Farmers Faced With Near-Record High Grain Prices! (Ep. 59)
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2024
- Winter work is still progressing at the farm! Grain hauling is being completed a near-record pace, due to the steady increase in demand and prices over the last several months. Farmers may be set to have one of the best years on record for the last decade, which is much needed after years of low commodity prices. Andy is still chipping away with the backhoe on a few ditch cleaning projects. Everyone is ready for warmer weather and planting season, though! Thanks for watching.
Andy is a 6th generation farmer from Central Illinois. On this farm, Andy works alongside his father, Marty, his uncles, Chris and Jeff, and his sister, Katie, to grow corn and soybeans on some of the finest dirt in the world. Andy and his family are deeply rooted in the area, operating a large farm that traces it origins back into the 1800s. Although some tracts did not stand the test of time, Andy and his family still grow corn and soybeans on fields that have been in the family for longer than even the oldest members of the farm have been alive. We do, we have, and we always will take tremendous pride in calling this piece of paradise our home. Andy was a Bronze Tablet graduate of the University of Illinois in the field of Crop Sciences, following the same path as his father and late grandfather.
It would be misleading for Andy to claim that this life is one that came by chance; rather, as a member of two multi-generational farm families, it was simply in his blood. His passion for agriculture traces back to his early youth--some of his fondest, earliest memories being of days spent riding in the combine with his father and grandfather. Although his understanding of the lifestyle was much less complex in the beginning, the love he has for farming, and its industry has only appreciated through time. As this dream blossomed into adulthood, Andy now works relentlessly, and tirelessly, to chase his own dreams and to build a farming operation of his own alongside his family.
We, as a whole operation, are handymen, electricians, mechanics, landscapers, accountants, economists, caretakers, stewards, and, most importantly, farmers, and we take an incredible amount of pride in our work. There is no challenge too overwhelming, no situation too stressful, and no problem too difficult for us to take on, and we want to take you along with us. Welcome to our farm and welcome to our lives. You have the best seat in the house to watch the everyday chaos of farming unfold--we usually only get concerned when things aren't going wrong!
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Don't blame the truck, blame the tires for poor mud traction! You guys made quick work of that bin cleanup for sure!
I like your videos because you are as close to a normal farmer. The other channels are going for views for people who aren't actually in the field. You also explain things very well.
Great video, congratulations on 10,000 subscribers glad I'm one of them.
Thanks for supporting the channel, Bryan. It’s been a learning process!
Congrats on 10,000 subs!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Dan. You’ve been here for a while, and I appreciate that!
All the markets matter not just corn and soybeans
I do agree. For the sake of simplicity, it is easier to just talk about the direct markets.
So what is a government bin?
What is a shiver system?
It is an older, but still commonly used, type of grain drying system that involves multiple bins and one dryer bin. The shivers bin is the drying bin. There is a floor screw and a vertical screw that mix grain and also relocate it to other bins through the roof. They are a good system. Compared to tower dryers, they have much less capacity. We have 2, well now 1, that haven’t really been used for 10+ years.
what website or app do you farmers use to observe grain prices?
U enjoy spring planting more than fall harvest??!! The great debate!
Yes! Spring is so much simpler and less of a grind. We are generally blessed with some type of planting opportunity before the end of May, which allows us to get a bulk of our seed in the ground. Harvest is so much slower. 10-20 acres per hour progress versus 100+ acres/hour in the spring.
Hey quick question I am 14 and trying to get into farming I have a two acre patch rented for 2021 how do you do your road sights that you put up any advice for what I should put on them
I am bit confused as to what you’re asking. What exactly are you wanting to know? I’d be glad to help!
@@aTrippyFarmer in one of your videos this spring you where picking up signs that you had put in your fields. What did you out on the signs? I am trying to make some off my own
Well judging by your pioneer shirt I would say you make at least one mistake... team Dekalb!😁 looking forward to an info video
Ah... congratulations on 10k subs.
I didn't SEE you make the mistake.
Thanks, Bobby. I’m glad we’re on the same page... perfection only!
Do u wish u would've held onto grain longer for rising prices? (I understand in August farmers were hopeful for $10 and $4!) Just curious. . .
Marketing grain is very easy in hindsight. It’s best to make decisions given the market outlook and financial situation of your farm. We typically hold our grain into the next season, so it worked out well for us. I believe a large majority of old crop inventories had been sold around that $4 and $10 market, because those were still respectable levels of profitability.
4 guys for that one shivers? cmon bruh
PrestigeWorldWide what is everyone else supposed to do in the middle of winter?
@@aTrippyFarmer lol jeez man its a farm theres always a millions and one things to do .
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
My man!
The last time I made a comment and said PEACE you got mad about it so i ain't making a comment good luck
I thought you were upset that I didn’t say it at the end of the video, so I said it this time!
First
yo bruh wash your loader windows
History much?????