Ross Perkins

@Cetter15 Apparently I’m on the wrong branch of the family tree…

I was scanning 1880-1895 plat books tonight as I got our youngest to bed. In doing so, I found this guy, Jacobs B Perkins. He was the only one in the county to own an entire section at the time. In total he owned 2,340 acres. How did one take care of that all then?!?

@blakealbers At 33 I’m realizing this in a hurry.. seems I’m over the hump of gaining folks.. really puts things in perspective.

Our neighbor rented my brother and I some ground, and it was certainly impactful in that it got everything started. I’ll never forget what he said a few months later, “you are in the good times because everyone is with you and alive, you will gain people but this is the only time you will not have lost people.” …he was so right, I love my children and the life we have built so much more than the earlier years but that invincibility and having not lost someone ever in that youthful period is wild. You don’t truly understand the brevity of life, and it’s such a gift.

@5150Farms Alec at ASM labs in Central IL is a pro at this. Look him up. We sell quite a bit of land and recommend the buyers look into it. asmlabs.net/agriculture/sm…

Anyone do fertility credit on taxes on new land ? Who did you have do it

@GoddessofGrain I kinda like the term “donnydollars” myself 🤷🏻‍♂️

I feel like now's a good time to point out that ECAP, SDRP and any of the other acronymed programs with billions of dollars allocated for farmers were all put together under the Biden administration, so calling them Trumpbucks would be a misnomer and makes my eye twitch

@jasonmauck1 Take away the safety nets and watch ag slowly return to way things were done 40-50 years ago with today’s tech.. sounds pretty awesome to me actually..

👍 Can we just have a law that says you can only call meat…. Meat? Milk… milk Why can’t they just come up with some other name than meat for the 46 random ingredients to keep body inflammation at tip top shape. Remember when this was said to be disruptive tech? While I’m on the subject how many more “climate conscience” bullshit ideas are we going to have to deal with that if anything aggravates the problem further? 5000 acre solar farms turning local water cycles into coat hanger abortions. Fake meat, milk. Cows. Walking combines you can eat and milk are the problem not the millions of acres of blacktop or solar panels or windmills we continue to add every month screwing up water cycles and weather patterns. The warmer we can cook the books the more we have a “problem” right? And I’ll add. Remove subsidies and the best environmental actions actually align with the best economics. Rotations with pastures, livestock become necessary to become the most profitable and win land auctions. All the fake money dried up

@thomas_toohill @BigAgRuinsAg Wait till your neighbors corn emerges, then start getting the planter out Tommy T buckets! I’m no expert but it has worked for me the last 3 years.

@BigAgRuinsAg I don’t know, I can’t help but wonder if all this planting beans first is a big mistake here in the land of Lincoln

Ooofff 131 in corn country

@BenRiensche Have had landowners I manage for call and say the same thing.. I just tell them we’re lucky they’re not assessing us at 1/3 value like they do residential.. that would be no bueno..

@HANK_it56 Some corn in ECIL dry pockets starting to call it a year.. Diseases sure won’t help.

Going to be some broken hearts when combines roll in Central IL. #corn #Southernrust #wasde

@FoulkShay Glad he’s ok! Agree, mowing roadsides is lame…

We had a close call today. A young man that is working with us clipped an electrical pole, and the wires came down on the tractor. Thank God, the hot grounded out and blew a transformer fuse nearby. He got out of the tractor not knowing what to do, and that could have been a serious mistake. Stay safe out there. Also, mowing road ditches is stupid and I hate it.

@clintwfischer Seen a few solar option agreements that are all “solar solar solar” right up until the final draft they sneak in “data center”… two totally different ball parks on pay structure!

I've reviewed a couple data center leases in SD. Those outfits have deeeeep pockets.

@jvin248 @jasonmauck1 I love this, I’m small time but my kids said they wanted to go on a Disney cruise, and they would pay for it. So we got some chickens and planted some sweet corn for them to sell, will do more if they keep showing interest… they’re 4 and almost 6…

@jasonmauck1 Give "the kids" antique equipment and an acre plot. More acres when successful. Risk small, learn much, be a backstop/net. Even younger: give them garden or container gardening seeds. Look up "Jacob's Cattle" bean seeds. They look just like miniature cattle. Read the story.

Kieth's last comment ... "let them make their own mistakes" Nothing teaches like pain... and you can't create real visceral engagement and learning without accountability Right before my dad died he told me "Son you're gonna fuck up, but that's the only way you're gonna learn."

@takhtehchianmd Put the big fella in against Purdue for a series or two. I don’t care if he has a cast on or not, the fans need to let him know we want to see him next year… someone get that memo to Underwood!

Illinois getting Mo back for the NCAA tournament would be a huge gift A dawwwwwg

@jasonmauck1 Put together a sample to test, I’ll volunteer as tribute!

If you could fast (just drink water) for 4 straight days and eliminate all the cancer cells (zombie cells living off of gluten) in your body would you do it?

@sf28430 As a farm manager, it’s funny when the mail comes and there’s 6-10 of them… I would at least delete duplicates via excel if it were me 🤷🏻‍♂️..

The "hand written" font makes letters from ground buyers seem extra slimy

@jasonmauck1 I tell my wife that I hope to grow big enough that my kids can start calling the shots on a farm or two at a young(ish) age. May love it, may hate it, at least they’ll be confident in their “I do(n’t) want to farm) decision when it arrives…

Everything here. Many men keep their thumbs on their son or daughter because they don't want to be challenged...it eventually leads to them not "wanting" to farm. Many times they bleed the same entrepreneurial blood as their parents they just can't express it, and leave. Sometimes that's a selfish relief to the older generation as they can operate as they wish. That's a tragedy that happens more than people think.

@jasonmauck1 Thats been one of the fun parts of being a first gen farmer, no legacy tribes to follow.. Learned the hard way old hats don’t like when we ask questions even when they say they’re “adaptable”.. I’m a blank slate, more interested in what makes sense, keep it simple..

I may get some critism for this quote but I think it needs said. So many tribes in ag. You have tillage kings, no till (spray), organic, regenerative, bto, niche, etc We're shackled by our identity. This stuff is easy. Easy. If you can take a piece or 2 from each group

@CBKimbrell Come to Central IL, I’m a broker/farm manager and a farmer. We had a good year and there are still deals to be had.. local markets for sure.

I’m not sure how to politely ask this, so I’ll just ask it. Where’s an investable area that had a really bad year this year resulting in depressed real estate prices in December land auctions? South plains of Texas, you don’t count.

@jasonmauck1 Weed control work well throughout season with the rye mat?

Here a look at my garden last year that fed myself and my family. Pushing down a mat of a cereal plant past heading and then planting rows of seed and transplants Takes out most of the work. 90% is at installation. 2nd is after crimp 3rd early season pic

@clintwfischer Unsure of the operations financial depth, but could it buy a house in town to “rent” to the next gen couple? Maybe even a nicer retirement friendly house that the sunsetting couple could swap into towards the end of the transition.

Farm family going through the transition process has a housing decision to make… Daughter & SIL are moving back to the farm to start taking it over. Farmers want to help with a residence, but where will they live? → One option is to build a “barndominium” (a/k/a “shouse”) on the home farm. Pros: proximity, dual purpose, up-to-date living quarters Cons: cost, inability to parcel & sell to the young couple → Another option is for the farm to rent a house in a nearby town. Pros: farm expense, immediately available Cons: proximity, no equity appreciation → Still another option is for the owner gen to buy/build a retirement home & let the young couple take over the main house. Pros: updated, retirement friendly house, farmstead remains unchanged Cons: cost, proximity, unknown if the young couple will complete the transition process Lots to consider when bringing the next gen into the farming/ranching operation, housing & lifestyle included. Housing availability will vary widely based on location, but it’s something that needs to be looked at with a comprehensive transition plan. Curious, what have you seen work well for housing multiple generations?

@Bkitch1Bodie You have any net numbers? Always dig kitchen sink trials!

This corn excites me! Home farm, 4th yr corn on corn. 152-20-42-15S Applied. Meltdown humical after chisel last fall. Bioboost on seed Bc max v2 with herb Full Sun v4 and V8 (moly added) Relax Rx/Amino with Miravis Neo R2 18-0-0 Amino R4.25. This corn be a banger! Built by Fusion