After being rebuilt this winter, the A/C system on the John Deere 4440 is throwing fits again. Matt, Kelly, and Andy have to fix the first module miswrap of the year. Matt explains about the fire hazards on cotton pickers and also shows the results of his ripping tree roots around field borders...

Matt has picked enough of the 2024 cotton crop to realize that even though it looks great, the yields are not what he was expecting. Matt gets his first look at the ripped ground and tries to determine if ripping last fall is paying off in higher yield...

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The gremlins are still hanging around! This time, it's problems with the litter spreader. Matt talks about what the cotton is yielding and how the yield monitor is not reliable. Kelly shows how modules are tagged and explains the origins behind the pink TAMA wrap that Matt has switched to.

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Cotton harvest is finally here and Matt is excited for what he thinks will be a pretty big crop. But after a long August of him, Andy, and Luke Routh working on Part 2 of the cotton picker overhaul, will the picker run like it should??? Or more importantly, can Matt remember how to operate it??...

What should've been a short and quick soybean harvest has drawn into a long process as Matt, Kelly, and Andy struggle with breakdowns and repairs. Matt has to add some armor plating to his combine and shows an injury he picked up as a job hazard....

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Just when soybean harvest gets going good, Matt starts having equipment breakdowns including the most expensive hydraulic hose he's ever had to replace. Matt also rips some soybean ground and shows the viewer just how good of a job the CaseIH 2500 ripper is doing.

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Soybean Harvest 2024 begins! However, the crew at Griggs Farms has a few issues with equipment to work out. And not only that, the local grainery starts rejecting loads of soybeans due to damage from the hurricane. Matt shows the result of the cotton defoliation from the drone and gives a vita...

With Hurricane Helene hanging around and soaking West Tennessee, Matt hires a drone crew to come in and spray his replanted soybeans to desiccate them and also to spread some cover crop in the city limits of Jackson that his cropduster won't do. Afterwards, Matt likes the job the did so much he ...

With Hurricane Helene bearing down on them, Matt and Andy race to get the rest of the ground ripped and planted with cover crop but fall short when a surprise rain event shows up. Matt shows the carnage from the gearbox on his combine that was leaking badly during corn harvest.

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With the remnants of Hurricane Helene quickly approaching, Matt and Andy race to get fieldwork done before being rained out. Matt is still ripping ground and Andy is getting started planting cover crops. Matt shows how to calibrate a drill, talks about his plans to improve his soil structure, h...

With corn harvest complete, Matt gets the chance to run his new ripper he bought last spring. He explains his plans and reasons for turning to some deep tillage in order to improve fields and it starts by penetrating down into the fragipan. But the big question is, will his tractors pull it???
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Matt, Kelly, and Andy get done with the high yielding bottoms and are surprised when corn yields remain elevated on the hill ground. Matt talks about his seed decisions for 2025 with several seed manufacturers raising prices yet again and hum being frustrated with the disappearance of some favor...

Matt finally figures out what exactly is broke on the combine. After Hurricane Francine keeps Matt, Kelly, and Andy out of the field for close to a week, Matt decides to give Kelly and Andy some combining experience.

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With Hurricane Francine barreling towards West Tennessee, Matt, Kelly, and Andy race to get as much corn harvested as possible before the rain bands arrive. However, they are slowed down by big yields, and even worse, two breakdowns. Kelly explains the struggles of a grain cart driver.

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With the low commodity prices and below average yields, Matt talks a little about his marketing strategy this year utilizing basis contracts and rolling contracts trying to squeeze some profit out of this corn crop. Matt, Kelly, and Andy get the variety plots harvested and Matt gives the results...

Finally a few good days running! Matt, Kelly, and Andy finally get done with the poor corn crop in Crockett County and get moved to some much better corn in Madison county. Matt talks about his preparations for hurricane Francine that is coming up through the Gulf of Mexico. Andy gets a towawa...

The crew at Griggs Farms just can't get going good on a bad corn harvest. Days 3 and 4 continue to bring a myriad of problems and breakdowns culminating with Matt finding out that they haven't solved their grain buggy issues. Matt thanks his viewers for a tip about improving his cotton picker.
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After a decent first day, Matt Kelly, and Andy start having a myriad of problems with equipment breaking down. But when the grain cart goes down, it could bring corn harvest to a screeching halt. Matt gets burned cutting metal upside down. Andy gets the 4440 stuck.

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Harvest season is upon us! Two weeks earlier than last year too! Matt, Kelly, and Andy get the equipment to the field to begin harvesting what Matt predicts is a subpar corn crop due to drought this summer. But right off the bat, the combine starts giving them problems.

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Matt, Kelly, and Andy take a break from getting harvest equipment ready to attend the 2024 Farm Progress Show! They get to see lots of cool new equipment, watch combine demonstrations, and catch up with friends. But the highlight of the show was getting to see inside of the New CaseIH AF11 comb...

Matt and Andy have 4 preharvest repair projects going on and not a single one of them is finished due to waiting on parts. Today, they try to cut that number in half by getting the CaseIH ripper and the GTS cornhead finished and ready for the field before getting back on the John Deere drill and...

With Luke Routh heading back to North Carolina soon, Matt gets him to repair some electrical wiring on the cotton picker while Andy starts removing the rusted out rear doors. Matt, Andy, and Luke also take advantage of some shade on a hot morning to bring the John Deere 1560 drill out of the she...

The cotton picker work continues. A big project begins in replacing all the baler belts on the Round Module Baler. But for a few days, Matt and Andy have help from a new person on the farm...

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With the ripper project at a standstill and other repairs done, Matt and Andy turn their attention to their new John Deere baler cotton picker and focus on finishing the overhaul that began last year...First up is replacing the water pump, thermostats, and doing some work on the heads.

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