Jacob Ruffcorn

If you dont like farming we probably won’t get along 🌽

[Jacob Ruffcorn @Jpuffcorn]

Hi, I'm Jacob and im addicted to farming.

[Ryan Fournier @RyanAFournier]

It’s worth noting that no cities were burned down last night.

[Lester Buildings @LesterBuildings]

Happy #NationalAgDay! Thankful for everyone that plays a role in our agriculture!
#LesterBuildings #AgricultureAppreciation

[Not Elon Musk @ElonMuskAOC]

I’m sending rockets to Mars.

I’m building electric vehicles for earth.

I’m building chips for the human brain.

I’m bringing internet to every corner of the world.

I’m building underground tunnels to solve traffic.

Yet, the United States government continues to investigate me?

Everything I do is pro-humanity. Maybe they should look internally and see who the real crooks are?

[Clint Fischer @clintwfischer]

At age 15 I wanted to become the King of square bales & figured that's how I'd make millions.

So, I bought an old, beat up IH 46 square baler for a few hundred bucks & hooked it to my Allis Chalmers D17 Series IV.

I had no idea those balers were junk, especially old worn out ones...

My neighbor had finished combining an oat field & he agreed to let me bale a hayrack full (~100 bales).

Eagerly, I set out with my tractor, baler, and hayrack to drive the 4 miles in the summer heat to the oat field where I was destined to launch my square bale business.

But, that's not what happened.

Got to the field, fired up the baler, and spent the next three hours fighting that junk baler to make 10 loose, banana shaped bales.

Dripping with sweat & having run out of choice words to yell at the knotters, I was about to give up.

Until I saw the neighbor pull in with his New Holland 565, drop the pick-up, and crank out 90 bales in what seemed like 10 minutes...

I was green with envy.

He pulled up & told me he had been watching me battle my baler & couldn't believe I hadn't quit yet. He also confirmed my baler ought to be sold for scrap metal.

He took pity on me.

Those 90 bales he made were for me.

Told me to load up my hayrack & he'd bale me another 100 while I was gone.

Said he wanted to help a young neighbor who was stubborn enough to sweat in an oat field for 3 hours, fighting to get $300 worth of straw bales...

I'll never forget that generosity, and we became friends and eventually he became my feed customer.

My takeaway:

What he did was really no big deal to him. It didn't cost him much

-Time
-Effort
-Money

But, it had an incredible impact on me.

Instead of getting frustrated & quitting...

I upgraded balers, learned how to fix & maintain it, and baled thousands of square bales over the next few years.

I learned what seem like small good deeds to us, can be seen as real game changers to those we're helping.

So, if a few minutes of my time, tools, and resources can help the next person... well, I guess I owe it to Chris to pass on the generosity.

[Iowa Chill @IowaChill]

People don’t realize how small Texas actually is

[Scott Mason @hypnoksa]

Joe Rogan: “I’ve been drinking lots of water.”

MSNBC: “Joe Rogan is telling people to ingest a fluid commonly used as engine coolant.”

[Joey Hanson @Diversified_Ag]

My wife sent me this picture on Snapchat. Two kids with wooden hammers and one with a toy gun helping dad fuel the tractor. Today has been a struggle but that changed my mood immediately!!! Enjoy the moments.

[Ryan Campbell @CampbellbeeR]

What's the best old farmer advice/ words to live by you've received??
One of my favorites is "Buy something with legs and it will grow into money....buy something with wheels and it will roll away"

[Casey C. @cattleNcrops83]

The older I get I appreciate the quote “if you’re looking for sympathy, you’ll find it in the dictionary somewhere between shit and syphilis”

[Jacob Ruffcorn @Jpuffcorn]

@akirkpatrick06 😂 made me more angry too

[Jacob Ruffcorn @Jpuffcorn]

@akirkpatrick06

[JB @jeff_berggren]

Amazing tribute to a young child. God rest his soul. 🙏

[SharkFarmer @sf28430]

What are those crop dusters spraying?

If you would like to see more ag friendly programming on PBS, please ask your local stations to pick up "A Shot of Ag"

[Jacob Ruffcorn @Jpuffcorn]

Funny how commercials used to say “buy here” now it’s “apply/work here”.

[Jacob Ruffcorn @Jpuffcorn]

If willow doesn’t like you that’s a deal breaker.

[Jacob Ruffcorn @Jpuffcorn]

@mackenziepfe Put ‘em up, punk

[Jacob Ruffcorn @Jpuffcorn]

Deviled eggs are fucking gross. Fight me.