How agriculture works thread

[5030]

Interestingly, this is John Deere country here and me with Kubota's makes me the odd duck but I will say the guy down the road with the seed farm runs large late model JD Ag tractors and combines and and really pizzes and moans about the all the time concerning service on them and parts and lubricants. I guess they work well, when they work and when they don't, been told it's a nightmare. He keeps a couple Case Magnum tracked machines as backup.

 

[ovrszd]

From what I see, I believe it will be an interesting discussion as to what different folks in different locations use to heat their homes and shops.

I agree.

 

[ArlyA]

Here is a largely original 1917 International tractor.

 

[ptsg]

Plow day in Italy. The Italian do rely a lot on crawler tractors due to the nature of their land. Mostly mountains and hills.

EDIT: Engine sounds start at around the 3:20 mark.

 

[5030]

Corn is very poor this year around here, worst I've ever seen it actually. cobs are all under 10" long and a lot have no kernels at the top. Local agronomists say it's because of the late plant and dry summer. Beans aren't much better either, low yields per acre. with the stupid high fuel prices and input costs, lots of marginal operations are gonna go **** up.

 

[ovrszd]

Corn is very poor this year around here, worst I've ever seen it actually. cobs are all under 10" long and a lot have no kernels at the top. Local agronomists say it's because of the late plant and dry summer. Beans aren't much better either, low yields per acre. with the stupid high fuel prices and input costs, lots of marginal operations are gonna go **** up.

Corn yield here is 25% above normal. Bean yield is a little early to report, but seems to be above normal as well.

We are behind on moisture, especially now, extremely dry, but during corn pollination we got just enough. Late beans will be not so lucky....

 

[5030]

Corn yield here is 25% above normal. Bean yield is a little early to report, but seems to be above normal as well.

We are behind on moisture, especially now, extremely dry, but during corn pollination we got just enough. Late beans will be not so lucky....

You are fortunate. The precip we got was at the wrong time, wet spring delayed planting, then no rain, then some and then none.

My green beans went crazy in the garden. I sowed 40 plants and had 4 picks of 8 gallons per. Need to dig spuds yet, vines are about done, time to get at it. Tables are set up in the garage with newspapers down for drying taters and onions. We froze all we can consume in 2 years and gave the rest away.

Brian took off the seed corn well taking it off. I'll have to swing down and see how that went. Never looked at the cobs in his fields.

 

[K5lwq]

Plow day in Italy. The Italian do rely a lot on crawler tractors due to the nature of their land. Mostly mountains and hills.

EDIT: Engine sounds start at around the 3:20 mark.

I have always enjoyed turning ground but those dudes following so close would get on my nerves quick.

 

[ptsg]

I have always enjoyed turning ground but those dudes following so close would get on my nerves quick.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of that either. I thought it was suppose to be a relax plow day, not a stressed day caused by huge traffic in front.

 

[5030]

No one does that here anymore. Just chiseled.