Working A Farm, How and Why We Level Corn Stalks

Spring farm work has begun in Iowa. The first step is to level the corn stalks, I'll explain why.
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[@Lanny-io9bi]

A farmer's dog always seems to be the happiest dog

[@RRRIBEYE]

I got my AAS degree in Ag-Business from DMACC in Ankeny back in '91 and worked for John Jensen who did (probably still does) custom farming all around east of Ankeny, over towards Bondurant. I enjoyed all seasons operating, maintaining, fixing his John Deere equipment, but I must say, I truly enjoyed the pleasant routine of breaking into the fields for the 1st time in the Spring! We didn't have GPS steer at that time...and with my background before Ag-Business from DMACC, I was heavy into grounds maintenance for DMACC (I was their full-time groundskeeper from 84-87) and then I did a couple stints working at a couple golf courses around and that gave me great experience to make STRAIGHT ROWS!!! I could be chisel plowing a mile-long field at that ~4 degree angle, like you said and the trick was to start at one side of the field and that kept my rows straight as an arrow - vs others who would try to do their 1st pass through the center and work to the sides - those fields never were very straight, lol! Thanks for sharing your work and excellent drone work too! My (John Deere vintage) cap's off to you!

[@gerrysmail8891]

Brother you have the best office in the world! Be well!

[@grayghost75]

Thanks for the video.

[@mattclayton9165]

Another interesting diversion for my lunchbreak. Cheers!

[@johnsarian_cu]

Modern farming - all the beepbeep boopboop tingtang noises of 21st century automation followed by brute force hammering and wrenching. 👍

[@twobabejinkins1736]

Drone footage was pretty dam good Sir ! Keep up the great content. I want to see how your land turns out this season.

[@CrookedRows]

Me too, literally banking on it 😅

[@twobabejinkins1736]

@@CrookedRows I understand remember no risk no reward !

[@twobabejinkins1736]

@@CrookedRows which model drone do you have ?

[@CrookedRows]

@@twobabejinkins1736 it’s a mavic mini. The old standard model not the ‘S’. My goal is to upgrade to a mavic air 2s by next year those are so cool!

[@twobabejinkins1736]

@@CrookedRows thanks looking at a few and wanted your take.

[@themoondoggie1]

Thanks for the food! Many going without in the world I hear. I'll do my best to come back a Superman and stop governments from starving people to death. I believe many governments of the world are scared that a super race of good being just might pay these evil governments a visit and set them on the right path of caring about their fellow human beings. Thanks for sharing.

[@jetegtmeier71]

I knew thus looked like Iowa :) where abouts? I'm in Waterloo :)

[@DaBearBaloo]

Not going to be Knee High by the Forth of July if the weather doesn't start cooperating.

[@CrookedRows]

No kidding there’s still time though. Give it a couple weeks I’ll be worried