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Impossible To Predict... | Cotton Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 95
After a short break to plant some wheat and let the replanted cotton fully open, cotton harvest is back on! Matt starts off by getting his variety plots harvested. But with cotton yields disappointing this year, how much worse will the replanted cotton yield??? As Matt finds, cotton yields can...
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Plant Into Dust...Make Bins Bust... | Wheat Planting | Griggs Farms
Episode 94
While Matt, Kelly, and Andy wait a few days for the rest of the cotton to open up, Matt decides to get some wheat planted earlier than he has in many years. Matt talks about his wheat weed control program and the varieties he's selected. He's excited about the yield prospects of the early plant...
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A Crappy Christmas Display...4th Annual Farm Christmas Display! | Griggs Farms
Episode 91
It's that time of year again!. With keeping of the tradition and Matt tapping out this year, Kelly decides to take it upon herself to do a farm Christmas display. However her pick of decorating the sprayer is not possible this year due to it needing some repairs, so she decides to go a different...
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Scraping Rock Bottom | Cotton Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 93
With Kelly back doing her regular job stacking modules, she faces a difficult creek crossing. Matt talks about the lack of quality time he and Kelly get due to harvest and discusses a big surprise coming to the channel.
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Defying Doctor's Orders... | Cotton Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 92
Due to a staph infection in his knee limiting his mobility, Matt has to have Kelly ride along with him in the picker to help him when he has chokeups or other issues. Confined to a tight cab for two days, Matt and Kelly have some disagreements about the climate control. Kelly gets an opportunit...
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I Refuse To Get A Service Call!! | Cotton Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 90
With cotton harvest rolling along smoothly, Matt has an ambitious goal of getting two farms harvested. But soon after, the picker starts having problems with not wrapping the modules correctly. Matt shows his diagnostic process in eliminating what is wrong. Kelly talks about the impending mega...
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4440s Suck...Change My Mind | Cotton Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 89
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...
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Worst Good Looking Cotton I've Ever Had... | Cotton Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 88
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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All For A Good Cause! | Cotton Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 87
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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I Guess I Forgot How To Run This Thing... | Cotton Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 86
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??...
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It's Been One Of Those Kinda Weeks | Soybean Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 85
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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The Most Expensive Hose I've Ever Bought | Soybean Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 84
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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We Got Grain Rejected Again!!! | Soybean Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 83
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...
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It’s Too Wet in the Fields To Do Anything!!! Or Is It… | Griggs Farms
Episode 82
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 ...
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Who Opened The Floodgates??? | Griggs Farms
Episode 81
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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Need Some More Horses Under The Hood!!! | Griggs Farms
Episode 80
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...
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Going Where No Plow Has Gone Before | Griggs Farms
Episode 79
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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There's Gonna Be Some Changes Next Year!!! | Corn Harvest Finale | Griggs Farms
Episode 78
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...
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Kicked Out Of The Combine!!! | Corn Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 77
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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Shut Down Again!!! Twice... | Corn Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 76
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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What's Our Marketing Strategy This Year??? | Corn Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 75
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...
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From Bad Yields To Decent Yields.. | Corn Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 74
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...
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Farming Is So Much Fun!!! | Corn Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 73
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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Ain't Nothing Going Right!! | Corn Harvest | Griggs Farms
Episode 72
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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