Thanks for observing the proper etiquette and respect for “Old Glory”. A wonderful contrast to the disrespect supported by too many who benefit from the blessings of liberty bought at a high price.
When I was a in the 5th grade in Texas we were taught about the Flag and how it is to be treated. One evening after the final flag class I asked my stepdad why he had not burnt that old dirty stained flag he keeps in a frame ín their bedroom? " Well that's a very special flag. The stains, that's my sweat, the dark areas, that's my blood." He said. He joined the Corps on December 8th 1941 and fought from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. He received 3 Purple Hearts along with 2 stays in hospitals, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star. He was given that poorly made flag by an islander from a village his patrol drove the Japanese occupiers out of. As they did, the villagers came out to thank them. A village elder gave that flag to my dad, telling him he made it as a symbol of hope for his people. He knew WE would return. My dad knew the chances that man took, had the flag been found the man and his family would have been killed. It meant so much to my dad that he kept it in his left breast pocket through the rest of the war.
Not being a farmer myself..... Over the years of watching not only your channel Zac, but also channels like the welkers......you cannot help but feel a deep appreciation for how hard farmers must work.....simply to provide the produce,whether it’s meat or vegetable, it all leads to keeping the nation going. I guess you can say that farmers are at the heart of the nation’s economy and industry :-).
So my family and I have been running around the house for the last day and a half. Yelling at everyone to “CHARGE THE METER!!” It just stuck. Thanks Zach! 🤣
My family also farms in West MN/Fargo area. I know many of my ancestors are buried not too farm from you guys. I wonder if those "Hagens" are some long lost family. Most stayed in the region farming, but nobody stayed in contact. I will try and figure out if they are my family, and get back to whoever is reading this!
@@paulprigge1209 That's who people who were raised right do. Generation doesn't matter. I've seen plenty of people of all generations who were hard workers and others who were lazier than a cut dog.
Farmers are good people. Most of them would give you the shirt of their backs even if they didn’t have another. Farming is the hardest most genuine work you can do. After you sling hay bales for a few summers no other job is even remotely difficult
@@AmateurProf joe biden say about farmer,s. He said easy too be a farmer just plant it. he lazy guy never now about farm long hours hard work . get work 2 weeks straight get crops in. get reg 5 am got bed 11 pm . farming about love of it.
perhaps your drop openings are blocking between the meter and the tubes.. the openings are way to small around the first set of tubes and so we have problems with product bridging on the john deere carts.. probably just need to slow down or find a potash with smaller product size
Great Vlog, it seems you finally have the strip till working mostly on pint. and the maize has all gone through the dryer, thats got to be a victory, thanks for sharing
I’ve had the same problem, over handling the fertilizer and augers really grind it up and powder it bad, had it so bad one year that the sulfur was mixing with the humidity in the air and building up in the distribution towers on the plow and plugging there, went to conveyors and direct loads when handling and transporting the fertilizer and that made a world of difference.
We lost a cow every few years sticking their head somewhere shouldn’t when can’t get out they get tired just lay down and die. Like a good neighbor Zack is there.
As someone who spent a lot of time as a ranch hand years ago. The best gift I ever got from the boss was a trick leatherman and some fancy insoles for my boots. I speak for everyone when I say, Jim deserves a fancy Christmas haha.
My Dad had a cup of coffee that he put on the bumper of his Ford 750, he drove about 5 miles and it was still there. He figured it was one in a million chance, but then he did it probably 20 times... LOL Glad your DeWalt was still there!!!! :)
You know you have become a household name for us! I'll be in the other room, and I'll hear my hubby with the TV on. And I'll ask "Are you watching Zach?" Lol Hopefully, you and your sweet family are doing well. Thanks so much for being our evening entertainment!! ~Suzy
Loved that extra bit at the end, you just walking and talking on the field, then the cow! 😂😂😂 The randomness made this video that much better. LOVE your channel, keep up the good work!
Zach, Minnesota used to be covered by massive lakes. The dark layer is the organic material that has built up since the last Ice Age. The sand that you see is related to streams or the edge of the lakes. I’m a geologist and love your videos! You should send me some samples of your dirt and I’ll do a video under the microscope describing it!
when most people think of farming they picture tending to a small garden or collecting an egg or two from some chickens they keep in their yard, a relaxing hobby similar to assembling models, something fun to do to feel a sense of accomplishment with no actual risks involved, something kept in the back of your mind. actual farming to earn a living or to truly "live off the land" is a full time job with endless overtime that not only requires the investment of your time but your money, and if you fail to put in the required effort, or God and mother nature decide to test your abilities with off luck and bad weather, you and your family/communities survival is at stake. ive seen a lot of clickbait type of junk trying to glamorize and simplify the idea of "sustainable living" as if people are actually capable of sustaining a household of four on half and acre of land, trying to grow multiple crops and raise animals... its hilarious the naivety of the average joe, and its why the channels name "millennial farmer" is such a catchy and amusing choice of words.
Hey Zach: True millennials use cell phones as a flash light😂. Love that security beep on the 8RX. Wile Coyote is just over the hill. Captain Al from Tampa😎
Its nice to see you not give up on that strip till unit . We also need to warm up the ground in the spring but it would be nice to just till where you need to plant
A person shouldn't have to put up a sign telling people to not show up uninvited 😆 I guess there will always be those few people that live in a fantasy world of their own. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I feel like in the past you’ve been running the ripper on snow covered fields this time of year. Seems like 2020 hasn’t been to bad on the Millennial Farm.
for jacks stands, used disc blades, throw them down bell side up, saves digging, we used 24" to support bank out 10' x36' with 4' extension, oat grain heavy, like your spray trailer, widens the pad foot
I would not worry about the lumps in your soil. The frost will have taken care of it by end off April/ early May. Also you need to have a more uniform fertiliser. The dust cannot be measured accurately, while big chunks help to make the mateialr bridge inside the bin.
Back when we used to put in farm drainage tile we would recommend to farmers that they not till the back filled area until spring as it would settle and create a low spot in the field. With a tile plow the settling is probably not as much of an issue as we would have with our big trencher. That said, it's funny because even when we would tell farmers not to do that, the minute we were loading up to leave they would be out there leveling that land out haha
So pleased to see the strip tiller working so well after all the issues and seeing you struggle so much before.. I bet you're thrilled and relieved! (Just watched from 17:00 and wish I hadn't commented now! ha)
Anyone else hit the "like" button before even watching the vid knowing its going to be another gem?????
I do that
yep
Me too
Yeah I always do that.
i did
Because of you I've started my own RUclips channel and going on 75 subscribers! Thanks Zach!!
Thanks Zach for not leaving old glory out in the dark without illumination. Proud American.
Someone should teach Zack how to properly fold a FLAG.
The fact that you took Old Glory down..... got my like! Glad to know you have a respect for her!
"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways."
Boy is this ever true!
Someday there will be
Your US Flag etiquette is awesome. Thank you for taking the time over the years.
Thanks for observing the proper etiquette and respect for “Old Glory”. A wonderful contrast to the disrespect supported by too many who benefit from the blessings of liberty bought at a high price.
Very well said. God bless our military.
When I was a in the 5th grade in Texas we were taught about the Flag and how it is to be treated.
One evening after the final flag class I asked my stepdad why he had not burnt that old dirty stained flag he keeps in a frame ín their bedroom?
" Well that's a very special flag.
The stains, that's my sweat, the dark areas, that's my blood." He said.
He joined the Corps on December 8th 1941 and fought from Guadalcanal to Okinawa.
He received 3 Purple Hearts along with 2 stays in hospitals, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star.
He was given that poorly made flag by an islander from a village his patrol drove the Japanese occupiers out of. As they did, the villagers came out to thank them. A village elder gave that flag to my dad, telling him he made it as a symbol of hope for his people. He knew WE would return.
My dad knew the chances that man took, had the flag been found the man and his family would have been killed.
It meant so much to my dad that he kept it in his left breast pocket through the rest of the war.
@@richardc7721 God bless your father and all of our service members.
You are one heck of a patriotic farmer! Thanks for properly display our flag!!
Amenn sir . Thank you for your service.
Proper flag etiquette is only one of the many reasons I like this channel.
A true Patriot
Right On !
Not being a farmer myself..... Over the years of watching not only your channel Zac, but also channels like the welkers......you cannot help but feel a deep appreciation for how hard farmers must work.....simply to provide the produce,whether it’s meat or vegetable, it all leads to keeping the nation going.
I guess you can say that farmers are at the heart of the nation’s economy and industry :-).
Thanks for flying the flag, and giving it proper respect.
That’s what I love about farmers, helping each other out.
So satisfying to see you go from the low of this combination NOT working to the excitement of EVERYTHING COMING TOGETHER. So glad it finally worked!
So my family and I have been running around the house for the last day and a half. Yelling at everyone to “CHARGE THE METER!!” It just stuck. Thanks Zach! 🤣
After you set your impact down, I said out loud for you not to forget it.
You’re welcome for reminding you, Zach.
Super video Zach. Don't worry, 1/2 inch, high torque impact wrenches don't cost hardly nothing.
Jim is a good guy. You guys are lucky to have help like him.
Love seeing ole Glory flying on your machines!
Thanks for the CLASSIC FARMER NOD. In my neck of the woods that is not employed much.
Thank you for being a farmer and bringing food to the tables of Americans
Those fertiliser systems are clever pieces of kit. Love seeing how the technology works with the land. 🤜🇬🇧🇺🇸
My family also farms in West MN/Fargo area. I know many of my ancestors are buried not too farm from you guys. I wonder if those "Hagens" are some long lost family. Most stayed in the region farming, but nobody stayed in contact. I will try and figure out if they are my family, and get back to whoever is reading this!
Kind of refreshing to see farmers here in New Zealand aren’t the only ones that have to deal with the hypocrisy of public land management...
Real joke but not funny.
I like how Jim just jumps in and helps in the grain bin without even being asked.
@@paulprigge1209 That's who people who were raised right do. Generation doesn't matter. I've seen plenty of people of all generations who were hard workers and others who were lazier than a cut dog.
That's Jim. He never hesitates. He's a damn good man!
That’s what he is payed to do
Farmers are good people. Most of them would give you the shirt of their backs even if they didn’t have another.
Farming is the hardest most genuine work you can do.
After you sling hay bales for a few summers no other job is even remotely difficult
@@AmateurProf joe biden say about farmer,s. He said easy too be a farmer just plant it. he lazy guy never now about farm long hours hard work . get work 2 weeks straight get crops in. get reg 5 am got bed 11 pm . farming about love of it.
Jim is such an asset to your farm. He needs more camera time. Next season we need a JimCam™!
Hope everybody's having a great day. We are having a snow storm here in Pennsylvania. Maybe up to 20 inches of snow. Stay safe keep warm
Good luck out there guy stay warm and safe.. Also you guys can keep it out there
As a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan war, I salute your respect for old glory.
My nephew served two terms in Iraq. Thanks for serving us and country. I love flag too.
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family and happy new year
Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas Zack and Becky and tell your children Hope you all have a good New year next year a better one than we have all had this year
perhaps your drop openings are blocking between the meter and the tubes.. the openings are way to small around the first set of tubes and so we have problems with product bridging on the john deere carts.. probably just need to slow down or find a potash with smaller product size
The look on your face when you're skipping back to the tractor cracks me up 😂 My wife thinks I'm an idiot because of how hard I laughed at that part.
Great Vlog, it seems you finally have the strip till working mostly on pint. and the maize has all gone through the dryer, thats got to be a victory, thanks for sharing
We had the same deal with sulfur fines one year with out flexicoil tank. At least you can pull your roller without having to empty out the tank!!
I’ve had the same problem, over handling the fertilizer and augers really grind it up and powder it bad, had it so bad one year that the sulfur was mixing with the humidity in the air and building up in the distribution towers on the plow and plugging there, went to conveyors and direct loads when handling and transporting the fertilizer and that made a world of difference.
Flag is always flying! Bravo!
WHAT?? No bathroom break. Merry Christmas to the Johnsons from Cape Cod. Stay safe all.
That was a great neighbor thing to do, and safely done too, or lucky on approach you have the touch of fear. Well done!
When never I get free time I always come straight to this channel
Wow....must be some nice weather in Minnesota to be working in a T-shirt.
We lost a cow every few years sticking their head somewhere shouldn’t when can’t get out they get tired just lay down and die. Like a good neighbor Zack is there.
You saved a life in this video. Well done.
The cow getting themselves unstuck when you approached.. made me giggle. Thanks for that. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Johnson Families!
Merry Christmas
Hypocrisy and Zoning go hand in hand. Don't even want to get started about how freaking irritating those bastards have been to me and mine.
We have rolling baskets on the back of our strip tiller to help break up the clumps. They work pretty good for your issues.
Always good to see Jim.
Yup great guy always good when he is in the videos and the old man to
Jim should start his own channel
As someone who spent a lot of time as a ranch hand years ago. The best gift I ever got from the boss was a trick leatherman and some fancy insoles for my boots. I speak for everyone when I say, Jim deserves a fancy Christmas haha.
The farming game sure has changed, no more intuition or educated guessing. Such efficiency!
Love the FLAG
My Dad had a cup of coffee that he put on the bumper of his Ford 750, he drove about 5 miles and it was still there. He figured it was one in a million chance, but then he did it probably 20 times... LOL
Glad your DeWalt was still there!!!!
:)
I have a Millennial Farmer hoodie for Christmas and I love it it is a perfect gift.🚜
You know you have become a household name for us! I'll be in the other room, and I'll hear my hubby with the TV on. And I'll ask "Are you watching Zach?" Lol
Hopefully, you and your sweet family are doing well.
Thanks so much for being our evening entertainment!! ~Suzy
2:23 I hear a weird sound coming from inside the bin 😂
Loved that extra bit at the end, you just walking and talking on the field, then the cow! 😂😂😂 The randomness made this video that much better. LOVE your channel, keep up the good work!
You nodded at the beginning of the vid & yes sir, I nodded right back. Dang you got me!!!! Lol
I am glad I'm not the only one that leaves tools laying around and walks off without them.
Possibly the best video ending yet
Glad to know you peacefully resolved the strip till issues.
You guys are snow less too! Well we have a bit, but much less than everyone else ;) its always a race against winter on a farm, isn't it 😬
This is an old video, that's what the thing about the lost SD card was about at the start.
@@jonwhite3265 ohh i thought it was a chunk of footage missing, not the whole video 😂
Zach, Minnesota used to be covered by massive lakes. The dark layer is the organic material that has built up since the last Ice Age. The sand that you see is related to streams or the edge of the lakes. I’m a geologist and love your videos! You should send me some samples of your dirt and I’ll do a video under the microscope describing it!
The sarcastic "its a fun gig y'know, farming" is basically my reaction everytime someone tells me they like farming and want to get in to it😂
when most people think of farming they picture tending to a small garden or collecting an egg or two from some chickens they keep in their yard, a relaxing hobby similar to assembling models, something fun to do to feel a sense of accomplishment with no actual risks involved, something kept in the back of your mind. actual farming to earn a living or to truly "live off the land" is a full time job with endless overtime that not only requires the investment of your time but your money, and if you fail to put in the required effort, or God and mother nature decide to test your abilities with off luck and bad weather, you and your family/communities survival is at stake.
ive seen a lot of clickbait type of junk trying to glamorize and simplify the idea of "sustainable living" as if people are actually capable of sustaining a household of four on half and acre of land, trying to grow multiple crops and raise animals... its hilarious the naivety of the average joe, and its why the channels name "millennial farmer" is such a catchy and amusing choice of words.
Jim's a gem! Let's get a video from his perspective sometime. He's really delightful - always smiling. Merry Christmas to all.
Hey Zach: True millennials use cell phones as a flash light😂. Love that security beep on the 8RX. Wile Coyote is just over the hill.
Captain Al from Tampa😎
Well done on the cow. We lost one like that several years ago. Broke its neck trying to get out overnight. Nobody knew it was stuck.
6:43 Remember, this is how fingers are "shortened", careful!
😄
Great video!...Love all that field, and tractor stuff & those repairs around the farm.
"It's salty" ..that's what she said😂
I hope my fellow swedes are okey at the farm in the blizzard. A worried Swedish guy in Sweden. God Jul!
I always love seeing the flag waving on your farm equipment, thank you.
Stripper is making a top job. Lumps will weather down. Some Dickey John sensors will be a fine investment. Great stuff.
That cow...ok, big farmer dude coming at me, stay or get the hell out of here.
Its nice to see you not give up on that strip till unit . We also need to warm up the ground in the spring but it would be nice to just till where you need to plant
Okey, just sayin Hi from the otherside of the world! sweden :D
Love your movies and your farm !
That cow was a sign you need livestock! Great video!
"bunch of hypocrites" - You got that right!
Down in South Georgia we don’t call them lumps, we call them clods, and the red clay I work has plenty of them, enjoyed the video.
Have a good Christmas love the vids and not a farmer. Scotland
I see that bad weather is coming your way. I hope everyone is safe and warm.
Love your videos from the north metro
A person shouldn't have to put up a sign telling people to not show up uninvited 😆 I guess there will always be those few people that live in a fantasy world of their own. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thank you for the bonus Fall Harvest Video. Merry Christmas and Happy to New Year to the Johnson Family.
Thanks for being as tired as you are and still show respect for Ol Glory!
I'm surprised they have left the Case at your place so long.
Glad to see that it worked out for you and you are happy with the results for you to have brought it after all the problems you had to start with.
Zack uses the case quad track it has 690 horsepower!
Can’t wait to see the difference during planting and harvesting
I feel like in the past you’ve been running the ripper on snow covered fields this time of year. Seems like 2020 hasn’t been to bad on the Millennial Farm.
for jacks stands, used disc blades, throw them down bell side up, saves digging, we used 24" to support bank out 10' x36' with 4' extension, oat grain heavy, like your spray trailer, widens the pad foot
I like Old Glory on the equipment thanks Navy Veteran
You are Millennial farmer in name only. Your work ethic is beyond superb.
"Tastes a bit salty" that's what she said😁
I can’t believe that Zach missed that one
Dangit!
@@MillennialFarmer 😂😂😂
Does Becky read these comments? If so 😳
I would not worry about the lumps in your soil. The frost will have taken care of it by end off April/ early May. Also you need to have a more uniform fertiliser. The dust cannot be measured accurately, while big chunks help to make the mateialr bridge inside the bin.
I feel like it’s a lost opportunity every time you jump off the ladder you don’t say one small step for farmers, on giant leap for millennials....
Lol
Lol
What a comment. Hope he sees this
Yes ! This must be the new Rule from now on :)
Please don’t give him any more stupid phrases...how many times can you say “thunder” and it is still funny? 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
We do lots of fall strip till. Do not worry about clumps they mellow out nicely during the freeze and thaw cycle and we’re just an hour north of you.
See even with today’s technology sometimes you still at the Farm Old school with the corn scoop.
Back when we used to put in farm drainage tile we would recommend to farmers that they not till the back filled area until spring as it would settle and create a low spot in the field. With a tile plow the settling is probably not as much of an issue as we would have with our big trencher. That said, it's funny because even when we would tell farmers not to do that, the minute we were loading up to leave they would be out there leveling that land out haha
I knew one was missing!!
Get them yotes!
I don't know about a million in 2020, but certainly 700K before long! Congrats! Always look forward to your VLOG! Thanks for posting.
Anyone else say “Mornin” when we got the head nod?
Naturally
Absolutely
We do it all the time when we meet at the field's.
Yes
Well, kind off,.. I said ‘goede morgen’, “//morning//“ in my language!
So pleased to see the strip tiller working so well after all the issues and seeing you struggle so much before.. I bet you're thrilled and relieved! (Just watched from 17:00 and wish I hadn't commented now! ha)
Has the new pickup arrived?
This is an video from early this year.
It is not always easy to be you ,even with nice green equipment. That's life.
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