For 150 years, the Batie family has defied the traditional norms of farm inheritance. "We don't do the traditional 'oldest son gets the farm,'" said Don Batie. "Our motto has always been whoever wants to farm is the one who should be farming." This philosophy has shaped the Batie family…
Glenn Miller stays busy on his operation, raising cattle, corn, dry edible beans, alfalfa, and winter wheat. Miller, who farms in Sioux County in Nebraska, shares how he balances his time among those commodities. He said he'll plant pinto beans in a few weeks and, thanks to recent rains, be…
The limited rain has allowed Pender-area farmer Jeff Baker to complete soybean planting already, and he has a healthy chunk of corn planting done as well. Baker has a very curious mind when it comes to agronomy, so he conducts his own trials. His research trials range from genetics, fertilizers…
Join us for the first 2023 episode of Fridays in the Field and meet Randy Smith, a farmer from Shelby, Nebraska, who has begun using precision technology on his fields. Randy's dad, Ron, even jokes about his old-school farming methods. Despite using technology to improve production, the dry fall and…
In preparing for harvest Matthew Oelofse looks back on the crops he had this year. Oelofse visited with Jacob Roth about what knowledge he has learned from this year’s crop. While growing milo and helping another farmer with corn and soybeans, Oelofse said it has been a learning curve with…
Some much-needed moisture put harvest on pause in Central Nebraska. Creighton Peterson of Peterson & Sons Farms near Bertrand said despite the dry conditions throughout the summer, so far, he's been pleasantly surprised with his irrigated soybean crop. Peterson said they battled some small, pea-sized hail last week but it…
Despite this year’s dry conditions, a Creston area dairy farmer said he was pleased with his corn silage results and is now looking ahead to grain harvest, potentially beginning later this week. Bob Larson of Larson Farms recently shared an update on his row and hay crops. He said they…
In this week’s edition of Fridays in the Field, we are back at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard located near Gretna, Nebraska. Bryce Doeschot caught up with Vala’s Agricultural Manager, Vaughn Hammond, who shared an update on the growing season for the apples and pumpkins that are grown on…
Seed wheat cleaning for fall wheat planting is underway at Rushman Seeds near Gurley, Nebraska. Owner Roland Rushman shared more about the wheat cleaning process. In addition, he said the drought took a toll on this year's wheat crop. "The dryland wheat was probably about one third of a normal…
Due to late fertilizer applications, the weeds took over a Kearney area farmer’s milo crop, prompting him to cut the milo for cattle feed. Matt Oelofse said by harvesting his milo crop for feed, he could at least help another producer feed his cattle. Jacob Roth visited with Oelofse about…