Planting Corn 2024

[@JonathanLuna-n6e]

Wow! I watch alot if farming videos and I have always wondered why no one would use their tire in the marker row. You are the first to do so and you explain things so well. Keep up the good work!

[@MrPa1971]

The seed marker are simple and realy good tools to use!

[@adamkonopko3580]

Good work 👍

[@jvin248]

When I was a kid we only had 1950s planters with no electronics and common practice was lift the planter at the end of the row and make sure not plugs or empty bin by seeing seed and fertilizer dropped on the headlands. That way you knew there was at most one pass with a problem. We borrowed a friends planter with sensors once and the sensors never worked right. More time fussing with the electronics than planting corn.

[@CMDSR]

The markers do just that make a mark yo go by on the next pass. You can set them to suit you and your equipment . Every farmer has his own way to raise their crops.

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Thank you for sharing. Farming at it'd best. You said it.. the way my Grandfather did it. Your Grandfather is a smart man. You know he's sitting there smiling and telling the Angels!!!! That's my Grandson.. im sure your Dad is just as proud. Your children are going to be Farmers at there best too.

[@ronniewayne5748]

Old school planting at its best .Awesome video

[@DonWelter]

Glad I'm not the only one that buckets fertilizer into the planter. We're not big scale/high tech, but still get the job done with older machinery. We typically plant 105 day corn, but went with a 99 day variety that has good yield records and fast drydown for shelling.

[@bigDH123]

Oh! look a rock, lol. It's funny how they just keep on giving.

[@br927]

The old 2 row, you followed the rear tire track, one tire in the track you just made! To see if it was working, when you picked up the planter you always look to see if corn was coming out!

[@Rollinghillsfarmsmn]

Wow, that corn ground looks sandy. That Deere planter looks to be in good shape. I’ve had good luck with dielectric grease on sensors on my older equipment to keep them working. I like the idea of a wheel on the marker path. I struggle with centering the hood on the marker with my two row.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

All the neighbors are hard at it planting now. All of them down the road AND on You Tube stay safe everyone!!

[@canvids1]

Your videos are always great no matter what you post,Thank you for taking the time and thanks to you lovely wife for processing them too.

[@markflick1641]

Great video Al , gotta love spring time . God Bless

[@douglasrusselljr7707]

Excellent job!! I can say I never have seen anyone use the marker like that...very smart!!!! I look forward to seeing more!!

[@terryfrazier2751]

Love the planting season. 👍🐄

[@KiwiJim13]

👀🙄🐾👍Great video Alan and Jennifer your camera work is always very good

[@DavidBrown-fd8ed]

Good job. I think driving the wheel on the mark is more accurate.

[@bruceprentice6441]

Nice to see you getting your planting done. We have had rain every other day, and have hardly started any soil preparation. I was out cultivating but got rained out, so I have plenty of time to watch you plant, lol

[@timmyjohnson3999]

I really enjoy watching your videos I really like watching the older tractors and equipment

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

I also line up with the front tire.

[@markklumpp39]

Praying for a good crop for you

[@mennoreuten1563]

Conditions are way better than overhere in the netherlands we are drowning , its becomming for some farmers a huge problem to get anything in the ground , we managed to do the first cut of grassilage, but planting corn is a long way to go, anyways best of luck for you this growingseason, greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello enjoyed your video your one of the better farmer out there. Be nice to see the corn come up. Have a great day.

[@Stephenklausmeyer-hr9rb]

This video couldn't have come at a better time. I have been in a hospital for 4 days, the third time this year and so far have been diagnosed with a double hernia, a blood clot in my neck, and cancer, among other things. All I can think about is not to leave my 14 year old daughter with no one since I am a single parent. You channel has been a great distraction for me and I appreciate the effort that your family puts into the videos. So thank you so much for easing my my mind just a little. I hope I get the chance to comment in the future. God bless.

[@trinitydairy]

I am so sorry to hear that! We will definitely have you and your daughter in our prayers !

[@stevecolwill5681]

Great filming over the tractor and planter .

[@rubenmanitowabi5671]

Dang good video getting fancy with the camera placement lol but yeah I agree running your tire with the row marker is more accurate….keep em coming

[@ralphriddle8864]

Very nice job and God bless y'all

[@gatorguy7711]

Good narration of simple corn planting! Enjoyed the video... Take care and be safe...

[@pancrazioaquilina7029]

Greetings from malta "look I am making all things new "book of revelation all ways great video's to see ❤

[@allanvaneste9106]

I think keeping a tire on the marker line would be more accurate than running it down the centre of the tractor for sure.A guy isn't always looking straight in my opinion.

[@jameshinkle6830]

I have been watching you long enough now that I am understanding what you are talking about and doing. Thanks for the education.

[@roysutton9688]

Great job explaining the marker arms. I had no idea what they were doing. Long time viewer love your video and how the family work together

[@karencary3312]

Happy corn planting❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Scotthobart1086]

Another great video

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Great video, takes me back to the 60s when we farmed. I hope you have a great season this year. I am down in isanti county

[@margaretlicnikas]

Atta you AL

[@ronzezulka6646]

Hey Allen,,good too see yer getting seed in. Very interesting about the markers. First time I've seen that. Pretty neat.

[@ronzezulka6646]

Was gonna ask about the lagoon. Question answered,,lol.

[@countryboy3201]

Great video

[@williamspates1015]

Everyone does things different on setting markets planter i learned on had pipe on front of tractor with chains hanging down to run over last row you planted. My Dad had planted using marker arms and pipe and chains.

[@TomSmith-me7ph]

Good video, and yes I was familiar with the markers on the corn planter. Have a good day! 😊

[@philipr7686]

Selfishly, I was hoping to hear, "And we're off!"

[@Chico-td2fy]

Never too late to find a rock eh? 😊🐃🐂🐄

[@jamesbristow5740]

I have to assume there's some benefit to a longer maturation corn? Do you get bigger kernels if it takes longer to grow? Or higher...starch content? I always thought the steer tire in the marker arm trough made the most sense. Trying to keep it lined up on the center of the hood seems like you'd be white knuckling the wheel bouncing back and forth and eyeballing it from the height of the hood. Is that crazy long cotter(?) pin in the shaft end on the planter meant to do something? I can imagine some sort of paddle on a counter could be used there to determine total revolutions and calculate acres. Or maybe it was the only thing you had on hand when the old hitch pin sheared, which is the less interesting option. Prayin' for a bit more rain!

[@trinitydairy]

I think the longer maturity corn gets a bigger ear. The long pin is so I can see the shaft turning from the tractor.

[@choreboy3906]

Don't know where you are, but here in SE Iowa, very little planting done, and that's unusual. Best of luck to you.

[@trinitydairy]

We are in Minnesota ,about 50 miles south of Duluth.

[@nailbender7223]

Do you get a break from bus,driving though the summer? Thanks for the video. This week brought good planting progress 60 miles west of twin cities.

[@trinitydairy]

Yeah I get the summer off.

[@williamkemm673]

Great informative video! What the heck you walk around and find rocks in your field (hardeharhar)

[@eeengineer8851]

My late Dad had basically this exact same planter. (one wonders if it IS his old planter, haha. We were several counties from you though). He used 36" rows. 4 row. Also used a '69 IH 544 tractor that looked similar to what you are using. He retired and machinery was sold in '98. I see the tubes and spreaders for the herbicide and insecticide are missing from yours. Does anyone use that pre-emergence granular "row bander" herbicide anymore? I remember Dad using "Amiben" on beans especially to control the pigeon grass before beans were large enough to cultivate. This was in the days before roundup crops. The monitor for those is pretty basic. Just some optical sensors to see the seed dropping (dust buildup a issue, dad had a bottle brush on a long handle to clean them) and primitive (compared to now) electronics that only would sound a warning if the seed drop rate changed.

[@trinitydairy]

We've never used the herbicide boxes.

[@colorado1088]

If a seed happens to be covered by a root ball from the previous year will the plant push it aside or grow around it?

[@trinitydairy]

Yeah I think they will

[@curtiswolf313]

Your rocks in Minnesota must be more fertile than the ones here in southern Nebraska because you sure have a lot more of them. 😂

[@DavidBrown-fd8ed]

Great work brother

[@acedecade8337]

Are the row markers set so the "outside" tire (away from the side already planted) follows the marked line?

[@trinitydairy]

Yes

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Hiya Allan, nice video, enjoyed the planting. How many pounds of seed per acres and if you don't mind what's the price of a 50# bag?

[@trinitydairy]

The seed corn is sold by the bag, but not the weight, each bag is 80,000 kernels, and I am planting about 23,000 kernels per acre, and a bag of the corn I planted costs about 190 dollars a bag.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

@@trinitydairy Thanks Allan, if I'm doing the math right....about $1200.00, for 20 acres yaeeks not cheap.

[@josephkitchel6259]

Question? I think you probably use all your corn as feed for your dairy cows. Do you plant any corn for sale as people food?

[@trinitydairy]

No, all of ours is for the cattle.

[@UplandHunter354]

If you don't mind me asking I would like to know what you put on the seed corn after they were in the boxes?

[@trinitydairy]

Graphite powder to lubricate the inside parts of the planter.

[@UplandHunter354]

@@trinitydairy very interesting. I might try that on my old 56 planter

[@trinitydairy]

@UplandHunter354 I don't know if it would make much difference on those style planters, this one is a finger pickup style.

[@cz_ww2117]

Alan, do you own your farm, or is this rental land? Thanks. I like your farm, like I remember in the 60's.

[@trinitydairy]

We own the farm, but most of our fields are rented.

[@MrPa1971]

A stupid question Why are The corn blue and sometimes red as yours?

[@trinitydairy]

It's a seed treatment, that protects the seed from insects. Depending on the brand of seed, it might be different colors.

[@pocketchange1951]

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