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Added on Saturday 21 June 2008 09:59:20
by helicopterdriver
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Movie about the various aspects of potato farming from digging to shipping the final product. Filmed on a friends farm last summer when I helped him harvest and fix equipment failures.
This operation is the only commercial potato farm in South Carolina. The best potato's I've ever eaten too by the way. This years harvest starts next week.
The only aspect not shown in the video is the planting of potatoes. Entire video and stills shot on a Canon A630 digital camera. I carried the camera on my belt in a custom made Vel-Tye case the whole time I worked there and shot as I had time and opportunity. Awesome camera for the money.
Movie made with iMovie on my MacBook. Music tracks are from Garage Band.
This is my first video project. It's weak I know, but it was fun to shoot and assemble.

Hope you enjoy it.

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SpudcuttersInc

I watch this video for 9 damn minutes and not once did they tell me how many ways they can cut a spud. DISLIKE
Tuesday 20 December 2011 02:41:30
ndfcowboy

thanks for shooting this!
Thursday 24 November 2011 14:41:14
peipotatoguy

nice to see how the others in the potato industry do things. Cheftains would be a variety that will take the heat as a red, and Kennebec would also take the heat if you are looking for a round white.
Saturday 24 September 2011 22:25:06
IIFlippy

REBOOT GlaDOS
Saturday 16 April 2011 18:33:43
whonow09

WE WILL NEED TO USE THOSE POTATOES TO REBOOT APERTURE SCIENCE LABRATORY
Friday 15 April 2011 19:18:23
MunchyToast001

So much potato , that could supply the aperture science GLaDOS for a another bunch of years.
Friday 15 April 2011 19:11:29
Petervg1

slow down those primary and seconday chains on that digger! they are going approximatly 2 times faster then they should be, all those pototoes you see hopping, dancing and jumping shouldnt happen, they should be fairly settled as they ride up the digger chains...
Monday 27 December 2010 11:15:35
Chad01234

I'm trying to understand how difficult potato farming was in Ireland (Post 1845 blight). Say one had 5 acres (prob max size allowed at the turn of the century). How much harvest would this produce. How many laborers? How difficult to bring a yield? Thank you if anyone knows the answers to this. P.S. what is the Arab music I hear after the banjo selection? Thank you!
Monday 20 December 2010 17:28:31
Chad01234

I'm trying to understand how difficult potato farming was in Ireland (Post 1845 blight). Say one had 5 acres (prob max size allowed at the turn of the century). How much harvest would this produce. How many laborers? How difficult to bring a yield? Thank you if anyone knows the answers to this.
Monday 20 December 2010 17:27:23
TheMorsader

awsome video mate i work for a potato farmer in nz and our process is kinda the same ill post videos of how we do it over in little new zealand lol watch this space.
Thursday 19 August 2010 01:53:09
VikefanTony

Nice job folks, I love potatos!
Wednesday 07 July 2010 22:47:26
Zam77772moons

hey im trying to do a research report on Idaho's industries and i know the potato is one can any body help?
Monday 10 May 2010 10:38:29
clones98

thank you for growing one of my favorite foods!! very cool that mechanics leverage your work so much - and still a lot of people involved. I can't imagine the effort there was before all the gear was available.
Thursday 28 January 2010 20:25:27
TomSnakeRiver

"Toto - we're not in Idaho" very interesting video, keep up the good work. Nice to see a DOUBLE L harvester made it down from Idaho. I still have an old I.H. truck like that on the rock pile.
Saturday 09 January 2010 00:45:16
radumser

Well George, I've have to say congratulations and that I am very impressed. Only saw you a few times and then it looked like you were trying to avoid being seen, behind a post or with you back to the camera. Your friend, Ricky-D
Tuesday 24 November 2009 19:42:53
pointyfinger

To Margie (Shanghia) There's a rumour going round, amongst the women of the town. The're saying someone's tater got filled in for saying people get killed in, the business of...... chip building (With apologies to what's 'is face)
Friday 09 October 2009 14:35:48
beto46133

the name of the video is idaho potatoe
Sunday 27 September 2009 15:19:59
beto46133

if you want to wacht real potatoes watch potatoe harves in idaho nonpareil harvest.............
Sunday 27 September 2009 15:18:58
Tobiquer2

Thanks for sharing the video, it's awesome!! I work inpotatoes in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It's great to see different ways of doing things.
Wednesday 09 September 2009 10:56:29
bobbykoedkotto

are you serious? we have fresh potatos all the time in england. we all have our own allotments too were we grow our own crops. everything i ate today was grown myself. potato, peas, carrots and french beans. the salmon was caught by me too with my fishing rod!!!
Monday 24 August 2009 16:04:43
killthemonkey4evr

how much is a potatoe worth how much mney could iget off of 3 acres...
Saturday 15 August 2009 08:36:43
helicopterdriver

South Carolina is where this facility is. He started farming in New Jersey and brought his skills and love for farming to South Carolina many years ago. He is experimenting with various types of potatoes to maximize the yield for the climate. So far he has given up on red potatoes because they won't hold the color in the heat here. 100 degrees is not uncommon here. Not familiar with the blight but I'm sure it is disheartening after all the expense and effort to plant and cultivate.
Tuesday 11 August 2009 07:04:03
habsfan898989

Yeah I am a potato farmer actually. Sorry to hear about the late frost. What state is this taken place in? I'm from PEI, Canada. We had some problems with late blight this year, mainly due to the perfect blight conditions
Monday 10 August 2009 16:07:35
helicopterdriver

Remember that this is a process that has been created from old equipment to fit the space he has. This year the flume and washer are much bigger and the process is much faster... constantly improving. Most people in the US have never even had a fresh potato....
Monday 10 August 2009 07:16:51
helicopterdriver

Not a very good yield because of a late frost that stunted most of this part of his crop. Any of you farmers? He is the only commercial potato farmer in the state and has started with nothing. This video was shot solely for fun and nothing was staged. I could have spent hours making everything perfect but we were working 16 hour days. Educational at best. We shipped several hundred thousand pounds. Perfect potatoes? I've never seen one. Free lessons gladly accepted....
Monday 10 August 2009 07:12:40