Next Level Farming

Storyline

Randy Dowdy and David Hula are two of the best farmers in the world, and they travel the country sharing their expertise with farmers and helping them take their farm to the Next Level of yield and profitability. Mickey Gottsch is a farmer from Nebraska who grew up working on his family's operation, falling in love with the land and the lifestyle. He's consistently raised crops with above average yields throughout his career, but in recent years his yields have begun to plateau. Plus, he faces challenges of losing acres to development, as well as the problems Mother Nature brings, from unpredictable weather and flooding to harmful weeds and insects. The increasing financial challenges of farming in today's economy have driven Mickey to seek out new practices and solutions. In the premiere season of Next Level Farming, Mickey knows he needs to take his farming to the Next Level - and to help him to do so, he turned to the experts: Randy Dowdy and David Hula. A third-generation farmer from Virginia, David has been setting new records in corn yields for two decades and holds the current world record of 616 bushels per acre. Randy is a first-generation farmer who, while relatively new to farming, has achieved world record yields in both soybeans and corn. After his experiences learning to farm, he established the Next Level farming program as a collaborative effort with one simple goal: to work together with farmers to figure out what works and what doesn't when it comes to yield and profitability. Today, he and David travel the country sharing their knowledge, and after hearing them speak at one of their events, Mickey reached out, hoping they could help him assess his land and ultimately increase yields.