I agree with Ed 4706 I’m 68 and we are not to the tough stuff yet, but Ben’s advice is right on target. See the road, use the road. don’t be the road . Best of luck to all.
Ben, I haven't watched this video yet but I do indeed watch every one you do. I don't comment much as I watch them on TV so no keyboard! I'm sending this as I watched you last night on a podcast with two guys I haven't seen before. I really enjoyed it for the same reason I watch all you videos, you speak your mind, you are respectful and humble and I learn a lot. Keep up the good work. BTY I am retired from WA state but still help with tillage and harvest for a friend with 12,000 acres of dry land wheat in eastern WA.
Ben you haven't seen high interest yet . I'm in my 60s my Dad had a loan in 1979 for 18.5 percent my brother in-law in1982 had a loan with 22.5 percent . Most of my 20s and early 30s I paid 10-13 pecent , I farmed though the farm crisis of the 80s the recession 80s and 90s so it makes me chuckle when I hear younger people talk about the high interest rate . I'll tell you the same thing as I tell my kids and nephews and nieces is run your life don't let others , don't try keeping up with your neighbor and lastly grab every odd dollar you can make . love your channel
Great comment. Since you live during the farm crisis period and have seen it. I want to ask an honest question. We are not seeing the 18-22% that you guys did, but how does the amount of money you barrowed to grow a crop compare to today? So I guess what I'm asking is - We are close to half of the interest rates but our expenses are way more than double?
@@iowANFarmer ben back then everything was cheaper far as what it cost ,bag of single cross corn would cost you around $ 30 a bag and fertilizer would cost you $80 ton . Now that would sound really great but we sold corn for $1.50 wheat for $3.00 and are yields corn 100bus and wheat 60 and with those you where the talk of the town . Beef fat cattle was 35 cents a pound and fat hogs got you 40 cent a pound . what I see the biggest problem facing young farmers today is wanting to be like his neighbor who has been in business for 60 years and has taken a life time to build this operation
The field looks amazing! You know you’ll be seeing the benefits of all that work at harvest too. You’ve always seemed to like tiling too, so that helps motivate you.
Ben, tough times make tough people. Good times make soft people. You’re right, gotta watch the spending and the fun spending. I assure you that these interests rates ain’t shit compared to the early 80’s. That time period, late 70’s into early 80’s is what decimated family farms. I was a kid but I remember it. 18 plus percent interest rates. Commodity prices horrible. Crops and cattle prices. Times always change, technology always changes. But as you eluded to opportunities present themselves as well. You have to be prepared as best as you can. While the 80’s were tough for my family, it set us up to what we are today and continues to shape our decisions to this day. Dad took a chance and bought a place that belonged to two brothers. Naysayers said he was crazy. That crazy decision backed with preparation, knowledge and balls worked out.
I was born and raised on a farm, and I hope you can make it through this economic time, be smart and get help from your local business representatives, with the technology tools today, you should be able to cut your costs and help your bottom line.
Looking good. You are right on about the market. The only thing you control is your checkbook. People want a big bad boggie man, but usually it's just the economy. Important to diversify and live within your means.
Congratulations on a fantastic job. That excavator can do somekind of work. Thanks for the drone overview. That was a great comparison. I can smell that fresh dirt and all those fresh roots. I even tensed up a little on that last ole tree. It is going to be exciting to watch you farm that ground this year.!!
Dang I would e glad to share some of our moisture for sure,WET way down. AMEN ON DEBT YOUNG MAN,dad us to say it’s time to do your best and make smart decisions guys and gals. Don’t need a dozer. You all didn’t even scar up the ground.😂😂. Thanks BEN
Nice rolling land, do you have do environmental impact study before removing trees n adding tile eystem to your farm? Great comments with way farming is going at the moment, i been farming for 25 years droughts, odd flood n up n down in commodity prices, hang in their, support your community, value add your farm even small projects like local veg garden, chook house, even buying house cow then share night where community can get together n share meal n conversation. Don't forget ask local council or big business for support because we are all in this together. I swap my naughty dog Willow as she like chewing cables too LOL.
As others have mentioned. You haven’t really been through the 18 to 22 percent interest rates yet so you have been blessed. I agree with the advice about watching your expenses and not necessarily needing the new shining tractor or pick up truck. I believe you need to be flexible and I see a lot of RUclips farmers getting away from raising Livestock because they don’t want to be tied down but guess what eats 3 dollar a bushel corn 😊. The pig market is controlled by the packers and they can stave out the little guys but the only way to fight back is direct to consumers sales which adds value to your check book. Same with Cattle and people do want to know who’s raising their meat. Be cautious about over extending your credit because that’s when farmers get into trouble then they have to start selling land which is where people lose their farms. I was told 50 plus years ago to Remember the Bankers aren’t your friends so be cautious around them because they don’t really care where their profits come from. The field looks good and I give it a B 😊 for the work you put into it.
Fine job! You are very good at about everything you do! That includes social media,heavy equipment operation,,farming,,your desire to learn,and to do everything you can! Keep it up its a pleasure to watch and listen as you document your journey !
Alr so I’m thinking about row cropping but only know a few things other than farming sim but wasn’t sure how much money I should have to do row cropping farming
I know the Ag market is a global market, but I don’t really understand it all. I’m watching the farmer’s protest in Europe. Does the low price of Ukrainian grain hurt our farmers(& Canada) in the same ways? Flooding the market w/ cheaper grain w/out all the EU regs? I’m more worried about Biden’s “think tanks” doing the same thing here that farmers are protesting over there then anything. You’re far too young to remember the Carter years. First time I heard my dad drop the f bomb was when he ran out of gas & it wasn’t his license plate day to get it. Life was hard. Inflation in the 80s was terrible. All we can do is whatever it takes not to repeat 1929. None of us can survive without our farmers. I love all of you!
takin out the tREES around the POND should keep the pond ''more filled'' without the drain of all those TREES DRINKING??? eh just thinkin FISHIN and watnot... or irragation if you were gunna go that route?? or just pretty pond piknic place ......or sompin... lol actually could be a nice little homestead plot where that ''cattle grazin area'' was ??? have you and Molly picked where your HOUSE IS GUNNA BE YET??? have you told us already and I missed it? brain fart right now on that news, it seems you talked about ''gettin out of the tornado target'' MY WERDS not yers... but the subject was same... or something a few vids ago...???
You guys your market prices are really bad for you. I feel sad. I used to be a farmer back in the 70s and melt price dropped. Cattle price is dropped. We couldn’t even get nothing for our chaos or our cutter cow. It was rough I was a young farmer starting now I’m 68 years old right now and retired, but it’s a sad thing because our president isn’t doing anything to help anybody but their selves I hate to see what’s gonna happen in this world there isn’t gonna be anybody there at work to nothing. Our kids just don’t care about nothing and I ain’t the only older person that could say this, I really hope for the farmer my prayers are out there for you buddy I know what it’s like😅😅
Modern day agriculture is controlled by the seed companies, fertiliser companies, chemical companies and the biggest is the machinery manufacturers. But al🎉that's controlled by the technology companies. You American farmers are subsided by the taxpayers. The only difference in Australia 🇦🇺 is that Australian farmers get virtually zero subsidies except on fuel. Ahwell that's life in the big world
If you can’t live off of the money you make from selling your crops then you’re in the wrong business my friend so you might want to find a different path of making money to survive in this world
@@rickymurphy9173 let’s do some math. If you were 6 and born in 1957 that would be in 1963 correct? Hand picking and mules? Are you Amish? Our farm quit handpicking cotton before you were born. In fact the last year was 1945.
I agree with Ed 4706 I’m 68 and we are not to the tough stuff yet, but Ben’s advice is right on target. See the road, use the road. don’t be the road . Best of luck to all.
Ben, I haven't watched this video yet but I do indeed watch every one you do. I don't comment much as I watch them on TV so no keyboard! I'm sending this as I watched you last night on a podcast with two guys I haven't seen before. I really enjoyed it for the same reason I watch all you videos, you speak your mind, you are respectful and humble and I learn a lot. Keep up the good work.
BTY I am retired from WA state but still help with tillage and harvest for a friend with 12,000 acres of dry land wheat in eastern WA.
Ben you haven't seen high interest yet . I'm in my 60s my Dad had a loan in 1979 for 18.5 percent my brother in-law in1982 had a loan with 22.5 percent . Most of my 20s and early 30s I paid 10-13 pecent , I farmed though the farm crisis of the 80s the recession 80s and 90s so it makes me chuckle when I hear younger people talk about the high interest rate . I'll tell you the same thing as I tell my kids and nephews and nieces is run your life don't let others , don't try keeping up with your neighbor and lastly grab every odd dollar you can make . love your channel
Great comment. Since you live during the farm crisis period and have seen it. I want to ask an honest question.
We are not seeing the 18-22% that you guys did, but how does the amount of money you barrowed to grow a crop compare to today? So I guess what I'm asking is - We are close to half of the interest rates but our expenses are way more than double?
I agree with you I was around back then to our youth could learn from us . Things are not good in our country
@@iowANFarmer ben back then everything was cheaper far as what it cost ,bag of single cross corn would cost you around $ 30 a bag and fertilizer would cost you $80 ton . Now that would sound really great but we sold corn for $1.50 wheat for $3.00 and are yields corn 100bus and wheat 60 and with those you where the talk of the town . Beef fat cattle was 35 cents a pound and fat hogs got you 40 cent a pound . what I see the biggest problem facing young farmers today is wanting to be like his neighbor who has been in business for 60 years and has taken a life time to build this operation
Great video thanks for sharing, the farm looks amazing Ben
The field looks amazing! You know you’ll be seeing the benefits of all that work at harvest too. You’ve always seemed to like tiling too, so that helps motivate you.
I bet the Barn cat would have just love coming to the field and played around
I wish it had a root grapple and it would have. It’s on the next job!
Ben, tough times make tough people. Good times make soft people. You’re right, gotta watch the spending and the fun spending. I assure you that these interests rates ain’t shit compared to the early 80’s. That time period, late 70’s into early 80’s is what decimated family farms. I was a kid but I remember it. 18 plus percent interest rates. Commodity prices horrible. Crops and cattle prices. Times always change, technology always changes. But as you eluded to opportunities present themselves as well. You have to be prepared as best as you can. While the 80’s were tough for my family, it set us up to what we are today and continues to shape our decisions to this day. Dad took a chance and bought a place that belonged to two brothers. Naysayers said he was crazy. That crazy decision backed with preparation, knowledge and balls worked out.
Love seeing the transformation.
Turned out great!
15:52 Team work makes the dream work
Sure does!
I hope Molly didn't see you smashing that prime object for the pumpkin patch
Wow! Excellent job! Thank you for all your hard work!
Thanks for trusting us to transform it!
Always fun to do hard work that going to pay off !! Now let's see some rain so this years crop greats a great start.
Got about .5” overnight!
Excellent job Ben, totally transformed the farm.
One of my favorite so far!
Really enjoyed watching you clear the fence lines. You’ve done a great job!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice, Young man.
Thank you!
I was born and raised on a farm, and I hope you can make it through this economic time, be smart and get help from your local business representatives, with the technology tools today, you should be able to cut your costs and help your bottom line.
Field looks awesome. Trees are great in the right place. Keep up the great work.
Doing my best!
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO BEN 😊
I appreciate it!
Looking good. You are right on about the market. The only thing you control is your checkbook. People want a big bad boggie man, but usually it's just the economy. Important to diversify and live within your means.
diversity is the key to success!
The economy is tightening up for a lot of folks. Not just farmers.
That is true. Thanks for pointing it out!
It looks great keep them videos coming 👍👍🇺🇲
I'll do my best!
Congratulations on a fantastic job. That excavator can do somekind of work. Thanks for the drone overview. That was a great comparison. I can smell that fresh dirt and all those fresh roots. I even tensed up a little on that last ole tree. It is going to be exciting to watch you farm that ground this year.!!
The water line being there add a definite pucker factor!
Dang I would e glad to share some of our moisture for sure,WET way down. AMEN ON DEBT YOUNG MAN,dad us to say it’s time to do your best and make smart decisions guys and gals. Don’t need a dozer. You all didn’t even scar up the ground.😂😂. Thanks BEN
A dozer is currently in the want box for sure!
@@iowANFarmer3.75 $$ CORN besides, you got the antique bulldozer don’t need a dozer. Take care young fella.🤦♂️🤫😂
Great job Ben, you did a
fantastic on the farm. It
will pay dividends for years
to come. Take care !!!
Improving land is one of the best investments on the farm!
Great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great job cleaning up that farm!
Thanks 👍
Awesome job putting in the pipe to get rid of excess. water 😊
Thanks 👍
Well I ain't a farmer but - if you like it then it's A#1 with me. Keep up the great work and thanks for the video's.
Thanks, will do!
Looking good !
Right on
Great Job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful job looks a hell of a lot better would have been easier if were able to get 20 or so trucks of clean fill for the canyon
I thought about that too!
👍👍
Thank you!
Good job Ben. I need to send you more honey. You should run out by now.
So how many man hours did the job take? Looks good! I hate Locust trees. Been stabbed too many times by those thorns. Love your outlook on the future.
didnt keep track, but it was 12ish full working days.
Nice rolling land, do you have do environmental impact study before removing trees n adding tile eystem to your farm? Great comments with way farming is going at the moment, i been farming for 25 years droughts, odd flood n up n down in commodity prices, hang in their, support your community, value add your farm even small projects like local veg garden, chook house, even buying house cow then share night where community can get together n share meal n conversation. Don't forget ask local council or big business for support because we are all in this together. I swap my naughty dog Willow as she like chewing cables too LOL.
As others have mentioned. You haven’t really been through the 18 to 22 percent interest rates yet so you have been blessed. I agree with the advice about watching your expenses and not necessarily needing the new shining tractor or pick up truck. I believe you need to be flexible and I see a lot of RUclips farmers getting away from raising Livestock because they don’t want to be tied down but guess what eats 3 dollar a bushel corn 😊. The pig market is controlled by the packers and they can stave out the little guys but the only way to fight back is direct to consumers sales which adds value to your check book. Same with Cattle and people do want to know who’s raising their meat. Be cautious about over extending your credit because that’s when farmers get into trouble then they have to start selling land which is where people lose their farms. I was told 50 plus years ago to Remember the Bankers aren’t your friends so be cautious around them because they don’t really care where their profits come from. The field looks good and I give it a B 😊 for the work you put into it.
Great comment! One thing I will point out is that we do not have 18-22% but we are close to half of it but what things cost us is way over double!
👍👍❤
Once you tile a farm do you still need the water ways?
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Looks great Ben. Can't wait to see crops on it. Just curious, how many acres in that project area?
I'd say we improved somewhere around 40 acres here.
Fine job! You are very good at about everything you do! That includes social media,heavy equipment operation,,farming,,your desire to learn,and to do everything you can! Keep it up its a pleasure to watch and listen as you document your journey !
Wow, thank you!
Alr so I’m thinking about row cropping but only know a few things other than farming sim but wasn’t sure how much money I should have to do row cropping farming
There is some stuff you can find on the internet about the cost of production. Everyone is different. Go take a look!
dave ramsey !!
40ft centers?
40'
Tore the deer hunting completely out.
not even close. this is next to a massive swath of timber and CRP - plus the whole field is food for them. PLENTY of habitat left.
Ben what has happened to Andrew do you not work him anymore since you got married working your brother in law know
Andrew works for my Dad. I do not work for my dad. Colt works for me.
I know the Ag market is a global market, but I don’t really understand it all. I’m watching the farmer’s protest in Europe. Does the low price of Ukrainian grain hurt our farmers(& Canada) in the same ways? Flooding the market w/ cheaper grain w/out all the EU regs? I’m more worried about Biden’s “think tanks” doing the same thing here that farmers are protesting over there then anything. You’re far too young to remember the Carter years. First time I heard my dad drop the f bomb was when he ran out of gas & it wasn’t his license plate day to get it. Life was hard. Inflation in the 80s was terrible. All we can do is whatever it takes not to repeat 1929. None of us can survive without our farmers. I love all of you!
takin out the tREES around the POND should keep the pond ''more filled'' without the drain of all those TREES DRINKING??? eh just thinkin FISHIN and watnot... or irragation if you were gunna go that route?? or just pretty pond piknic place ......or sompin... lol
actually could be a nice little homestead plot where that ''cattle grazin area'' was ??? have you and Molly picked where your HOUSE IS GUNNA BE YET??? have you told us already and I missed it? brain fart right now on that news, it seems you talked about ''gettin out of the tornado target'' MY WERDS not yers... but the subject was same... or something a few vids ago...???
and YES DEF LOOKS LOOOOOOTTTAAA BETTER!!!! :)
please do an update post SPRING ??? after things settle and the tillage is done ??
I can do that!
Good advice , get lean. Only two ways to build wealth. Earn more….or require less….debt is not your friend
You guys your market prices are really bad for you. I feel sad. I used to be a farmer back in the 70s and melt price dropped. Cattle price is dropped. We couldn’t even get nothing for our chaos or our cutter cow. It was rough I was a young farmer starting now I’m 68 years old right now and retired, but it’s a sad thing because our president isn’t doing anything to help anybody but their selves I hate to see what’s gonna happen in this world there isn’t gonna be anybody there at work to nothing. Our kids just don’t care about nothing and I ain’t the only older person that could say this, I really hope for the farmer my prayers are out there for you buddy I know what it’s like😅😅
Thank you for that comment! It good for me to read comments coming from people with experience.
Modern day agriculture is controlled by the seed companies, fertiliser companies, chemical companies and the biggest is the machinery manufacturers. But al🎉that's controlled by the technology companies. You American farmers are subsided by the taxpayers. The only difference in Australia 🇦🇺 is that Australian farmers get virtually zero subsidies except on fuel. Ahwell that's life in the big world
But but you killed all those poor trees ! lol ! Kind of looked like Black locust , pointy bastards !
Not to worry. I know for a fact that the owner of the property has declared 20+ acres of timber off limits to clearing.
@@margie6534 He could have cut or dug every dang tree on that place for all I care !
Save the family farms by voting the Marxists out of the White House. Biden is trying to destroy family farms
Yep kids on farms that could keep the next generation not wanting to come back for their own individual reasons is a political issue...
Stop spreading lies about Biden he’s best president the country has ever had your a raciest
If you can’t live off of the money you make from selling your crops then you’re in the wrong business my friend so you might want to find a different path of making money to survive in this world
naive comment.
Our government is trying to destroy all our farmers and all our ranches so we will have to eat bugs she's going to get worse before it gets better
It ain’t bad yet,,,, you haven’t seen bad. Early 80’s, that was bad. And it changed farming forever.
@@peteparker7396 Pete Parker I've seen bad I was born in 1957 so I've seen enough to know better
@@rickymurphy9173 then you know this ain’t bad.
@@peteparker7396 Pete Parker I remember picking corn 7 years old by hand and throwing it up in a wagon with two mules pulling the wagon
@@rickymurphy9173 let’s do some math. If you were 6 and born in 1957 that would be in 1963 correct? Hand picking and mules? Are you Amish? Our farm quit handpicking cotton before you were born. In fact the last year was 1945.