Schirmer Farms (Batesville) Operations Manager Brandon Schirmer, sprays defoliant on one of the fields at his father's multi… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306496/free-photo-image-agriculture-broadband-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms (Batesville) Operations Manager Brandon Schirmer, sprays defoliant on one of the fields at his father's multi… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260163/free-photo-image-agriculture-broadband-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms (Batesville) Operations Manager Brandon Schirmer, sprays defoliant on one of the fields at his father's multi… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260150/free-photo-image-cotton-field-plowed-smart-farmFree Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms (Batesville) Operations Manager Brandon Schirmer, sprays defoliant on one of the fields at his father's multi… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260859/free-photo-image-broadband-cotton-defoliateFree Image from public domain licenseLate in the afternoon, the sun is getting low and the cotton harvesters are at work at the Ernie Schirmer Farms, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306966/free-photo-image-farm-vehicles-agriculture-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseWheat harvest at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water from the Ruby… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306833/free-photo-image-farmer-agriculture-tractorFree Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms (Batesville) Operations Manager Brandon Schirmer, sprays defoliant on one of the fields at his father's multi… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3259570/free-photo-image-tractor-public-domain-government-images-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseSteve Burke, Jr., uses stacker equipment to quickly collect the big straw bales at P&J Ranches where his father Producer… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260038/free-photo-image-agriculture-building-burkeFree Image from public domain licenseLate in the afternoon, the sun is getting low and the cotton harvesters are at work at the Ernie Schirmer Farms, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307168/free-photo-image-tractor-agriculture-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Szawlowski Farm potato harvest in North Hatfield, MA, on October 18, 2019. In other fields, they use… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307039/free-photo-image-agriculture-bulldozer-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseTwilight colors fill the sky, as harvesters turn on their lights and work into the evening, during the Ernie Schirmer Farms… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261722/free-photo-image-agriculture-armored-armyFree Image from public domain licenseLate in the afternoon, the sun is getting low and the cotton harvesters are at work at the Ernie Schirmer Farms, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306485/free-photo-image-agriculture-animal-armoredFree Image from public domain licenseJosh Marek performs an operational check of a sprayer before heading to a local farm in Wharton County, TX on Jun. 20, 2013. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307196/free-photo-image-tractor-agriculture-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseHay harvest at Ernie Schirmer Farms in Macdona, TX, just outside of San Antonio, TX, on Aug 16, 2020. USDA Photo by Lance… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306976/free-photo-image-farm-vehicles-agriculture-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseHay harvest at Ernie Schirmer Farms in Macdona, TX, just outside of San Antonio, TX, on Aug 16, 2020. USDA Photo by Lance… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306975/free-photo-image-agriculture-bulldozer-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseLandowner and Producer Kim Renfroe-Johnson of Renfroe Farms focuses on utilizing conservation practices developed with the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307092/free-photo-image-agriculture-buggy-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseHay harvest at Ernie Schirmer Farms in Macdona, TX, just outside of San Antonio, TX, on Aug 16, 2020. USDA Photo by Lance… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306965/free-photo-image-hay-agriculture-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseSpring Steel Farm owner Ronnie Cook operates a feeder to fill the troughs for his cattle; he applied and qualified for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307150/free-photo-image-agriculture-bulldozer-calfFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of a cotton picking harvester, during the Ernie Schirmer Farms cotton harvest which has family, fellow farmers… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306756/free-photo-image-agriculture-bulldozer-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseThe Schirmer family and fellow farmers band together for the cotton harvest, in Batesville, TX, on August 22, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306977/free-photo-image-truck-agriculture-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Schirmer family, fellow farmers and workers, during the cotton harvest at the Ernie Schirmer Farms, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306989/free-photo-image-cotton-farm-vehicles-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseLong-leaf pine seedlings growing on raised beds and irrigated by a pivot micro-irrigation system at Lewis Taylor Farms co… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260668/free-photo-image-adventure-agriculture-asphaltFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Schirmer family, fellow farmers and workers, during the cotton harvest at the Ernie Schirmer Farms, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306985/free-photo-image-soil-aerial-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseCattle feeding at a trough on a cement pad at Spring Steel Farm where owner Ronnie Cook (burgundy sweater) applied and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306475/free-photo-image-agriculture-animal-birdFree Image from public domain licenseTractor planting soybean seeds. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8732051/photo-image-public-domain-technology-natureFree Image from public domain licenseThrough NRCS's EQIP program, the Hawks family moved to no-till by purchasing a disc drill (far right). Hawks property… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9654334/photo-image-public-domain-family-natureFree Image from public domain licenseTomato plants thrive from water filtered through a sand media filtration tank system and along underground drip irrigation… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261185/free-photo-image-plowed-field-agriculture-asphaltFree Image from public domain licenseSunset does not stop the harvest operation; lights come on and GPS will guide the harvester along the rows, during the Ernie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306986/free-photo-image-farmer-tractor-building-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseNew and beginning farmers are able to receive education, experience and support from the Agricultural Land Based Training… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307203/free-photo-image-agriculture-bulldozer-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the rice harvest at 3S Ranch, near El Campo, Texas, on July 24, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260172/free-photo-image-464-agriculture-conservation-practiceFree Image from public domain licenseAlexander Frick, Jr. in his tractor/planter planting soybean seeds with the aid of precision agriculture systems and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8735120/photo-image-public-domain-person-natureFree Image from public domain licenseThe sunset does not mark the end of a day, the cotton harvesters will work for many more hours into the night, at the Ernie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3259905/free-photo-image-agriculture-cotton-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseTractor planting soybean seeds. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8732054/photo-image-plant-public-domain-personFree Image from public domain licenseHay harvest at Ernie Schirmer Farms in Macdona, TX, just outside of San Antonio, TX, on Aug 16, 2020. USDA Photo by Lance… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307090/free-photo-image-agriculture-ball-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseThe rice harvest at 3S Ranch, near El Campo, Texas, on July 24, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307234/free-photo-image-tractor-harvest-rice-464Free Image from public domain licenseThe rice harvest at 3S Ranch, near El Campo, Texas, on July 24, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306790/free-photo-image-machine-hay-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseTractor working in disced field, August 1983. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335738/free-photo-image-bulldozer-cc0-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseA harvester uses an onboard conveyor to unloads cotton bolls to the module builders which compact the bolls into free… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307135/free-photo-image-agriculture-automobile-carFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of a cotton picking harvester, during the Ernie Schirmer Farms cotton harvest which has family, fellow farmers… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306762/free-photo-image-bulldozer-cc0-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseharvesting peanuts. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307154/free-photo-image-agriculture-countryside-dirt-roadFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of pivot sprinkler irrigation (SDI) on a hayfield. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260160/free-photo-image-department-agriculture-drip-eqipFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the rice harvest at 3S Ranch, near El Campo, Texas, on July 24, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306792/free-photo-image-agriculture-bulldozer-cc0Free Image from public domain licensefields being plowed. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260723/free-photo-image-bulldozer-conservation-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Schirmer family, fellow farmers and workers, during the cotton harvest at the Ernie Schirmer Farms, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307156/free-photo-image-aerial-agriculture-basketFree Image from public domain licenseA combine harvester in wheat fields at P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261054/free-photo-image-architecture-bell-tower-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseSteve Burke, Jr., uses stacker equipment to quickly collect the big straw bales at P&J Ranches where his father Producer… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306498/free-photo-image-burke-center-pivot-conservationFree Image from public domain licenseWorkers harvest peanuts for Rick Davis Farms outside of Quitman, Georgia. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307210/free-photo-image-tractor-agriculture-buildingFree Image from public domain licensePivot irrigated cotton field, near harvest time, South Carolina, on Nov. 18, 2020. USDA Media by Lance Cheung. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261863/free-photo-image-cotton-department-agriculture-fieldFree Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms (Batesville) Operations Manager Brandon Schirmer leaves the harvester parked and ready to start the first… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306480/free-photo-image-agriculture-antenna-combineFree Image from public domain licenseBrian Kindsfather plants no-till sugar beets into corn residue on his farm near Laurel, Mont. Yellowstone County. April… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3336156/free-photo-image-bulldozer-cc0-corn-stalksFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Schirmer family, fellow farmers and workers, during the cotton harvest at the Ernie Schirmer Farms, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261713/free-photo-image-nature-cotton-aerialFree Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms owner and operator Ernie Schirmer uses a GPS-based automatic steering system to quickly and efficiently… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306746/free-photo-image-agriculture-batesville-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseTwilight colors fill the sky, as harvesters turn on their lights and work into the evening, during the Ernie Schirmer Farms… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3259389/free-photo-image-tractor-work-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseTwilight colors fill the sky, as harvesters turn on their lights and work into the evening, during the Ernie Schirmer Farms… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3259410/free-photo-image-agriculture-tractor-night-skyFree Image from public domain licenseCorn and soybeans no-till, interplanted into barley stubble on Greg Schlemmer's farm. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3336157/free-photo-image-agriculture-barley-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseA farmer harvests a soybean field near New London, Md., October 17, 2020.USDA/FPAC photo by Preston Keres. Original public… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306742/free-photo-image-agriculture-building-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseThe Kimms replaced a wheel line irrigation system with a pivot irrigation system on their farm near Manhattan, Mont., using… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335984/free-photo-image-alloy-wheel-axle-bicycleFree Image from public domain licensePivot irrigation with rotating and end gun style pivot sprinkler in Hanover, Virginia, on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. USDA photo… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261965/free-photo-image-agriculture-virginia-pivot-irrigation-rotat-rotating-endFree Image from public domain licenseA rainbow created by mist from a pivot irrigation with rotating and end gun style pivot sprinkler in Hanover, Virginia, on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261261/free-photo-image-irrigation-agriculture-virginia-pivot-rotat-rotating-endFree Image from public domain licenseThe Schirmer family and fellow farmers band together for the cotton harvest, in Batesville, TX, on August 22, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307131/free-photo-image-bulldozer-cotton-department-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseLong-leaf pine seedlings growing on raised beds and irrigated by a pivot micro-irrigation system at Lewis Taylor Farms co… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260408/free-photo-image-agriculture-agriculture-airfieldFree Image from public domain licenseThe Kimms replaced a wheel line irrigation system with a pivot irrigation system on their farm near Manhattan, Mont., using… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335962/free-photo-image-amusement-park-asphalt-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms owner and operator Ernie Schirmer uses a GPS-based automatic steering system to quickly and efficiently… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306752/free-photo-image-agriculture-batesville-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseBeaverhead Rock State Park near P&J Ranches where Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners use water… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260035/free-photo-image-algae-animal-birdFree Image from public domain licenseSunset does not stop the harvest operation; lights come on and GPS will guide the harvester along the rows, during the Ernie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307138/free-photo-image-field-soil-boat-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseBill Kimm holds a handful of soil from his farm near Manhattan, Mont. He said healthy soil has a rich, earthy smell.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3334976/free-photo-image-compost-crops-work-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of a cotton picking harvester, during the Ernie Schirmer Farms cotton harvest which has family, fellow farmers… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3259382/free-photo-image-agriculture-cotton-field-workFree Image from public domain licenseThe sun may have gone down, but that does not stop new and beginning farmers from getting the job done, as the gain… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260536/free-photo-image-tractor-production-bulldozer-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseThe Schirmer family and fellow farmers band together for the cotton harvest, in Batesville, TX, on August 22, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306982/free-photo-image-bulldozer-cc0-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseThe Schirmer family and fellow farmers band together for the cotton harvest, in Batesville, TX, on August 22, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306969/free-photo-image-bulldozer-cc0-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseLeft to right, Brandon Schirmer passes his father Ernie Schirmer, during the Shirmer Farms cotton harvest, in Batesville… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306967/free-photo-image-bulldozer-cc0-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseSunset does not stop the harvest operation; lights come on and GPS will guide the harvester along the rows, during the Ernie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306983/free-photo-image-farm-transportation-construction-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseSunset does not stop the harvest operation; lights come on and GPS will guide the harvester along the rows, during the Ernie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306974/free-photo-image-bulldozer-car-wheel-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseOperations Manager Brandon Schirmer operates a harvester at his father's Ernie Shirmer Farms during the cotton harvest, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306968/free-photo-image-agriculture-apparel-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseBig Escambia Creek in the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) Magnolia Branch Wildlife Reserve (MBWR), near Atmore, in rural… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261719/free-photo-image-tree-creek-magnoliaFree Image from public domain licenseWheat crop of P&J Ranches Producer Steve Burke (black baseball cap) and other landowners who use water from the Ruby… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3259402/free-photo-image-farming-wheat-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseAlexander Frick, Jr. in his tractor, planter, planting soybean seeds with the aid of precision agriculture systems and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8708565/photo-image-plant-public-domain-personFree Image from public domain licenseAlexander Frick, Jr. in his tractor, planter, planting soybean seeds with the aid of precision agriculture systems and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8708579/photo-image-public-domain-person-natureFree Image from public domain licenseLand leveling operation at 3S Ranch, near El Campo, Texas, on July 24, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306799/free-photo-image-tractor-464-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Schirmer family, fellow farmers and workers, during the cotton harvest at the Ernie Schirmer Farms, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3259578/free-photo-image-tractor-field-work-cottonFree Image from public domain licenseScenic landscape of Cornfield and old tractor near Lyons, Georgia, June 20, 2017. USDA photo by Preston Keres. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3260893/free-photo-image-agriculture-bulldozer-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseRange chiseling with an interseeder on B. Parshell's property in Toole County, July 1983. Original public domain image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3336141/free-photo-image-agriculture-bulldozer-cc0Free Image from public domain licensePivot irrigation with rotating and end gun style pivot sprinkler in Hanover, Virginia. Original public domain image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3261943/free-photo-image-irrigation-agriculture-irrigatedFree Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms owner and operator Ernie Schirmer uses a GPS-based automatic steering system to quickly and efficiently… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307122/free-photo-image-batesville-bulldozer-combineFree Image from public domain licenseField the summer following - leaving residue, May 1977. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335771/free-photo-image-agronomy-bulldozer-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseRange chiseling with an interseeder on B. Parshell's property in Toole County, July 1983. Original public domain image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335436/free-photo-image-cc0-chiseling-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseSchirmer Farms (Batesville) Operations Manager Brandon Schirmer leaves the harvester parked and ready to start the first… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306103/free-photo-image-agriculture-cc0-countrysideFree Image from public domain licensefarmer at work on his tractor. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3307124/free-photo-image-agriculture-bench-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseNavy-veteran Lenny Evans Miles, Jr. watches as he unloads corn from the full combine to the truck from a 10 acre field of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306720/free-photo-image-farm-vehicles-bulldozer-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the rice harvest at 3S Ranch, near El Campo, Texas, on July 24, 2020. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3306794/free-photo-image-agriculture-bench-bulldozerFree Image from public domain licenseSeed potatoes are planted in rows of "hills" on the Kimm Farm near Manhattan, Mont. Gallatin County, Montana. June 2017..… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335975/free-photo-image-cc0-compost-tea-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseSeed potatoes are planted in rows of "hills" on the Kimm Farm near Manhattan, Mont. Gallatin County, Montana. June 2017..… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335462/free-photo-image-cc0-compost-tea-countrysideFree Image from public domain license