11/10/23 | With cotton harvest finally over, the crew at Griggs Farms has only a few short days to get their winter wheat crop planted before the insurance deadline. But with Matt still unsure if he can actually plant wheat with the Bourgualt CD872 air seeder because of his tractor's limited hyd...

Meet five farmers rewriting the story of American agriculture. Driven by a passion to explore, educate and equip the next generation of farmers. Together they are shaping a more sustainable future, cultivating not only crops, but a legacy for generations. A journey of triumph, a testament to pers...

Blake Matthews returned to the Idaho family farming operation twenty years ago. Upon his return, he began experimenting with a new array of products and practices, including bio-nutrients. First, he used bio-nutrients to help his sugar beets bounce back after applying glyphosate. He moved on to p...

22 years ago, immediately after graduating from college AND getting married, John Carroll and his new bride flew to Brazil to start farming. John’s family, with a farming operation in west central Illinois, had just purchased farm land in a newly developed Ag area of Brazil. Today John and his fa...

11/3/23 | The crew at Griggs Farms are struggling with cotton harvest. None of the equipment is wanting to cooperate and the bushhog decides to tag out with the cotton picker for a catastrophic breakdown. With no hope of getting replacement parts, Matt tests out his welding skills to the max. ...

In Agriculture we generally have the perception that farmers as price takers are being short-changed as “middle men” make all the margin. While it’s popular to talk about “cutting out the middle man,” how realistic is it to actually happen? Ryan Moe and Todd Thurman join Damian to discuss who the...

Matt Miles, from McGehee, Arkansas grows 2 crops that no one else in XtremeAg grows. One of them is rice and one of them is cotton and he has a love-hate relationship with both of them. The XtremeAg Show Premieres on January 30th, 2024.

A 6th generation farmer from Arion, Iowa. Kelly says his sustainable approach and high-yield approach are converging, and he believes that is going to take him to the next level. His goal is to farm sustainably while raising 442 bushel corn. The XtremeAg Show Premieres on January 30th, 2024.

Ag commodity marketing is too complex, largely misunderstood, and the industry is full of products and services you probably don’t even need to profitably market your grain. That truth bomb — along with many more — is courtesy of Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grain. Mr. Vaclavik, a former grain trader...

11/8/23 | With a storm system storming in, the crew at Griggs Farms has one day left to finish cotton harvest and 80 acres left. But in order to finish before the rains arrive, they'll need the most productive day they've ever had out of their new John Deere cotton picker...

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11/7/23 | With the threat of the cotton picker overheating, Matt is on pins and needles hoping the cotton harvesting equipment holds together the last couple of days. The Griggs Farms crew starts harvest on a field that was partially replanted and Matt sees a stark difference in yields.

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11/6/23 | With things running relatively smoothly with the baler picker, the Griggs Farms crew continues to put in some late nights to get cotton harvest wrapped up before the next storm system rolls in. Matt screws up and creates more work for himself.

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11/4/23 Another day, more multiple problems to deal with. Fortunately Matt catches a serious problem of an unwrapped module before he ejects it saving a disaster.

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11/2/23 | Everyone warned Matt that baler pickers threw codes all the time and could sometimes have problems with Matt. But after a few days of relatively smooth running with the picker, Matt was beginning to believe that it was all a myth. The whole crew at Griggs Farms starts struggling with ...

11/1/23 | With the rainout in the cotton field, Matt and Andy put the new Salford litter spreader through its first test run to start fertilizing for the 2024 wheat crop. when they finally get back to picking cotton, the crew starts running into all kinds of problems.

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All we want for Christmas is two front tires... 😛 Not sure how this happened, other than it can happen. Come see what broke this time. 😅 Wishing you and yours the Merriest Christmas! Happy Birthday Jesus! We appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards

Interest rates appear to be stabilizing, wage and food inflation are still worsening, and predictions for America’s Ag sector are a bit dour for 2024. What’s going on at the macro-economic level and what does it mean for Agriculture? Compeer’s Chief Risk Officer, Bill Moore, joins Damian to discu...

Jim Malone talks about his journey in farming over 45,000 acres of peanuts and cotton. Mr. Malone has aspirations to farm the entire state of Georgia and so much more.

10/28/23 | With heavy rains predicted to come in, Matt, Kelly, and Andy race to get as much cotton picked before suffering yield and quality loss due to weather. Matt demonstrates how that day is a prime example of how much better this cotton harvesting system is when dealing with impending weat...

10/26/23 | Cotton harvest 2023 is rolling (no pun intended) along! However Kelly begins to experience problems moving the modules and has to add weight to the tractor and while Matt is pointing out the damage storms can cause to crops, a neighbor has a serious problem with something no farmer e...

It's that time of year to bring some Christmas cheer! After decorating the combine, and cotton picker in previous years, the Griggs decide to dress up the Bourgualt CD872 air seeder this year!!! The Griggs also announce a special promotion from Hisea boots!

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Cost of production set a record in 2023 as the most expensive crops ever planted. How things turned out for the P&L statement depended on weather, yield, and how well operators navigated the commodity markets. Prices for land, labor, fuel, machinery, and crop inputs aren’t subsiding, nor is the i...

10/22/23 | After a couple of days of cutting beans, the next round of cotton is ready to pick!!!. However, after a wonderful first day of running the new John Deere baler picker, Matt, Kelly, and Andy have a hard time getting going when they are besieged by problems...

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