Waterjets Used to Manage Crop Residue

Dave Nelson seeded soybeans with a 12-row Case-IH 1200 planter with spiked trash whippers that clear residue in front of the disc openers. Josh Nelson, Dave's nephew, planted with a six-row John Deere 1750 MaxEmerge Plus outfitted with waterjets, which take the place of colters or trash whippers/cleaners. Susterre, a Canadian company pioneering the use of industrial waterjets that cut metal for row-crop agriculture, uses the same John Deere planter in all the planting trials. Read More

Investing in the Future, One Ranch at a Time

How did you meet the team at FFB? Jay: I was looking for a ranch for my son, Ezekial, to operate and manage. We live in Utah and large pieces of land are tied up in family trusts. This makes it difficult to purchase there. I began looking at Ranch World Ads and found a property in Arizona. Tamra Kelly, the ranch broker, referred me to Pat Hamilton at First Financial Bank.

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Introducing: Sarah Walls

1. Role at FFB: Vice President – Loan Servicing. 2. Family: I’ve been married to my husband for 40 years. We have one daughter, two grandchildren, 3 fur babies, and a grand-dog. 3. Education: I attended Southern Arkansas University and South Arkansas Community College for a Business degree, and I am an alumna of the School of Hard Knocks. 4. Hobbies: I like to go camping, love to cook, volunteer for several community service organizations, love a baseball game, and like to read. 5. What is your favorite thing about working at FFB? My favorite is the people I’ve met and worked with over the last 30+ years. 6. Do you have an unknown talent? To be determined… 7. Favorite place you have visited? Washington D.C. was one of my favorite places to visit. The history, museums, walking the National Mall, The Wall at night, Changing of the Guard at Arlington…I loved it. Bucket list: see the cherry blossoms in bloom. 8. What is one thing you would like to learn more about? The older I get, the more I want to know about history….local, U.S., world. 9. Words you live by or funny story about you? Be a nice human. That’s all.

Easy and Yummy Summer Meal

Ingredients 2 pounds of ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained 1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste 1 can (15 ounces) tomato puree 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons salt 2 cans (15 ounces each) Ranch Style beans (pinto beans in seasoned tomato sauce) 1 package (9-1/4 ounces) of corn chips 2 cups hot-cooked rice toppings: 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium head iceberg lettuce, shredded 3 medium tomatoes, chopped 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained 1 cup picante sauce, optional Instructions: In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add next 7 ingredients; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. Add beans and heat through. On a platter, layer the corn chips, rice, meat mixture, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomatoes, and olives. If desired, serve with Picante sauce.

Come See Us!

We plan on attending the following shows and hope to see you there! Farm & Ranch Show Schedule 2022: July 20-23: Arizona Cattle Growers Assoc. in Prescott, AZ August 2-4: Minnesota Farmfest in Redwood County, MN September 20-22: Farm Science Review in London, OH September 27-28: Hawai'i Agriculture Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii November 14-17: World Alfalfa Congress in San Diego, CA November 29-December 1: Amarillo Farm &Ranch Show in Amarillo, TX