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What Is This World Coming To??? Corn Harvest #8 | Griggs Farms
Episode 77
As Matt is harvesting his highest yielding corn of the year, he is shocked to hear of the murder of Charlie Kirk. Matt ponders what is wrong with this world that people are being targeted just for their opinion. Matt explains his grain bin management in order to preserve both high and low moist...
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What Might Have Been... Corn Harvest #7 | Griggs Farms
Episode 76
With all the poor ground now harvested, Matt, Kelly, and Andy finally get a chance to harvest some high yielding corn. But when they get moved to what Matt expects to be their best field of the year, he is shocked by the results...
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We Helped Cause the Ag Crisis, We Need to Help Fix It. | Griggs Farms
Episode 74
An Agricultural crisis, simmering for over 20 years and similar to the 70's and 80's is upon us. There is real potential for many farms, both big and small, to go out of business due to low commodity prices and sky high input prices. Instead of waiting on extra subsidies from Uncle Sam, it's ti...
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The Results Are In! Does Nutricharge Work??? Corn Harvest #6 | Griggs Farms
Episode 73
Today is the day that Matt collects data that will drive decision making on his farm for years to come. The big question he had going into this year was if Nutricharge worked as a fertilizer enhancer and also if ripping no till soil could lead to yield gains. After meeting with Molly from Agote...
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The Online Hate Against Farmers Is Real... Corn Harvest #5 | Griggs Farms
Episode 72
Corn harvest continues for the Griggs with yields being highly variable, some being really good and some being really bad. Matt gets to see if the tiling he did on a field back in the spring is going to make a difference in yield. Kelly speaks about the rise of online hate in social media again...
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So You Tell Me There's Finally A Chance Of Rain?! Corn Harvest #4 | Griggs Farms
Episode 71
Corn harvest continues to roll on with yields still continuing to surprise Matt. He continues to find the Progeny 9114 variety to be excellent, especially compared to a similar Dekalb variety. Rain chances are continuing to increase causing Matt and Kelly to get more excited. Matt gets his fir...
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Found My New Favorite Corn Variety! Corn Harvest #3 | Griggs Farms
Episode 70
Corn harvest has kicked into full gear. Matt moves to a new field and is completely blown away at how good a Progeny variety is doing on some poor ground and surprised how well corn yields are holding up considering the two and a half month long continuing drought. Parts start falling off the c...
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Labor Day Is For Laboring!!! Corn Harvest #2 | Griggs Farms
Episode 69
With the beginning of a new week, it's time for Matt, Kelly, and Andy to get serious about corn harvest. However, before they can get started, there's a few minor repairs and modification they have to do after discovering some issues the previous Friday. Matt finally gets his combine set right ...
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Can't Get This Figured Out!!! Corn Harvest #1 | Griggs Farms
Episode 68
With the extreme 60+ day drought still in effect, harvest season has arrived early for the crew at Griggs Farms. It all begins with corn harvest with Matt and Andy guessing some pretty low yields before starting. But before getting started good, Matt has some difficulties setting the combine an...
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Big Equipment, Podcasts, Tractor Racing! 2025 Farm Progress Show | Griggs Farms
Episode 67
With harvest right around the corner, Matt, Kelly, and Andy spend a few days in Decatur, Illinois at the Farm Progress Show. While there, they see the latest equipment and technology available, make connections for overhauling their existing equipment, record a Farm4Profit podcast and even get t...
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The Future of Agriculture Is Bright With These Students! | Griggs Farms
Episode 66
With the work on the John Deere cotton picker just about complete, with only replacing the belt lacing left to do, Matt turns his attention to the CaseIH ripper and shows the new ripper points from WearParts LLC that he is testing out to see if they offer longer wear life than OEM. Before Matt, ...
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Are Soil Health Practices Finally Paying? 25' Drought Stress Tour | Griggs Farms
Episode 65
After spending years building the soil and with almost two months of extreme drought conditions persisting, Matt goes to the field to see if his regenerative ag practices are finally paying off and takes a final look at his crops before harvest begins.
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John Deere's Worst Design Ever! | Griggs Farms
Episode 64
The extreme drought continues for Griggs Farms, and along with it, a massive heat dome has sent temperatures soaring. Matt and Andy continue work on the John Deere 7760 cotton picker getting it ready for harvest but hit a huge snag when they go to replace some cracked hydraulic hoses and have to...
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How To Make Profit With $4 Corn | Griggs Farms
Episode 63
With the recent USDA report showing a record shattering 188 bushel/acre nationwide corn yield and sub $4 corn prices on the horizon, Matt explains his strategy on capturing as much value from the corn market as he can. The work on the cotton picker begins and Matt makes a trip to Middle Tennesse...
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Case IH Trying To Put Us Out Of Business... | Griggs Farms
Episode 62
With the stringent offseason repair work done annually on the combine, Matt and Andy have a very short repair list to get it ready for corn harvest. Matt shows step by step how he sets up his combine for corn harvesting. Matt and Kelly partner with TractorMats and showcase their newest products...
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How Much Red Ink Will There Be This Year??? | Griggs Farms
Episode 62
With the drought worsening each passing day, Matt heads to the field to show how bad the damage is to the corn and the soybean crops. After examining the crops, Matt shows the costs he's got invested in the crops to determine what his breakeven yield is. Finally, he questions just how much long...
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Harvest Preparation Begins... | Griggs Farms
Episode 60
The AgPHd field day is almost here but before Matt and Kelly take off to South Dakota, the cotton needs to be sprayed for bugs. Matt shows how the cotton is developing amist severe drought conditions. After returning from vacation, Matt gives a drought update and talks about how critical it is ...
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So How Bad Was The Wheat Crop??? | Griggs Farms
Episode 59
With the poor wheat crop finally sold, Matt reveals the final numbers. Surprisingly there was one thing that wasn't as bad as he thought. Carter gets his chance on the sprayer and has to spray fungicide on the soybeans. Matt gives a mini crop tour to show the effects of the worsening drought o...
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26:54Episode 58Always Get It In Writing!!! | Griggs Farms
Episode 58
While Matt is spraying cotton, Kelly and Andy finally get the last of the wheat loaded and hauled. Matt explains why chemical stewardship is critical and gives a good example of why it is so important that landowners and farmers put their land lease agreements in writing.
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Everything Was Going Great Until It Wasn't... | Griggs Farms
Episode 57
While Matt is busy spraying cotton, Kelly and Andy are hard at it trying to get the last of the wheat hauled. But when one of the new bin sweeps breaks suddenly, Kelly gets dirty and sweaty in blazing conditions to keep the truck running. Matt talks about how the recent heat wave is reducing po...
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Resistant Weed Eradication Takes Dedication | Griggs Farms
Episode 56
The cotton has taken off and Matt needs to quickly get his last herbicides of the year applied. However, Matt is using a tool not seen very much any more, a hooded sprayer. Matt explains why it's the best tool for the job and talks about what kind of effort is needed to eradicate herbicide resi...
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Proper Equipment Does A Proper Job | Griggs Farms
Episode 55
Corn is at brown silk and Southern rust is close by so it's time for Matt to activate the Simons Innovations lift kit on his John Deere R4038 sprayer and get some fungicide sprayed on his corn crop! He demonstrates why a self propelled sprayer does a better job in his area than a cropduster or d...
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Why Does Saving And Replanting Wheat Seed Cost Yield??? | Griggs Farms
Episode 54
It's time for Matt to deliver his saved wheat seed for cleaning so he can plant it for the 2026 crop. However, after questioning whether saving his wheat seed has caused his recent yield declines, he finally has the answer to why saving seed leads to lower yields. Matt has truck problems and la...
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New Replacement Dash For The Sterling Truck! | Griggs Farms
Episode 53
After suffering with a broken and sun rotted brittle dash in his Sterling truck and no factory replacement parts available, Matt finally finds an aftermarket company that makes replacement dashes and Andy gets to figure out how to install it
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