"Toughest farmer" competition

[Jeff Caldwell]

So, I was just shooting the breeze with a couple of guys in the office here and we got to chatting about a "Toughest farmer" competition, sort of like a reality show-type of deal.

So, what events would you include in a "Toughest Farmer" game? How many bales you can stack in a minute? How much manure you can shovel in a minute? Wrestling a steer? Let's hear those ideas!

[Kari Hollman]

Who can empty a chopper box the fastest by hand because the chain broke!

[Aaron Braunschweig]

Who can put up the most miles of barbed wire fence in a day.

[Brian Dudhill]

Plough a field with a bullock drawn hand plough, then look back in shame.

[Adam]

irrigation siphon tube setting contest,  who can haul the flat sprinkler tire and wheel the furthest out of a 10 ft' tall corn field

 

[Kyle Ebersole]

Loading a TMR mixer with a shovel. Lol little extreme but would be interesting.

[Dan Coffman]

The toughest farmer competition doesn't have to be all about physical labor although that would be an interesting part of the competition ,  I would be more interested in the business side:

Important Financial Ratio's, Balance sheet, Income statement, amount of land owned.  These things will separate the men from the boys

[Kari Hollman]

Give me a shovel over the calculator anytime!

 

[Craig Bolte]

 

I'd clean house at the finance and balance sheet competition......

 

The feats of phyisical strength (or in my case lack there of) would kill my overall score though.  :)

[Andrew Akin]

show a profit or cash flow your balance sheet

[aaron dennis]

i think the competition should be more business sense then physical strentgh, like how well a dairy farmer can bounce back after a year of $9.00 milk.

[Daric Preston]

I think there should be a reality show about farming. We have ax men, swamp people, American picker, etc but nothing about the most important industry in America. Have a group of say five small farm operations ( less than a 1000 acres) and five larger ones. It could show planting to harvest operations and everything in between. Then the winner would be most profit per acre on their operation. I think it's a great idea as there is a lot of interest in farming today. I have people at work who are always asking questions and don't have clue what goes into making grain, hay and livestock. Maybe you should call the history channel, Jeff!!

[Matt]

there was a show on the history channel, last fall called Harvesting. It was a bout a group of 3 farmers that competed to harvest the most ground in one season. It showed the finacials, ups and downs and the hours it takes. It was a very good show and interesting..