Can We Finish This Big Job?

[@harolderwin5354]

They are harvesting cotton in my home state of Alabama. When I was a kid, 70 plus years ago, we harvested cotton by hand; pulling a seven or nine foot long sack behind us to stuff the cotton into as we pulled the locks off the boll. A very lengthy back breaking endeavor. The average amount of cotton that a good man could pick in a day would weigh about 210 to 250 pounds and a fully ginned bale of cotton would weigh about 500 pounds. The un-baled cotton would be about 1500 pounds give or take. Things are a lot different now with new technology and machinery.💪

[@Bfranklyn731]

@@harolderwin5354 that sounds tough as nails like the people who did the work- tough as nails!!

[@piepawrench]

My dad was born and raised in Tx. and had to also work in the cotton fields, He told me stories about an old woman that was a migrant worker and followed the crops. He said she rode/drove an old buckboard pulled by a mule. He also told me she played the harmonica, and he said she also always had a cheek full of Tabacco. Now, his story went on to say that she taught my dad to play (her) harp, harmonica but he would have to pick out the pieces of tobacco first. Dad was born in1922, so he was around 7 or 8 when he was in the fields and with this old woman. My brother and I, yrs later also picked up the harmonica and learn to play, but not like dad could. He could play the blues like nobody business!!

[@iphobley]

Thanks for sharing your memories, really interesting.

[@jeffhoberg1995]

You have a great operation Laura. It’s fun for us non-farmers to see your amazing success with everyone working so hard. We appreciate you and the entire family! Keep it rockin and keep the videos coming.

[@mayforddavis9291]

Congratulations on finishing bean harvest.

[@don-dspid2404]

There is something so relaxing watching harvest equipment rolling.

[@stevea9604]

So satisfying looking at the drone shots 👍🏻🤩

[@jdskibum313]

I appreciate all the knowledge. I am 59, from GI and live in Lincoln. Your videos taught me about an industry I grew up near, but not actually a part of (save for detasseling 3 summers in the 70s, Peterson Farms). I never knew you blew off the stubble from the previous previous day. It makes sense, but not if you don't think about it. Thanks again for teaching those of us not involved in farming what exactly that industry entails.

[@BurningBroadcast]

Been watching your videos for ages, but it just remains special what sort of fancy equipment there is. Designed to harvest at this scale. Imagine having to harvest that by hand 😮

[@Sailor376also]

Laura, I wave every time I go by. I am the guy who frequently has a canoe on the roof of my F150 headed to or from the Green or Colorado Rivers. "This is great. This is wonderful." Eau de Skunk. I have one that likes my house and visits every couple of weeks,, eye watering.

[@johnensminger7675]

Looking good, Laura! Thanks for sharing your life and taking us along for the ride! Love the channel content!!

[@KateOrzell]

Watching your channel is like a celebration every time you post a new video. Continue to delight us with your fun and energizing content!👀⚡️🌌

[@johnensminger7675]

Looking good, Laura! Thanks for sharing your life and taking us along for the ride! Love the channel content!! Goo Team!!😊

[@samlague4409]

Such a beautiful smart and wonderful creator. Great videos as always Laura

[@DashaDmitrieva-ti3pb]

You look flawless, can’t get enough.

[@richj551]

weird bot

[@johnensminger7675]

Great job on the drone footage!

[@Fonda-d3x]

The production quality is getting really good with the drones, music, scene cuts and audio. Well done!

[@stevea9604]

Amazing what they do with just a phone too 👍🏻🤩🤔

[@TomRowan777]

Ditto! Great job with the Drone footage and the editing is as professional as anything else on TV. Very satisfying and Zen Harvest! Happy Harvest Moon Laura, Grant, & Gage!

[@godoftheinterwebz]

it's taking away from the genuineness of the videos

[@westrotter7847]

We're ready to do corn now !! It'll be so much fun to see that corn disappear into the combine !!!!😊

[@daleyates2261]

I am 66 years old and love watching your videos please be safe and keep them coming

[@Kinghauler2012]

Wow. Seeing gage next to the combine really gives a size perspective. That thing is a beast!

[@gregrussell5374]

Wow. Nice job. I can tell by all three’s tone of voice that you get along well and work well as a team. This is interesting to watch.

[@yankeetango]

Excellent production and narration as usual. Love the drone shots!

[@conradhawkins1426]

Remembering watching JD Combine harvesting especially at night. That was 3 decades ago. Started watching because I've lived in Iowa 52 yes and just wanted to learn about farming. Also helped manufacture lots of Green and Red parts from railings to Rice Chutes. Even some hydraulic hoses and even rotomolded part on front of JD combine. Thank You...

[@bay9876]

Almost sayng goodbye to 2023 growing year. Will miss the planting, fertilization and harvest, but with the end comes next year if we're all here. Love this channel and mouser Pepper.

[@waynewilliams839]

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[@9maris]

I live in farm country in upstate New York. I love this stuff and have learned a lot.😊

[@ChrisHessert]

Really enjoy your channel and episodes. Thank you.

[@BerkeleyClayton-gu8gw]

I know u guys will be glad when those crops are in!!!!!

[@tomrogers323]

Great content as usual plus the drone footage! Looking forward to the corn harvest as well!

[@Captain-Max]

Love harvest videos, so mesmerizing.

[@elwoodsummersjr596]

Great video, it's so heartwarming to see such hard working young people, and then add Laura's Beauty to the mix, awesome to watch. Lots of love from pa ❤❤❤

[@davidgoertzen250]

I worked on a custom harvesting crew in 1988. We used to load trucks alongside the combine as they were cutting. As like g as you didn’t try to shift gears, it went pretty well.

[@hotbug597]

I must say, this is professional quality work. I am so impressed and proud of how far you have come with your videos. This is ready for the history channel or some equivalent venue.

[@edwardh1591]

It has to feel good to be done with the beans. My cousin has 100 acres to go. So he is excited to be finishing up. Have a great day!😊

[@michaelwilliams7481]

Laura, and Grant, I was wondering if the weeds are the most troublesome for clogging-up the head! I hope your yield is up this season. Next onto your biggest crop. Love to you all from Mike. ❤

[@RicardoJunqueira]

I'm loving these drone shots. So cool. All of your operations looks cool to me, tbh.

[@VonBluesman]

I thought you had all of your corn harvested but I saw some standing. 😱😎✌️

[@bobtucker8875]

I drive truck some years for different farmers hauling different kinds of products in S-E Idaho. Always enjoy the start up,but then I'm glad when it's over. TKS for sharing 😊.

[@ssfoste]

Very good informing and well-done video, thank you.

[@brianpesci]

I hope you had an excellent crop this year, can't say enough about the respect I have for farmers.

[@kurtkrim7378]

I did custom combining in the summer of 1976, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Home in north central ND. I so enjoy your channel and your positive and smart attitude.

[@frankdeegan8974]

Two of the over the road trucks I drove had an automatic transmissions and I loved them both one was equiped with a radar breaking system to keep a safe opreating distance between trucks too.

[@Telephony954]

I am ready for Corn. I am a big fan of Corn.

[@keithbennett5519]

Amazing job u all stay safe out there

[@anoka114]

Maintenance always keeps you moving. To many businesses don't do it and have breakdowns when they least need it.

[@pglick123]

The drone shots are beautiful!

[@brentgroth767]

Farming and teaching for the masses. Good job

[@Jennifer-gu4yv]

Was the skunk sleeping when Grant came across it? If not, it might be rabid. Skunks are nocturnal and if you see one in the daytime, that's a sign.

[@AR-pm9nv]

Nothing wrong with encountering a little perfume factory. 😉🤣

[@buzman7811]

Thank you for your videos, quite the education.

[@brokenbritain9441]

I really enjoy that it's just like one big lawn mower🙄😳😁

[@KaranDeuinva-x4f]

You’re such a gorgeous angel!

[@frankcrenshaw7343]

You and her look like fun

[@walterchapin33]

Good luck with the corn harvest.

[@raven4592]

Great video folks really enjoyed it,thanks

[@jongrossardt7542]

We passed nearby last weekend - was westbound on I-80 out of Lincoln but turned south on 81 at York then back on Sunday. Was a beautiful weekend.

[@steveb6371]

So glad that the weather was cooperating in your harvest. It could be a mess.

[@hempy351]

As for the skunk smell - when I was in high school I was helping my dad lay out some irrigation pipe, and as we were loading the pipe onto the trailer so we can lay it out on the field, there was a skunk that had made a home in one of the pipes, and it was not happy at all for disturbing it. While we didn't get a direct spray, I had caught a whiff, causing me to dry heave. To this day whenever I get a faint smell of a skunk when driving by an area, I get flashbacks and become a bit ill. 🤢

[@thomasb188]

I learned a lot about farming from you Laura. I like learning new things on a daily basis. You are just great sweetie!!!!! Have a great day!!!!! 🙂🙃🙂

[@5777alan]

What an awesome operation, and pretty cool drone shots!

[@stevea9604]

Absolutely

[@stevea9604]

Betcha those beans smell great after that skunk 😮

[@hamlett22me]

A little financial breakdown request... I noticed bean and corn price per bushel are down quite a bit compared to last year (beans are at 9.70 today, down from last year's 14.10 and corn is at 3.73 as of today, down from last year's 4.92). How are you all dealing or going to deal with that? It would be super cool to see a chart of sorts, breaking down costs associated to planning, purchasing, planting, the maintaining of crops, land, equipment, etc... and harvest. A little biz refresher of sorts, and perhaps a path one might take to maximize income on harvest when the market doesn't cooperate. How do good farmers navigate that ballot of supply and demand? Great vid!

[@douglasjackson1998]

I don't know anything but what I've learned watching Laura and her Dad farm soy beans and corn on KZbin. I don't remember whether the Wilson farm (Grant's family) has a bin site, but if you watch LEAAD Farms, you'll see that the Carlsons (Laura's family) have a bin site on the farm. For those having their own bin site, in addition to allowing the ability to dry the crop, in case circumstances (like weather, etc) require that they harvest it with higher than sale-able moisture content, they also have the capacity to save back part of the crop on-site, and hope (bet) that the price goes up within the coming year. Depending upon how much capacity is in-use, they can even loan (or rent?) capacity to their neighbors. I'm guessing that there might be commercially available elevator space in the case they want to get the crop off the farm, but REALLY don't want to sell it yet.

[@davidbratton9346]

I waved as I drove by while you were doing this. The combine was on the south end of the field so I'm sure you couldn't see me in the west bound lane.

[@williamgerhard4787]

U got me cracking up great job guys as always

[@oldgrizz8720]

I like the smell of skunk. Grew up in the city, grandparents lived in the country. When we smelled skunk we knew we were getting close to grandma's love, kisses, and homemade donuts! Now when I smell skunk I get sentimental.

[@iotandcoffee]

Hello Laura and team, congratulations on the wonderful work you do. I watch all your videos and I find it very interesting how you solve problems, always with willingness, joy and you always have your wonderful smile; many times I have a bad day and when I get home I run to see if there is a new video, because when I watch your videos I feel an indescribable peace and my problems disappear like magic. A big hug from a subscriber from Brazil.

[@thomascasserly3444]

I was just thinking about that field thanks for confirming it’s the one the car ran off into😮

[@robertsmith7580]

Awesome video Laura

[@v1rotait23]

What a great episode Laura! Just loved the camera angles and aerial views from the drone. Super fun to watch you 3, with all your fab machinery "mowing the back paddock"! That 1500ft radio mast in the background (which is my line of work) sure is easy to spot. I know that I-80 field even from New Zealand, Best wishes for the corn harvest, David ❤🌽

[@rogersteinberg2555]

Grant "borrowed" the battery!😂😂

[@Eddisexodos]

That's cool doing work like that

[@jwfox54]

Great job, perfect musical choices

[@allanvanuga9196]

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

[@rboston33]

Thank god for farmers Market 9.70 That hurts

[@FarmForward-i5g]

Looks like a massive task, but with your dedication and hard work, I’m sure you’ll get it done!

[@duanebolen543]

You should do that when done for the day when you are dirty an grease when bearings are warm from running so they take grease better

[@DaydreamAboutNiceThings]

Love watching during harvesting !

[@regor2102]

Grant, when did you last adj your brakes? A bad way to test brakes is to see if the tractor will move with the parking brake on, then try the trailer brakes with the parking brake released and the handbrake pulled back. It beats nothing. I know you don't do steep grades so they don't need adjusting often. But it nice to know you can stop fast when needed.

[@juice_box23]

Laura, I love this channel so much, you are so entertaining and this is such a fun channel to watch.

[@tomfraser8425]

Great job on the bean harvest.

[@kraigvollmer788]

Nice to be done with beans we got are beans done about two weeks ago we had two combines going we have been doing corn for about a week.

[@madisonsgrandy]

Looking forward to corn harvest.

[@kenbettygregor3900]

YES WE ALWAYS LOVE YOUR VIDEOS , THANK YOU

[@richardpedersen9189]

Love you guys, and your videos ... Laura, Grant, Gage!!! 👍🙃

[@wesleymanoa3331]

Awesome job!! Well done

[@cdalton3169]

Just exceptional videos, Laura. Stellar content!

[@patbrewer4205]

You’re always so cute and smiling 😊

[@MartinBisig-e1t]

Beautiful video with amazing people

[@majikglustik9704]

So much for Hurricane Milton... Am okay. 😘👏👏👏👏👏

[@bobmiller9835]

I think the last time I noticed that hair do the star was Marge ? Hope you finish with harvest so you can take time to go to visit a beautician. Love you just the same and thanks for the ride in the combine.

[@stephenharrison8523]

Really enjoyed watching the video. I'm from England here harvest 2024 is finished which has been difficult due to the bad weather we had. Nice to see women in agriculture good luck for your corn harvest

[@ashutoshpandey4761]

Great job Laura

[@maebnus46]

Hello Laura and all. Yesterday i saw a video of another farmer having a major breakdown , the engine in his combine literally blewup! broken rod through the block , Large hole one side smaller on other side. engine is scrap. A John Deer team was changing out replacing engine IN THE FIELD! Would be most informative to know what caused such catastrophic failure. My first guess would be oil supply failure, lack of or pump fail. Anyway a bad Expensive day, During harvest. Think it was soy beans. Do ALL your maintenance checks Good luck proceeding with your harvest --- and no more skunks !! Bruce W

[@mmi16]

Ever stop to think about how many times a kernel of grain gets handled from field to ultimate user? Field to combine to grain cart to haul truck to elevator (maybe multiple handlings at the elevator) to rail car or OTR truck to a intermediate processor to a manufacturer (if domestic) to a ocean going ship across the ocean to a intermediate broker to a manufacturer. Potentially there are even more handlings than I have enumerated.

[@DavidRobertson-pk4ld]

One crop harvested, one to go!

[@barrygrant2907]

The amount of grain pouring out that auger into the grain cart is mindboggling. I hope your harvest is super bountiful and the grain prices rebound. This is what your entire year is about. We have legal "medical" marijuana here in FL, and most traffic light stops smell like someone ran over a skunk.

[@michaelpardue2400]

Keep farming you doing great job .

[@KellyVanDaHuvel]

When working around the sickle you should ware groves when breaking the bolting lose. One slip of the wrench your finger may come off. Good pair of guard groves keeps your finger on. Experience is always better than having a finger missing. Grew up on a farm, saw examples.

[@shannonm2689]

Awesome video

[@Namtov]

Great as always. Greetings from Denmark ( transcontinental comments should count double in the algorythm )

[@nhsamurai8733]

The drone footage is fantastic!!

[@wesp1213]

Amazing as always. I miss farming.

[@toddbroeker187]

Can't help but wonder how many people passing by on I-80 are not aware they are driving by a farming icon!

[@drbcrb]

Drove through in September and was watching for something Laura Farms.

[@henkoosterhof5947]

Where do you need the tractor more for? Its now pulling the grain cart. Now you have to go to the semi and discharge the cart 3/5? times before its full. If you would have a field tractor with 5th wheel plate that can tow the trailer then you could fill the trailer in 1 transfer, bring it to the road so the truck can hook on and bring it away. Every pass to the trailer and the time to transfer the cart is a surplus of fuel. It could even be a loose dolly behind the tractor. Take care of your equipment. A fellow you tuber had a broken engine on his combine that had to be replaced.

[@kroadie3936]

The Laura team will work to keep you on the job no matter how early or late you are working!

[@johndoyle6697]

Hi Laura and Grant. The drone footage is beautiful. Did you get the new software for auto link for combine and tractor. Will you fabricate a new boom for your hagie. Something like You have on your tele handler with the extendable boom.