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Traits of a Successful Farm Trade Show | Damian Mason
Agricultural trade events can be a lot of fun, but are they always valuable? And who are they valuable to? Brandon Wipf, South Dakota farmer and co-chair of Commodity Classic 2024, joins Damian Mason and XtremeAg’s Kelly Garrett to talk trade events. How do these two business-minded farmers get v...
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Watching Star Wars and AcresTV in Our Tractor | Randy the Farmer
We mounted a 32in Roku TV in our John Deere 8330. Tractors drive themself these days so farmers have plenty of time to watch their favorite shows from the comfort of the tractor cab. Highlights from season 1 of Let's Get Nuts and more.
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That's A Wrap on 2023... | Griggs Farms
12/21/23 | December is a busy month around Griggs Farms...but even more so this year. Not only is there a record amount of grain to be hauled and all the equipment to wash, but Matt also gets a call about someone wanting to deliver a very valuable input for next year...one that he had big proble...
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There's a Good Story Behind This... | Griggs Farms
12/1/23 | Harvest is over!!! But that doesn't mean that there's not plenty of work to do on the farm! Corn hauling, bushhogging, and equipment cleaning all needs to be done, but unfortunately, equipment breakdowns continue to plague the crew at Griggs Farms, culminating in a bad mistake by Matt...
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A Fight Till the End!!! Harvest Finale | Griggs Farms
11/18/23 | After a one-day rain delay, Matt, Kelly, and Andy make a final push to wrap up the massive 2023 crop. First, matt cuts the corn maze with a draper head and then, with the last rows in sight, potential disaster strikes...
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Check the Simple Stuff First Stupid!! Soybean Harvest #6 | Griggs Farms
11/16/23 | With wheat planting done and fall harvest close to the finish line, Matt gets his combine back from the shop where he had what he thought would be some major repair work done on it...However the breakdown was not as it seemed...
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel!! Wheat Planting #2 | Griggs Farms
11/14/23 | With the plugging issue of the Bourgualt CD872 air seeder solved, Matt puts in some long days planting wheat and could get finished planting the 2024 winter wheat crop in record time, just sliding in front of the crop insurance planting deadline. Kelly and Andy get the wheat crop fert...
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2024 Season Begins Today!!! Wheat Planting #1 | Griggs Farms
11/10/23 | With cotton harvest finally over, the crew at Griggs Farms has only a few short days to get their winter wheat crop planted before the insurance deadline. But with Matt still unsure if he can actually plant wheat with the Bourgualt CD872 air seeder because of his tractor's limited hyd...
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The Shared Journey | The XtremeAg Show, S1. Ep1.
Meet five farmers rewriting the story of American agriculture. Driven by a passion to explore, educate and equip the next generation of farmers. Together they are shaping a more sustainable future, cultivating not only crops, but a legacy for generations. A journey of triumph, a testament to pers...
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Bio-Nutrients to Reduce Fungicide, Insecticide & Synthetic Fertilizer | Damian
Blake Matthews returned to the Idaho family farming operation twenty years ago. Upon his return, he began experimenting with a new array of products and practices, including bio-nutrients. First, he used bio-nutrients to help his sugar beets bounce back after applying glyphosate. He moved on to p...
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Farming in 2 Hemispheres | Damian Mason
22 years ago, immediately after graduating from college AND getting married, John Carroll and his new bride flew to Brazil to start farming. John’s family, with a farming operation in west central Illinois, had just purchased farm land in a newly developed Ag area of Brazil. Today John and his fa...
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There's No Luck Like Griggs Luck!!! Cotton Harvest #8 | Griggs Farms
11/3/23 | The crew at Griggs Farms are struggling with cotton harvest. None of the equipment is wanting to cooperate and the bushhog decides to tag out with the cotton picker for a catastrophic breakdown. With no hope of getting replacement parts, Matt tests out his welding skills to the max. ...
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"Middle Man" vs. Value-Added | Damian Mason
In Agriculture we generally have the perception that farmers as price takers are being short-changed as “middle men” make all the margin. While it’s popular to talk about “cutting out the middle man,” how realistic is it to actually happen? Ryan Moe and Todd Thurman join Damian to discuss who the...
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A Love-Hate Relationship With Two Crops | The XtremeAg Show
Matt Miles, from McGehee, Arkansas grows 2 crops that no one else in XtremeAg grows. One of them is rice and one of them is cotton and he has a love-hate relationship with both of them. The XtremeAg Show Premieres on January 30th, 2024.
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Meet Kelly Garrett | The XtremeAg Show | Premieres January 2024
A 6th generation farmer from Arion, Iowa. Kelly says his sustainable approach and high-yield approach are converging, and he believes that is going to take him to the next level. His goal is to farm sustainably while raising 442 bushel corn. The XtremeAg Show Premieres on January 30th, 2024.
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It’s Time To Simplify Your Grain Marketing | Damian Mason
Ag commodity marketing is too complex, largely misunderstood, and the industry is full of products and services you probably don’t even need to profitably market your grain. That truth bomb — along with many more — is courtesy of Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grain. Mr. Vaclavik, a former grain trader...
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Ain't Nothin Like Tennessee Snow!!! Cotton Harvest Finale | Griggs Farms
11/8/23 | With a storm system storming in, the crew at Griggs Farms has one day left to finish cotton harvest and 80 acres left. But in order to finish before the rains arrive, they'll need the most productive day they've ever had out of their new John Deere cotton picker...
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How Much Did Replanting Hurt Our Yields Cotton Harvest #11 | Griggs Farms
11/7/23 | With the threat of the cotton picker overheating, Matt is on pins and needles hoping the cotton harvesting equipment holds together the last couple of days. The Griggs Farms crew starts harvest on a field that was partially replanted and Matt sees a stark difference in yields.
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Time To Quit Playing Around!!! Cotton Harvest #10 | Griggs Farms
11/6/23 | With things running relatively smoothly with the baler picker, the Griggs Farms crew continues to put in some late nights to get cotton harvest wrapped up before the next storm system rolls in. Matt screws up and creates more work for himself.
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Disaster Averted Cotton Harvest #9 | Griggs Farms
11/4/23 Another day, more multiple problems to deal with. Fortunately Matt catches a serious problem of an unwrapped module before he ejects it saving a disaster.
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Ain't Nothin Goin Right!!! Cotton Harvest #7 | Griggs Farms
11/2/23 | Everyone warned Matt that baler pickers threw codes all the time and could sometimes have problems with Matt. But after a few days of relatively smooth running with the picker, Matt was beginning to believe that it was all a myth. The whole crew at Griggs Farms starts struggling with ...
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It Stinks Out Here!!! Cotton Harvest #6 | Griggs Farms
11/1/23 | With the rainout in the cotton field, Matt and Andy put the new Salford litter spreader through its first test run to start fertilizing for the 2024 wheat crop. when they finally get back to picking cotton, the crew starts running into all kinds of problems.
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How Did BOTH Tires Come Off the 4320? || This Farm Wife
All we want for Christmas is two front tires... 😛 Not sure how this happened, other than it can happen. Come see what broke this time. 😅 Wishing you and yours the Merriest Christmas! Happy Birthday Jesus! We appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards
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The U.S. Economy and What It Means for Ag in 2024 | Damian Mason
Interest rates appear to be stabilizing, wage and food inflation are still worsening, and predictions for America’s Ag sector are a bit dour for 2024. What’s going on at the macro-economic level and what does it mean for Agriculture? Compeer’s Chief Risk Officer, Bill Moore, joins Damian to discu...