Yield Center 360 Rain Unit running Autonomously in an Ohio Corn Field

Yield Center 360 Rain Unit running Autonomous in an Ohio Corn Field
In this video I am out at a dairy farm in my home county. This farm recently added this Yield Center 360 Rain Unit to their farm. This machine runs autonomously through their corn crop putting on a mixture of water and liquid cow manure from the farms dairy herd.
I show many different angles of this machine as I walk beside it and fly my drone around it so you can see how it works.
Yield Center 360 is a company out of Illinois that has a pretty unique product line for agriculture. In the past I have done a couple videos of their 360 Sprint unit. You can check out their website for more information.

[@duanestrickler6814]

Thanks for posting this video. I Always enjoy seeing new technology. This 360 Rain Unit has trmendous potential.

[@TheRandallraplee]

Thank you Farmhand Mike! I have never seen anything like this. Great info and video!

[@SimonKL11]

That's a nice way to keep the corn growing😉👍 I have never heard of eqipment like this, thank you for sharing👍👍

[@outbackladas]

The marvels of modern computerised farm equipment,wow! Thanks for showing us, incredible! Regards from Down Under.

[@chrisgossman6512]

Wow, another fascinating farming contraption I had never seen before. It's just amazing how it works. Happy subscriber 😊!

[@joeroy02]

That is a great new technology. Thanks for sharing this new machine. Keep up the good work. 😊

[@kennethgreen2829]

This is smart tech it really is. With traditional irrigation a lot of water is wasted but this is putting it right where the plant needs it, very clever.

[@rickiemckillip8124]

I'm Surprised that Valley or Rienke Haven't Built a System that Goes End to End Rather than Going in a Circle

[@jonny4641]

They have, it’s called a latetal move pivot

[@yayinternets]

@@rickiemckillip8124They used to be that way until the 90s or so.. or with irrigation pipe. I definitely don’t miss moving irrigation pipe. 😂

[@robertreznik9330]

It was developed "Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Halfway," put the water down like that back in the 1980's it is called LEPA or low energy precision application. We plant in a circle with a hose drop close to the ground with a bubble pad every 30 or 60 inches.

[@mcd5082]

Technology and its impact on farming is wild! Thanks for sharing Mike!

[@davidanalyst671]

That system is incredible. The website says it can replace an inch of rain per week for 80 acres, then you have to buy another hose setup. Thats not a lot, and it definitely wont solve all your problems in a dry season, but it can certainly help.

[@Brian-mp6bg]

Great ingenuity. Stuff like ts will given them the advantage and reduce the risk of dry years

[@LtColDaddy71]

I actually have had linear irrigation very similar built on old rogator platforms for over 10 years. I don’t like the 3 legged configuration they use. If they come out with a 4 wheeled unit, I’ll probably start replacing my units. But I’m that anal about CTF. 3 wheels knock down less crop. We have strips of mint, lavender, and other oil producing leafies on all our 50 yard lines, and in our buffer zones. You can drive over it and it bounces right back.

[@justpete2748]

Fantastic ideal! I’ve no idea why guys in places like Ireland seem to love running umbilicals everywhere with their tractors. Just seems like a load of mess and muck ending up everywhere and taken back to the shed. If I ever win the lottery I’ll get one of these hooked up to a state of the art biogas plant!

[@jazzerbyte]

An interesting convergence of problems, solutions, and technology! Dairies use lots of water in the processes and this rig puts it down low with less evaporation loss. Applying technology and 24/7 operation means that not all new farm equipment needs to run at 10-15mph to be a big step forward.

[@Purington]

Never knew that existed. Great camera angles that I take for granted from you, but always appreciated.

[@vernt4583]

Amazing how technology is driving the new machines on the farming operations!! Lots of programming for this machine..

[@rauloropeza7496]

Wonderful videos thank you Mike Less you are the best

[@markreetz1001]

Great video Mike! That is an interesting machine. Did you mention how many times they did this field? That is a great way to side dress, irrigate, and use manure inventory through the summer. I wonder if they have a control where they can tell what difference it makes. Sure would be interesting to know. Thanks Mike.

[@chadshafer8095]

Very interesting Video. You always find stuff that stands out.

[@swagzoneus]

These giant machines are awesome! Is there anyone here who loves machines as much as I do?

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

Now that’s a neat piece of equipment

[@hankelrod7315]

Wow, less ppl, less tractors, less compaction & probably less runoff

[@jamesclark4]

And it will only take 5 years to make one pass

[@ericsmith1453]

​?? HUH This is Irrigation not rallycross. It is much more effective than a centre pivot

[@johnbonas8080]

Great video Mike, extremely interesting.

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

This is so cool! It’s a total circle, using the resources they generate, putting back into the fields to grow the food to feed the cows who start the cycle again. Farmers are amazing stewards of the land & they’re regulated to the hilt by the govt. But state & federal land are tinder boxes, over populated with deer who starved last winter in Minnesota & not maintained nearly as well as farmland. Drives me nuts

[@swagzoneus]

You share very well!! Let's say more

[@AkbarMoncongloe]

Nice brother 👍

[@jeremyshoemaker1058]

There’s one of these setting on Route 40 at Beck’s seed east of the FSR

[@leroybullied7705]

That's amazing, but if you are increasing your yield potential by 30 to 40 percent that corn that it runs over making the turns amounts to what 0.02 percent of the total yield.

[@LennertCAN]

Great video. Well explained and interesting topic

[@felixfreire369]

I like this machine, thanks Mike.

[@kevinaustin439]

Awesome technology from my home town. Would love to know the yield boost they get.

[@dfarmer_]

Probably not much yield boost, but rather a substitute for other fertilizer (side dressing), or less labor costs due to autonomous operation, or a substitute for a stationary pivot.

[@alohaerickson]

The next step is eliminating the engine and go to batteries charged by panels on the shed roof. Just need a thicker umbilical to bring the power out to the unit.

[@agrodrone2022]

Very interesting video Mike!

[@lcdc59]

Very interesting!!

[@jeremyswindell2330]

Thats awsome mike !

[@peterkaks4395]

So really with its performance ,it's a Rain Gun without a turntable and being stationed at different places on the field reeling the hose in . And I notice it's only applying in the corners where the crop is sparsely covered . The digital world in Farming country side . I remember running Rain guns through the night applying slurry . Do they run this through the night also ?

[@farmhandmike]

Yes this runs around the clock weather permitting.

[@paulpochan9631]

"Fertigate"...... I like it...!!!!

[@michaelolenick4078]

Maybe the wave of the future?

[@dogwoodish]

only good if you have water to go through it...lots of farms have no water source...but farms that have waste water to go though it ,will be the farms that survive .

[@prjndigo]

I think their split to the dribble is the wrong solution, a splatter plate is probably better.

[@khodamodhavadiya1643]

Love from India bro ❤❤❤❤i like your farm work ❤❤

[@markfleck7981]

That is one Awsome machine

[@AlbertaRanch]

That's impressive.

[@sharpshooter7127]

That's pretty neat

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Futuristic

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Be interesting to see what the Yield difference is this year

[@Look_What_You_Did]

They don't even care. Getting rid of the effluent is the real win.

[@bobsmith1814]

I was wondering what is more efficient the 360 system or a Pivot system for irrigation

[@farmhandmike]

I would day this is as far as water usage. They water is pretty well just going onto the base of the plant here. Not sure what the price difference is between this and a pivot.

[@dfarmer_]

Efficient for what - water? fertilizer use? time? costs?

[@jhuck8166]

Call it the Hydra-Sloth

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Great idea, how many feet of hose is on the reel?

[@farmhandmike]

On the 360 Yield Center website I read 2900 feet I believe. Not sure if there is different options on this though.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

@@farmhandmike Thank you

[@christopherlovelock9104]

Rather like that 'new' combine of a couple of years back, - all hype and 'demo's' - and now where are they.? - Bit like the 'Tri-Bine', and the Versatile 8 Wheel tractor, - good ideas on paper but not so good in the field.

[@farmhandmike]

Time will tell but there was only one Big Roy ever built and a few Tri-Bines. There has been quite a few of these Rain Units built and and out working on many different farms.

[@jacoblandis4535]

I talked to a rep a couple of days ago. They have 30 units running at farms this season and about 80 on order for next year already. So it seems to have a bit more traction than the tri-bine. Time will tell.

[@donutey]

Seems like you could have a win on running costs by running a power line down the hose and power the thing with electricity. Although the hose would be a copper thieves dream :/

[@jeffrichardson5828]

Is there any in tennessee like that

[@viralprimenetwork]

Thanks for sharing this fascinating video! Seeing the Yield Center 360 Rain Unit operating autonomously in an Ohio corn field is truly impressive. We sent you an email, we would love to connect and collaborate with you🙂.

[@farmguy2400]

I would've liked to see the pumps. Are they electric or tractor powered?

[@ryanschmitmeyer4960]

Electric

[@bobnistler]

😎😎

[@christopherlovelock9104]

I'm surprised by making 2 passes on every row, - (which it has to) - that it does not run faster, surely it's only a question of enlarging the nozzles slightly. Methinks one or two improvements could be made, - must be rather boring sitting with a 'laptop' monitoring something going so slow all day.

[@techman8817]

My guess is they are limited by the flow and pressure in the long tube.

[@christopherlovelock9104]

@@techman8817 You could be right their, - but they don't even have 'nozzles' fitted to the ends only smaller open slots. SInce the whole thing is 'computer & GPS controlled' I would have thought increase the pumping pressure would be the answer for a start, they could also increase the speed of travel. They use a not dis-similar method in the UK but it moves a damn sight faster and covers a far bigger area and that hose will take more pressure no problem.

[@georgejames9074]

I’ve personally had experience with these machines and it can run completely autonomously so you don’t have to be on your ipad all day. If it does have a problem it will alert you and you can then fix most issues remotely.

[@DEDBRD-di4yj]

wonder what the roi is on something like this

[@YossiaNorth]

At 9:10 you say this, right here does not have a lot of fertilizer value. Wrong! It has a HUGE fertilizer value, and it is the best material to be made into organic compost, rich in humic substances - molecules that bind to plant roots and help them receive water and nutrients, being able to dramatically increase yields. You also continue: but it has a lot of organic matter value. Wrong again. Organic matter is the parts of plants left in the soil after harvest (roots) that decompose and mineralize and help the soil retain water. You probably meant organic residue (completely different from organic matter), which is everything that is left on the field after harvest. Besides keeping shade, so slowing evaporation, and not letting weeds (up to a certain extent) grow, it doesn't have too much value. Even for complete decomposition requires Nitrogen.

[@juremyclorkson3518]

Does it damage the corn with cable?

[@dfarmer_]

Looks like the hose is dropping where the front tire went

[@r.scotthill3082]

How many acres can that unit cover in total?

[@farmhandmike]

180 on this farm

[@carlfalt174]

In the future this could be used for human waste watering closer to major urban areas

[@farmhandmike]

Probably could but I would not be walking and filming in that field.

[@dfarmer_]

@@farmhandmike Isn't that much more water than animal waste? Don't you wear manure boots :D

[@Churchillvuzumuzi]

How much

[@mervjb809]

You meant automatically, or perhaps remotely😂😂

[@pondboggen]

this is a THUMBS DOWN!, if i do youtube thumbs down i won't get these videos so not that, but overall machine thumbs down. i realize they need to deal with manure, and this setup much better consider hauling large tanks out over the fields and damaging the soil with compaction. but its the application of water/manure. at this time i would more expect an EPA issue and/or nuisance law suit for who ever openly useses this machine on their fields. this goes for both run off water polution issues and air polution issues. looking over video i would also suppect also crop burning (used so wrong words for that), when is sun out and spraying vs when its cloudy and/or colder morning/night spraying, the individual plants are going to get stressed of what is above ground. also location of were fertlizer is applied at, at surface, encourging more surface root growth vs deeper root growth, so possible heavier winds causing maybe more crop to be wind damaged and put down. --if they injected the water/manure mixture into the soil, i would not have an issue, or had a tiller and tilled even 1" ground and mixed it with the water/manure. i would not have an issue. assuming the tiller had had a cover so water/manure and the soil would not fly all over the place, heck just a chisel plow, or piece of pipe angled and draged into the dirt a couple inches i would be fine with, within reason. there are a varity of ways to inject stuff into the soil. --the boom width i do not have issue with, they can only get so many Gallons per hour of water/manure mixture out, and once you start increasing pipe size diameter stuff gets stupid expensive. --the large roll of tubing / hose / pipe = well done. --the sprayers they have and setting heights = well done. --done the GPS, tracking software, tires, good overal tool bar as i call it (machine setup) and all like = well done. --BUT its the physical application of were the water/manure is applied and how it is applied that ruins this machine as worthless, if they just wanted to just water sure all good. but once they started adding stuff, then not so good. --it is an overally sized yard sprinkler but intsead of grass for fields. --field crops vs grass wrong application.

[@dwightjackson3180]

That moisture wouldn't last 1 afternoon in heat of the south!

[@Look_What_You_Did]

They have to test for ecoli and other bacteria before it can be pumped onto the field.

[@clarencedalrymple2566]