergen9104]

Seems like they should put the solar panels in desert areas or marginal farm land like Montana where they fallow the soil every other year.

[@ginggur17]

Drones are the best for doing crop survey work. Hope it yields guys. 🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@fielddaves2279]

I agree with you that makes me sick. Field in Michigan

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video Ryan . Solar huh. Ya that’s up in Canada too , never on our farm , unreal people that do it , just destroying farm land ,

[@timstroh216]

Hay Ryan so sorry to see what happened to your corn crop, It's just not right you guys work so hard every year to make a living and the weather can take it from you just like that!!!!!! keep your Heads up and hopefully you can get it up off the ground with the combine! we are praying for you!! keep your head up!

[@arnoldromppai5395]

dont be fooled they make far better off the insurance then if they got the whole crop off not damaged.. ..

[@patkelly7999]

Good stuff Ryan, hope You won't need the reel of despair this year.

[@hughwhaley3179]

I feel for you we had a storm few years ago did the same damage hope you can get most of it 🌽👍

[@lewisgeyer1440]

Rocket's a good fence checker. Sorry to see you're facing another weather challenge.

[@ryanwaege7251]

Thanks for the video, Ryan. Might be time to buy a case of their favorite beverage and talk to the neighbor about felling those trees... Loved the comment about beans and bats 😄

[@brianrutherford3681]

Sorry to see the damage .but on the bright side.it will still grow yield as long as it is still rooted in the ground

[@busterbailey370]

That’s the life of a farmer good lock Ryan

[@fazerainbow5674]

Awesome video Ryan it not a good thing st all if animals gets out and on a dangerous spot where they can get hurt that wood not be a good thing to deal with glad they didn't get out surprised there's no damage to the fences either thumbs up and shared

[@ianhaggart1438]

Glad it wasn't to bad for yous. Keep thinking I'm going to see that boat getting farm use 🤪😕😁. Drones are very handy for checking over crop etc never knew how handy till I bought one 🤯😁. Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

being my cows, calves steers bull are on 2 miles by 3.5 of rolling deep hills and valleys and young poplars bush, they are great for me to do a check on them with out having to leave the yard on foot

[@koolman2021]

Crazy weather for sure wow

[@mikeysgarage3697]

The lack of natural windbreaks through modern farming practices sure won't help the situation.

[@CertifiedForkLiftOperator69420]

what i was thinking. but at the same time those trees could act as wind tunnels.

[@prjndigo]

And rolling hills that meander also generates some mean buffetting.

[@ethanwatkins1212]

Wow. I'm sorry to see all the damage. Seems like this whole video was bad news. Don't really know how you feel about the solar coming but you didn't seem excited. Hope you and your family can stay optimistic and come out on top.. on a side note I'm amazed at how well your drone handled the wind my drone the smaller Mavic Air really gets wild with a little wind.

[@patriots106]

Have you had your fields checked for root worm pressure?

[@jimvance3236]

Dang Rocket is FAST! LOL,,, Glad the damage isn't too bad!!

[@morriswomack9952]

Nature can be a cruel partner... good luck on the harvest...stay safe

[@andrewduff4719]

That same storm just missed me in New Hampton we have some flooding for sure. Yesterday I went to a drive near Calmer IA, up to Decorah saw some wind damage near hilltops I did see some brands " more flat" but I dont feel if it was enough to say brand X was worse than brand Y

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I’m sincerely sorry for this new. I wish you all the best.

[@jimcooney9019]

thanks for sharing the video

[@jamiefrench9023]

Time to get the reel of despair out and ready to work... not a good thing. Maybe look into getting the tin replaced on the corn head with the poly to help with corn. ?? Good luck

[@mickoostingh5777]

hopefully its better next year

[@burkiwa]

Same thing, exactly one year later. Ida strikes exactly 16 years after Katrina. Weird!

[@CuriousEarthMan]

and the storms are only one letter away in their names! it's as spooky as the Da Vinci Code!

[@bryanlamb319]

Wow! That’s a lot of hard work laying on the ground there. God bless guys!!

[@nikphoenix]

Hopefully most will be able to straighten out and dry.

[@markarmitage7411]

Would some of the down strips/spots be where you spread the cattle dung on your 24acres?

[@donfrisch6437]

Some times you can do every thing right, varieties, fertilizer, planting conditions, but you can’t fight mother nature no matter how bad you want to blame it on something else, 60 70 80 mph winds no corn can stand up to that, been there several times my self, good luck with harvest and i hope it all works out

[@greggergen9104]

Could a modern silage chopper get most of that downed corn?

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

So how many acres of corn total do you have and how many acres do you think you got hurt by the wind out of the total

[@rollingrock5143]

Hang in there.

[@tbix1963]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, updates, and videos. Sorry to hear about the crop damage, hopefully you are correct about it not being as bad as before. Was wondering if you have compared drone footage from this year with last year’s, are there common problem spots from both years or is the damage randomly arranged. If there were common spots could something like a reinforced snow fence help to offer a wind shelter in the future? Wishing you and your family the best.

[@stevenstodd2812]

Wow Live in winnebago county Wisconsin just got a lot of rain

[@colleenrobison4070]

Sorry for the crop loss, but your roguie bull is funny!

[@ollie-lk5dx]

WOW that sucks fortunately it was a smaller area than last year but still bad for you !

[@eddeetz493]

It will be a rough harvest, plenty of animal forage in the field. Would green chopping into ag bags be worth the effort? The brush work looks great.

[@juanartemiomendezmendez4554]

Where are this???

[@oldretireddude]

Have you thought of converting the wind damage corn to silage, assuming a chopper can pick it up either?

[@CertifiedForkLiftOperator69420]

last year a few farmers in my area sold their down corn for silage. after that big storm idr name of.

[@peterpettigrew9741]

as a nonfarmer, it would appear you need to add things to break the wind like lines of trees or switch to something that doesnt snap in the wind. while probably irrelevant, i do see a pattern of disturbed dirt around the areas where the corn fell. maybe bad soil is contributing somehow?

[@GlenironPa]

Heh...dang that lense really bends stuff. Dogs got a good work out.

[@leeforeman3656]

Hopefully the damage will be minimal. Are there corn varieties strengthened for wind resistance, you mentioned shorter varieties. Wisconsin is a beautiful part of the states. The solar farm is a sign of the times unfortunately.

[@ronaldpiper4812]

Real cool your videos. Some time one this is Hanna from how farms work. As he takes over fun stuff.

[@barronwexford]

Great video , what is the reason for planting in strips instead of planting the whole field ?

[@kennyz6533]

It is to prevent erosion on their hillsides. Putting different crops in strips along the hillside helps keep the water from rushing down the hills and taking dirt with it.

[@jeffreybroadbent7318]

Your corn could be lacking a trace element that strengthens the stems, could be moly or some thing else. Either do a soil test and maybe a tissue test in those affected areas. Something to look into for next years crop.

[@jamesbyrne5734]

Hi Ryan . Sorry to see ur corn lying over 🥺 . Questions . Why the patch work corn fields ? Curved strips / triangles / squares ! And how do u decide the on the bits u plant ? Does that not leave all the patches vulnerable to the wind ? Ps. Enjoy ur videos 👍🏻

[@hanshardt6122]

might want to consider a high breed with a stronger stock

[@matt56849]

I wonder if the seemingly random corn blown over in the 24 acre field has any correlation to the population, or hybrid, you planted it to, or the soil type, when Andrew was planting this with the 7210R and his fancy planter. I'm guessing with the data he would have from planting, you'll be able to see some attribute that correlates very closely to the down corn area.

[@DairyfarmMeindertsma]

Sorry to see your corn laying, but it amazes me that they place solar panels on such fertile land! How do you and other peolpe think about that? Greetings dairyfamer from the Netherlands

[@chrisrenken9303]

Does it go up hill were the damage is on your 30 acre field

[@jaredmoorman1300]

Did you apply in furrow insecticide on that corn?

[@jefmiller9057]

I'm sorry to see your corn down again. It looks like the row on the edge of the contour strip is still standing but the rows inside the strip are down. Any thoughts on that? Do the outside rows yield less. Less ear weight = less downed corn?

[@matt56849]

The outside rows have to stand up to wind all throughout the year, and so those stalks grow stronger than the inner rows. I've seen it many times that you open up a field harvesting it, and the inner rows start to get blown over by fairly light winds because the outer rows are no longer there to protect the inner, weaker rows.

[@georgedavidson7986]

Ryan. Is the corn laying down a hybrid issue. They use to call it sexy corn because it is always laying down

[@tryingtolearnthis]

When is harvest?

[@bartjohnson8139]

Sorry your crops got damaged. A question about the solar. Is the land owner getting out of the farm business completely?

[@arnoldromppai5395]

the sad part is mom an pop are to old to run it or passed on and today's kids dont want nothing to do with it, they want the cash, so it ether ends up sub divided and 160 homes built, or solar farms, here you see solar in fields with cows, out at our air port is line with solar panels all down the south side of the run way , on bright sunny day coming in with a small plan, you are blinded by the reflection.. they should not be allowed on prime farm land, just means many more tons of food shipped in from over seas ,... people need to start growing them self, there life depends on it..

[@bartjohnson8139]

Silly Arnold, everyone knows that food comes from the grocery store.

[@lorisabor6251]

How sad to wreck farm land like that there doing the same thing here in Illinois

[@joeullrich2767]

Why spray the apple tree?

[@josephgladish22]

Here in west TN we haven’t got any damages yet

[@rusnsc7622]

Sure hate to see the damage Ryan. Hope you’re able to harvest most of the downed corn as you mentioned. The great drone footage sure told the story…

[@kaddinhinds7398]

What kind of cow s do you have

[@VnazT]

Man that’s a bummer.

[@abechad79]

Seems to me wind power would be a better fit plus you would sill be able to farm it

[@doclull1989]

Hey Ryan!! I would be wondering how those solar panels are going to handle that wind. Hate to see one of those let loose and go flying.

[@MegaRpgPlayer]

Wow thats a lot of solar going up seems like itll take up a lotta farm land

[@tracyeaves1084]

It look like a wind bursts in different spots

[@MisterTwister88]

If nothing else, the dogs will sleep good tonight 😀

[@davidkirkman2223]

I know it is not productive but I am a ferm believer if there were trees between spots it would break up the wind. What is your thoughts on that

[@joshbutterfass5251]

Good thing you have crop insurance

[@shawnfox8002]

Solar Is a big bad idea sun isn't always gonna be out especially during the winter plus that's less crops that gets to be planted coal is still the best way to go but anywho.

[@BWYinYang]

Where Andrew's experimental logo field?

[@evanknobloch3968]

Nice vid

[@peteragnel509]

Big fields and no tree lines to stop wind and low potassium is why we are seeing a lot more wind damage in north america

[@peterjames2004]

is there any reason you cant plant a short variety in stead if i heard right you said this was becoming a more common occurrence over the last 10 years or so ,so maybe its time to re think some stuff plant short corn in high wind areas and long corn in sheltered areas

[@mister62085]

How much will crop insurance cover

[@jaredmoorman1300]

Depends on final yield…. Insurance guarantees you certain percentage of your crop/revenue

[@j.ericswede7084]

Perhaps one unseen "benefit" from the Solar Panel Farm is an artificial wind block. It would certainly disrupt the unobstructed flow of air that currently exists.

[@mikea1893]

well you will be getting some free solar panels when the wind blows hard LOL

[@farmermatt629]

I didn’t see many brace roots on that corn… are you sure your planting Depth was deep enough?

[@rtz549]

Head south this winter and do some over the road trucking.