How American Farmers Harvest Millions Of Tons Of Vegetables - Farming Documentary

hello my friends today we are going to the vast  Vegetable Farms in the United States to see how   the process of cultivating and harvesting  millions of tons of vegetables happens according to statistics released  from the United States Department   of Agriculture in 2021 the area under  vegetable cultivation in the country   is 2.3 million hectares and the  yield is about 40.3 million tons currently there are more than 40 different  varieties of vegetables grown in the United States   amongst them potatoes Tomatoes sweet corn and  lettuce are the most produced vegetable varieties the first place we will visit is a  celery Farm in the state of Arizona each year this Nursery also supplies about  167 million celery plants to farms in Arizona between April and May is the time when millions  of celery plants are grown on farms in Arizona   these workers will grow about 39 000 celery  plants per acre according to statistics in   2021 the area under cultivation of celery in the  United States is 35 000 Acres of which California   is the state with the largest celery growing  area with 28 000 Acres the time from planting   to harvesting celery lasts about 140 to 150  days depending on the climate of each region this is the celery Harvest that is  taking place on a farm in California   millions of celery plants will be cut and placed  in plastic trays every October is the time when   more than 4 000 workers flock to California celery  Farms to harvest these workers work about eight   hours a day and their average salary is about  thirteen dollars an hour at this Farm the celery   plants after being harvested will be washed packed  and shipped immediately to the vegetable stores   in 2021 celery production in the  United States is 1.1 million tons here's what's going on at a green  bean Farm in Salinas City California   every August is the time to  harvest green beans in California   at this time about 1 600 workers flocked  to these Farms to pick green beans   in 2021 the green bean acreage in the United  States is about two hundred thousand acres   of which Wisconsin Florida Michigan and  California are the states with the largest   cultivation area accounting for 80 percent  of the country's green bean growing area millions of green beans will be picked and placed  in plastic trays next they'll be poured by this   man into boxes with a weight of about 22 pounds  each in 2021 U.S green bean production is 929   000 tons and Wisconsin accounts for 37  of the nation's green bean production the third place we will visit in this  video is a broccoli Farm in California   currently in California 119  000 acres of land is used to   grow broccoli accounting for 90 percent  of the country's broccoli growing area these workers will plant about  23 000 broccoli plants per acre after about 95 days from planting the millions  of broccoli plants here are ready to be harvested   currently the harvesting process and all  broccoli Farms is done by hand because   there are no Harvesters compatible for this  vegetable millions of broccoli will be picked   and packaged on the farm before being shipped to  the grocery store in 2021 U.S broccoli production   is approximately 2.1 billion pounds and the  yields are over 750 million dollars in value foreign next we will go to onion farms in the  United States to see how the process of   cultivating and harvesting billions of pounds  of onions happens mid-march to early April is   when onion seeding takes place in the large  fields in Washington California and Oregon currently about 127 000 Acres of Farmland in  the United States is used for onion production   the time from sowing to  harvesting is about 115 days this is the process of growing  onions on a farm in Idaho the beginning of August each year  is when the Harvest takes place on   most large-scale onion farms in the United States millions of onions will be  harvested by this machine   they then will be transported  by a truck to the packing plant in 2021 U.S onion production is 3.9 million tons  and brings in a value of nearly 1 billion dollars this is the process of harvesting  onions on a farm in California   here millions of onions are cut by hand and then  packed in bags before being shipped to a factory   on average each worker who harvests onions here  will receive about eighty dollars U.S per day and here's what's going on at a coriander  Farm in Texas dozens of these workers will   cut the coriander and bundle it into small  bundles it will then be loaded onto trucks foreign we are currently on a lettuce Farm in Arizona  each year more than 5 000 workers flock to the   lettuce farms in Arizona to harvest currently  Arizona has about 54 000 acres of land used to   grow lettuce and the valley that this vegetable  brings each year is about 310 million dollars thank you the final location in the video  is a beetroot Farm in Minnesota how do   you feel about the process of harvesting and  cultivating the vegetables shown in this video   please let us know what you think  in the comments section of the video hello everyone today we are going to the fields  of sweet corn in Florida and Washington state of   the United States here we will see how the farmers  here cultivate and harvest billions of sweet corn in the United States sweet corn seeding usually  takes place in March and April each year currently the United States is home to the largest  sweet corn crop in the world with about 268   000 acres and an annual  Harvest of 2.9 billion pounds foreign process is over these sweet corn fields will be  supplied with water with this modern irrigation   system on average each High yielding corn crop  uses about 600 000 gallons of water per acre sweet corn is a fast-growing plant the time from  sowing to harvest usually lasts around three   months there are even some sweet corn varieties  that only need two months to be harvested   some sources claim that sweet corn was cultivated   by Native Americans more than seven  thousand years ago in Central America according to statistics released in 2021  each American uses about 4.7 pounds of   sweet corn and the revenue from sweet corn  production is about 774 million dollars   do you enjoy using sweet corn in your daily meals after about three months all the  sweet corns here are ready for Harvest millions of sweet corn will be picked and  then sent to the factory for Packaging foreign foreign this is the process of harvesting  sweet corn on large Farms   millions of corn will be picked  by this modern farming machine foreign this is what goes on at a sweet corn packing plant foreign if you don't like to eat sweet corn the  usual way you can use canned sweet corn foreign foreign foreign foreign how do you feel about the process of cultivating  and harvesting sweet corn in this video   let us know what you think in the comments section  of the video goodbye and see you in the next video thank you thank you

Channel: Tony 98 - Discovery

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Keywords: farming, harvesting, agriculture, vegetables, vegetable harvest, american farming, american agriculture, mass harvest, documentary, farming documentary, farmer, harvest, agricultural, agriculture technology, farming technology, modern agricultural technology, #tony98discovery

Id: ZP1XyLYraAA

Length: 17min 19sec (1039 seconds)

Published: Thu Nov 10 2022