This Machine DESTROYS All Males
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
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Today I am going back to my old stomping grounds: where I got my start farming with my dad and grandpa. We are doing one of my favorite jobs: destroying male seed corn plants! They have served their purpose and we don't take them to harvest. This is just one of many steps that goes into the intricate seed corn growing process. I have more videos on this topic on my channel! Thank you for watching. See you next time!
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I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since you did this job and the engine blew up. I remember that video, man time is flying by. Love your videos!
Hi Laura,
Not a bot. I’ve been with you since early on. You were still a student farming with your dad & you and Grant were not married. I still watch every video as soon as I see it’s posted. I’m an old retired guy who grew up in Tennessee and now live in Florida. Be safe & well & stay happy.
I detassled corn for Pioneer 55 years ago, as a kid in the middle of Iowa. Much different process now, as is most of farming today. It was a good experience and we all appreciated the extra money. Fun to watch those cutters lop off the stalks in today's equipment. Thanks for posting, Laura!
Eons ago I ran a Hardee’s in a small KS town with two small Church-based colleges. A large number of students straight off Midwest/plains farms. Many of them were the first generation in the families to go to college.
I loved seeing “detasseling corn” listed on an application as a summer job. I knew those kids knew what work was. Never had any issues with them (other than not always having enough hours for them), moved a number of them into management positions. I only know of one that stayed in the industry, and that’s as it should be
Same, around Story City, and just about that long ago.
I don't know exactly where Cole the Cornstar and his family live, but I have a pretty good general idea, since I lived in that same area, way back when.
Even when we moved into town, later on, we'd still go ride the wagons in late summer.
I have always been drawn to people who are passionate about what they do. Weather it is work, sports or hobbies. I love your passion for farming! It really shows in everything you do.
@@toddbroeker187 No, you’re “drawn” to attractive people who are passionate about what they do.
Let’s not kid ourselves here, her looks are the only thing keeping her channel alive.
@@unicedude7446 I think it’s fairly obvious that she’s a beautiful young lady. But if that is ALL you are seeing, you are missing out on A LOT!
This was when I starting following your CZcams channel when Laura was with her dad on the Nebraska farm.🤣🌽🌽👍
One of my first jobs in High School in 1992. & 93 was DE tasseling for Pioneer Seed corn. We had teams of high school kids who would each walk down a row of designated male plants, yank the tassel off. And throw it on the ground. It was really hot work! My brother, and his friend and I, were the fastest in our crew. So, we often got tasked with the jobs nobody wanted, on the biggest fields, hills, etc. Every now and then, they would use a big machine with buckets every 5th row so we did not have to walk, but just ride in a bucket while yanking the tassels off. It was a big deal, where they had to have lots of water jugs, coolers with lunches, porta-potties at each field for the crews and parking for big busses that carried the crews from a parking lot to the field. There were a few really "BAD" fields that I have core memories of. To this day, when I drive by them. I think about how tough they were to de-tassel, and how many long, hot, dirty, hours I spent out there in the field. Now though, cutter machines have replaced teams of kids.
That reminds me of picking potatoes as a kid in the U.K. The tractor would turn over the rows and we would pickup the potatoes by hand and put them in a bushel basket that we had to carry . it was hot and miserable work in the fall but there was always plenty of it which was good because it did not pay well at all . that was how i spent my weekends in the fall and sometimes after school.
Wow, child labor was brutal back then…
I did it back in the early 70’s, there was busloads of teenagers and we would run the rows ripping off the tassels,great fun at 2.50/ hr!
Yup, I remember those days in the early to mid eighties. Also walking beans.
Ah yes detassling and walking beans. Some of the drivers in the big feilds would drive really fast plus you worked in storms part of the time with detassling. The upside was you got paid more than working on a farm. Sometimes it was this years clothes but it also topped off your regular job savings for a downpayment on a car or buying parts for the one you were rebuilding. You got a serious workout but less than putting hay bales up in a hay mow and again you were paid more.
Your Dad loves you and appreciates when you can help!
Great to see you back helping your dad and doing your favorite job
Excellent in explaining what you are doing Laura! Us city folks really have no idea what it takes to be a true farmer and understand your crops and life on the farm!!!
I was an Iowa town kid and didn't have a clue about farming. Detasseled for Pioneer ad DeKalb in the 1940's. Two rows male six rows female. Messiest part was aphids on the tassels. Boys and girls, no potties.
And we got a $1.25 per hour!
@@glfarwell Man, they paid top dollar!!!! I got .50-.75/hr. 1963
Also an Iowa kid. Born in Mason City, grew up around Story City. I don't remember how much we made, but it couldn't have been much. My first in-town job was working at a gas station/general store for...slightly over a $1.00 an hour. Maybe $1.25. Long ago and far away.
@@tetedur377 my first in-town job at 13 yrs old was a gas station for the summer..16 hrs a day, 7 days a week $1 per hour. Ethyl (anybody remember ethyl) was .19/gal Regular was .16/gal. Bought my parents a fancy console radio/record player and paid momma $15 a month taxi fee for two trips a day ( sack lunch was free 😂)
These videos are always so informative, I drive by cornfields every day and have a new appreciation for farmers I see out in their fields working to feed us, our animals and for biofuel.
I love pivot fixes, mouse jump scares, and destroying males! You should always include how the mommy corn plant and the daddy corn plant love each other very much before you run down the males! The bright sun and the green fields turn Laura's eyes emerald green. I love the flash backs in time too, so cool. Grant's drone photography is 1st rate. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I watched you do this job last week on the Leeds Farm site.
Enjoyed it immensely as well as yours.
I look forward to seeing you again soon!
My late Uncle in Hampshire, England used to grow a two year crop of Sugar Beet seed. Similar setup.
4 rows of female plants two rows of males sown over a spring barley crop for the first year. The second year the flower spikes would gro to 6 feet tall. After pollination the males were cut out.
In the autumn ( fall) the female plants were cut and wind rowed then combined in October or November. A rare and specialist crop.❤😊
👍And Thanks to farmers all over the world for the hard work you do 💚
Nice to see you in the Miller sprayer. I worked for Miller for 36 year. Makes me proud to see it in action. Thank You Roger B. In WI.
I enjoy how much you love this specific process and the joy in your smile! Thank you for sharing!! 💚💚💚
Enjoyed another great video. It’s always great to look back on the past and see how far we’ve come since the beginning of farming. Have a great week and just wanted to say hey from Walnut Cove, NC
Actually, I am originally from DeKalb, Illinois the home of the DeKalb Ag and every year they would hire 14-year-olds or older to detassel their corn plots around town and one year I detasseled and we had to physically walk down each row and pull the tassels out of corn stocks, and at the end of the three weeks that we worked, I use the money I earned and bought a boombox but then again that was in the 1980s. Lol.
I am one of those kids who detasseled corn in Illinois near Kankakee and Iroquois counties in the Summer of '77. Very hot and dirty work, but I made some good money as a 14-15 year old. But I also quickly learned I was allergic to corn pollen when my face swole up on the first day. But I got some allergy pills and kept at it every day that summer!
That flashy, beepy thing reminds you to check the oil, lol.
Excellent video Miss Laura
When I was a kid many years ago I worked on farms. Before the depression hit my grandfather's farm land was 10 miles long and 8 miles wide along the Detroit River on the Canadian side. Depression hit, he had most of it leased out and when no one could make payments he ended up with 240 acres. But I've always loved being around farms. Consider yourself blessed to be there even though it's hard work. Keep up the videos and just know we love you and your presentation style.
I started following your channel because of the video you posted 3 or 4 yrs ago with the same name. I just had to watch.
Laura, I watched your dad's posted video of you destroying the male plants. I loved watching your video even more. I wonder how they know the new hybrid seed it produces will be better!
Thanks, Laura, love from Mike.
The genetic code and all chromosomes have been mapped. So, the results have been planned and genetics will have preplanned
That is so cool...I just learned more about farming again...Thank U Laura!
70 year old former South Dakota farm kid here. I remember back in the 60’s we planted Pioneer seed corn, good stuff. Love your videos.
I couldn't help but notice how much more confident you are in running that chopper compared to the past videos. Always enjoy your videos.
Say hi if you're early and not a bot, just a huge fan of Laura and Grant!
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I love the US NAVY "Sea Bee" flag. Can do! The difficult we do at once, the impossible will take a little longer....
Started watching just after you started this channel, great to look back I remember the engine blowing up, so many memories.
*Sometimes frustrating can be very that's why wrote I CZcams on my username*
Love your videos nice to meet your dad too
Fantastic video! Great job explaining the seed corn side of agriculture. I've watched everyone of your videos and really enjoy learning about farming in Nebraska. Thank you for taking the time and energy to continue to produce such high quality videos!
I didn't know there was so much work in growing corn. Thanks for the videos. They are great to watch.
All Soo interesting! Thanks for letting us go with you! Appreciate it!
Love the info you share ,, being a jet mech from the service days to a heavy mech and certified welder and inspector your feed back is awesome info and new for the most part. Thx for sharing.
Wrecking the males, with a smerk ,, lol
I live in corn country and I just learned a bunch of very basic things. THank you.
Once again another great video. Have a great growing season what's left of it. Looking forward to your next video.
My family grew corn in iowa and im two generations removed from it via los angeles. Cool to see the whole process even if its evolved its still hard work
Thank you for taking us on your journey through farm, it’s so interesting to see what it takes.
Thank You Laura For Your Always Wonderful Smile!!
And Thank You For Making It Possible For Us All To Follow Along!!
Keep Smiling On!!
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I love the videos that you and grant make you make me smile when a new video comes out. Keep up the great work
Thank You Laura for explaining how corn seeds are produced.
Seems to me you enjoyed that a bit too much. Haha. Pretty cool machinery makes quick work of the Males. The winter cows help fertilize too!
I'm not a farmer but I enjoy your videos. You always have an educational view. Like seeing you as a young pup. Your dad is so cool and enjoyed him at the Off Road Games
Its fun to watch both your channels. I just watched your dad changing the pivot motor that they were talking about over the radio chatter.
You are unique among CZcams providers. You and your recordings are totally wonderful in all respects. Thank you and may you continue for many years in the best of health. Bless and thank you Laura.
Thank you for sharing that process -- I had no idea what was involved in producing seed corn! It's so much more involved than I ever imagined.
I can't believe you can drive that fast chopping 😮. Here in Northern New Hampshire by the time you get up to speed we would have to stop we would be at the end of the field 😅.
Such a great video. We love you guys. Much love from Houston, TX.
Your dad is really neat. I was unaware this how seed corn was made. Thank you for sharing your family with us. Multi-generational families that work together is so important. Upon my retirement in 2019 wife and I followed our daughter and family to North Texas. We are grandparents to three boys ages 6, 11, and 13.
You talked about working out…Try mine…Jumping to conclusions…running around like my butts on fire…and pushing my weight around 😮😅😂
I soooo would enjoy seeing your dad make cameos every so often... He's one cool guy!!!
You might be interested to know her father also has a CZcams channel: m.youtube.com/@LEAADFarms/featured
@@mjg3272 I've seen it. I just love it when he and Laura get together
Notice how Grant and chase are totally hiding when lara is in this mode!!!
So neat. I’ve been around corn fields quite a bit and still never seen one of these
Laura, great to see you going down memory lane. Congrats,you're on the cutting edge.
That machine looks awesome 👍. You took a load off your dad doing it. Great job and video from you.
Lovely video Laura....Nice to see another piece of machinery working in the field....also what it does.....Stay safe and see you soon
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A GREAT VIDEO ❤❤❤YOU ARE A GEM 😊😊GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Used to de tassel corn for Tracey's seeds here in Wisconsin. that's when I was 14 years old. 50 years ago.
8/25/24 - Laura, Not only are you a pretty Lady , You have beautiful Eyes ! Enjoyed the video ! Laure you are such a positive person ! This has really been quite the learning video ! PS: Love your DAD ! Such a positive person, just like his Daughter !
You might be interested to know her father has a CZcams channel: m.youtube.com/@LEAADFarms/featured
The seed corn process is so fascinating! So fun to see to see the male corn destruction over the years! I can see you've been gaining muscle too Laura!💪
Laura, thanks for explaining all of this and also Jeff going deeper into this.
As a retired grain farmer who never grew corn this is very interesting
The job Americas Farmers do is amazing, thank you for all you do to keep us fed.
Laura, while I do like me a "corn fed woman" with some meat on her, I am impressed with how fit and firm you are and how you share health or product tips with your viewers. You're keeping Grant in line too and doing it all with a welcome smile and positive attitude. One of these days we need to see " the other Laura ", I know she comes out once in awhile...farmings NOT all sunshine and rainbows.
Very interesting Laura, as a city slicker I never thought much about what it takes to make crops viable and successful. I really enjoy your informative "field" trips.
I stumbled upon your channel and enjoyed your video. A eager young lady working hard on the farm and not afraid to climb into a "male destroyer" haha both terrifying & funny. You handled it like a pro. I don't know I might be worried myself going faster than 11mph in a machine with fast spinning blades YIKES. You're absolutely correct attention at all times with something like that. I also grew up with an orange kitty (CID) and he would sit in my small cane chair and watch and laugh at cartoons with me. That is a cute name for a orange cat ButterScotch. 😺
Learn something new every video--Thanks Laura !!!
I remember the video were you were running the machine and engine blew up.
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It was fascinating to watch your confidence grow every year. Now you're a grizzled old veteran. 😆
Ethan & Adam are always so chill & low key when they make their appearances in any of these videos.
Also your videos kept me going through sad times. Many thanks.
I was a detassler too, in Tipton County Indiana; but graduated to Parent Corn and then Research (where we developed new hybrids). Most of the seed corn production was moved from Indiana to Iowa because we don't have much (if any) irrigation in Tipton County. So now I see where it went.... 😊
Laura, there seemed to be a lot of female tassels left behind. With the advent of cutting vs. pulling tassels, has Pioneer loosened the standards for female tassels? Back in the day, Pioneer would condemn a seed corn field if there were more than around 10 tassels per acre (my memory is fading but that number seems about right). Just wondering.
Keep up the great work! I like seeing how you, Grant, Gage, and your dad & brothers farm out in Iowa.
thank you farmers. the backbone of our nation. Grant and Laura have chosen this path. I thank you for your commitment. Many yours ago I also farmed. A very rewarding life.
Our God indeed is a covenant keeping God.
Has he said a thing and not perform it? I watch how things unfold in my life, from penury to $ 155,000 every three months and I can only praise him and trust him more. Hallelujah
Hello how do you make such monthly??
I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down🤦🏼of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God🙏.
Thanks to my co-worker (Carson) who suggested Ms Maria Angelina Alexander
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After I raised up to 525k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸and also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.
I've always wanted to be involved for a long time but the volatility in the price has been very confusing to me. Although I have watched a lot of CZcams videos about it but I still find it hard to understand.
Nice throw back to the OG days. On a side note: corn is already getting harvested near where I live in eastern NC and not for silage. Seems early but this is the best the corn has looked here in 5 or 6 years.
Laura your a spitting image of my late wife. Iowa born lady , found you and love your concept of life. God bless you and your husband. Also bless your crops for God’s wonderful blessing . Look after yourself young lady.
Thinking back to when you worked more actively with your father, I got to see two different perspectives.
Saw your dads video so I've been waiting for your video to come.
When you show some previous video clips, teams think that since you so often explain what you do I think you can have a better understanding of what a lot of farmers are doing now.
Is a little strange that you always look younger on your father's channel.
Nice job Laura. Good to see you doing a job that you enjoy doing. Keep up the good work.
Laura, that demonic, evil look you gave directly at the camera at 12:28, just after you said "...it's a very satisfying task though, I must say!" says it all. Almost kinda scary. 😮 Good drama LOL. All kidding aside, you're a great woman, married to a wonderful man, and you both are excellent role models for all. Nice work!
*_Wishing you 1,000,000 subscribers!_* 😀❤👍
We plant Pioneer corn it has been a good corn for us not sure what number it was. But here in SD we seem to do good with it.
Great video and an aspect of farming I know very little about.
Well Mss. Laura...we are watching another proud Dad; even with your little muscles, help to solve many complicated works at the farm, and added, you shows us through this excelent videos; made a funny thing, of the every single day jobs... ✌🙂👍
Hi Laura. Love the content (and of course, yours, Grant's and Gage's awesome personalities). I love it when you get into the details and would love deeper dives into how and why things are done on the farm. It's all super interesting. Keep up the good work. You guys are awesome!
A great job,done by a good lady..in just the right amount of time!!
Excellent!👍🧙♂️!!
Thank you Ms. Laura for another one of your inspirational video!!!
Love seeing videos of you with your Dad and brother occasionally!! Maybe some shenanigans with farming permits.
Cool vid. I never knew about this kind of operation. Looks like you really got your hands full. Good job!
So glad you made it one whole day without autosteer !!
Spent many any summers inspecting seed fields. I don’t miss all the walking but still enjoy seeing a good detassled field.
The pop up adds are annoying and disrupting.
I love your videos and been with you since your very first one in the tractor cab.
Look forward to them.
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I appreciate you and thank you for making content.
Great video Laura always wondered what those stripes were out in the field, but now I know some women come in and destroy the male story of my life.
Laura Farms, great content it was really entertaining
Thanks for sharing Laura!😊
Back when I was in high school. Everyone who wasn't doing actual farming. And wanted to make money. Worked for Pioneer detasaling corn. Yes, it was a never-ending job. But it was never boring, you found out what others were made of. You knew who's worth dating, and who's not going to be able to make it. Was fun after work getting together and swimming in the pond to cool off the get cleaned before going home for dinner. Kids today need that experience to mature, but sadly, everyone has become soft, and manual labor is found upon. People need to get back to their roots today so they know where food comes from. Great video, Laura.
Castrating corn has always been a joke sold to all of us. Just plant your best corn every year and you can save your all this nonsense
Laura, you make farming look like fun
Thanks for sharing!
Good morning Laura farms.robust weather robust machine!
when I was a teenager I used to drive my motorcycle under them when they were driving down the road
Well done Laura. Proud of you❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
That was the most amazing and educational video I have ever watched. I have seen fields in those conditions and never knew what was going on, now I know. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I always love your videos, Till next time be happy and be safe.