This Peach Farm Generates a Whopping $85 MILLION Per Year | Find Out How They Do It FULL TOUR

[@estebanmiguel6019]

As a hobby farm peach grower who could almost live entirely on peaches, this video was fascinating. Very good job with the interview and content. God bless farmers who feed America.

[@fieldtripping]

Awesome! I am glad you thought it was good content. I am working on getting better and better with each video.

[@nancypatterson374]

I live about 20 miles from this Farm, Ridge Spring South Carolina. You can’t tell when you leave one farm to the next, Peach Fields for ever! No.2 in America Peach growers!

[@fieldtripping]

Haha yea, thats what I thought when I was driving through.

[@redvigil4463]

Can see why this company is so successfull the owner is non stop energy..great job .your success is well deserved

[@fieldtripping]

Yea he was great! He and Jason are both top notch!

[@brokenarrow2835]

One of the most in depth video, keep up the good work...

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks! The support is really encouraging.

[@jackdotzman2908]

You did an excellent job of telling your viewer the Titan Farm story. Very nice video well and a well edited video too. What an education on the peach/agriculture industry. Thank you. We’re from Missouri.

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks so much for the support. I appreciate it! Keep an eye out for a lot more videos that we have in the works.

[@jjj32801]

Praying for you your family and Titan Farms. We need families that are real farmers. Time to go buy a Titan Farms peach!

[@jonathandye8100]

You’re better off going to your local market

[@hosseinfaraji5513]

Thank you for the nice video. God bless all hard working farmers for mastering every day challenges and risks so they can feed people.

[@fieldtripping]

So nice of you. Thanks!

[@oby-1607]

We grow peaches and it was amazing to watch it at this huge scale. Talk about efficiency.

[@tombeall9216]

Amazing. I packed peaches in a small operation in Georgia in the 1960s. What a difference in size and operation, but the same product, ripe peaches out the door.

[@fieldtripping]

Thats really cool! Yea, their operation was insane to witness.

[@TheGspencer]

I was blown away finding out that all peach varieties bloom and pollinate at approximately the same time. Acres Vs Football Fields: NOT TRUE... Hope this helps. At 29:30 an Acre is described as 4 Football Fields; this is incorrect. A Football Field is 50 yards by 100 yards or 150 feet by 300 feet; which equals 45,000 square feet. An acre is 43,560 square feet... So a Football Fields is approximately one acre: 45,000 /43,560 = 1.03 Acres per Football Field.. I really enjoyed this tour and it wetted my appetite for some fresh Titan peaches.

[@fieldtripping]

Haha yea we realized the mistake after editing and posting the video so it was too late to edit out.lol We have been getting roasted in these comments for that mistake. The internet pulls no punches. Haha

[@LightoftheMoon]

I really like how the owner of Titan, Mr. Car explained how he explains to children how to visualize an acre of orchard land. What a great reference of a football field to visualize the size of an acre at Titan Orchard Farms. Quite brilliant and easy for children to make the size connection from that endearing statement. So for all the negative Nellie's, they must of missed that part of Mr. Cars' stated intention~ #justsayin 🍑😊

[@kathycarraher5014]

I am sure when you are out working in those fields an acre feels like 10 football fields.

[@jimallen3730]

Excellent video. I had the pleasure of serving alongside Chalmers Carr on a national board of United Fresh Association. We worked to help solve agricultural issues in DC, such as legal supply of farm workers, labor laws and food safety protocols that farmers and growers could implement to make US food the safest in the world. The video does not mention the hours of work that Chalmers does to help the US Peach industry, not just his own. And i get to enjoy his peaches each year at Wegmans stores in Rochester, NY. Although my career was focused on NYS Apples, Peaches are my 2nd favorite tree fruit. Jim Allen, Past President and CEO of NYS Appel Association.

[@fieldtripping]

That is so cool that you know him and served alongside him. Yea, you can tell that he works really hard and cares a lot about his business. The operation there at Titan Farms was immaculate and ran like a well oiled machine. Thanks for the comment!

[@Avillo100]

To Mr. Chalmers and his family all best blessings the Almighty has in store for you. Thank so much for the inspiring interview.

[@edwardfedeli4253]

You got to love all farmers and a big fan of white peaches my favorite peach pie and peach cobbler it just makes me happy thank you

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, I love white peaches! I wish you guys could have smelled the inside of that factory. It smelled so good!

[@DatIIV]

Reallly love the informative long form walk through!

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks, as a newer small channel I really appreciate the support! Its encouraging.

[@bamaman6297]

Not sure where this farm manager got his education. But a football field is 1.3 acres. Either football fields are small in South Carolina or acres are huge.

[@fieldtripping]

Haha, yea we all realized our mistake after the fact. Read further in the comments and you will see that I already addressed this.

[@NSResponder]

Very impressive. Far more high-tech than I would have guessed.

[@fieldtripping]

Same here. I was shocked at the amount of tech involved.

[@bestpoker]

Wish more people would see this video. Hating on immigrants has got to stop. This farm in South Carolina depends on immigrants. It is not the only one. Great job Titan Farms. Your leadership is greatly appreciated.

[@TheRange7]

Amazing tour. How the heck is this channel not at a million subs?????

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks so much! Spread the word.lol But I am aspiring.. maybe one day we will get there.

[@TheRange7]

@@fieldtripping will do my friend

[@cattnipp]

Because the music overpowers the talking so they have to caption it. Who wants to take eyes off the video to read?

[@TheRange7]

@@cattnipp Oh come on, multi task. This YT channel did an amazing job on this project.

[@ChurchMouse22]

I live close to this farm and have always been curious about it. Beautiful watching the process.

[@fieldtripping]

Thats cool, I am glad that I could pull back the curtain for a peak behind the scenes for you!

[@rolandbruegger4482]

Thank you for sharing this with us, very interesting.

[@stevenall7317]

I have driven through that area hundreds of times. Even delivered to a customer in Ridge Springs and never realized that there was an operation that big there. It's really impressive.

[@fieldtripping]

Yea you really wouldn't expect that big of an operation in Ridge Springs.

[@joeebear]

@19 sec.: “The word, Chemical, sounds harsh”. “Soap is a chemical.” The difference is that the USDA approved soap for consumer use and deemed it safe. Did the USDA approve your “Chemical” for use on human skin to remove dirt. There is a huge difference in the two chemicals.

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, you have a good point.

[@tuberNunya]

I love peaches. I wish I could afford to eat them. This guy is so great.

[@mllee2008]

I feel ya on that one! High prices have definitely put a damper on my ability to buy fresh produce.

[@kathycarraher5014]

This was fascinating. That is a huge operation.

[@fieldtripping]

Indeed! It was massive. Thanks!

[@kimcwhite6509]

Absolutely loved the video & subscribed! Great story & owner of Titan Farms. I live in Lake County, California (Northern) & we used to be called the "Pear Capital of the World" (Bartletts). Slowly since the 90's the foreign market has pushed us out of the market. Orchards were torn out and wine grapes took over. Now we have lots of wineries, but I sure miss the days of all the orchards.

[@fieldtripping]

Thank you so much! I always really appreciate the support. I actually used to live in Northern California near Sacramento CA. I miss the Sierra Navada mountains! Auburn CA was one of my favorite places!

[@AlwayzPr0]

I live near cooley farms, they are about 1,000 acres. Such great peaches from SC

[@AlienwareXable]

Great content Chief Operating Officer knows his job

[@ronnieterry4916]

This is so interesting. We have some peach here in Arkansas. It's a smaller peach farming here now but back a few years peach farming was bigger back a few years. Peach farming is a great farming enterprise.

[@fieldtripping]

Yea the sheer scale of this farm was staggering for sure. Thanks for the comment

[@estebanmiguel6019]

There’s a u-pick orchard near me in Russellville/Clarksville. We get ours there and can them. Just ate a jar in fact.

[@ronnieterry4916]

@estebanmiguel6019 We are probably talking about the same place It's called Peach Picking 🍑 Paradise. They have really great peaches.

[@estebanmiguel6019]

@@ronnieterry4916 yes sir that’s it! I took my two little grand-boys there in August and picked about two bushels. $80. There’s another family run orchard in Nashville, Ar. Great folks.

[@sirtango1]

I’m surprised they don’t have a distillery to make peach brandy, schnapps, etc. I just now got to the part where he said there were no finished products there, only ingredients. But that would be great for the soft peaches!

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, that would be a killer business.

[@stuartsnow9378]

Your peaches look wonderful. I love to can peaches, and jam but here in Wisconsin peaches are not cheap. Covid 19 put me in a wheelchair but i still am able to do canning. wish i lived closer to Titan Farms so i could get some fresh peaches. Thank you for a great tour.

[@fieldtripping]

Thank you for supporting the channel. I am sorry to hear that about what Covid did but I am glad that you are still able to do some of what you love.

[@FosterFarmsOk]

I grow 3 peach trees here in Oklahoma and struggle yearly with freezes, bugs, fungus. It amazes me how large farms like this can harvest all they do.

[@fieldtripping]

Yea I agree. Peaches are notoriously hard to keep bugs and disease away from so they fact that they can do it on 6.400 acres is crazy!

[@JamesTaylor2-cc9zh]

Chemicals

[@SolanaWhale69]

@@JamesTaylor2-cc9zh Probably unless they are organic? Anyone know?

[@estebanmiguel6019]

@@SolanaWhale69it’s impossible to grow peaches organically here in the south. We have to use fungicide for brown rot, and insecticide for curculio beetle and peach tree borers. No organic methods to date will control these nuisances.

[@mauriziofranco6120]

​​@@SolanaWhale69organic doesn't mean that is not treated with chemicals. It means that use different types of chemical products, products that comes from "natural" elements like solfur, copper or polysulfide. Usually those treatments are less effective, so organic farmers have to spray more times compared to traditional farming, around 3/4 times more in average. I've work in both traditional and organic fruit farms, and in the organic we do way more treatments compared to traditional farming

[@bryanstaten5585]

I could be wrong but I believe Titan Farms spans 3 counties. Saluda, Edgefield, and Aiken counties. I live in Saluda county just down the road from many of these orchards. Very informative video.

[@fieldtripping]

That is insane!! Thanks man!

[@jreidtastic]

Love Peaches! Thank you guys!

[@fieldtripping]

Me too! Thank you for watching!

[@loriegreene9375]

Thank you for making this video. I learned so much about peaches and production. Great Job.

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks so much! Thats the goal. I want to help people learn about things they might never have otherwise.

[@user-jj2kj3nd7g]

1 acre is approximately 1 football without the endzones.

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, we realized the mistake after I already edited and uploaded the video.lol

[@KettlerObenchain47]

We worked to help solve agricultural issues in DC, such as legal supply of farm workers, labor laws and food safety protocols that farmers and growers could implement to make US food the safest in the world.

[@timothymcphail8762]

Awesome video. I live in Johnston sc, I figured that Georgia was the largest peach producer!

[@fieldtripping]

Haha yea I was shocked to find out that Titan Farms produces more peaches than the state of GA!

[@sirtango1]

With 35 varieties growing on only 6k acres, how do they kept them from cross pollinating? I’m guessing they bloom at different times.

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, they have the different varieties to help extend the harvest season.

[@JohnWeems-y3e]

DIARY OPERATIONS ARE FAR MORE INTENSIVE WORK. EXCELLENT VIDEO.👍

[@johndeere1951a]

Right! A dead peach fall to the ground, you pick it out of the crate and toss it, done. A cow drops to the ground? Your administrating medical treatment, focusing on that cow for hours, days, and long term to bring her back to milking. Feeding, field work, machinery maintenance, weather influences, 24 hours a day. Milk twice a day, EVERYDAY!

[@fieldtripping]

Yea I toured a small diary farm a while back and that family indeed works hard.

[@cherylc5588]

Yummy... White peaches are the best😊

[@fieldtripping]

Yes they are!

[@JUMBOJAYS]

The biggest peach is in Gaffney SC ...it's a huge water tower ...💯🍑🍑🍑

[@fieldtripping]

Oh yea, I have driven past that peach many times.

[@Ever443]

Interesting fact, the gaffney area at one time grew more peaches than the entire state of Ga. Grew up near that area it was awesome. At its peak, was more than 10k acres of peaches grown there

[@bickabraham2397]

Interesting video & complex. Being I worked with millwrights we would set up all the conveyors and machines😆

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks man, I appreciate the support. I have some coming soon of a winery, a coffee roaster, a brewey, and a few other things. Stay tuned!

[@justhappy2behurr]

fantastic video, was great so see the whole process and all the secondary products. was there anything that they do with all the peach pits that come from processing those peaches?

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, actually they use it for all of their landscaping and I think they donate some to the schools or something like that for landscping. They look like rocks from a distance.

[@canlib]

I wonder how much his peach tree harvest's monetary value compares to other crops like tomatoes, melons, or strawberries of similar acerage.

[@fieldtripping]

That is a really fascinating question. I wonder if there are any other vegetable farms of similar size that I could tour and compare.lol

[@Brad-gk9jd]

Titan Farms - WOW! Is it South Carolina or Georgia?

[@fieldtripping]

Titan farms is in Ridge Springs South Carolina and that one farm actually produces more peaches than the entire state of Georgia.

[@margiecarnell5549]

I really enjoyed watching this.

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks so much. I am really glad!

[@ExploraTV-mb7xg]

Oo well well so interesting, l wish to have my hand working on this farm

[@jandoinc]

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing👍

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks so much! I appreciate the encouragement.

[@drum6560]

Great video presentation! 🍑 What do they do with the peach seeds?

[@fieldtripping]

I know they used some of them for landscaping.

[@nataneliasschwenk9308]

How many years do the trees bear? Where do you buy new trees? Are they dwarf, semi, etc? What is the pruning regimen? Why so much space between them? Thinning is by hand? What are the main varieties? Some of us know peaches.

[@fieldtripping]

Darn, those would have been great questions for me to ask!

[@JE-tz4sh]

Watching this makes me proud to be from SC

[@fieldtripping]

Amen to that!

[@doug8525]

I bought a peach recently. I could’ve used it for a baseball, it was so hard. I saw a site that said put it in a paper bag for two or three days to ripen it. I did that and it was somewhat softer so I took a bite.it was brown and kinda mushy like an apple when it gets bruised. I don’t think I’ll buy any more…

[@sirtango1]

You get a good peach and the texture is just right, very flavorful, and you’ll have the juice running down your elbows! 😃 I’m not the biggest fan of peaches, I like you have ran into some bad ones, but the good ones more than make up for it!

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, I agree with you there. A good peach is drastically different from a mediocre peach.

[@jayanthlaxman9188]

How do you keep the field weed free? I grow sapotas in india but with our climate weed is a serious problem expecially during and after monsoon.

[@jesusj7578]

If you calculate the entire area of a football field, including the end zones, it works out to 57,600 square feet (360 x 160). One acre equals 43,560 square feet, so a football field is about 1.32 acres in size. So, to answer your question, there are . 75625 football fields per acre.

[@fieldtripping]

Yep... We realized that after the fact.

[@russellarmer-ml1ir]

southwest arkansas was once a huge peach growing region

[@brettroberts3551]

Very good interview. I liked how you were curious and asked a lot of questions. And hats off to Jason the COO... his response to your pesticides question was spot on. He defined it and answered it full disclosure. Great job, I really enjoyed this. And to the hat critics... Wow, the intensity level was at a 9.9. If we spank him, would it make it better?

[@fieldtripping]

Hahaha Thanks for the encouragement! And about the hat, I think it is funny that so many people are so offended when the owner wasn't offended at all. Its KZbin after all! people expect some sort of antics. And I actually was spanked as a child too! haha

[@josephhill3201]

Proud of America

[@dumo_qwaqwa]

Wow excellent storytelling🔥🔥

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the encouraging words.

[@dumo_qwaqwa]

Honestly please keep it up👌👑. I found myself watching the full hour and I was engaged the whole time thanks to your beautiful storytelling.

[@fieldtripping]

These are the types of comments that are awesome! Thanks for the encouragement.

[@carlasbury8045]

Very interesting video

[@deanoz9307]

Would it be easier if the pickers had a bracelet that is scanned rather than looking for a piece of paper every time they unload a bag?

[@fieldtripping]

Thats actually a really good idea! Hurry up and patent it!

[@deanoz9307]

@@fieldtripping she’s all yours!

[@johnnypalughi1192]

Riveting. Well done. Video!

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks so much!

[@fieldtripping]

What was your favorite aspect of it?

[@chessiekid4018]

How much do the workers get paid per bag they pick?

[@fieldtripping]

I can't remember exactly. He told me but I don't want to misspeak.

[@jorgemontefusco650]

Love peaches.

[@parasid108]

How big is the farm? Acres?

[@fieldtripping]

It is roughly 6,400 acres

[@CoreySSS]

woow, excellent video

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks, I appreciate it! More to come!

[@Soniyaaktar-47]

It’s all good.

[@Sto-Lo0703]

Great people, great place to load and customer service is outstanding. I’ve been hauling for them for 3 years through a broker that I have a great relationship with. God bless our Farmers!

[@fieldtripping]

Thats so cool. Thanks for commenting!

[@otway00]

I now have peach envy with only having two peach trees

[@fieldtripping]

Haha yea every time I see my video I want a fresh juicy peach.

[@FER49001]

I would like to work here if I can get a chance 😢

[@rickhao9665]

Anch AK 9-9-24 9am AK time.......Fred Meyer (Kroger) grocery ....TITAN peaches /label not seen ....Now I understand the price of peaches in AK.👍👍 🇱🇷

[@fieldtripping]

Hahaha! I actually used to live in Wasilla just a few years back. I was active duty Air Force and was stationed at JBER. I DO NOT miss the produce prices there in AK. lol But geez, they are shipping these things like 6,000 miles all the way up there. Thats insane!

[@YeahYall]

Years ago as a patrol sergeant I has a conversation with a federal agent while at the firing range regarding immigrants. In summary: do we want to pay $2 for a piece of fruit or $4? Americans no longer work manual labor. This was 15+ years ago.

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, unfortunately that is the reality. We can't afford to pay our own workers because our consumers don't want to/can't afford to pay the prices that would cause.

[@skycrapsglider]

For what it's worth the guy that you rode around with for the field tour I guess it's been too long since he was in school .A football field is about 1.3 Acres , not four football fields in an acre.

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, we all realized the mistake after it was already edited and posted. lol Good catch!

[@trenarichardson690]

Love this video 🍑 is my favorite fruit.

[@fieldtripping]

I am glad you love it. I am working hard trying to get more farms lined up for the summer and fall. I have 2 more coming in the next few weeks that I already filmed.

[@wallacewimmer5191]

Lived in Warner Robbins for a couple years in early 90’s. Georgia too busy growing houses to grow peaches anymore 🤔🤔

[@fieldtripping]

Haha! I also lived in Warner Robbins for a while. I was stationed at Robins AFB in 2011-2013

[@johndeere1951a]

Talk about the pickers/field hands. The human element? American citizens?, illegals?, migrants?, pay scale, medical benefits and on job health care? Housing conditions?, age? Whats the percentage of local resident vs migrant employees?

[@fieldtripping]

Unfortunately we didn't get too far into those details. Would have been informative to get into for sure.

[@canlib]

75-80% migrants, 20% American workers.

[@ThrowBackZone]

I think using chemicals is necessary for such large-scale farming. 🌱💨 What do you guys think?

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, I agree. I am a huge fan of regenerative agriculture but until more people start farming for themselves, the only way for a company to sustain that large of an operation and not hemorrhage money due to crop loss is to use chemicals. If they don't use chemicals they would need to factor that risk into their price and the reality is that the consumer is not willing to pay what that would cost. I don't want to pay $10 per peach personally.lol

[@bcole6502]

29:35 (4) football fields stacked side by side is NOT 1 acre lol

[@fieldtripping]

Yea we realized that after the fact. lol I have been hammered in the comments because of it! haha

[@dustyflair]

Chilton County peaches from Alabama are the best peaches in the world.

[@CountryWilly]

Interesting to say the least

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks man!

[@trenarichardson690]

How does this fruit not get bruised. ??

[@fieldtripping]

I was wondering the same thing when I was doing the tour. But in all honesty, they are fairly gentle on the fruit other than a few key points in the process. Im sure some fruit get bruised but overall, their operation was pretty impressive with how gentle they are with that many peaches.

[@ColinLennard]

An Area is 70 x 70 yards

[@emichels]

Millions of peaches, peaches for me...................

[@josephauld6565]

Could I just walk in and buy a bushel of peaches?

[@fieldtripping]

Yes indeed! They have a little farm stand.

[@josephauld6565]

@@fieldtripping how much is a bushel

[@josephhill3201]

Agriculture is big business

[@fieldtripping]

Indeed it is!

[@bollojuvicto7667]

not 24000- foot ball fields - its a 5280 football fileds

[@fieldtripping]

Yea, good catch! Public math is hard.lol

[@johngera5273]

drop the annoying noise (music?) in the back ground. it only makes it harder to hear the speaker and adds nothing.to the video

[@fieldtripping]

The music is only part of the intro and lasts maybe 30 seconds of the over 1 hour long video.

[@GaryB0436]

I wonder where the 400 men are from.

[@fieldtripping]

From Mexico on an annual government program that lets them work here for harvest season and then go back to Mexico afterwards.

[@canlib]

You probably know the answer but are ignorant of the business realities facing growers to harvest their crops. It's called an H-2A visa program that allows Mexican immigrants to work on a temporary basis harvesting crops that 90% of Americans won't do.

[@GaryB0436]

@@canlib Wow I taught they were all criminals and rapist.

[@canlib]

​​@@GaryB0436lol Trump would have you believe that but the reality is that migrants commit far fewer crimes per capita than the general population of American citizens does.

[@jeobstel]

Americans would happily do those jobs if they were payed proper wages and benefits. I know from experience I have hired all American workers for many different labor jobs from farm to restaurant or even construction. You simply have to pay them fairly and not try to squeeze your employees for profit ​@@canlib

[@powell4661]

Georgia doesn't grow the most, but no peach is as juicy and delicious as a Georgia belle

[@barrybrown7175]

Saluda County SC

[@YeahYall]

SC peaches are honestly better than GA peaches. Softer. Juicier. Fuzzy like one would think a peach is supposed to be.

[@rodneyharouff5739]

interesting!

[@fieldtripping]

Glad you think so!

[@paulgilliland2992]

Omg I love white peach . I think they’re better than yellow peach 🍑.

[@fieldtripping]

I would agree with you on that.

[@hwooden6831]

One football field is 1 acre. Or at least it is in Tennessee.

[@thomasbordi8726]

You can not grow a peach like the NEW JERSEY PEACH IS #1. A+ AWSOME. when you bite into your peach does the juice run down your face and hit the floor??

[@fieldtripping]

Interesting. I've never had one from New Jersey but I now look forward to it one day.

[@Ron-k8e7f]

very good job you did on this tour pay no attention to the naysayers there just jealous

[@fieldtripping]

Thanks for making a point to leave some encouragement! You know how people are on the internet. Always waiting to call out someone's mistakes yet never creating anything themselves. lol

[@himalaya07gaming82]

vist apple farm with new ganeva rootstock

[@russellarmer-ml1ir]

peach chiller

[@philip4588]

If they where approved by EU then i will try them, its a reason much of the food in USA is banned within EU.

[@fieldtripping]

I agree that the US needs to adopt a lot of the EU food standards.

[@fenceman95]

An Acre is closer to the size of one football field, not 3 of them side by side.

[@fieldtripping]

You are correct. We realized our mistake after the fact.

[@kayneF1251]

So they get 80 cents a peach on average if they sell 90 million peaches a year 🤑