How I Planted 50 Acres Of Iowa Farmland

In this video, we plant oats/alfalfa on 15 acres and 30 acres of soybeans following corn. We pulled a fence line and combined two fields. We got near-record rainfall over a 30 day period this spring and spots got drowned out. On the bright side, it should pull Iowa off the drought map if things stay wet this summer. Thanks for watching the video!
Grant's Channel: / @granthilbert5632
0:00 Intro
0:30 Alfalfa/Oats Seeding
12:24 Pulling Fence line
20:46 Disking/Soybeans
28:00 Spraying
31:39 Plants Growing

[@Masonthegoat]

I never realized how much FS 22 would help me understand farming more

[@FarmerBChannel]

Its helpful in all kinds of ways

[@redtailpunk]

cause of spence and clarkson i can say my curiosity has officially been piqued. fs22 downloading. i wanna do some tractoring

[@alvisecusin5433]

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[@bwilliams463]

If he's having trouble following his rows, he should hire an AI worker; they always know where the textures change. Good thing he's on a map where he can remove fences, too.

[@NathanSteers]

Dude I know exactly what you’re saying, I’ll drive past a farm now and know what everything is and what it’s used for

[@ihatered3177]

More videos pls

[@spencerhilbert]

Yes, I got more coming.

[@ihatered3177]

@@spencerhilbert lets goo :))) they are so satisfying to watch

[@ullcringe2895]

He's back!

[@Dixcus-zp7om]

MAKE THE CRIME VIDEO ... That's MUST SEE TV for those of us unfamiliar with the risks of crime in rural areas. Very interested to see how that went down and how you were able to recover some of your stuff. GET THEM VIEWS!!!!

[@yuvaanbhadha5928]

Best farmer on KZbin, you help me so much in achieving my dream. Hope you become successful you deserve it.

[@tjthegamer808]

I’ve just been waiting for Grant or Spencer to post. It’s always a good day when they do.

[@bwilliams463]

Your drone footage is nice. You do a very good job of putting these vids together, too.

[@spencerhilbert]

Thank you very much!

[@MCGrandMachine576]

Great video! 50 acres with that old tractor is honestly impressive, it's wonderful and inspiring to see your progress. Please keep it up!

[@JohnCarter-qv1ie]

I love that your brother is involved. I wish you both great success ! Greetings from the Eastern Shore!

[@The_Consigliere]

I'm rooting for you gents... Much love all the way from South Africa.

[@VinceDehoog8530]

Gald to hear things are going good hope you get your truck back also hope your knee heals before harvest thanks for the videos i also hope that your frist cutting hay went well we cut our hay too and got 40 round bales off of 6 acres record high

[@cookierookie1918]

Love watching you work and grow your operation

[@cameronburgess2479]

Praying for you Spence I pray to keep you safe and prosperous during these hard times

[@NicReid4]

Love the videos please post more

[@HeresMinx]

You have no idea how jealous I am. I bought a 5 acre homestead 2 years ago, and I am looking at an additional 160 acres just up the road.

[@King_of_information]

Can contact you

[@square7935]

bro is living the best life

[@Helxuxhxhxj]

love the series! its fs in real life.

[@wrath231]

No lie. His channel got me into farming simulator 2022

[@coltonbentley39]

Love our 4020 We plant 40 pounds to the arce of hay seed 30-20 on oats for weeds don't spray it will kill the hay even if it's round up ready for a year after that the hay will smolder it

[@steveneal2706]

Great video guys. Thank you

[@waterskiingfool]

Good to see someone making a go with the old equipment.

[@rwfoxtrot]

Just a quick thought if I may. Try to take some soil tests and characteristic measurements such as infiltration and bulk density along the old fence line. It should give you an idea of what almost pristine soil in the field was like before cultivation began. That way you’ve got a target for getting your cultivated ground into shape.

[@cedricbroussard8738]

Awesome video

[@KyleThompson-cj4zh]

The stand is ok, but after the first cutting of hay, the alfalfa should take off better it at least it did for me and in the thin area's this fall I would recommend inter-seeeing grass because the alfalfa doesn't like areas that sit wet.

[@billsmith5166]

Good luck!

[@robervin9107]

Hey bud hope your knee is getting better Love you awesome vlog I’m so sorry your truck got stolen Im mad. Did you call the fbi as well they can keep a look out

[@Espeque]

FBI on stolen vehicles? Im not american so im not sure but from what i know they do more complicated crimes

[@FarmerCBS]

I'm curious why the fbi?

[@davidkrzysik5284]

Love your videos and excited to see more Love from 🇸🇰Slovakia🇸🇰

[@FarmandSpeed]

heavy and over seeding alfalfa makes for a nice thick crop in the year to come. you will never get much off a first year crop of hay. spots that drowned out, if it will not grow alfalfa maybe put orchard grass in those spots so it keeps the weeds out and still makes good hay.

[@thebeastsofwar9107]

Farming is my hobby

[@elliotporterfield6921]

My dad tells me stories of spending the summers of his youth with my great grandpa farming in Piedmont, Oklahoma. This makes me wanna buy some land and farm some hay just for what it would do for my soul.

[@petergielen5905]

Thx for sharing

[@Hanktheguyforfs22]

He is the best he and squad are the goats of fs22 and they got me into it. Thanks squad and Spencer they are the best. Especially how they get along so well as brothers. They are just the best

[@jeremyshrontz]

Love seeing the videos and the work that goes into what farmers do to get crops to grow. Hope you have a great year!

[@johnbo945]

Great Video

[@mr.awesome9027]

I’ve been looking forward to seeing this

[@paulmullins4439]

Great video enjoy watching keep up the great work hate to that someone stole your truck

[@CPUDOCTHE1]

It is amazing how much difference there is in different parts of the U.S.A. as far as timing to plant and harvest crops there is. Our optimal day to plant soybeans is June 15. The soybean rows are visible in 3 days and if the soybeans aren't up in 7 days, they are not coming up.

[@leonmiller7711]

Way too many farmers in over their heads. You are doing great! I'm hoping to be able to start doing the same.

[@RussellFord-zh7sm]

I love farming

[@AveNoLife]

It's cool to see something made from scratch. I enjoy your videos so much, keep it going 👍

[@defective6811]

The best tool for the job is the one you have on hand that will get the job done.

[@defective6811]

lmao, when finding your issue uncovers five other issues and fails to solve the original one 😂

[@SAGUY1971]

Love to see you using trusted old equipment which can easily fixed when it breaks (unlike all the new techie stuff) . Sorry to hear about your truck getting stolen. Sadly crime is pervasive everywhere now , not just in the cities.

[@2crazy654]

that’s cool

[@Deutz-fahr-fan]

As someone who has lost his bag of tools before, my deepest condolences man

[@LightWarrior2000]

I drove a van otr past farm lands all the time. I love seeing them.

[@cotton678]

I hope I can be let you guys someday!

[@kesura7273]

FS 22 give me some knowledge about farming, even thought I'm not farmer and not expert about real life farming. But learn a lot from that game. Love your videos man.

[@NothingButAir-]

Love your videos ❤

[@briangrammer898]

❤❤VIDEO ❤❤chisel plow looks great.. I didn’t know how good of a job it does ❤❤soil finisher made it smooth ❤❤

[@lucasrezac379]

That was a really nice 6.0 too

[@OutofTownwithRobinBell]

great work👍

[@Blackwellll3066]

In Wisconsin that 15 acers is really 60 acers with 4 cuttings not sure how many cuttings ya will get off the feild

[@derrickeischens3993]

If you don’t want your planter pulling to the left you should put globe on the planter like a Starfire 3000

[@TryingShorts]

I love your videos

[@Iemand679]

Finally bro is back 💪🏻

[@RustyWater6]

Dang, sorry about your truck. That's really unfortunate, hopefully there's some kind of resolution for you. Looking forward to your future content!

[@FamousAmos14]

In the phone when you do your last cut of the year drill, more alfalfa and do not drill any more oats love the video Spencer❤❤😊

[@ummikene8589]

love ur vids bro

[@redtailpunk]

the digger dragging that first tree really reminded me of a dog tryna play with a stick thats way too big for him lol

[@deepakrathod5023]

More videos

[@rockzy1427]

Love your content, so sad you dont post more!

[@spencerhilbert]

More to come! I have a few video in the backlogs.

[@Zokailcamping]

Id recommend next year to work it to dust and get all the leftover stalks or whatever back under the soil completely. alfalfa is very tedious and needs to be seeded in great conditions

[@spencerhilbert]

Yup I tried to get away with it here. Last minute decision. We’ll see how it turns out. At least the oats will be good.

[@waynejones5239]

I have seeded alfalfa on snow covered fields with just a 3 point spreader and gotten a good stand on bare spots in the field and where it was lightly tilled the snow will take the seed into the ground

[@ghorner11]

Next time Molboard plough the residue under in the fall and then work it with the disk in the spring. Problem solved - corn residue will break down so much better.

[@ConfusedChickens-bf7yl]

My dad is selling his 4010 in Michigan will a plow and harrow

[@pleasantviewfarms2084]

If you want to thicken up the light areas of alfalfa you will need to do it this year. After the first year alfalfa will not let new alfalfa seeds grow the plants release a toxin. Just an FYI

[@johntorich4015]

I just broadcast it all in with the oats just mix all the seed in the spreader then disc it in and then roll it with coil packers boom your done

[@BramVerbraeken]

Spencer uploaded MOM GET THE CAMERA

[@coffeebuzzz]

Looks good. Your grass crop needs a feed.

[@skipper0565]

I really like what you doing, small farms are great! I understand why you removed the trees, bigger fields are more practical, but on the other hand tree lines are useful: they stop the wind, so the wind can’t dry out the soil or blow it away. I know trees steal water from the crops, but they are useful anyways. That’s what we get told in Europe, so I don’t understand why there are almost no tree lines at the edges of fields in North America. To be fair, I’d never been in America, that’s my impression of videos.

[@landintucker5472]

Granted it would’ve taken forever and been hard to sell that many you could’ve square bales the cornstalks. Usually people who own sheep will buy cornstalk squares as they are easy to bed a small amount of animals with.

[@RTeBokkel]

Time to pull a Whistlin Diesel and "Find the guy who stole my truck!"

[@zilla2006able]

that is real shame someone stole your pick-up truck 😭😭😭

[@mikrieltje]

Horse tail or like we like to call it cats tail is a super though weed becase in his incredibly long and tough roots

[@JeremyWoeppel]

You need to plant alfala😊 in the fall

[@hust1ersmotivation]

Heyyy Spencer

[@zilla2006able]

I just wonder when Grant new video become???

[@jaggortmaker2126]

I brod cast my oats and they're coming up good

[@spencerhilbert]

Yeah the oats are good, just worried about the alfalfa. That’s where the money is in cost of seed and potential profit.

[@ChanceFlynn-bv8np]

Your hay will be fine, if it doesn’t look good the first year don’t get worked up. I always think my hay is an absolute failure til the second yr

[@spencerhilbert]

Good to know! Thanks for sharing.

[@jimbradford818]

could we maybe get a drawing of the two places, showing the outline of both farms and whos is whos

[@SJS-wq5wg]

Bummer about ur truck. I'm a GMC/Chevy guy, but still thought that truck was cool even if it was a Ford. Remember when u bought it on Grants' channel

[@tomskalicky1309]

Hey spencer, what are your top 5 favorite tractors?

[@swunt10]

Removing treelines should be outlawed and it is in many countries and states.

[@WesternFarms12]

That disk is overkill for a little 4020

[@FarmerTrio725]

If you used a wishek disk on your fields you could have gotten the residue buried better

[@davewood8067]

Sup

[@aidengrove]

W

[@mwnciboo]

Damn thieves - here in the UK on my small 20 acres I end up making a secure yard next to my house for my sm stuff - it is nothing too expensive - but a Ford Ranger, small JD Tractor - implements - tools - 1000 litre fuel tank etc... must have built up a 100k of stuff - I'd be heartbroken if I lost certain things (like my painfully restored JD2040). If you have a patron or just giving let us know.

[@blzt3206]

I've always struggled to calibrate brillion seeders.

[@cliffordarnoldussen]

You’re doing that spraying slow down until you get used to it know what you’re doing such as fire that you can slow down a little bit still do a good job young guys you’re always in a big hurry break stuff I’m 65 years 68 years old and I know I was young ones too and a farmeryou can save money

[@FarmerTrio725]

Would the corn residue fertilize the alfalfa and oats

[@brandonparker6670]

When are you guys gonna combine farm channels to Hilbert farms to have more consistent content?

[@cookierookie1918]

What brand seed cart do yall use?

[@cliffordarnoldussen]

Want her to put a little grease on that I don’t like it has been grease for quite a while buckets use a lot of grease cheaper than bushings

[@JohnF0X]

Personaly i would have been more agressive with the cultivation there or even grab the plow to get more of the corn residue under. might have issues with that residue when you get to baling the Alfalafa.

[@gunnarbeck225]

The best tool for corn stalk residue is a bush hog

[@markzick9236]

Everyone should use airtags on anything valuable today. You may have been able to locate your truck. Who would have guessed there was crime in Iowa (joke)? Now you have to spend time finding another truck and your insurance premium could double.

[@spencerhilbert]

Yeah I actually found the truck and did have AirTags in a few items that I found. I’ll have a video out on it soon. It’ll make a good story haha.

[@DeepFreeze7MC]

What autosteer screen is that? Doesn't look like john deere 2600

[@minislag]

What were you spraying? Was it fertilizers or a kind of poison?

[@samdajellybeenie14]

Question: you can't burn the corn husks? Might be extra nutrients or something for the crops?

[@spencerhilbert]

You can burn them. The idea is you’ll I have more nutrients from the stocks if you leave them intact and let them break down into soil. But too much residue can be a bad thing for next years planting depending on a bunch of variables.

[@jasonjackson9130]

All you have to do to join the fields is turn allow field creating on…😂