Disking Corn Stalks

[@danaedwards5464]

just seeing the snow on the ground gave me the chills 28 this morning but 62 while i am watching this now i still dont miss the snow great video as always thank you

[@mikep7810]

I don't blame you Dana. I'm not ready for the snow

[@genechronister7085]

Another great vid! in the 70's here! Not a cloud in the sky!still no rain or snow!

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Gene. Sounds like some perfect weather

[@genechronister7085]

@@mikep7810 absolutely! For december,amazing weather

[@keithrobinson1331]

Looks good Mike stalks worked up good great drone footage 👍🍻

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Keith. I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@scottsargent8564]

Looks like it's working up pretty good with a touch of frost in it Mike. Thankfully you have a nice warm can and not an open station. Stay safe out there. See ya next time

[@mikep7810]

Yeah I was surprised it didn't work up too bad. Yeah the heated cab was definitely a benefit that day

[@anthonybanda8192]

We do some chisel plowing and vertical tillage. I started out today vertical tilling at 6:30 in 2 inches of snow by 3:00 it was gone and very muddy. We run tracks so the mud really doesn't slow us down most of the time. This fall was very wet here in southern Michigan. My grandfather used to say any fall tillage is better than spring tillage when a guy could be planting . Great video keep up the good work!

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Anthony. I like knocking down the stalks with the disk then having my brother spread manure on it before I chisel it. Seems to work out pretty nice

[@tonyprice5364]

Awesome video my friend and that's a pretty turkey you had smoked for Thanksgiving.

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Tony. It was delicious too

[@tonyprice5364]

@@mikep7810 you're welcome my friend. I bet it was delicious, I deep fried one for Thanksgiving and it was good.

[@ianhaggart1438]

There's something nice about being out in the field on a cold and frosty day. Nice job on the video. Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Ian. I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@andrewstich7117]

Very great camera work you do on your videos keep up the great work you do on your families farm

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Andrew. I'm trying to get better

[@herbhouston5378]

Looks good to winter over. Stalks should be better to break down. I remember when I was young I'd say to myself that I was glad I was done, but knew I'd miss it. Take care of yourself and your family Mike.

[@mikep7810]

Yeah I do miss being out there and harvesting corn still. Hopefully that other field freezes up and we are able to get out on it

[@anthonyhengst2908]

I don't know if you consider this exactly fall tillage but where I'm from disking in a little snow is almost a way of life. I did enjoy the drone perspective.

[@mikep7810]

I almost titled this fall tillage then thought well its pretty late in fall and its so close to winter

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video mike, chopping them up and sizing them to decay is all a process. We didn’t do tillage cause soybeans and corn 🌽 harvest got too late and the cold froze the ground fast . 6 to 8 inches of frost in the ground now

[@mikep7810]

Yeah I looked at the weather and figured it was now or never to hit them

[@farmshoffman8475]

@@mikep7810 are you and your dad done all the corn 🌽 now ?

[@mikep7810]

@@farmshoffman8475 We have 1 more field of corn left and it was a sloppy mess. We are hoping the ground can freeze and harden up so we can get in there and get it

[@farmshoffman8475]

@@mikep7810 I remember us chopping corn silage one year it was Dec 25 we gave up , too wet of a year that was 1991

[@glenkellner9936]

Great video stay warm.

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Glen

[@jameswebb6804]

Hey mike.how.is.your weather up there.hope you.and allyouotherfamily. Have.a safe.and.wonderful Christmas and a happy new year Prayers are all with you.

[@mikep7810]

Its just like you see it in this video. Cold and snow flurries and kinda cloudy

[@danlowery3235]

Thanks Mike!!

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Dan

[@carloscordova6934]

Nice mike snow work 😁💪👍

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Carlos. I'm not ready for snow yet

[@antonyfarming]

Awesome vid 👍 great job 👍👍

[@mikep7810]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@dembeckfarms]

For going across the rows, you don’t seem to be bouncing too bad. That’s where the air ride seat is much nicer than the mechanical ones I have on mine

[@mikep7810]

Yeah it wasn't too bad. It smoothed out the field and laid down the stalks pretty good so now my brother can coat them with manure

[@dembeckfarms]

@@mikep7810 at least you could get on it, I didn’t bother doing anything on account of how wet it was

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

I wanted to get some field work done, but it went from muddy to snowy lol

[@mikep7810]

Thats always the worse. We lucked out with these fields because these fields are usually always dry. I'm hoping to get these knocked down and get some manure on the field

[@mikebrown1188]

You got some pretty good-looking land. Do any of you do any hunting.?

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Mike. I never really got into hunting. My brother does. I like to hear the stories and see the pictures

[@kellykopsa384]

@8:10 Long way to go...how many hours total disking that field?

[@mikep7810]

It wasn't too long. Couple hours

[@taragreenhill8383]

Looks good Mike👍. Good drone shots bud

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Kevin. Always a challenge driving the tractor and doing the drone but I try

[@taragreenhill8383]

Yeah, you and Ryan from how farms work beat anything ive ever seen lol.

[@mikep7810]

@@taragreenhill8383 I appreciate that. Thats some good company to be in

[@ciprianungureanu8668]

Very good job 👍🚜

[@mikep7810]

Thank you!

[@ginggur17]

Heaven. 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@mikep7810]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@mikeswanger4962]

Great video Mike,love seeing fall tillage! Do any of you guys do any deer hunting on your land? It looks like really good deer habitat! Thanks again for the great videos!!

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Mike. I never got into hunting but my older brother does. I like hearing the stories and seeing the pictures but never got into it myself. We do have people that hunt there

[@robertmarino2158]

Trash can turkey looks great , how long did it take from start to finish ! Stay safe

[@mikep7810]

Thank you Robert. It was around 2 hours

[@generationll]

Nice seeing white turn to brown

[@mikep7810]

I agree. I'm not ready for everything to be turned all white

[@arronlockyer5424]

where do you farm?

[@mikep7810]

Upstate New York. Near Cortland

[@billamsberry7976]

That's one way to plow snow

[@mikep7810]

It sure it

[@noelhohberger1188]

Rough ride going over furrows

[@mikep7810]

It wasn't too bad. I've been in fields that have been an absolute nightmare bouncing me all over

[@Andaman1979999]

Any chance of some cow videos? Maybe hand the camera to your brother and see a day in the life of?

[@mikep7810]

There is always a chance. My brother doesn't really want to be a part of the channel so he wouldn't agree to taking my camera and making a video. Maybe I can get him in for little clips but I'll record some of the cows when I feed the cows

[@TheGrumpyFarmer]

Waaaaaay to wet here to try any fall tillage

[@mikep7810]

Yeah we lucked out with these fields. They usually stay dry and they actually didn't disked up too bad. I'm not even gonna try the other field we still have corn in

[@boomer1049]

Where do you live?

[@mikep7810]

New York. South of Cortland

[@boomer1049]

@@mikep7810 Cool I got a sister that lives in the finger lakes on a farm!

[@andylieffring2461]

Mike I’m not being critical I’m just asking but why don’t you all just chisel plow in the fall and then disk in spring? I realize it’s not my farm and no one knows your land like you do, so please don’t take this question as me being critical. Love the video

[@mikep7810]

Thanks Andy, Glad you love the videos. I disk them now to break up the stalks so they break down in the winter time but also my brother will spread manure on these fields. Once he gets the manure on them then I will work the manure in with the chisel plow

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

Nobody goes across the rows it's a kidney buster worst case scenario you they go across on a diagonal or just go with the way it was planted

[@mikep7810]

Thats funny cause I went with the rows last year and everyone commented on how I was doing it wrong and should be going across the rows. I actually didn't bounce too bad and felt fine after it

[@carlborrowman4897]

I’ll bet that was bumpy, going crossways but in all honesty that’s how it should be done!

[@mikep7810]

It wasn't too bad actually. I expected to be bounced out of the seat but it wasn't too bad

[@clinthochrein888]

You probably got a lot of thinking done while disking. Or play some tunes from the radio.

[@mikep7810]

I don't really listen to the radio much in the tractors. I can't have music playing while the camera is on so I just leave it off now and listen to the machines work

[@clinthochrein888]

@@mikep7810 yea, especially with the 55 signing away.

[@jasonkotara2135]

You can drag a dead cat and do the same job.

[@jaredalto5924]

😆

[@mikep7810]

Not really

[@rugerfarming5387]

i am a John Deere guy but John Deere disk suck

[@mikep7810]

We've had good luck with ours. We had a smaller lighter disk before this one

[@ArmpitStudios]

Although the only way I’ll ever be able to farm is with Farming Simulator, I do enjoy jobs like this. Just a steady speed back and forth, always progressing toward completion. That’s why I love to mow. I always do the headlands once, twice in some areas for turning around, then either straight back and forth, or follow the contours of the landscaping.

[@mikep7810]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Some people think its boring but I like going back and forth doing this kind of work too