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...

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...

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, ...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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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With the conclusion of wheat harvest, it's time for Matt to turn his attention to his summer crops. First thing up, looking at his Nutricharge and Powerplant plots to determine if the products are performing as advertised and he does this by pulling some tissue test to determine nutrient concent...

The planting season just will NOT end! With wheat harvest complete and all the soybeans planted, Matt goes and checks on the soybeans Kelly planted before all of the heavy rains during wheat harvest. He is dismayed by what he sees and is forced to do something he's rarely had to do before...rep...

The end of a miserable wheat harvest is finally here. Matt talks about changes he's going to make to his winter crop program for next year, including the possiblility of trying a brand new crop. Kelly has a major hydraulic leak on the tractor. Carter gives a lesson in tractor driving and talks...

Wheat harvest is about to wind down for Matt, Kelly, Carter, and Andy. Matt is shocked by the yield on what he thought would be his worst yielding farm. Carter takes over control of harvest. Kelly has problems with the planter after "pole dancing." Matt explains his wheat marketing strategy i...

Matt talks about the most controversial subject in agriculture...test weight. He explains what it is, why it's important, and what he's doing to improve it on his wheat. Carter gives a lesson in unloading on the go. Kelly hauls grain before going back to planting. Carter wakes up the neighbor...

With the constant deluge of storms finally past, Matt, Andy, Kelly, and Carter race to finish the last half of the wheat crop. However, with all the rain, the weeds are growing through the wheat canopy, slowing down harvest, and all the mud makes for some hazardous conditions getting in and out ...

The Griggs just can't catch a break with the weather. The next storm system arrives before it was predicted to and dumps a flood of water on the wheat crop that isn't half finished yet. With multiple days of rain, Matt has to make a mess of his fields to spray some soybeans before they emerge. ...

With the clear weather window for wheat harvest rapidly closing, more down trees plague Matt and Carter. Kelly gets ill at Matt after her planter found some foreign debris that Matt left in the field last harvest. Carter test out the construction of a new sewer pipe the city put in. Matt plays...