Starting a Farm From Scratch (First Year Recap)

First-year of farming is over and we're on the 2nd year. I just wanted to go over and review some of the mistakes I made along the way, some of the luck that's come throughout the year with commodities and what's planned for the 2nd year. Also, Brian, the legendary mechanic, got the 8110 fixed from an oil leak, valve adjustment, and all fluids changed. He even waxed the front of the ole girl. We put her on the PTO dyno and it did 181 at the PTO. Spencer's going to be spending more time helping also (now that he's done with school), so we're gonna try and get some of the farms cleaned up this year.

[tristanfarms]

It makes me smile see someone fulfill there dream of really truly becoming a farmer. It is great inspiration and I appreciate the videos thank you for all of your hard work farming is not just driving tractors!!

[benfields]

Looks like a great video! Could you do a video on how we could start a farm or like a series maybe? Cause that's my dream and I look up to you!

[brianmauss]

Grant---your 8110 is one of the cleanest 8x10 series machines I've had in my work bay. Great video, great channel and great seeing you guys at VanWall. Do not hesitate to call with any qs or concerns. Make sure Spencer keeps it waxed up for the 22 season!! Ha. Thanks, Brian.

[thomasbritten]

One idea for you - buy an older tractor that is still big enough to pull both gravity wagons (4850, 4960, 8400), then buy a 600 bushel grain cart for the 8110. Wagons can be rolling on the road and grain cart can stay in the field to keep the combine moving. Grain cart could have scales to track your yields using weight, rather than an approximation on the combine.

[ericawagner]

Grant you’re a inspirement for anyone who wants to be a farmer/ rancher when you grow up. I’m 12 and I believe this next year will be even better. Keep up the great work Grant. ( I would of watched the video earlier but I had school and Basketball)

[LtdES]

It is so cool to see you start out on this journey, thank you for bringing us along. Look forward to seeing what next season brings. No worries on keeping your $$$ private, it's none of our business. You share enough. Cheers, Good luck to you and Spence.

[brockmilde]

Would be awesome to get a new recap on your journey so far. Love watching your videos whenever I see a new one pop up, keep up the good work.

[danielelliottB]

I’d buy a small auger to fill semi’s….
And then rent a semi from your local co-op during harvest all you have to do is use the gravity wagons to shuttle grain out of the field….. we use to do that when we did corn and it worked out pretty good.

[xBrodeurguyx]

For the algorithm. Likes, comments, shares, and subscriptions help your content creators more than you realize. Keep it up Grant!

[ericjenjohnson]

I know someone who farms over 3000 acres and just uses gravity wagons like you. Since your not hauling to far they make perfect sense for your operation. If you need a truck there are plenty of companies you can contract with to haul for you. Yes there is a cost for that but it’s still has to be cheaper than owning than truck and paying for maintenance on it. Best of luck to you in 2022!

[alexbersie]

I like the explanation on your thoughts behind the farmland market. Certainly something you have more insight and knowledge on than most

[uncarbonated]

Keep living the dream man! You and your little brother.

[tylerhogie]

Grant and Spencer I have always loved watching the farming Sim videos and I am very glad yall put it so much work and got the real deal Farm you guys are doing great keep it up

[evanrollin]

Congrats on completing your first year farming! Hopefully 2022 will be a better year (no downed corn! lol)

[erikjohansson]

Spencer should buy a farm near yours and he could buy the second tractor, then you do "teamwork" with all the equipment in spring/harvest etc 🙂

[SpecCustoms]

hey grant, a little tip is keep the land you have now and keep on farming until you got enough money to buy better stuff like tractors, combines, cultivators, planters, ETC and when you got better stuff then you can buy more land and I mean one land plot at a time and don't rush things or you might get stuck in a problem you might not be able to get out of.(love all of your videos on this channel and the other channel and my birthday is coming up on this Sunday. the day before valentines day and i hope you have a good valentines day)

[charlieromeoh]

I was just thinking last night that had been a while since you posted a video, hope things are lining up for another good season for you !

[brandonm]

One thing we've always done on our pallet racking is each piece of equipment gets its own pallet and then all relevant parts go on that pallet . We also buy heavy duty totes to keep the small parts in, this helps as you can then set the whole pallet or tote in/on the pickup when going to the field and you have the stuff with you.

You said the shed is "too big", that's just because the scope of your farming thought is only at a certain point. Give it time, you made a good decision. The saying is, build twice as big as you need and go half again bigger than that. You add a truck or so and another couple pieces of equipment and boom you're full.

I am a Farm Manager/ Real Estate agent in Nebraska for Farmers National Company and you are exactly right about the effect of C**id and the land market. We have seen a lot of 1031 exchanges but farmers still account for 60-70%+ of the land purchases.

[onecrazytruckinfarmer]

That 8110 is a sharp tractor. I was surprised to see 180 pto hp not bad. Man it’s insane how high ground is going for. With the fluctuations in the market I don’t think I’d be picking up any ground this year. Stick with what ya got. Keep up the great work Grant and Spencer.

[Rebelgamer-]

Squad we have 2 tractors and not even 60 acres and I'm telling you rn there is always justification for a second tractor even if it's just a little <100 horse tractor, trust me you'll be glad you did