Epic Plowing challenge on a Tough Hayfield for Spring Potatoes!

[@jerrybarlar9768]

Great video, love the drone footage.!❤

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching!

[@jillesboer]

Chris, thank you

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

My name is Tehren, Christopher is my brother but I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@jillesboer]

@RockyMountainFarmer Sorry Tehren, my name is Jilles also a farmvlogger.

[@paulhammond7489]

Enjoyed the mix of in-tractor and drone footage, the drone provides a nice overview. Hope the ground stays unfrozen until after the chisel plow has finished all the fields

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching, we hope to get it all finished before the freeze. We have a couple fields left.

[@boe4448]

RMF, That implement does s nice job. Hopefully you get your tractor repaired soon. Nice seeing the eagle/crows. Keep up the good work. Boe

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It does do a great job. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching

[@kathyhennigan7807]

The field looks like artwork that is been accompanied by awesome music!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks I’m glad you like it

[@paulgoulet7982]

Chris, your videos are always educational. Thanks

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you are enjoying them.

[@DanWoelders-fd5zd]

Lemken makes bloody good tools. Can’t beat most of them

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah they are the best

[@leerossi7940]

it’s tilling up that hay field really well

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It does a great job

[@leerossi7940]

@ we just ordered one but won’t be able to use it till next year

[@dnawormcastings]

There’s no shortage of work on your farm 🇳🇿❤️

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Nope it never stops.

[@AndreasMadsen]

I live in Denmark, so the gulls here are probably not exactly the same, as there are many different kinds. The gulls here however, will nest along the shore, but you will find them anywhere. They follow the food. Granted here, you are never far from the sea, so there's that. You do see them on the fields, just like you do there and those are the same kind as you see by the water. They don't really "live" anywhere, but just fly around as they deem fit. Some will come back to the same nesting spot every year though. Not sure if they stick to the same mate, but they probably do to some degree although I don't think they mate for life as some other birds. That's enough about seagulls for now I think 😂

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Good to know

[@PgP736]

❤ from Norway

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching

[@Hat9757]

Cool drone footage!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@toddatglencovewoodworks]

Maybe once winter comes and things might slow down a bit you can discuss the business side of the farm - things like how many people you employ year round vs seasonal, etc. Small business like yours employ almost half the private sector workforce in the US, so your contribution is very important. Do you contract ahead of time to buy your seed potatoes? Does your potato processor dictate the variety of potato that you plant? Do you plant more than one variety? Thanks a bunch! 😊

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I know there’s a lot of people who work in agriculture. We do contract our seed potatoes, so they know how much we need. We only grow one variety, but I know the plant takes lots of varieties for a different products they do.

[@jamesducey2685]

The gulls are plains gulls that are migratory. They are going southward for the winter and to find their favorite lake or marsh to hang out during the cold times.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Interesting

[@jayfarmer3911]

Best move I’ve made lately is ditching my karats for case 875s. Karats springs are not heavy enough. Your springs tripping are the exact reason I’ll never run a karat again.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

The only time we’ve ever had them trip is in really really hard packed hay ground. And we don’t work it up too often so we like it.

[@matinderbajwa7053]

Nice video love from india ❤

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it

[@justinmills8084]

You need the Thunder Creek fuel trailer.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Would be nice

[@bertbinsbergen7549]

Here a line from the Netherlands, Arnhem, far from the sea, when we hang the plow on the tractor, within 5 minutes there are seagulls.😅

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Sounds about right.

[@tucobenedicto109]

Maybee they live near a landfill. Good thing they eat grub worms. I see no damage in your hay but you have a good flock of grub control! Nice.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You’re probably right. Glad you enjoyed it

[@PNW_Hawk]

I'm not a farmer, but that Lemkin looks like it does a great job! So smooth behind you. Hopefully your larger HP tractor gets fixed soon to help the process speed up some. I have questions though. When you go over that field a second time for deeper passes, do you do perpendicular passes at 90° to the lower depth passes? If so, why, and if not why? Also, how many acres is that field. I have no judgement of field sizes, but it looks huge. Thanks for providing another great video!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

The Lemken does a awesome job. Unfortunately we won’t have our tractor back until December. When we go over the second time we just go straight but in the spring we usually go at an angle just to help break up any tracks. This field is 105 acres. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@PNW_Hawk]

@@RockyMountainFarmer Thank you for the reply and info! Looking forward to the next video!

[@kevinglanzer9388]

with the Springs being tripped how deep are they in the ground when they are tripped ? it makes a very nice job

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

They are probably in around 6 inches when tripped that is why we decided go over it twice. Working it 12 to 14 inches deep.

[@chargermopar]

Had no idea that a hay field would become compacted. When we had cow pastures here the soil was always loose compared to growing veggies.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah cows loosen the soil. But after years and years of driving on it harvesting the hay it gets pretty compacted.

[@chargermopar]

@@RockyMountainFarmer Makes sense. I see some heavy trailer loads of hay and big tractors.

[@mattphillips4260]

that ground looks like you can go right in and plant no finish pass to touch it up

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Most of the time that’s what we do but in the spring we will need to work it up again, just to loosen it up For potatoes, but with the wheat fields, we will just go right in and plant them in the spring

[@shepherd1006]

How many acre's in that field and why not plough the field great setup

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

This is 105 acres. This is the only plow we have.

[@cahammer]

What’s your thoughts on C&B being acquired

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I actually just heard about that and I am not a fan

[@ileenmcminn2062]

Are you still working ground or have you been rain/snowed out? Nice day today here in Utah but cold.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We are still working ground this week. We have some snow but the ground isn’t quite frozen.

[@ileenmcminn2062]

Are you about done with field work?

[@Transporter1]

In the spring will you chisel in a different direction?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We use different feet in the chisels and sometimes we go at an angle

[@tuberNunya]

Seagulls live at the dump. So it's a three year rotation? Am I getting that right?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We rotate our har out after 3 years but this field is the first time we are running it. It has been in for 5 years.

[@justinmills8084]

Most people don't understand how deep the roots are on alfalfa hay. They are deep roots.

[@carlfalt174]

50 feet deep in soil like that

[@dlanter58]

Those gulls are most likely Ring Billed Gulls, not actually seagulls. They literally roost anywhere on the ground, not in trees.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s interesting

[@jetegtmeier71]

if those points didn't trip that chisel would probably anchor that tractor to the ground huh?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Probably

[@tuberNunya]

Out here in the heartland we all help each other! It's the cities where they stab each other in the back for a dollar or a bit of political power.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It’s always good to help each other out

[@jameskelley8839]

I heard seagull.....I saw a bald eagle.....??

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

There was both but I understand the confusion

[@justinmills8084]

Seagulls live more everywhere in the world

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Good to know

[@jamesducey2685]

Where is the USA flag on the equipment?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

It’s in the shop. I guess we could put it on

[@jamesducey2685]

Flags can best like air. I have five flags including two plains tribe flags. Please share a flying fly outdoors as they grace the spud land!

[@justinmills8084]

Most people don't understand how deep the roots are on alfalfa hay. They are deep roots.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yes they do go deep