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The Ultimate in Farm to Table! | Griggs Farms
With a weeks worth of rain arriving unexpectedly, wheat planting is at a halt. However, there's plenty of things to do on the farm in the meantime. Matt gets a jumpstart on getting his feed ground for the steers he normally buys every year to feed his family. This year, instead of buying prema...
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A Premature End to Planting.. Wheat Planting #1 | Griggs Farms
After finally getting done picking cotton, Matt quickly gets geared up to begin planting wheat during his optimal time to plant wheat. However, an unexpected breakdown late in the weekend brings wheat planting to a screeching halt.
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Want to See What a Broken Man Looks Like?? Cotton Harvest Finale | Griggs Farms
After being out of the cotton picker for a couple of days due to a disaster at the grain bins, Matt, Kelly, and Andy are ready to wrap up the poor cotton crop. Matt thinks he's already picked the worst cotton of the year...but has he?
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A History of Cotton Harvest on Our Farm! Cotton Harvest #11 | Griggs Farms
In this video, as Matt, Kelly, and Andy begin to close out cotton harvest 2025, Matt gives a history lesson on cotton harvest on his farm since 1979, the different cotton pickers his family has owned, and also the transition in the cotton industry from cotton trailers, to module builders, and fin...
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Bring Our Cotton Gin Back to Life!! 5th Annual Christmas Display | Griggs Farms
Matt and Kelly continue their tradition of creating a colorful Christmas light display featuring farm equipment. This year, they want to bring some of the Griggs family history back to life by lighting up the old cotton gin to simulate as if it's ginning its first cotton crop since 1995!
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A Love-Hate Relationship.. Cotton Harvest #9 | Griggs Farms
With the last day before a big storm system arrives, Matt, Kelly, and Andy are pushing to get the rest of their good cotton picked before it gets damaged by the storm. Carter takes over module moving duties from Kelly. Later, Matt finds out just how much the trackhoe work on treelines profited ...
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Backyard Bird Project to Leading U.S. Quail Supplier | Damian Mason
From a backyard hobby to a vertically integrated quail operation, Manchester Farms now produces 80,000 Pharaoh quail per week and distributes processed birds and quail eggs nationwide. Brittney Miller, whose family started the business over 50 years ago, shares the company's evolution, production...
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The Food Allergy Surge: What It Means for Agriculture | Damian Mason
Food allergies and intolerances now affect over 80 million Americans—with millions more choosing food avoidance based on lifestyle or dietary trends. What does this surge in selective eating mean for agriculture, food production, and consumer behavior? Dylan McDonnell, CEO of Foodini, joins Damia...
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Are These the Biggest Mistakes in Farming? | The Granary
In this no-BS episode of The Granary, Damian Mason is joined by Kelly Garrett and Clint Frese to dig into the farming flubs that cost time, money—and sometimes even relationships. From underestimating your true cost of production to not using your own GPS tech for actual on-farm research, the guy...
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“From Butter to Baby Heifers – A Week of Thanks” | Dairy Heirs
This week was full of blessings and busyness! We made butter with the kids at school, had a day packed with breeding, milk pick-up, and a little nostalgia looking back at my husband’s childhood treasures.
And just when we thought the week couldn’t get sweeter — our Holstein Crickette gave birth ...
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From Feed to Fuel: How U.S. Agriculture Lost Its Food Focus | Damian Mason
Despite the popular narrative, American agriculture is not feeding the world—nor, increasingly, itself. With 40% of U.S. corn diverted to ethanol production and a persistent $50 billion agricultural trade deficit, systemic inefficiencies are being exposed. Damian Mason is joined by Joe Maxwell of...
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Thanks To All The Linemen Out There! Cotton Harvest #8 | Griggs Farms
With impending storms coming, Matt switches up the harvest order to get his best cotton out before the storms arrive. Matt and Andy have a very warm repair to make on the cotton picker that puts a crimp in Matt's goals for the day. The linemen of JEA show up to save the day after Matt inadverte...
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Almost Breaking Even... Cotton Harvest #7 | Griggs Farms
After multiple farms of subpar yields, Matt, Kelly, and Andy finally get to what Matt thinks should be some good cotton. However, with the low cotton prices, Matt finds out he's still not quite breaking even. Kelly spies on Matt taking a break. Matt shows how he diagnoses electrical issues on ...
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Looks Can Be Deceiving... Cotton Harvest #6 | Griggs Farms
Matt continues to investigate the problems with the steering on his picker and finally breaks down and buys the massively overpriced sensor. Kelly starts having problems with the hydraulics on her tractor. Matt showcases the differences in soil types that are revealed from the extreme drought.
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What’s Driving the Next Generation of Ag Professionals? | The Granary
What’s fueling the passion of tomorrow’s ag leaders? In this engaging roundtable, Damian Mason sits down with Johnny Verell, Brian Adams, and Bret Corbett of Albaugh to explore what motivates the next generation of agriculture professionals — and how the industry is evolving to meet them where th...
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Is Big Meat Hurting U.S. Ranchers? Beef Markets & Imports | Damian Mason
Beef industry dynamics are under scrutiny: Cattle prices are dropping, imports are rising, and major packers like Tyson are scaling back operations. Is market consolidation hurting U.S. producers? Damian Mason speaks with Hyrum Egbert to analyze current trends, including packer power, price press...
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How to Survive a Semi Truck Entrapment | Farmer King
Thanks for watching! I hope you will follow for more adventures as we continue to farm. If you have any questions, concerns please feel free to send me an email:)I am always under parental supervision. [email protected]
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This Disaster Crop Is Hurting More Than Farmers-Cotton Harvest #5 | Griggs Farms
Things continue to go wrong with the John Deere cotton picker as Matt is now having issues with the autosteer and he has massive sticker shock when he finds out the price to repair it. Andy tries his hand at being a pilot. Matt finds out how much chicken litter is helping his yields. Kelly sho...
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Getting To the Disappointment Faster This Year-Cotton Harvest #4 | Griggs Farms
Test plots continue with Matt giving the results of his ripping plots on cotton. Kelly shows off the new Baling Green wrap and shows the new process for tagging cotton modules and letting the gin know to pick them up. Matt has another potentially catastrophic picker breakdown.
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Work on a Sunday...Fix on a Monday Cotton Harvest #3 | Griggs Farms
Matt gets to try out the Baling Green wrap for the first time and likes what he sees. Matt, Kelly, and Andy find the worst cotton Matt has picked in two decades. Matt compares this drought year with his previous worst year, 2007 and faces a dilemma when he starts harvesting test plots. Working...
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Massive Tree Removal...But Can We Get These Giants Down? | Pomes and Stones
Today we’re cleaning up tree lines, property lines, and overgrown woodlots using our Hitachi 160 excavator and a CAT 936 front-end loader here on the farm. This field was recently purchased and had a few acres of old timber and logging debris left behind in the middle of productive ground. Now we...
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Hay y'all! Let's Take a Road Trip! | Dairy Heirs
Come with us as we travel to Pennsylvania. Home to the New Holland hay tools plant where we had the opportunity to tour the facility and see implements be built from the ground up. We had a couple more stops along the way, but we ended our trip in Maryland on a row crop and chicken farm!
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Manure's Missed Value: How Farmers Can Profit From Poop! | Damian Mason
Livestock manure remains one of the most undervalued tools in American agriculture. Despite its rich nutrient profile, soil health benefits, and potential to reduce fertilizer costs, manure is used on less than 10% of U.S. cropland. Meanwhile, synthetic fertilizer prices continue to climb. In thi...
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Sorghum’s Image Problem in Global Grain Markets | Damian Mason
Sorghum is a drought-tolerant, high-protein, non-GMO grain with impressive versatility—from livestock feed to human consumption and even liquor production. Yet, despite these strengths, U.S. sorghum acres are shrinking, and prices remain below production costs. In this episode, Damian Mason speak...