Feeling that America’s “flyover states” deserve more love than they usually get from the rest of the country, Nebraska row-crop grower and beef producer Joe Knobbe decided to do something about it. As he explains on the latest episode of Grow Getters, when he’s not farming or ranching, Knobbe is working at his small distillery, a converted farrowing barn on the family property.
Heads up: One report says heat unit thresholds for the pest to develop have been met/exceeded in parts of southeast Kansas, central Missouri, central/southern Illinois, central Indiana and western/central Ohio.
Machinery Pete says demand for pre-def tractors is “still strong,” and farmers looking to buy should think about holding out in the hope of scoring attractive sales promos later this season.
Trust In Beef’s Sustainable Ranchers Tour recently visited G Bar C Ranch in north Texas to learn more about the operation's regenerative efforts. “There’s no aspect of the ecological system that goes overlooked on this ranch,” says Meredith Ellis. “We try to adapt our management practices in order to take care of every aspect of ecology we have.”
The math and mental gymnastics to truly understand how much risk your farm can handle can be exhausting, but it can be calculated with enough what-if scenarios.
