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Stephen Ellis

@sellis_1994

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Farmer Market observer master of Tractoring Contrarian Huntsman restaurant owner Husband to a fine woman and father to 3 kids who are ok too

Virginia, USA
Joined July 2017
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Stephen Ellis
3 years
Checkout the chart that follows historical prices And insert "here" whenever you need too
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I am.not worried about the market crash All my money is tied up in farm equipment And it drops in value by 20% every year
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5 months
I know most don't agree But my man needs to throw a baseball and learn to talk to girls Work will wait for him
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Dudes Posting Their W’s
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This kid is going to be the most productive farmer America has ever had
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"$7 corn has bankrupted more people than $3 corn" May be true But it is the decisions made, not the actual price... Old farmers not expanding seem to handle it just fine
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2 years
John Deere Busch cans are really cool Problem. Is when you drink the first case, you can't get replacement for 2 months and it costs 4x as much and the freight is astronomical
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2 years
What is this sorcery And where do I find it?
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2 years
Hose patch saves the day again, great bit if kit
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3 years
Just doing Country Ass Shit with my Country Ass friends
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5 months
Unnamed puppy alert
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2 years
My new get rich quick plan
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8 months
THE MICROBES GROW AND MAKE 40LBS OF NITROGEN!!
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4 years
Synthetic Meat has the same molecular salt as Glyphosate pass it on...
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2 years
I wanna play
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In October my dad passed away He lived a great 85 years and inspired many as the last 60 was on two artificial legs But any way. This is his 87 GMC I already painted in like 99 Well I was supposed to paint again But instead it is now mine It is getting a 5.3 LS swap and ..
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What if I told you My company that was once 190 strong Has sadly been split in 2 I am the proud owner of 2 94 people companies We let Chad and Karen go While we had the chance
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We out here getting ready to be Grandparents after 30 yrs of marriage...and feeling like Newlyweds...
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3 years
Bean dust is more toxic than Covid I said it dammit
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2 years
I love how Illinois Farmers have to have crop stress explained to them Because they have never seen it before...
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Stu Ellis
2 years
The shortfall of rain in east central Illinois has stressed the soybean crop, as well as corn. U of I crop physiologist Logan Woodward says silver colors on soybeans means the leaves have turned over to save moisture and photosynthesis has stopped.
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Our Governor told his constituents if they did not get vaccinated to say good bye to their kids and get their affairs in order For a disease with 99.5% survival rate Something is weird here
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My dad bought this new And he passed away last fall My brother and I are fixing up some old tractors This is my 2590 14 hrs of labor and a few hundred in paint and decals Bring it back to life
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Guys It rained every 3 days I think it made me a better corn farmer
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Gleaner Truck is lit
@WholeMarsBlog
Whole Mars Catalog
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For the first time in 100 years, the competition is coming for legacy auto Welcome to the year of the Cybertruck
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We lived in a world that had no real problems we could see So we created them Gender...race... climate.. Pronouns... Masks.. Now we can see real world problems And all the other stuff is a distraction Warmth Travel Food Safety Self Defense Someone should have said something
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This was me and the crew yesterday Your number one job as a parent is to raise good kids It's still early....😃
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3 years
80 years is all we expect to make on this earth as Hard working males i have luckily made 50 so if i have 30 years left and 20 where I will feel like travelling and experiencing I am just supposed to let them take 2 yrs for "caution" Naw. I'm good
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3 years
John Deere commercial showing an old farmer Pulling up a chair at the coffee diner 6 grizzled old faces look back at him... He tells Marcia "THE usual" Then says, "My tractor is vertical tilling the last field" Jim brings him his eggs and lowers his head "That was my job"
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3 years
Delta Variant is English for Vaccine doesnt work
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The people are back saying high prices are bad for grain farmers again Most of them happen to have been wrong, or buyers of grain Utter cowardly fools.... You know what sucked for farmers Not making any real money for 5 years 2014-2019. Unless you grew record crops
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3 years
so basically We need John Deere of the future to ease up on the plastic...have bigger fuel tanks and maybe have every engineer tear down his design and put it back together in a ditch on a hot day before finalizing it that all seems fixable
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2 years
I want whatever they give Mahomes for his broke ass ankle
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Mrs Whisperer has put up with me for 30 years The last 28 married She must have been touched by the Lort
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3 years
where it started where it is
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That wheat is thic
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100ac of corn 13bpa It had been no till 20 yrs Cover crop In furrow 2x2 Split N Should have done fungicide I guess
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A bucket of fiberglass Eastwood paint Amazon clear Harbor Freight 9.99 gun The suburban will look real good going down the road. Decided if I bought new metal and paid 8k paint. I would never drive it Capable of anything Master of nothing
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GRAIN dryer hit me with a YOU UP? at 3:00 am CRAZY bitch Yes, I went to see her....
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Somewhere between the flood and us It is just right
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3 years
I had a farm one year do 110 bpa wheat and 62bpa double crop beans I am not saying it is regular But sweet Baby Jesus with your tiny little Jerusalem slippers Let us try that one more time
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2 years
I have a specific set of skills.... #avengetheVolvo
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I feel the need...the need for speed
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A few weeks ago I pulled my 1970 Chevelle out if the shed where it has been since my first child was born in 1996 been buying parts for 8 years and the complete rebuild has started Suspension brakes and wheels done New fuel system Ls3 525hp and 6l80 next Then paint and interior
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People who write soybean prescriptions most often do it wrong This isn't corn Your best land needs the least seed The worse the most #Jusafarmer
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John Deere could have hired a jolly old farmer for public relations They hired a YouTube kid who won't even sell push mowers Tone deaf corporations deserve what they get when they try to shape opinions instead of applaud them
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They want high gas to get you to switch to electric Want high wages. So 15$ min wage is chump change They want bigger over all inflation to manage debt You just have to recognize and play the game Everything will have an extra 0 on the end in 10 yrs The 70s were blueprint
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Rain
@SteveOnSpeed
Steve · Millionaire Habits
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Using ONE WORD, what makes someone more successful than someone else?
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yall about to see the difference between. pod counts and bean counts and they do not pay you for pods
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#Soil Moisture Conditions, 8/21.
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People have lost their minds
@Bringatrailer
Bring a Trailer
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Sold: 1976 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Cheyenne 4x4 for $53,000.
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PSA If you are in America, and you think that you will rin out of food I guarantee it isnt a food shortage Maybe a trucking shortage down the road And that is on the Climate Change Cartel Party
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2 years
They do not realize how much wheat is worth And when they eat it It hurts me....deeply #avengetheVolvo
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3 years
Bless your heart I do not know how you do that 190 days a year When I was running a restaurant 7 days a week and Farming 5000 acres I could not imagine, grading 25 papers and buying some pencils
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Carolyn ✨🪐🔭
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Other teachers will understand this…
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Have 6 states debating of dead corn is worth baling or cutting But, trend is still a record crop
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People getting g rid of broke $30 sears single shots to go buy a new AR is peak America
@DavidMartinDavi
David Martin Davies - voting present by proxy
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San Antonio gun buyback is seeing an overwhelming response today.
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Can't lie Gonna be bittersweet for I states to grow the all time ever best corn and lose 200$ an acre
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The fact China saw the need to proclaim loudly it does not need to import so many beans.... Is probably more bullish than if they just quietly, stopped buying beans But I am jus a farmer
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Illinois Soybean Association
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Last call! We’re excited to soon announce the first class of Illinois 20 Under 40 Farmers, but we don’t want to miss any worthy candidates. Nominate a farmer by March 31.
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So the science changed to help business when Biden has poor approval ratings
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Dr. Fauci: "There is the danger that there will be so many people who are being isolated who are asymptomatic for the full ten days, that you could have a major negative impact on our ability to keep society running. So the decision was made of saying let's get that cut in half."
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My father was a great man who has been fighting health issues awhile But one day I will tell the story of how he farmed 1000 acres by himself, as a double amputee in the 70s and 80s But not tonight
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No fertilizer and no new equipment Midwest Farmers will be just like us here on the Fringe...
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3 years
take checks to the bank
@gavin_spoor
Gavin Spoor
3 years
What’s your favorite operation on the farm to do? Plant, spray, sidedress, haul grain, office work, market the grain, combine, tillage, etc?
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Shout out to the man who likes Old.chevies...with modern amenities LS motor 3/4 ton 4x4 64 Because therapy is expensive, so I try to avoid it with old iron....
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Some of you have never seen corn die....and it shows...
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Jim smiles, " It will all work out, I have been day trading after the breakfast rush, AND , I bought the Old man Johnson Farm you've been renting, and your 8300"
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Lake season must be over I state farmers are back and finding their corn isn't great Someone should have said something #tipbackszn
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I found something I left in the garage 4 yrs ago
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just rooting down while it tassels
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I am not on the next Corn Warriors TV show Thank you all for your support and please support my upcoming YouTube Show it will be me Restauranting, hunting, fishing, bulldozing, hedge whispering, and oh yeah probably growing some Hell-atious corn
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3 years
Y'all have lost your dam minds already
@MachineryPete
Greg Peterson
3 years
2022 Polaris Ranger XP1000 w/ bumper, winch, manual dump bed, sold for $40,000 today on consignment auction in Mississippi by @JMAuctioneers . Link to just < 1000 ATVS/UTVS for sale today:
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Ok. Lots of catch up here I went to South Dakota Hunted in Wyoming Then got word my father had passed So rushed home Had a great service...now chilling back at home Watching a movie, and now back on the tweet machine Whew
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3 years
I bet someone gave her an infected Blanket...
@zerohedge
zerohedge
3 years
Senator Elizabeth Warren Tests Positive For COVID-19
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Planting 29 rows with a 31 row Planter because the parts won't be here til lunch tomorrow Agro Never stops #Gangstaculture
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The 64 with the 5.3 purring
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My daughter didn't want to say Country Ass Shit in front of her Momma Her Version Country Butt Stuff, is even better
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Just planting double crop soybeans In June Or as Minnesota calls it Soybeans
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"You shouldn't celebrate South American Drought " Well I never once got a Portuguese gift basket when my shit burns up every third year
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Illinois and Indiana can plant on Tuesday. It seems They will get it done that day I am sure. With the big planters
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I bought an Eby hopper bottom I didn't ask you knuckleheads because it might as well be asking What is your favorite color equipment Obviously it is the one you have Ps. I did a lot of research And went with the one on the lot and not 3 months in the future
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Never build a single phase grain system Never Write it down Motor 3 in the first 20k bushels is down
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The driest year ever in the midwest produces record corn crop From now on we must look at rain as a yield drag...
@SuccessfulFarm
Successful Farming
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Corn yields in Iowa are projected to average about 200 bushels per acre, and overall corn production in the United States this year might set a record, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. #CropYield #Harvest
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I will be selling 23 and 24 wheat today. Substantial chunk More corn and beans for 22 The world feels wobbly and the dollar is too strong for commodities I may be wrong But I will be wrong with 3 yrs of wheat over 9$
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Corn with new paint has to yield better
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Can't wait for pro Farmer.tour to find 176.7 corn yield
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What is this strange land? Iowa Indian word for Spill seed and harvest 280
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623 bpa grown in Virginia Congratulations to the Hulas. It is unbelievable what they can do with a corn crop
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I hope if they ever freeze my accounts It is in May While I owe the whole world to put a crop in the ground Freeze it in October And we will have words
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A deer hit my wife's Volvo about 8 years ago These are the stories of my avenging #AvengetheVolvo
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Trading and Farming carry real risk And you have a chance of losing all of it , and living in a van down by the river... Or Naw...
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saw 40+ mpg in a leveled sierra 1500 with a 3.0 diesel today this is a game changer
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Dr Suess is coming under attack all started.... because Melania Trump gave some to a school a few years ago Trump hate is an illness
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Midwesterners watching a baseball game in a corn field, makes their pants almost as tight as when they hear a lake house is going on the market
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I mean if the i state guys cant grow 300 this yr. They might as well work in town. #pftour24
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Umm...that may be an issue The 1930s and 40s I heard people may have been a tad hungry
@RobertKennedyJr
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
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As president, I’m going to reverse 80 years of farm policy in this country and end our reliance on industrial meat production, factory farming, and chemical-based agriculture. #rfkjr #Kennedy24
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Shout out to oldest son Brody who married Taylor today on Anna Maria Island
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One of the big marketing firms just said sell your last 23 soybeans Usually a signal it will start back up
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