Join along as I go into the 2nd day of farming for my self and I already find my self in trouble with the landowner. Will this property ever work out? Thanks for watching
There's a story that the guy that started Cumberland Farms scooped a good layer off a bunch of really good fields and sold the top soil in my area. Everybody says the guy was a crook.
You cleaned up their mess and they are complaining? It is going to be a problem with the owners if that is the way they operate. I would think twice of continuing with them. Better off sending them a bill for the work you did and split.
Most landowners appreciate tenants that put things back into their farms. I would recommend soil samples on new ground and as you go so you can show current and prospective landowners what you do for their land
What amazes me about farmers is the length of your working days and the amount of work you put in. I wish you all well. Thanks for the insight into your world
Word of advice on batwing when roading it secure and latch wings before driving roads, don’t trust the hydraulics to keep them up. From my past experiences I’ve had one fall while roading I veered to right to keep it from hitting on coming traffic i was lucky. Even if you have to strap them up.
Duffy, enjoy your channel & your daily videos but don't wear yourself out. We, your audience, are not going to abandon you if we don't have a daily video! 🙂
even working for lawn care, cutting next to busy roads and even in residential areas there’s so much trash it’s almost unbelievable. we fill multiple trash bags every week
Your channel is very interesting with the unique challenges of farming in this "semi-urban" environment. I'll bet learning how to best work with these local land owners will turn out to be maybe even more valuable than knowing how to get the best crop.
I’ve heard some horror stories where the land owner used a new framer to start working the fields, only to throw them out on Technical grounds! Then they find out the town wanted the lot “cleaned up” so these sneaky land owners used the farmer to do the dirty work! Very sad. Hang in there, mate. No farmers! No food.
Great job cleaning up the field. Congratulations on getting your own ground. Still remember my first ground almost forty years ago. Great feeling. Keep the videos coming, really enjoy you and Yenko.
So I figured I'd subscribe but I have question. How do you come up with an opinion that your losing money? Your doing field maintenance which is part of the game. You buy a tractor are losing money? You maintain your equipment are you thinking your losing money. Your gaining money my friend. Looks like you doing great job that field. Me I'd take what was left in fields on that equipment home sell scrap it keep or give it to the owner if they think they should have. When he she wants it there is storage fees to pay or what ever. Have a good day sir.
@@jamesmorrison1884 why he said he lossing money for now is that the can't be using for the season because of starting on it late in to the season so it will not be of use unit next season
ticks are like people you have to deal with sometimes! that New Idea spreader would look nice behind my JD 52 B! Hey, cheer up! We use to cut mulch hay for the mushroom farms in Southern PA, a guy wanted us to mow this big field, so we did, he never told us there was christmas tree seedling planted in there, until it was to late!! Good clean up!! I'd love to sink a set of plows in it! I was plowing with a 770 oliver diesel and 3-14 in plow and hooked on a natural gas pipeline! almost threw me off the tractor!
For the amount of stress that's involved and aggravation you have to REALLY ENJOY doing what you do. Support your local farmers 🚜 👌 keep food on THEIR table.
im a beekeeper in massachusetts working on converting my beekeeping operation from a sideline to full time commercial and im moving out of state to do that just because of the bullshit you have to deal with seemingly on a daily basis. not to mention when it comes to honey production masshachusetts is so overdeveloped that the forage is gone along with any chance at profitable honey production.
When you end up with other peoples unclaimed stuff or livestock (nobody reports missing , and you know it’s not yours.) sell it in a churches name., 4-H, community center. Problems are usually solved 99% of time.
"My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need a farmer."
Also a fact that a majority of american farms operate on subsidies and dont do any actual farming. They use tax payer money to import produce from foreign growers that they "partner" with. They only grow basic cover crops that they turn under every year to grow more cover crops.
@@michaels.ramsey7803 also a fact that’s not an easy job that anybody can do and farmers are basically the only ones that can do it. The amount of knowledge you have to have only comes from a lifetime of commitment. And I don’t know what farmers your talking to and have met but every farmer I’ve ever laid eyes on have hundreds of acres of crop
@@michaels.ramsey7803 I grew up on a farm and everywhere around us in the county actively farmed! That is like saying the majority of peoply that live in town are on welfare. Maybe some are but not the majority!
I sure hope you tell the owners of everything you have done their and all the money you spent their cleaning up someone else's mess they made!! Hope they wise up and treat you good!!
Since you can’t use chemicals on that place what about growing organic corn you are going to be cultivating anyhow! That is if you have a market for it!
Bro, we both know that "too much dirt" complaint has zero basis in reality. I know you need to work with these folks, but they need a sense of scope where "problems" like this are concerned.
Hang in there, Duffy. I think all will turn out well. You're going to have a few nervous Nellies who want to keep the drama thing going on but, you have a good attitude on how to handle things. Wish the best for you throughout the season. 👍🏽🙂
Love honey. Thankfully we have a honey producer just about a mile away from our farm. I've heard that the closest produced honey you can get is the best for yourself. His bees will be great for our orchard, and flower farm.
In my area all the part time lake cabin people from the city are now blaming the farmer with feilds close to the lake blaming his manure spreading is what is bringing down and killing the lake yet all their grey water gets pumped into the lake and the thousands they spend on their lawns isn't the problem or their septic systems feet away from the lake. Instead of fixing the problem themselves they are just trying to use the farmer as the scapegoat.
Personally I think you’re doing a great job and living on a farm growing up I know it’s hard work and very tiring especially with making videos… keep up the great work bro good things will come in time and people like you are a must need in this world because without you and other farmers civilization as we know it would come to an end! You are doing gods work by keeping this world turning and I salute you my man!
You have a grant day. All the things you are doing will work out. The first year is the hard but it will be 👌. Just be safe farm and the haul job. From kitchener Ontario Canada
Thank you for the neaten up nice of you to care. I guess I was taught to be thankful for good land stewards. I am one of few remaining that want my things respected when they are barrowed or leased. The previous tenate would not have leased from me for very long but that is my thought on things. Personally I would have confirmed ownership of the junk then acted accordingly as far as the removal agreement just be prepared, sorry you may be stuck.
video and photograph things before and after you do them, outline the H&S issues caused by the land in its current condition, you can probably charge them for fixing up issues and picking up trash.
Great video again sir keep em coming. Glad to hear you got your small problem sorted. Already looking forward to the next one. Regards to the family from across the pond
Your better than me all my ground was out in no till corn and bean's then the farmer's abandoned it and it turned into a mess the owners had me brush hogging it then got sick of paying so I started farming it for free
Funny story from a beekeeper friend from Pennsylvania. He often got city folk to stop & buy honey. One day he had such a guy stop and insisted that the beekeeper reveal his honey recipe. He just "knew" that it was a conspiracy to pull one over the city folk for the high price of honey.
Crank out videos as you can! Doesn’t have to be daily. Loving the content. Me and my wife sell her family’s honey locally. Nothing better then fresh unpasteurized honey. Use it everyday on my lunch!
RU-vid the man's daily updates otherwise the consider you just treating it as a hobby and they don't want your videos. That's why he's doing daily updates
It's Got to be hard farming while surrounded by a bunch of tree huggers. Make Farming Great Again! Nest they'll want you to be running electric tractors. Take care of yourself and Yenko. Awesome videos
I’d make EVERYONE show up at the SAME TIME and then walk inch by slow inch of the land and say “stake it!”. To the owner and whomever is cause you issues. Then EVERYONE is on the same page. They are making you act like a dog chasing your own tail in circles. This is terrible. I’m sorry your being given such grief! God Bless you and your family! We greatly appreciate you.
Good luck been there done that got to start somehow. After you cut the fence rows clean the ditches fertilize and it starts looking good. The owner will want more rent about the time you start making money
I agree with people throwing trash into field I have two big fields on either side of my house I own and every year before I mow I gotta clean up so much trash
I love the tough people of the country! Frankly, folks like you are one of the few reasons the country works. I'd put the military, police, fire and first responders and doctors in there too. That's not to diminish in any way all of the other folks that work every day. Peace.
The dog fence is probably just an inch or so under. I plowed the edge of moms field to clean up shrubs and tree growth and i took out moms dog fence as i knew i would then once finished i strung new wire out and got it working again
You have video evidence of your cleanup. Long term you will ned to spray on tat field. I would try and deal with that now the sooner the better. Great videos .
I was getting so cranked before you talked to the owner. She was going to pay me back every dime I spent improving this property. Men's wages and standard rent on every piece of equipment. Might not have made this property work but the next piece would have a little money jar to fund it in small claims court.
U should've just threw ur phone or go pro into ur pocket to get arleast the audio of u and the ladies conversation....but it's good keep up the great work!
I made money my first year farming...if you call letting a local farmer cleanup, prep, plant, and harvest my property and taking a percentage of the profit making money farming :). BUT, he DID make a profit on it, so there's that. Our 75 tillable acres had been in CRP habitat restoration for 12 years prior, and he (family friend large scale local farmer) had to send in a crew of his people with a tree-pulling bobcat for a few weeks to get it ready, but the resulting soybean crop that year yielded enough that our 1/3 of the profits was double what we owed on our 100 acres in property taxes, so big win. That was 2018. 2019 and 2020 were also great years with soy, especially 2020. For 2021, he planted it in corn and looking at he record prices, lower than expected supply, and sky high demand, we're hoping of for a VERY nice payday all around this year. From Missouri, I enjoy your videos.
Credit to you, that field already looks 100x better. You are too decent though... if it was me I would have unloaded the muckspreader off that trailer and loaded it and the trailer with as much of the rubbish and pipe as possible for the old tenant to take away 😉 If it's his crap, why should you have to deal with it? Hope the landlord will appreciate the improvements to their land 👍
Run it seems to me like you're just going to have to deal with a lot of problems down the road find yourself a different landlord if you have to take them to court get out of the lease cut your losses and run
Long story short, starting all over farming. Starting small. Been a pasture raised pig farm amongst hog confinements for about 4 years now. Also farming in between huge farmers.
keep the daily uploads up as long as you can, their awesome👍 you clean the crap out of the field and you get told you’re violating the agreement when you’re helping the owner have a clean trash free field🤦♂️