Corn silage opens the silo-filling conversation on SilverFarms
The Wisconsin dairy farmer's only new upload gives unloading a two-minute, real-time treatment.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
2 minutes of real time unloading corn silage! #tractor #farm #farmer #farming #agriculture #corn
How does a silo actually get filled? Several viewers beneath SilverFarms' corn-silage upload say it is something they had wondered about without ever seeing the process. A routine farm job becomes an introduction for everyone outside the farm gate.
The seventh-generation Wisconsin dairy farmer posted just one video: "2 minutes of real time unloading corn silage! #tractor #farm #farmer #farming #agriculture #corn". It reached roughly 371,000 views in its first day and a half and is now the channel's strongest daily draw. The real-time format is part of the appeal of the subject: this is unloading, rather than a finished silo with the work already done.
The comments connect several different worlds. Some viewers recall belt-driven blowers and hauling crops on family farms decades ago. Others notice the tractor's fender controls, remember discovering that a tractor is a portable power source as well as a vehicle, or compare the job with its much easier Farming Simulator equivalent.
Across the library, SilverFarms added about two million views over the week and gained subscribers. Its current daily viewing is substantially above its usual pace. Among nearby outdoors and homesteading channels, Samson's Whitetail Mountain had an especially large viewing week, while Greenhorn Grove was quieter; SilverFarms itself was among the group's busiest.
The corn harvest also supplies the channel's other substantial daily draws: "Big John Deere 8 row chopper! #johndeere #farm #farmer #agriculture #tractor #farming" and "Why we make circles in our corn fields! #johndeere #tractor #farm #farmer #farming". Machinery and field patterns give curious viewers two more parts of the job to explore.
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What viewers say
Thank you for your video I was wondering how a silo was loaded
@JDoe-k8rSee it on YouTubeRemembering when I was about 10 and I realized a tractor isn't just a vehicle that hauls, it's a super versatile portable power source.
@sisyphuscranerigging7792See it on YouTubeMan, it's so much easier in farming sim 😂. Love watching your videos!
@mre8705See it on YouTube
6 more comments
When I helped my uncle fill silis back in the mid 60s we had a Fox belt driven blower.
@malcolmmeer9761See it on YouTubeThose PTO controls on the fender are awesome.
@LordoftheCatsSee it on YouTubeBoy I wish we had the buttons on the fender back when we were doing it.
@spyder3777See it on YouTubeGreat video brotha. Thanks. You know most of us have no idea how a Silo gets filled.
@Kostas2315See it on YouTubeNice dood we’re cutting beans right now in a s 760
@Lukes_AcresSee it on YouTubeGreat job my friend.... I'll be picking corn pretty soon.. kinda looking forward to it...
@kygreenskeeper8326See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
The videos drawing views on SilverFarms right now
- Channel
- SilverFarms
- Subscribers
- 172,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 2,048,261
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 371,334
- Views on its first day
- 217,527
The numbers
Here is SilverFarms' week in views and subscribers.
💡 Test your knowledge
What does PTO stand for in tractor terminology?
A power take-off transfers mechanical power from a tractor to attached equipment.




