Crop watching, baseball watching road trip

By Grant Rix of Groton, S.D.
Aug 11, 2023
Aug 11, 2023

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By Grant Rix of Groton, S.D.

We finally caught that million dollar rain we were looking for!

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Grant Rix, his brother Jarrett and dad Roger make up Rix Farms. They grow corn and soybeans in Brown and Day counties in addition to running a service shop, doing commercial trucking and commercial applications for the local cooperative.