Meet Leon and Jennifer Knirk of Quincy, Mich.
The Knirk Family
Lincoln Knirk decides he needs to wear his sunglasses like his Daddy.
Family home
The Knirk family home near Quincy, Mich.
Feedlot Operation
Chip Flory and Leon Knirk discuss the feedlot operation.
See Corn Placement
This photo shows seed corn placement during planting in one of Leon Knirk's test plots last spring.
Filming on Site
Chip Flory talks with Leon Knirk about opportunities with the feedlot operation while Don Green films the interaction.
Financial Goals
Chip Flory, left, reviews financial goals with Leon Knirk.
TV Time
Clinton Griffiths and Don Green film a TV news story for the Ultimate Farm Quest program with Leon Knirk.
Grain Bins
Don Green filming Leon Knirk outside his grain bins.
Ear Fill
Don Green films Leon Knirk checking ear fill in his corn crop.
Corn Population Count
Don Green, with AgDay TV, films Leon Knirk conducting a late-season corn population count.
Holstein feeder to finish operation
Knirk runs a 500-head Holstein feeder-to-finish operation.
Knirk cattle
Knirk's cattle are fed a daily ration including corn, silage and hay.
Leon Knirk and Barry Ward
Leon Knirk and Barry Ward, Ohio State University, film a news story with Don Green for the Ultimate Farm Quest.
Leon Knirk and Missy Bauer are filmed
Leon Knirk and Missy Bauer are filmed by Don Green for the Ultimate Farm Quest program.
Emerged Corn
Leon Knirk counts emerged corn plants.
Three Generations
Leon Knirk is the third generation in his family to run a feedlot operation.
Locking Up
Leon Knirk completes a grain check and closes up for the day.
Planter adjustments
Leon Knirk makes some quick planter adjustments.
Grain bin system
Leon Knirk outside his grain bin system.
Thumbs Up
Leon Knirk checks seed boxes and gives thumbs up.
Cattle
Leon Knirk with some of the Holstein cattle he fed this year.
Overview shot of Leon Knirk grain bin system
Overview shot of Leon Knirk's grain bin system.
Leon Knirk completes a grain check
Leon Knirk completes a grain check
Family Home
The Knirk family home.
This photo shows seed corn placement
This photo shows seed corn placement
Leon, Jennifer and Lincoln
Leon Knirk with his wife Jennifer and son Lincoln.
Leon Knirk completes a grain check
Leon Knirk completes a grain check
Leon Knirk makes some quick planter adjustments
Leon Knirk makes some quick planter adjustments
Barry Ward
Leon Knirk reviews Ultimate Farm Quest goals with Barry Ward.
Kernel Fill
Missy Bauer points to corn ears on Leon Knirk farm that did not complete kernel fill due to weather stress.
Corn Population Count
Leon Knirk and Miss Bauer do a corn population count.
Corn Plant Development
Missy Bauer shows the development of a young corn plant from one of Leon Knirk's fields.
Seed Planting Depth
Missy Bauer evaluates seed planting depth.
Grain Check
Leon Knirk completes a grain check.
Ultimate Farm Quest advisers
Leon Knirk meets with the Ultimate Farm Quest advisers.
NDVI Tests
Missy Bauer Farm Journal associate field agronomist reviews the results from NDVI tests conducted in Leon Knirk's corn.
Corn Population Check
Missy Bauer conducts a corn population check with Leon Knirk, Ultimate Farm Quest participant.
Planter Adjustments
Leon Knirk makes some quick planter adjustments.
Seed Planting Depth
Missy Bauer evaluates seed planting depth in Leon Knirk's fields.
Soybean Growth Stages
Missy Bauer and Leon Knirk discuss steps to evaluating soybean growth stages.
The Feedlot Operation
The feedlot operation helps the Knirk family maintain year-round employee support for the farm.
Lincoln Knirk
Lincoln Knirk stops for a brief moment to have his photo taken.
