Irrigating With Laura

[@jamesbibel4031]

Baxters a loyal friend. Would rather be sleeping but won't let you go out alone at night. Extra treat for Baxter

[@manelson647]

This sure shows the “sunup to sundown” side of farming. Great content, clear explanations, visual information, awesome “teacher” ❤️❤️❤️

[@wadechandler7638]

The reaction to the mice was priceless!

[@karagregory69]

@LauraFarms: Another outstanding Video. Thanks Laura.

[@doc47448]

There's something I have to get off my chest. "Who's a good boy? Are you a good boy? Yes, he's a GOOD boy, yes you are!" Ok, I feel better. lol

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

Baxter is like what, “I want to be asleep”👍🧚

[@pudendajohnson1932]

I think he wants a cheeseburger.

[@daviddudley1988]

I've watched a lot of horror movies in my time and a cornfield at night ranks at the top of my list of places not to be after sunset 😂😂

[@atwoodca]

HI from Canada. Nice videos you do. Interesting to see the differences in farming.

[@VonArens]

Getting an ad for Oreos on Laura's vid does not seem like a coincidence :D

[@unicorn7337]

Baxter is sooo cute! 😭 I just want to give him a big hug! 🤗❤️

[@vic_sensei]

Imagine driving by the field and just hearing “leave me alone mice!” Lol

[@LauraFarms]

My neighbors hear plenty of me😂

[@MoxxyPrime]

5:08 Mama mouse dropped her baby mouse down the side...

[@mattenniskiler22]

Wow, I see it 😱 haha

[@Walkndude69]

I love hearing your running commentary on farming. This brings back such great memories of farming. Makes me miss being outside every day working with the land. Keep it up!

[@rafaelmondragon4476]

Well water awesome. 💯% Mice, 😆. Hiccuping cute. Should bring baxter with you on your field runs.

[@msain427]

The scan of the land, seeing pivots running seeing the green prairie and long straight dirt roads gave me goose bumps. I wish you and Grant the best. I cannot imagine how perfect our world could be if everyone was 1/4 of Laura

[@bobabatunde]

Truer words have rarely been spoken!

[@leavellwall8856]

What if you had a zip-tie with a thin rope tied to it to fix a few spigots without needed a full suit? When you kink the hose, slide the semi-tight zip-tie around the kink so it's not going to come undone. Then after you get done working on cleaning the spigot, step back several feet and yank the rope to pull the zip-tie off the kink. Might work, might be a waste of time, just a thought!

[@joe-m]

Glad you heard us yelling "Put your ear plugs in". That could have been loud. Night farming was a new fun twist. You running from the mouse cracked me up. Thanks for leaving it in.

[@linusvanpelt138]

How many steps are there to starting a pivot? checking the drip oil, check the engine oil , make sure there are NO MICE!

[@JimWhitaker]

Sleepy dog, mice, mosquitoes and a shower. Good smile watching as always. Unguarded PTO's - wow.

[@jimcorbitt4966]

I’m not a farmer, but I really like learning from you. Videos are damn good!👍🏻🇺🇸

[@jamesprentice7913]

Love your videos But please get guards for the pto shafts 🙏

[@mauroesse8353]

10:50 Mike Tyson of mosquito! Big hug from Italy!

[@mikerose1441]

OMG, I really laughed my a** off when you said that you really hate mice, then cringed, then screamed and took off running 5:07

[@rockysouthflorida1707]

Oh my G...d MICE GO AWAY! LOL! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FARM MICE Scared cat entertainment! Classic! Hilarious! Cheers from the ATL!

[@johns9315]

After watching your start up process of your irrigation it's pretty much the same as we do in the UK just the control panels are slightly different, I take it when the pivot gets to the end and trips it automatically shuts the pump down? I can't get over how all your PTO's are not covered or guarded if that was in the UK you would have health and safety crawling all over the whole farm dishing out fines left right an center for anything they can find 😂 Keep up the great vids Laura very informative 👍

[@corgraveland4874]

Thnx Laura, great., great video, irrigating the clean (and coool) water from the aquifer, good for a shower appearantly 😂👍. Good instructions on starting the several engines first and after engage the PTO's etc., Nice to see all your pivots running. Your plants / crops look great, thanks for showing! Well done 👍 So there is a 'crop consultant' for your farm for over 35 years, thus with lots of experience that sounds awesome. Maybe one day you can make video with this consultant and discuss the technical considerations and objectives etc. For example the half inch of water that was adviced in the report. Maybe possible to discuss the aspects in the report?

[@richardfelix6317]

Sorry, when first saw the title I thought it said “ Irritating”.

[@heavymachinery2843]

Hallo have nice day bexter is a good dog

[@mattenniskiler22]

I appreciate your appreciation for good water. Although I’ve never had well water before, now I want to try!

[@TheSaiyanKing]

Did you get a new camera, Laura? Because the image is crisp as hell.

[@dellhell8842]

Agree with comments on unguarded PTO shaft safety on this and some other of Laura's videos. With uneven and slippy ground and tripping hazards in the vicinity, very bad things can happen. At least she has her hair tied up fully in this one. Here in Ireland, while we do not need pivots, other PTO shaft applications have been a particular focus of farm safety inspections. As a dad, no way would I be sending my kid on that job in the dark of night, just piling up the risks. No doubt, I did similar stuff as a kid growing up in a farm myself but I had a few near misses and safety awareness and enforcement here has come a long way since then. Not putting a downer on the video content, it is very informative and her enthusiasm is infective. Just please be careful around unguarded moving parts and pressurized hoses and vessels. Get a body or head camera holder so you can use both your hands when operating the machinery.

[@anthonybinning3853]

In the real world there’s no way to prevent every danger. There’s gonna be unprotected shafts

[@dellhell8842]

@@anthonybinning3853 Agreed there is no way to make it zero risk. All I am saying is that if it is not feasible to retrofit guards on the moving parts, then at least consider other measures to mitigate the risks such as adequate lighting, tied up hair, no loose clothing, no clutter and no distraction which unfortunately making a video on your own while operating the equipment is.

[@Rick-Rarick]

Just got rain on my farm in Central NY (south of Syracuse). Got a 1/2 inch this morning. We are over 2 inches short for the month, one of the driest Junes on record. Corn is struggling everywhere I look.

[@selec21]

This was a great video and video length, now back to yard work! Cheers from Virginia Is that dad fixing the end pivot at the end?

[@Kntryhart]

Seeing unguarded PTO shafts give me the creeps! Many years ago a young girl, not far from my home, had both arms ripped off. One stumble into that moving machinery and a life (and family) is forever changed. There's no nice way to say it...STUPID! Shit happens!

[@silentwarrior6575]

Love your passion and dedication for farming. thanks for checking on our field she looks well takin care of and should grow up to supply best yield to date.

[@PMVerkruisen]

Sorry Laura, but I couldn't stop laughing when you reacted to the mice coming out of the pivot hahaha! :-P I am curious btw.... Everything is high-tech, but the engines that run the pivot are quite old? (Or look old)

[@Pinion512]

Not sure of the situation on her farm, but usually you just run the ones you have until they won't run anymore. Given how they're used, they can run with few problems for years, if not decades. The cost of a new one is typically far greater than what it takes to keep an old one running.

[@kerrysnider442]

Very entertaining video thanks for sharing.

[@bgrigg07]

I'm like "you aren't going to fasten that battery lug?" then you tapped it with your knife and we're good! Love your smile. You do know you break hearts with it, don't you? 🤣

[@LauraFarms]

😂I hope that wasn't too painful to watch.

[@jameswilliams7705]

Laura, you are going great! Night jobs can lead to confusion, and a breakdown in communication. Always a good idea to stay in communication when out on jobs on your own, especially night jobs. I've had my share of night work mishaps. Even got lost in a 1300 acre field one night. Tractor lights are useless on dark, dusty nights, no matter how many lights you have, that's for sure. No GPS in those days. 1983/4 in Queensland, Australia we had a mouse plague. If you thought a few mice jumping off the engine is awful, you'll freak out over a moving mass of mice! Those unguarded drive shafts on the pivot motors are a worry. Best wishes. Take care, hey!

[@montiraruba2831]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I'm sorry but I fell out of my chair laughing when you jumped back screaming when that mouse jumped off the motor and ran off. Sorry for laughing at you instead of with you.

[@clydecessna737]

Rats and mice love electrical wiring.You can buy a metallic cover.

[@mikeknowles8017]

You are so right. Rodents and equipment do not go together. I'd suggest putting some D-Con or something around those pivot engines to prevent electric wiring damage.

[@drewbeees]

Please put a guard on those PTO shafts, you’ve got muddy boots, oil etc, and accidents happen. Safety first 👍

[@MExponentsXN]

Hey Laura, Love your channel - keep doing what you are doing! On the whole farm consultant thing take a look at Mesur.io - they specialize in small sensors and AI for farmers that tell you exactly how much to water precisely where... Keep your consultant (loyalty is a good thing) augment with a 21st Century solution. You will understand the technology, dad will be impressed and it will make for great videos. You can probably call them up and get the sensors for free! mesur.io

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

The only problem is this water dribbled out of a old pipe🤯😷🌴

[@DigitalGrotto]

Go into town to the closest pet shop and ask if you can play with one of their mice for 10 minutes or so. Should make you less squeamish. Also gives you an idea for another episode. Minard's liniment for the mosquito bite. As soon as I heard the hiccup I said to myself, that isn't aquifer water. Hahaha!

[@francoisbe7563]

Hi. always work irrigation. a farmer who follows you from Switzerland. greetings. François.

[@jimmywarner1105]

😂😂😂😂😂 I’m sorry I cant help but to laugh with you about the mice😉😂😂😂

[@999dragula]

I could almost taste that water!!! Looks absolutely delicious!!!!!

[@wimpytigger7423]

I'm a new subscriber You are very entertaining and you have the best laugh.

[@robwever7139]

What a gorgeous lady are you

[@paulwilliamson3049]

hilarious..mice invasion.hi from kentucky

[@sibzter]

Love your videos. Sometimes I wish I'd become a farmer but the farming landscape in Iceland is far different than to the USA. Guess I'm up for hire :P I just want to drive diesel trucks and tractors. I am so envious of your line of work. You should try Iceland Glacier Water, I guarantee it's fresher.

[@jenkinter1990]

I love drinking cold hose water but now I want to drink it from a pivot. 😄

[@mojo6706]

Your videos are improving. You make me laugh, which always gets a thumbs up!

[@cabradebolon609]

CUTE AND WONDERFUL WOMAN! POWER GIRL 4X4!! MY LIKE!!!🇲🇽

[@kurtzbradley]

Mistake or not could anyone ever get mad at you????.....anyone....anyone.....I suppose so but, It would have to something like Earth shattering!!!

[@ncbob27409]

Awwww baxter is such a good boy :). I love watching your videos, I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago but we used to go out to someones farm all the time during the spring, summer and fall. Mmmmm I remember the cooking of fresh picked cobs and barbecue, so good. And I remember playing hide and seek in the corn rows, and only got lost once ;)

[@wilson4328]

Grant is the MAN! Grant, you have bagged the illusive Unicorn! Good on you, Mate!

[@ehonda4208]

You are super pretty.

[@Maxid1]

8:45 The Drill: Drive to pivot. Refill drip oil. Check engine oil, fill as necessary. Start pivot engine. Scream and run away from mice while engine warms up. Turn on water and engage PTO. Check sprinkler heads and doubt math. Place rain gauge to check pivot yield. Repeat.

[@sillentstone]

αγαπη μου αξιζεις ολα τα λουλουδια του κοσμου παντα να γελας εισαι η πριγκιπισσα μου η γοργονα μου αστερι μου

[@jamessamuel1611]

So smart and laden with common sense. Way to kink the hose to save time. A little water spray always feels good.

[@OleRanders]

Dear Laura. Where's your power transmission shield ???? 9.06 It's not so good. Here in Denmark we had some farmers who were eaten by a power transmission years ago. Until it became mandatory to mount such a shield ... :) Take care - From Ole from Denmark.

[@mtnviper1963]

Hi Laura! Love your channel! Might I suggest putting battery disconnects on your pivots, instead of having to remove cables? They are available at your local Napa or on Amazon. I would also recommend Deltran battery tenders with solar charging option, for the off season. Side note: it’s never good practice to pound on battery posts.

[@Kingfisher1215]

Starting a pivot? That's not irrigating. 😀. Irrigating is setting a tarp in a ditch and throwing tubes. 😂

[@jaysweet8126]

Lol I was cleaning off the top of the silo and a rat ran up me pantleg and it dug up my leg so creepy

[@LoST5757]

I’d rather see mice than creepy crawly insects, eww.

[@ΙερώνυμοςΚόρακας]

Anyone know why I was recommended this? I mean, not complaining because of the beautiful girl, but... What the hell did I watch to get recommended farming videos?

[@Malbabo]

WE LOVE PIVOTS!!!! There's a sentence i never expected to say out loud...

[@bigdarbs19]

Great content, but please get every rotating shaft guarded. Nobody thinks they are going to get wrapped around one until it happens. My friend lost his arm when he was 18, he is now 56. It's been a hard life for him and it happened in an instant.

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Laura

[@DFDuck55]

I live in Northern California agriculture area in the North Sacramento Valley. I had gotten a new microphone for my internet radio station. It took me about 2 weeks to figure where the low frequency noise was coming from that the microphone was picking up. Turned out to be an irrigation pump engine running nearly half a mile away.

[@EddioFabio]

Can you explain what drip oil is and why you have to refill it? And while fresh well water might be good. Water from snowmelt streams in the Rockies is better ;)

[@zfilmmaker]

Have you guys tested that water for drinking....I bet it has a TON of fluoride and sediment which you shouldn’t have to much of. Anyway, do you ever get sick of seeing nothing but a sea of corn? Is it all for ethanol or do you chop some for cattle?

[@In_Need_of_a_Savior]

Good thing Laura's dad's not around to turn all the start switches off🤣 ....By the way I think he might have planted the mice

[@larrysunday7715]

A suggestion - while moving between the rows of corn - be aware of spider webs between the rows. As a kid I ran the corn rows on our farms and ran into more surprises than I ever thought I would encounter. Don't want you hurt or having your heart leave your body. Just a word of wisdom - remember always - Safety First - no matter where you are or what you may be doing. Love your work!!!!!

[@InTheLab3d]

So strange that just a couple hundred miles east of you in iowa we have no pivots anywhere... Just all natural rain. You wouldnt think the climate would be so much different .

[@RS-pq5mo]

Get out the traps and the peanut butter Laura :)

[@secretsquirrel9722]

There are 2 products you and your dad need to look at! Instead of just bashing a battery terminal on and off (clear you've been doing it for a long time by the wear on the eyelet). You should buy some battery isolators. I know it's money but they are only a few dollars on ebay and will pay for themselves in ease, reliability and battery longevity. There are 2 types. The battery terminal type with a hand screwable connection and a big red turn key switch style. Just search on ebay = you'll see. Put it on the negative side.

[@bigd4524]

The homely continent frequently unpack because alphabet dentsply bump than a abandoned twine. scattered, wasteful horse

[@voyfan99]

5:18 lol go visit NYC and see an NYC rat. Then tell me mice are bad :P

[@NoTill1825]

please back hand that control box before grabbing it...I don't care how new they are, could save your life.

[@JohnnyBaxterLP]

Aren't you afraid of burning your field while watering at sunny daytime?

[@kevink030]

Fun, interesting and adorable. I feel like I'm getting a personal tour. You have a talent for the camera and engaging people. Thanks! Maybe you'll have a career as a reporter or as an actor or in politics?

[@davemoon1103]

That’s what I was trying to say

[@schafn]

Just wondering if there is any discussion in your area about the longevity of the Ogallala aquifer. I remember reading years ago about how the level was dropping and that we would soon not be able to irrigate out of this aquifer. Yet here we are in 2020 still running hundreds if not thousands of pivots that pump water from this source.

[@dlmarquart]

I seen your mouse run opposite direction

[@BFFtommy]

How close are you to Washington KS? That’s as close to Nebraska as I got when I was working in America. What does the drip oil do? Have you any half mile pivots?

[@mitchheine6878]

Lubricates the turbine in the well

[@guy.h]

Was it in your livestream that you were talking about all the fields having names so that you didn't get confused 😉 🤣

[@theovanniekerk3726]

So for mice. There is a product called chlorine, and people uses "floaters" for their pools. Inside these floaters, are chlorine discs. Get yourself some of these, break them into pieces and leave them where you want no mice. The chlorine will dissolve in air over time, so you might want to check up on the places regularly. Great for storage areas, and the chlorine smell seems cleaner also.

[@tierfuehrer2]

Actually the mice have more fear of you, then you off them.

[@lylestout4133]

Old as dirt. (Good to see Grandpa out there - get him on camera.) Grew up on a farm in Iowa where we don't irrigate. Great videos, BTW! Good enough that you should get sponsorship from Nebraska FB, or even Nebraska Tourism. Geeky pivot questions - Does the engine also generate the electrical power for the system? What fuel does the engine burn? (diesel, LP, natural gas, fairy dust) How is the fuel delivered to the field? How deep are your wells? What kind of GPM are you pumping?

[@mitchheine6878]

Yes sometimes there is a three phase generator on the engine and lots have buried cable from the power lines, those three are the most common fuels usually there is a tank next to the well or they are hooked up to a gas line and the depth can very well to well along with the gpm but most are 500-1000+ gpm

[@mattgraf676]

I loved pivots to a degree unless they get stuck in a corn field middle of july. beat the pipe trailer half mile of laying pipe or tube ditch. Y'all don't seam to have any gravity irrigation? And so agree about the water from ogalla. I do have to ask about the Meter on the pipe have they started to regulate that water? I only remember seeing those on tri county water pipes

[@mikej1389]

Right on cue- how did you train the mouse to run down the motor right when you were explaining hoe much you dislike them

[@grumpyadventures3843]

Guess it was a good thing you didn't disturb the mice in the dark.

[@danpillsbury5192]

Your PTO shaft on your irrigation pump does not appear to be covered very dangerous with your beautiful long hair or any other clothing thank you

[@alvaroaradilla3018]

Hi Laura, I see you from Spain more exactly from Seville I love farming and I think your farm is great, here in Spain agriculture is a little bit different and the field are not ass enormous as there

[@KaziusAzran]

Just had an amazing idea. For each pivot, bring 1 cat. release the cat at the pivot to clear the mice then go start the pivot. :) Better yet, get some remote control cat you can control around the pivot making cat hissing sounds :)

[@XGalaxy4U]

Glad to see you got it all worked out babe. You probably shouldn't be showing everybody everything you have to offer. There are a lot of bad people in the world.

[@efanning]

Have to tell you, my wife calls Pivots "Water Dragons". She says it's because they look like long dragons that spew water instead of fire. 🤣

[@LauraFarms]

Haha!! Never heard that before. I like it.

[@adked1841]

Hope this doesnt come off as being a "smart butt"...lol but I was always taught to water your lawn at night so you dont lose water to evaporation from the sun...Is there a specific reason farms dont follow the same principle? I saw a lot of farms in VA when I lived down there doing the same as you all...Just curious...

[@mitchheine6878]

If we only watered at night it would take too long to water the field as it usually takes about three days for the pivot to go all the way around when putting .50 inch on. Plus the nozzles work pretty good to keep evaporation losses down