I was recently asked by two investor friends of mine, “Damian, if I handed you a billion dollars, where in Ag would you invest it?” The question, as well as the six weeks of pondering it inspired in my head, made me think this was a solid and stimulating topic for The Business of Agriculture. Loo...

8/12/23 | While waiting for some of the bigger parts to arrive, Matt and Andy focus on some fine tuning and small details on getting the new picker ready

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8/10/23 | Matt and Andy get the new to them John Deere 7760 baler picker in the shop to begin going through it and getting it ready for it's first harvest on Griggs Farms. But first, the International truck needs a little attention and a big new purchase shows up...

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8/1/23 | Back from a weeks vacation, there's a lot that needs to be done before harvest! The crops need to be sprayed...again...and Matt gets started on overhauling some old infrastructure that is in dire need of attention!

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Last big push for hay! If we can get the baler to cooperate. And a few more fun surprises. We appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards

Much of eastern Nebraska was in a D3 extreme to D4 exceptional drought the entire 2023 growing season. Consequently, the combines have started rolling much earlier than normal across the area.

Despite a few rains, the dryland corn and soybeans in the region matured very quickly.

The September 5...

Join us as we haul corn and disk in Kentucky, and cultivate and plant corn in Missouri!

Grayce and Gavin. Two young, American farmers building their operations and their relationship. Oh yeah, and they live five hours apart. Grayce’s family has been farming for well over 200 years. Gavin… Well, ...

It's "bean" a busy several days. Started the "long weekend" with a nice long trail ride as a family, ended the evening with a sunset bean check (they're turning it on!) and then went to the river to check on Idalia damage. Hope this finds you well and that you all had a nice Labor Day weekend! We...

Silage — in case you’re unfamiliar— is high moisture forage chopped and stored for cattle feed, principally dairy animals. It derives its name from the fact we used to blow this forage into silos. That’s not done much anymore for reasons of safety, practicality, and scale. The most common method ...

Fall is just around the corner, but for West Mill Flowers, that means it's time to ramp up their fieldwork and prepare for fall planting.

Owner Becca Monroe said this time of year, the flowers are in full bloom and frost is on her mind.

How do you even sum this one up? I really can't. But I can promise you it will probably make you laugh, you'll hear more from Lawrence than ever (NO, REALLY) and stick around to the end if you want to see some baler repair. I know some of y'all love that stuff. 😅 We appreciate you being here! Unt...

No joke, it's really and truly finally here and I still can't believe it. Now if we can just get our air conditioner to work. In the house AND tractor. 🙃 Maybe by the next video we'll have tractor, baler and house fixed. Maybe? 🤷‍♀️ Thanks for sticking it out with us, we appreciate you being here...

Regenerative practices have become a new area of focus in production Agriculture. But what about our grazing lands — are we managing those lands for healthier soil, a healthier environment AND a healthier bottom line? Hugh Aljoe and Jim Johnson with Noble Research Institute, an Oklahoma-based ran...

It's been a doozie of a week here, y'all! Started strong getting back to school, then in one day it all went south. 😅 Ain't that the way it goes? Thank you for hanging in there with us, we appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards

7/18/23 | After a one year hiatus on using his lift kit for the John Deere R4038 sprayer due to drought, Matt gets a chance to use it again spraying a fungicide on a good looking corn crop!

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7/14/23 | While Andy hauls the last few loads of wheat, Matt goes to the field to show how he screwed up a bunch of cotton....plus the final results of the new bin sweep!

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7/13/23 | The grain bin is getting close to empty! That means it's time to give the new paddle sweep a test run! But will Matt and Kelly have buyers remorse after using it???

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7/10/23 | After finally getting a break from spraying due to a much needed storm system, Matt finally makes the decision to go look at a new litter spreader to hopefully take care of one of his big problems from the past spring...

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7/4/23 | With Andy and Matt caught up on a lot of the chores around the farm, Andy starts hauling wheat while Matt starts spraying cotton and gives you an up close update on the status of the cotton crop.

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7/1/23 | Matt shows a lot of the chores that him, Andy, and Kelly have to get done during the summer such as topdressing cotton, cleaning equipment, reporting crop acres, and tending to the corn maze. A much welcome storm system interrupts Matt's and Andy's work..

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6/30/23 | While Matt finishes up spraying and showing off the late cotton crop, Andy gets started on one of the nastiest jobs on the farm: cleaning the combine. But just when he gets started, a potential water emergency pops up...

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6/26/23 | With wheat harvest over with, all the other crops at Griggs Farms need some attention. Matt starts out by putting in some test plots for Corteva of a product called Utrisha which is supposed to provide nitrogen to the crops using a certain species of bacteria.

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Planting is in full swing! Join us as we plant corn in Missouri.

Grayce and Gavin. Two young, American farmers building their operations and their relationship. Oh yeah, and they live five hours apart. Grayce’s family has been farming for well over 200 years. Gavin… Well, he can still count it o...

A new fuel trailer company called Lightning Puddle sent me a model to try out. It's so exciting getting to try out the latest in fuel pump technology with their state of the art "Puddle Pumper". Although Steven works for Thunder Creek fuel trailers, he was equally impressed with the new Lightning...