Thanks for watching & commenting. Most of my “steers” are actually bulls b/c I got behind on cow work this year. It’s going to be a shame to butcher a couple of them instead of using them for breeding.
I enjoy your videos about growing vegetables. Wish I was closer, I would be a frequent customer but I live in Michigan. We go to a pea farm about 60 miles from where we live for fresh peas. There's should be ripe in about a week.
My wife, 2 daughters, mom, & mom in law just got back from Michigan. I’m a fan of M-State football b/c Sparty is the ag school and because a Wolverine once called them “little brother.”…….and then got beat by the Spartans 3 years in a row😂. Being the underdog is the foundation that Erk Russell built my alma mater’s football program on.
Seems like all it does is rain. As I am watching this video it looks like it getting ready to rain again. I am guessing its rain at your place now since most times my storms come through your county first.. Looks like you got some good length on your peas, hope you get a huge harvest. Your cow sure seems friendly enough. When I was in the 3rd grade I screwed up and cornered a bull which ran me over turning my upper leg from about my knee to my hip back and blue. I have been afraid of cows/bulls ever since then. However, I love a good tender steak so I guess eating one is my revenge ...lol..... Hope all is well elsewhere on the farm and family. PS off topic I watched one of your videos of you shooting hogs with the AR, what cal and bullet type are you using? Looked like you got a great knock down on them. Tom
Love y0ur farm I live up state new York would love to have produce a crop every month did think it was even possible I use to grow 100. Acres of peas ,sweet corn, field corn ,soybeans. No double crop season to short. You have a beautiful farm.
Getting ready for pea season 2024! How well do the peas usually shell out for you? As far as pounds of shelled peas per bushel? I know a bushel is 8lbs but sometime I have zippers shell out to 11-12 pounds and white acres shell out at 7-9 lbs. thanks!
Hi Patrick, I just started with pea farming. I bought an existing pea farm so far it is only hand pick. People like the in shell peas. Does the shell get a lot of damage? Do you sell them also shelled?
I only sell shelled peas. The machine harvest peas have no damage from harvesting. The only difference is the machine picks everything and hands are selectively pick
Well, I'm glad you said that about the grass fed beef! We got some NY Strips and T-bones ( to test) a few weeks back. They looked great, smelled great. The taste was excellent. But, even at med. rare...we had a hard time chewing them! Just like shoe leather! Thanks for verifying that for me! And, I KNOW how to cook a good steak! But, the steak has to be good, first! Have you noticed they have everyone programmed to marinate, and heavy season the meats now? A great steak should only ever need salt and pepper!
Flat green beans are Roma II. My machine harvestable green peas, or “little cream peas” as my customers call them, are Top pick cream, SaDandy, or Elite depending on the year and what’s available.
Best year yet. I asked around, that was every South Georgia pea farmer’s experience. The Lord blessed us with perfect weather conditions. Previous season was one of the worst for most pea farmers.
Your pea season reminds me of our sweet corn harvest. I grow 10 acres of sweet corn planted every week for 5 weeks. Me and my Wife pick harvest and sell 20000 ears a week. My phone never stops. People show up 9pm banging on my door. Crazy
It took awhile. Before we ever start picking I have 40000 ears sold. So I pick a wagon full 6am bring it home put in shade . Go get another one by the time we open. We will sell over 3000 ears by 12pm. We have a 12 ft walk in cooler. I rarely can fill it up because of demand. It is labor intensive honestly the spraying for corn worms is the worst part. You can clear $7000.00 a week if can live thru it.
@@Bernie5172 I have several videos showing me shelling shelling these (pinkeye purple hulls) as well as cream 40, SaDandy, and Top pick creams. These are all considered “Southern Peas.” They are grown and sold throughout the southeast US and no where else. They taste very different from what the rest of the world calls peas (which is referred to as an English pea in the south)
Fantástico! Aqui no Brasil esta tecnologia é apenas para grandes empresas. Infelismente para pequenos e medios produtores, plantamos evilha e feijao vagem de crescimento indeterminado tutorado com bambu, como fazíamos há 50 anos atrás.
You can order these same seeds on the internet. “Quickpick pinkeye purple hull”peas & “top pick cream” peas. They are both determinate and high yielding.
I got most of the way through this video then left when you said grass finished beef is tough!!!! Bullshit., Grain finished beef is not as healthy for a human as grass finished and has nowhere near the flavor that grass finished has!!!! Good luck and I'm outahere
@@timlewis5096 heads up, even Will Harris agrees with me on the toughness issue. As for flavor, that is all personal opinion so there is no right or wrong answer there….but most people (by a huge margin) prefer the flavor of a well marbled grain fed steer over a grass fed one. Fat = flavor is the general consensus amongst meat producers and meat consumers. Beef is even graded by this, more fat equals higher grade per USDA. The Japanese breeds that currently command the highest prices world wide have the highest amount of intramuscular fat of any beef. Yes you can say more fat isn’t as healthy as less fat, but it’s very difficult to make the argument that less fat (grass finished) equals more flavor. I raise and butcher both by the way. First hand experience and knowledge here.
10:30 I agree, when your dinner plate is 100%from your farm, that is an extra special feeling. Love your videos.
Thanks for watching!
You are a good family man and farmer Patrick.God is Blessing you my friend..
I started picking Butterbeans today
Hello, Patrick! It's never boring, listening your explanations...
Thanks Luis
@@PatrickShivers 👌
Excellent content
Thanks Bryce
God bless you Patrick! Great job. Wish we could get some rain.
We got 3 separate showers today. I pulled the picker in the rain harvesting Butterbeans. My dad said it’s the wettest growing season of his lifetime.
@@PatrickShivers God bless you all Patrick. I love that you put our Lord first. 👍
Happy late fathers day. Those peas look great and so do the steers. Nothing like know you provided food for your family with your own tolwo hands.
Thanks for watching & commenting. Most of my “steers” are actually bulls b/c I got behind on cow work this year. It’s going to be a shame to butcher a couple of them instead of using them for breeding.
Good morning Patrick, status on the 2024 sweet pea crop with your Fla. partner, been quiet. As usual, always enjoy the videos.
I’m traveling down there to check them this morning actually. I think were are 10-14 days out
Where do you get your sacks from?
I enjoy your videos about growing vegetables. Wish I was closer, I would be a frequent customer but I live in Michigan. We go to a pea farm about 60 miles from where we live for fresh peas. There's should be ripe in about a week.
My wife, 2 daughters, mom, & mom in law just got back from Michigan. I’m a fan of M-State football b/c Sparty is the ag school and because a Wolverine once called them “little brother.”…….and then got beat by the Spartans 3 years in a row😂. Being the underdog is the foundation that Erk Russell built my alma mater’s football program on.
@@PatrickShivers I'm a Michigan State fan, my daughter graduated from MSU>
Seems like all it does is rain. As I am watching this video it looks like it getting ready to rain again. I am guessing its rain at your place now since most times my storms come through your county first.. Looks like you got some good length on your peas, hope you get a huge harvest. Your cow sure seems friendly enough. When I was in the 3rd grade I screwed up and cornered a bull which ran me over turning my upper leg from about my knee to my hip back and blue. I have been afraid of cows/bulls ever since then. However, I love a good tender steak so I guess eating one is my revenge ...lol..... Hope all is well elsewhere on the farm and family. PS off topic I watched one of your videos of you shooting hogs with the AR, what cal and bullet type are you using? Looked like you got a great knock down on them. Tom
300 BO on hogs. We kill them by the hundreds
i wish you guys could come invest in Kenya
Love y0ur farm I live up state new York would love to have produce a crop every month did think it was even possible I use to grow 100. Acres of peas ,sweet corn, field corn ,soybeans. No double crop season to short. You have a beautiful farm.
@@philsutton8677 thanks for watching. I average 14 different crops per year. Something can be grown here year round.
Getting ready for pea season 2024! How well do the peas usually shell out for you? As far as pounds of shelled peas per bushel? I know a bushel is 8lbs but sometime I have zippers shell out to 11-12 pounds and white acres shell out at 7-9 lbs. thanks!
I don’t weigh out material going into sheller
Hi Patrick, I just started with pea farming. I bought an existing pea farm so far it is only hand pick. People like the in shell peas. Does the shell get a lot of damage? Do you sell them also shelled?
I only sell shelled peas. The machine harvest peas have no damage from harvesting. The only difference is the machine picks everything and hands are selectively pick
Well, I'm glad you said that about the grass fed beef! We got some NY Strips and T-bones ( to test) a few weeks back. They looked great, smelled great. The taste was excellent. But, even at med. rare...we had a hard time chewing them! Just like shoe leather! Thanks for verifying that for me! And, I KNOW how to cook a good steak! But, the steak has to be good, first! Have you noticed they have everyone programmed to marinate, and heavy season the meats now? A great steak should only ever need salt and pepper!
My dad taught me 500 degrees 6 minutes, flip, 4 minutes, Enjoy. #Ribeye4Life
Where did you find your pea picker Patrick? I’ve been looking but everything I find is extremely far away
Right outside Auburn, Al. 4 or 5 years ago
What variety of green peas you plant and flat green beans?We are looking some here in NC to pick with machine
Flat green beans are Roma II. My machine harvestable green peas, or “little cream peas” as my customers call them, are Top pick cream, SaDandy, or Elite depending on the year and what’s available.
How much was your pea picker and where can I get one
New they are currently $60k. I paid $17k for mine. Dealership for new is in Crossville, TN. Used you just have to find them.
How did your peas do this year?
Best year yet. I asked around, that was every South Georgia pea farmer’s experience. The Lord blessed us with perfect weather conditions. Previous season was one of the worst for most pea farmers.
@@PatrickShivers great! I didn’t plant peas this year. I’ve been fighting deer all growing season smh
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Your pea season reminds me of our sweet corn harvest. I grow 10 acres of sweet corn planted every week for 5 weeks. Me and my Wife pick harvest and sell 20000 ears a week. My phone never stops. People show up 9pm banging on my door. Crazy
I’ve had numerous people ask me to get into that business. Seems very labor intensive and requires a lot of refrigeration.
It took awhile. Before we ever start picking I have 40000 ears sold. So I pick a wagon full 6am bring it home put in shade . Go get another one by the time we open. We will sell over 3000 ears by 12pm. We have a 12 ft walk in cooler. I rarely can fill it up because of demand. It is labor intensive honestly the spraying for corn worms is the worst part. You can clear $7000.00 a week if can live thru it.
Then 2 weeks later the cantaloupe and watermelons come in and 2 weeks after that the tomatoes start. 60 years old and can't wait.
look like beans getting picked here, not peas.?
@@Bernie5172 those are pinkeye purple hull peas. A southern delicacy.
@@PatrickShivers Ok , we dont have them here
@@Bernie5172 I have several videos showing me shelling shelling these (pinkeye purple hulls) as well as cream 40, SaDandy, and Top pick creams. These are all considered “Southern Peas.” They are grown and sold throughout the southeast US and no where else. They taste very different from what the rest of the world calls peas (which is referred to as an English pea in the south)
Fantástico!
Aqui no Brasil esta tecnologia é apenas para grandes empresas. Infelismente para pequenos e medios produtores, plantamos evilha e feijao vagem de crescimento indeterminado tutorado com bambu, como fazíamos há 50 anos atrás.
You can order these same seeds on the internet. “Quickpick pinkeye purple hull”peas & “top pick cream” peas. They are both determinate and high yielding.
Dont some people eat the immature beans
Yes, as snaps mixed in with the shelled peas
I got most of the way through this video then left when you said grass finished beef is tough!!!!
Bullshit., Grain finished beef is not as healthy for a human as grass finished and has nowhere near the flavor that grass finished has!!!!
Good luck and I'm outahere
@@timlewis5096 heads up, even Will Harris agrees with me on the toughness issue. As for flavor, that is all personal opinion so there is no right or wrong answer there….but most people (by a huge margin) prefer the flavor of a well marbled grain fed steer over a grass fed one. Fat = flavor is the general consensus amongst meat producers and meat consumers. Beef is even graded by this, more fat equals higher grade per USDA. The Japanese breeds that currently command the highest prices world wide have the highest amount of intramuscular fat of any beef. Yes you can say more fat isn’t as healthy as less fat, but it’s very difficult to make the argument that less fat (grass finished) equals more flavor. I raise and butcher both by the way. First hand experience and knowledge here.