With very little rain over the last 2 months, the major drought from last year has continued into the 2026 planting season. Matt explains how it's being detrimental to planting while being teased with thunderstorms to the north. But will the rain swing down and catch Matt stuck in the field??? ...

Corn Planting is underway and Matt has to fix some gremlins like his fertilizer pump failing. Later, Matt, Kelly, and Matt put in an exciting replicated biological plot. Matt talks about and shows his data about the MicroNoc biological he's been using for years.

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With soybean planting done, Matt, Kelly, and Andy work to quickly get the planter set up to plant corn. But with the fix matt implemented for the row cleaners failing, they need to be overhauled. Plus the liquid fertilizer equipment needs to be put on. Will the new liquid fertilizer system on ...

What should have been a quick and easy two days of soybean planting has turned into a drawn out mess with unforseen mechanical issues. After taking a morning to get the tractor hydraulics repaired, Matt gets to the furthest farm from the shop and promptly blows a 30' long hydraulic hose. But wi...

With most of the spring fieldwork done, it's time to get started planting the 2026 crop. Chasing big yields, this year will be the earliest Matt has ever planted his soybeans! But after taking a week going through the planter this winter and adding more systems, Matt quickly finds out that the ...

With part of one of Matt's farms being sold for development, he needs to make a new access road to get to the rest of the farm. Matt talks about the history of that farm being that it was the first farm he ever rented but subdivisions have been encroaching on it for 19 years. Later Matt stops a...

Spring is progressing much more quickly at Griggs Farms than normal. With the unseasonably warm and dry weather, crops have progressed quickly this year. Kelly has to spray the canola with a fungicide, Matt is re-treating his burndown strips, and Carter and Andy are spreading fertilizer. Matt ...

Only one task remains before planting begins...all the chicken litter must be spread. Matt gives an education on the demand for chickens in America and facts on how much litter is produced that must go somewhere. But with constant complaints from some in the surrounding houses, no one wants to ...

With the very dry conditions, Matt has plans on fixing some places in the field that he hasn't been able to because of mud in past years. But Andy finds a bad wheel bearing on the dirtpan that must be fixed first. Andy and Carter get started spreading chicken litter, but a tire blowout brings t...

With the long stretch of dry weather, Andy gets excited about doing some tillage to fix where the tile was installed. Matt shows the proof of how the extreme drought from last year has not ended yet. Matt and Andy modify the new saddle tank frame on the tractor to improve the turning radius.

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With Andy temporarily out, Kelly has to go spray the wheat. Matt explains what he's seeing from the ripping and also talks about what he's doing different with crop insurance. Later, loading the steers puts Kelly in a precarious situation.

With planting season right around the corner, Matt and Andy race to get the planter finished with the installation of the Precision Planting liquid fertilizer system. Matt debates how to plumb it up to make access to other parts of the planter easy for easier repairs. But first, Matt gives his ...

With Matt and Andy rained out of the field, work on the planter continues with the plumbing of the liquid fertilizer system and overhaul of the row cleaners. Matt explains his unique solution to repairing the Martin row cleaner hubs to save big dollars. Matt responds to viewers comments about h...

With a break in between rains, Matt gets started spraying his burndown strips in the fast growing cover crop. After giving a brief explanation of what he's doing and why he's doing it, he dives off in explaining how recent global events are causing chaos in American agriculture and how he was ab...

Matt and Andy are ready to get started on their second major project of the winter: adding a Precision Planting liquid fertilizer system to the Kinze planter. After two bad years of drought, Matt talks about the economics of investing in equipment to ultimately save money and be a better stewar...

Matt and Andy get started working on a project Matt hasn't done in 20 years because of his hatred for them: installing saddle tanks on a tractor. But first, Matt and Andy have a tractor to bring back to life and a combine to carry to the dealership...

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Before the next big shop project, Matt and Andy try to get some smaller projects out of the way. The John Deere 4440 needs the cab freshened up with a new interior kit, plus the fuel injector pump is finally ready to bring the New Holland T6010 back to life.

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After a major snow and ice storm kept the Griggs from applying the first application of nitrogen to their wheat crop, Matt is faced with the big decision of applying a very late first application or waiting a week or two and applying all the nitrogen at once.

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After a week long break, Matt, Andy, Kelly, and Carter get back to finishing the John Deere 1560 grain drill overhaul. However, Matt realizes they missed one crucial step and later finds out he didn't label the pieces right and where they went...

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Part 2 of the John Deere 1560 Grain Drill Overhaul. While Andy works on replacing parts on the drill, Matt turns his attention to the next shop project, repairing the row cleaners on his planter. After looking at the situation, Matt saves a boatload of money with a little ingenuity repairing ol...

Matt shows the key differences between the John Deere no till drills from the 750 to the 1590 to aid in your buying decision. He shows the problem areas, the way to fix these problem areas, and the upgrades that John Deere has made to the design in newer versions.

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After 7 years and 8,000 acres, Matt's John Deere grain drill is in need of a complete overhaul. But Matt takes what is considered one of the most miserable repair jobs on the farm and shows an easy way to complete a labor intensive task.

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After analyzing where the profit came from in 2025 and what exactly it costs to grow row crops in 2026 in separate videos, Matt gives his projections for 2026 growing cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat, and canola and tries to determine if it's possible to be profitable without subsidies.

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In this video, Matt details what it costs to grow row crops in 2026 using low inputs and regenerative methods.

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