I don't know if they still do but a lot of mint was grown in the Columbia Basin in Washington State. Back in the 70's and early 80's I was hauling alfalfa hay with my cousins and we would frequently drive past the mint fields. An amazing smell is a mint field, in the early morning with the rising sun burning the dew off the mint. Thanks for that trip back!
There is a lot of things i miss about working on farms but running the mint distillery and cooking mint was my favorite. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Neat to see the familiar Newhouse equipment and the pyramid separators that were being developed at the time I left farming.
Mike - Marvin Joray here. Enjoyed your mint video. Brought back memories of a trip I made for New Idea to Oregon back in the late 70's or early 80's to install a combined return grain elevator onto the conveyor of the forage harvester to catch all the mint leaves. I recall going out to the farm very early one morning while it was still dark and driving through a fog that was actually mint vapors from the cooking operation. It was so strong it burned your eyes. As soon as I came in the motel room my wife made me take off my clothes due to the strong mint odor. They gave my wife a small bottle of concentrated liquid that was so strong she only needed to use a couple of drops in dishes she made.
Out here in Oregon we would stock pile the mint straw after it was cooked. Then sell it off for people’s gardens as it was great fertilizer and kept the soil loose!!
Fun fact, I ran that loader in the background of them unloading at the pit. We used to purchase the mint waste for feeding dairy heifers. Last I remember they used that loader to stack the mint pile as well, that would’ve been cool to see
12:10 or so... horses like mint; maybe the mint pulp gets mixed into horse-feed? p.s. I had no idea that mint was grown in northern Indiana... you learn something every day.
@@stephenellis4392 I get that. Mike Less said early in the video that mint is also grown in northern Indiana and southern Michigan... I happen to live in central Indiana and didn't know that.
I can tell why that tractor is 25 yrs old they take care of their equipment, I would say 200 hr oil changes or less, we done ours at 100 hrs on our bigger tractors gotta take care of them...fluids and filters and a tractor will last a long time
Mike I really enjoyed this mint video I would love to have a mint farm.my question is how long does it take extract the mint from the chopped material in each buggy.and the left over material do they spread it back on the fields for compost.i know I am no expert either mike but so fascinated by this video.did they tell you how many barrels they get out each buggy load of chopped mint.
I don't know if they still do but a lot of mint was grown in the Columbia Basin in Washington State. Back in the 70's and early 80's I was hauling alfalfa hay with my cousins and we would frequently drive past the mint fields. An amazing smell is a mint field, in the early morning with the rising sun burning the dew off the mint. Thanks for that trip back!
Now mint farming!! It's great watching your channel for so many varieties of farming. Thanks Mike!
There is a lot of things i miss about working on farms but running the mint distillery and cooking mint was my favorite. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Neat to see the familiar Newhouse equipment and the pyramid separators that were being developed at the time I left farming.
I drive by there every few days. Thanks for the tour.
Mike - Marvin Joray here. Enjoyed your mint video. Brought back memories of a trip I made for New Idea to Oregon back in the late 70's or early 80's to install a combined return grain elevator onto the conveyor of the forage harvester to catch all the mint leaves. I recall going out to the farm very early one morning while it was still dark and driving through a fog that was actually mint vapors from the cooking operation. It was so strong it burned your eyes. As soon as I came in the motel room my wife made me take off my clothes due to the strong mint odor. They gave my wife a small bottle of concentrated liquid that was so strong she only needed to use a couple of drops in dishes she made.
This is EXTREMELY interesting and satisfying for me to watch. I love learning new things like this.
Nice video mike nice to see different crops other than corn and soybeans
Always nice to see all types of agriculture. Thanks Mike 👍🏻.
Always amazed at how many different crops and different kinds of agriculture there is in the world. Great video!! Thanks!!
I live right down the road from them! I sometimes go out of my way to go by them to get a good wif. Good video
Great to see the process! Bet it smelled good too!
Excellent. I live in South east tx never even thought about where mint oil was produced. Thanks for the knowledge again excellent
Mint video😁👍 the mint harvesting process is pretty interesting, thanks for showing us things we don't see that often😉👍
Love seeing how stuff is made. Great video!
That was very interesting, and I bet the smell of that was heavenly
Out here in Oregon we would stock pile the mint straw after it was cooked. Then sell it off for people’s gardens as it was great fertilizer and kept the soil loose!!
Awesome video Mike, I never knew how mint was processed . Your videos are always a pleasure too watch.👍👍👍 JP from Lancaster Pa
I grew up in Nampa. This farm is not too far from my parent's farm.
Fun fact, I ran that loader in the background of them unloading at the pit. We used to purchase the mint waste for feeding dairy heifers. Last I remember they used that loader to stack the mint pile as well, that would’ve been cool to see
Good video 👍
Great Vid never ever seen mint harvested I always thought it was a tree or tree leaves..gonna get some spearmint gum👍👍👍👍
Very interesting video thanks for sharing 👍😎
That was very interesting Mike I did not know the group mint in the lower 48
Very interesting Mike !
That 7510 baught new now has over 9k hours? Wish they still made tractors like that now. That's a workhorse! I miss the 90s😂
Thanks for the vid. That might be the rare crop that smells better than haying
Interesting video, thanks Mike.
Clover, Safflower, Sugar Cane and Vegetable crops would other crops to see being machine harvested and processed.
St. Johns MI grows a lot of mint. They even have a Mint festival
Good video
Cool video Mike, there’s a few mint farms here in north central Indiana.
Very interesting 😊
I like Mike less video on RUclips from the imperial county ca 🇺🇲🇺🇲🎃
They grow mint in Wisconsin also. Worked on the farm that grows it.
12:10 or so... horses like mint; maybe the mint pulp gets mixed into horse-feed?
p.s. I had no idea that mint was grown in northern Indiana... you learn something every day.
he'sin south westernIdaho.
@@stephenellis4392 I get that. Mike Less said early in the video that mint is also grown in northern Indiana and southern Michigan... I happen to live in central Indiana and didn't know that.
Mint video!
Just imagine the smell in the area.
Interesting
so it's quite like Lavender farming.
Great video Mike. Is it a perennial or do they have to seed the mint every year. If it's a perennial how many years does a stand last . Thank you
I wonder if the cows have fresh breath by adding this to the ration?
I can tell why that tractor is 25 yrs old they take care of their equipment, I would say 200 hr oil changes or less, we done ours at 100 hrs on our bigger tractors gotta take care of them...fluids and filters and a tractor will last a long time
Mike I really enjoyed this mint video I would love to have a mint farm.my question is how long does it take extract the mint from the chopped material in each buggy.and the left over material do they spread it back on the fields for compost.i know I am no expert either mike but so fascinated by this video.did they tell you how many barrels they get out each buggy load of chopped mint.
They do spread it back on the fields, the whole area smells so good before and after harvest,.
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Off subject where’s the best hotel to book for the Kentucky farm show
Ive heard someone talk about drinking mint flavored milk before. 🤔
How bout that big Versatile? 😁
what does a 55 gal drum sell for ? what is the yield //?
that is prity mint lol. im guessing lavender farms would be sorta the same prosess roughly.
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Good video.