10/19/23 | Cotton harvest begins for real today!!! Matt thinks some big yields are out there but was the decision to wait a good one? Even though the new picker has already formed its first module, will it continue to operate perfectly???

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10/21/23 | While the crew at Griggs Farms waits for their later planted cotton to open up, they get at it cutting some more doublecrop soybeans. But just as they are wrapping up for the day, it looks like Matt has yet another failure of some Case IH reman parts on the combine...

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10/18/23 | While waiting on cotton to open up, the crew at Griggs Farms continue with the soybean harvest. Matt talks about the drastic increase in doublecrop soybean yields he's seen in 17 years.

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10/16/23 | After 10 long months of waiting, it's finally time to take the new John Deere roller picker to the field of some awesome looking cotton! With Matt, Kelly, and Andy nervous about whether it will work or not, they give it it's first test run, But will it actually successfully roll and ...

10/13/23 | The crew at Griggs Farms race to get finished with the full season soybean crop. But first, Matt has to cut his yield competition plot and sees some eye popping numbers. Plus the numbers are in for the Utrisha test plots.

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In-between Christmas baking, stuck augers, building things and some delicious tenderloin! As always, we appreciate you being here. 🙂 Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards

Welcome back! Motors aren’t our friends these days. 🙃 Working our way through auger issues, eating our weight in good stuff and wading our way through the wake of 3+ inches of rain. We’re glad you’re with us! Thank you for being here and we hope you’ll come back. And I sincerely hope we all find ...

Canada is the world’s number one exporter of oats — a commodity enjoying an upswing in demand thanks to snack bars and oat milk. Did you know almost every bushel of oats goes straight to human consumption? With horse racing’s decline in popularity, human oat consumption is the key to future growt...

Fixing fence, chainsaw mishaps and trying to find Duke a squirrel. All in a day's work! We appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards

Come along with us to move some cows, hang a mineral feeder, put out minerals, make some more cookie dough and see just what can be done with some very burnt chicken. 😳 We appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards

Calvin Koeller's Illinois farm operation is about to lose a couple miles worth of farm land to an electrical grid expansion. This new electric line project was defeated a few years ago but, with support from the Inflation Reduction Act — and some Illinois politics — the Grainbelt Express Electric...

Cows, Cookies & Christmas Trees Oh My! 🐮🎄🍪 That about sums this one up. ☺️ We appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards

We’re back! We had a great Thanksgiving and hope you and yours did, too. Back to the grind, feeding cows, doing some decorating, having a go at the Jackpot and trying to fix Suzi once and for all (or for now).Cold Start, Warm Heart 🥲 Thank you for your support! We appreciate you so much. xx, The ...

Currently, pork profitability (or lack thereof) has certain observers comparing the industry to the late ’90’s when pork was in turmoil. It was that era, in fact, that set the stage for today’s (mostly) vertically integrated hog production model using contact grower farmers. Adam Krause, a contra...

After several months, the stockers are leaving our ranch! Watch as we gather and sort them for the last time and we load them out for their new homes. I also reflect on the U.S. food supply and why we should be grateful for our choices.

10/10/23 | With soybean harvest rolling along smoothly, Matt gets ready to cut his high yield competition plot. However, his power problems on his combine rears its head, leading to another epic parts run...

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10/9/23 | With the corn harvested and the cover crops planted, it's time for the crew at Griggs Farms to get started cutting the full season soybeans! During his crop tour, Matt saw some potentially record-breaking yield potential. Will his estimate come true though??? Andy learns a lesson at ...

10/6/23 | Matt's trying to finish up seeding the 500 acres of cover crop behind the corn but he's besieged with problems, both with the Bourgualt air seeder and his tractor. Matt points out some more nice features of the air seeder.

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10/2/23 | Matt continues to seed cover crops with the Bourgualt CD-872 air seeder and has to make some tractor modifications to try to get more hydraulic flow. Andy and Kelly get started defoliating cotton when they have a run in with a bicyclist. A crew shows up with a drone to do some aerial ...

9/30/23 | It's finally time to see what the Bourgault air seeder is all about as Matt carries it to the field to start planting some cover crops. Will it prove to be the machine that Matt hopes it is???

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George Gray of Clover Leaf Cotton Gin comes on the show and we talked about the history of cotton and so much more.

Corn is out of the field and in the bin. Yay! Beans are all sold. Yay! Cow problem is solved. Yay! Nice for some things to work out for a change. 🥲 Hope this finds you well and hope you and yours have a wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving! Until next time, farm hard live well. xx, The Bernards

If you’re in business, at some level, you’re in sales. So, how exactly would you rate your sales game? Do you ask the right questions? Is your product knowledge keeping up? Do you understand the needs and problems of the customers you seek to serve? St. John (“Sinjin”) Craner, a sales and marketi...

Never fails to fail! Lawrence has always worried this would happen. But we did get some good pickin' and grinnin' in after the fact. We appreciate you being here! Until next time, Farm Hard Live Well, The Bernards