VIDEO: Managing Risks: A Conversation with Scott Farms

Scott Farms is a diversified crop farm. Operators include Brian, John, and Robert. Crops produced include corn, waxy corn, popcorn, soybeans, and seed soybeans. Scott Farms has a long history associated with the production of specialty crops, such as waxy corn. Specialty crops are used to enhance profitability and mitigate risk. As part of the farm’s efforts to improve its fertility program, operators use variable-rate technology, side-dressing of nitrogen and drone technology. They also have incorporated the use of cover crops.