Is Autosteer Really Worth The $$$? | Daddy Cornstar Pep Talk #1

We all know autosteer in a tractor is super handy, but is it really as good as people make it out to be? In this video Daddy Cornstar covers the greatest investment our farm made this year; our AgLeader OnTrac3 guidance system.
Daddy Cornstar used to be completely opposed to having autosteer in his tractors, but now he supports it 100%. What changed his mind? You'll have to watch the video to find out.
Daddy Cornstar gives highlights on everything he likes about autosteer, as well as the things he did not like. You will get to see plenty of live action commentary of our AgLeader autosteer system in the field.
Daddy Cornstar is a fresh supporter to the GPS world and he hopes he can help farmers who are on the fence about purchasing an autosteer system to pull the trigger.
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Cole The Cornstar, aka Cole, is a 4th generation family farmer from Central Iowa who is the life force behind his family’s 1,700 acre farm. Cole promotes agriculture by filming his day-to-day adventures with his Dad (Daddy Cornstar) and brother (Cooper) on the farm. With a lot of help from Daddy Cornstar, Cole instills humor and education into his videos fit for both children and adults. Despite being 21-years old, Cole has an old-fashion work ethic with an innovative approach toward agricultural technology and practices. Cole's mission is to prove the American Dream is not dead and be a megaphone for agricultural education and innovation, from technological advances in farming equipment to conservation practices.
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[@BruceInFlorida]

Daddy Cornstar, you did an excellent job in presenting this video. Very clear explanation along with great video backup. I'M not a farmer, but spent many years running commercial boats offshore, where we depended on GPS to track courses, locate destinations, routes etc. I can tell that you've learned the GPS system, and are obviously comfortable using this valuable tool. And I know that the Cornstars would NOT endorse any product that was NOT true to its claims. GREAT JOB ! Capt B//SW FLORIDA.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Ok Cole that’s it!!!! If you loose you dad from videos you will piss me and a lot of others off. The man is GOLD!!!

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Military Museum he shall stay.. for now anyway 😉

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Be kind Cole. We still need the son of the boss!😜

[@gustavocarvalhogrademancin2581]

As an Ag Leader employee and farmer in Brazil I love watching this channel in general. Specially now with this review. It took almost 2 years to convince my dad and mom to invest in autosteer and now they love it.

[@pstrass6353]

I Love your family daddy cornstar! Cole, and Cooper are good young men. Remember that Dad, you raised real men.

[@ralfie8801]

P Strass Yeah, and be kind to them in your old age because they’ll be choosing your nursing home!!!

[@luclarabie3721]

So here we have pups teaching an “old dog new tricks” so I guess it is possible! Nice job on the video “daddy CORNSTAR”.

[@roythorne4615]

As an Ag Leader dealer, I thank you for the great review!

[@2000vph]

Are these Ontrack3 units still available? And if they are not is the new StedySteer compatible with Integra monitor?

[@davidwhittredge3416]

That is really impressive to watch in operation, thank you.

[@davidbloom10]

Daddy Cornstar does a great job. Glad he is in the videos.

[@131dyana]

Love seeing you and your Dad.

[@teebugg66]

That’s awesome, what a cool tool for farmers to have!

[@denaredford6701]

I like the attitude you have . You have a lot of integrity your as “Honest as the day is long “.

[@andyreimers]

I have it on my old 1970s tractors. I've had it for almost 10 years now. In fact I even plant with WAAS. I'll never go back. Love it!

[@danfinley3690]

Great job on the video daddy cornstar always glad to here from you

[@mikea1893]

your part of the farm man and i for one like watching you keep up the good work.

[@familyfarmertn8931]

Thanks for the info. I been looking at them myself. Sounds like he likes it really well being it kept in a fire proof safe. Take care and have fun

[@russellhancock9765]

That thing is neat. I admit a bit expensive, but like You said, there's no way to plant at night that acurate.

[@ollie-lk5dx]

You got to love that auto steer! whether spreading fertilize, planting , spraying or tillage they drive straighter than any operator I know and they save on overlap,seed,chemical, fert ,diesel and time. We've been slowly adding and finally was able to find a used one for the combine. We have tractors from the early 80's and they work great as long as make sure you steering linkages are all tight. Good job Daddy corn star on telling your side of the story . As expensive as inputs are it doesn't take long to pay for them ,not to mention operator comfort and you have more time to watch whats happening behind you!!

[@ColeTheCornstar]

PAB you hit the nail on the head!

[@timraimy9567]

Great video! I’m not a farmer, but I found this very interesting and helpful; I hope actual farmers can appreciate it as well.

[@wittry2]

Very good! Did not know what they could do for older tractors.

[@nextgenerationfarmer5541]

Great review we are looking for and autosteer for our planter for next season so it gave a us an idea of what we're looking for

[@patrickmorgan3326]

Great video, very informative. Your Dad’s a natural.

[@terrystephens1102]

It’s these reviews, based on actual use, that are of so much value to other farmers - you did a great job, Daddy CornStar 😃👌👏👏👏❤️

[@heatherfonner]

I'm sure auto steer or ag leader needs to hire that kid you were calling at school, if he can do that remote from school can you imagine what he can teach farmers in person 🤯 , maybe a future AG leader🤔 great video DCS

[@victorcross5949]

Very interesting. You nailed it Daddy Cornstar! Congrats!

[@kcdeely]

DC you are the heart of the farm.

[@bryancovert9821]

Good channel gentleman , keep up the great videos , you also Mother cornstar for all of your great work .

[@derektinkler4120]

Good video like you I always thought why Farmer’s want to use a gps system but you have explained it perfectly why it’s a good idea.

[@jimmcchesney897]

Great personal endorsement of AgLeader by someone obviously trying to honestly communicate his own experience! Wonderful job, Daddy Cornstar!

[@aluminium3574]

You are doing a great job! Nice to see. how you guys are farming on the other side of the pond. Keep them videos coming corn-stars greets from the Netherlands

[@lindaleslie5634]

Glad it worked out so well for y'all!

[@vivianfuller819]

Great talk! DC, you're the best.

[@davdhynes3518]

Superb presentation, your dad is better than a lot of sales people. I would venture to say with the monsoons we had this spring the agleader payed for itself and you have no other than your two sons and the high schooler to thank. Way to listen daddy cornstarch!

[@robertbruce7368]

Love the video Daddy corn star very informative

[@dylanrambow734]

Daddy cornstar is the best. You guys do good work.

[@jeremyswindell7460]

Nice job daddy cornstar! Nice seeing you on video!

[@jessegrimm9274]

Glad it worked out for yall!! 👍🇺🇸👍

[@denaredford6701]

You have some pretty slick fields . It’s great that you and your boys work together . Plus you can teach a old dog new tricks .🦴🐕😃

[@mikeabresch94]

Great job Daddy corn star and thanks Cole

[@greenup481]

Great pep talk daddy cornstar! Love the videos y’all! Makes me miss the farmhand days in Illinois growing up. Don’t see many fields down here in Fort Worth Texas haha.

[@danielblythe3798]

Thanks for the honest opinion, this would be a great addition to our 7140 that gets used for most of our planting and tillage work. 👍

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Daniel Blythe of course. Any questions, just let me know!

[@wendellrountree4899]

You guys have a good thing going with the videos keep it up very enjoyable.

[@hoophil]

A Cornstar video on Thursday! Yay! Great job daddy Cornstar... and you to Cole! I'm sure you did the editing ;)

[@ColeTheCornstar]

hoophil That I did 😉👍🏽

[@randallbyrd1973]

Very nice video TY for sharing your feedback .

[@richl9825]

Think this channel will explode in popularity in the next couple of weeks.

[@ernievarga6319]

wonderful video -- i like when the dad has opinions on today's methods and tech advances - do more video with dads input because there is no replacement to experience -- good job

[@ColeTheCornstar]

ernie varga there will definitely be more

[@jimbrown7226]

Thank you very much for an excellent video Great job explaining the system Even an old farmer that can barely turn on a computer kinda understood it We seem to resist change even if its for the better sometimes you made a lot of sense out of it

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Jim Brown it becomes easier the more you work with it

[@ddddsd20]

Thank you for all your hard work, without farmers we would all starve, and have to eat a lot of squirrels 🐿

[@jessicalinzy2369]

Dad corn starts stories are life !

[@craigjb]

We have the autotrac on our John Deeres (all of them are 8R class tractors and one 9R class) it's amazing. So much time saved pulling a disk and float with 3 inches of over lay garantied you might save 10 passes by the end great vid guys keep it up!

[@skycrapsglider]

Nice honest report !

[@fightingsioux637]

Great, honest feedback!

[@TheCarriecarrie41]

Lol,@DaddyCornstar's"I'm a floater"

[@paulwatson7502]

Doing a good job daddy corn star . Modern technology who would think?

[@BruceInFlorida]

and to think....not that long ago, Daddy Cornstar's tech experience consisted of an ANCIENT flip phone. :)

[@mennoreuten1563]

For a floater you do good and youre my age so there is also hope for me getting the hang of it thanks for youre onest opinion enjoyed watching the video greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

[@danfinley3690]

Very informative and thank you

[@Automedon2]

Cool, a pop-cornstar vid. Very interesting stuff

[@johnfugate3432]

Good video I don't farm but I found it interesting I the same way with new technology

[@stepheneilenfeld1934]

Great job Daddy Corn Star. As being a Journeyman Tool& Die maker since 1982 my trade has changed a lot thru the years. You have to be willing to adapt and learn these new technologies. Just imagine where these farming technologies will be in 50 years.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Stephen Eilenfeld it'll be fun to see

[@Deutschehordenelite]

I hope this series will continue on! :D

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Deutschehordenelite it shall!

[@rjobriant5177]

Put a ag leader incommand 800 system with rate controller on my spreader truck this spring and it is the bomb! Couldn't be happier

[@craigmiller5372]

Good video. It’s nice to have different videos that give you good information. Watching people chop hay to music gets a little old.

[@imagin273]

I guess you can teach a old dog new tricks lol 👍

[@johnfoertsch689]

Yah

[@ColeTheCornstar]

imagin273 I was surprised too

[@christopheromeara986]

I suspect this hasn’t always been the case. Teaching old dog new tricks. Looks like the latest old dog is willing to hear out the pups. Lol

[@baggd65]

Good videos, thanks.

[@houstonfirefox]

This was Daddyliscious! Keep up the great work guys! (and include more goats lol, they crack me up) #autosteergearlivesmatter

[@leonardsanders8182]

wow nice job daddy cornstar autopilot for farm equipment nice

[@tomcleghorn4005]

Thanks for the truth! Love it

[@eddiemccosh6718]

Take it easy on the old man one day you boys will be in his shoes. Love the videos keep up the good work! You guys think about doing some drone shots around farm? Would love to see a view of your layout.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

eddie mccosh I would really like to. It would be fun to show some Arial shots.

[@JB-qf5pn]

Daddy cornstar is one funny fella!

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

We Partnered with a neighbor planting Peanuts and cotton... The first year we really needed the System when it came to inverting the peanuts,,,, The peanuts canopy to where we couldn't . know for sure if we were centered over the rows..... The Unit records the planting data. and it would use that when it came to inverting

[@melvinmoore3498]

Great job daddy corn star

[@thedonleroy]

I was the same way with autosteer. We bought a tractor that had autosteer in it & didn't even use it the first year. It was our main tillage tractor & I didn't think you needed it for tillage. Then the service guy set it up for me & I started using it & now I wouldn't be without it. Especially ripping cornstalks in the fall. The ripper is only 18 foot wide so there is a lot of turning, with autosteer you can skip strips so you don't have to turn so short. I think at the end of the day you are not so tired out & you can focus on whatever piece of equipment you are pulling. Also I think you did a great job on the video & look forward to more. You guys do a great job on your videos.

[@dsmreloader7552]

Not to mention the efficiency of not overlapping as much, it adds up by the end of the day..

[@ColeTheCornstar]

thedonleroy you're spot on

[@bigrasta69]

Daddddddddy Cornstar!!!! Hahaha. Freaking love your dad man!!! He literally could use his voice to be a cartoon character!!! I'm obsessed with you guys hahaha. Yall are such an amazing family!!! Will hopefully be sending yall some fan mail soon! Much love from your Chicago brother!!!!

[@jeramy2398]

I've always wondered how'd work on fields with hills and curves not all of us have flat square fields. Thank you

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Jeramy Schaub we were impressed with it

[@luisgustavobuso277]

I hope you enjoy the steering system

[@Benglator1]

Its comparable to the auto steer found on sailboats. Once you use one it is hard to go back to just plain steering. :)

[@CuriousEarthMan]

Thanks for the interesting and informative video, Daddy Cornstar! I liked your video running the planter a while ago, and wanted to ask you if you have ever seen safety gloves made out of woven steel? They're used a lot by people who use knives at work: in meat packing plants, restaurants, etc. There are different kinds, and I couldn't find a good link to recommend off the bat, but I'm sure if you look online you can choose something you like. The purpose is to save you from being cut when you are prying mud from in between the planter discs/wheels. Think of the money you'll save in band-aids alone, not to mention peroxide and cut tendons :) Also, sure would love to see the complete process of digging a grave from start to finish (including back-filling and then re-topping after settling, if you want to show us) Would enjoy seeing the actual measurements too....do you actually dig to 6', or some other depth, by what length and width? I think you and your wife raised two fine young men there and Cole makes me laugh a lot, and keeps things always in the positive, which is a real gift! Thank you Daddy Cornstar! And Cole, are you reading Daddy Cornstar's mail again? :) Sorry my comment is so short ;)

[@chuckrice5795]

We plant corn every year, all done with self steer gps, one seed every six inches at set depth with two different fertilizers. High yield fields every time. In every JD tractors from our 8100 up seven tractors all together

[@ubatracker1976]

Awesome video daddy cornstar ! !! CORN TO THE CORE !!!

[@paszkors]

Absolutely amazing. Can you say anything about the net effect of what the accuracy gives you, for example do you use less seed, do you get better spacing, straighter rows. I suppose you may not be able to evaluate that until harvest time and there are a million other variables to consider. I guess, less fatigue, ability to plant better at night and not having bugged out eyes is a great start in evaluating the value the unit provides. Thanks for posting.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Robert Paszko you're pretty much spot on!

[@noelhohberger1188]

Interesting stuff

[@gwpsr58]

"If you're even a little interested in seeing a 50 year old farmer get things done ..."

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Gary Parker I should've been thinking!

[@mwnciboo]

"...and making a mess"

[@magwife]

Good ,man! My Grandpa own 1,660 mountain.They raise 10 kids there.You can see off the BlueRidge Mountain,it’s the GRIFFITH Mountain,in Va.its Hard work! He had to sell it to someone in NC ,FOR $6,300.00 but in the selling he said anyone of his family can be buried their. That’s where this old 63 old will be buried.I enjoy watching you and Cole ,Cooper work on your giant Farm! I Hope your Family have a Great Christmas!

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

calling a kid in high school. lol I just love it truly. See I am half way in between the old who are computer illiterate, but I am much older than cole's dad, but have been involved in computers as a hobby for many years.

[@ajadrew]

I was always interested in how a farmer, who became totally dependent on GPS, managed when the satellites stopped working. Millenial Farmer recently had a video on GPS etc & I asked what'd happen if the system stopped working. He replied saying he'd 'fix it with iron, same as everything else' but that overlooked the point I was making. (I replied saying I'd forgotten that he had the 'tallest ladders in the world'). I appreciate the benefits as you mentioned, particularly for your eyesight & the ability to work longer days etc. But just imagine if that system went wrong & every farmer, everywhere, had to go back to the old ways before GPS. My farming 'work' started at the age of 6 in 1964... First job was chopping up kindling for the fires followed by being taught how to use a catapult (taken off poachers by my Grandma) before mucking out & breaking up fights in the pig pens... Seriously, keep well from England..;-))

[@rustysimms5583]

We have agleader an john deere i like agleader the best .

[@peteparker7396]

We bought a new 8410 wayback when, and I talked the boss into buying the first gen greenstar... it had issues,,, but what almost 20 years later and Dad is 78, he doesn’t understand why anyone doesn’t use GPS. And it was a LOT more expensive back then!

[@sfmarinel]

Now its not just Cole The Corn Star youtube chanel The Daddy Corn Star it's also a MUST present in every video . Thank you for this educationale video Daddy Corn Star. Much loves from Germany and Cole where you are my friend in this video ??and finally two video in one week .

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Marinel S I was behind the camera. Decided to let dad shine a bit 😉

[@sfmarinel]

@@ColeTheCornstar that means Daddy it's no more allergic to you like he sad in other video 😁😁

[@rdekort9273]

Stay honest about it,we appreciate it

[@williamunderwood5153]

We had some problems early days with signal but after it was around a bit it’s worth every dime the farm I work for only has 3 tractors with it and there all 3 planter tractors love yr videos bud see ya on next I’m new subsciber

[@ColeTheCornstar]

William Underwood Welcome to the team!

[@williamunderwood5153]

Thanks for allowing me to be part of the team I love yr videos farming is a lot of work but I really enjoy it and love to watch others that enjoy it to I look forward to future videos great job👍

[@gonerydin4225]

I'm 65 years old and do seasonal tractor work for local farmers. Without auto steer I would probably quit. It is so much easier to put in long days doing tillage work and you can do a better job with auto steer. : )

[@dpreston8831]

I really need to get it for my lawn mower for my acre home lol

[@Tuurs]

quess most of us old guys have that problem dad cornstar.

[@jwhitley101whitleyfarms9]

I bet it is a great idea I have never used it we quit row cropping and just do cattle hay and a few fields of grain for the cows and we cut over 1100 sometimes 1200 acres of hay and I am looking at putting it on the two big tractors that spray plant and cut I think it would help a lot I'm usually give out by the time we have ran across 5 or 6 rough fields spending all day and into the night staring out the side window to see where the drill marks are or the spray foam

[@ColeTheCornstar]

justin whitley you'll love it

[@matthewburns5053]

I sure enjoy Daddy Corn Star video. Now if you could teach him to roll up a hose after he uses it.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Matthew Burns no kidding!!

[@markkopf7526]

I had to do a double take when I seen the notification saying Cole had a SECOND video this week WOO HOO!!! What a great video well done Cornstars.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Mark Kopf haha 😁

[@MrDaChicken]

"My boys talked me into it" Congratulations on raising some fine young farmers. Because I'm betting this involved some SERIOUS negotiation skills. Along with some well thought out arguments as to economic sense of spending that much money. Glad it worked out for you, and by the sounds of it, your first year probably damn near paid for the system from being able to run all night repeatedly when you might not have gotten all the land planted otherwise. Having spent MANY hours working at night after my full time day job, and I totally agree, staring after the marker line all night long is incredibly tiring. You make mistakes with overlap and missed spots.This equals money lost.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

MrDaChicken you hit the nail on the head!

[@Charles77598]

Pop Corn is the best! Love to hear him on videos and does a great job! Technology is always scary but once put in motion your learning every day!

[@bandit2426]

Awesome video Daddy Cornstar. Is Cole and Cooper brothers. Cole must be on vacation.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Richard Smith Yes, we are. I was behind the camera 😉

[@burtongrainandcattle2454]

Are you guys just running on waas? If so your dad seems very happy with it staying on track in the hills and contours, planning on doing the same thing for next year.

[@sammi9985]

This question is off subject about another video but can we have your a spaghetti and peas recipe, looks delicious Thanks

[@3069mark]

Did you guys check out the Wheelman Auto Steer before deciding to go with Ag Leader? If so, what was the advantages or disadvantages of each?

[@johndeerefarmer5993]

Put the jd steering unit in a 4840 this spring and absolutely loved it planted really good and straight

[@RJ1999x]

But that doesn't translate into money

[@CGW116A]

Autosteer is a tool. Actually it does translate into money as Cole s dad was able to plant through the night to get the crops inbetween the rain and plant more accurately without double seeding in addition maximizing crop volume. They gained time and time is money. The farmers that got their crops in before insurance deadlines will most likely be the winners. Maximizing yields with autosteer.

[@RJ1999x]

@@CGW116A I see what you're saying, but that's stretching to justify the cost. I want to see data that shows a 100 acres split in half one auto steer and one manual and see the difference in yield.

[@ColeTheCornstar]

Yield might not be entirely different but passes across the field and operator error/fatigue are greatly reduced. Say you're a foot off each pass on a 16 row planter. That's 2.5% more efficient, cutting your tractor related inputs but that much. Say you spend $100,000 a year on that that's a savings of $2,500. Pays for itself in three years. Not to mention you can put it in other equipment and keep a better eye on your equipment which would give you the potential to catch breakdowns before they do a lot of damage.

[@CGW116A]

@@ColeTheCornstar With the countouring farming that was shown in the video most of the fields were on a curve. The amount of steering that was occuring appears to be a lot on their farm. I cant imagine trying to hold any line at night within a foot with that many curves/turns. There is all kinds of autosteer info out there on the internet as to the advantages. Reduce overlapping, Fatigue, seed/chemical savings, fuel savings seem to be most common things mentioned. My point is there is more that reflect yield totals. If a farmer can plant can cover more ground each day of a short rainy planting season including planting through the night without worrying about visibility the yield on the back end, due to time of growing season is increased, is improved as well. The next thing that will be coming is automated autonomous field farming. Large corporate farms will have the equipment first as they will be able to afford it due to their large volume of acres. These new planters/combines with the self adjusting/monitoring systems is the next phase. Technological change becoming more rapid even in farming.