DONE! How Many Bushels Did We Harvest? - Harvest Part 4 

It will give some but not much. Because we have been growing crop on the same land each year and not chem fallowing, our base bushels per acre are around 13. So if our crop makes 10, federal crop insurance will pay us 3 bushels. If we went 50% fallow and 50% crop each year our base bushels would be around 18-20. But we also pay a premium to be part of federal crop. In the end it will help but not excessive. Because we farm as cheap as we can, this year's crop will pay for the cost of farming but we won't be putting much in the bank for next season. And on another note many do not know. We have taken very low wages these past few years. I could make more money stocking shelves at Walmart than what we've made from the farm these past few years. The difference is social media has given us a good secondary income which has allowed us to invest in new home builds and such. It's pretty depressing to be honest but when we get back to normal yields the farm and families will be financially stable.

Ty for the insight

@@WelkerFarms Thanks for the deeper than normal explanation of how it works. I'd imagine it would take a huge farm to allow 50% of the fields to lay fallow each year, wouldn't it? Thing about really good farmers is they are always an optimist!!!

Then don't move to Australia . Here you are on your own , no insurance . They even call the road maintenance tax (excise@ 44cents/liter ) we don't pay on each liter of "off road" diesel a subsidy , which makes up pretty much all the "subsidies "we get . @@WelkerFarms

I love your reply because I understand it well. I have been told by people, "well you farmers get all this gov. money and insurance if things don't go right"... but they have no clue to the reality of it (No we don't get tons of cash like they think)... in 21' we banked 20k and that was heartbreaking and tough..because out of that over 10k went for property taxes. fortunately we have no mortgages but still, it had us dipping into savings. 22' we did real good, but really when you add in all the things we needed to take care of on the property that we couldn't in 21', it all kind of balanced out, and covered the loss of 21' in the end... We have had this farm since 58' and we have gone through all the ups and downs and we will pop out each time I have no doubt. But people just do not realize what it takes to run a farm and especially one the size of the operation your running at Welker..... $299 dollar bearings and you need 8 of them, new agg tires at 600, 700, 1200 or more a piece, let alone the regular things a household needs and etc...etc..etc..... You can dump 10 or 15K in a week just on repairs sometimes... Fortunately we have another business as well which offsets the farm in tough times. You guys hang tough.. We have God on our side and He will not let us down, never has and never will..@@WelkerFarms

@Landon-si5xcBS

Thank you I was a special needs teacher one point in my life and I don’t see things quite as some people see them. Not dyslexic . My brain processes things just a little bit differently. Disable Old Midwest country boy

I am Scott's sister, and I am so delighted to hear that! Scott truly has had to overcome a lot, and he is my hero. I'm so glad he can be an inspiration to others. ❤

I always say ur disability label is there to fall back on in case you need it it's not there for excuses for bad behavior or to stop you from having dreams and aspirations like anyone else

That story or video should be shown in all schools That was a wonderful story.

Love the comment, thank you!

Same here! Grew up loving air horns, honked them till the air was gone 😂

@Landon-si5xc Oh bugger off with your godspam

Thank you!

Love that phrase, fuzz on a sucker! With kids that is an ever so true statement 😂. Thanks

Thank you!

A farm i worked for would run them iff the crop was laid over but someof them Oregon weeds will rip them off. Some machines will chew them up, some wont.

We actually have honeybee crop lifters and use them in saw fly damage. But they don't do much for short peas as the pods are only a few inches above the ground. So you have to cut the stem off as low as possible to get the pods in the header.

Lifters can help under certain conditions in grain crops. They really tangle up in peas, and you still have to shave the ground sometimes 🤷‍♂️ And they can be real hard on the guards and sections in stony land. Been there done that!

Oh yeah, these zoomed in shots look amazing 😍😍 Crazy how the Videoquality just keeps getting better and better over time.

appreciate it!

@@WelkerFarms I grew up on a small farm in Indiana. I always have great memories of family. Watching your channel makes me smile and feel like part of the family

😂 😁 It's all true

And don't forget about the editor they pay to put it all together!

@@kawasaki2024 it's true! I get the footage and he edits and puts the music to it. Teamwork!

This comes out of necessity, if they had to pay someone else to repair and maintain the equipment they use in the best harvest years it would be extremely difficult to make a profit and in drought years it would be impossible to make a profit or just break even.

@jamesbowen6316 I'm aware. I grew up in a family business. If we hired people to do our work, would be broke. I was just giving them props for their hard work.

Thank you, it's been a few years learning. And yes the landscape definitely helps!

Well said!

You watching Legarms work is what feeds his family. RU-vid is making the Welkers more money than the farm's.

@@delbutler885 it seems ridiculous but it's completely true.

​@delbutler885 that's true but honestly it's something they love. You take barren ground and put crop to it its a lovely thing. I did harvesting for almost 8 yrs and I tell you what your in a combine in the middle of a wheat field and you watch the wind move those plants its like one of the most gorgeous things there is to see. I could be hrs and hrs in a combine and by myself and I felt a peace and calmness over my spirit. It was breath taking. I am fortunate for several things in my life. My farming background and my military service. We didn't do much crop farming we had cattle but the 80 acres we had was dedicated to wheat and beans. And I use to ride in those silver seeder gleaners and it was awesome.... I'm fortunate to work harvest for a period and we ran 2388 CASE IH. And Montana was one of our big stops. I loved every minute up there.. so I commend the welkers for keeping there farming family going.... ita a gift from god... God bless you guys.

They become one with the peas 😁 I image when the peas get to their destination they are ran through a cleaner that removes the unwanted critters.

Need to make a montage of all the drone footage from the season!

Thanks 👍

We had a pull type combine, and two row corn picker. A self propelled combine was a thing of beauty.

So sorry! Next year! 🙏

Thank you!

One of the greatest mysteries of our time 😂

It's true, farming is getting crazy these days.

Yes, thank you!

Post seeding spray but too dry to activate chem

Just the peas are done. They have a lot of wheat to do yet