Breaking Out The Cultivator For Some Much-Needed Tillage

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2 ай бұрын

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Andy "aTrippyFarmer" Dole 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.
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@scottkaercher1733 2 ай бұрын

Rainy season hasn't started for Indiana and Illinois yet but its starting.

@kevinkrempely2335 2 ай бұрын

A week before Easter Andy, I'm glad to hear that you do your best to respect the Lord's day! God bless you 🙏

@billuphoff1021 2 ай бұрын

I really don't think we can ever keep ahead of weeds, bugs, markets, or any forces beyond our control. It is cool for me to hear your thoughts on things. You all have a great and safe spring! Be looking forward to seeing you across the fence.

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best wishes!

@jimclary7309 2 ай бұрын

Andy another exceptional video. I appreciate knowledge and clarifications. Catchya at the next one. Be safe!!

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jaredfrantz8928 2 ай бұрын

Fall 24D does wonders on spring weeds. After multiple years of it you will seed that “seed” bank fall off.

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Dicamba seems like a slightly better option if it's dry. It would provide some minor residual.

@jaredfrantz8928 2 ай бұрын

@@aTrippyFarmer Winfield United used to have a product called Brash it was a mix of 24D and dicamba that stuff worked great. Enjoy the videos keep up the good content.

@w.alexanderholt9338 2 ай бұрын

Awesome vid & you get that roof leak fixed . Wood rot will attract termites. Man I miss farming so much . See you next time & good luck with spring planting & field prep. 🤠🇺🇸

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@allenwalters9068 2 ай бұрын

Plan to start planting some beans near mill creek lake tomorrow, sounds like will have sloans in casey now what im hearing

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Yeah that is big news. I didn't expect that!

@michaeladams8532 2 ай бұрын

Happy Easter to you and your family

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

A little late to respond, but thank you. God Bless!

@michaeladams8532 2 ай бұрын

@@aTrippyFarmer appreciate the response. Never be sorry. Your time as a farmer is full. Add in sharing your life with us your day must be overwhelming at times. Thank you for the food you grow us and the knowledge you share with us often. Hope your planting season is safe and Mother Nature treats you good

@ronss1 2 ай бұрын

the stairs going to top of storage bin is cool...like that

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

It is a lot easier than a ladder!

@akkerron 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Andy. We've been applying NH3 mid march in Southern MN, very unusual to be in the field this early in the season. Its been so warm and dry, we would not get away with all that tillage, it would be a dust bowl.

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

It is nice to get NH3 on early in the spring if you need to. Most of it goes on in the fall around here!

@thomasbritten7216 2 ай бұрын

Interestingly, some of our ground gets a fall spray pass, some doesn't. Dad makes two spray passes in the summer on beans, uncle makes a fall pass and a summer pass on beans. All corn gets single pass in summer. All minimum tillage as we're in the rolling hills of SW Iowa

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Every farm seems to have different pressure. With how warm our winters have been, they all need something at this point!

@jimbarnick3330 2 ай бұрын

Would Marty get mad, if we get him a BLUE Shirt

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

He does wear other color shirts, just not normally to work.

@rusttrail3 2 ай бұрын

That's quite the rig sir. 😍

@seankeller4607 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful kiddo's

@johnnylindsey5808 2 ай бұрын

Good job

@maxfender6886 2 ай бұрын

Good Morning

@r3b3lxxleader 2 ай бұрын

Our main crop is cotton so we won’t be planting for some time, normally we don’t start putting it in the ground till mid may.

@JD9RX830 2 ай бұрын

One of my grannies had that enter/exit door superstition thing. I just shook my head 😂

@agger838 2 ай бұрын

Inline ripper shouldnt leave a rough finish. Going too fast. Just a shot of 24d in late fall can do alot for keeping a field clean till planting. The grass from my experience comes from not being controlled the previous season

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. 24d is also pretty cheap. Years ago, they always ran simazine for grass around here, but that is very rare nowadays.

@agger838 2 ай бұрын

@aTrippyFarmer I think it's still a thing to use simazine for burndown and grass control

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

@@agger838 it isn't very common here anymore. A lot of guys run Basis, which is a Corteva product. Effective through early May, but very expensive. I think upwards of $20 per acre. Some guys tried dicamba, roundup, and Metribuzin this year.

@melvinalbert6172 2 ай бұрын

It must be leaking in threw the screw heads washer that has rubber rubber must be getting bad problems get some geo cel sealant in a caulking tube and cover all the screw heads with it so it will not leak any more Andy I would like to thank you for all of you’re great videos

@brentjurista4595 2 ай бұрын

Some would say it’s a Digger!

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

Not in these parts!

@uncletractor7977 2 ай бұрын

I’ll be in mattoon tomorrow ha

@hfff1 2 ай бұрын

Would a wireless cam, with a magnetic mount, that you can view on your phone help with visibility when hooking up? Do you have Midland walkies for better verbal connectivity, less yelling? Your chilling my vibe man. Plant some early beans please. White mold on soybean quandary, do you know in PGRs abort the first/early flower buds? My thinking is if those buds aren't present would that break the disease cycle? I'm a former greenhouse guy and we would use PGRs to delay flowering/extend vegetative growth. Thanks Andy!

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

It would help, but it wouldn't be worth the money! We don't currently deal with white mold. That is more of a northern thing. Hopefully it doesn't show up here.

@EvanC8 2 ай бұрын

Manure is the best fertilizer you could ever use. Way better then man mad fertilizer

@jtea84 2 ай бұрын

You have to go out the same portal than you went in

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

🤣

@cywoodrome1304 2 ай бұрын

Hey Andy, I hope you got some rain over the past few weeks. Quick question, I just drove from Columbus, OH back home to St. Louis. I noticed that some farmers in Indiana left harvested corn stalks standing since harvest and most farmers in OH and IL didn't. Is there a reason they do that vs. fall tillage or cutting them short via harvest? Thanks

@Seymour-Butts 2 ай бұрын

Probably no till farms. Saves a ton of time and money. When done properly increases yield

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

It is a mix of personal preference, soil type, and topography. You can find an opinion and data to support every side. I would say that 80-90% of farms in Central Illinois are not true no-till. Even if they don't work the ground in the Fall, they still work it in the spring.

@EvanC8 2 ай бұрын

You guys get a new peterbiult?

@damonens9478 2 ай бұрын

If your spraying in the fall your getting ahead on the weeds in general, it's a long term project unfortunately keeping ahead of the weeds on the spraying instead of just burying them will get you a lot farther ahead in the long run I would think anyway, we don't do any tillage hardly even harrowing we just keep up on the spraying and save the costs by not harrowing and other kinds of weed Control, saves having to get the expensive stuff because you fell behind on your weed program . Just another Outlook I know we are in way different parts of North America 🌎 haha

@debbiestephens6958 2 ай бұрын

A dumb question perhaps but apart from the cost and the weight of the machinery are there any other reasons why your machinery sheds don't have concrete floors?

@aTrippyFarmer 2 ай бұрын

It isn't technically a working shed and the concrete seemed unnecessary. That 70x150 shed cost less than 80,000 to build 11 years. ago as is. That is cheap storage.