Meet Doug and Nancy Rupp of Stryker, Ohio.
Doug and Nancy Rupp
Doug and Nancy Rupp with their grain truck outside Doug's seed business office.
The Farmstead
The Doug and Nancy Rupp farmstead.
Archbold Area Schools
Archbold area schools, where Doug Rupp taught business classes.
Beck's Hybrids Seed Dealer
As a seed dealer for Beck's Hybrids, Doug says he encourages corn growers to begin their seed selection process early to get access to the newest technology.
Farm Business Specialist
Barry Ward, Ohio State University farm business management specialist, talks about his initial impressions of the Rupp and Knirk farming operations.
AgDay - Clinton Griffiths
Clinton Griffiths with AgDay TV does an interview with Doug Rupp while other folks get to watch the process.
Doug and Nancy Rupp
Doug and Nancy Rupp pose outside their home near Stryker, Ohio, last spring.
Crop Progress
Clinton Griffiths, Ag Day TV, and cameraman Don Green interview Doug Rupp about his crop progress.
Corn emerging
Here’s some corn emerging on the Rupp farm last spring.
Family Home
The Rupp family home near Stryker, Ohio.
TV Time
Don Green films Doug Rupp for an Ultimate Farm Quest news story.
In-Field Interviews
Don Green, Ag Day cameraman, mikes Missy Bauer, Farm Journal associate field agronomist, for an in-field interview.
Ultimate Farm Quest Advisers
Doug and Nancy Rupp, far left, meet in their home with their Ultimate Farm Quest advisers.
Corn Roots
Doug Rupp and Missy Bauer displaying some corn roots in field corn in early August.
Home Office
Doug and Nancy Rupp work at their computers in their home office.
Grain truck
Doug and Nancy Rupp with their grain truck outside Doug's seed business office.
Farm buildings
Doug selected the colors used to paint the family's farm buildings.
Interview Time
Doug Rupp is interviewed by Clinton Griffiths, Ag Day TV.
Doug Rupp
Doug Rupp at the start of the 2010 planting season.
2010 Corn Crop
Doug Rupp and Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist, check the crown roots in Rupp's 2010 corn crop.
Checking Soybeans
Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist, and Doug Rupp check his soybean crop's growth stage.
Barry Ward, Ohio State University
Barry Ward. Ohio State University farm business management specialist, shares his perspective on goals for the Ultimate Farm Quest participants.
Home Office
Doug Rupp at the computer in his home office.
Variable Rate Seeding
Doug Rupp and his planter set up. He uses variable rate seeding.
Ultimate Farm Quest Advisors
Nancy and Doug Rupp talk with their Ultimate Farm Qust advisers.
Corn Planting
Kelsey Stamm, left, and Doug Rupp prepare for corn planting.
Corn Planting
Kelsey Stamm starting the corn planting process for Doug Rupp in April.
Missy Bauer
Missy Bauer, associate field agronomist, reviews NDVI testing results with Doug Rupp.
Missy Bauer
Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist, reviews the results from NDVI tests that were made on Doug Rupp's corn.
Picturesque Farm
Some of the picturesque Rupp family farm buildings.
