Harvest 2019 is a Struggle

Our Pets Heads are Falling Off! Well, not literally... But seriously the grain cart has ALMOST been stuck 100,000 times today. On a side note Dad hopped in the John Deere S780 today. #muddycornharvest #greenmachine #nothingrunslikeadeere
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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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[@jaredsummerville775]

Not even a farmer but this is interesting as hell! Love these vids man!

[@MillennialFarmer]

That's awesome, thank you! I love being able to reach non-farmers and show them what we do. Farming is so broad and diverse, this is just our own farm but I do my best to show what we do on our farm!

[@sebastianelmqvist7071]

Millennial Farmer farming is also the most important job in the world. If there wouldnt be any farmers, there wouldnt be food. Farming makes the world go around😀 sincerly from a farmer from Sweden

[@orvh5223]

@@MillennialFarmer I grew up on a small Canadian farm pre 1980 .. small equipment. Can't believe how big (& expensive) your equipment is! Computerized everywhere! Little different than "Polyface Farm" operations ..lol

[@ivyandroses4373]

Even though Im just a market gardener , Ive learned tons of information here. Most of all , They emphasize planning and have taught us to plan better.

[@ipaxton]

Same here but I do have a cousin who's a farmer and my grandpa did like a acre of farming YEARS ago but that's mainly it and we called the old tracker Mouse cause it was grey and blue lol.

[@SquillyMon]

Zach your father is so chill and you can tell he is a really solid guy. Please cherish your time together always.

[@graycassidy7525]

“Front tire pressure is good” on a tracked combine - millennial farmer

[@johomerza]

But they are flat on the bottom!

[@ipaxton]

LOL right! I laughed on that one too

[@TrackKilla-ef6nx]

John O no shit it’s a track

[@AlexWilliams1493]

I love the regular video updates during harvest season!

[@PeterChromeGaming]

Facts

[@Blasterxp]

Wish they could do it full year around!

[@courtnieking3818]

Bas BlasterXP Q Vgghb

[@bhain40]

Mrs. Millennial Farmer; Thanks for editing and producing all the videos! Good Work!

[@Hutch-pn1wq]

“I came in the tank” Millennial Farmer 2019

[@cameronjournal]

He's clearly now a fuelsexual, or attracted to fuel tanks.

[@ryanhulshizer8894]

Octane booster?

[@ToneySpamony]

Some people just love the Diesel too much.

[@ericschmelzer6243]

So that's what the kids are calling it these days.

[@DavidD-qr2vn]

That's what happens when he plays with his hose.

[@thomasyarb2520]

I feel so involved in these operations. I'm so tired after a hard day's viewing! lol

[@porkchop5389]

The definition of a “farmer” a man outstanding in his field

[@LMDProductionsOfficial]

I’m slow I had a double take

[@ivyandroses4373]

Awards are given to scarecrows that are outstanding in their field also 😨

[@coopergrabow1985]

“He’s in there six inches. That’s what she said” I love that you acknowledge that!

[@kalebgilley5894]

"Pull over." "What?" "Pull over!" " No, it's a cardigan but thanks for noticing."

[@obvWolf]

Is this some peasant joke I’m to rich to understand

[@Torvikholm]

My camera is a potato An entleybucher show fear so. Dumb and dumber

[@pyro4924]

Chase Vicente it’s a Dumb and Dumber joke

[@matt-bs4bm]

"He's in there 6 inches,,,that's what she said "🤣

[@Theghostofpeter]

matt 270, good catch lol

[@winnileesboy]

That's what HE said? Is that a gay reference?

[@chackos123]

Waiting...........waiting............waiting.................. aannnnnddd.......... "That's what she said". Man you nailed it! I just wanted you to know I appreciate the timing.

[@dstorm258]

You are spoiling us with everyday videos! I don’t want harvest to end. You dad seems like a really cool guy to work for.

[@kurtzbradley]

You are killing the “She said’s” this year...lmao.

[@craigsayner7341]

I just watched a guy do something with corn I never even thought of. He had a lot of down corn from storms, he racked it into wind rows and put a belt pick up on the front of the combine. It worked real good.

[@krisbower8816]

It's got a thin, cornstalk shell. Anytime you can squeeze a Tommy Boy reference into farming, you got a winner!

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

It's a rough life compared to the days of dairy farmers getting up at 5:30 AM to milk cows. Then moving the crop harvested the day before into storage and getting equipment ready until the fields dried out. Running tractors without cabs spending the day harvesting then milking cows again at 5:30 PM.

[@douglasmarlin1585]

That look on Jim's face when you pointed at the rims!!!😅

[@rogermager]

Great Stuff! To a Minnesota guy who USE to do this is, brings back a lot of memories. The Machinery is nicer, but the frustration of a WET Minnesota Harvest is the SAME. Field conditions SUCK. But gotta go anyway! Taking a crop out is GREAT Satisfaction. The culmination, of a seasons work .

[@matthewmolnar2823]

Hey my name Matthew molnar I’m not a farmer but always wanted to be my dad was a farmer when I was younger I watch your videos because you make it interesting and your videos aren’t boring

[@naturalone32333]

HHAHAHA!!!! "No Guberment juice in this one.... just good ole fashion dinosaur bones!" Classic!

[@westmibaddrivers2573]

Getting the feeling 2019 will go down as one of the wettest farming seasons in decades.. its just as bad over here on the other side of the big pond.

[@user-wt6sz6ox6g]

Not a single drop of rain in the last four months here in Bulgaria

[@andrewreddick]

Me 17 minutes later: "WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE OVER!?!?!?!" lol

[@DashPar]

Andrew Reddick right!! I hate to have them end!!

[@Cent51]

Agree, would love it to be 20mins or longer videos. But that is that much more editing.

[@robertduffy5302]

HI, Happy Thanks Giving to all MM

[@TheRustyRailz]

Came in the tank and our pets heads are falling off made me laugh a lot harder than I should’ve. Love these videos. Brings back a lot of memories. Would give anything to be back out in the fields.

[@MrAnnoyedGuy]

I really had no idea corn was harvested by the kernel. I thought the combines were pulling cobs off and then a factory stripped the kernels when they needed them... learned something new today

[@gregj7916]

the chaser bin is doing a good job at not getting stuck for such a big beast of a thing....

[@wingnutty9554]

Just finished another day of canola harvest in the snow and then watched a video of harvesting. Oh deere what's wrong with me...keep up the good work

[@vdubbin64]

The dryer running grain is a beautiful sight in the cooler weather. Expensive, but beautiful.

[@Berry-McCaulkiner]

love the Tommy Boy reference! "It's got a thin corn stalk shell."

[@Bummville]

Love all the little jokes/puns and movie quotes! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@billhickman4826]

"he's got it in 6in, that's what she said" 😂🤣🤣. You always keep me laughing!

[@thecastbulletkid]

I really enjoy seeing your dad working with you. He appears a genuine and gentle soul. You are a lucky man.

[@shorty9020]

Havent watched yet, just want to thank you for what you do. Saw the instagram post & story. Thanks for being good people and thats such an understatement of how i should word that i just cant find the words. Thank you & as always love the content, keep it up.

[@MidniteLiquid]

Schloppy! The tracked machines are great in those conditions. Need all of that flotation to be able to pull waterskiers as your side-gig to farming... ;) :D :D :D Great video, and we even got some of your Dad!

[@markreetz1001]

I was glad to see you checking air in the tires. However, quite a few of those tires were clearly flat in the bottom. That gives every indication the tire is flat!

[@johnhamilton1098]

This is a great channel! Not a farmer, but enjoy the humor, and find your entire operation very interesting. ….great video and editing.!

[@christophera.3348]

Ya know, if you clean your cab windows and put a thin coat of car wax on and then buff it off, your windows and mirrors will stay cleaner all season long. I really like the Nu-Finish in the orange bottle.

[@jennyjonkman421]

I’m glad that Jim Didn’t get stuck

[@erikabowser7086]

Zach you people up north have had it easy for way to long. Us people in Kansas have worked and worked as hard as we could forever

[@erikabowser7086]

By the way it's hard to even get 190 bushel corn down here, and your complaining

[@johnwhite5897]

It was nice seeing dad

[@StevieLee2114]

Thank you for never holding back your humor ❤

[@stevemacdonald3749]

"That's what she said..." Hahaha Being a Bluenoser, we say it just a bit different here in Nova Scotia. i.e., "That's what Sally said to the sailor." :-) Keep the great videos coming, I'm learning a lot.

[@chriswashington6294]

He Zack I love your videos and you have a beautiful family with a super good dad.

[@PlanetMojo]

Our place is on a ridge along the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin. We had snow lat night, and I could see the farmer across the hollow cutting corn past midnight in the snow last night. The fields around here look more like ski slopes than fields, so that was some crazy harvesting right there...

[@MNWild041]

I am watching you combine corn as I combine corn in a dinosaur JD 6620!!

[@timnichols9015]

Wrinkley.....just like my 2188

[@eb17816]

As long as it gets the job done who cares.

[@deandanielson8074]

Hi Zach, incredible downed corn and terrible conditions -- but your combining and getting the corn! Nice work. Best wishes for a continued successful slog through the harvest! - Dean from Edina

[@OhioSergeant962]

Your videos are so awesome. A lot of people here in Ohio watch them. Thank you so much for feeding the world and showing what you do.

[@ChrisTessmer]

"I came in the tank." You must really like that Thundercreek trailer.

[@Ham68229]

So, the new combine... going to be a "permanent" fixture to the farm???? Nothing worse that downed crop. Best of luck on getting it done and yes, lets all hope for no break downs. Weather is coming... fingers crossed that you get it done rather quickly. Cheers :)

[@billdill6715]

Tough conditions for sure. I mowed 7 acres yesterday after the snow melted off. 26 degree wind chill before factoring in moving at 10 mph on the super Z.. full carharts and pack boots were used. Would have preferred running the catch cart in a nice heated cab.

[@agi6521]

Love your videos!!!! Not a farmer, electrician by trade!!! I love the machines!!!!

[@RoisinT2]

Jim's face .. Lmao! :D "..rim.. WTF he is talking about..".. xD That was prizeless! :D

[@cnnw3929]

Had a friend of mine who owned a John Deere 4400 with a soybean head and a 4-row corn head. Went out for a ride with him one day doing soybeans. We were literally harvesting the soybeans in the middle of a lake. But we didn't get stuck!

[@megapixal1]

i like jims new chaser cart am also not a farmer but love watching machines work and how things work

[@d0u6s]

Without tracks you'd be ... off track with harvesting this year! ✔😜

[@ashtonbatterson5309]

Man, watching this a year Later and thinking the down corn was really bad back then and then after the derecho it's just like wow

[@BenDover-069]

Liked seeing a Canadian Pacific Train go by or as we call them up here in Canada ... CP !!!

[@jeffreyvandervoort8324]

Loved running a combine during harvest unless the crops were “down.” Beans, corn, wheat and oats, I would always slug that SOB just as my dad would be coming into the field. Never after he left. Never.

[@glenrummel4483]

WOW! Those sloooppy areas might be an opportunity for Randy the Master Pipe Layer.

[@stevespatrol]

1:54. “That’s what she said” love it......Love it. As good as the “MOIST”. Keep up the great vids. Enjoy everyone of them over here in Canberra,Australia

[@bernardvoight5]

Not a farmer, a retired operating engineer from Chicago, looks like the computers in ur equipment r as sophisticated as the ones in the cranes I ran. I would like to run some of that equipment, never mind, what was I thinking, I am retired!, more fun to watch.

[@johnbosse2527]

I'm really happy that grain card with the tracks works so well and does not get stuck. No firing Jim today!

[@beardmantimbergrassjmisch1977]

Bet you are all glad you have machines with tracks for this harvest season. I think you need to find leg arms. I bet he would love the mud. You all be safe out there good luck and god bless.

[@nathanielsixstring77]

Been watching some of your videos. I'm actually running propane for Nuway Co-OP in Minnesota and Iowa for the farmers to dry their corn. We drove from North Carolina to here. Hope y'all can keep harvesting so we can keep hauling. ✌💯

[@stevemcrae7371]

Hey Zach and co... Loving the regular vids... A daily Millennial fix is good for the soul. Much unappreciated. Steve, Wales UK

[@ramshackleshack751]

Reminds me of the all night thrash to get cornstalks stacked before the snow. And milking cows to boot!

[@mr.notsure9679]

I think I was born to be a farmer but I became a carpenter instead. Love videos like this I don't know why.

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Long days during harvest, guess it needs to be that way to get done??? The whole year's paycheck is riding on getting the crop "in" before the weather gets it. I hope ya all can get thru it......looks to be a challenging harvest this year.

[@canvids1]

My gawd the stuff you have to go through to get your crop off the field. I just can't imagine the shyt that you folks have to go through. All the best to you all.

[@stanhensley3082]

Hard long long long days work!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@xskunkxplays9225]

BEST DAD JOKE EVER

[@myronparks3495]

We had the same weather last fall. Field conditions may not be ideal but you have to get the crop out before the snow takes it down.

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

Permanent snow up here in northern MN, beans in full throttle, been a 4 day solid freeze.

[@ryanschweikhardt]

I'd say as bad as the conditions are for you up North a combine with tracks sounds like a good idea for the next newest piece of equipment. That's just crazy field conditions

[@dabearsfan811]

Little late but that can of bang flavor was rainbow unicorn, which is now discontinued and the flavor radical scadattle has replaced it. Youre welcome.

[@Quadrille763]

Awsome working with your dad

[@chuckgross6024]

Man oh man. See the machines run till the wee hours in the morning realy makes me miss harvest time. Wish I was there!

[@michaelward7175]

Great video. The water is unbelievable. This has been a strange year for you farmers.

[@hectoralvarez9280]

I love how much work the dryer’s put out!!!!

[@tvoyds7035]

"It must be 45° in here" lol #OnlyInMinnesota

[@jeffburnham6611]

45 degrees with the sun coming through the glass is more like 70 degrees. And when you're wearing heavier clothing, it is closer to 85. However once the sun sets, it gets mighty cold.

[@1eyedjackxo]

That auger shooting out the corn into the corn cart, is the proper term for that device "a corn hole" love your channel,

[@kristiang3881]

Yesterday we were taking our corn till 2 am and it was grueling. Today we are not so lucky, it's raining whole day and it looks like i will continue for 2-3 more days. Keep the good work.

[@richardhoskins9348]

All your videos are great! You have a real message for farmers today. Hard working folks!

[@nickkercheval2704]

We had a lot of down corn last year. It’s a b****. I has to laugh about the second guessing. I still do that after 45 years farming. Always when I’m tired. I just built new grain bins. Sometimes I think a condo in south Florida would have been smarter then I get some sleep and I want to do more!

[@bubbawubba2307]

Also we had 3 years in a row where we had down corn. I'm talking worse down corn than what you got took forever to get done and was hell on the combine running those stalks through the combine. Had to buy a reel for the head. Ended up running a machine over the ground that tells the dirt soil type and the compisition of it. We had a lot of areas where the corn wasn't able to uptake enough potash to help standablity. Other farmers had down corn as well. Some fields worse than others. Some fields looked like it was mowed down it was so bad. could only pick it up in one direction. Going 1 mph and repeated trips to the head to stomp down the stalks to try and get it to feed into the throat. It was hell.

[@marcp9888]

6 inches! That's what she said!! LOL. Love it!!

[@georgenetroe2670]

Thank you so much for this feeding frenzy of harvest videos. You and the Farm and all the help and Mrs. Millennial Farmer are why we are your die hard Fans. George Deltaville, Va

[@brendanjohns9095]

I heard you helped out a farmer near by, I hope you come out with a video of that.

[@lukehelleksen68]

I've been binge watching your videos. I grew up on a farm outside of lake crystal and although your farm is WAY more advanced than any I worked on back then, your videos make me miss the farm. And the video editing is great! Really fun to watch! Keep em comin!

[@davesfarmforestvideos8395]

Great video, it shows what a lot of farmers are dealing with this year. You also did a good job explaining the brittle corn that was breaking, and how you had to get as much as you can before it is laying on the ground. There are no easy decisions, and you have to harvest to make a living.

[@jeremy_238]

Love the sound of the grain dryer when it's doing corn

[@frankeem3820]

Keep up the good work! It's nice to see you "out standing in your field"!

[@farmshoffman8475]

My favourite time of the year harvest

[@jons7677]

That looks a lot like what the farmers were dealing with around this area last fall. This year has been pretty smooth sailing I believe except for late harvest and lower yields. Calling for snow showers in couple days, definitely dropped in temp today. Not Minnesota cold though. 😂

[@DashPar]

Thankful you eyeball the front air pressure on that 780 each time 😂😂

[@classicquads8271]

all these videos are perfect to watch during class!

[@littleshopintheshed]

Way to go Jim!! no towing needed.

[@ginggur17]

Those tracks are amazing.

[@andreww.9939]

“Our pet’s heads are falling off!” Lol. That had me rolling. You get in the 9870 and call it “wrinkly” and I laugh thinking about our 1-row New Idea 323 picker.

[@America-First2024]

Lol!