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This Wasn’t on Our BINGO Card for Today!! | Griggs Farms
fter many hours in the tractor seat, Matt and Andy get the chicken litter spreading wrapped up. But before they do, they find some unexpected guests in their field and Andy manages to find the only sinkhole around, burying the spreader. Matt shows and new and much better GoPro case and audio sy...
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Almost Lost the Garage!!! | Griggs Farms
With the flood waters receding, it's too wet in the fields to do anything else but demolish some treelines with an excavator in order to increase yields by allowing more sunlight and reducing competition from trees. Matt and Andy get to work cleaning up a farm that has been needing it badly for ...
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A Generational Flood | Griggs Farms
A predicted historic generational flood with multiple days of severe weather risks is forecast to hit West TN and surrounding areas forcing the Griggs to seek shelter multiple times with tornado causing storms bearing down on them. While they're out of the field, Matt and Andy modify the roller ...
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Why Tech Billionaires Keep Failing at Farming | Damian Mason
What happens when tech billionaires attempt to disrupt agriculture without understanding its fundamentals? In this episode, Damian Mason is joined by agtech experts Rhishi Pethe and Walt Duflock to analyze high-profile failures in agricultural innovation—highlighting ventures like Larry Ellison’s...
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THIS Cultivator Does The BEST Job! | Pomes and Stones
Ever wonder how fruit farmers prepare young orchard rows for grass seeding? 🌱🚜 In this video, we’re putting our John Deere 4050 and a Perfecta cultivator to work as we get our newly established orchard ready for its next big step. Follow along as we explain how and why we’re cultivating the soil ...
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Are GMOs Still A Big Deal? | The Granary | XtremeAg
Remember when GMOs were public enemy number one? Damian Mason sits down with Temple Rhodes, Kelly Garrett, and Galynn Beer from AgroLiquid to chew on the past, present, and future of genetically engineered crops. They break down how GMOs reshaped modern farming, whether the outrage has cooled off...
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Do Farm Organizations Actually Help Farmers? | The Granary | XtremeAg
Are farm organizations and commodity groups actually helping farmers—or just helping themselves? Damian Mason pulls up a chair with Kelly Garrett, Temple Rhodes, and special guest Gavin Spoor to hash it out. From checkoff dollars to lobbying (or should we say "promotion"?), this episode gets into...
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Trying To Be A Good Neighbor!!! | Griggs Farms
More A/C problems with the John Deere R 4038 sprayer and another tore up piece of equipment...the hits just keep on coming. In anticipation of a lot of rain, Matt and Andy get chicken litter spread in the city limits of Jackson, so that the smell won't linger. Matt talks about the fertility in ...
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Investment Trends In Agriculture - What’s Hot & What’s Not? | Damian Mason
The good news: Private equity investors are interested in investing in the Business of Agriculture. The bad news: The money is not flowing into fake meat or controlled environment Ag businesses. What is hot? Premium dairy, pet food, and anything fermented. Why? Because those categories offer priv...
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Cutting Fertilizer Costs with On-Farm Nitrogen Production | Damian Mason
“The next day after a lightning storm, it’s always greener. That term is called green lightning and that’s what we set out to do.” So says Travis Potter, founder of Green Lightning, a company with a product allowing farmers to make their own nitrogen at a much -reduced price than retail. The oth...
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Forging the Future - C & B's Brand-New Store in Culbertson, Montana | C & B
Celebrating a New Chapter: C & B Culbertson's Grand Opening
After serving the Culbertson, Montana community for over 70 years, we're proud to unveil our brand-new facility! Hear directly from our dedicated employees about what this modern upgrade means to them, local agricultural producers, and ...
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Farm Rescue 2024 - Keota, IA
Like most family operations, the Sieren farm near Keota, IA, is very self-reliant. Tim Sieren, his two brothers, and their father have always taken great pride in their work. Asking for help was never part of the equation until an unexpected injury to Tim's leg and a stretch of wet weather left t...
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Foot & Mouth Disease in the EU + Burning Pasture | Buzzard's Beat
On a rare day in Kansas, when the wind was blowing only slightly, we burned some hay ground and WHEW, it went quickly. And while we haven't had Foot & Mouth Disease in the U.S. since 1929 (and we want to keep it that way), a few countries in the European Union are currently battling the deadly di...
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BRAND-NEW John Deere Dealer Store - Virtual Tour of Culbertson, MT | C & B
In this video, follow along and see all around the brand-new C & B John Deere store in Culbertson, Montana. Store manager Mike Kjos shows you what sets this store apart - from extensive parts and service space to technology and efficiency, this building is like no other.
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Breaking Ground for Our New Barn! | Farm Equipment in Action | Pomes and Stones
It’s finally happening—we’re breaking ground for a brand-new barn here on the farm! 🚜 This barn will serve as a critical space for storing our apple boxes and farm equipment, especially during harvest and the off-season. It’s something we’ve been planning for a while, and we're excited to bring y...
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A Family That Stinks Together, Stays Together... | Griggs Farms
With Andy out of town for a few days, it's up to Matt and Kelly to get things done, Matt spreading litter and Kelly spraying. However when Kelly gets done spraying, she pitches in to help Matt by loading litter while he spreads. Before multiple rounds of rain moves in, Matt hooks to the dirt pa...
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Make This Make Sense! | Griggs Farms
More problems with the John Deere R4038 sprayer are making Matt want to pull his hair out. After changing the A/C compressor Matt explains how he properly charges an A/C system. After Andy and Kelly get the wheat fertilizing done, him and Matt quickly switch gears to get started back spreading ...
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The Great Escape! | Griggs Farms
It's time to haul the steers to slaughter but Matt and Andy quickly find out they have some escape artists that refuse to cooperate. Matt shows the devastating effect of soil erosion from winter rains. Kelly and Andy continue to have big problems with the John Deere R4038 sprayer.
We have new ...
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The Parts Saga Continues... | Griggs Farms
The parts saga with the I&J roller crimper continues after Matt gets an email from an I&J representative. The John Deere sprayer pump saga continues also as Kelly has to get more parts to repair it. Matt has to change some corn seed selections on the fly. A cold night results in a frozen spraye...
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Farming | The Granary | XtremeAg
What do Clint Eastwood, global ag policy, and a bent steering wheel have in common? They all show up—one way or another—in this spirited episode of The Granary. Damian Mason pulls up a chair with Chad Henderson, Kevin Matthews, and Temple Rhodes for a no-holds-barred conversation on the good, the...
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What Keeps Farmers From Succeeding? | The Granary | XtremeAg
What’s really holding farmers back? In this lively roundtable at The Granary, Damian Mason is joined by Temple Rhodes, Chad Henderson, and special guest Daniel Hensley from Concept Agritek to dive deep into the habits and mindsets that might be hurting—not helping—success on the farm. From fear o...
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When Free Trade Isn't | Why U.S. Ag Must Rethink Trade with China | Damian Mason
What if free trade isn't really free? Tariffs are a distortion to free market economics. The only problem: We don’t have a free market economy as countries prop up and protect their native industries with restrictive rules on — or even entirely against — imports. In this episode of The Business...
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I Only Made The Problem Worse!!! | Griggs Farms
With Matt spraying burndown, Andy works on fixing the rust on the John Deere R4038 sprayer. The sprayer also has a leaking solution pump but Matt only makes the problem worse when he tries to fix it.
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Can THIS Equipment GRIND UP 600 Acres Of Cherry Wood? | Pomes and Stones
In this video, We put our new John Deere 4455 to the test as we tackle the challenge of grinding up cherry wood from a long winter of pruning. Watch as we use our Rear Pull Flail Grinder to efficiently clear 600 acres this spring. It’s the perfect solution for brush removal, brush grinding, and b...