Potato planting in harsh weather!

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Welcome back to our farming journey! In this video, we're taking you through the entire process of cultivating and planting potatoes on our farm. Join us as we start the planting season with high hopes and a lot of hard work. Just as we got into the groove of planting, the weather took an unexpected turn for the worse.
A harsh weather front moved in, bringing with it a 2-inch snowfall that put our planting efforts to a sudden halt. Watch as we navigate these challenging conditions, deal with the frustrations of an interrupted schedule, and the strategies we employ to ensure our crop isn't compromised.
We document the waiting period as the snow begins to melt and the fields slowly dry out, highlighting the patience and resilience required in farming. Finally, after a few days of anxiously watching the weather, we get the green light to resume planting. The team rallies together, working tirelessly to make up for lost time.
Despite the setbacks, we successfully plant a whopping 1200 acres of potatoes. This video captures the essence of farm life - the unpredictability of nature, the importance of teamwork, and the satisfaction of overcoming obstacles. Join us for an inside look at what it takes to run a farm and the dedication needed to ensure a successful planting season.
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[@matthewmiles3974]

Having farmed in the Aberdeen/Springfield area back in the late 80s/early 90s, your videos bring back some mostly great memories. Thanks for the great content!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Tractormanpj]

I stumbled across your channel and have enjoyed the Idaho potato content. It’s quite a bit different from our Indiana potato farm but we are a quarter the size of your acres in potatoes. Ours are for chips and harvested in July.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah that’s a little different. We harvest in September and they are usually pretty big.

[@ileenmcminn2062]

Glad you explained the two pivots side by side. When I saw them I wondered why, now I know!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’m glad you liked it. I figured some people might want to know why it was set up that way.

[@aldavis6719]

Just subscribed. Very few ( if any) potatoes grown here in the state of Georgia. Well done channel. Keep educating us.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for the sub! I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

[@justinmills8084]

Enjoy seeing how you figure out how not to waste seed and fertilizer. Everyone does things a little different.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it. There definitely is a lot of ways to do things.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

I enjoyed your farming show brotha friend 😊

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks for coming. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@zachashcraft6243]

It's always a good day when I see the spudnik brand on a KZbin thumbnail!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We like their equipment.

[@bdrakephotography]

awesome video!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@toddjohnson7972]

Great video

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Thanks glad you enjoyed

[@stevenhorne5089]

That horse shoe is a treasure.

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We actually find a few each year

[@jackiebinns6205]

Why is the field so sandy ? 😮

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

There’s just sandbars across the valley where there are really Sandy Fields

[@ckscottckscott4128]

the only down fall to your 1 point grease point is the 1line may not take grease I like all lines coming to 1 point with separate grease zerks to each point

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

That’s a good point we may have to modify that little

[@larryaswdder2bvvae3taylorc60]

i have nevere heard of nor seen this pc of equipment what does it do other than dig the side of the rows deeper

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

You need to go watch more of the videos. What it does is break up the soil underneath the seed so the roots grow better. It also builds up the rows then puts dams and dikesfor water retention.

[@brian7327]

Do y'all own the dairy operations where you get your manure from as well if you do wouldn't mind seeing that setup as well

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We don’t own the dairy. We just manage the manure. And grow some hay.

[@trbowlin]

It is Idaho, after all 😀. Are those soils out there sandy or mostly loess like west of IF?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Our soil isn’t really sandy but there are some sandy fields around.

[@trbowlin]

@@RockyMountainFarmer I was surprized how fast they dried out. Take care

[@paulamurzin867]

Wow! Snow…isn’t it May?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Yeah we usually get some snow in may

[@antr7493]

Well if you embellish a bit you can say the horse shoe came from the Lewis and Clarke expedition 🐴

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Haha right

[@jackiebinns6205]

Less talk more work 😮

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Oh we do plenty of work I’m just showing you what we’re doing how else will we plant 3000 acres of crops?

[@KeithRoyer-d1p]

Do y’all ever find any arrow heads in your fields?

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

I’ve never seen one.

[@MrChrisdamien]

Crazy idea, sell that diker, buy a 12 row and use the 2 track on that and the wheeled tractor on the planter. Double the acres covered and you still run 3 planters. Expensive, but possible

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We need the diker and we could buy 3 new Lockwood planters for the price of 1 12 row. Would be nice if they weren’t so expensive.

[@thadh4085]

What are you doing? Edit:I just found the video explaining what that thing is, might want to link it or whatever you do

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Hey I’m glad you found the other video hope you enjoyed it.

[@robertr3470]

That concrete must really wreck your manure spreader. You may want to see if your local tire dealer has a small plane full of "job opportunity" LOL

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

The concrete has definitely done damage to the spreaders. Usually it can spit it out but sometimes it breaks the chains.

[@tunintunin3417]

Imagine how long you would plant if you used electric tractors, waiting for them to charge…

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

We would never finish

[@johnbucklerfarms]

If you were Packing that Coyote wouldn’t eat calves Anymore!

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Probably right

[@Arham7cheema]

I am waiting for another video please make video

[@RockyMountainFarmer]

Hope to post it tomorrow. I’m glad you enjoyed this one.