Small Farm's Corn Harvest 2020

We got our corn harvested last weekend and it feels so good! There are farms of all different sizes across our nation and they all do things a little differently, it's what makes American agriculture great!
Follow along on our daily adventures on Facebook and Instagram @RockyKnobFarms
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[@sircumference3325]

What a beautiful, beautiful life you guys have. Don't ever go away from this dream!

[@avail1.]

Boy, i love farmin....i just subscribed and i see good farm ideas at work. Livestock and good feed. Raising the family immersed in the farm, very good. Lord bless and thanks for letting us see, learn, and be glad for the examples of good living from you. Peace 🕊

[@prjndigo]

Almost always people running old equipment for the first time forget that the corn they planted is about 30% larger than the maximum size the equipment was designed to handle. So the books are commonly way off in some settings. Great camera quality, btw.

[@rockyknobfarms]

That's an interesting thought! We never considered that before, thanks!

[@pichurisrosalie1632]

Love that you include Charlie in everything you do. He’s helping in his way. Very satisfying just watching the combine harvesting around and around.

[@rockyknobfarms]

Yes, it's part of the life. I don't know what we'll do if he ever looses interest in the farm.

[@James-ei4py]

Lovely video, thank you for sharing. My 10 month old son (who likes his combiners!) and I just watched it this morning. We farm in the south of France near the Pyrenees - we would like to try growing corn eventually ourselves.

[@rockyknobfarms]

Thank you for watching! The combines and tractors seem to entrance little kids.

[@bigtractorpower]

Always great to see a 6620 Turbo in action. Nice video. New subscriber.

[@rockyknobfarms]

Thanks! Our son, Charlie, is a big fan of your channel too!

[@richardharms8748]

Nice video. My kind of farming.

[@troyscherr5054]

Subscriber 360 !! This was the first video I have seen from you and I like it. Get the family together and grow some goodness!

[@RosySideFarm]

Cool Video!

[@k.kfarming5672]

Hi I am k,k from India very good work

[@billylee4719]

New subscriber. Nice see the small farms at work. Good luck to you guys.

[@rockyknobfarms]

Thanks!

[@bburden1100]

Great video 👍🏽 watching from Newfoundland Canada 🇨🇦

[@rockyknobfarms]

Thanks!

[@AdrianPerez-qj7lc]

Saludos gringos buen video yo tengo una 7720 turbo en mexico

[@chickenjohnny3308]

Good Job I love that your putting in the effort even against the odds. You will do fine every year will have its struggles. I notice the one critic you have has no videos of what he is doing. Anyone who has ever run machinery in the field will tell you, the fixing is half the prosses.

[@rockyknobfarms]

Thanks for watching and for the encouragement!

[@larryruemmele4375]

a little practice and you will be able to unload on the run. I have a 4400 combine and it works great.

[@edadpops1709]

Just subbed , audio a little low music which I like is a little high, look forward to watch your adventure, good on you both. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@rockyknobfarms]

Thanks for the sub!

[@WilliamWest74]

That’s pretty country! What state are you guys in? If you don’t mind me asking.

[@rockyknobfarms]

Southeast Ohio 👋🏼

[@Melidontcare]

You might need new rollers put on the head- enjoyed the video.

[@christophergriffin7245]

Sweet operation

[@rockyknobfarms]

Thanks 😊

[@chickenjohnny3308]

I'm your 189 th sub have a great day.

[@kcphillips1000]

A nice simple system you have going there ,nice looking combine that handles the corn well ,we call it Maize in the UK but have never grown it on my farm .Do you plough all that rubbish in after harvest ?

[@rockyknobfarms]

Thanks for watching Keith! We don't, we will leave all the corn stalks and bean stubble as it is to help prevent erosion throughout the winter. Depending on the field we may also graze the corn stalks with sheep or cattle. In the spring we run at least a disc over each field to help create the new seed bed.

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤, new sub, gr8 stuff

[@roberthurley3974]

I love seeing your John Deere hard at work, but what is the red combine sitting in the yard and does it run

[@rockyknobfarms]

It doesn't run. It's the Case IH combine they used to run that is being pulled apart of parts and scrap metal when needed. They're much happier with the John Deere so far.

[@Masseydriver]

What county are you all in? I’m in Wayne County. I also have a 6620 Turbo, but I’m running a 6 row narrow head on mine.

[@rockyknobfarms]

We're in Morgan

[@504carl]

I love 💓 watching these kind of videos but I have a question, why leave the bottom of the corn stalks?

[@rockyknobfarms]

Good question! They only need to cut the stalk a little below where the corn ears are hanging (for us, the rest of the plant doesn't really matter). You don't want to be too low to the ground so that you have less of a chance of picking up a rock. Rocks can cause a lot of damage. Some farms will then mow the bottom of the stalk off (like we did) and bale it for livestock bedding too

[@504carl]

Thanks for your help. Thumbs Up

[@mbury8004]

@@504carl that is because the combine don`t have to work with to much of the hard cornplant .

[@dcw1540]

Did you check your striped plats on the header. The one ear your wife picked up the big tire on combine had run over.thanks

[@rockyknobfarms]

I'll pass the message along! Thanks!

[@loisgustafson1558]

@@rockyknobfarms yes, I agree. Make sure your stripper plates are set proper, and also maybe run your head a bit lower to the ground to get under downed corn. A full ear of corn with kernels on it will never go through the combine and come out with all kernels intact. They are being missed at the head and driven over. Nice video!thanks for the post! Ron. Where are you located? I'm from Minnesota.

[@rockyknobfarms]

@@loisgustafson1558 Thanks, I'll pass the word along!

[@alexboensch9373]

Just curious because I'm in the market for one too how mutch did you pay for the combine. Great video.

[@rockyknobfarms]

$7,000 for the combine and about $600 to get it to the farm

[@jeffskalicky7634]

Does that intl combine work and have a corn head? Is it for sale?

[@rockyknobfarms]

It does not work and has been sold for parts, just waiting for the ground to dry for the guy to pick it up.

[@jasonkotara2135]

Put the header down! Fuck the book.

[@semihozgol8933]

Kesinlikle haklısın

[@siucbset]

Acres: How many acres is your farm?

[@rockyknobfarms]

about 100 total

[@semihozgol8933]

​@@rockyknobfarmsmerhaba 1 dönüm kaç kilogram mısır veriyor.Türkiyeden selamlar.

[@olewillvarner]

Not my intention to be ugly but, you need to sell that green no picking machine and buy a caseIH combine if you want grain in the tank!

[@rockyknobfarms]

They had a red combine they've used for the past few years but it was starting to have a lot of issues. As a general rule they do prefer red to green but it also has to run! 😉

[@nwpioneer2551]

Great job on the video. But you have a lot to learn about corn harvesting. Pro's get excited about finding even a few kernels on the ground and when starting something new as you did they don't travel the whole field before making adjustments. More like a hundred feet at the most.

[@rockyknobfarms]

You're right but we don't claim to be pro's at anything. This was our first harvest with this machine and there are definitely some kinks to be worked out.

[@ottoneidlinger4938]

Good answer Rocky Knob Farms. We all start somewhere. Don’t ever give up. Just keep learning