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No Matter What You Do, Sometimes Things Go South... | Griggs Farms
Episode 57
A broken A/C line on the sprayer makes for a steamy experience for Matt and Andy. Matt gives a mini crop update, showing some of the issues they're facing in cotton this year with pests and also shows what he's doing to push and extraordinary looking soybean crop.
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Everything’s Falling Apart at the End… Wheat Harvest Finale | Griggs Farms
Episode 56
An outstanding wheat harvest is winding down but an easy final day turns into and expensive nightmare with multiple breakdowns. Can the Griggs Farms crew solve all the problems and get the wheat crop wrapped up?
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Elmers 1300 HaulMaster Should Be the 1400! Wheat Harvest #8 | Griggs Farms
Episode 55
Matt, Andy, and Carter attempt what should be a quick fix on the steering for the combine. However, does Matt have enough tricks up his sleave to break loose the tie rod? Matt finds his best wheat of the year. The Griggs find out the TRUE capacity of the Elmer's 1300 HaulMaster grain cart. Bu...
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Racing Against the Storm!!! Wheat Harvest #7 | Griggs Farms
Episode 54
After the driest spring of his career, regular rains are plaguing wheat harvest with rainouts every couple of days and quickly degrading wheat quality. Matt tries to steal a day by harvesting when conditions are questionable before another storm system rolls in. Matt gives a glimpse of his corn...
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The Results Are In! Do Fungicides Pay in Wheat?? Wheat Harvest #6 | Griggs Farms
Episode 53
Matt finally gets to find out if he made the right decision in foregoing a fungicide on his wheat crop this year when he gets to his replicated test plots and with a repaired scale on the Elmer's 1300 grain cart, he should get accurate results. Kelly shows some problems she's had on the planter....
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Load The Wagon, Not the Mule!! Wheat Harvest #5 | Griggs Farms
Episode 52
With the excellent wheat crop ongoing, it doesn't take long to load up the Elmer's 1300 HaulMaster grain cart. Matt and Carter decide to test out their New Holland T7.270 to see if the tractor can pull the fully loaded grain cart up a steep hill. Carter rescues a new born fawn from the wheat fi...
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Data Driven Decisions: EarthScout L4+ Soil Moisture Sensor Review | Griggs Farms
EarthScout reached out to Matt to test and review their L4+ Soil Moisture probe and not only is Matt going to test the product, he's going to use it to gather some valuable data comparing no till systems to regenerative ag systems utilizing cover crops.
The EarthScout L4 + Soil Moisture Sensor i...
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Does Planting Saved Wheat Seed Over Certified Seed Cost You Yield | Griggs Farms
Episode 50
Right before an expected storm system rolls in, Matt finally gets back in some good standing wheat. But on this farm, Matt has his first set of wheat test plots and hopes to answer the age old question: does saving and planting your own wheat seed year after year cost you yield? Kelly pulls do...
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Harvesting Storm Damaged Wheat | Griggs Farms
Episode 49
Matt gets moved to a farm where storms blew all the wheat flat on the ground and he struggles late into the night trying to get it cut before predicted storms arrive. Kelly is nervous having to pull the Elmer's 1300 grain cart up a steep, dangerous access road loaded with 50,000 lbs of wheat. M...
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Planning For a Proper Farm Transition! Wheat Harvest #2 | Griggs Farms
Episode 48
Wheat harvest is in full swing and it's Kelly's turn to experience the Elmer's 1300 HaulMaster grain cart. But while Kelly is on the grain cart, someone needs to take her place on the planter so Carter get's his first chance at planting a crop. To go along with Carter learning a new job, Matt e...
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Name Brand Quality Pesticides at Generic Prices! | Griggs Farms
Episode 47
Today, Matt has Brian Adams, U.S. sales manager for Life Scientific visit his farm to explain the new fungicide offerings they have available in the U.S. market. Life Scientific reverse engineers off patent name brand, multiple modes of action herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides and market...
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Trend Reversal: An Excellent Wheat Crop After 3 Subpar Ones | Griggs Farms
Episode 46
After finishing up with their first ever canola harvest, Matt, Andy, Kelly, and Carter jump right into what Matt thinks will be a big wheat harvest...the biggest one in years. But will Matt be disappointed yet again when the combine starts to roll? Andy gets his chance to run the big Elmer's gr...
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Coming To an Airport Near You! Canola Harvest Finale | Griggs Farms
Episode 45
Matt, Andy, and Carter rush to get the rest of the canola harvested so they can immediately get started harvesting wheat. Matt explains how this canola will be used for making renewable fuels, specifically sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Matt talks about all the things he's lear...
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First Day Canola Harvest with Elmer's 1300 HaulMaster! | Griggs Farms
Episode 44
Finally, the Griggs' first ever canola harvest is under way. But will Matt be satisfied with the yields of his first ever canola crop? Matt talks about the economics of producing canola vs wheat. Matt, Carter, and Andy are excited about putting the @elmersmfg 1300 HaulMaster to the test and ...
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Setting The Combine for Our First Ever Canola Harvest! | Griggs Farms
Episode 43
After much anticipation, it's time for Matt, Kelly, and Andy to harvest their first ever canola crop! But with no experience harvesting canola that the difficulties involved with capturing the tiny seed, will Matt be able to do an acceptable job harvesting it? Matt also takes a look at the firs...
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The Grain Cart That Sets the Standard! | Griggs Farms
Episode 42
With planting out of the way, Matt, Kelly, Andy, and Carter can focus on the much anticipated first canola harvest. But before they carry the combine to the field, @elmersmfg is dropping off a big piece of equipment for them to test out that they first saw at the National Farm Machinery Show. ...
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32:45Episode 41A Major In-Field Repair!!! | Griggs Farms
Episode 41
Cotton Planting was going along smoothly...until it wasn't. Parts falling off the planter forces Matt to initiate a search & rescue and a hidden obstacle in the field rips the wing off of the roller crimper leading to a big repair job. Matt explains the reason for his optimism this year in the ...
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The Easiest Planting Season of My Career!! Cotton Planting #4 | Griggs Farms
Episode 40
With Andy still out of town, Matt, Kelly, and Carter are doing their best to get the cotton planted as soon as possible. Fortunately, the weather has been very cooperative in getting the crop planted and Matt reflects on how easy the 2026 planting season has been compared to past years. A blown...
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Double The Duty! Cotton Planting #3 | Griggs Farms
Episode 39
With Andy out for the week and Carter in school, Matt and Kelly have to pull double duty to get the cotton crop planted as soon as possible. However, Kelly has suddenly come down with an illness that she has to battle through. Matt discusses the intricacies of planting green explaining why he s...
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Carter Is Coming into His Own! Cotton Planting #2 | Griggs Farms
Episode 38
Cotton planting is in full swing and with Andy being out, Carter is really stepping up his game by handling a difficult job like a pro. Matt sees some disease in the cover crop that has him concerned about the wheat crop. Matt explains the effects of the cover crop on soil temperature and how e...
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A Man Down! Cotton Planting #1 | Griggs Farms
Episode 37
With Andy having to be out of town a few days for his sister's wedding and the weather finally straightening up and Kelly having to spray corn, Matt has to get the cotton planting started by himself. But how much will juggling multiple jobs slow him down???
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Does Humic Acid Work & Carter's First Crop-Griggs Farms
Episode 36
While Kelly and Andy spray corn, Matt tries to get the combine repairs finished up. Carter puts his plan in action and plants his first ever crop-sunflowers for a dove hunt this fall. Matt puts in Part 2 of his humic acid test to see whether humic acid can stabilize nitrogen as stated. He show...
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More Unexpected Combine Repairs! | Griggs Farms
Episode 34
Matt has plans for saving more money on getting the CaseIH combine ready for harvest this year, but after Andy does some more closer inspection in a hard to get area, he has some bad news for Matt...
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29:43Episode 33There Goes The R&M Budget... | Griggs Farms
Episode 33
With it being too cold to plant cotton for now, Matt and Andy get started working on the combine getting it ready for canola and wheat harvest. But it happens to break down before even getting in the shop with what turns out to be a very expensive and unexpected repair...
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