FIVE NIGHTS BELOW ZERO. (Nervous about corn, & an indepth look at Horsch Joker) | Vlog 78

[@merlewarnsholz2094]

Mark - Wow, the "excitement" of farming never ends does it. I heard you talk about the Joker in a recent video, and then again today. So I took a brief time out, and went to the Horsch site to see if I could learn more. Low and behold I found some great pictures, and then a surprise. There was also one of your videos from last year when you got this piece of equipment. Now I know about jokers - I learned something and can declare my day complete. Thanks for all you do sharing what you and Sandi do every day. At 73 I'm still learning, and I love it. God bless you with good weather throughout the growing season. May your harvest be better than your wildest expectations. Stay safe, and stay strong.

[@MarkBrock]

Thanks Merle for taking an interest in your farm and what we do.

[@mandyycathy4233]

This weather has changed drastically throught the years. It must be nerve wracking, especially when one depends on the weather to make it work. There is so much to learn about agriculture and planting seeds and crops! Thank you for using the drone, the view helped so much to understand the concept, the music was nice! it set the tone as well and gave it an interesting vibe! As always we enjoy your videos, looking forward to the next one.

[@davedonnell1393]

I am glad I found your wife's channel it is great then I found yours thru hers. I love watching both very informative and you do a great job of explaining what you are doing and why. Your daughter is a funny girl like you all in the videos. Thanks

[@freddeere5343]

wow ...COLD .isnt a issue we have to deal with , I can imagine the damage that canbe done with your intense cold ....grrrrrrrrr !!!! ...good luck , its got dry here again lately !!! happy decision making and planting :) cheers from down-under !!

[@donnasiegert6975]

Music with the speed of your tractor pulling the Joker along with drone footage....suspenseful scene from Mission Impossible 15. ☺️☺️☺️. If this farming thing doesn’t work out.....next stop Hollywood!

[@kens.3729]

Whenever you mention the “Joker”, I Always think about the Steve Miller Song, “The Joker”. 😬 👍

[@CarverEngraver]

Nice Mark .... pretty good operating the drone while driving the tractor ... That was controlled and awesome video with the drone ...

[@MarkBrock]

Thanks, but do have to admit that Jack was running the tractor.

[@jackiefris5718]

We are coming into winter in Queensland I thought you were in spring ☀️💦☔️. We never get really cold here. When our daughter lived in the uk her summers were the same as our winter. I hope your crops survive. The one thing we cannot control or accurately predict is the weather. We are still doing ok in Queensland with Coronavirus no new cases in last 24 hours. We have had a couple of problems with aged care homes same as NSW. Victoria seems to be having a lot of problems. They closed 12 McDonald’s because a delivery driver tested positive. I think we are in the baby steps area. Stay safe.

[@scottg444]

Thanks for the explanation on how the cold weather effects the seed.

[@MarkBrock]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ozfarmer4690]

Please come back to queensland Australia I'm desperate for rain, you were a good luck charm before. I haven't had any since you were here

[@MarkBrock]

So to here that your dry again. Would love to get back to OZ to help you out.

[@ozfarmer4690]

Your welcome anytime

[@bettyrickert3358]

Hi Mark hi Jess praying for warmer weather for all the crops. I can’t wait to see them grow. Great drone footage. Granny B. 🙏🏻👏🏼🙏🏻👏🏼🙏🏻👏🏼🙏🏻👏🏼🙏🏻👏🏼🙏🏻👏🏼

[@tinajackson944]

Love the clean shaven look!! Crossing my fingers for warmer weather for you🤞🤞 Your drone skills are getting so much better👍

[@MarkBrock]

Thanks 👍

[@kens.3729]

Who would have “thunk” Everything that goes into being a Farmer ? WOW, this is Impressive. 👍

[@BillAndersonNS]

If YOU were the one flying the drone, while at the same time driving the tractor AND paying attention to the joker then good on you, sir. Excellent job on all three.

[@MarkBrock]

Sady, no my son was driving the tractor and I was flying the drone.

[@raynonabohrer5624]

Great video God bless you and Sandy.

[@danielhowald8855]

Watching you from Washington Court House, Ohio USA

[@MarkBrock]

Thanks for watching Daniel

[@edwardharrop5819]

Very interesting and no matter what you plan, the weather does its own thing. Farming is a painful joy. Good luck.

[@RobertJones-ey9qz]

Thank you for showing the Joker better. It looks to be a lot like a disc, but it uses the scalloped or serrated blades. My disc just uses the solid blades. It doesn't have the smoother (I think it's called) on the back either. Around here, I think most farmers have a one to three row harrow on the back of their disc. Some have what I think is called a rolling basket behind their disc. Good luck with the weather. Around here every time it gets dried up some, we get more rain. Today is the second day in a row and it's suppose to rain more tomorrow. I never will get my garden worked and planted. I have an area staked out for garden that is 64'x224', just for me. There is a 8x12 shed on it, but most of the rest is for planting. I'm going to try something new this year, I'm going to put down woven ground cover. Never tried it before, but have seen some great results for some people on KZbin. Good luck with your garden too. Another interesting and informative video. Thank you

[@MarkBrock]

Very much like a disc but the disc angles are likely not quite as steep (aggressive).

[@rustymcnitt5508]

Sorry to hear your weather has been so crazy, I know that it's a stress for you. Maybe the best you can do is go to the dry fields and take a gamble. It's hard to say which way is right all you can do is your best. All we've had is rain and more rain. Today was our first sunny day. I truly will be hoping for better weather your way. Got to buzz and go ice hand, catch you later take care and best always Rusty

[@jennymiliano6554]

Thanks for the explanation on the joker. Was thinking it was similar to a cultimulcher.

[@MarkBrock]

No problem

[@LostInThe0zone]

Never heard of a joker before, but I could tell by how you spoke of it that it must be some sort of tillage machine.

[@cbboggs6459]

Never a dull moment farming. No matter if it's corn or cranberries. There are weather concerns early in the season. With corn it the new seed. Cranberries it's the new bud that is suseptible to cold. We should be done with frost by now here in S. E. Ma. but I think there is still another chance this week. even though it's starting to warm up.

[@MarkBrock]

Hope the weather improves for you too!

[@singers1990]

In Oz we call them "gumboots" Thank you for explaining the joker. Farming is so detailed. I can put a ventilator together with my eyes shut BUT that stuff ???

[@robertlafollette8931]

Here in Michigan we had this cold weather, now we are getting LOTS of rain. They started taring up our street and now we have a lake in the front of the house. God Bless.

[@cathybrown5293]

I'm in Northern Michigan! Near Traverse City.

[@MarkBrock]

Oh wow!

[@larryshedd5734]

Always look forward to your videos. It's 80 and raining here today.

[@MarkBrock]

80 sound so nice right now.

[@larryshedd5734]

@@MarkBrock guess that's like 32 in the States. Is that normal for Canada this late in the year

[@Wingedheart8448]

thanks for showing off what a Joker is. I love how you have been showing your work as well as how things work. Thank you for keep feeding us cities!

[@danielrandolph9170]

Thanks for taken us along Mark & tell your flag girl good job lol yal stay safe Daniel from central Mississippi

[@MarkBrock]

Thanks 👍

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Mark, I feel for you guys. Being in Cleveland and just due south of you, we've had sooooo much water. Thursday/Friday we got 6 inches in our region. Unfortunately more on the way. I wish you guys the best.

[@Bluenoser613]

What a difference a week makes. 20 to 30C and sunny for the next 7 days.

[@edcrego396]

Seem kind of odd I saw the woods in the background and the trees are still dormant our are all leafed out are rose bush are in full bloom very builtiful I've been mowing for almost a month now in fact neighbor is getting combine ready for wheat lot of things going on I can I bet you are nervous but it will warm up and you to will be to busy to worry your equipment looks great and ready to go thanks

[@rustymcnitt5508]

I was wondering how your canola was doing. I know that you have been worried about it since it was doing so good. That Horsch Joker did have me a bit confused, but hoping as I go along I'll understand more. That's what I really enjoy about your channel you do take the time to explain things, some of it might be over my head a bit, but figure I can go back to some of your other posts and see if I can fill in the blanks. I just have to remember to shut the opening on the other side of my head, so it doesn't just drift on out??? LOL Hey at my age it can happen at any given moment just proof. Oh well the wonderful benefits of getting old, but my spirit inside says just keep going you ol gray mare....anyway just wanted to come back and talk with you a little bit more. Still enjoy your videos good, bad, and muddy. Take care and will catch you later. Best always Rusty

[@mikebonge7206]

Nice video

[@marcerivest6204]

You're doing really good, we are between Chatham and Windsor and there some corn in and almost no beans

[@MarkBrock]

Always amazes me how much things change only a couple hours away.

[@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355]

Air temperature does not necessarily effect the soil temps. We get cold snaps and the soil will stay warm. It creates the most beautiful mist or fog above the ground.

[@ontarioagguy2769]

I agree about the cold weather is a pain the worst part is after the rain today our field is a frickin lake here a couple hours south of you similar to what you're dealing with

[@MarkBrock]

Hope you're not too wet after the rain today, got an inch here today.

[@ontarioagguy2769]

Mark Brock unfortunately we are very wet haven’t checked but all bet we got at least an inch of rain here too and once again our field is a lake

[@kens.3729]

Farming & Gambling have many Similarities. You couldn’t be a Farmer if you weren’t a Risk Taker.👍

[@brendasnider7130]

Praying your corn will be ok. Bnb Guess going to have to wait until the end of May to be safe unfortunately for safety not losing all of it.😒😥😩

[@meghanplamondon8639]

Another nice video, loved the drone footage! You mentioned that for the last fours years you haven’t been able to plant beans any earlier then late May. Could that be , for your area, the new normal time to plant? Is this an exception to when you normal get to plant them? It must be so frustrating to want to plant, but Mother Nature says...hold on just a moment there. Ugh! I hope it all works out well and you get what you wished for , a nice warm rain with out any cold snaps. 👍👍👍❤️🚜🚜

[@MarkBrock]

We like to start planting soybean around May 5th. Just seem like we always get a 2 week wet spell after we get corn planted. I've learned early that Mother Nature rules the roost.

[@-sstevens5444]

Very scary for farmers in northern areas... fingers crossed and prayers launched...

[@MarkBrock]

Think the crops are OK.

[@larryceaser1706]

After all the rain this weekend Nothing but warm temps for at least two weeks No low temps at all Good luck

[@TC-jp5yf]

Report any accounts asking "wanna be friends" as spam. It is malware. Edit: I love your videos and don't want this community taken advantaged of ! ❤

[@TC-jp5yf]

@Acer Acres it is a malware robot. If you interact with it at all, i.e. reply to the comment, you risk getting hacked !

[@winifrednorwood5428]

That malware is all over KZbinrs today!! Seems to want to hack farmers this week!! Don’t fall for that!!!

[@MarkBrock]

Ok thanks!

[@robynmorris2408]

Great education on the Joker and the reasoning on the how and why of planting the soybeans at 15 inches. Really good drone footage...was Jack running the Joker and you the drone...or you driving and drone it both? Sure wish you the best with the cold snap and tour crops. Planting and harvesting are so dependent on Mother Nature....farmers and ranchers are major gamblers, to bad they aren’t playing with Monopoly money. Praying for the weather to be a little nicer to you.

[@MarkBrock]

Yep Jack was running the tractor and me the drone. He was going so fast it was hard to keep up to him.

[@billupstateny9151]

The joker rt throws soil out of the side of the discs, other manufacturers use a side shield to contain the spoils within the track width of the implement. Seems very few of your subscribers have modern tillage/planting experience?

[@MarkBrock]

There is a flat disc on the one side that could be lowered after watching the video but overall happy with the job it does.

[@angedowney8361]

Isn’t it supposed to be heading into summer? 🙀 Hell its cold there!

[@markcornell986]

Wednesday, morning had ice on the mud puddles ..I'm in south east Michigan..3.5 inches of rain in 3 days..not good..

[@billupstateny9151]

Is the joker as productive as the dengleman? Looking at the horsch website, the joker HD appears to bury trash deeper.

[@MarkBrock]

Very similar to a dengleman but feels the Joker does a better job.

[@cathyrodeheaver8694]

Nice footage

[@MarkBrock]

Thanks 👍

[@mfanwelikeit3760]

Will you put cover plants in to the fallow field to keep your topsoil intact and prevent weeds?

[@curtiswilson1199]

i farm not to far away from you and its interesting to see the different ways people farm in our area. great videos! i was just wondering is there a reason you dont run greenstar autosteer other then agleader? they are both great but arnt your john deeres set up for greenstar? thanks

[@nenadpopovic8034]

Helo from Serbija!!!

[@MarkBrock]

Hello, thanks for watching

[@dejavuchicka]

So what do you do when you are feeling especially overwhelmed? I think I would be frozen in place and not know where to start. Curious how far in advanced you plan your days/weeks/months. I'll try to blow some of this Arizona heat over towards you guys if you can give us some of that cold! Air conditioning bill is already up to $170 and we are just cracking 100 degrees. 😳

[@cathybrown5293]

Awesome video, Mark! The drone footage is so cool! How do you operate the drone and the tractor at the same time? LOL Especially as you were turning! Here's a dumb question for you! Which, if any, of the crops you grow find their way onto our dinner tables? Canola? See you next video! :)

[@MarkBrock]

Well, wheat we grow ends up as flour for cookies and crackers. Corn as a nice steak and soybeans as margarine or cooking oil. Most of the stuff we grow ends up as an ingredient more than a final product.

[@cathybrown5293]

@@MarkBrock I was thinking, "How does corn end up as a nice steak?," but....I think I've got it! LOL It never ends up as a lamb chop?

[@MarkBrock]

@@cathybrown5293 yes it makes lots of lamb chop too

[@rickyivey8596]

How deep and how fast are you running the Joker?

[@hfff1]

I think my brain fart from the previous vlog post has "passed"! So this - If the soybean has already imbibed its' initial moisture before you receive that cold rain will it still sustain deleterious effects or will imbibing moisture at a warmer soil temperature provide it protection from the cold rain? You've probably already planted half of it by now. just when I thought this spring was going so swimmingly.

[@MarkBrock]

If the first 24 hours is warm water, the cold water later won't "shock" the seed and it will be ok.

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

Skip to 6:00, you're welcome.

[@stevenhorne5089]

"It's a piece of tillage equipment." "And it's behind us." I had to stop the video because I started laughing so hard. I'm thinking, where else could it be.

[@MarkBrock]

Ha Ha!

[@donham512]

you should get a deal with oakley sunglasses ...

[@pd-ox1pd]

We had 5+inches rain eastern mn sat -sun but temps been above fez corn be a nd can handle more when small then 6-8inches tall hope all works ✌

[@Strawberrywillows]

how is the winter canola??

[@heatherreckzin2183]

What do you use for weather forecasting? Environment Canada or something specific for farming?

[@MarkBrock]

I use The Weather Network app, and watch a KZbinr Eric Snodgrass for long term trends.

[@Bluenoser613]

I've heard mention of no-till growing. Is the joker an alternative to tilling?

[@j1mmusj4mmus]

So the jokerman sings to the nightingale's song. Plant them beans.

[@j1mmusj4mmus]

The jokerman dances to the nightingale's tune. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4m2p6Z8nNuKqJI

[@2009deerejohn]

Soybeans really fascinate me with populations ranging from the low 100,000's to over 200k with some people using a planter, others an air seeder like yourself and still others use a box drill then there are 7 1/2" spaced beans up to 30" spaced but then some do 15" spacing but then again some outfits do 20" or 22" beans and from what I can infer from the myriad of different avenues there is to getting the seed in the ground my understanding is the end results in terms of yield don't seem to vary too terribly much in the grand scheme of things with what I've read online

[@larryceaser1706]

I posted on the long weekend just fyi May 18th Rain at least 2 hours north of you has stopped for now But these days who knows

[@MarkBrock]

Got and inch here today.

[@lindav3455]

🤗❤👍

[@tysecord7082]

What kind of liquid you putting down with soys ?

[@olnamgrunt9857]

Its kinda poop in one hand and wish in the other, just go with your experience, stay safe.

[@MarkBrock]

Lol yep

[@cherylbennett7109]

I call it a socer not a wet boot.

[@jamesmoeller71]

God bless having prayer. In his Mercy's in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@georgegoertzen4723]

2.5cm is close enough to an inch so 15 inches is 30 + 10 = 40 cm

[@wendyrowland7787]

That was why I asked about planting maize under biodegradable plastic.

[@wendyrowland7787]

Acer Acres no, dairy farmers in the UK do it to get a timely crop.

[@Strawberrywillows]

Acer Acres They do it in Northern Ontario (Earlton ON to be specific) all the time and it works very well - thousands of acres for silage and grain corn - and the cost isn’t as bad as you may think given the increased yield you get...

[@CurrentChoices]

Weather/Mother Nature....farmers almanac[Poor Richards] out of date/touch these days??

[@MarkBrock]

Lol not sure, might need a reset.

[@DebdeK]

rather than you pacing back & forth perhaps the road construction flag girl could pace back $ forth?

[@whjerts]

Where is global warming when you need it?

[@sofysbersan6753]

Bla bla bla..... very boring