POTATO HARVEST - Digging Potatoes near Vincennes Indiana = Tillage and Cover Crop Planting

POTATO HARVEST - Digging Potatoes near Vincennes Indiana + Tillage and Cover Crop Planting

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Video I shot at a farm near Vincennes Indiana as they harvest their 2020 potato crop. In this video you will see the entire process as they dig the potatoes out in the field and load them in trucks to haul back to the farm to grade the potatoes. After the potatoes are graded they are loaded into semi trailers and hauled to be processed into potato chips.

In this video they also work the harvested potato ground and plant a cover crop of sorghum Sudan grass.

[joegotz]

Brings back old times. Digging potatoes in July, open widow in the truck so I can hear the harvester, breathing dust all day long, fixing those stubborn potato harvester chains, and the engine heat coming into the truck, diesel fuel all over my shoes, and coming home unrecognizable that my mother wondered who I was. AND those were good times.

[GutenGardening]

Love harvesting and growing potatoes!

[landerson]

I remember back in the '70's helping my neighbor pick potatoes up in NW MN. Pickers have come a long ways since then. There were 3 people riding on the picker sorting out rocks and greens. Later there were a half dozen people sorting to throw out the rotten ones as the trucks were being loaded to sell. Don't miss those "good old days". I like the salt and vinegar chips too...and sour cream and onion...and cheddar...and BBQ....and plain...and so on and so on.

[koenmarist]

The very very good versatile tractor my dream tractors

[RJM]

I once worked on a potato farm here in the UK nearly 30 years ago so great to see Mike thumbs up and thank you for the video. :)

[layneheward]

Really it’s a great video mike. I custom harvest potatoes in Idaho and to see all the action in this video is really neat. These people are skilled at running the windrower and harvester. It shows by their turn around time. At the head lands. The disc and drill planting the next crop was a great addition. Keep up the good work. 😁😁

[Snowtruckdriver]

Great video Mike. I grew up in Eastern Washington in the heart of Potato country. If if you ever get out that way in August you should film some of those Lockwood 8 row self propelled harvesters.

[georgephillips]

Thanks Mike for another great educational footage of our great farmers and what they do

[joelee]

I HAVE TO SAY THAT WAS SOME GOOD VIDEO THANK YOU FOR SHARING 👍🇺🇸

[markreetz]

Great video Mike. love seeing the variety of crops you show. A bunch of good looking tractors here too.

[koenmarist]

Very very nice my realy dream tractors

[samspade]

Wow, That is some good soil in that field. I do not think I saw one rock anywhere. Thanks Mike. I've now seen corn, beans, wheat, hay, carrots, grapes now potatoes being harvested oh yeah, and tomatoes too! I can say I've learned a lot about agriculture just from your videos. Thank You!

[Jon_Chapman]

Thanks Mike you brought back a lot of memories !

[stevearmstrong]

Very enjoyable video --- only one hour from my house. Oh, Lay's regular or Lay's BBQ. Love your videos. Thank

[ScottPykare]

Very enjoyable Mike. I appreciate all farming. Especially ones that make potatoe chips. 👍👍 Two thumbs up.

[doughamric]

Nice video of a different kind of farming!

[andwhatnow]

Hey farmhand Mike. You should try to get out to Quincy Washington. 400-700 square miles of farm land in the upper basin. All kinds of Vegetables, Hay, Mint as well. From canals to Wells to dry land.

[Brandpow]

Need more potato harvest videos. Try some Idaho farms, they have some big spud operations there!

[chrissyfrancis]

Very interesting vid!! Thanks Mike! AND, since I’m from PA-Any chip that’s UTZ, Smokin Sweet & Dill pickle are my favs(we have 3 bags in the pantry-my husband eats them with his lunch, but he prefers UTZ sour cream & onion)

[hankelrod]

Awesome video, grew up riding a 445 Hesston 2 row digger pulled by a 1026 hydro. Those were the days....double digit interest rates, long gas lines, extension agents telling us to get prepared for global cooling, busted fingers, Colorado potato Beatles & 8 tracks...