3/21/24 | While Matt continues his strip spraying on corn and cotton ground, Andy gets started ripping some ground. But his equipment might surprise you...
Matt shows off his aerial seeded cover crops and later asks for your prayers and talks about the evil perpetuating society.

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3/18/24 | The new farm makeover continues...with some bulldozer work! Matt works on smoothing up the cleared ground and reshaping some of the slopes so that they can be planted. Kelly and Andy work on getting some nitrogen applied to the wheat crop using variable rate prescriptions. Matt apolo...

3/15/24 | After a good run in the field, Matt, Andy, Kelly, and Carter are back in the shop trying to get the planter put back together. The correct disc openers showed up and Matt explains the comparison of the different disc openers he's trying from Wear Parts LLC to test the longevity.

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3/14/24 | Logan and Bobby Hanks, hosts of the "Talk Dirt To Me" podcast, invite Matt and Kelly on their show to talk about a wide range of subjects incuding urban expansion, chicken litter wars, their Hollywood experiences, and high yielding low cost soybean production. See a few segments on thi...

3/13/24 | With the dry spring so far spring fieldwork is under way. The crew at Griggs Farms is pulling double duty as Kelly and Andy spray wheat while Matt sprays burndown strips in his cover crop. Matt talks about the difficulties farmers are facing this year with low commodity and high input...

3/8/24 | Matt picked up a new 40 acre farm for 2024. But the farm has had cattle on it for decades and is in a major need of rehab before any crops can be planted on it. Matt starts out by renting a trackhoe to clear the overgrown trees and brush as the first step in getting this farm ready to ...

3/7/24 | Project #2 gets started in the shop and Matt, Andy, and Kelly quickly get the Kinze planter stripped down. It's a fairly short and easy repair list but quickly comes to a halt when Matt finds out he's been shipped the wrong parts.

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2/28/24 | With Matt and Andy staying on the farm, Kelly has to travel to Houston, Texas to the 2024 Commodity Classic to do some work with the NCGA. While there, she has a chance to tour the trade show and see the latest offerings from John Deere and other companies.

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2/28/24 | After a combine inspection, Matt and Andy have to quickly turn around and get started on an unexpected combine repair. Matt finds out his measurements on the dirtpan drawbar are slightly off and won't fit...

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2/26/24 | The tractor repairs are under way but prove to be frustrating, especially when it comes to cleaning the evaporator coil on one of the tractors. Matt has to modify the drawbar for the new dirtpan, but isn't sure if he's got the equipment to work with 2" thick steel...

2/19/24 | All the equipment is serviced but it's not ready for spring fieldwork yet. There's several repairs and LED lighting upgrades that need to be made to the tractors first plus some accessories for the John Deere 4440. But before that, Matt gets some bad news about his sprayer that could w...

2/12/24 | Let the winter shopwork begin! The first thing on the agenda is getting a B&W gooseneck hitch installed on the new 2500 RAM! After that, Matt and Andy get started on servicing all the equipment before they get started fixing everything. Matt shows off a new tool he picked up at the F...

2/1/24 | After a month and a half of plentiful rain, the ground has finally dried up enough to run across it. And with wheat about to come out of dormancy, it's going to be craving some nitrogen. So Matt and Andy quickly gear up to get some wheat fertilized. Kelly shows off and award they rece...

2/15/24 | The crew at Griggs Farms take a break from the farm and invade Louisville, KY to attend the biggest indoor farm show in the world!! They visit with some familiar vendors, some old friends, make some new friends, and get an insider view of two brand new combines from Case IH and New Hol...

Matt travels to Jonesboro, AR to give a presentation with Dr. Tyson Raper of UT Extension on his experience utilizing chicken litter in his row crop system over the last several years. Matt will answer the questions, what to expect out of chicken litter and what are the best management practices...

1/31/24 | The river has finally opened back up and Matt and Andy rush to finish hauling soybeans and use that new paddle sweep to clean the bin out. Matt shows some of the in office work he's doing like ordering seed and getting finances in line and also gives some advice on how to market commod...

In this video, Matt reveals all the overhead costs associated with a row crop farm that are not directly related to crop inputs. How much does insurance, fuel, repair and maintenance, etc cost? He also shows what other forms of income, other than crop sales, his farm has, including a talk abou...

1/22/24 | After last years success of getting some equipment ceramic coated, Matt brings back Brian and Front Row Detailing to make some more equipment look like new! But is the paint on the combine too far gone to restore??? Brian dispels some popular myths about ceramic coating.

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Matt travels to Jonesboro, AR to give a presentation with Dr. Tyson Raper of UT Extension on his experience testing various popular biological products in his row crop system over the last several year. Matt will answer the question, do current biological products make farmers a profit or help w...

1/22/24 | With a frigid winter temperatures located over West TN, Matt and Andy have to deal with some icy conditions in order to get grain hauled only to get shut down from hauling a couple days later due to very different weather conditions. Matt finally gets his shop back and reveals what his...

In this video, Matt not only reveals the final yields from a record 2023 crop, but also shows how much each crop cost to put in, how it compared to previous years, and most importantly, how much profit was made from each crop!

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1/15/24 | Lot's of stuff goin on at Griggs Farms! Soybeans being hauled, truck being fixed, ice being broken, a major winter storm, and a combine makeover! Matt talks about the problems caused by unnecessary cold starts.

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1/8/24 | 2024 has arrived and that means it'[s time for some winter projects to begin. But work can't begin without a clean shop. In addition to that, soybeans need to be hauled and equipment needs to be upgraded. Matt attends a frigid auction hoping for a good deal, but will others have the s...