Andrew Bernzott

Bernzott Family Farms; Owner and Golf Course Superintendent - Arbor Crossing GC; Purdue Alum; LJB♥️ Views are my own

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@MaxROIFarmer I like row cleaners for kicking root balls, rocks, and trash out of the way. I run them essentially just touching the surface

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@FarmerFrost I cannot imagine replumbing an entire sprayer

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@TRFyeomanfarmer 1:1 acetone and atf and let it sit

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@gwiesefarms @5150Farms A 30’ head and a 40’ head are the same price. Might as well buy bigger. And cheap 12 rows are a dime a dozen. Buy it once instead of having to purchase several pieces several times

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@corn_porkNbeans @zebulousprime If you look at the true economics of conservation in ag, I don’t know how you can afford not to. Cover crops and no till may look “expensive”, but I guarantee you the affects of continued years of other heavy tillage is far more expensive

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@riley_sides If you had any cash in 81 and 82, it was paid for by 90. Other than that, it doesn’t cash flow.

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@jwilgenburg1 @MaxROIFarmer Have you ever thought about one of the newer 4 wheel SpraCoupes? They’re cheap and honestly a pretty good sprayer. That being said, I have 0 idea what a pull behind costs

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@NebGradDubDub @dannybigo8 Why are you saying Clethodim isn’t an option?

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@Dusty3080467325 That, or it’s so cost prohibitive to have it completely overhauled, it only makes sense to buy something else

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I have now had 2 people schedule interviews and not show up. What the hell is wrong with people?

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*the generation that pushed hardest for AI* “DONT USE AI NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BUILD DATA CENTERS AND IT USES WATER!”

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Got out at the right time!! @WiBeanBag

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Wisconsin Dairy Farmer has just received a letter with new regulations that must be followed or farmers can no longer sell their milk

The new requirements are to meet climate net-zero ESG goals

“Letter in the mail from their milk processing plant that states that they are updating their sustainable agriculture policy — and I already got a phone call from the people that are collecting the information that is required for your dairy farm.

It starts out by saying that we understand that this might feel like another requirement, but it's not because it's an industry-led effort to recognize and measure the sustainable practices you're already doing every day. Your participation helps shape the future of dairy farming in ensures your voice is part of the solution.

So I laugh at this because it is voluntary if you want to sell your milk because if you don't participate in this, the milk processing plant will not be able to take your milk because the people that are above them, the actual sellers like Nestle and Danone and all the other big food giants will not allow the milk processing plant, to take your milk.

Now it feels like blackmail, but according to the definition of blackmail, it is not blackmail. But if you don't participate, you can't sell your milk”

“hey need to know herd data, nutrition data, energy data, in terms of total terms of natural gas, total gallons of diesel. Now mind you, this is for a whole year. Total gallons of propane, total gallons of biodiesel, and total kilowatts of electricity for 12 months.

Yep, voluntary, totally….”

The request focuses on annual farm-level data for a full year to calculate metrics like carbon footprint, energy efficiency, and overall sustainability performance. Common categories include:

• Herd data: Herd size, milk production (e.g., total pounds or cwt of milk), number of cows, possibly reproduction or health metrics to estimate feed efficiency and enteric methane.

• Nutrition/feed data: Ration details, feed ingredients, intake amounts—to assess nutrient use efficiency and emissions from feed production/digestion.

• Energy data (as you noted):

• Total natural gas usage (e.g., for heating or drying).
• Total gallons of diesel (e.g., for tractors, equipment).
• Total gallons of propane.
• Total gallons of biodiesel (if used).
• Total kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity for 12 months (e.g., milking, cooling, ventilation, lighting).

These inputs feed into tools that estimate GHG emissions

This is an industry-led effort through programs like the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative

This is how they shut down small farmers

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My two kids are in the other room, both making the other belly laugh. I have never in my life found more joy than this

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@sschevelle33 Hell, They should have made a nice payment just in basis carry

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@kingCanadian31 @kowalchukfarms1 Trust me, I understand. I’m a young guy and first generation. But if they can pay more, that’s just business. And there’s another landowner out there that doesn’t give a shit about more money but about someone doing a better job or different practices

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@Neve1De @kowalchukfarms1 Start buying your inputs and selling your grain elsewhere if guys are getting discounts for acreage. There are tons of independent chem/fert/grain guys out there

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@Sorg_Jay “What would you need it for?” 😂

To sit on the shelf for $3k under what I’m asking

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@ChrisK_Banded Correct me if I’m wrong, but we want as much carbon as possible to a certain extent. Without oxygen, we get muck/peat soils and super high OM soils that take a lot of N to manage C:N